Food Poems

Chapter 184: Feitan, the Fish of Wisdom
A huge gap opened up in the night sky, and in that scar-like crack, there was a dark purple vortex.

A quarter of an hour ago, the Shadow Prince descended from the whirlpool in the form of a "Shadow Sword" filled with surging dark shadows and evil thoughts.

now.

A thick fog shrouded the vortex, blocking the enchanting purple light that emerged from it.

It is in this way that Daisy prevents the Shadow Prince from escaping from the water source!

Her figure has turned into a mist arrow, trying to chase the Shadow Sword and devour the divinity within it.

"Didn't you always pester me before? Why are you afraid of me now?" Daisy smiled, but there was a hint of coldness in her voice.

Faced with the Mist Goddess who had already digested part of Pan's divinity, Shadow Sword had no intention of continuing the fight and was only focused on chasing the rainbow light that had just cut through the sky.

Fish of wisdom.

Whether it is the Prince of Shadows or the Goddess of Mist, or even the mortals in this trial, they all desire to possess it!
Daisy chanted a spell silently, and thick fog quickly spread along the path that the Shadow Sword must take.

Immediately, the fog opened its bloody mouth like a giant beast and swallowed the Shadow Sword in one fell swoop!
Purple electricity was constantly running through the fog. The Shadow Sword tried to break through the fog, but was trapped by the illusion in the fog.

Daisy was on top, her palm pierced through the thick fog and reached for the hilt of the Shadow Sword. However, the Shadow Sword cut a bloody mark on her hand, and then she quickly rushed out of the thick fog!
"Don't forget, Daisy, I also have the power of trickery."

The Shadow Prince's elegant, magnetic, cold and arrogant voice sounded.

Daisy sucked the thick mist coming out of the scar on her palm, not anxious or annoyed, her beautiful eyes shining, and she smiled and said:

"So, now it's time to return the property to its original owner."

The two gods, using mist and purple light, started chasing and fighting again.

The sky was shaking violently, and a terrible feeling of oppression enveloped everyone's shoulders, making it difficult to even breathe.

"Should we...really, really intervene?"

June's voice was dry and her face was pale.

Who could have thought that participating in the trial of the Magic Goddess would lead to being involved in such a disaster!
This is the power above the holy realm!

Although June had seen miracles during various holy days and ceremonies.

However, facing the conflict between the two gods at such a close distance, she felt her soul terrified!
Heti groaned and passed out due to being unable to bear the pressure.

Celine held her in her arms, gently placed her next to the tree, and cast a spell to summon a moonlight barrier around her that was better than nothing.

Looking at the serious-looking silver-haired boy, the indifferent look in Celine's eyes faded, revealing a worried look. She said:

"I think we should stop paying attention to the fish of wisdom. We must leave here and seek help from the outside world!"

Ye Zhi shook his head, analyzed calmly, and said quickly:
"Even the Shadow Sword cannot leave here, and other means of teleportation are even less effective."

"If we let the Fish of Wisdom fall into the hands of the Dark Night God, our situation will only become more passive."

"While the two gods are fighting, we have to find the fish of wisdom to have a chance of survival!"

After all, June is not like Ye Zhi and the Moonlight Saint, who have come into contact with higher-level powers.

Fear had already surrounded June like a tide. Her teeth were chattering, she felt tinnitus and dizziness, and she stuttered:

"Then, what should we do? The fish have all disappeared."

Ye Zhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he turned to the Moonlight Saint with snow-white hair and said:

"Shilin, you've just been injured. Stay here and take care of the others. Let Snow Owl and I go after them!"

Yeats' body floated up, spreading the invisible wings of poetry, and strands of inspiration seemed to flow like golden and silver threads behind him.

Celine's eyes were filled with surprise, but she said nothing and nodded silently... With the eyesight of the Moonlight Saint, she recognized that these were the Wings of the God of Poetry, a flying skill that only Yeats, the chosen one of the gods of art, could master!

A ray of silver moonlight broke through the clouds and shone on the silver-haired boy who was flying quickly.

Ye Zhi glanced sideways at the end of the skyline. In the rolling fog, the battle between the Goddess of Mist and the Prince of Shadows was still going on.

The two sides are old enemies, and their powers are similar, so it is difficult to break their moves.

Daisy has the upper hand. As long as she is given time, she will be able to completely digest the divinity of the Shadow Prince that broke into the trial ground.

The Shadow Prince however still retained his strength, fighting and retreating, moving closer to the direction where the Fish of Wisdom flew away, but there was no guarantee that he did not have follow-up measures.

Yeats was in a heavy mood, and suddenly, Daisy's message rang in his mind.

"If we delay any further, we will alarm the goddess of darkness... Please listen carefully to what I say next, Ye Zhi."

"I'm listening!"

Ye Zhi thought to himself, don't come join in the fun, we've almost enough room for a mahjong table!

"Remember what the Fish of Wisdom said to the Salmon Knight?" Daisy asked.

Yeats was startled and replied: "'The only thing I know is that I am ignorant'?"

“Wisdom is born of ignorance, but ignorance is not stupidity.”

Daisy's tone was rarely serious, and she said, "Keep a pure and flawless heart, endure the pain, and wisdom will naturally come."

Faced with the hint given by Daisy, Yeats became alert. The scene of this woman stabbing Lothar in the back was really impressive.

"Goddess, where did you get this clue?"

"Illusion, after all, is part of the realm of magic."

Daisy snorted, "I was planning to find Minerva to be my backer when I got promoted in the future!"

Magic, moonlight, and dark night, these three are all high-level divine powers that cannot easily descend upon the material realm.

On the contrary, it is easier for lower-level divine powers such as the Black Knight, the Goddess of Illusion, and the Prince of Shadow to intervene in the Atrium Continent.

If Daisy really kills the Shadow Prince and becomes a medium-level divine power, the Goddess of Darkness will certainly not let her go easily.

So, Daisy's words do have some credibility.

"Okay." Ye Zhi could only rely on Daisy's strength at the moment. "In other words, the fish of wisdom is more inclined to descend in front of people with flawless hearts?"

Daisy suddenly asked back, "Do you have one?"

Yeats was silent.

It seems... maybe... maybe there is?

Ye Zhi then thought about his browsing history in his previous life and fell into deep thought.

A pure and innocent heart.

In this trial, is there anyone with such a pure heart?
Gradually, a figure emerged in Ye Zhi's mind and he was slightly startled.

Immediately, Yeats tried to send a text message to Gray.

"Gray, where are you now?"

"Yeats!"

Gray's surprised voice sounded.

"How do you know I discovered the fish of wisdom?"

Who asked you?

Ye Zhi complained subconsciously in his heart, and then there was a buzzing sound in his head.

Do I have to let you find it?

It's you, Gray, with a pure heart and a wise brain!

"Throw a fire bomb into the sky, and I'll come right over!" Ye Zhi said. Fire bomb is a first-level spell, and the learning threshold is very low. Gray, a third-level warlock, has also mastered this spell.

"You'd better hurry up, I'm afraid this fish will jump away soon!"

As she spoke, Gray held a branch in her hand and poked the rainbow fish in the puddle with a serious look on her face.

The fish's mouth opened and closed, its eyes looking at the night sky. When Gray poked it, it immediately jumped more than a meter high, fell into the puddle again with a "pop", turned over, and continued to look up at the starry sky.

Gray scratched her head and said, "You fish, don't you look stupid?"

Oh, wait, why did I say that?

I am so smart, otherwise how could I find the fish of wisdom faster than Yeats!
Gray was feeling very proud.

Suddenly.

The fish of wisdom was shrouded in rainbow light, flapping its pectoral fins like a rainbow-colored flying fish, and hovered in front of Gray.

It spoke in human language, and there was a strange light in its fish eyes.

"Now, answer my question—"

“Imagine a cave, where some prisoners who have been tied up since childhood and cannot turn around face the stone wall. The firelight casts shadows on the stone wall, and these prisoners regard the shadows on the stone wall as the reality of the world.”

"Until one day, a prisoner broke free, walked out of the cave, and saw the real world outside, only to realize that everything before was just a shadow.

"How can he tell the other prisoners the truth so that they will believe him but not think he is crazy?"

Gray stared blankly at the fish of wisdom.

My brain was overloaded and almost crashed.

Gray was stunned for a while and said:

"what?"

"Ok?"

The wise fish and Gray looked at each other in the eye.

"I don't actually understand what you're saying."

Gray scratched her head embarrassedly and laughed:
"Can you repeat the question again?"

"My question just now was..."

The fish of wisdom paused for a moment, then said seriously:
"Actually, I forgot what I asked just now... Let's change the question again."

Gray: (ー`ー)
How come you are more forgetful than me!

Gray was a rough but meticulous person, and she knew that she had to hold the fish steady before Yeats arrived and not let it fly away again.

The position changed unconsciously, and Gray asked the fish of wisdom:

"What's your name?"

"Fetan."

"where is your home?"

"forget."

"What do you like to eat?"

"do not know."

"Are you really the fish of wisdom? Possessing infinite arcane wisdom? Whoever catches you will become the chosen one of magic?" Gray expressed doubt.

"In theory, that's the case."

Fei Tan said slowly, "But I slept for too long and forgot a lot of things. This is normal... because the Tree of Wisdom will gradually wither if it is not taken care of."

This seems to make sense... Gray nodded thoughtfully and said curiously:
"Well, Feitan, I have a question I want to ask you!"

"Go ahead and tell me. If I can answer it, I will."

"Are there more stars in the sky or more sand on the ground?" Gray asked excitedly.

"The stars you see are actually sparks from the [Land of Fire], hung outside the sky by the gods," said Feitan. "These sparks flicker and go out constantly, and it is impossible to determine the total number. So, the answer is I don't know."

"Ah... stars are sparks, not diamonds?" Gray's tone was full of regret.

Feitan glanced at her and said, "Any other questions?"

"Then how can we catch you?" Gray asked bluntly.

Feitan was silent for a moment, the rainbow scales on his body gleaming in the moonlight, and finally he spoke:

"My body secretes a layer of oil. Any creature that touches the oil will feel lonely and painful, and they will most likely gain nothing."

“If you want to catch me, you have to endure the pain and loneliness. I will be caught by it when it is most desperate but still has not given up.”

Gray tilted her head, somewhat confused, and said:
"So troublesome? Then how did you get caught by the Salmon Knight in the first place?"

"Because I'm too lonely." Rainbow Salmon sighed, "I want a companion to explore this continent with me, to find the mysteries and the unknown, to gain knowledge and wisdom."

"That partner just happens to be him," said the wise fish.

Gray thought for a moment and said:
"So, even a wise man can be controlled by fate?"

Fetan glanced at Gray in surprise.

Just as it was about to say something, the sky suddenly turned dark, swallowing up all the light sources.

In the boundless darkness, it seemed as if something extremely terrifying was about to emerge from the cracks in the sky!

Gray was shocked. She had felt a similar breath in Winter Lake City before. At that time, the Goddess of Darkness tried to devour the divinity of the Goddess of Art and descended over Winter Lake City in the form of an eye!

At that time, there was the little squirrel Zuanya by her side to share the pressure. But now, Grey felt that her breathing became heavy. The darkness breeds fear, and even a wise man would panic!
Gray tried to light a cluster of fire bombs in the palm of her hand, but the faint light emitted by the flame had a very low visibility range. The darkness grew, spread, and devoured the earth like a living thing!
“Gray!!”

In the darkness, Yeats's voice rang out. Grey was startled and responded loudly:

"I'm here!!"

Ye Zhi looked up at the night sky, his heart trembling with fear. When he heard Grey's answer, the pressure suddenly eased. He landed quickly and found Grey in the darkness with the faint light.

He put his hands on Grey's shoulders and leaned close to look at her face in the darkness. Her cheeks were rosy in the light of the flame in his hands, and there was a happy glow in her eyes.

"I found the fish of wisdom for you, Yeats!"

"I'm glad you're okay." Ye Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh no." Gray suddenly cried out softly, pointing her finger at a rapidly escaping rainbow light, "That's Feitan!"

Fetan? The name of the fish of wisdom?

Ye Zhi didn't have time to think about it. He spread the wings of the god of poetry behind him, stretched out his arms towards the rainbow light that was as eye-catching as a meteor in the darkness, and shouted:
"Snowy Owl, let's double-team it!"

"Gu!!" In the darkness, the snowy owl's yellow eyes shone brightly, and it and Ye Zhi rushed towards the fish of wisdom from two directions.

At this moment, Ye Zhi's hair stood on end, and he felt the cold breath of death enveloped him. In his pupils, he saw the reflection of a shadow sword slashing towards him!
His breathing was almost stagnant, and Ye Zhi was so terrified that he could hear his own deafening heartbeat.

But Ye Zhi was able to walk out of Remuel's territory alive, he was strong-willed, took a deep breath, and his eyes suddenly became cold!
"Daisy, stop Him!"

"Here, here~" Daisy's lazy voice sounded.

The tall and slender figure of the gray-haired woman suddenly appeared in front of Ye Zhi, and a mist shield condensed in her hand, which exploded with sparks and blocked the sharp slash of the Shadow Sword!
She looked back at the darkness under the sky that was wriggling like a living thing, and her pupils reflected the Moonlight Saint who was covering the ground with moonlight and calling for the Moon Goddess to come at the cost of her blood.

A fanatical and excited light ignited in Daisy's eyes!
"It's worth dying to see the three gods of darkness, moonlight, and magic fight each other!!"

(End of this chapter)