A magical journey of a sharp-tongued woman and a goofy man

The two headed towards the source of the spiritual energy fluctuations deep within the ruins, the surrounding darkness like thick ink, almost swallowing them whole.

In the pitch-black darkness, only the spiritual energy shield activated by Jiang Ye emitted a faint light, barely illuminating a small area around him.

The light flickered in the darkness, like a candle in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

"This place is so eerie, what if some ancient monster suddenly appears?" Jiang Ye joked casually, but his tense shoulders and slightly trembling voice betrayed his inner nervousness.

Ye Shuli ignored his banter, her brows furrowed slightly as she rapidly analyzed the current situation.

This spiritual energy fluctuation is so powerful that it is definitely not from an ordinary person; they must be careful.

"Stop joking around, watch out for your surroundings," Ye Shuli whispered, a hint of worry in her voice.

As they ventured deeper, the fluctuations of spiritual energy grew stronger, and the surrounding air seemed to solidify, creating a suffocating atmosphere.

Suddenly, a massive vortex of spiritual energy appeared before them, like the gaping maw of an abyss, radiating an aura of destruction.

At the center of the vortex, a ghostly blue light flickered, like will-o'-the-wisps from hell, sending chills down one's spine.

Anything that gets close will be instantly engulfed and pulverized into dust.

"Holy crap! What the hell is this?!" Jiang Ye couldn't help but curse, instinctively taking a step back.

Ye Shuli's expression also turned serious. The power of this vortex far exceeded their expectations, and forcing their way through was definitely not an option.

"Let's go around it." Ye Shuli made a quick decision, pulling Jiang Ye along as they tried to go around the edge of the whirlpool.

However, the vortex seemed to have its own consciousness, and it moved along with them, always blocking their path.

The eerie blue light flickered erratically, like the gaze of a demon, fixed intently on them.

A hint of anxiety finally appeared on Ye Shuli's face.

The eeriness of the vortex made her feel uneasy.

"Looks like this thing has its eye on us." Jiang Ye swallowed hard, gripping Ye Shuli's hand tightly, as if afraid she would be sucked away by the vortex's suction.

Just then, the vortex suddenly accelerated its rotation, and a powerful suction force swept towards them...

"Watch out!" Jiang Ye shouted, pulling Ye Shuli behind him abruptly...

Jiang Ye felt a strong suction force suddenly pull him up, and his body flew uncontrollably toward the dark blue vortex.

The whistling wind in my ears sounded like the howling of ghosts and wolves, and everything in front of me became blurry and distorted.

He felt like a kite with a broken string, caught in an uncontrollable storm.

"Jiang Ye!" Ye Shuli's heart-wrenching cry came from behind her. She reached out, trying to grab him, her fingertips almost touching the hem of his clothes, but in the next second she was pulled away by the vortex's suction and almost got caught in it as well.

Jiang Ye struggled desperately at the edge of the whirlpool, his hands gripping a protruding rock tightly, his knuckles turning white and the veins on the back of his hands bulging.

The vortex's suction was like an invisible giant hand, dragging him in little by little.

He felt his power being swallowed by the vortex, his body growing heavier and heavier, as if filled with lead.

He looked at Ye Shuli, and the surrounding space seemed to distort because of his danger, with a suffocating sense of oppression filling the air.

At the critical moment, Ye Shuli calmed down.

She recalled the principles of physics from her modern knowledge: electromagnetic fields, gravitational waves...

Etc., etc!

This is a fantastical world brimming with spiritual energy!

A brilliant idea flashed into her mind, and she came up with a daring plan.

"I'll risk it all!" Ye Shuli gritted her teeth, mobilized all her spiritual power, and began to manipulate the surrounding spiritual energy structure.

She compressed and rotated her spiritual energy, creating a flow of spiritual energy in the opposite direction to the vortex's suction force, like creating a small "anti-vortex" next to the vortex.

This reverse flow of spiritual energy was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into the core of the vortex.

The surrounding spiritual energy instantly became chaotic, emitting a buzzing vibration, like thousands of bees flying around your ears.

Jiang Ye felt the suction force on his body suddenly lessen. He seized the opportunity, kicked off with his foot, and used the thrust of the reverse spiritual energy flow to break free from the edge of the vortex, falling to the ground in a sorry state.

The surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations gradually subsided, and everything returned to calm, as if the thrilling scene just now was merely an illusion.

Only the rearranged spiritual energy trajectory after the chaos seemed to be marveling at Ye Shuli's abilities.

"Phew..." Jiang Ye let out a long breath. The relief of surviving the ordeal left him limp on the ground, completely powerless.

He looked at Ye Shuli, his eyes filled with gratitude and...

A lingering fear washed over her. "Li'er, you're amazing!"

Ye Shuli also breathed a sigh of relief, her tense nerves finally relaxing.

"so far so good……"

"Wait..." Jiang Ye suddenly stood up, looking ahead warily, "What's that..."

Before the words were finished, a deafening roar echoed throughout the depths of the ruins.

The ground trembled violently, and debris flew everywhere, as if some enormous creature was awakening.

"Roar--!"

A gigantic spiritual creature appeared before the two of them.

Its entire body is composed of dark blue spiritual energy, and its shape resembles a tiger magnified countless times. Its limbs are as thick as pillars supporting the sky, and every step it takes causes the ground to tremble.

It roared to the sky, and the sound waves transformed into tangible shockwaves that swept towards Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye.

"Holy crap! This is spiritual energy that has become sentient!" Jiang Ye exclaimed, instinctively shielding Ye Shuli behind him.

The giant tiger's eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light as it locked onto the two "little ones" before it. With a sudden swipe of its front paw, a sharp blade of spiritual energy shot out, heading straight for the two.

"Get out of the way!" Jiang Ye shouted, pulling Ye Shuli aside to avoid the danger.

The spiritual energy blade struck the ground, instantly creating a huge crater, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.

"This thing has an off-the-charts attack power!" Jiang Ye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, still shaken.

Ye Shuli frowned, her mind racing.

This giant tiger of spiritual power is far stronger than them; a head-on confrontation is definitely not an option.

She must find its weakness!

"Jiang Ye, you distract it, I'll find its weakness!" Ye Shuli shouted to Jiang Ye without hesitation.

"Alright! Watch me!" Although Jiang Ye was apprehensive, he rushed forward without hesitation.

He wielded a longsword imbued with spiritual energy, slashing left and right, leaping and bounding like a nimble monkey, constantly harassing the giant tiger of spiritual energy.

"Awooo—!" The giant tiger was completely enraged by Jiang Ye's "fancy provocation." It roared repeatedly and chased after Jiang Ye madly.

Each attack carried a devastating force, stomping deep pits into the ground and shattering rocks, plunging the entire depths of the ruins into chaos.

Ye Shuli took the opportunity to carefully observe the giant tiger of spiritual energy.

She discovered that although the giant tiger was powerful, it seemed to be unusually sensitive to sound.

Every time Jiang Ye makes a sound, it becomes briefly sluggish.

"I've got it!" Ye Shuli's eyes lit up; she had come up with a brilliant idea.

She took a deep breath and, without using any spiritual power, began to emit a sound of a special frequency using the principles of acoustics from modern knowledge.

The sound was sometimes sharp and piercing, and sometimes deep and muffled, forming visible ripples in the air.

"Awooo—" The giant tiger of spiritual power suddenly let out a painful howl. Its huge body trembled violently, and its attacks became chaotic.

The originally azure blue spiritual energy body was now flickering erratically, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"What... what is this?" Jiang Ye stared in disbelief at the scene before him, unable to believe his eyes.

He had never seen such a peculiar fighting style before; it was simply...

A dimensional reduction attack!

The giant tiger of spiritual power rolled and struggled on the ground, letting out mournful howls, as if it were enduring immense pain.

Jiang Ye swallowed hard, looked at Ye Shuli whose face was as calm as still water, and asked cautiously, "Li'er, what...what did you do to it?"

"I just gave it a little 'brain massage'," Ye Shuli said casually, a smug smile playing on her lips.

Jiang Ye looked at Ye Shuli with eyes sparkling with admiration, practically wagging his tail and calling her "Your Majesty".

This woman is practically a walking surprise-making machine!

He couldn't help but lean closer and gently tuck a strand of Ye Shuli's wind-blown hair behind her ear, his fingertips accidentally brushing against her delicate earlobe.

Ye Shuli's cheeks instantly flushed with a faint blush, like a ripe apple, tempting to be picked.

She slightly raised her head, and her eyes met Jiang Ye's deep gaze.

Their eyes met, and an ambiguous atmosphere seemed to flow around them, making the air feel sticky.

"Ahem..." Jiang Ye coughed twice, breaking the overly pleasant atmosphere. "Um... Li'er, you're amazing! I, Jiang Ye, will admire you for the rest of my life!"

Ye Shuli rolled her eyes at him, but couldn't help but smile.

Just when the two thought they could finally breathe a sigh of relief and continue forward, they discovered that at the very end of the ruins, there was a huge barrier of spiritual energy.

The barrier, like a giant curtain of light, stood before them, blocking their path forward.

Countless complex runes shimmered on the barrier, like brilliant stars in the night sky, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

"Damn, is this ever going to end?" Jiang Ye couldn't help but swear. "Could this be the final boss's barrier?"

Ye Shuli walked solemnly to the barrier and carefully observed the flashing runes.

These runes contain powerful spiritual energy and appear to be an extremely complex seal.

"This is probably the final test..." Ye Shuli murmured to herself, her tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible worry.

"A test? What kind of test? Do you want us to memorize the core socialist values?" Jiang Ye complained, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.

Ye Shuli ignored his joke and reached out to gently touch the barrier.

"hiss--"

A powerful electric current surged through her entire body instantly, causing her to gasp involuntarily.

"This barrier...something's strange!"

Just then, Ye Shuli suddenly noticed that the previously still runes had begun to slowly rotate, their speed increasing, as if something was about to awaken...

"Oh no!" Ye Shuli exclaimed, and suddenly retreated.

"What's wrong, Li'er?" Jiang Ye quickly helped her up and asked with concern.

Ye Shuli's gaze was fixed on the massive spiritual energy barrier, her face turning deathly pale...

"This barrier needs to be..."