Chapter 1086 - 281: Mud of the Muddied World, Shi Begins to Place Pieces
In an instant, the sludge moved like a living creature, climbing up Yu Ziqing's fingertips, somewhat like venom possessing him.
In that moment, Yu Ziqing's Yin God opened its eyes, sensing a massive aura of resentment and aggressiveness.
Reeling in aversion, hatred, destruction, bloodlust, and various negative emotions surged in his mind.
The black sludge attempted to erode Yu Ziqing's body, but his Purity Divine Skills were instantly activated.
His body, both inside and out, became as transparent as jade, a peculiar force coursing through him, forcibly blocking the black sludge outside his skin.
Yu Ziqing exerted force suddenly with his arm, retracting his hand, causing the black sludge that had clung to it to fall off continuously, returning back into the Mud Sea.
Fortunately, he hadn't recklessly jumped in, opting to steady himself and observe for months.
Ruan Renwang showed no response, as if the forces here weren't particularly friendly even to a Big Zombie like him, devoid of consciousness.
After much contemplation, leaving just like that, Yu Ziqing felt something was missing.
Recalling that the Flame Mountain wasn't too far away, an idea sparked in Yu Ziqing's mind.
Stretching out his hand once more, delving into the Mud Sea, he brought out some writhing sludge, instantly employing his Blood Flame Divine Skills.
Scarlet flames scorched the black sludge, as with burning, some energy from the black sludge slowly leaked out, becoming fuel for the Blood Flame.
It burned for a full two hours before finally igniting the clump of black sludge in his palm.
After burning for another two hours, the once animated black sludge transformed into ordinary black mud.
Yu Ziqing groped around, thinking that this stuff seemed good for growing flowers, planning to study it later.
Securing the black mud, he turned to walk back.
Arriving at the edge of Flame Mountain, Yu Ziqing explored around the vicinity for several days, and after confirming the terrain, began to dig a river channel with his bare hands.
Rumbling echoed on the earth, where a broad channel was forcibly blasted out, the piled earth forming dikes on both sides.
Without sleeping or resting, relying purely on his physical strength, he became an excavator and soil compactor.
After more than half a month, he finally constructed an artificial river.
He used the Blood Flame Divine Skills, drawing the blood flames from the Flame Mountain to channel them into the riverbed. Alas, halfway through, the flames began to wane, another attempt at drawing them further was met with exertion and diminishing returns.
Thinking it through, Yu Ziqing returned to the Mud Sea and completed the final segment.
The river channel here was ten zhang lower than the Mud Sea's edge, with a final punch breaking through the last obstruction.
Instantly, the black sludge from the Mud Sea poured into the channel, rushing upwards like a living thing.
Yu Ziqing floated in mid-air, grinning as he watched the river of blood flames from Flame Mountain meet the black sludge from the Mud Sea midway.
Sizzling sounds arose, vast plumes of black smoke billowed upward.
Seeing the blood flames seemed to be suppressed, Yu Ziqing continued channeling flames from the Flame Mountain.
After waiting a full day, the black sludge in the river channel finally ignited, causing the blood flame's might to rise.
From the burning black sludge, black smoke continuously emerged, yet it was instantly ignited by the blood flames, which slowly spread along the channel towards the Mud Sea.
Yu Ziqing leaped into the blood flames, extending a finger to ignite a clump of black fire, adding it to the mix.
Using black fire to ignite things changed by the blood flames, no longer hinderable.
Sparks began to burn, unstoppable.
Yu Ziqing squatted by the riverbank, watching silently.
The flames burned into the Mud Sea, with the speed of continuation growing ever slower, months later, following another large bubble surge surfacing from the depths of the Mud Sea.
The blood flames had extended over a hundred li were forcefully pushed back to just ten or so li from the shore.
Witnessing this, Yu Ziqing confirmed that while lighting a fire was easy, extinguishing it once it had gained momentum was considerably difficult.
He had no idea what lay deep within the Mud Sea, only perceiving extreme danger, not daring to venture rashly, deciding instead to let this Mud Sea slowly pave the way by fire.
By the shoreline, where vast expanses of black mud lay devoid of any power, upon touch, no longer harboring any impact inside.
Yu Ziqing dug out a portion, silently estimating that at this rate, it may take hundreds of years for this safe zone to burn to the place where the large bubble appeared.
He thought about going home, letting it continue burning here.
Passing by the Flame Mountain again, Yu Ziqing carefully scouted this vast expanse.
Indeed there was no living thing left, not even any remnants to be seen.
After burning for so many years, everything had been incinerated.
Even bones, likely reduced to ash long ago.
Still, he hadn't figured out what sort of Devils were burned to death from a distance back in the day.
Yu Ziqing stirred up some trouble, quietly slipping away.
The black sludge, difficult to ignite, yet once burning, it outlasts even the things beneath Flame Mountain, more resistant to extinguishing.
Deep within the Mud Sea, auras rolled, a large bubble coalescing into form, roiling up to the sea surface, with what seemed like a hideous, contorted, obviously enraged face upon its surface.
The bubble burst, the face becoming even more twisted, with all sorts of sinister Evil Qi, various negative forces, erupting madly.
The violent noise was like a screech, akin to the shrill shrieks of something enraged and mad until it broke its voice.
The surging resentment became even denser.