coobybook Chapter 1165 The Secret in the Abyss
Chapter 1165 The Secret in the Abyss
Ye Ge was taken aback: "Device...you mean, these divine rune matrices engraved on the wall are actually switches to activate something?"
“Yes,” Gao Shenxue said. “Based on its matrix structure and energy flow path, I think it’s most likely a core hub used to activate or control some ancient device associated with it. However, as for what it’s used for, I have no idea…”
Xia Xiyao exclaimed in surprise, "Xue'er, but what you just said... isn't that the extraordinary technology you invented? But... shouldn't you be the first person to combine extraordinary power with modern technology? How could such a thing exist in ancient times..."
Gao Shenxue remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.
Ye Bing chuckled and said, "You really believe that this kind of technology was invented by your human race?"
"What do you mean?"
Xia Xiyao opened her eyes wide, seemingly somewhat unhappy.
"Extraordinary technology is technology that already existed in the ancient times."
Ye Bing said leisurely, "The God of Machines, Mina, developed this technology more than 100 million years ago. However, the gods later left the map of all races and almost never appeared in the lower realms. As a result, this advanced scientific knowledge and technological system was completely lost and disappeared among all races... vanished into the river of time. What you call 'creation' and 'invention' now is nothing more than groping in the dust of history to find a little bit of what they had already mastered."
"The God of Machines??" Nangong Qiuyue was somewhat bewildered.
Ye Bing shrugged: "You can think of it as a scientist from the Protoss race."
"The Protoss have scientists???" Nangong Qiuyue was shocked.
"You don't think that the gods rule over all races simply by relying on the extraordinary power of nature, do you?"
Ye Bing's tone was calm, but her eyes held a hint of solemnity:
"Let me tell you, the gods not only possess extraordinary power that overwhelms all other races, but their technological level also surpasses that of all other races. That's why they are the highest-dimensional civilization on this planet, emerging victorious from the ancient war among all races and becoming the 'gods' among all races, the rulers of all things..."
Xia Xiyao and Nangong Qiuyue looked at each other in bewilderment.
So that's how it is...
"Knock knock knock..."
Ye Ge gently tapped the cold rock wall, which was covered with divine patterns, with his knuckles, and murmured to himself.
“It’s no coincidence that this underground palace is located beneath that black prophetic stone slab.” Ye Ge turned to ask, “Xue’er, can you figure out how this ‘device’ works?”
“If I have enough time, it should be possible.” Gao Shenxue paused for a moment, “but it will probably take a long time.”
"how long?"
"I don't know either, maybe a few days, maybe a few months, maybe a few years."
"..."
"Moreover, after so much time has passed, whether this device is still effective and whether it can still be activated is still a question," Gao Shenxue said.
Ye Ge nodded silently.
He then asked in his mind, "Old Deng Qinglong, do you know what this device is used for?"
Qinglong Laodeng: "I don't know. I don't know much about extraordinary technology. The extraordinary technology of the gods is too complicated and convoluted. I can't understand it."
Night Song: "..."
“However, I do see something familiar,” said Old Deng of the Azure Dragon.
"What is it?" Ye Ge asked immediately.
“Look to your upper right,” said the Azure Dragon Elder.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ge looked in the direction Old Deng indicated.
On the edge illuminated by the flickering firelight, high up inconspicuously, is carved a grotesque and monstrous head.
The head had a pair of twisted dragon horns, its face was as black as ink, and its texture was as cold and hard as iron, exuding an ominous majesty. Most unsettling of all was that where the eyes should have been, there were only two deep, empty holes, as if silently gazing down.
"What is that?" Ye Ge asked in a low voice, a strange feeling rising in his heart.
“That carving is a portrait of the head of the God of Extreme Yin,” said the Azure Dragon Elder.
Ye Ge was slightly taken aback: "The God of Extreme Yin? This isn't from my left eye..."
“Yes,” said the Azure Dragon Elder. “Although the carving is simple, the characteristics and spirit are unmistakable. However, I don’t know why the image of the God of Extreme Yin is carved here.”
Ye Ge looked up and stared at the image of the God of Extreme Yin.
Could this underground palace be related to the God of Extreme Yin?
Is it possible that the portrait is missing a pair of eyes that weren't depicted?
Ye Ge pondered, gazing at the image of the God of Extreme Yin. The empty, dark eye sockets in that image seemed to be staring back at him, causing a strange feeling to rise in his heart.
Just then, without warning, a faint yet chilling glint of light flashed across the depths of those deep, empty eye sockets! It was as if a will that had been dormant for millennia had been instantly stirred!
moment......
A searing, indescribable pain, seemingly emanating from the depths of my soul, suddenly exploded from my left eyeball! It felt like a scalding hot iron being pressed hard against my nerve!
"!!!!" Ye Ge groaned in pain, her body trembled violently, her vision went black, and she staggered as she was about to kneel down!
Everyone around was startled.
"Xiao Ye??" Xia Xiyao exclaimed, "What's wrong with you?" Then she rushed over to check on him.
Ye Bing was slightly taken aback when she saw Ye Ge's state, and she was about to ask him a question as well.
However, an equally violent, burning sensation, as if it were about to completely melt her eyeball, erupted without warning from deep within her right eye! It instantly spread throughout her entire body!
"Ugh...!!!" Ye Bing groaned, the intense pain causing her to hunch over instantly. She covered her right eye with one hand and braced herself against the rock wall beside her with the other to barely maintain her balance. Her knuckles turned white from the force, and fine beads of cold sweat instantly appeared on her forehead.
"Xiaoye?" Gao Shenxue's voice was unusually tense. The usually calm Gao Shenxue was at a loss for words.
Ye Ge trembled as he slowly removed his hand from his left eye, revealing it.
The left eye, exposed to everyone's view, had completely turned into a pure, all-encompassing black, seemingly capable of swallowing all light! This startled the girls. A deep vortex swirled within the pupil—Night Song's extremely yin left eye had spontaneously opened!
"What happened to his left eye???" Nangong Qiuyue was completely unaware of the secret of Ye Ge's left eye and was utterly astonished.
Within the realm of consciousness, the Azure Dragon Elder witnessed this scene, a rare and solemn light flashing in his enormous dragon eyes: 'Indeed, this place is related to Him...'
“Buzz——!!!”
A deep and resounding hum suddenly erupted, like the heartbeat of a sleeping beast reviving!
In an instant, the ancient divine patterns on the wall, which had been dim and silent, almost blending into the rock, suddenly lit up! A blinding, deep black light, as if originating from the abyss, flowed and spread rapidly along the intricate patterns, instantly illuminating the entire wall! The light was cold and eerie, carrying a chilling vitality!
Even more alarming is that the light was not limited to the walls!
Xia Xiyao, Nangong Qiuyue, and the others looked down in astonishment and discovered that large patches of divine patterns, also shimmering with ominous black light, had appeared on the ground beneath their feet! These patterns, like living black blood vessels, instantly covered the entire floor of the underground palace, enveloping everyone in a dark and surging network of light!