Chapter 90: The Beast Control Reveals the Truth

In the dust, the monster roared and squeezed into the protective door. Its huge body almost occupied the entire passage. Wei Qing's figure in front of it was like a candle swaying in the wind, which could go out at any time. She gritted her teeth, mobilized all her spiritual power, and built a transparent barrier in front of the monster. The barrier was glowing with a faint blue light, and it collided violently with the smelly green light emitted by the monster, making a harsh sizzling sound.

"Shiya, hurry up!" Wei Qing's voice trembled slightly because of the force, but she still stood firmly in front of the monster to buy time for Dai Shiya.

Dai Shiya crouched down and searched through the pile of debris. Rusty metal parts, dusty cloth, broken glass fragments...all kinds of debris piled up like a mountain, almost drowning her. She didn't dare to waste a minute, her eyes quickly scanned each item, silently reciting the meaning of the symbols on the stone wall.

"Gold produces water, water produces wood, wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces gold..." Dai Shiya repeated the law of the five elements over and over again, trying to find a way to crack it. Suddenly, her eyes stopped on a pile of glimmering crystals in the corner. These crystals were of different colors, emitting strange energy fluctuations, faintly echoing the symbols on the stone wall.

"That's it!" Dai Shiya was delighted and quickly collected the crystals. These crystals were cold to the touch, smooth like jade, but with a hint of metallic texture. She carefully observed the shape and color of the crystals and found that they corresponded to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.

"Arrange them in the order of the five elements..." Dai Shiya muttered to herself, and began to try different combinations. She put the metal crystals first, followed by water, wood, fire, and earth, but there was no reaction between the crystals. She tried other arrangements, but still no effect.

"What's going on?" Dai Shiya was anxious, with beads of sweat on her forehead. As time passed, Wei Qing's situation became more and more critical. The monster's attack became more and more fierce, and the cracks on the barrier became more and more, and it could break at any time.

"Roar—" The monster let out an earth-shattering roar, and its huge claws slammed hard on the barrier. The barrier trembled violently, groaning under the heavy load. Wei Qing groaned, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, but she still did not give up, and tried her best to maintain the barrier.

"Wei Qing!" Dai Shiya was extremely anxious. She knew she had to find the correct combination as soon as possible, otherwise Wei Qing's life would be in danger. She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and carefully observed the crystals in her hand again. Suddenly, she noticed that there was a tiny symbol engraved on each crystal. These symbols were slightly different from the symbols on the stone wall, but there seemed to be some connection.

"Could it be..." Dai Shiya's mind moved, and she rearranged the crystals according to the instructions of the symbols. When the last crystal was put into the correct position, all the crystals emitted a dazzling light at the same time, and a powerful energy wave spread out in all directions... Dai Shiya looked up at Wei Qing, but found that the monster's claws had penetrated the crumbling barrier and hit Wei Qing's chest hard. Wei Qing flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, and fell heavily at the other end of the passage, with blood gushing out of her mouth.

"Wei Qing!" Dai Shiya's eyes were red with anger, and her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, almost making it difficult for her to breathe. The cracks on the protective door were getting bigger and bigger, making a teeth-grinding creaking sound, as if it would collapse at any time.

The monster let out a triumphant roar and approached the lying Wei Qing step by step. Its blood-red eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, and its huge claws were raised high, ready to give Wei Qing a fatal blow.

"No! Don't!" Dai Shiya shouted at the top of her lungs, trying her best to arrange the crystals in her hand according to the instructions of the symbols. Her fingers trembled slightly due to nervousness, and beads of sweat kept falling from her forehead, blurring her vision.

Time seemed to be stretched infinitely, and every second became extremely long. The monster's claws were getting closer and closer, and Wei Qing's face was getting paler and paler, and the breath of life was gradually weakening.

"Gold produces water, water produces wood, wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces gold... mutual generation and mutual restraint..." Dai Shiya kept repeating the formula of the five elements, as if it could bring her a little strength. She tried different combinations over and over again, but there was still no reaction between the crystals.

The monster's claws were about to fall, and Dai Shiya's heart sank to the bottom. Was there really no way out? Could she only watch Wei Qing die in front of her?

At this critical moment, Dai Shiya suddenly had an idea. She remembered the last line of symbols on the stone wall, which was a detail she had overlooked before. That line of symbols was not the five elements of mutual generation, but the five elements of mutual restraint!

"Metal overcomes wood, wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal..." Dai Shiya quickly rearranged the crystals and placed them in the order of the five elements.

When the last crystal was put into the correct position, all the crystals burst out with dazzling light at the same time, and a powerful energy wave spread out from Dai Shiya to the surrounding areas. The air in the channel seemed to solidify, and time stood still at this moment.

Dai Shiya didn't think twice and threw the crystal in her hand towards the monster. The crystal drew a beautiful arc and hit the monster's head accurately.

"Roar—" The monster roared in pain, and its huge body began to tremble violently. Its blood-red eyes gradually dimmed, and the green light on its body began to flicker.

Dai Shiya staggered to Wei Qing and helped her up. Wei Qing was pale and her breath was weak, but she still held Dai Shiya's hand tightly, her eyes full of worry.

"Shiya..." Wei Qing said weakly, "Are you okay..."

Dai Shiya shook her head and choked up and said, "I'm fine, how are you?"

Wei Qing forced a smile, "I'm fine... just... cough cough..." She started coughing violently, and blood flowed out of her mouth again.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from deep in the passage, like the sound of some kind of mechanism being activated. Dai Shiya and Wei Qing looked at each other, and both had an ominous premonition in their hearts.

"What's that sound?" Wei Qing asked with difficulty.

Dai Shiya shook her head, "I don't know..."

At this moment, a cold voice echoed in the passage, "Welcome to the world of truth..."

The monster let out a deafening roar, and its huge body trembled violently, as if it was in great pain. Its skin, which originally glowed green, now flickered, like a dying flame. The crystal that hit its head emitted a dazzling light, gradually sinking into its skin, as if it was swallowing it bit by bit.

Dai Shiya did not dare to take it lightly, she knew it was not the time to relax. She supported Wei Qing and quickly scanned the symbols on the stone wall, trying to find more clues within the limited time.

"Ahem..." Wei Qing's face was as pale as paper, and the blood at the corner of her mouth was shocking. "Shiya, don't worry about me, go find some clues..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Dai Shiya held Wei Qing's hand tightly, her eyes firm, "I will definitely take you out!"

Her eyes fell on a line of symbols on the stone wall. These symbols were different from the symbols of the five elements that she had interpreted before, and they seemed more complicated and mysterious. Dai Shiya's heart skipped a beat. She had a strong premonition that these symbols might be related to the truth of her transmigration into the book!

She concentrated her mind and tried to recall her memories of traveling through the book, trying to find clues related to these symbols. As time passed, the roar of the monster gradually weakened, but Dai Shiya became more and more anxious.

Finally, she caught a glimpse of inspiration in the depths of her mind. She remembered that in the original novel, there was an ancient prophecy that mentioned a mysterious power that could break the boundaries of time and space and allow people to travel through different worlds. And in this prophecy, a similar symbol appeared!

Dai Shiya suppressed her excitement and carefully identified the symbols on the stone wall, matching them with the prophecies in her mind one by one. These symbols were like a key, gradually opening the door to the truth.

"Gold, wood, water, fire, earth... the five elements... time and space... reincarnation..." Countless thoughts flashed through Dai Shiya's mind. She vaguely felt that she had touched the edge of the truth, but she could never see its full picture.

At this moment, the monster's body suddenly twitched violently, and the green light that had dimmed lit up again. Dai Shiya's heart sank suddenly, she knew that she didn't have much time left!

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She looked up at Wei Qing, who smiled at her weakly and encouraged her with her eyes.

Dai Shiya's gaze returned to the stone wall again. She knew that she had to find the last clue before the monster recovered its attack power! Her fingers slid quickly on the stone wall, looking for the missing link.

Suddenly, her finger stopped on a symbol. This symbol...

"Found it!" Dai Shiya exclaimed. However, before she could decipher the symbol, a creepy whisper suddenly came from the depths of the passage: "It's useless to find it... You... will all die..."

Dai Shiya's heart suddenly shrank. The whisper from deep in the passage was like a cold lightning, instantly shattering her brief joy. Although the monster was subdued, the danger was far from over. There were even more terrifying beings hiding in the dark.

"Shiya..." Wei Qing's weak voice brought Dai Shiya back to reality from her shock. She looked down at Wei Qing and saw that her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, and her clear eyes were now covered with a layer of pain.

"I'm fine, just... cough cough..." Wei Qing tried hard to force a smile, but her injury aggravated her and she started coughing violently. The blood at the corner of her mouth was even more shocking.

"Stop talking, save your energy!" Dai Shiya was extremely anxious. Wei Qing's injury couldn't be delayed any longer. She looked around, and there was nothing she could use except the cold stone wall and the dying monster.

"We must find an exit as soon as possible!" Dai Shiya gritted her teeth, with a determined light in her eyes. She knew that now was not the time to be sad and desperate, she had to cheer up, for herself and for Wei Qing.

She once again looked at the symbol on the stone wall. The symbol that had not yet been deciphered was like a life-saving straw, tightly grasping her hope. She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and began to carefully observe the shape and pattern of the symbol, as well as its connection with the surrounding symbols.

Time passed minute by minute, and the depths of the passage fell into deathly silence again. Only the monster's faint breathing and Wei Qing's suppressed coughing were intertwined, like death-threatening notes, striking at Dai Shiya's nerves.

"Found it!" Dai Shiya suddenly exclaimed, her eyes gleaming with surprise. She finally found the meaning of the symbol, it represents "key"!

"Key... Where is the key?" Dai Shiya muttered to herself, her eyes quickly scanning the stone wall, looking for clues related to the "key". Suddenly, her eyes stopped at an inconspicuous corner, where there seemed to be a small pattern engraved...

Dai Shiya's heart trembled. She reached out and gently touched the pattern. A familiar feeling came over her. This pattern was once in...

"Shiya, look!" Wei Qing's weak voice interrupted Dai Shiya's thoughts. She pointed to the ground behind the monster. There seemed to be something flashing a faint light...