Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Chapter 270 Past Events 5

The elders had no choice but to swallow their bitterness and suffer in silence at the hands of the puppet god and the camp, continuing their search for the Destiny Stone. Once they found it and returned to the divine kingdom, they would thoroughly investigate the matter and make those who had attacked their divine descendants suffer!

...

Using their senses, Ling Yi had Ye Qing Shuang drive around the West District for a while. Since they couldn't sense any fragments of the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl, the group left the West District and entered the North District.

The northern region of the Sea God Kingdom is a land of ice and snow. Because the power here far surpasses that of the outside world, the wind and snow in the northern region are even more biting and piercing. To enter such a place, one must use power to protect one's body.

Those whose cultivation is not strong enough will still feel the cold even if they use spiritual power to protect themselves. Once they feel the cold, if they do not get rid of it in time, they will gradually fall into a deep sleep in the wind and snow.

Inside the carriage, Ye Qingshuang placed a pile of fire spirit stones in a furnace specifically used to hold spirit stones. The warmth released by the fire spirit stones enveloped the carriage, isolating it from the cold of the northern district.

After Ye Qingshuang put it away, she looked at Ling Yi and asked, "Is it possible that the fragment is in the central area?"

Ling Yi shook her head: "The possibility is slim."

Upon entering the Sea God Kingdom, Jin Zhou led her and Tian Yan to the central region. They then approached the palace, but there was no reaction. It was unlikely that they were in the central region. Of course, it was possible that the power was blocking their senses. However, it was still early, as Jin Zhou had mentioned, that they could find another place first. They did not go to the central divine domain again.

After listening to Ling Yi's words, Ye Qingshuang said, "Then let's search in the North District first."

"Mm," Ling Yi replied, without saying anything more.

...

After entering the northern district, Ling Yi instructed Ye Qingshuang and the others to choose a slow route to prevent the carriage from traveling too fast and causing an accident in the snowstorm, while he himself rode the little golden tiger on a long journey, carefully sensing the surroundings.

I searched the northern district for seven days, but still no sign of anything.

Ling Yi stood on the back of the little golden tiger, looking at the snow-capped mountain not far ahead: "Land on the mountaintop."

Upon hearing this, Little Golden Tiger sped up and landed on the snow-capped mountain.

Ling Yi dismounted from the little golden tiger's back and walked forward.

Upon seeing this, Little Golden Tiger immediately shrank and chased after it.

The wind and snow at the mountaintop were much stronger than those below, and without using spiritual power to protect oneself and clear a path, it was impossible to stay there for long.

Seeing Ling Yi set up the barrier, the little golden tiger quickly flew back: "Ling Yi, you've been moving forward, did you sense something?"

"No," Ling Yi said calmly, "I didn't sense the aura of the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl, but..."

Little Golden Tiger looked bewildered: "But what?"

Ling Yi looked ahead: "Since entering the North District, we have been to many places, but the spiritual energy here is stronger than anywhere else, and the Spirit-Gathering Pearl can generate spiritual energy."

"So you suspect the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl is here?" After saying that, the little golden tiger realized something was off: "Then why didn't you sense it?"

“Then there’s only one possibility.” Ling Yi said as he stepped on the rocks and flew to a higher place: “The fragment of the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl is inside a human or beast.”

Little Golden Tiger followed Ling Yifei up. Before he could say anything, he looked ahead and saw a clear lake. In such a cold place as the North District, the lake was not frozen!

A cold wind blew, and ripples spread across the lake, making it look like a shimmering mirror.

The place on the mountaintop where the wind and snow were heaviest had an unfrozen lake, which looked very strange, and Little Golden Tiger immediately became alert.

Ling Yi leaped over the boulder and landed by the lake.

Seeing this, Little Golden Tiger quickly followed: "Ling Yi, are you going down?"

"Mm," Ling Yi replied.

Little Golden Tiger was a little worried: "Ling Yi, why don't we wait until everyone arrives before going down?"

This lake is so strange.

Lingyi looked at it and said, "I'll go down first. You wait for them up here."

Little Golden Tiger wanted to say something after hearing this, but Ling Yi didn't give it a chance and went straight into the lake.

Little Golden Tiger had no choice but to wait there, waiting for Ling Yi and Ye Qingshuang to arrive.

...

After Ling went down to the lake, he discovered a problem: the lake water was warm!

It was because the water was warm that it didn't freeze, but maintaining the water temperature in such a cold place is not easy. Thinking of this, Ling Yi immediately headed towards the bottom of the lake.

The deeper he went, the higher the water temperature became. Eventually, in the frigid North District, Ling Yi had to use his icy power to keep the scalding water at bay.

After reaching the bottom of the lake, Ling Yi first scanned the surroundings, and finding nothing, immediately headed forward.

After traveling some distance, a faint red light appeared in the water. Upon seeing the light, Ling Yi strengthened the isolation formation and continued forward.

As Ling Yi went forward, the red light grew from faint to dazzling. When Ling Yi passed through the red light and reached the brightest point, he saw a vibrant, beating heart.

The heart before me is much larger than a human heart and is not human. With each heartbeat, a rich spiritual energy spreads out.

The spiritual energy emanating from the heart gathers here, making the spiritual energy here more concentrated than in other parts of the North District.

Just as Ling Yi was looking at the heart in front of him, a melodious song rang in his ears.

Children, women, men... many people were singing together.

As the song played, Ling Yi's gaze gradually became unfocused. Then, the power enveloping his body began to dissipate, and the scalding water surged silently, eagerly rushing towards the weaker barrier.

however……

The barrier's power instantly intensified, and Ling Yi's vision cleared. The singing paused, and before it could react, Ling Yi used the ice shards to rush forward, instantly arriving in front of the heart.

The fingernails, gleaming with black light, pierced towards the heart. Just as they were about to reach the heart, a force shot out, breaking through the water and heading straight for Ling Yi.

Ling Yi suddenly turned to the side, and the force grazed his cheek, leaving a burn mark on his face.

The wound burned with pain, but Ling Yi paid no attention. He continued to attack while dodging, and his sharp nails pierced directly into his heart.

The moment Ling Yi pierced the heart, the enormous heart burst forth with a blinding red light, as if a balloon had been punctured.

The red rays converged and enveloped Ling Yi.

Ling Yi remained within the crimson light. Protected by the power, he did not rush to leave. Instead, he looked around within the crimson light and soon spotted a heart of normal size.

Upon seeing the heart, Ling Yi moved swiftly and reached out to grab it, but the heart, sensing Ling Yi's intention, immediately retreated.

Ling Yi chased after it amidst the crimson light, his heart racing. Even after using his Instant Flash repeatedly, he couldn't catch up with it.

Realizing this, Ling Yi stopped, looked at the receding heart, and frowned slightly; something was wrong.

She had seen this lake before coming down, and it was nothing like the lakes in other parts of the Sea God Kingdom. This one was very small; judging by her teleportation just now, she should have already reached the edge, but now…

There was still water ahead, and the edge was completely invisible.

If it lacks the power of illusion and isn't an illusion, then the only option is to move to another location.

As for when it was changed...

It can only happen when the heart bursts open and the red light gathers.

Just as Ling Yi paused to ponder, her heart, which had been wandering away, returned, stopping in front of her, its rhythm rising and falling as if saying, "Come on, catch me!"

Ling Yi looked at the heart, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips. Then, he moved and used his teleportation ability to catch up again.

Seeing Ling Yi chasing after him, Heart suddenly ran away.

Knowing that the location had changed, Ling Yi did not stop and followed Heart forward. At first, the distance between the two was quite far, but the further they went, the shorter the distance became.

As he approached the heart, Ling Yi once again entered the red light's range. With two quick flashes, Ling Yi completely closed the distance and reached out to grab the heart.

"bang bang bang"

Ling Yi grabbed the violently pounding heart in his hand.

Ling Yi looked coldly at the heart in his hand: "Why isn't it running anymore?"

The heart could not answer, but after Ling Yi asked, the red light released by the heart began to gather. Without the red light obscuring it, the scene in front became clear.

The heart had moved Ling Yi from the Snow Lake in the North District. Although Ling Yi knew they had moved, because she had been in the water the whole time, she didn't know where they had ended up. But now...

Ling Yi looked at the huge stone tablet in front of him and understood.

Mermaid Tomb.

This heart brought her to the Mermaid's Tomb.

Ling Yi lowered her eyes to look at her heart, her tone indifferent: "Why did you bring me here?"

Given the speed of this heart before, she wouldn't have been able to catch up with it so quickly if it hadn't deliberately turned back. The fact that it caught up so quickly can only mean that it did it on purpose.

but why?

The heart could not answer; it simply exerted force in Ling Yi's hand, trying to leave.

Ling Yi didn't know what it wanted to do, but the heart had deliberately led her here, so even if she let go, it probably wouldn't run away.

Thinking of this, Ling Yi let go of his hand.

As Ling Yi released his grip, the heart flew out and darted towards the stone tablet. The next moment, the heart crashed into the tablet, and the singing in his ears became exceptionally clear. The heart shattered upon impact with the tombstone, and a glowing fragment fell out. At the same time, a dark opening appeared on the stone tablet, and the fragment fell into it.

Seeing the fragment fall in, Ling Yi moved swiftly and gave chase.

Passing through the dark opening in the tombstone, Ling landed, picked up the fallen fragments, and then looked up ahead. One after another, the stone statues of merfolk filled the space in front of her, stretching as far as the eye could see.

At that moment, the fragments of the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl in his hand began to crystallize and disappear.

Ling Yi withdrew his gaze and looked at his palm. As the fragments of the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl completely disappeared, the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl on the Destiny Map was fully lit up. It was an extremely clear and beautiful pearl.

Ling Yi took out the Destiny Chart, and the Pearl Spirit and Mirror Spirit appeared simultaneously.

Ling Yi looked at the two of them: "Do you know each other?"

The Mirror Spirit and the Pearl Spirit exchanged a glance, then said, "They look familiar, but I have no memory of them."

"Oh," Ling Yi responded, then asked, "Now that our divine senses have returned to the past, who among you will do it this time?"

Zhu Ling looked puzzled: "Past life?"

The Mirror Spirit coughed and said, "Only I can handle this kind of thing."

"Okay." Ling Yi looked at Zhu Ling: "You go back first."

Zhu Ling looked at Jing Ling and then at Ling Yi. Although she didn't know what they meant by "past life," she was somewhat unwilling to have helped Ling Yi. Before going back, she looked at Ling Yi and said, "If you want to cultivate in the future, you can let me set up a place for you and let the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl generate spiritual energy."

Ling nodded, indicating that she understood.

The Mirror Spirit whispered from the side, "I can do this too."

Zhu Ling glanced at him, feeling a bit annoyed with him. Why did he always have to do everything?

He's capable!

The Mirror Spirit had no idea what the Pearl Spirit was thinking. After the Pearl Spirit returned to the Destiny Chart, it glanced ahead and said, "Ling Yi, are you sure you want to enter the Past Life in this place?"

Ling looked at him and said, "This place isn't suitable?"

"No, that's not it." The Mirror Spirit looked at the stone statues, somewhat uncomfortable. "Don't you think this place is dangerous?"

“I know.” Ling Yi looked at the stone statues and immediately noticed their problem.

The stone statues were filled with black mist, exactly the same as the black mist outside that could create shadows. Each statue was covered in black mist. Logically, there should be many shadows in this place, but no shadows have appeared since she appeared. There is only one possibility: something here is suppressing the black mist, preventing it from creating shadows.

Since there's something to suppress it, there's nothing wrong with it, especially...

Someone is watching.

Thinking of this, Ling Yi looked at the Mirror Spirit: "You weren't sure if you could see what came after you found it, why don't you try now?"

The Mirror Spirit and Ling Yi had seen her past life together. Not only was Ling Yi curious, but the Mirror Spirit was also curious. Therefore, when she heard Ling Yi say this, the Mirror Spirit immediately nodded: "Okay."

Just after saying that, the Mirror Spirit added, "However, every time I show you my past life, I will be unable to wake up for a long time."

“I know.” Ling Yi looked at the Mirror Spirit: “The most important thing you need to do is to show me my past life. As for the rest, others will take care of that. After you’ve shown me, you can rest in peace and sleep.”

“Okay,” the Mirror Spirit replied.

Seeing that the Mirror Spirit agreed, Ling Yi chose a place to sit down, placed the Destiny Map on his lap, and was about to close his eyes when he saw that there was a line between the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl and the Mountain and River Mirror.

Before the pattern on the Spirit-Gathering Pearl was fully illuminated, there was no line between the Mountain and River Mirror and the Spirit-Gathering Pearl; now, however, there is...

Ling Yi thought for a moment and looked at the Mirror Spirit: "There's something I'm quite curious about."

Mirror Spirit: "What?"

Ling Yi said, "According to what you said, you would fall into a deep sleep after showing me my past life, but this time it has been less than two years since you last showed me my past life, and you recovered on your own?"

After hearing Ling Yi's words, the Mirror Spirit realized something was wrong: "No, if I were to recover on my own, I shouldn't wake up so quickly..."

"Then take a look at this." Ling pointed to the Destiny Chart.

The Mirror Spirit looked down and, upon seeing the line Ling Yi was pointing to, paused for a moment before saying, "Ling Yi, try and see if you can still summon the Pearl Spirit?"

Ling Yi raised an eyebrow: "She just got back, why would she ask that?"

The Mirror Spirit said, "She just appeared because the Spirit Pearl was complete. As the Spirit Pearl's spirit, she should have appeared when it was complete, but now..." The Mirror Spirit paused and voiced its suspicion, "Based on the power I consumed last time, I shouldn't have woken up so quickly, but I woke up when the Spirit Pearl's spirit was complete. I must have absorbed the Spirit Pearl's spirit's power."