Chapter 369: Chapter 369: Jade Bone Demon Umbrella
The Sea of Flames was a murky, dark red ocean that, at first glance, bore no distinct difference from the reddish-brown earth.
There were no tidal movements in the Sea of Flames, and it was quite difficult to discern it as a vast ocean unless stirred by living creatures.
Lin Shen, Ouyang Yudu, and Wei Wufu flew over the Sea of Flames, where the air was even more pungent, feeling as though it could nearly rot their lungs when inhaled.
Wei Wufu and Ouyang Yudu both coughed, but Lin Shen was faring much better; Evolution Theory had quickly allowed him to adapt to the environment.
Wei Wufu and Ouyang Yudu had no choice but to use their carapaces, which filtered out most of the harmful gases to their bodies.
But this posed a troublesome issue, as maintaining the existence of the carapaces required energy consumption, and without Lin Shen’s Super Base Pattern skills, they couldn’t possibly sustain this state indefinitely.
“You shouldn’t have come here. Flarela is not to be underestimated,” said Ouyang Yudu.
“Didn’t you come here as well?” Lin Shen retorted, surveying the sea around them.
“The situation of the Ouyang family is dire; I have to preserve the mining region here, or else the people of the Ouyang family might be reduced to joining the Pioneer Corps,” said Ouyang Yudu, now having no reservations to speak of the current plight of the Ouyang Family.
“Doesn’t the Ouyang family still have a Nirvana Being?” asked Lin Shen.
“If it were the Ouyang family just leaving the home planet, a Nirvana Being could make all the clan members prosper. But now, having only one Nirvana Being doesn’t solve any problems. The circumstances have changed, as have the enemies we face,” Ouyang Yudu explained while scanning the surroundings with her umbrella: “Talking about this now is pointless. The Di Man Tribe and we have entered the Sea of Flames from two directions. Our only chance is to find the Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon before Flarela finds us, kill it, and take its Life Base.”
Ouyang Yudu was well aware of how slim these chances were.
Not to say that finding the Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon before Flarela would be difficult, but even if they could, killing it in the Sea of Flames was not an easy task.
The commotion from battle would undoubtedly draw Flarela and her group to them.
The Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon was a Tenth Turn mutated Ascension creature, and if not for the constraints of the environment on Firce Fire Star, it would likely have achieved Nirvana long ago.
It is said that several Nirvana Beings once ventured deep into the Sea of Flames to seize its Life Base, yet in the end, none succeeded.
One important reason was that Nirvana Beings dared not fully exert their power in the Sea of Flames, but this also demonstrated just how formidable the Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon was.
“This Sea of Flames is vast, over ten times larger than the Pacific Ocean on our home planet; how are we supposed to find the Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon?” Lin Shen pondered aloud.
“Do you know why the Celestial Race allowed me to join the war and also promised so many benefits?” Ouyang Yudu replied with a smile: “That’s because our Ouyang Family has been developing on Firce Fire Star for a long time, and no one knows it and the Sea of Flames better than us. Those Nirvana Beings who went to capture the Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon were from our Ouyang Family.”
“So, you know where the Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon frequently appears?” Lin Shen’s eyes suddenly lit up.
If he could obtain the Life Base of the Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon in advance, he wouldn’t have to risk a battle with Flarela.
“I only know some areas it frequents, where we can use some bait to lure it out. Of course, we’ll need good fortune, hoping it’s in the same area we set the bait. If you’re good at underwater combat, I also know the location of one of its lairs deep within several tens of thousands of meters of seabed, where we could try our luck,” said Ouyang Yudu.
Lin Shen and Wei Wufu exchanged glances, unanimously saying, “Let’s go with the bait.”
Ouyang Yudu led the two toward the area where the Crimson Flame Starburst Dragon was known to roam. The peril of the Sea of Flames lay in the terribly terrifying explosions that battles could set off.
But as long as there’s no clash of battle, and they don’t approach the surface of the sea, there isn’t too much danger.
“Ouyang, this umbrella must be your Life Base, right? Why are you always holding it?” Lin Shen had felt something strange about this when he saw Ouyang Yudu before.
He had thought at first that Ouyang Yudu was holding a Spirit Base, but holding a Spirit Base all the time was odd too, who would carry a Spirit Base around every moment?
Upon closer inspection during their journey, he realized that Ouyang Yudu’s umbrella should not be a Spirit Base, but his own Life Base.
“This is my Life Base, the Jade Bone Demon Umbrella. If I merge it, there will be a bit of a problem,” Ouyang Yudu said as he merged the Jade Bone Demon Umbrella.
The moment the Jade Bone Demon Umbrella was merged, Lin Shen and Wei Wufu suddenly felt as if something was flowing from their bodies into the Jade Bone Demon Umbrella, giving them an odd sensation.
Ouyang Yudu once again opened the Jade Bone Demon Umbrella and said with a smile, “You felt that, didn’t you?”
“Interesting, this Jade Bone Demon Umbrella can actually absorb our life force…” Lin Shen said in surprise as he examined the umbrella, “Isn’t it possible to keep it inside your body?”
“No, if it’s kept inside, my body will automatically absorb the life force around me, and anyone close to me would have their life force drained,” Ouyang Yudu continued, “An open Jade Bone Demon Umbrella is just an umbrella, but a closed Jade Bone Demon Umbrella is a demon, one that sucks marrow and gnaws bones…”
The more Lin Shen listened, the more amazed he became. The Jade Bone Demon Umbrella could not only absorb life force but could also directly extract the spirit from other Life Bases during combat.
Any Life Base or Spirit Base that came into contact with the merged Jade Bone Demon Umbrella would have its spirit drained away, an ability that was simply monstrous.
While it is common for Life Bases to have the ability to absorb spirit, that ability is limited to dealing with Spirit Bases that have lost their masters and support; it doesn’t work on Life Bases or Spirit Bases with a master.
Moreover, even if some powerful Spirit Bases lose their masters, ordinary Life Bases would struggle to extract the spirit within them. The master needs to first shatter those powerful Spirit Bases and then use their Life Base to absorb the spirit inside.
The Jade Bone Demon Umbrella could directly absorb the spirit within a Life Base through contact, which was undoubtedly an exceedingly overpowered ability.
“How many turns have you undergone?” Lin Shen suddenly asked Ouyang Yudu.
“Two turns,” replied Ouyang Yudu.
“Your Jade Bone Demon Umbrella can directly absorb spirit and life force, and you’re only two turns?” Lin Shen found it hard to believe.
If his Life Base had such ability, he reckoned he would have reached at least the fifth or sixth turn by now, not needing the Ascension Pool at all.
“Guess why I hold this umbrella every day?” Instead of answering Lin Shen’s question, Ouyang Yudu asked in return.
Lin Shen immediately understood that Ouyang Yudu had no intention of absorbing others’ life force and spirit.
“Such a waste,” Lin Shen said aloud, but deep down, he admired Ouyang Yudu a bit. To have such power and to refrain from misusing it showed a rare kind of temperament.
Perhaps heaven had granted him such an ability because he was such a person.
“You, it, are worthy,” Wei Wufu said earnestly.