The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 437 Purifying Water

"Yes, that's it."

Fatima gazed brightly at the sky, “The ethereal shadow of the heavens, the guardian of souls and dreams, the legendary creature, the Silver Nightingale!”

"The Leaping Fish has recovered from its berserk state," Zhong Tu said excitedly. "With the addition of the Silver Oriole, even without its berserk state, that nightmare monster will be no match for us!"

"It's saved!"

"Everyone in Lanqiu City is saved!"

"Thank goodness..." Wei Shasha covered her face and cried with relief, "I really thought I was going to die just now."

“But you bravely stood up, didn’t you?” Di You smiled and patted her shoulder, “Just like Wei Ran in the legend.”

“Aren’t you the same?” Wei Shasha’s face flushed slightly.

Upon hearing this, Di You smiled but remained silent.

In mid-air, with the addition of the Silver Oriole, the scales of victory quickly tipped in favor of the legendary creature.

As the saying goes, enemies are especially hostile when they meet. The Nightmare Monster originated from the Silver Oriole's past injuries, and a portion of its power also came from the Silver Oriole itself. Even though they were far away, Qin Lang and the others could clearly sense the deep hatred in the large bird that had just arrived.

A silver claw-like shadow ripped through the sky. In just a few rounds, the Silver Oriole had already torn a large clump of black mist from the Nightmare Monster. A flash of light, the color of the sky, completely obliterated the black mist, and then it launched another attack on the Nightmare Monster.

The Leaping Fish, who had previously fought fiercely against the Nightmare Monster, now wisely took on the role of merely providing support, occasionally firing an energy cannon at the Nightmare Monster to prove that it had also joined the group.

In just a short while, the nightmare monster shrank in size, and its momentum visibly weakened under the combined attack of the two legendary creatures.

Are we going to win?

Qin Lang and the others held their breath, watching the battle in the air with bated breath.

However, just as the Nightmare Monster was about to be completely defeated, the innermost part of its body shrouded in black mist, the original oath fragment corrupted by the power of nightmares, suddenly burst forth with a deep black light.

The next moment, a massive black mist rose from somewhere and quickly flew towards the nightmare monster, eventually merging into its body.

In the blink of an eye, the nightmare monster returned to its peak form once more.

“This…” Zhong Tu’s pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had suddenly thought of something, and his gaze turned to the direction where the black mist was rising.

"That's the venue for the Magnolia Food Festival!"

"I'm afraid so." Qin Lang's expression turned serious. "As mentioned in the Silver Jade's previous record, this kind of monster can strengthen itself and increase its strength through various negative emotions."

"Now almost everyone in the venue is in a nightmare, and the various negative emotions they experience in the nightmare are the best nourishment for this nightmare monster."

“What a troublesome fellow.” Zhao Qian said with a tense face. “Now I understand why the Leaping Fish would rather go into a berserk state than let it be destroyed completely.”

"Nightmares breed negative emotions, and negative emotions, in turn, amplify the power of nightmares if left unchecked and given enough time..."

The thought of such terrible consequences sent a shiver down everyone's spine.

"What do we do now?" Wei Shasha asked with a worried look. "So many people are already trapped in the nightmare, and they can provide healing to the nightmare monsters at any time, which is equivalent to carrying unlimited health packs with them."

"It's dangerous for two legendary creatures to continue expending so much energy like this!"

“There is only one way.” Fatima looked at the battle in the sky and said in a deep voice, “That is to deal with the fragments of the original oath.” “Nightmare monsters are different from ordinary creatures. They are not in a state of flesh and blood, but are composed of nightmare power in their core and on the outside.”

"The loss of these nightmare powers will not harm it, but will only gradually weaken it. As long as new power is replenished, it can recover instantly, a capability that even legendary beings do not possess."

"Therefore, attacking only the external black mist is useless."

"Only by eliminating the fragments of the original oath that are corrupted by the power of nightmares can we truly defeat the nightmare monster."

“But…” Fatima paused for a moment, “the Leaping Fish and the Silver Oriole have both realized this, but their attacks all landed on the black mist and failed to harm the root of the problem.”

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look towards the center of the battlefield.

Upon closer inspection, everything was indeed as Fatima had said.

Whether it's the Silver Oriole or the Leaping Fish, their attacks are aimed at the core of the Nightmare Monster, but they can't actually touch it.

The Nightmare Monster has protected its only weakness extremely well.

"Are we going to keep dragging this on like this?" Zhao Qian couldn't help but clench her fists. "Although the Leaping Fish and the Silver Oriole have the advantage right now, if this continues, the Nightmare Monster will definitely gain the upper hand."

"Let me think of a way." After a moment of silence, Qin Lang suddenly spoke.

"What's your idea?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask.

"It's not certain yet," Qin Lang mumbled, then closed his eyes and entered a state of introspection.

In a moment of inspiration, he suddenly remembered that he possessed something of considerable importance: the mysterious Traveler's Book.

He had completed his seventeenth check-in near the Nightingale Statue, but the situation was urgent and he didn't have time to check his results.

Then, after entering the sealed land, Qin Lang heard the sound of the Traveler's Book turning pages in his mind once again.

It seems there's only one possibility: the eighteenth painting he hasn't seen yet corresponds to the content in the Sealed Land, and he's already successfully checked in there!
If that's the case, he'll get two rewards!

While the rewards from the Traveler's Book were valuable, they weren't enough to handle a crisis of this magnitude.

But this time, Qin Lang felt that things might be different!
In the blink of an eye, Qin Lang, his mind focused on the star veins, grabbed the Traveler's Book and flipped it over to the back of the seventeenth painting.

Something he had never seen before appeared before his eyes.

It was a stream of water that was constantly changing shape. It was crystal clear and seemed to possess a very peculiar power. Just seeing this stream of water gave Qin Lang a refreshing feeling of his heart being cleansed.

That's it!

Qin Lang reached out and grabbed it, a strange realization dawning on him. Just as he had guessed, this special substance called "purifying water" possessed the powerful ability to soothe all impurities!

With it, the Silver Oriole and the Leaping Fish can purify the Nightmare Monster's vital points and finally completely defeat it!

Just before exiting the internal vision state, Qin Lang casually glanced at the eighteenth painting.

That was the innermost part of the sealed land, a stone pillar inlaid with fragments of the original oath that had been corrupted.

In the lower right corner of this landscape painting, there is also a small green checkmark indicating that the visit has been successfully completed.

(End of this chapter)