Unrivaled Miracle Doctor: The God-Defying Demonic Consort novel Chapter 545

Chapter 545: Chapter 189: Strange Space, Qingge Is Furious!

In the distance, the outline of a forest was faintly visible.

Underfoot stretched lush grass, undulating along with the terrain. A gentle breeze swept across, stirring up waves of green.

The air here carried the scent of grass, exceptionally fresh, instantly invigorating.

Mu Qingge took a deep breath and sighed inwardly: ’Is this the world of the Trial Space?’

Footsteps approached from behind.

Mu Qingge turned around and saw Jiang Li’s figure.

"I saw someone standing here from afar, and guessed it must be you," Jiang Li said with a smile as she came up to Mu Qingge.

A hint of doubt flashed in Mu Qingge’s clear eyes. "We entered one after the other, how are we so far apart?"

Jiang Li seemed unperturbed, saying, "It’s quite normal. During the space distortion, the position might shift."

Mu Qingge pursed her lips and thought for a moment, scanning the surroundings to find that none of the people who entered with them could be seen, except for her and Jiang Li. Not to mention those who entered earlier.

"The landing space should be random; those who enter close in time should land somewhat nearer to each other. Let’s go find them and regroup," Mu Qingge said to Jiang Li.

"Shouldn’t we look for the Token first?" Jiang Li asked.

Mu Qingge slowly shook her head, "Only a few leaders have the map of the Trial Space. I saw it before entering. The entire Trial Space is safe only in the center; the surrounding areas are marked as forbidden zones. If we don’t find them in time, I’m worried they might accidentally enter the forbidden area."

Jiang Li nodded, "Then let’s walk around a bit."

Jiang Li cast her gaze around, and the scenery made her feel comfortable, her tense nerves relaxing. "The scenery is really nice here. I really want to lie down here and take a beautiful nap."

"This is not a vacation spot," Mu Qingge coldly reminded.

Earlier, she too had felt completely relaxed, but when Jiang Li appeared, she snapped back to alertness.

Jiang Li looked at her in confusion.

"Just when you came over, it was only when you were close that I noticed," Mu Qingge said.

A glint flashed in Jiang Li’s eyes, and the leisurely smile instantly disappeared. She wasn’t stupid; Mu Qingge’s words made her realize. In such a place, if one’s perception and reaction are unknowingly slowed, then relative dangers would be magnified.

Imagine if it wasn’t her but a ferocious Spirit Beast approaching Mu Qingge just now. It might have succeeded in a stealth attack before being noticed.

She and Mu Qingge’s wills were such; if it were someone else...

Jiang Li suddenly felt a chill on her spine, fear crept in!

"Let’s move ahead." She said seriously to Mu Qingge.

It seemed she was somewhat afraid to continue staying in this picturesque place, fearing that she might unknowingly relax her guard.

Mu Qingge nodded, walking shoulder to shoulder toward the grassland’s edge.

Due to the previous encounter, both became extraordinarily vigilant.

Whenever they felt slightly relaxed, they would remind themselves to wake up promptly, not to indulge in this comfortable environment.

When they reached the edge of the grassland, the relaxing feeling gradually faded, Jiang Li exhaled and glanced back at the stretching grassland, sighing, "I can’t believe beneath such a beautiful facade lurks danger."

Mu Qingge reminisced about the earlier sensation and said blandly, "Perhaps this place tests one’s mind. If the heart isn’t strong, one might continue to sink into it unknowingly for an indefinite time, unaware of what could happen."

"This place is bizarre; even such beautiful places hide danger. We must proceed cautiously," Jiang Li said with lingering anxiety.

Earlier she almost stumbled here!

"Let me check the map," Mu Qingge said, taking out the map to confirm her position.

While she was looking at the map, Jiang Li automatically took on the duty of guarding, watching the surroundings for any activity.

After a while, Mu Qingge folded the map and looked at her silently.

Being stared at made Jiang Li a bit uneasy, she couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong?"

Mu Qingge didn’t reply but suddenly attacked.

Dark purple spiritual power condensed into a Light Blade, slashing directly at Jiang Li.

Mu Qingge’s sudden move made Jiang Li’s golden pupils constrict sharply, trying to dodge, but her speed couldn’t match Mu Qingge’s, getting cut in half by the purple Light Blade.

Struck Jiang Li’s face showed astonishment, as her body fragmented.

Just like a shattered mirror.

At the same time, not far from Mu Qingge’s left side, there was a crisp sound.

She turned towards the sound to see another Jiang Li, with similarly shattered mirror-like crystals scattered before her.

As Mu Qingge spotted Jiang Li, Jiang Li noticed her too.

However, both had vigilance and scrutiny in their eyes.

After standing silently for a while, Jiang Li approached and asked, "Are you real or fake?"

This question made Mu Qingge narrow her eyes and retorted, "Are you real or fake?"

Jiang Li paused, her lips curling slightly, "It seems our experiences are the same."

Then, she quickly walked towards Mu Qingge, lowering her guard in her eyes.

"The fake Mu Qingge doesn’t have the purple earring marking altered identity on the left ear," Jiang Li said, standing before Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge also smiled, "The real Jiang Li, deep in her golden pupils, there is a hint of black. Not emerald green."

Jiang Li laughed, her eyes curving like crescent moons. "Did you notice such a subtle difference?"

Mu Qingge nodded.

With a few exchanges, they understood what had just happened.

Jiang Li stuck close to Mu Qingge, the smile faded from her face, she asked quietly, "What just happened? I was right next to you, how did a fake suddenly appear?"

Mu Qingge pursed her lips and said, "After looking at the map, this grassland is called Mirror Image Grassland. There are real ones and fake ones, difficult to distinguish. It’s near a forbidden area. Even a place marked as safe here hides many traps. Its safety is relative to the forbidden zone. We seem to have walked out of the grassland, but actually, we are still inside."

Jiang Li forced a smile, "Just entered, yet fell into a trap, are we too lucky?"

Mu Qingge raised her hand to touch the earring on her left ear, "Now that we know the difference between real and fake, we won’t be deceived again; the traps here hold no significance to us anymore." The Illusionary Artifact her mother gave her still surprised her, unable to be mirrored!

Jiang Li nodded, "How do we leave now?"

"Continue moving forward. Just now in the map, the place connected to Mirror Image Grassland is called Blood Demon Valley. Let’s see if any of ours are there, also it hides five Tokens," Mu Qingge said.

"What are we waiting for?" Jiang Li’s eyes lit up.

The recent ordeal had scared her a bit. Staying longer in this strange place, she didn’t know if the Mu Qingge beside her would silently turn fake.

The duo followed the map’s guidance, moving ahead.

The scenery seemed to change, yet remained unchanged. Luckily, having encountered it once, they wouldn’t be easily fooled again; the remaining path was relatively safe.

...

The scenery before them was entirely different from the Mirror Image Grassland.

However, it wasn’t like a valley.

"Have we managed to get out?" Jiang Li asked Mu Qingge, unsure.

Mu Qingge frowned, the sight before caused her uncertainty as well.

Thinking it over, she decided, "Let’s move forward a bit more."

Jiang Li agreed without objection.

Simultaneously, they took a step forward, and instantly, their surroundings transformed. The Mirror Image Grassland faded away like water waves, disappearing.

Replaced by a steep cliff, sharp as a knife valley.

"This is..." Jiang Li looked in shock at everything before her.

The sky turned murky, replacing the pure blue. Grayish, making the view fuzzy.

The two stood on a rocky ground, flanked by sharp cliffs. Jagged stones hung like sword blades, perilous and horrifying. Ahead, there was just one path.

This path appeared narrow, only allowing one person at a time, both sides covered by black mist, obscured.

"Such a strong scent of blood," Mu Qingge frowned.

Jiang Li’s nose twitched, she nodded, "Indeed, it’s the scent of blood. The source seems to be up ahead." She pointed towards the dark corridor.

"It appears this is the Blood Demon Valley," Mu Qingge remarked her judgment.

"How did we suddenly arrive here?" Jiang Li raised her head, gazing at the mist-covered sky. The cliffs rising towards the sky seemed endless, as if breaking through the heavens.

The two of them stood underground, appearing exceptionally small.

"Perhaps, it’s some kind of forbidden technique. Or maybe, it’s a means we don’t know about." Mu Qingge answered vaguely.

Her clear eyes also brimmed with confusion.

This Trial Space seemed not to be as simple as she initially imagined. At first, upon knowing the existence of this place, she had suspected whether this space, like Mengmeng’s, was a fragment of a small world’s space, or perhaps a space artifact. However, after entering and encountering various strange occurrences, she began to doubt her initial assumptions.

At the very least, the space represented by Mengmeng wasn’t this bizarre. It gave a feeling of one step to paradise and the next to hell.

Jiang Li complained to her, "When you get out and see the Holy King, ask His Majesty to help me solve this mystery." After speaking, her golden eyes flickered with a spark of excitement, "This place really makes one’s blood boil!"

This restless expression made Mu Qingge shake her head and laugh.

She looked at the only way out ahead and said to Jiang Li, "Since there is only one path, let’s move forward."

After saying this, she had already stepped forward.

Jiang Li followed closely, and as the two moved, the scenery in front of them subtly changed.

The black mist blocking the path receded to both sides, exposing the real road ahead of them.

Upon seeing everything in front of them clearly, the pupils of Mu Qingge and Jiang Li contracted simultaneously.

In front of them, the road was so narrow that only one person could pass through, and it was actually a stone bridge floating in endless darkness. On both sides of the stone bridge, it was pitch black, like an abyss with no bottom in sight.

After the initial shock, Mu Qingge and Jiang Li instinctively lowered their heads to look down the bridge’s abyss.

In the darkness, there seemed to be blood-red eyes flashing, constantly watching them.

"What do you think will happen if one falls down?" Jiang Li squinted and said.

"Try it, and you’ll know." Mu Qingge waved her hand, and a beast’s hind leg meat appeared out of thin air, falling into the abyss. This was the food prepared for Yin Chen, now used for an emergency.

Jiang Li’s golden eyes fixed on that piece of hind leg meat.

As the hind leg meat spun and descended, when it became as small as a fist in their view, suddenly two blood-red shadows darted out like lightning, snatched the hind leg meat, and sank down with it.

"..." Mu Qingge.

"..." Jiang Li.

In the darkness, the shadow of the hind leg meat had disappeared. Those red eyes remained hidden at the bottom of the abyss, flickering.

"What is that?" Jiang Li asked.

She wasn’t asking Mu Qingge but rather making an exclamation.

The two red shadows came and disappeared too quickly, completely obscuring their appearances. The only certainty was that the creatures interested in such food as hind leg meat must also be some kind of living entities.

"This place is called Blood Demon Valley. What do you think those things are?" Mu Qingge said with calm eyes, looking around.

"Blood Demon? Never heard of it." Jiang Li frowned.

After saying this, she instinctively turned her eyes, only to suddenly widen them.

"Mu Qingge." Jiang Li called.

Mu Qingge followed her gaze back. When their eyes met, her pupils similarly contracted.

The road they had walked before was gone!

Behind them, there was only endless darkness, seemingly ready to swallow everything at any moment. Amidst that darkness, those blood-red eyes kept flickering.

Retracting her gaze, Mu Qingge calmly said, "It seems we have no choice but to move forward."

"We’ve been standing here for so long, and those blood demons hidden in the dark haven’t attacked. Can it be understood that as long as we don’t fall, nothing will happen?" Jiang Li said.

Mu Qingge nodded, "Based on the information we have, your reasoning seems theoretically correct."

Without further delay, the two continued moving forward.

Indeed, those unknown creatures hidden in the dark did not launch any attack on them.

And once they moved forward, the road behind them disappeared, leaving them no opportunity to turn back. The stone bridge beneath their feet became narrower and narrower.

The gravel covering the bridge was very slippery, providing little grip. A slight slip could cause them to fall into the dark abyss and become food for those unknown creatures.

The two walked on the stone bridge one behind the other, each step was taken with extreme caution.

The silence amplified the fear, as though surrounded by countless watchful eyes. The look from those eyes felt like they regarded them as delicious food.

The stone bridge beneath their feet seemed to have no end.

They could only infer the stone bridge would get narrower as they approached the exit.

After all, this was a Trial Space, and since it wasn’t marked as a forbidden area on the map, it couldn’t be a dead-end.

"If the Mirror Image Grassland tests one’s mind, then what about this Blood Demon Valley? A test of courage?" Jiang Li spoke, breaking the uncomfortable silence.

"I agree with what you said." Mu Qingge moved forward while conversing with Jiang Li.

In such a scenario, lacking courage or composure could cause someone to fall after only a few steps.

"Aren’t there supposed to be five tokens here? How are we supposed to find them?" Jiang Li glanced around, frowning.

In response, Mu Qingge was quite calm. "Since they can place the tokens here, we can find and take them."

Jiang Li nodded, "Besides watching our steps, we should keep an eye on the surroundings."

Mu Qingge gave a slight hum and continued forward.

After walking for a while, the two seemed to gradually adapt to the oppressive environment. Aside from the stone bridge beneath them narrowing to the thickness of an adult man’s arm, nothing else could affect them.

"The smell of blood is getting stronger." Jiang Li sniffed and frowned.

Suddenly, Mu Qingge stopped and frowned, asking, "Do you hear any sounds?"

"Are there sounds?" Jiang Li held her breath, listening closely.

Mu Qingge remained silent too. Her body, modified by the Genetic Transformation Agent, had senses much sharper than an ordinary person’s. She was sure her ears were not mistaken; there indeed were sounds of fighting ahead.

"It seems... someone is fighting?" After a while, Jiang Li spoke uncertainly.

With Jiang Li’s words, Mu Qingge became more certain she hadn’t misheard.

She quickened her pace, gravel constantly sliding down into the abyss beneath her feet. "Since there’s fighting, there are people. Let’s go take a look."

Jiang Li naturally had no objections.

The two accelerated their pace, heading toward the fighting sounds coming from ahead.

Chirp chirp—!

Chirp—! Chirp chirp—! Chirp chirp—!

The closer they got, the more sounds they heard.

Mu Qingge and Jiang Li exchanged a glance, clearly understanding the information in each other’s eyes.

Besides the sounds of weapon clashes, there was another type of sound.

"Yufei, be careful—!" A tense voice suddenly sounded.

Mu Qingge and Jiang Li’s eyes sharpened, immediately identifying the voice as Zhao Nanxing’s.

"They’re ahead!" Mu Qingge said in a deep voice. With a leap, she vanished from Jiang Li’s view.

Jiang Li quickly followed, and when she caught up to Mu Qingge, she found her standing at the end of the stone bridge.

"Whoa! This is a trap!" the two of them swayed unsteadily.

The end of the stone bridge was as thin as a finger.

In front of them, it was like stepping into a vast, deep, dark abyss. Suspended stones of varying sizes floated in the darkness, as if extended from the stone bridge.

And at this moment, a battle occurred. Those red-eyed creatures, unmistakably blood-colored, clashed fiercely with humans.

The creatures were shrieking from their mouths.

Mu Qingge and Jiang Li are not unfamiliar with the humans fighting against them. Besides Zhao Nanxing and Feng Yufei, they recognize part of the Dragon Tooth Guards and the elite from Li Country.

There were about one hundred and fifty of them.

Apparently, they must have fallen directly into the Blood Demon Valley!

Nobody could have imagined that the end of the stone bridge would lead to such a place!

Meanwhile, Mu Qingge’s figure flickered and disappeared from Jiang Li’s sight, reappearing on the floating stones ahead. Likewise, she vanished again and reappeared a bit closer to the others.

Jiang Li wasted no time and followed suit, leaping onto the stone slabs, continuously jumping closer to the crowd.

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