Electrolux: I Sense the Power of a God
Huo Yuhao had been secretly estimating the distance. Based on Yun Ming's flying speed, they estimated that they were about thirty kilometers away from North Sea City.
An archipelago is scattered across the sea beneath my feet, with islands of all sizes scattered like black chess pieces.
But he only needed one glance to realize that these islands were anything but ordinary.
Both the soil and the vegetation covering the island were completely black.
The sunlight shining on it barely produced any luster, as if it were silently swallowed up by the darkness.
Yun Ming's figure came to a steady stop in mid-air. Huo Yuhao had already made up his mind that the strange black archipelago below should be their destination.
Sure enough, Yun Ming then turned around and scanned the faces of the six boys one by one.
He said, "This is Devil Island. Before you go in, let me remind you, you still have the chance to refuse."
"The test officially begins once you set foot on this island. If you fail to complete it, you'll have to leave lying down."
Everyone looked at Yun Ming, and no one spoke, but every young face was filled with the same answer.
As Soul Master, even if she is young, even if she is a girl, her will has already been honed to be firm enough through countless training sessions and battles.
Now that we're here, there's no turning back.
They were prepared to face any danger and would not back down because of Yun Ming's warning.
Yun Ming looked at the six stubborn faces before him, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly nodded, his tone unreadable, neither relieved nor helpless. "Since you've made your decision, I hope you won't regret it."
After saying this, Yun Ming said no more. His Soul Power carried everyone down rapidly, flying straight towards the largest main island in the middle of the archipelago.
As the altitude decreased, the appearance of Devil Island became increasingly clear to everyone.
The island is shrouded in an invisible dark filter, with pitch-black reefs, pitch-black beaches, and pitch-black vegetation. Even the air seems heavier than outside.
However, Yun Ming did not land directly on the island with everyone, but instead floated on the sea surface at the edge of the island.
Not only the island itself, but even the seawater surrounding it was a thick, pitch-black color, as if someone had poured a whole vat of ink into the sea.
The pitch-black seawater only lingered within a few dozen meters of Devil Island, beyond which lay the normal azure seawater. The two colors were clearly distinct at their boundary, as if an invisible barrier separated them.
In those azure waters, one could vaguely see many Sea Soul Beast swimming.
Huo Yuhao even sensed the auras of many Ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, but at this moment they all obediently shrank into the seawater, not daring to even peek out.
Yun Ming only released a slight amount of the pressure of a Limit Douluo, which was enough to silence these Ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.
Yun Ming turned to Leng Yaozhu and said, "Yao Zhu, you stay outside for now, I'll take them inside."
Leng Yaozhu nodded without asking any further questions.
Devil Island is, after all, Shrek Academy's "treasure trove," and it's inappropriate for an outsider like her to set foot there.
After saying that, Yun Ming led Huo Yuhao and the others onto the pitch-black Devil Island.
The moment Huo Yuhao stepped onto this dark earth, he abruptly raised his head and looked around.
He felt as if he had stepped into another world, a barrier completely different from the laws of the outside world.
An indescribable heaviness filled the air, and with each breath, a slight tightness felt in the lungs.
The others followed closely behind Yun Ming, also observing this oppressive world with curiosity and wariness.
The black sand beaches and black reefs made the entire island eerily quiet; even the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks was much more muffled than the outside world.
Soon, everyone noticed the anomaly: they couldn't sense even a trace of the Heaven and Earth Vitality here.
For Soul Master, this means that once their Soul Power is depleted, there will be no way to replenish it on this island.
This made everyone's hearts sink slightly, but they quickly calmed down.
Since this is a treasure trove for the elites of the Shrek Academy throughout history to hone their skills, the rules here naturally have their purpose.
Yun Ming led them slowly along a faintly visible black path toward the center of the island. The dark forest on both sides grew increasingly dense, with twisted branches intertwining high above.
After a while, a faint purplish-black light appeared from the depths of the dense forest ahead, dark and eerie.
Yun Ming stopped in his tracks, and everyone else followed suit.
Just then, a hoarse and aged voice rang out without warning. "Why are you here?"
Only then did everyone realize that, without them noticing, a person had suddenly appeared in front of Yun Ming.
The man was about 1.8 meters tall, but his body was severely hunched over, like an old tree bent by the weight of time.
A head of messy white hair fell down, covering most of his face, revealing only one cloudy and deep-set eye.
He held a shiny black cane in his hand, his face was full of wrinkles, the deep furrows like a dried-up riverbed, and his whole body exuded an indescribable eeriness and vicissitude.
Clearly, the old man knew Yun Ming.
Yun Ming looked at the other person, his expression remaining calm as still water, and simply nodded slightly. "Come and see someone off."
After speaking, Yun Ming stepped aside, revealing Huo Yuhao and the others to the old man in their entirety.
Then he turned his head slightly and introduced the man to the six boys behind him, "You can call this one 'Po Mie '."
Although the group felt a chill run down their spines from the sudden appearance of the mysterious old man and the eerie atmosphere on the island, they maintained proper etiquette and respectfully greeted him, "Senior Po Mie."
The old man opposite, named Po Mie, swept his gaze over the six teenagers one by one, and a strange smile slowly appeared on his wrinkled face.
He didn't say much to the boys, but secretly transmitted his voice to Yun Ming: "Yun boy, you personally brought people here, is there some special arrangement this time?"
Yun Ming paused for a moment, then secretly replied via telepathy, "Proceed as normal, but don't 'trouble' the North Sea Legion this time."
The Po Mie has been stationed on Devil Island for over a thousand years, witnessing generation after generation of Shrek geniuses weep and transform themselves on this island, including Yun Ming back then.
At that time, he felt that this kid was destined for greatness, but he never expected that he would actually become the Number One Person on the mainland.
Upon hearing Yun Ming's words, Po Mie understood the situation.
However, I still can't quite understand why Yun Ming came personally to see people off this time.
His cloudy old eyes slowly swept over the six teenagers, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Could it be that among these youngsters, there is someone even more special than Yun Ming back then?"
However, Po Mie wasn't the type to worry, so if he couldn't figure something out, he simply stopped thinking about it.
He slammed his cane on the ground, turned around, and his hoarse voice echoed through the dark forest, "Come with me."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Yun Ming, but instead of acting immediately.
Yun Ming looked at them and nodded slightly.
Only then did the group begin to move, closely following the hunched figure ahead.
After traveling about a kilometer through the dark, dense forest, the purplish-black light ahead grew increasingly dazzling.
Suddenly, everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and after a brief moment of disorientation, the scene before them had completely changed.
Everyone instinctively stopped and looked around; the scene before them was completely different from the oppressive black world they had just witnessed.
This place is actually a valley, surrounded by green mountains on all sides, with lush green grass underfoot.
The mountains and fields were covered with all kinds of flowers and plants, and the air was filled with a faint, sweet floral fragrance. Compared with the oppressive feeling outside that made it hard to even breathe, this place was simply a paradise.
What surprised everyone even more was that there was the Heaven and Earth Vitality here.
Moreover, Life God Life God force here is extremely strong, even stronger than that on Sea God Island at the Shrek Academy.
However, before everyone could recover from the idyllic scenery, their gazes were involuntarily drawn to the enormous pillar of light shooting into the sky from the center of the valley.
It was a purplish-black pillar of light that rose straight up from the center of the valley and pierced the sky.
Just a glimpse from afar is enough to send a strange shiver down one's spine.
Huo Yuhao calmly surveyed his surroundings when, suddenly, the solemn voice of his teacher Electrolux, echoed in his mind.
"Yuhao, this place is not simple."
"I sensed the power of the God; be careful."