After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 228 [The Trial of Wood]

The blue sea reflects the clear sky.

The clouds at dusk are like burnt firewood, frighteningly red.

clean.

This was Ryan's first impression of what he saw after leaving Witch Island in the Black Rose with Freni and Cecilia.

In the imaginary sea of ​​ashes, everything as far as the eye can see is gray and black.

In the sea of ​​ashes in reality, everything is prosperous and there is no trace of clutter.

But soon, the three of them felt the difference.

Although it looks calm on the outside, the energy contained in the environment is extremely violent.

That is vast and boundless magic, like a waterfall falling from the sky. Let alone trying to absorb it, just being in it makes people feel a lot of pressure.

It's true that she is a witch, but she can't absorb all magic.

The thick dragon scales reflect a deep halo under the sunlight. If you look closely, you can see that there are some small and complicated patterns on the edges of each of Xiao Zi's scales.

Similar to the magnetic mine sea area, the Ash Sea also has peripheral, inner and core areas, but it is more dangerous. However, as long as you do not enter the inner area, the degree of danger is still controllable.

After obtaining the "Rune Armor", she already possesses legendary strength. As her study of runes deepens, the strength she can show by controlling the "Rune Mecha" becomes more and more powerful. In the past, she became the fire witch Miphala. The tragic crisis with Water Drop Princess Ariel may not be worth mentioning to her.

Cecilia is in a similar situation. She has just completed the inheritance, and she still has a lot to adapt to and make up for. As for the combination of Moonlight Power skills, her past combat experience is enough to complete some, but it will also take time.

Everything goes wrong for a reason.

Should I raise a house dragon?
Shaking his head, Ryan was too lazy to think about it and closed his eyes to start meditating.

The violent magic is mixed with a lot of pollution, and if it is absorbed rashly, the consequences will be disastrous.

Although the swordsmanship of Azure and Burning Flame has been improved to the master level through trickery, the trickery is just a trick after all, and in many places it is not as good as the original version.

After hearing the whole story, Freni was very interested: "Relics? You can go and see them."

There was eagerness to try in her eyes.

As for Freni, she didn't dare to try to absorb it.

What's more, the monsters that live in the Sea of ​​Ashes have already undergone specialized changes due to the influence of the environment here. If they are allowed to go to the outside environment, they will die quickly.

Although she did not face the attack of the Golden Church head-on, she still felt heavy in her heart as she observed from the inside out through the barrier.

Ryan glanced at a certain dragon lying on the deck like a lazy dog. During the time in the magnetic sea area, there was no sunlight all day long. This made Xiao Zi, who had dual attributes of fire and poison, not in a good mental state all day long. Sorry, I didn't expect that this guy would still behave in the same way after arriving at the Sea of ​​Ashes.

After moving his body, Ryan controlled the automatic navigation of the [Black Rose], told Freni and Cecilia about the information obtained from the Water Drop Princess, and shared the treasure room.

This situation did not make Ryan feel happy, but rather solemn.

Of course, the most important reason is the sense of crisis.

It has only been a few years since Ariel and the others last came to the Sea of ​​Ashes. It seems like a long time, but for the vast sea, in terms of time scale, it is really not worth mentioning. It is unlikely that anything too big will happen. Violent biological migration phenomenon.

The gorgeous ship broke through the waves and moved forward quickly.

"Is it a moment of luck?"

As for the core area... no one has entered this thing so far, or in other words, there are no cases of people who have entered it alive. The reason why the core area exists is mainly because the world has compared the structure of the magnetic mine sea area and made Just speculation.

The area of ​​the Sea of ​​Ashes was full of magic power, with no trace of spirituality at all. Even if he wanted to gain spirituality, he had to rely on the support of magic potion.

The [Black Rose] sailed on the endless sea. What surprised Ryan was that after sailing for several hours, it was dark, and he did not encounter any violent monsters.

After Cecilia obtained the inheritance of the Moon Wolf King, she also had combat power comparable to that of the legend. Although she was somewhat lacking in moves and applications because she had just obtained the inheritance, she still had no problem in protecting herself.

Although Freni has left Witch Island, her study of the way of runes will continue. The Crimson Witch has stored the knowledge of the way of runes in the inheritance crystal. Now, Miss Witch is meditating hard in the captain's room. Look at the complicated lines. Delian was frightened.

Today, under Ryan's careful care, Xiao Zi has successfully transitioned from childhood to youth, and her strength has reached a legendary level.

Coupled with Ryan's strength, it is more than enough to break into the ruins of the Sea of ​​Ashes.

The legendary strength is still a little weak in the face of the upcoming crisis...

The three of them discussed and decided on the next action. They would first arrive at the ruins. After exploring the ruins, they would then try to cross the Sea of ​​Ashes and enter the new sea area.

Only this kind of power can give her, and Cecilia, the possibility of a surge in strength in a short period of time.

However, it is only a matter of time before the master-level enlightenment is obtained through trickery and swordsmanship is practiced.

Therefore, she needs more power.

Ryan was sitting cross-legged on the bow deck. Behind him was Xiao Zi, who was lying on the deck basking in the sun.

According to Ariel, there are a lot of violent monsters in the Sea of ​​Ashes and they are extremely aggressive. How could they not attack the [Black Rose]?
strangeness……

Ryan tried to absorb spirituality, but soon gave up on this move.

Ryan didn't care much about this.

However, the traditional Tao career path has too many constraints, and it is too troublesome to search for magic potions. Therefore, after experiencing the power of the Rune Tao, Freni was particularly interested in those power systems before the era of gods.

Therefore, it resulted in a situation where both women were awake, but Ryan was still alone on the deck.

"After Xiao Zi enters adolescence, she can start to try to eat forbidden flesh and blood. In this way, its strength will advance faster..."

As a natural evolution of red obsidian, it can grow at an astonishingly fast rate when there is sufficient food, not to mention that what Ryan feeds is the best blood food that Xiao Zi can bear.

Ryan frowned.

After another few hours of sailing, Ryan completely gave up any luck in his heart.

There were no attacks, and not even a single bird was seen. It was as if the entire Sea of ​​Ashes had truly become a dead place.

Abnormal, 99% to 10% abnormal!
Freni walked out of the captain's room and stood next to Ryan, with a solemn look on her face.

"Mr. Lane, what do you think?"

Ryan thought for a moment: "How about we return?"

The wolf girl stood quietly on the side without making any comments.

Freni nodded: "Go back."

Although I decided to take the risk, the current situation in the Sea of ​​Ashes is too weird. Going deeper into it rashly is not taking a risk, but seeking death.

[Black Rose] turned the ship's bow and started sailing.

Two hours later, looking at the Witch Island getting further and further away on the "logo", neither Ryan nor Freni looked very good.

"Lost..." Ryan said solemnly.

To describe it as lost may not be appropriate.

Ryan followed the guidance of the "mark" and controlled the navigation of the [Black Rose], but the distance between the two sides became farther and farther.

During the journey, Ryan suspected that there was something wrong with the "mark" and tried to sail in the opposite direction, but the result was that he was getting further and further away.

"There is some kind of existence that interferes with our sense of direction. No matter which direction we sail, we will eventually get farther and farther away from Witch Island..."

Ryan frowned.

In this current situation, going back seems to be somewhat impossible.

That being the case...

"Then keep going!"

Ryan and Freni's eyes became sharp.

Since they are not allowed to go back, then the two sides can only touch each other.

"Continue heading towards the depths of the Sea of ​​Ashes. I want to see what it is."

Although Ryan doesn't want to cause trouble, he is not afraid of it either.

With the strength of the demigods, basic safety can still be guaranteed in the Sea of ​​Ashes.

The [Black Rose] continued to drive towards the depths of the sea. Not long after, a flowing star river suddenly appeared in the pitch-black night.

Countless starlights scattered on the sea surface, forming a path that spread to the depths.

At the same time, a vague voice sounded in Ryan's ear: "...come...come...along...the ashes...the star path...to have an audience..."

The sound becomes blurry as it goes to the back.

Ryan's eyes remained unchanged and he looked at the two women beside him.

"Did you hear that?"

The two women nodded.

Ryan grinned: "Interesting."

Even with his perception, he could not detect the source of the sound. There was no spiritual fluctuation or magic power fluctuation. This showed that either the owner of the sound was a true god-level being whose strength was far superior to them, or, It is the power system of the voice owner. It is not a career path in the traditional sense, and it does not use spirituality or magic.

If it's the former, it doesn't matter whether they struggle, but if it's the latter...

Ryan and Phryne looked at each other.

In the current situation, there is no other choice but to move forward.

Directional interference...Starlight Pavement...

Everything the voice owner did was just to get them to an unknown place.

Even if we turn around at this moment, it doesn't make much sense.

In this case, it is better to choose to face it head on.

The [Black Rose] moved along the Ash Star Path, and Ryan could clearly feel that the surrounding environment had undergone a strange change the moment the ship entered the Ash Star Path.

It's as if the dimensions of space are stretched and lengthened, and time slows down.

Endless points of light rushed towards us, becoming more and more dense, until finally, everything outside the hull barrier was submerged by the light points of the stars.

"Boom!"

The hull of the Black Rose, which was traveling smoothly, shook violently, and the endless starlight in front of him suddenly dimmed. Ryan reached out to support the two women who almost fell under the earthquake.

The darkness only lasted for less than three seconds, and then the light brightened in front.

What they saw made the eyes of Ryan and the others widen unconsciously, with strong shock appearing in their eyes.

What a scene this is.

A giant tree that was too huge to be described in words grew in the dark void. Surrounded by sea water flowing down from countless cracks, forming a huge waterfall, surrounding the giant tree.

The giant tree obviously has lush branches and leaves, but its entire body is gray, as if it has lost all vitality, giving people a strong sense of dissonance.

The [Black Rose] where Ryan and the others are located is located in one of the countless hanging waterfalls. Compared to the giant gray trees that block the sun all day long, even the hundreds of meters long [Black Rose] is as small as an ant. , not to mention the three Ryans on the ship.

The hull of the ship fell down the waterfall, and a strong feeling of weightlessness came. At this moment, the vague voice just appeared again. Compared with just now, the voice was clearer, and the strong emotions in it could be heard:
"You finally came……"

you?
Who is the "you" the voice refers to?

This thought came to Ryan's mind, and the next moment, a dazzling gray light burst out from the giant tree, occupying all of Ryan's sight.

……

"Tick...tick..."

That was the sound of falling water drops.

Ryan slowly opened his eyes and covered his forehead with a headache.

The chaotic consciousness gradually became clearer, and memories came to mind, making Ryan's brows frown deeper and deeper.

Crossing the Ash Star Road... saw the wonder of the giant gray tree... and then fell into a coma.

Ryan looked around, and what he saw was not the hull of the ship, but a dark and narrow cave.

The sound of water dripping he heard just now was the accumulated water falling from the top of the cave.

Right now, the [Black Rose] has disappeared, and Phryne and Cecilia don’t know where they went.

What made Ryan feel heavy was this method of quietly putting him into a coma and transmitting his location.

How powerful is the owner of the voice?
Ryan originally thought that the other party needed to guide them to a certain place, and its own strength should not be too strong. Otherwise, wouldn't it be easier to show up directly and forcefully escort them?
But looking at it now, there was "a" small mistake in his guess.

But no matter what, the first priority now is to find the two women and join them.

Ryan stood up and walked in the direction of the light. After a while, he walked out of the cave.

The bright light made him squint.

When he could see, Ryan was surprised to find that he was not at the exit of a cave, but a tree cave.

The gray bark was hard and rock-like, which made him mistakenly think that he was in a cave somewhere.

A wooden passage made of gray branches and rattan appeared in front of Ryan's eyes.

This is an upward staircase. In addition, on both sides of the passage, there is a bottomless black void.

Am I now on top of the giant gray tree I saw earlier?

Ryan's heart was shaken.

"call……"

After a few seconds, he took a deep breath to calm down his inner emotions.

Ryan tentatively extended his hand out of the wooden stairs, and suddenly felt his arm sinking.

He retracted his hand, took out a stone from the space ring, and threw it outward.

"boom!"

The small stones, with the power provided by Ryan, exploded the sonic boom cloud. However, the moment they left the range of the Wooden Stairs, the stones suddenly fell.

"Beyond the wooden stairs, there is some very strong attraction..."

"In other words, once you fall, your life or death will be unpredictable..."

No one knew what existed in the bottomless black void, but just by looking at it, Ryan felt a strong sense of threat in his heart.

Since there is no way to go, we can only move forward.

Ryan stepped forward and climbed up the wooden stairs.

The process of rising step by step gave Ryan a strange feeling of going straight from the ground to the clouds.

The stairs were not high, with a total of ninety-nine steps. When he stepped on the last step, what caught Ryan's eyes was a door covered with wooden textures.

On the door, there are two different projections.

The scene above made Ryan's pupils shrink suddenly.

In the two projections on the left and right, respectively, are Freni and Cecilia.

Freni was in a dark space, seemingly fighting something, her clothes were covered in bloodstains, while Cecilia was in a dead wasteland, surrounded by a large number of gray monsters, fighting fiercely.

A series of fonts appeared on the door.

Ryan couldn't understand the font that just appeared, but in the next moment, the font kept changing, changing more than a dozen types in a row, and finally turned into a font that Ryan could understand.

【Trial of Wood】

[The trial of fellow travelers. 】

[Those who pass will receive rewards and can be transported to one of the projection worlds to help their companions complete the assessment. 】

Ryan narrowed his eyes, and the prompts on the panel appeared in front of his eyes.

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[Wood Trial]: [Wood Trial], also known as Body Trial, will produce different counter-shock forces according to the race and level of the person trying it. Attack this door with all your strength and withstand the counter-shock force. , you can pass the trial and during the process of accepting the counter-shock force, any invincibility and dodge skills will not take effect.

Please note that so far, no human being has successfully passed the [Body Trial].

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(End of this chapter)