At the bottom of the swamp, Shao Xuan stared at the light spot. His totemic power surged crazily, and the muscles in his legs suddenly expanded. His body sank as he bent his legs, and then he rushed out quickly. His whole body was like a loach swimming in the mud at high speed, sliding towards his target.
The mud in the quagmire vibrated and surged up. The people outside the quagmire could only see that the quagmire was constantly surging as if it was boiling, emitting a gurgling sound.
The shaman, who could see Shao Xuan's movements at the bottom of the quagmire with his third eye, saw this scene and his face twitched. He had never seen anyone run like this in the quagmire.
The quagmire was not like the ground. Although there was a pulling force in the quagmire that pulled people to the bottom, it was still not as convenient as on the ground. Even when he rushed out, there was still a delay in his descent. This was something that could not be changed.
Because Shao Xuan knew this, he did not run in the quagmire. Instead, he leapt and sprinted. Every time he leapt, he would bend his leg to land on the bottom of the quagmire. Then, he would use the momentum to propel himself forward at high speed. Every time he leapt, he would cover a distance of more than ten metres. As Shao Xuan familiarized himself with this method, he became even faster.
Ten meters, fifteen meters, twenty meters …
Every time he rushed out, the distance he covered in the mud would increase. The quagmire churned more and more violently with Shao Xuan's movements at the bottom of the quagmire.
The shaman, who was still running at the edge of the quagmire, was sweating profusely.
He really did not know how that kid could run so fast in the quagmire. He was like a fish in the water. If one only looked at Shao Xuan's movements, they would not think that he was moving in a quagmire. Moreover, it was close to the fire seed of a foreign tribe. His movements did not seem to be affected at all.
This was unbelievable!
When the shaman agreed to let Shao Xuan go down, he never thought that he would encounter such a situation. He thought that the kid was just curious and wanted to take a walk in the quagmire. The current situation was completely out of his expectations. Looking at how fast the kid was chasing, it was impossible for him to get to the shore.
The Jing shaman quickly wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued to run. Even though he was tired of running, he was more conflicted than anything else.
What was that brat chasing after?
He couldn't tell, he still couldn't tell!
At this time, Shao Xuan's every step caused the thick mud at the bottom of the swamp to vibrate violently. Many ground eyes no longer stayed at the bottom of the swamp in order to avoid the vibrations, and instead swam to the surface of the swamp.
As a result, the people standing outside the quagmire noticed that more and more ground eyes were surging out of the water.
Dong!
With a muffled sound, the mud in the quagmire began to churn again as if someone was stirring it. The surface of the muddy water became even more turbid and viscous as it surged in one direction.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Muffled sounds rang out one after another. Every sound was the sound of Shao Xuan taking a step forward. They were all produced when he stepped on the bottom of the pool.
On the other side of the quagmire outside the Jing tribe, Di Pi and Di Pa of the Ya tribe had just run over to watch the Jing people catch the Ground Eyes when they heard the sounds coming from the center of the quagmire.
Di Pi and Di Pa looked away from the people who were busy catching the Ground Eyes. Their ears twitched along with the vibrations coming from the ground. They tried to distinguish the source of the sound and the exact location of the vibrations.
It wasn't coming from the ground?
Who was it? This sound didn't sound like something the Jing people could make. The Jing people didn't have that much strength.
The two of them were confused, but they still walked towards the center of the quagmire.
Because the Jing people were very familiar with the Di Pi and Di Pa brothers, they didn't stop them when they saw them walking towards the center of the quagmire.
However, the two brothers didn't get too close to the quagmire. The Jing fire seed's repulsion made them feel very uncomfortable. The closer they got, the more uncomfortable they felt. That was why they only stopped when they got a little closer to the quagmire. They squinted their eyes, trying to see what was going on over there. Unfortunately, their vision wasn't good enough, so they could only guess what was going on over there from the sounds.
"There are Yanjiao people over there!"
"What are they doing?"
They could only feel a group of Yanjiao people and a group of Jing people running around the quagmire like idiots. They didn't know what they were doing, but the quagmire was also very noisy.
"What's down there?"
The Di Pi and Di Pa brothers put their ears to the ground and felt the vibrations coming from the ground.
Every time there was a vibration, their ears would twitch quickly. The beards and hair on their faces would spread out like needles, sensing every tiny vibration in the air and ground.
In the quagmire, the Shao Xuan stepped on the stairs again and popped his head out to take a breath.
This time, the Jing shaman took the opportunity and asked, "What did you see?"
"There's a Ground Eye. I feel like it's looking at me. You said it before, the True Eye is like an eye. It gives people a different feeling from other ground eyes … "
Before the Shao Xuan could finish, the Jing shaman interrupted him, "It can't be the True Eye!"
If it was the True Eye, he would've seen it a long time ago. There was no way he couldn't see it until now. You can't even see the True Eye, do you think I'm blind?! Do you think I'm from the Ya tribe?
The Jing shaman didn't believe the Shao Xuan. If there was a True Eye, it wouldn't be able to escape his third eye!
The Shao Xuan didn't care and continued, "You also said that the higher the level of the Ground Eye, the faster it can move in the quagmire. That Ground Eye is faster than the Universal Eye."
"Impossible!" The Jing shaman denied again. He didn't see a single Ground Eye moving quickly in the quagmire. Not to mention the Universal Eye, he didn't even see a normal Ground Eye. There were so many Ground Eyes in the quagmire. If there was one moving at high speed, how could he miss it?!
Just as he was about to say something, the Jing shaman suddenly heard a low cough from the house.
This place wasn't far from the house. The Jing shaman remembered that Miu was still in the house. He must've seen what happened just now, but why did he cough like that? Ever since Miu's injuries recovered, he never coughed again. Did Miu discover something and wanted to remind him?
Because of Miu's low cough, the Jing shaman swallowed the words he was about to say. He changed the topic and said, "If it really is the True Eye, you won't be able to catch it. Only I can catch it."
The Jing shaman pointed at his third eye, "Catching the True Eye is actually a competition of 'eyes'. Even in the past, when the Jing people caught the True Eye, it was with the help of the shaman. You can't do it. Even if you use a net, you won't be able to catch the True Eye. You can't compete with it in terms of speed. How about this? Let me rest for a while, then I'll go down and catch it with you. "
The Shao Xuan thought for a while and nodded, "Then you rest first. I'll try again. If it doesn't work, then we'll discuss how to work together."
The Jing shaman wanted to go to the house and ask Miu what he found, but the Shao Xuan had already sunk to the bottom of the quagmire. The Jing shaman could only look at the quagmire again. This time, he wanted to take a good look at the ground eye moving quickly in the quagmire.
When the Shao Xuan sank to the bottom of the quagmire, the ground eye was quietly "watching" him from afar, but the Jing shaman couldn't see it.
The Shao Xuan thought about the few times he chased the ground eye. The quagmire didn't pose much of a hindrance to the ground eye. Instead, it helped them move faster in the quagmire. Every time, he almost caught up with the ground eye, but the distance between them was enough for the ground eye to widen again. After all, the ground eyes that lived underground and in the quagmire didn't need to come out of the water to breathe, but the Shao Xuan needed to. Even though totemic warriors could hold their breath for longer than normal people, the intense consumption of energy would shorten this time.
The Jing shaman couldn't see it, but the Shao Xuan had been chasing it for so long. In fact, he was eighty percent sure that it was the ground eye. The Jing shaman had said that it wasn't easy for the True Eye to appear. If he was wrong, he might have to wait even longer. Naturally, the Shao Xuan wouldn't let go of this opportunity so easily. Even if it was proven that it wasn't the True Eye, the Shao Xuan still wanted to try. It was better than missing it and regretting it later.
Using a net wouldn't work, and speed wouldn't work either. Then, he changed his method.
The Jing shaman saw that the Shao Xuan was using the same method again to chase in a certain direction. He quickly opened his eyes wide and looked in that direction. He couldn't help but stand up and follow in that direction. While he was looking for his target with his eyes wide open, the Jing shaman was still complaining in his heart. It was the same old trick again. Even if there really was the True Eye, using this method wouldn't work. It would just be a waste of energy.
The muffled thumping sounds came from the bottom of the pool, and the quagmire surged again. The people who saw this were the same as the Jing shaman. They thought that what happened next would be the same as before, but they soon realized that they were wrong.
The Shao Xuan was indeed using the leaping method to chase, but as he got closer and closer to the light spot, he was about to reach the surface of the pool to take a breath. Every time he was the closest to the target, he would suddenly rush towards the stairs at the bottom of the pool.
His leg, which had accumulated power, kicked hard at the bottom of the pool, making a thumping sound. His body broke through the mud and pushed forward. When he reached the stairs, his other leg landed on the stairs. However, just as the Jing shaman thought that Shao Xuan was going to step on the stairs to take a breath, the Shao Xuan didn't stop. Instead, he suddenly stepped on the stairs.
Thump!
Another muffled sound rang out. It was even more muffled than the previous few times, like a heavy hammer hitting the ground. Everyone who heard this sound felt their hearts tremble.
At the bottom of the pool, the stone stairs at the bottom of the pool that Shao Xuan had stepped on sank. Large amounts of mud rose up from the vibrations.
Shao Xuan's rapidly advancing figure was like a battle knife cutting through the mud. A series of bubbles appeared behind him because he was moving too quickly, making popping sounds. However, Shao Xuan didn't rush towards the target like before. Although he was still facing the target, his body was slanted upwards. At the same time, he raised his arm, clenched his fist, and swung his arm.
The moment his head emerged from the mud, Shao Xuan's raised arm brought up the mud in the quagmire. It was like the dorsal fin of a ferocious shark in the sea.
The Jing shaman's eyelids twitched. He had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.
Thump!
Shao Xuan's raised arm turned into a heavy hammer at this moment, and slammed it onto the surface of the pool.
A powerful force instantly broke open the surface of the pool. Where Shao Xuan's arm landed, the vibrations split the water and broke the waves. The mud was pushed away, and ripples spread in all directions, forming a rapidly expanding depression. The mud was like a blooming black lotus, tumbling and exploding.
The mud at the bottom of the pool was sent flying by the vibrations, splashing out of the surface of the pool. Many of the ground eyes that were swimming on the surface of the quagmire were also blown out of the water. The wet mud was flung out by the ground eyes that were sent flying, sweeping towards the shore like raindrops.
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