Chapter 969 - 955: Atavism

Just as Jing Chu went out for a moment, the ground shook even more violently.

It seemed as if there was a huge suction force, as if a vortex had appeared on the ground, trying to swallow them up.

The earth shook fiercely.

Su Muyao could barely support her figure with her Level 30 Wood Element Ability.

Mei Qingchen, due to the severe backlash of beast energy, had already transformed into his true form, completely out of control.

The earthquake further enraged him, making him more frenzied, letting out roars.

"Qing Chen, Qing Chen..."

"Mei Qingchen..."

Su Muyao called out to Mei Qingchen, she activated her Wood Element Ability, and a vine quickly entangled around Mei Qingchen’s true form, the golden leopard.

She was just about to go over when suddenly a huge crack opened up in the ground, and as if there was a devouring force, it swallowed them all in at once.

Su Muyao was greatly dizzy.

While she was dizzy, she was suddenly embraced by a familiar figure.

Smelling this faint dark fragrance, Su Muyao knew it was Mei Qingchen.

She looked up, only to find that even though Mei Qingchen had reverted to human form, his condition was not right.

Horns had grown on both sides of his head, not like other beastmen, but resembling golden branches.

And the golden lotus mark on his forehead also flickered faintly.

He was surrounded by a faint golden glow, especially from the two golden lotus branches, where the golden light was more intense, seemingly carrying immense power.

However, black markings appeared on his neck.

"Qing Chen, you... what’s happening to you?"

"Is this the backlash of beast energy?"

Su Muyao touched Mei Qingchen’s neck with her hand, these black markings must be the result of beast energy backlash.

Just by looking at them, she knew Mei Qingchen had endured a lot.

Probably dealing with the demon beasts here had caused this beast energy backlash.

In fact, when Mei Qingchen entered the Divine Domain Fragment from the outside, he left behind a golden lotus branch with his heart blood to guide her.

Activating the Ascension Road and going into the Trial Ground was already perilous; leaving behind the power of heart blood would certainly weigh heavily on his body.

It’s a good thing he didn’t lose his sanity while continuously hunting demon beasts here.

Mei Qingchen knew that with the heart blood he left behind, guiding the way, Su Muyao would definitely come to the Divine Domain Fragment World.

He reassured her, "I’m fine."

"There are some mysterious and treacherous forces at Ghost Ruins Canyon, causing the crust to change constantly, and the terrain also changes with it."

"The demon beasts must also be continuously attacking this place, attempting to enter the Divine Domain Fragment through here."

As for the beast energy backlash, he could still suppress it.

His current intention was to protect his wife.

Su Muyao gently touched the golden branches on his head and asked, "How did these grow on your head?"

Not to mention, these two horns were somewhat similar to antlers, but not quite the same, as they were golden lotus branches.

Mei Qingchen said softly, "It seems the golden lotus bloodline in my body has been triggered, resulting in some sort of ancestral awakening."

Su Muyao exclaimed, "Will you turn into a golden lotus beastman?"

Su Muyao could not imagine what the true form of a golden lotus beastman would look like.

She was quite curious.

Mei Qingchen explained, "No, only some golden lotus traits will appear, but this way, the power of the golden lotus can be better utilized."

After a pause, Mei Qingchen added, "Actually, having more inheritance power from the plant-type beastman has its advantages too; the plant system ability allows better sensing of the changes in the earth."

"This time the crust in the earth cavity is undergoing major changes."

"The entire Ghost Ruins Canyon will be different from before."

"If I lose my mind, you should knock me out..."

After saying these words, Mei Qingchen felt a bout of dizziness.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, they heard a tremendous rumbling, the sound of a giant earth cavity.

"Boom..."

"Bang..."

When Su Muyao and Mei Qingchen were swallowed by the force, they vaguely heard sounds from outside; her face changed and she said, "No, this sound isn’t right."

The system spoke, "Host, this is a volcanic eruption."

"There’s a volcanic eruption, it’s very dangerous."

"I don’t know what force triggered the volcanic eruption."

Su Muyao’s face changed drastically, "Mei Qingchen, is there a volcano nearby?"

She remembered that she entered through a volcano at the time.

Could it be some problem with the volcano?

Mei Qingchen felt he was about to lose control, and he suppressed the beast energy backlash with great rationality, saying in a low voice, "There is no volcano, I’ve never seen a volcano here."

After a pause, he seemed to remember something, saying, "But with the crust changing, the power of the heart of the earth might alter all the terrain; even without a volcano, one might appear."

After saying these words, suddenly a powerful flood erupted underground, sweeping them away.

Mei Qingchen was already at the limit of his body, and being swept away by this flood, he fell into the water.

"Mei Qingchen..."

Su Muyao shouted, quickly diving into the water to save him.

But the current was too swift.

"Qing Chen..."

Su Muyao controlled her Wood Element Ability underwater, with vines piercing the rock face like arrows, using the rock face’s power to counter the speed of the floodwater and search for Mei Qingchen.

After diving in repeatedly, Su Muyao finally found the submerged Mei Qingchen.

At this moment, Mei Qingchen had automatically transformed into his true form, but he was unconscious.

As Su Muyao swam down, she activated her Wood Element Ability, and countless vines extended downward, directly wrapping around Mei Qingchen.

Simultaneously, Su Muyao used her Wood Element Ability to cut some trees, then used vines to make a simple small boat.

She placed herself and Mei Qingchen in the small boat.

After finishing all this, Su Muyao lay on the small boat, almost too exhausted to move.

Doing these things in such a violent flood also consumed a lot of superpower.

"System, what exactly is going on?"

The system explained, "Host, it seems Ghost Ruins Canyon’s magnetic field has been disrupted by someone, leading to severe crustal changes, flash floods, rising groundwater, and many rivers and lakes overflowing, causing this violent flood."

"The surroundings are all water, the land could turn into a vast ocean."

"But don’t worry, host, it’s only this region that will be like this, other places with the Beast God overseeing should be safe for now."

"However, if the crustal changes continue here, all bets are off."

"But the areas covered by the Beast God Power should remain safe."

Xiao Xing spoke up, "Master, master, it’s the heart of the earth’s power that’s been destroyed, it’s demon energy, demon energy is doing this."

Su Muyao’s expression grew cold, eyes filled with murderous intent. "So as expected, it’s related to demon energy."

The system said, "Host, it’s possible that all the places that can lead to the Divine Domain Fragment have been sealed, so the demon beasts have no choice but to attack this location."

Su Muyao looked around, feeling the water level was still rising.

The urgent task was to find a high place and not keep drifting on the water.

She looked down at Mei Qingchen on the boat, noticing the black markings on him were increasing.

She placed her hand on him, releasing spiritual power and Wood Element Ability to ease his condition.

She knew she must quickly establish a Contract to lift the beast energy backlash.

But there was no land to set foot on around, only floodwaters everywhere.