第五十二章：妖丹期！

“这血池……！” 没过多久，就有一位龙宫成员来到了血池之外，正是坐于一只肌肉巨兔身上的龙宫专属炼丹师紫凌儿。 她的巨兔因常年试药，对于气息非常敏感，刚刚降临苍莽山脉，就寻得此地。 一... 这血池……！PurpleButterfly"seyeswidenedinshockasshetookinthescenebeforeher.Thebloodpool，whichhadbeenaseeminglyinsignificantdotonthemap，wasnowstaringbackatherlikeamalevolententity.Shecouldfeelitsdarkenergycoursingthroughherveins，makingherskinpricklewithunease. AsamemberoftheDragonPalace，PurpleButterflywasnostrangertothearcanearts.Shehadspentyearsstudyingtheancienttomesandpracticingtheintricatetechniquesof炼丹，butnothinghadpreparedherforthis.Thebloodpoolseemedtobe...watchingher，itspresencesuffocatingherlikeaphysicalweight. Withouthesitation，PurpleButterflysummonedhertrusty巨兔，GiantRabbit，tostandguardbesideher.Hercompanion"spowerfullegscoiledaroundtheair，readytounleashitsfullfuryuponanypotentialthreats.TheairaroundthemseemedtovibratewithanticipationasPurpleButterflytookanotherstepforward，hereyeslockedonthebloodpool. “Welcome，youngone，“avoiceechoedfrombehindher，sendingshiversdownherspine. PurpleButterflyspunaround，herhandinstinctivelyreachingforthedaggeratherbelt.Afigureemergedfromthetrees，cloakedinshadowsthatseemedtowritheandtwistlikelivingdarkness. “Youshouldn"tbehere，“PurpleButterflywarned，hervoicefirmbutlacedwithcaution. Thefigurechuckled，thesoundsendingripplesthroughtheairlikeacoldbreezeonawinter"snight.“Oh，IthinkIshouldbe，“itsaid，itseyesglintingwithmalevolentintent. PurpleButterflydrewherdagger，itsbladeshimmeringwithanotherworldlylightasshesizedupthenewcomer.Therewassomethingunsettlingaboutthisperson?somethingthatdidn"tquiteaddup. “You"renotfromaroundhere，areyou?“PurpleButterflyasked，hertonemeasured. Thefigureshookitshead，itsfeaturesshiftinglikesanddunesinthewind.“No，“itadmitted，“Iamnot.“ PurpleButterfly"sgazenarrowedasshesearchedforanyclueaboutthisperson"sidentityormotives.Theairwasthickwithtension，heavywithunspokenthreatsandhiddenagendas. Suddenly，afainthummingnoiseemergedfromthebloodpool，growinglouderbythesecond.PurpleButterflyfeltherskincrawlasthesoundbegantotakeonarhythmicquality?likeapulse，beatingintimewithsomeancient，forgottenheartbeat. “Isthisthingalive?“sheasked，hervoicebarelyaboveawhisper. Thefigurechuckledagain，itseyesglintingwithmirth.“It"smorethanthat，“itsaid，itsvoicedrippingwithanunnaturalreverence.“It"sthesourceofalllifeanddeath?andIhavecometoclaimitformyself.“ PurpleButterflyfeltacolddreadcreepingupherspineasshegazedatthebloodpool.Thiswasnoordinarycreature，andwhatevermagiclaywithinitseemedtobecallingtosomethingdeepwithinherownsoul. Thehummingnoisereachedafeverpitch，thensuddenlyceased，plungingtheclearingintoanoppressivesilence.PurpleButterflytookadeepbreath，steelingherselfforwhatwastocome. “Iwon"tletyouhaveit，“shedeclared，hervoicesteadyandunwavering. Thefigure"ssmilegrewwider，itseyesflashingwithexcitement.“Oh，butIthinkyouwill，“itsaid，itsvoicedrippingwithmalice. Withasuddenmovement，thefigurereachedoutahand?andPurpleButterflyfeltherselfbeingpulledtowardthebloodpool，asifbysomeunseenforce.Shetriedtoresist，butitwastoolate. Asshesteppedintothebloodpool"sdepths，PurpleButterflyrealizedthatherjourneywasfarfromover.Thefateofthisstrangecreature，andthesecretsitheld，werenowherstounravel?nomatterthecost.