Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2138 - 2139: Choice

Agunas did not directly respond to Feng Yuan’s words, as it also wasn’t sure about the situation in other places, or rather, its understanding of the Netherworld wasn’t very deep.

That place, or rather most of the Domains, don’t have records in any classic texts, which makes Agunas’s understanding of the Domain spaces very limited, let alone the unique Netherworld within the Domain spaces.

Long Boduo glanced around the silent dense forest and said,

"I’m not sure what’s going on. Although the Netherworld Obelisks are connected to my Authority, those things are natural creations that I cannot directly control. Moreover, the sheer number of their appearance makes me worry if something is happening in the corresponding Netherworld region of the Omeilia Region."

The Netherworld Obelisks, despite being naturally-born guiding beacons, don’t have a singular form, or rather, they take completely different shapes in different regions.

In the Divine Land Region, they are known as Soul Guiding Stone Lamps. Although their height is not on par with the Netherworld Obelisks, in terms of effect, there’s essentially no difference—it’s just that Soul Guiding Stone Lamps rely on their extremely penetrating soul-guiding light.

Other regions have similar situations; therefore, the mass appearance of Netherworld Obelisks in the real world can only lead Long Boduo to suspect something might be wrong in the Netherworld regions corresponding to the Omeilia Region.

Otherwise, why have the Netherworld Obelisks corresponding to the Omeilia Region appeared en masse in the real world?

Of course, this thought is not only on Long Boduo’s mind; even Feng Yuan is suspicious in this way. There’s no choice, if different things appeared in different places, that would be one thing. But according to Agunas’ description, although the situation is unclear now, it is certain that numerous Netherworld Obelisks have appeared in areas significantly intersecting with the Netherworld.

"Tsk, it seems I just have bad luck."

Thinking of something, Feng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief; he was truly afraid he was the cause of the anomalies occurring on the Serene Forest Sea side. However, now it seems it was likely just bad luck pulling him into the mix.

But, even so, the situation is a bit dire. After all, the range of the Serene Forest Sea is large, just the Netherworld Obelisks in this area are enough to keep that group of Netherworld Divine Beasts busy for a while.

Looking at Long Boduo, Feng Yuan asked,

"Do you intend to deal with things here now?"

"Mm... let’s wait a bit more. Let’s wait until they investigate the situation further,"

Long Boduo considered for a moment before giving the answer. It wasn’t just that he still wanted to explore Linqiu City, but the current situation was also rather tricky.

Although the Netherworld Obelisks fall under Long Boduo’s Authority, they don’t fall within his jurisdiction. After all, for Divine Beasts, the things they are responsible for usually involve the world’s balance and order, and such natural artifacts may not necessarily fall under their duties.

Moreover, the mass appearance of the Netherworld Obelisks is just the surface. What’s hidden behind is an anomalous situation, with the anomalies concentrated on the Netherworld region corresponding to the Omeilia Region for some unknown reason.

Does this have anything to do with the stone carvings in Kui Shan Town? What did those folks do in the Netherworld?

If these issues aren’t clarified, then resolving the Netherworld Obelisks won’t have much meaning, especially as there’s a subtle connection to the Dream Domain.

One should note that there’s not much intersection between the Dream Domain and the Netherworld. Why would the Mist Demon, belonging solely to the Dream Domain, appear within the Netherworld Obelisks, along with the peculiar changes in the blood-red writings? These need investigation and treatment by the Netherworld Divine Beasts.

As for Long Boduo?

He isn’t completely loafing around; being by Feng Yuan’s side means he can directly inquire for Feng Yuan’s perspective and assistance if anything comes up. Otherwise, through Agunas and others, it’s not only troublesome, but something important might get overlooked during the relay.

"Alright then, let’s return to Linqiu City."

Glancing around, Feng Yuan proposed, mainly because staying here wouldn’t show them much. Once the Mist Demon was captured, the Netherworld Obelisks returned to their original state—other than not being in the Netherworld, they were indistinguishable from the Netherworld Obelisks in the Netherworld.

The others had no objections either. Qi Chen mainly couldn’t understand what was happening now, and Dou Yanlan was pondering whether the appearance of these things would affect Maomu City.

As for the safety of other areas including Linqiu and Lin Du?

Others have concerns about these; she definitely wouldn’t add too much trouble to herself.

But seriously thinking it through, Dou Yanlan realized Maomu City seems not very apprehensive about this anomaly.

Primarily because Feng Yuan is there, and Maomu City itself doesn’t have much intersection with the Netherworld. At least, according to the intelligence shared through Feng Yuan’s exchanges, it can prove one thing: the appearance of the Netherworld Obelisks is related to the intersection between the Netherworld and the real world.

Although the principles behind it are unknown, Dou Yanlan could speculate that in certain places, the Netherworld and the real world are practically in a state of overlap and intertwine. In those places, even a minor spatial disruption could potentially cause the Netherworld region to emerge in the real world.

And such an environment does not exist in Maomu City, at least as far as Dou Yanlan is aware.

The appearance of the Netherworld Obelisks this time is entirely concentrated in such regions, therefore, for now, Maomu City doesn’t need to worry about directly encountering such incidents.

However, this doesn’t mean Maomu City is completely free of trouble, because the emergence of these things will inevitably bring about a chain reaction, although Dou Yanlan finds it hard to predict what negative developments might occur.

Considering the current situation, these Netherworld Obelisks, apart from inciting chaos, haven’t posed overly dangerous situations.

While the Mist Demon is indeed a bit frightening, even without Veronia and Long Boduo, dealing with it is merely slightly more troublesome for others.

Its difficulty lies chiefly in its seemingly infinite resurrection ability, aside from which, even Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan can handle it effortlessly. Even the dark environment once engulfing them doesn’t appear unconquerable to Dou Yanlan.

In such circumstances, there evidently wouldn’t be any significant danger, as those daring to venture into the Serene Forest Sea are unlikely to be less powerful than Qi Chen and his peers.

Upon returning to Linqiu City, Feng Yuan and his companions found the previous turmoil had gradually subsided. Of course, there were still some lingering impacts, at least beyond some somber expressions among passersby; Feng Yuan observed that a significant presence of Medicine Spirit Rocks suddenly appeared within the city.

"Oh, almost forgot, these things indeed pose some danger to them."

Feng Yuan remarked with some resignation, rubbing the back of his head. For most Wild Spirit Beasts inhabiting the Serene Forest Sea, the Netherworld Obelisks and Mist Demon aren’t threatening, but the Medicine Spirit Rocks have a different story.

Though they can unleash powerful attacks by consuming Spiritual Medicine from their bodies, typically they avoid doing so given the difficulty in cultivating such medicines, which while not entirely depleted instantly, are tough to replenish afterward.

Hence, Medicine Spirit Rocks rarely engage in combat unless absolutely necessary; generally, no one would foolishly provoke them anyway.

Medicine Spirit Rocks, regardless of location, are protected by local Wild Spirit Beasts. Provoking them equals challenging most of the area’s Wild Spirit Beasts.

Regrettably, this doesn’t apply to the Mist Demon, which lacks rationality, attacking surrounding creatures purely instinctively.

This necessitates the Medicine Spirit Rocks to hide in Linqiu City, only venturing to nearby regions devoid of Netherworld Obelisks until this episode concludes.

Aside from the Medicine Spirit Rocks, other Spirit Beasts haven’t sensed much change due to the anomaly; besides actively clearing out Mist Demons from the Netherworld Obelisks around Linqiu City, their patterns of activity remain unchanged.

Actively clearing Mist Demons wasn’t an effort to aid humans but simply aiding the Medicine Spirit Rocks.

Given that every Medicine Spirit Rock in the entire Serene Forest Sea is now concentrated in Linqiu City, they naturally have to do something to slightly expand the area for the Medicine Spirit Rocks congregating in Linqiu City.

The food competition in the market area continues as usual, but the atmosphere and bustle differ significantly from previous competitions.

With Long Boduo waiting for news, Feng Yuan and his group merely returned to the food area for a quick snack before departing.