N-A-A 51. Survival in the Cave
51. Survival in the Cave
"Young Master Xiao Yan, let's go into the cave! I feel something calling to me."
Because Qing Lin's life essence had been absorbed by the Bloodthirsty Pattern, her voice was exceptionally weak, and Xiao Yan was taken aback upon hearing this. The cave stretched as far as the eye could see. He had scanned it with his soul perception before, but the path was winding and twisting, and his soul perception was weakened; Xiao Yan himself dared not say he could find his way through.
After the attack, Lu Zhi also activated the Devouring Spirit Pattern on the spot to continuously absorb battle qi. Obviously, the attack was not as easy for him as it seemed.
Seeing Lu Zhi and Shi Meng eyeing him menacingly, Xiao Yan knew that these two would not let him have his way easily. Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan were even slower than Lu Zhi, so they would definitely not be able to escape.
Xiao Yan then whispered a few words to Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan. Although both of them refused, they had no choice but to agree under Xiao Yan's unusually serious attitude.
Xiao Yan quickly swallowed a fifth-grade pill to restore his Dou Qi, and the crimson Red Lotus Karmic Flame reappeared. For Xiao Yan, the one he was most familiar with was always his own Origin Flame.
With overwhelming momentum, Xiao Yan punched Lu Zhi, who was standing still, his arm trembling strangely, creating layers of sonic booms.
Standing still, Lu Zhi looked at Xiao Yan with a mocking gaze, like he was toying with his prey, and laughed, "It seems you really are at your last gasp!"
The silver-gray fist still threw a punch, and the moment the two fists collided, Lu Zhi felt something was wrong. Xiao Yan's strength was really too weak.
Using the force of Lu Zhi's fist, Xiao Yan flew backward while grabbing Qing Lin, who was leaning against him. Thunderous roars erupted from his body as he recklessly unleashed all his Dou Qi, maximizing the power of the Three Thousand Thunderbolts, and dashed into the cave. Only a fleeting afterimage remained as Xiao Yan and Qing Lin disappeared into the cave.
"Run!" were Xiao Yan's last words.
Meanwhile, because Xiao Yan took the initiative to attack Lu Zhi, Shi Meng was momentarily distracted, and Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan took advantage of the opportunity to escape from the cave.
Seeing this, Shi Meng subconsciously looked at Lu Zhi beside him. Lu Zhi was also taken aback by the sudden change in the situation, because he clearly sensed that Xiao Yan still had a trump card up his sleeve, which was why he hadn't been in a hurry to end it. The change in the situation was indeed beyond his expectations. He had been searching for this relic as soon as he entered the Myriad Beasts Space, and this cave was where the Dou Sheng relic being sold at the auction was located.
"You must get that thing from the ruins, even if you can't get first place in the Beasts Gathering!" This was Lu Huangtian's instruction to Lu Zhi before he set off. So he spent a month in the ruins, but the ruins were so complicated that he was confused by the twists and turns every time he visited. He hadn't gained anything after a month.
Seeing Xiao Yan rush into the cave, he frowned, because logically, Xiao Yan would break out of the cave, but instead he rushed into the cave.
"Could he have discovered something?" Recalling the feeling of shaking mountains when he attacked Xiao Yan with the Chaotic God Pattern, he knew that Xiao Yan's soul power was quite strong.
"Chase Xiao Yan! Those two over there are insignificant." In an instant, Lu Zhi made up his mind and instructed Shi Meng.
As he spoke, cyan patterns covered Lu Zhi's legs, and he also rushed inside with Shi Meng. Xiao Yan's combat power made Lu Zhi feel uneasy. He had also made up his mind that even if he couldn't get Qing Lin's Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, he must destroy it!
"Young Master Xiao Yan, to the right! We'll take the second path from the middle later!"
With Qinglin in his arms, Xiao Yan was guided through the cave. Looking around the cave, Xiao Yan was secretly alarmed: the soul perception in this place was restricted to a very small range. If he were alone, he would probably not be able to find his way at all.
However, he dared not relax at all at this moment. The reason he let Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan leave earlier was not only to draw Lu Zhi's attention to him and let them escape, but also because Lu Zhi's speed, which he displayed with the Hurricane Pattern during the battle, was quite terrifying. Even with his Three Thousand Thunder Movement, he was not much faster than him. There was no way that Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan could outrun Lu Zhi.
"How much further is Qinglin?" Xiao Yan asked Qinglin in his arms.
"We haven't gone halfway yet, but that place should be able to help us avoid Lu Zhi!"
Hearing Qing Lin's affirmative voice, Xiao Yan's speed increased again. Looking at the heavily injured Qing Lin in his arms, Xiao Yan couldn't suppress his guilt. He had brought Qing Lin in for her freedom. But Qing Lin's current state meant he bore a great deal of responsibility, and he didn't have any good solutions at the moment. He could only spare some of his Dou Qi to protect Qing Lin, whose physical condition couldn't afford any accidents.
Seeing Xiao Yan rushing forward without stopping, and even having to divert his fighting spirit to protect himself, Qing Lin, lying in Xiao Yan's arms, also blamed herself and shed tears, saying, "I'm sorry, Young Master Xiao Yan, Qing Lin is too stupid, causing Young Master Xiao Yan to be in danger."
Seeing Qing Lin's self-reproach, Xiao Yan comforted her, "Silly girl, don't say things like that. We can escape!"
Qinglin nodded and buried her head in Xiao Yan's arms. Although she was in danger, Qinglin suddenly had a strange thought: "Being with Young Master Xiao Yan, even death doesn't seem so scary."
"Which way should we go, Qinglin?" Sensing the fork in the road ahead, Xiao Yan asked, seeing that Qinglin hadn't given him any directions.
"Ah... to the right, take the second one from the right."
Qing Lin was awakened by Xiao Yan and realized that she had been daydreaming. Her pale face flushed slightly, and she then earnestly began to give Xiao Yan directions.
After a while, Xiao Yan found it strange. After all, he was only a four-star Dou Huang, while Lu Zhi was already a nine-star Dou Huang. Logically, he should be inferior to Lu Zhi, who was enhanced with the Hurricane Pattern, in a long-distance attack. However, the distance between them remained within a range that he could sense but could not attack.
Unbeknownst to Xiao Yan, Lu Zhi was also quite excited. With the two leading the way, he felt he had found the right path to the ruins. Having a guide, he naturally followed closely behind Xiao Yan and Shi Meng, knowing that with himself and Shi Meng together, Xiao Yan was no match for them.
"The middle of this road is the end!" Qing Lin said after Xiao Yan had been fleeing for quite some time.
After Xiao Yan flashed to the end of the middle of the path, a bright green light enveloped the two of them. Xiao Yan instantly felt as if his consciousness was being submerged by seawater, and he had no idea what happened after that.
After Xiao Yan and Shi Meng disappeared, Lu Zhi and Shi Meng looked at each other at the end of the road. They had searched the road several times but found no trace of them.
Lu Zhi frowned. He believed that Xiao Yan and the other person could lead him to the Dou Sheng ruins, so he let them go. He never expected that the two of them would disappear right under his nose.
"Damn it!" Lu Zhi struck the stone wall at the end with a bolt of purple lightning, but the stone wall did not budge.
Lu Zhi and Shi Meng exchanged a glance, both seeing doubt in each other's eyes. This was a lightning strike pattern, yet it hadn't even broken through the stone wall.
Lu Zhi immediately took out the map he had won at the auction from his storage ring. As soon as the map was pasted onto the stone wall, it turned into dust. Lu Zhi also felt the barrier from the stone wall disappear.
As Lu Zhi and Shi Meng entered, they were immediately met with a cold, dark atmosphere, and a deafening roar that seemed capable of shattering ears.
Lu Zhi remained unaffected by the terrifying environment; instead, he threw his head back and laughed loudly, "Hahahaha! Xiao Yan, you've done me a great favor!"
At this very moment, within a certain space, Xiao Yan and Qing Lin floated in the air. A graceful woman slowly approached, looking at Qing Lin and saying softly, "Child, you've finally come."
The woman's face was untouched by worldly dust, possessing an otherworldly and exquisite beauty. If someone were standing next to her, they would feel that her appearance was somewhat illusory. The most striking feature of the woman's face was her pair of emerald green eyes. Her pupils were extremely eerie, and upon closer inspection, three small green dots slowly rotated within them, emanating streams of strange energy. Upon closer inspection, the three small green dots were clearly three elegant little flowers.