Just as Shao Xuan was about to give chase and eliminate this threat, a huge crack appeared in front of Yi Xiang. The last part of the ice shelf that was still intact broke away from the mainland. Pieces of ice broke away from the ice shelf that Yi Xiang was standing on as the seawater drifted away. The ice shrunk and thinned as it rapidly disintegrated. In an instant, the ice shelf that could withstand the weight of a giant sea beast could no longer bear the weight of a frail person.
The ice shelf had shrunk to the point that there was only one piece under Yi Xiang's feet. The buoyancy of the ice could no longer support him.
"That world is not just a world of consciousness. It connects the past … and the future. Have you seen it before? "
As he spoke, Yi Xiang began to sink. By the time he finished speaking, he had completely sunk into the sea.
Shao Xuan could no longer sense Yi Xiang's presence when he sank into the sea. There was no trace of the fire seed's power. It was as if Yi Xiang had completely disappeared. Unless Shao Xuan dived into the sea to look for him, he would not be able to find Yi Xiang, dead or alive.
There were sea beast puppets but they were inanimate creatures with no consciousness. They had no sense of sight or smell. They could not be used to find people.
Shao Xuan scanned the area again but still could not find Yi Xiang. There was no way to pursue him.
His ability to escape was impressive. Shao Xuan thought.
However, Shao Xuan felt that he was severely drained. He was mentally exhausted and his head throbbed with pain, as if a giant beast was stomping on it. Continuing to pursue Yi Xiang would only worsen his condition. Shao Xuan was not as proficient as Yi Xiang in controlling a large number of puppets. If he was not careful, he would suffer a backlash. Shao Xuan did not want to suffer a backlash here.
Shao Xuan stopped wasting energy controlling the giant sea beasts and decided to take a break. However, he soon realized that something was happening to the giant sea beasts he was no longer controlling.
White flames burned from the bones of the controlled beasts. The tough ice crystals, the tough beast hides and meat, the bones that couldn't be pierced by blades and axes, everything was burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.
The mountain-like beast was burned to ashes in the white flames right in front of Shao Xuan's eyes.
The horde of beasts that had come from all over the place had all been burnt to ashes. Only the corpses of the beasts that Yi Xiang had enslaved were left on the ground, untouched.
For the time being, Shao Xuan couldn't figure out what was going on. The only thing he was sure of was that the corpses of the beasts he had enslaved had all spontaneously combusted into white ashes in the white flames.
After the battle between the beasts, there was no longer any layer of snow on the ground. There were only a few pieces of ice scattered everywhere. Large chunks of the ground revealed their original color, but now, after the beasts were burned, the ground was once again covered in a layer of white.
The giant beast that Shao Xuan was originally standing on also turned into white ash. Even its hardest teeth and claws couldn't escape this calamity.
As far as the eye could see, it was all white.
Seeing something, Shao Xuan walked over step by step. The layer of white ash creaked as he stepped on it. It sounded similar to snow, just not as cold.
Shao Xuan walked to a spot and looked at a protrusion on the ground. He raised his hand and brushed away the layer of white ash that covered it.
It was a piece of ice, probably broken off when the iceberg collapsed. Fortunately, it wasn't stepped on by the beasts and because of the cold temperature, it didn't melt and was preserved.
What attracted Shao Xuan's attention was the thing in the ice.
A clump of grass.
A clump of grass that had been frozen for who knew how long.
The grass clump was the size of a watermelon, golden in color and tangled together. Shao Xuan could even see the small fibers sticking out of the grass through the ice.
He could even find some cuts on the grass clump. The cuts weren't even. They weren't cut by a sharp blade, but more like they were bitten off.
Shao Xuan placed his hand on the ice. The ice slowly melted, revealing the clump of grass inside.
If it was a normal grass clump, it would have been destroyed long ago. However, this grass clump was still frozen. When Shao Xuan held the grass clump, he felt a strange sensation on his fingers. He couldn't break it even if he used a little strength.
Shao Xuan had never seen grass like this before. Perhaps it still existed in some unknown place, or perhaps it had already gone extinct.
This clump of grass was made up of several stalks of grass. They were tightly bunched together. Shao Xuan spent some effort to untie them. Then, he braided these stalks of grass into a rope.
When Shao Xuan saw this rope, what Yi Xiang said before he disappeared echoed in his mind.
It wasn't just a spiritual world. It connected the past and the future?
Where was the past? What was the future?
Although he didn't understand Yi Xiang's intentions, Shao Xuan couldn't help thinking about it. He had a feeling that if he could see the past and the future, he would be able to discover something.
He lowered his head and saw that he had finished braiding the grass rope. He smiled silently and sat on the ground to tie knots.
Everything around him seemed to fade away. His surroundings were no longer white. Instead, it was replaced by darkness. After the complete darkness, Shao Xuan saw many sparkling dots of light, like stars in the night sky. This was a spiritual world.
Shao Xuan didn't know what those light spots were. He just looked at the star-like light spots circling around him like a river of stars.
Those flickering moving light spots seemed to contain a vast Intent Domain, which was mysterious and transcendent.
The darkness was replaced by light. The dots of light became blurry, and the chaos around him gradually became clear.
This was no longer a world of fire and darkness. Shao Xuan saw a world of colour.
There was golden grass around him, similar to the grass Shao Xuan found in the ice. The only difference was that there was too much of it, and it had already been bunched up.
Looking around, there were eggs about the same height as Shao Xuan lying quietly on the grass. Not far away, there was a grass wall surrounding them.
This was … a nest?
In the next moment, Shao Xuan confirmed his guess. Ignoring the eggs around him, in front of him, huge bird-like beasts were pecking and chasing each other. They didn't look like they were fighting, but more like they were playing. They were different from normal birds. They looked similar to the phorusrhacos in the tribe. The only difference was that they didn't have wings or feathers.
As he pondered, Shao Xuan realized that his vision was changing. It was as if he was flying, leaving the ground. This allowed Shao Xuan's vision to widen.
This was a forest, a forest full of towering ancient trees.
Suddenly, those strange featherless beasts all fled in panic. The ground trembled, and the branches shook.
An even larger and fierce-looking beast stepped into this area. Its large mouth was dripping with blood, and it was biting tightly onto a beast that was less than a third of its size that was still struggling.
Shao Xuan recognized what it was. Not to mention the ferocious beasts that lived in prehistoric times, Shao Xuan had seen one just now. He was the one who pulled those prehistoric overlords out of the ice. Although it wasn't the same as the one in front of him, they were of the same species.
His vision went even higher. In the distance, there were other types of beasts that should have disappeared. Some had huge bone plates on their backs, some had bone armor on their heads, some had tails like meteors, some had necks like snakes … and so on. One by one, they appeared in front of Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan also saw some figures hiding in the bushes and hiding in the forest. Although he couldn't see them clearly, Shao Xuan was sure that they were humans. However, in this era, humans were only prey at the bottom of the food chain. Seeing them flee in panic in the face of a small beast, he knew that they lived a difficult life. If it were the Yanjiao people, they would have hunted down and killed the beasts.
Shao Xuan somewhat understood. This should be the past, a very long time ago, before the fire seed appeared.
Even if he couldn't really touch it, Shao Xuan could still feel the warm and humid climate in front of him. Entwined vines climbed through the forest. Thick tree trunks were covered with wet moss. Some unknown insects that Shao Xuan had never seen before flew around. There were also some huge mosquitoes, similar to the giant dragonflies that Shao Xuan used to ride in an airplane.
After passing through the dense forest and over the tall mountains, he saw a flock of huge birds. No, those weren't birds!
When they flew, they spread their huge wings. They were different from ordinary birds. They were the same as the one Shao Xuan saw in the ice! However, these beasts didn't have long tails. They were short-tailed.
The largest ones were almost the same size as the largest eagle Shao Xuan had seen in Eagle Mountain!
High up in the sky, a figure with a crest flew past and called out. On the land, some of the same species that were crawling to hunt or eat gave up on the prey they were chasing. Some of them held the prey they had killed in their mouths. They spread their huge wings and flew into the sky, following the figure at the front into the distance.
More and more figures flew up. Some flew from the mountains, some from the forest, and some from the sea. In the end, they all gathered in the sky, blocking out the sun. Behind them, some flying beasts that were smaller in size and different in shape also flew up.
This wasn't a flight of one species, but a flight of many species!
They were like a long dragon with no head or tail. The bigger ones were at the front, and the smaller ones were at the back. Some of the faster ones were chased away and killed by the group in front.
At the end of this group, Shao Xuan saw familiar figures. Those figures hanging at the end of the group were exactly the same as the pterosaur he had revived in the ice!
This flying group of many species left the land and flew towards the boundless sea.
After flying for an unknown distance, the land disappeared, and the blue sea was everywhere. The group at the front lowered their flying altitude and maintained a moderate distance from the sea. Those flying beasts with crests spread their wings and glided. They moved their stiff long necks and let out strange cries. At first, only the few leading beasts were crying. Soon, the flying beasts in front of them all started crying. Not long after, this long group of beasts also started crying. Their sounds were different, and it was impossible to tell if they were mixed together. However, if one looked carefully, they would realize that they all had the same rhythm.
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