A roaring black river lay across the path of Su Yao, Lin Yu, and Zhao Ya, its turbulent current threatening to drag everything in the world into an endless abyss. A pungent odor filled the air, nearly causing nausea. The intense dark power continuously radiated from the river water like black mist, eroding the surrounding vitality. By the riverbank, Lin Yu leaned over to gaze at a giant stone carved with strange symbols, his brow furrowed in intense concentration. His fingers gently rubbed the symbols, trying to find the key clues from them to cross the river and unravel the dark mystery.
"These symbols look disorganized, but they faintly share some internal connection," Lin Yu muttered to himself. His voice was almost inaudible over the roaring river, but Su Yao and Zhao Ya keenly caught it. The two quickly crowded around. Su Yao used her heightened perception after fusing with the Heart of Lingyao to try to detect the patterns of spiritual power fluctuations from the symbols; Zhao Ya relied on her research experience with ancient texts and mysterious patterns, carefully comparing them with records of various Ancient Tomes in her memory, hoping to find a similar symbol system.
Time quietly slipped away in the tense search. The river remained turbulent, showing no signs of slowing down. Suddenly, Zhao Ya's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "I think I've seen similar symbols somewhere! In an ancient book of wonders, the Spirit Realm Codex, it once mentioned a type of rune…
Chapter 149