“Hey hey… I really can’t take it anymore. Look at all the blood I’ve coughed up. If you punch me twice more, I’ll definitely be dead meat.” Lin Fan was helpless now; the fists on the wall had gone completely still.
Even with experience loss after an upgrade, to Lin Fan, even a small mosquito was still meat worth having—it was definitely not something he would ignore.
No matter how Lin Fan shouted or pretended to be dead, the fists on the wall never reappeared.
Lin Fan scratched his head and sighed helplessly, “Looks like these guys are pretty smart after all. They know they can’t kill me, so they won’t waste their energy.”
Covering his chest, Lin Fan felt a sharp pain in his heart, though no amount of pain could change the reality of the situation.
There must be someone controlling those fists; otherwise, there was no way they could have detected his faked death.
Sentient beings?
Lin Fan now had a preliminary understanding of whoever was hiding behind all this. He had become increasingly curious about that mysterious figure.
His physical strength was at the middle stage of the Earth Heaven Rank. Though still a small distance from the Azure Heaven Rank, Lin Fan believed he would reach it in the shortest possible time.
In truth, Lin Fan had always known that physical strength was the most important, but he had never had the opportunity to improve it.
Now, such a great opportunity had been wasted, and it pained him deeply.
“Ahh…”
Lin Fan sighed deeply, feeling helpless. Since there was nothing left, he had no choice but to move forward again.
Roar!
At that moment, a gust of fierce wind blew from deep within. To Lin Fan, it sounded like both wind and a beast’s roar.
Lin Fan stopped in his tracks, his heart sinking. What should he do now?
What was roaring ahead?
But soon, Lin Fan dismissed his concerns. No matter what it was, he would only know once he saw it.
“Charge forward, fearless as ever.” With a wave of his hand, Lin Fan, full of fighting spirit, strode deeper into the cave.
This tunnel stretched for at least dozens of miles. Although the reversal of sun, moon, and stars was invisible, Lin Fan had a rough idea of the distance.
“What kind of place is this? So strange. And these corpses—judging by their time of death, they’ve been here for quite a while,” Lin Fan thought, puzzled as he looked around.
Most of these corpses belonged to the Daqian race; none were from the ancient clans.
Driven by curiosity, Lin Fan continued forward, determined to see what lay at the end of this path.
As for the Ancient Clan’s Myriad Chief and the Three-Headed Giant King, he had long since pushed them from his mind. If he couldn’t obtain something, there was no point in thinking about it. Instead, he’d better see what he could get from what was already here.
He didn’t know how long he had walked, but Lin Fan began to feel a bit dizzy. The passage still hadn’t reached its end.
At that moment, a glimmer of ancient bronze light appeared before him.
“Wow, finally reached the end of this tunnel!” Seeing the bronze glow, Lin Fan was overjoyed and quickened his pace.
“What exactly is this?” When Lin Fan reached the end, he stopped.
Where he stood was perhaps just a passage, but the scene before him left him astonished.
Ahead was an enormous cave. Inside, light flowed like water, and in the center floated a river of ancient bronze color.
Roar!
Lin Fan saw many strange creatures inside the cave. These beings weren’t ancient beasts but creatures made entirely of earth. Their entire bodies radiated a bronze hue, moving freely as they patrolled the cave ceaselessly.
Looking at these creatures, Lin Fan felt puzzled. What exactly were they?
The river itself also intrigued him. He couldn’t tell what it was made of.
But the river emitted a certain aura—an aura resembling the pseudo-Earth Spirit of the Five Elements.
However, compared to the pseudo-Earth Spirit, the river’s aura was much purer.
“Buzz buzz…”
At that moment, the “Yao City” in his backpack began to vibrate slightly, as if it wanted to devour the river.
“It seems this must be the Earth Spirit of the Five Elements.”
Lin Fan had a hypothesis. If it truly was the Earth Spirit, capturing it and letting the “Yao City” absorb it would allow the half-finished pseudo-artifact, “Yao City,” to evolve.
Yin and Yang give rise to the Five Elements. Completing one of them would significantly enhance its power.
“Wow, I didn’t expect my luck to be this good. Although I didn’t manage to kill the Ancient Clan’s Myriad Chief or the Three-Headed Giant King, I always stumble upon rare opportunities wherever I go. My charm and fortune must be unmatched in the world!” Lin Fan was ecstatic. Soon, he began to ponder how to obtain this Earth Spirit river.
Lin Fan had never encountered such things before and didn’t know how they existed.
That yellowish-brown river floated there, with swirls of mist rising from it, slowly condensing into monsters.
“Is this self-defense?” Lin Fan watched for a while and realized the Earth Spirit was creating guards. Although these guards wandered aimlessly, they were actually protecting the Earth Spirit.
“Heaven Earth Rank—Great Perfection Stage.”
“Heaven Earth Rank—Middle Stage.”
…
These countless Earth Spirits weren’t weak at all, and among them was even one at the “Azure Heaven Rank—Middle Stage.”
“Damn, this is a bit tricky.” Lin Fan, hiding nearby, felt troubled.
The creatures below were no weaklings. Although they looked rather foolish, if they got serious, they might be quite formidable.
“Come out. I already know you’re here.” Suddenly, a voice came from the Earth Spirit river.
Lin Fan was startled by the voice.
Discovered?
Oh no.
“No way, I absolutely won’t come out. Who knows if it’s real or fake?” Lin Fan quickly calmed himself.
Back in the cave, when those fists struck him, the Earth Spirit river probably noticed him already.
But back then, he hadn’t activated his invisibility. If he activated it now, he definitely wouldn’t be detected.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan immediately entered his invisible state.
Roar!
The guards created by the Earth Spirit river roared fiercely toward the cave.
Lin Fan floated silently in midair, determined to see how the Earth Spirit river would detect him.
Come on, he was now invisible, his aura concealed, and not making a single move. How could it possibly find him?
Lin Fan was full of confidence. He refused to believe the Earth Spirit river could actually detect him.
“Come out. Stop hiding. I’ve already found you,” the Earth Spirit river spoke again.
“Not coming out. Absolutely not.” Lin Fan floated in midair, unmoving, completely ignoring what the Earth Spirit river had said.
“Found me? That’s just a dreamer’s fantasy. Trying to scare me out? You’re underestimating me too much,” Lin Fan scoffed disdainfully. He had experienced such tricks countless times before. There was no way he would fall for this Earth Spirit river’s ploy.
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