Versatile Mage: Unlimited Swordplay, Deconstructing Everything!

Chapter 193 Long Incubation Time? The Time Butterfly Time Accelerator is for you!

"This is the Moon Moth Phoenix." Yu Shishi led Lin Ling into the cave.

The cave was not as small as I had imagined; in fact, the interior space was quite spacious, and there was a huge opening on the upper side that led directly to the sky.

Moreover, the cave was filled with shimmering light, as if tens of thousands of fireflies were dancing at the same time, creating a dreamlike and beautiful scene.

Below the cave ceiling, a huge, cocoon-like object emitting a pale silver glow was suspended in mid-air by silk threads attached to the mountain wall.

The powerful life force that I sensed in front of the cave was flowing out of this cocoon-like object.

“The Moon Moth Phoenix is ​​not dead. It is currently undergoing a cycle of reincarnation and rebirth, having completely lost the ability to protect itself. I also came here by accident, and when I woke up, I was in this state,” Yu Shishi said.

"Have you seen or found something similar to a vessel in a cave, something that looks like a magical artifact?" Lin Ling tried to use sign language.

Mo Fan's little mudfish is a totem vessel of the Azure Dragon, while Zhao Manyan's wooden fish is a totem vessel of Baxia.

Based on this, totem beasts might all have a companion vessel, but it seems that the Xuan Snake doesn't have one. Or is it kept at the Tang family's place? I'll have to ask them later to find out.

"Hmm, I don't think so. I've never seen anything like that. The cave is usually inhabited by blue moths. If anything else were there, the blue moths would find it and bring it here." Yu Shishi recalled that she had indeed never seen the thing Lin Ling described in the past ten years.

No?

The totem era ended very suddenly. Apart from the totem beasts that completely perished in that era, some totem beasts have survived to this day in different forms.

For example, the Azure Dragon continues its life in the form of the Great Wall, while the Black Tortoise may decompose into two lower-level totem beasts: the Baxia and the Xuan Snake.

The White Tiger feels like a dummy now. In the original work, the White Tiger of Tianshan was the totem White Tiger, but it feels like it has lost too much of its prestige.

As for the last of the Four Divine Beasts—the Vermilion Bird—there is absolutely no information about it.

Considering that the Vermilion Bird also possesses powerful regenerative abilities, the Moon Moth Phoenix might very well be a totem beast from a branch of the Vermilion Bird totem series.

The Moon Moth Phoenix's current state is clearly similar to a rebirth, representing the power of regeneration.

Finding a totem beast that can control extremely powerful flames might yield information about the Vermilion Bird.
Hmm? Doesn't the Chongming Divine Bird perfectly fit this description?
It seems we still need to find the Sea King's Skull and remove the Chongming Divine Bird totem from it.

When will the Moon Moth Phoenix emerge from its cocoon?

"I don't know. Seventeen years have passed. Since I came here, the Moon Moth Phoenix has shown no signs of waking up. I can only vaguely sense that the Moon Moth Phoenix is ​​still alive."

"Is the reason they haven't woken up because they don't need enough energy or nutrition?"

Lin Ling felt that the Moon Moth Phoenix was in the same state as the Time Butterfly back then, both needing to meet certain conditions to emerge from their cocoons.

Considering that the Moon Moth Phoenix has already undergone several reincarnations, it may just be a matter of time.

"Ashi."

A small, moon-white opening was instantly torn open in the void, and a blue butterfly, about the size of a real butterfly, flew out from it.

The flow of time around us subtly changed; the withered leaves on the ground were becoming brittle at a visible speed, eventually turning into a pile of ash.

Lin Ling also used the power of time to counteract the passive effect of the Time Butterfly on him and Yu Shishi.

"Go speed up that cocoon a bit, but don't use too much force, or it will turn into a cocoon again, which won't be fun."

Butterfly of Time: It's finally my turn to appear!

The butterfly of time fluttered its wings and flew joyfully toward the cocoon.

Because of its inherent characteristics, it automatically absorbs the time of surrounding creatures to maintain its existence whenever it appears. Unless it stays in the contract space, it will turn into an egg-like form if it doesn't have enough time. Fortunately, the boss releases it occasionally during monster hunts to accumulate some time, otherwise it wouldn't be able to get out of the contract space.

Now it can finally help the boss!

The Time Butterfly grows larger as it flies, until its wingspan exceeds that of a silkworm cocoon.

Blue stardust, like diamond fragments, fell from the butterfly's wings, and a wondrous power of time suddenly descended.

Time was quietly speeding up, and Yu Shishi, protected by Lin Ling, watched as the rocks around her were eroded away by the weathering process.

However, the time acceleration did not last long. About three minutes later, a slight cracking sound rang out in the cave, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Moreover, as time accelerated, cracks continued to appear on the cocoon until they covered about 80% of the area. Only then did Lin Ling call back the Butterfly of Time and stop the acceleration of time.

"It's about to hatch?!" Yu Shishi could sense an extremely urgent desire to break free from the cocoon.

The Moon Moth Phoenix is ​​about to be born!
Click! Click!

Under the watchful eyes of Lin Ling and Yu Shishi, the final crack connected with the initial crack, and the entire cocoon shattered in an instant, turning into countless shimmering fragments. A white creature, resembling a combination of a butterfly and a moth, appeared in their field of vision.

"Ah~ Ah ah~"

The little moon moth phoenix let out a cute chirp, then landed on Yu Shishi's shoulder and affectionately stroked her head with its wings, like a mother comforting her child.

It's as if it's saying that you've been working hard all this time.

Yu Shishi's eyes immediately reddened. After becoming a half-human, half-demon being, her only family member, strictly speaking, was Yue Ehuang.

From now on, she will no longer have to spend her years alone.

"So weak. Are you really a totem beast?"

Sensing the aura of the Moon Moth Phoenix, it was roughly at the level of a minor commander, far weaker than Baxia and Xuanshe.

"Aaaaa!!"

The Moon Moth Phoenix seemed to understand what Lin Ling said. First, it pointed at Lin Ling with its wings a few times, and then pointed at itself a few times, as if explaining something. Unfortunately, Lin Ling couldn't understand it at all.

"The Moon Moth Phoenix said that because He had just awakened, His power had not yet returned. As time goes by, His original power will gradually return."

Yu Shishi translated Yue Ehuang's words to Lin Ling.

After all, Yu Shishi became like this because of Yue Ehuang, so it's normal that she can understand.

"Since it's a matter of time again, shall I have the Time Butterfly speed things up for you?" As he spoke, the Time Butterfly reappeared on Lin Ling's shoulder.

"Aaaaa!!!"

"The Moon Moth Phoenix said that constantly accelerating time is useless for the return of power. It needs to comprehend this rebirth in order to gradually regain its former power."

"This is such a hassle. I have an accelerator but I can't use it."

Just as Lin Ling was about to analyze the Moon Moth Phoenix's body, the Nine Nether Queen suddenly emerged, looking somewhat anxious.

"Lin Ling! Something terrible has happened! A foreign spirit has entered the Dragon Kingdom's Netherworld!"

　The next chapter will feature a fight against Leng Jue, and there will be some changes later on.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)