Chapter 2205 Fountain of Youth
"Half an hour?" Green Granny looked at him in amazement, she did not see the slightest sign of fatigue on his face, so she nodded: "Okay then, you can rest under my tree."
Joan swallowed a "Meditation Capsule" first, and then spent a piece of mythic power to cast the path ability "Myth Reset". He sat in the shade of a tree and meditated for half an hour. Afterwards, he reset the spell slots and matched them one by one. Come down to test the spells that may be useful in the trial.
"Miss Green, I'm ready."
"follow me."
Green Granny went straight to the old tree, raised her hand to caress the trunk, and the tree hole in the center of the old tree emitted a mysterious light.
Joan immediately noticed the fluctuation of mythical energy gushing out of the tree hole, and formed a strong gravitational force, trying to suck himself in.
"Don't be afraid, child, I will take you to a place."
Green Granny comforted her softly.
Joan tried his best to relax his tense muscles, and let himself be sucked into the tree hole by the mythical power, as if falling into a vortex, dizzy for a while.
This familiar feeling made him realize that he was passively carrying out long-distance teleportation.
Sure enough, when the dizziness subsided, Qiao An woke up, looked up, and found that he was in a boundless darkness, only a slight movement came from a distance, like water waves hitting the shore.
Joan looked at the place where the sound of water came from, and saw a hazy halo from a distance.
At this moment, Granny Green's voice came from behind.
"My child, this is the boundary between the material world and the 'Shadow Plane', and it is also the birthplace of the 'Fountain of Absolute Beginning'."
"You once asked me why I traveled thousands of miles and trekked hard to take root in this icy and desolate polar region. At that time, I only told you part of the reasons. In addition, there is another more important reason, which is to protect the 'Fountain of the Beginning' The source of the ancient Aesirs called it the 'Fountain of Youth'."
Joan turned around, and what appeared in front of him was not Granny Green, but a ball of light hanging in mid-air, emitting a soft light that warmed people's hearts.
Joan knew that this was the soul of Granny Green, and asked her respectfully: "I have read about the 'Fountain of Youth' in the literature of the Cloud Giant Library, and it is said that drinking this magical spring water , can restore youth and never age, is this true?"
"Hehe, the legend is indeed true, but it is not comprehensive. The magic of the fountain of youth is not limited to this. Come with me, child, as long as you can pass the test of the three swan ladies, you can experience the magical effect of the spring of youth for yourself."
The ball of light transformed from the spirit of the ancient tree floated over Joan's shoulder, dispelling the surrounding darkness and illuminating the path leading to the spring.
Qiao An followed the light ball and walked until he reached the area where the sound of water was stirring, and found a clear spring. The halo seen in the distance just now is the reflection of the water surface.
The clear spring water keeps gushing, but it never goes over the embankment. There are three snow-white swans in the water, playing in the water leisurely.
"Joan, these three swans are also the guardians of the 'Fountain of Youth', and their names are Orluen, Helwell, and Horaceus." The green granny introduced.
Qiao An quietly activated the "True Sight" attached to the prosthetic eye, looked at the swan in the water again, felt his cheeks burn, and looked away like an electric shock, not daring to look again.
The swans are just a disguise. In fact, three young and beautiful girls are playing in the spring.
"True seeing" can see through shape-shifting magic and supernatural abilities, and it also allows Joan to accidentally see their naked real image.
"These three swan ladies are actually the 'Valkyries' of the heavens, and mortals also call them 'Valkyries'." The green granny spoke solemnly, "Joan, if you want to drink the 'Fountain of Youth', you must face The three Valkyries join forces to challenge and kill them all."
"Kill them?" Qiao An was taken aback. There was no enmity with each other. Is it necessary to have a fight to the death?
"Hehe...Young man, you don't have to be sympathetic, as long as the 'Fountain of Youth' doesn't dry up, these three Valkyries won't really die, but you, kid, are not immortal. If something goes wrong, I won't Be responsible!"
"I'm relieved to hear you say that."
"Hmph! You're so young, you have such a big tone!" Green Granny seemed to want to remind Joan not to be careless, and then sighed again, "Oh, forget it! You can kill three mythical Styx ancient dragons by yourself. , it is unnecessary to worry about you!"
The ball of light transformed by the green lady's essence floated to the center of the spring, and immediately attracted the attention of the Swan sisters. They turned around and gathered in front of her, stretched out their slender and elegant necks and nodded slightly to her, as if bowing in greeting.
Granny Green had telepathy with the three swan ladies. After some communication, the three swans turned around one after another and cast curious glances at the young mage on the bank.
Joan looked at them, nodded in respect, and then hurriedly looked away, so as not to see an overly sultry scene that would interfere with the mentality of the duel.
At this time, magical auras emerged from the three white swans at the same time, and their bodies stretched and swelled rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they turned into three tall and fit girls with blond hair and snow-skinned skin, slim waist and long legs, and they were gorgeous and moving.
The three Valkyries returned to their "Valkyrie" form. They were six feet tall, each wearing a white robe made of swan feathers, which could hardly cover the towering peaks on their chests.
If they kept this sexy and revealing outfit, Joan felt that he might lose the duel.
Fortunately, the three Valkyries didn't bother to take advantage of him with their hues. They caressed the swan's feather coat, and the soft feathers immediately emitted magical light, transforming into enchanted mithril armor covering the whole body, wearing a silver helmet decorated with feathers, and a pair of pure white wing.
The three sisters, who had fully recovered their Valkyrie forms, soared into the air, each holding a golden spear tightly in their hands. Their dark blue eyes looked down on Joan, revealing a cruel meaning, as if they were choosing to die in battle on a land full of corpses. The spirit of the hero.
Witnessing the three Valkyries putting on their armor and showing off their weapons, Joan's mentality also stabilized, and he was finally able to look directly at his opponents calmly, and then activated "Advanced Internal Vision" to check their physical attributes and special abilities.
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Reconnaissance targets: "Swan Lady" Orluen, Helwell, Horace Gus (celestial creature subspecies, Valkyria species)
Life Level: Level 16
Attributes: Strength 25, Dexterity 18, Constitution 20, Intelligence 13, Wisdom 20, Charisma 23
Special Abilities: darkvision, damage reduction 3 levels/cold iron and law; immunity to cold/electric shock/poison; fire resistance/acid resistance 3 levels, spell resistance, change shape (swan, humanoid); other (unexplored bright)
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Allusions: The Swan and the Valkyrie (Norse Mythology)
Valkyries often travel to the world.
They put on goose-feather feathers and turn into swans. When they fly across the clear stream, they often take off their feathers and take a bath in the water.
If anyone sees her and hides her goose-feather feather coat, she can be left to live on the ground, marry and have children.
According to legend three Valkyries, Olrun, Hervor, and Hlathguth, were thus kept as wives by the three sons of the king of Lapland, nine Years later, they flew back to the sky.