Chapter 3606: Monster Fish
Chapter 3606: Monster Fish
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
More than half an hour later, Fang Heng and Zane arrived at the periphery of a dimensional node.
From a distance, the dimensional node looked like a dazzling diamond in the galaxy, continuously blossoming with silver light.
Around the glowing point, three martial artists were engaged in battle with vast swarms of dimensional monsters.
Fang Heng glanced at the three martial artists from afar and noticed that their strength was fairly ordinary. He frowned and said, "They don’t seem like participants."
"The Martial Apex Tournament invited many spectators besides participants. Each participant is allowed to bring up to five companions onto Dimensional Emperor Island, and martial artists who have previously entered the 128 preliminary rounds are also invited to watch. These three are probably spectators."
"Let’s get closer and take a look."
Fang Heng accelerated toward the dimensional node.
Soon, he felt the aura of dimensional energy rushing toward him and nodded quietly.
It was undoubtedly dimensional energy.
Moreover, it was different from the dimensional energy he had sensed at the dimensional rift before. This energy had been purified; although some impurities remained, it was already in a state that the body could absorb.
Yet something seemed strange.
Previously, in the outer-dimensional world domain, when dimensional rifts erupted and caused ripples, large numbers of dimensional monsters had been drawn in to fight fiercely over the energy. Now, around the dimensional node, the number of monsters was not nearly as high.
"Gulp... gulp..."
Ripples arose in the space around the node.
Dimensional monster fish emerged from the ripples.
They were translucent fish that could seemingly merge with the surrounding space.
They were long, over ten meters each, forming dense clusters around the node, constantly opening and closing their mouths to compete for the dimensional energy.
Their aggression seemed weaker than usual.
The three martial artists were competing with the fish for energy. Seeing Fang Heng and Zane approaching, they immediately became alert and cast probing gazes toward them.
Fang Heng slowed down, levitated in midair, and observed the node.
It was very different from a dimensional rift; the node was a fist-sized circular light point.
Dimensional energy constantly overflowed from the light point.
Strange.
Such a small node, yet the energy it released was purified?
Where did the other end of the light point lead?
He didn’t want to think too much.
With this opportunity, he decided to try absorbing it first.
Without hesitation, Fang Heng quickly formed a hand imprint in front of him, and his right eye, the God’s Eye, spun rapidly.
"Whoosh!"
An alchemy rune appeared before him, quickly connecting into a magic array.
As the alchemy magic array began to rotate, the dimensional energy spilling from the node was immediately drawn in, accelerating toward them.
"Hehe, it’s coming!"
Zane was overjoyed and moved beside Fang Heng to begin absorbing the energy.
Fang Heng also closed his eyes and condensed his spirit, drawing in the dimensional energy.
The purified dimensional energy was extremely easy to absorb, flowing smoothly into the body.
Fang Heng’s internal qi, consisting of peripheral, hell, undead, and godly strengths, slowly rotated as he sensed the external power merging, releasing a dissipating force that rapidly eliminated impurities in the dimensional energy, allowing the remainder to merge into his core qi.
[Hint: Your dimensional power experience points increased.]
Very good.
Fang Heng withdrew from internal vision.
Compared to the dimensional rift, the node’s energy was gentler. Most of it could be absorbed directly after removing impurities.
However, the quantity was somewhat low—roughly equivalent to the energy of a normal planet.
The reason was likely that the node released energy very slowly.
Fang Heng stared at the node and speculated.
He had heard that the dimensional world was considered an Inner World. Perhaps the opposite side of this node was a universe slowly dissolving?
Was the dimensional energy returning to the dimensional world through the node?
Hmm?
As Fang Heng pondered, he suddenly noticed something and frowned.
The large numbers of galaxy fish surrounding the node could sense the flow of dimensional strength. Most of the energy spilling from the node was absorbed by the fish first, with only the remainder being drawn into the alchemy magic array.
Ha...
No wonder the absorption efficiency was so low.
Then he decided to clear them out.
"Whoosh!"
Fang Heng’s God’s Eye spun rapidly under his hood, and his hands condensed an imprint in front of him.
Elemental-Falling Lightning!
Instantly, lightning condensed above the galaxy, striking down in waves on the fish swarm.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
Immediately, a series of thunderous sounds erupted.
The three martial artists, who had been struggling with the fish for energy, realized it was an area spell and turned pale, retreating outside the range of the attack.
Good grief!
Were they crazy?
They actually attacked the monster fish proactively?
Their hearts raced as they glanced at Fang Heng and Zane.
The dimensional monster fish were not very aggressive and would not normally initiate attacks, but if a companion was attacked, they would retaliate fiercely.
Blinding lightning flashed continuously across the galaxy, with countless arcs jumping wildly among the fish.
Those hit directly by the lightning were instantly shattered by the extreme heat and electricity, while most of the others quickly generated a faint blue spatial barrier over their scales, dispersing the energy into surrounding spatial folds like ripples, mitigating damage.
The startled fish instantly became blurry phantoms, diving into the surrounding dimensional ripples to escape into deeper spatial cracks.
Oh?
They actually avoided it?
Fang Heng was slightly surprised.
A large-scale elemental area spell, using lightning as the primary attribute and enhanced by Origin Power for impurity dissolution, had only killed a dozen or so fish.
When the lightning dissipated, the fish reemerged from the dimensional ripples, seemingly provoked, and surged furiously toward Fang Heng.
"Oh? A creature with a sense of kinship? Avenging its fallen companions?"
Fang Heng condensed his gaze on the approaching swarm, murmuring with a trace of coldness on his lips.
"Heh! Let’s see how it handles this!"
Fang Heng placed his hands before him.
Corresponding to him, visible elemental light spots detached from the surrounding void and swarmed toward him.
As his hands slowly closed, the surging elemental spots collided and fused violently before him.
The three martial artists were astonished.
What the hell?
Elemental fusion?
One of the ultimate attacks of the elemental system.
Only someone of Grand Master level in elemental science, with extremely high control and skill, could perform it.
Was that Gideon?
Yet something seemed off.
Why did that guy look so strained when using the elemental fusion technique, giving a deep, unsettling feeling from the heart?
It was as if he ignored all technique, forcibly kneading and twisting various elements together by hand, making them violently form an elemental vortex.