A God-tier Counter-damage Priest, I am the Master!

189: The Little Thoughts of the Two Celestial PetsAs for those low-grade spirit crystals, perhaps they could make his body even stronger.

Regarding all of this, Bai Tian’s heart was filled with doubt, yet also carried a hint of anticipation.

He decided to ask Liao Fan and the others in the team to see if they had similar experiences.

However, when he tried to contact them through the team channel, he received a frustrating prompt.

— ”(Ding-dong)!”

”(Your teammates are too far away from you; the team channel is temporarily unavailable for communication.)”

Bai Tian’s expression darkened; they were actually already so far away from him!

He couldn’t help but feel a bit flustered, but the current situation didn’t allow him much time to think.

The only thing that gave him some comfort was that his two great immortal pets—the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape—still maintained a connection with him.

Bai Tian took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and then said to the Little Dragon Zombie, ”Go, you lead the way.”

As a pet with infinite evolutionary potential, the Little Dragon Zombie’s level of intelligence was quite considerable.

It immediately led the way in front, guiding Bai Tian forward.

A few minutes later, Bai Tian felt the surrounding blood mist becoming increasingly thick; the air seemed permeated with a damp scent, and the faint sound of flowing water could be heard.

After walking for another minute, they finally passed through the layers of blood mist, and a black-colored stream appeared before them.

In the stream lay a dozen or so corpses of soldiers who had already lost their life force, scattered haphazardly.

The Little Dragon Zombie pointed at these corpses, seemingly wanting to express something to Bai Tian.

Bai Tian walked closer to take a look, and his scalp instantly went numb.

The corpses of these soldiers were actually bloated and turning blue, with a large number of mutated fish, shrimp, and crabs attached to the surface, frantically devouring their bodies.

The water quality of the entire stream had become foul and murky, and the fish, shrimp, and crabs living within had also mutated, their sizes being one to two times larger than normal.

Several of the soldiers’ corpses had even been hollowed out by these mutated creatures.

Suddenly, a soldier’s corpse that had been eaten until only half the flesh remained was propped up by a mutated soft-shelled turtle over half a meter tall.

This mutated soft-shelled turtle was countless times larger than a normal one, weighing at least four to five hundred pounds.

It easily crushed half a palm with its bite, and then when it saw Bai Tian, red light flickered within its pupils, revealing a bloodthirsty gleam.

After tossing the corpse aside, it actually moved as fast as a human, lunging toward Bai Tian.

This mutated soft-shelled turtle was not an isolated case; other mutated fish, shrimp, and crabs also leaped and moved, surging forward like an army of locusts.

For someone with trypophobia, this was undoubtedly a nightmare-like ordeal.

The Ancestral Return Strange Horse showed no fear and instantly activated [Extreme Cold Storm]. A vortex of freezing current swept through, freezing all the mutated creatures lunging at Bai Tian into ice sculptures, which then shattered into dust.

However, the mutated creatures killed this time did not provide any essence or spirit crystals. It seemed that only those mutated creatures that had reached a certain level of power would provide feedback upon being killed.

“Nice job!”

Bai Tian praised the Ancestral Return Strange Horse from the bottom of his heart, then crossed the stream and continued exploring.

However, deep within his heart, an inexplicable worry welled up in Bai Tian.

Was this wave of eerie blood mist just a phenomenon unique to the Great Xia Region, or had it already spread to various places around the world?

From the current situation, in the places covered by the blood mist, the ecological environment had already been severely damaged—plants were withered, water sources polluted, and creatures mutated. This was definitely not a good sign.

Once this dire situation spread globally, not only would mutated creatures pose a massive threat, but even the clean water and food that humans relied on for survival would be severely affected.

At that time, survival itself would become a major problem.

Previously, before entering the blood mist, the military district soldiers had mentioned that the blood mist started from a black hole and spread five hundred meters away.

But now it seemed that the actual situation was far more serious than that.

After crossing this black stream and advancing for another ten-plus minutes, he still couldn’t contact Jiang Yuebai’s trio.

Fortunately, at this time, the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape sent a signal, claiming they had found that black hole.

Relying on the telepathic connection between master and pet, as well as the Little Dragon Zombie’s constant guidance, ten minutes later, Bai Tian finally arrived before the two great immortal pets.

He saw the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape staring solemnly at the eerie black hole ahead, which was as dark as ink and resembled a space-time wormhole.

From that black hole, a large amount of eerie blood mist constantly erupted, permeating the air and turning this place into its own separate world.

On the surrounding ground lay countless corpses of large mutated creatures—birds, fish, and insects of all kinds—all of which had been burned into charred remains.

Clearly, these were the masterpieces of the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape.

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion let out two heavy snorts and turned its gaze toward Bai Tian.

“Hehe, the world you are in is in trouble.”

The Vajra Demon Ape grinned, revealing a strange smile, and said, “This black hole is actually formed after a dimensional barrier node shattered.”

Bai Tian listened in confusion and couldn’t help but ask, “dimensional barrier node? What is that?”

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion gave him a ’you have no worldliness’ look and explained, “You can imagine it as a broken otherworldly passage that allows two completely different worlds to connect with each other.”

“Based on our observation, the world you are in is nothing more than a Dharma-Ending world. In the cosmic ratings, it’s practically at the bottom, not even qualifying as a Level 1 world.”

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion continued, “And the plane on the other side of this black hole connected to your world is at least a Level 2 world.”

“Once a high-plane world connects with a low-plane world, all the living beings in your world will have to pray for their own luck.”

The Vajra Demon Ape crossed its arms and nodded faintly. “Exactly. The resources of every world are limited. When a higher-level world can enter a lower-level world, everything in the lower world will become their slaves, at their mercy to be slaughtered.”

The words of these two great immortal pets caused Bai Tian’s worldview to completely collapse.

If he hadn’t seen too many incredible things in the game [Nine Heavens], he wouldn’t be able to accept this fact at all right now.

Bai Tian took a deep breath and asked, “Then according to what you’re saying, isn’t my world finished?”

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape looked at each other and smiled playfully. “Not necessarily. This black hole and the docking otherworldly node have only just begun and haven’t fully formed yet.”

“As long as we can destroy the connection and erase this dimensional black hole within this time, we can ensure the peace of your world.”

Speaking to this point, the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape both looked at Bai Tian, a hint of a cunning gleam flashing in their eyes. “Actually, the two of us can help you save the world you’re in.”

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion said, “However, we need to pay a significant price. So...”

Bai Tian heard the underlying meaning in their words; these two guys were negotiating terms with him!

They must have set their sights on something on his person.

However, Bai Tian had already been squeezed dry by them. Now the only good things on him were the system rewards: the [calamity breaking stone], the [heavenly secret box], and the [Level 7 Immortal Talisman].

Speaking of which, Bai Tian hadn’t had time to check these things... Moreover, as for the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape, they were incredibly shrewd, and Bai Tian didn’t necessarily believe everything they said.

Taking this opportunity, Bai Tian turned around to check those three system-rewarded items in his bag.

Seeing Bai Tian turn his back, the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape began to communicate secretly through voice transmission.

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion had the most schemes: “Cooperate well. Whether we can get the [calamity breaking stone] in his hands depends on this wave.”

The Vajra Demon Ape had a more straightforward nature and transmitted: “How about we just tell him the truth? He was hit by that Monarch-level Yuan Yao’s Soul Blood Curse and became a living cosmic coordinate, which is why this black hole...”

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion directly interrupted it: “Absolutely not! I don’t want to lie to him either, but if we don’t put on an act, he might not be willing to give us such a rare and peerless treasure like the [calamity breaking stone].”

“Besides, even if we told him everything, to solve this trouble, he would still need the two of us to help and enter this black hole together. It won’t be possible without a fierce battle.”

“We can’t just give our efforts for nothing, can we?”

After hearing the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion’s transmission, the Vajra Demon Ape hesitated for a moment but finally acquiesced.

As for Bai Tian, he had already begun to check the [calamity breaking stone], the [heavenly secret box], and the [Level 7 Immortal Talisman]...