I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 420 - 39: Penglai Island – The Arrow Across Time and Space (Part 3)

Chapter 420: Chapter 39: Penglai Island – The Arrow Across Time and Space (Part 3)

"It’s probably like this..."

The witch lowered her eyes, her tone somewhat unwilling.

"It’s just, if that’s the case, the children on the island might all..."

She paused, not continuing, just sighed lightly. Penglai Island was invaded by the Four Fighting Gods, four great demons who mercilessly ruled and slaughtered the island’s residents, yet ultimately perished in a mutual destruction battle with the island’s guardian witch—

The witch named Naoki seized the power of the Four Fighting Gods by herself and then perished in the great cauldron.

The Four Fighting Gods were doomed to die because of this, and in their madness, they threw the surviving children on the island into the great cauldron, imitating ancient immortals in refining treasure medicine, extracting the essence to barely maintain their existence without disappearing immediately since their original power was taken away...

Now five hundred years have passed. If the issue hasn’t been resolved, those four madmen probably burned the surviving residents of the island to the ground, and they too perished in madness due to lack of means to reverse their fate...

"That’s not for certain, maybe it was resolved five hundred years ago, and what we see now is just today’s Penglai Island; as for how it ended before, we don’t know..." Gu Mo remained optimistic about this.

In the Warring States era, Penglai Island will definitely reappear, and the protagonist team will certainly settle accounts with the Four Fighting Gods.

Even if Er Gouzi doesn’t go, the deceived Big Dog surely wouldn’t swallow this easily, so no need to worry too much... it’s just that this matter is something probably neither Kikyo nor I can catch up with because it’s hard to determine in which stage of the main story the Penglai Island plot takes place, but it can be deduced roughly.

Because when defeating the Four Fighting Gods, Inuyasha first used the "Vajra Explosion Stream Break" combo skill.

And now, Er Gouzi has just begun to touch "Wind Injury" and "Blast Stream Break" is still a long way off, let alone "Vajra Spear Break", as for the move combining the two... it really feels like a matter of far future, Gu Mo felt he definitely couldn’t catch up.

Now he’s stayed in this scenario for over a month. Although not urgent now, he indeed can’t remain indefinitely, as the day to return is already nearing.

He couldn’t help but glance sideways at the witch; under the night breeze, Gu Mo braced his chin, starting to think seriously.

Riding the Death Soul Worm across the sea, flying in the deep night...

This scene actually has a certain mood, only Gu Mo slightly dazedly realized that he doesn’t know when his heart stopped being stirred by such things, just as the faint aroma of medicine beside him, after getting used to it, becomes like air that often goes unnoticed instead.

The first time mastering a talisman, the first time flying into the sky, the first time initially breaking free of gravity’s bonds... these were all exciting and thrilling events, but limited to first-time experiences and feelings; and these changes probably also indicated that his body and mind are unknowingly undergoing a transformation.

"There it is..."

Kikyo’s voice arose, interrupting Gu Mo’s thoughts.

He gazed forward, squinting slightly into the sea breeze. Under the deep dark night ahead, a dense, chaotic mist appeared over the sea horizon, gray mist permeating the ocean, unable to be torn or dispersed, seamless as if connecting sea to sky, a boundless blur.

And amidst the thick mist, a massive shadow loomed faintly, seemingly an outline silhouette of an island, entirely enshrouded in fog.

A legendary island appearing only once every fifty years...

"The Demon Qi is heavy..." he frowned. Even though his perception was not as keen as the witch’s Spiritual Sense, after awakening his "Heart Eye," it was significantly enhanced. Moreover, the Demon Qi emanating from the island was blatant, immense yet chaotic.

"Many small demons, probably due to the island being empty for a long time. Even if it appears once every fifty years, many foul creatures seize the chance to enter and build nests..."

The witch nodded, she sensed it too. Though the Demon Qi was extremely dense and heavy, it was the result of amassed "quantity," not formidable demons.

As they spoke, the Death Soul Worm flew slowly into the mist, approaching the island.

The island was quite large, with dense forest vegetation covering most areas. Only next to the coastline, it was barren, with a clean sandy beach.

The two alighted on the beach, surveying the surroundings. Just as they arrived, several bloodthirsty creatures moved at the scent, strange roars emanated from the forest not far from the coast, trees shaking violently, something seemed about to burst forth.

Then—

With radiant holy light, the Demon-Breaking Arrow whistled into the forest.

For the layers of trees obscuring the view, no one knew how lightly the shot evaporated countless demons, but the direction became abruptly still, the demon qi suddenly thinned, with the rest still dispersing continuously...

"..."

"..."

The air seemed to stifle, the previously dense feeling of being spied on, the malice surging like tides, suddenly receded cleanly, leaving the already quiet island in eerie silence, no sound emerged. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The unruly and fierce demons intending to come at the scent, likely shrank trembling in their lairs, dreadfully hoping this long night ends soon...

"Let’s go, to the island center."

Lowering her longbow, the witch said calmly.

Gu Mo opened his mouth, this scene had a slight sense of discord, how come the demons seem like the helpless villagers once tremblingly waiting for dawn, while his group were ferocious invaders in the dark, making the former tremble...

He shook his head, reined in his thoughts, and followed.

They hadn’t walked far when Kikyo stopped, lightly bent down, reached, and raked the sand at her feet, uncovering something buried... it was an arrow, deeply lodged, yet only revealed thanks to her sensing it.

The arrow shaft was intact, even the fletching was unblemished, seemingly untouched by time...

"This... wouldn’t be your arrow, Kikyo?"

Gu Mo curiously examined it, casually asking.

"Yes..."

The witch nodded lightly, her tone slightly curious: "These are the arrows I made before with Divine Wood... this mark is identical."

She drew an arrow from her quiver, carefully comparing it.