Chapter 518: Chapter 518
In a shabby room, a skeleton faced the young man standing outside the door against the light, and the little flames flickering in its eye sockets seemed to beat as fiercely as a human heart.
Feeling the blinding sunlight outside the door, the skull’s upper and lower jaws kept clacking as if trying to speak.
However, all Lin Yi, who stood outside the door, heard was the "clack clack" sound of bones colliding.
At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly noticed a circle of eerie energy at his feet that seemed to be activating, emitting a faint, bluish glow.
Soon, this ring of energy around the edges of the room was completely lit up.
The gentle voice once again echoed in Lin Yi’s mind:
"Saint Master, you must clear the name of City Lord Gibson, he is innocent!"
"He doesn’t deserve to be forgotten or scorned by the world ."
As soon as it finished speaking and before Lin Yi could react, the skeleton before him disintegrated into tiny specks of light, vanishing from Lin Yi’s sight.
Lin Yi recalled the words previously spoken by the undead Luke, suggesting that this Gibson was likely the former City Lord of Ussuri City, slandered by the city’s inhabitants.
With the entire room enveloped in mysterious power, Lin Yi, feeling something, stepped inside.
What truly happened back then?
What kind of person was this Gibson?
Not far away, Frankie watched Lin Yi enter the house, a sinister smile playing across his gloomy face:
’It’s a real pity you came too late.’
Although only a day away from completing the plan, Frankie didn’t believe this Chosen One could possibly alter fate.
This was also why Frankie hadn’t stopped Lin Yi from entering.
As Lin Yi stepped into the house, everything went black, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a strange environment.
At the same time, the Jade Qilin crawled out from Lin Yi’s robe, sitting on his shoulder, his little face full of confusion:
This was a vast underground world, and it was unclear how much time had passed as a choking smell permeated the dry air.
Each breath felt suffocating, intensely unpleasant.
Aifula also emerged through the void, standing on Lin Yi’s other shoulder, her small hand clutching his head, her face full of disgust:
"Aifula really doesn’t like it here."
With that, she vanished again through the void, disappearing to some unknown place.
Simultaneously, Katrina’s spirit shadow appeared beside Lin Yi, observing the surroundings, her eyebrows furrowed as she blurted out:
"Celestial Fire Sealing Array!"
"Celestial Fire Sealing Array?"
At this moment, the Jade Qilin appeared to remember something and exclaimed excitedly:
"I remember now, this is the infamous Celestial Fire Sealing Array from the legends; no wonder it felt so familiar."
Lin Yi turned in surprise to the Jade Qilin on his left shoulder:
"What, you know about it?"
The Jade Qilin nodded and said:
"An old man once told me about an extremely powerful and wicked wood-type giant dragon from the ancient Dragon Race."
"Ordinary methods couldn’t kill it, so in the end, the Dragon Race used this ’Celestial Fire Sealing Array’ to trap it, burning its life away until it died."
"It’s said that this ’Celestial Fire Sealing Array’ is the nemesis of creatures with wood energy, and no matter how powerful a wood practitioner is, being trapped means almost certain death."
"However, this ’Celestial Fire Sealing Array’ has only appeared once before, and disappeared with the fading of the Dragon Race."
"I didn’t expect to witness the real ’Celestial Fire Sealing Array’ here today."
Katrina looked at the Jade Qilin in surprise:
"Didn’t expect you to know so much."
The Jade Qilin lifted his head proudly:
"Of course, just look who I am."
Lin Yi quickly interrupted the Jade Qilin’s arrogance, anxiously asking:
"Alright, since you know about this thing, can any of you tell me how to break this array?"
As of reaching this location, Lin Yi’s task content had also changed, reaching the fourth phase:
Racial Special Task: [Secret Events of the Hundred Races Continent⑥].
Task Requirement: Break the large sealing array 0/1
Task Level: ★★★★★ Highest Level
Can be completed in a team: 11/15
Task Tip: Rescuing the trapped (Edward Gibson) can earn a 200% task reward.
Lin Yi glanced around at the dim surroundings, without seeing any sign of the so-called former City Lord Gibson.
However, the unbearable scent filled the place, making it feel as though one’s body might slowly deplete over time.
Simultaneously, within this array, the disguise as the Lord of the Floating City started to fade, showing Lin Yi’s true appearance.
Just then, Katrina commented:
"Although I’ve heard of this array, I don’t know how to break it."
"If that woman was here, she might have a way for sure."
The woman Katrina referred to was naturally Dongfang Jing.
"Breaking this array requires two methods."
At this moment, the Jade Qilin jumped from Lin Yi’s shoulder to the ground, scanning the surroundings, his little eyes searching for something, while explaining:
"The first method is to wait for the person trapped within the array to die, and the array will break by itself."
"The second method is to find the person trapped and unlock the node on them."
"Given the situation, it seems that the person trapped inside is reaching their limit; otherwise, the Celestial Fire within the array wouldn’t be this weak." For more chapters visıt novel•fire.net
Hearing this, Lin Yi was somewhat surprised:
"So, you’re saying even if we do nothing, the array will soon break by itself?"
The Jade Qilin nodded:
"In theory, yes, but..."
The Jade Qilin turned to Lin Yi:
"Aren’t you planning on rescuing the person trapped?"
Lin Yi paused, then resolutely replied:
"Rescue, why wouldn’t I?"
Not only is saving him worth a 200% task reward, but it’s also for the sake of Ussuri City’s long-waiting ’Galan Luke’ or the ’Jaqerija Tomic’ who recently turned into a skeleton in the little house.
With the opportunity available, Lin Yi wouldn’t miss any chance to save this Gibson.
After hearing Lin Yi’s answer, the Jade Qilin ran towards a corner, saying: