Chapter139:EyeoftheStorm

Acrosstheforestandapartoftheswampthegirlshadn’tbeenbefore,inthedeepestpointofthevolcanocave,alargespidernestwasformed.Adarkshadowspiderthatwasaboutthreemetreslongandhadfoureyes,washangingupsidedownfromalargeweb,lookingatthepreycapturedbyitsavatarswithadissatisfiedlook.

Judgingfromthevarioussizesofprey,itsavatarshaddoneverywell.Theyhadevencapturedapythonwhichwasoverseventeenmetreslong.Thepythonwasoneofthetoppredatorsthatwereatthetopofthefoodchainontheisland.Itneverthoughtthatsomedaywhilstsleeping,itwouldbecaughtinspiderthreadsandfailtomoveaninch,andseeseveralsmallspidersdraggingitintoadarkcaveunderground.Ithadsufferednumerousprivationsalongtheway.

"Hiss!"Withacruelhiss,thespider’ssharplegstabbedintothepython’shead,startingtodrawitsbrainsandbodyfluid.Afterafewseconds,thepythonhadbecomeonlyapieceofsnakeskin.Inadditiontothepython’sskin,therewerealsoseveralferociousbeasts’bodiesonthelargespiderweb.Mostofthemwereonlyremainsoftheirskinsandfurs.

Afterabsorbingthepython’sfleshandblood,thedarkshadowspider’sbodybecamealittlelarger.Lookingatitself,thespiderexpressedaresentfullook.YunXi’sswordreallyhurtit.Hehadnotonlyeliminateditscore,thebodypartthatreleaseditssupernaturalpower,buthehadalsobrokenitslifeelement.

Asahermaphrodite,ithadtoabandonits"male"partandbarelyletits"female"partescapeintotheforest,butitwasstillhuntedbyXiaoCaoandHuaYue.Finally,its"female"partalsosustainedafatalinjury.Itwasforcedtosplitagain,intoanewbodywhichonlyhad25%ofitsoriginalpower.Itthenrantothemostremoteareaontheisland.

Ifitwasn’tavoidcreatureanditsbodywastotallydifferentfromcommonanimalswithinWhiteLotusSwordDomain,itwouldhavediedunderYunXi’sattack.Now,ithadonlyaweaknewbodyandthreeavatars.Itscombatpowerhadreducedto10%ofitsoriginalpower-evenafterithadeatenalmostallthelargecreaturesitcouldfindaroundthecave.

“Revenge!”

“Kill!”

“Enemy!”

Rememberingwhohadmadeitlosehalfofitsbody,thedarkshadowspideropeneditsmouth,screechingasifithadgonemad.Onceadarkshadowspiderlostits"male"part,itcouldn’tproduceoffspringagain.Itwasdoomedtolivecompletelyaloneafterlosingitsmalepart.

Itshatewasirreconcilable!Itsangryscreamechoedwithinthecave,aroundandaround,foralongtime.

...

ThetenthdayafterWhiteLotusdroppedfromthesky,HuaYue,XiaoCao,andYunXisattogetherwithaseriouslook.

"Somethingiswrong.Accordingtomycalculation,rescuersshouldhavecome..."HuaYuesaid,sharingherworrywithXiaoCaoandYunXi.

"ThesworddomainshouldhaveknownthatsomethinghadhappenedtoWhiteLotus.Tendayshavepassed.ThatwasenoughtimeforthemtoreporttheaccidenttotheSkySwordGod’sDomainmaster.However,westillhaven’tseenanyrescuers.Maybethesituationisworsethanweimagined."

YunXiandXiaoCaolookedateachother.Theywerejustcivilians.Naturally,theydidn’tknowthis.Althoughtheyweretrappedontheisland,buttheyhadthematerialsfromWhiteLotusandthetropicalislandwasfertile,thepressureoftheirsurvivalhadbeenreducedafterbuildingthetemporarycamp.Thematerialstheyhadcollectedwouldhelpthemsurviveontheislandforatleastthreemonths.

"So,what’sthereasonthatmakestherescuersunabletocomehere?"YunXiasked.

HealsofeltsomethingwaswrongbecausetheseedstoldhimthatHuaHuoandthetwinwitches’locationhadn’tchangedatallfromthebeginning.Theycouldfly!Theoretically,theyshouldhavefoundthisislandbyfollowingtracesofWhiteLotus’sdebris.However,theirseedshadn’tmovedfromthefirstdaytheyfellfromthesky.

"Ihavetwoguesses.Thefirst,theyhavesentrescuersbuttherescuersareallbeingstoppedby’thatthing’.Maybetheyarefightingintheskyaswespeak."

Speakingabout"thatthing",HuaYueshookherhead.Ifthatwasthetruth,theyshouldn’texpectanyrescue.Afterall,an8thrankedmonsterwasfarbeyondordinarypeople’srange.Therescuerswouldn’thaveanychancetodefeatit.

WhydidsuchamonsterappearinWhiteLotusSwordDomain?It’stoostrange!

"Thesecondguessisthatwearenotatouroriginallocation.Maybethisislandisfarawayfromtheplacewhereweencounteredthemonster!"HuaYueliftedhersecondfinger.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😃)

Thiswashermainguess.Accordingtothepositionofthesunsetandtheseabreeze’sdirectionofmovement,HuaYuecalculatedanddrewaninconceivableconclusion.Thisislandwasn’tonWhiteLotus’sairline,butataplacethatwastenthousandkilometresaway.

IntheentireWhiteLotusSwordDomain,noneofthenoblefamilieshadbeentothisplace,andnooneknewwhatwasinthisplaceasifitwasanaturalforbiddenareasincethedawnofWhiteLotusSwordDomain.

Inlegends,therewerecountlessterribledarkcurrentsintheskyandintheseainthisarea,andanytimeandanywhere,thisareawouldhavedevastatingstorms.EvenifitwasafloatingshiplikeWhiteLotus,onceitwascaughtinanyofthestorms,itwouldn’thaveanychancetoflyaway.

Thiscorrespondedtothetropicalstormhappenedtendaysago.HuaYuerememberedthatwhenthestormappeared,theskyandearthwerecoveredwithdarkness.Sherememberedherfearwhenshesawthestormsweepthroughthesky.Evenaherorankedwarriorwouldn’tbeabletodoanythinginthefaceofsuchaterriblenaturaldisaster.Ifthestormhadn’tsuddenlydisappearedjustlikeithadsuddenlyemerged,shecouldn’timaginewhatadiresituationthegirlsontheislandwouldhavefaced.

"StormSea...Probablythisiswhereweare.ThisislandshouldbeinthemiddleoftheStormSea."HuaYuesaidandsketchedamapontheground.

Itwasaweirdmapwhichlookedlikeagiantmonster’ssingleeye.Fromgenerationtogeneration,thenoblefamiliesofWhiteLotusSwordDomainalwayswarnedtheirdescendantsnottocometothisarea:EyeoftheStorm!