In this eerie and terrifying underground world, a wandering fire giant appears to unknowledgeable wandering cultivators and sect disciples as a walking treasure.
In its massive left hand rests a treasure chest, radiating a brilliant aura that makes everyone believe it contains priceless treasures.
Even Lin Fan himself, if unaware of the fire giant’s deception, would have been deceived by this chest.
During the time he followed the giant, Lin Fan witnessed it destroy several groups of wandering cultivators, their deaths extremely gruesome, enough to send chills down anyone’s spine.
On the corpses of these cultivators, Lin Fan found a map.
This map marked the location of the Sea Demon’s Graveyard from the Seven Sages’ Treasure Map, with a line of text inscribed upon it:
“Treasure left by ancient cultivators…”
Lin Fan sighed, realizing that all of this was driven by greed. However, this Sea Demon’s Graveyard was far too sinister—its danger surpassed even a fiery hell by a hundredfold.
Surely, this was not the work of the Seven Sages.
The fire giant wandered along a specific path repeatedly, seemingly lying in wait like a farmer hoping for another rabbit to run into his trap.
Although the fire giant’s cultivation level was only mid-stage Lesser Heaven, Lin Fan had gradually discovered that its combat power exceeded that of an ordinary mid-stage Lesser Heaven cultivator.
Without revealing himself, Lin Fan chose a different path and continued deeper into the ruins, determined to uncover the truth behind this mystery.
…
As he ventured further, Lin Fan sensed a powerful aura emanating from the depths—it felt both familiar and yet strangely foreign.
“Ahh…”
Suddenly, a piercing scream of agony echoed from the darkness.
Lin Fan’s expression hardened, and he quickened his pace.
A palace floated in midair within the underground depths. Though not large in size, it was surrounded by thick chains anchored to the walls. Each chain bore mysterious glowing runes, as if suppressing something sinister.
This palace, wrapped in chains and soaked in blood, bore countless runes that had been worn down and lost their former brilliance.
Outside the palace, atop a raised platform surrounded by four spiked pillars, a figure was impaled upon one of the cruel stakes.
From his hiding spot, Lin Fan focused his gaze and was shocked to recognize the figure—Zou Tenglong.
“You! Who are you? Return my divine bones!” Roared Zou Tenglong, his body pierced and pinned to the stake. His furious expression masked a hint of fear.
Zou Tenglong had entered the Sea Demon’s Graveyard to plot his resurrection.
Though this current body might be considered exceptional by ordinary standards, to him, it was merely average. To regain his former peak, he needed a perfect vessel.
After countless hardships, he finally located the hidden cave he had left behind at the time of his death. Yet upon arrival, he was stunned speechless by what he saw.
His jade-like bone body was gone. In its place, chains imbued with sealing power lay locked and bound.
Inside the dark, oppressive palace, a faint breathing sound echoed slowly, like a heartbeat—deep, heavy, and terrifying.
A flash of black light, and a decaying corpse suddenly appeared atop the stone platform.
Zou Tenglong was stunned. This was one of the jade bones he had split off—but now it was dull and lifeless, like a useless bone.
His fierce expression gradually faded, and the fire in his eyes dimmed.
At that moment, a slash tore open his chest, blood spewing out as a jade-like bone figure forcefully emerged.
“I won’t let you go!” Though the floating jade bone figure didn’t move its mouth, its voice reverberated through the enclosed space.
Behind it, space rippled like a stone dropped into water. Then, space tore open, and the bone figure stepped through, attempting to escape.
But at that moment, Lin Fan clearly sensed a force in the void severing the spatial rift. The opening created by the bone figure instantly sealed shut.
The bone figure hesitated, clearly not expecting this. Its fingers clawed desperately at the space, but the rift remained sealed by an unknown force.
In an instant, countless giant hands made of black mist extended from the bloodstained palace, reaching toward the bone figure.
“Great Solar Flare!”
In that moment, the bone figure clenched its fingers, and seven blazing sun-like lights suddenly appeared behind it.
The Seven Sages’ Radiant Solar Manual?
At this moment, Lin Fan, hiding in the shadows, was taken aback. As soon as the jade bone figure appeared, he understood everything.
Zou Tenglong had clearly been killed by him before—now resurrected, it was obviously the work of the jade bone.
“No…”
In that instant, the jade bone figure was seized by countless black hands, struggling in vain before being dragged into the blood-soaked palace.
Everything fell silent.
Lin Fan, watching all this, held his breath, unable to believe his eyes. How tragic could the Seven Sages be?
Their carefully laid trap had been ruined by a mysterious force—and worse, it seemed to have benefited someone else.
Lin Fan prepared to retreat. This place was too terrifying. Regardless of any treasure inside, he no longer cared.
Compared to his own life, all those treasures were mere external possessions.
Inwardly, he cursed. This wasn’t how the story was supposed to go.
Why were forbidden areas always like this?
To Lin Fan, forbidden zones were supposed to be the easiest places for an underdog to rise and become a powerful figure. But this place was nothing more than a death trap.
Just as Lin Fan was about to leave, a sudden sense of danger surged from behind.
Without turning back, Lin Fan immediately scattered his presence. When he glimpsed the situation, his heart sank—could this opponent actually detect him even while he was in stealth?
That was impossible. While in stealth, as long as he remained still, even a cultivator at the peak of the Greater Heaven stage wouldn’t sense him.
At that moment, countless black hands extended from the palace, rushing toward Lin Fan.
He instantly activated his evasion techniques.
Are you kidding me? What the hell was this thing?
Lin Fan tried to flee through the cave entrance, but in an instant, black hands blocked the exit, overlapping and sealing his last escape route.
“Hey, let’s talk!” Lin Fan shouted in desperation, hoping the entity hidden within the palace might grant him a chance.
Of course, that was wishful thinking.
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