Chapter 241 The Enhancement of the "Core"
Chapter 241 The Enhancement of the "Core"
"Why don't you just use your divine power to envelop that thing and then put it away?"
Looking at the mud gushing out of the ground, the Great Tree King gave Bai Mu an idea.
Shiraki felt the idea was unlikely to work, but since he didn't want to touch the thing, he did it anyway.
A beam of colorful light flowed from Bai Mu's palm, drifting towards the mouth of the silt and enveloping it.
Just as Bai Mu was frowning and the Great Tree King was looking forward to reclaiming the spoils of war, an unexpected change occurred.
The muddy crater enveloped by the divine power of the white wood was melting away at a speed visible to everyone present, like foam encountering flames.
In just a few breaths, the muddy estuary that was enveloped by the divine power of the white wood was completely annihilated by the divine power.
Seeing this, Bai Mu's furrowed brows relaxed.
He finally understood why he had thought the method was not feasible earlier; it turned out that they had overlooked one problem: their divine power was too strong.
Although these silt gushing outfalls are stubborn, their strength is still far inferior to the divine power of the white wood.
Bai Mu only released a tiny bit of his divine power, and it was already the limit that the silt gushing out of the mouths could withstand.
After a brief moment of surprise, the others quickly realized what was happening.
Then, everyone turned their attention to their surroundings and began searching for the muddy creeks in the vicinity.
They wanted to see if their divine power could dissolve the muddy sluice gates here.
"Hey."
Wendy found one first and flew over to it.
The crowd followed closely behind.
Then, several gods, whose mere stomp could make a country tremble, gathered together and took turns using their divine power to impact a purple protrusion oozing out silt.
After a period of pointless research, the group discovered that, when using the same amount of divine power, the divine power of Shiraki and Kage had the most significant effect on the silt gushing outfall.
Secondly, the divine power of Zhongli, Ruoduo, and Wendy is almost equally effective when combined in equal quantities.
The worst is the Great Compassion Tree King.
Actually, it can't be said that she is the worst; it's just that her divine power and the silt gushing out naturally clash.
In small quantities, it can trigger a backlash from the geyser.
But if the quantity is large...
This will trigger an even stronger counterattack.
After discussion, the group reached a conclusion regarding this phenomenon:
The silt-filled estuary is closely related to the dead zone of Sumeru.
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"It's now basically confirmed that this thing is indeed connected to the Dead Zone. Do you still want to collect it and take it with you?"
Looking at the newly discovered mud puddle at his feet, Bai Mu asked the Great Tree King beside him.
Actually, collecting these things is very simple; you just need to reach out and grab a handful.
The problem is, nobody wants to reach out and grab this thing.
"It would be best if we could take some with us."
The Great Compassion Tree King nodded.
Then she turned to look at Bai Mu.
Give me your left hand.
Upon hearing this, Bai Mu was somewhat puzzled, but he still obediently extended his hand.
Looking at the hand that Bai Mu offered, the Great Tree King smiled slightly and gently ran his fingertips across Bai Mu's palm.
Just as Shiraki thought she was going to take his hand, the Great Tree King's hand had already reached the joint of Shiraki's left arm.
Then, before Bai Mu could react, she exerted force...
Caught completely off guard, Shiramu stumbled, and his left hand, just as the Great Tree King had wished, plunged into the muddy gully in front of him.
"I**!"
A curse, seemingly unintelligible, escaped Bai Mu's lips as if by reflex.
But before he could think any further, the "core" in his left hand suddenly sent a jolt through him.
Bai Mu temporarily put aside his ill intentions towards the Great Kindness Tree King and focused his attention on his left hand, intending to first figure out why the "core" was throbbing.
Guided by Bai Mu, a dark red "core" flew out from his left palm and hovered directly above the mouth of the silt.
When the "core" appeared in the outside world, the Great Tree King beside Shiroki subconsciously frowned and took a half step back.
Following his intuition, Shiraki placed the "core" inside the silt gushing outfall.
After the "core" entered the silt inlet, the silt seemed to have found an outlet, and rushed into the "core" all at once.
Seeing this, Shiraki did not stop it.
He discovered that the "nucleus" was slowly growing stronger as the silt continued to flow in.
Although the change is not very obvious, the increase in strength is real.
This surprised and delighted Shiraki.
He had absolutely no idea how to enhance this power.
Now that he has finally found a way to become stronger, how could he not be happy?
"Hehe, you're really my lucky star."
Bai Mu suddenly turned around and forcefully picked up the Great Tree King behind him.
Completely ignoring the stares of others around them, Shiramu tightly hugged the Great Tree King with her right hand, while her left hand, which had touched the mud, kept pinching her face.
Only when the Great Tree King began to close its eyes and pretend to be dead did Bai Mu stop what he was doing and put it down.
"Cough cough."
"Should we still go to the Frostbite Nail next?"
After Bai Mu put down the Great Compassion Tree King, Zhong Li coughed twice and stepped forward to ask.
Upon hearing this, Bai Mu did not answer immediately.
He glanced at the Great Compassion Tree King and said to it:
"The silt inlets no longer need to be collected."
"I can give you the 'core' when the time comes, and you can use it to deal with the dead zone."
After saying that, Bai Mu ignored the Great Compassion Tree King, who was still standing there in shock, and turned to answer Zhong Li's question.
"I definitely need to go to the Nail of Frost, but before that, I plan to go to another place first."
Everyone immediately understood what the "other place" Shiraki was referring to was.
"By the way, is the pollution problem in the Layered Rock Abyss considered solved from now on?"
As they walked toward the "Nameless Ruins," the Dragon King Ruoduo suddenly spoke.
His idea was wonderful, but after a period of rational analysis, Zhongli shook his head.
"It's not that simple."
"The pollution here comes not only from these mud creeks, but also from the Abyss Cult."
"As long as the forces of the abyss within this place are not eliminated, it will be almost impossible to solve the pollution problem."
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