Chapter 124
“Phew —”
Not long after the hunting competition’s team left the black forest, a long and deep breathing sound could be heard from a deep cave in the black forest. This cave was where Xiao Chen was recuperating. This breathing sound was naturally Xiao Chen’s breathing sound.
“My injuries are almost healed. The Grade 5 Desolate Essence Pill is indeed not bad.”
Xiao Chen, who had been sitting motionlessly for two days, suddenly opened his eyes. He stopped cultivating and recuperating. He opened his mouth and muttered to himself. His swollen face revealed a joyful smile.
The reason why Xiao Chen was happy was firstly because he had survived the calamity. Secondly, after experiencing a life and death battle, he had used the Grade 5 Desolate Essence Pill to cultivate and recuperate. Now, his cultivation level had improved. He had reached the peak of the White Tiger Realm and could advance to the Blood Bear Realm in the future.
“It’s time to think of a way to get out of the cave. The hunting competition is almost over. I have to return as soon as possible. If not, the championship will be taken by someone else. The Dragon Heart Grass has to be mine!”
Xiao Chen stood up and estimated the time. The smile on his face disappeared and he returned to his usual coldness.
Xiao Chen looked up at the hole in the wall that he had fallen from. He frowned. Although the hole could allow a person to fall, it was rather difficult to climb up. The hole was very long and the walls were very smooth. Furthermore, the diameter was not much bigger than a human’s body. It was very difficult to climb. If he had the ability of a snake or earthworm to shrink its bones, it would be easier to climb.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Chen cast his gaze at the other exit in the cave. He was very curious about where the other exit would lead to.
Since there was still half a day left before the hunting competition, Xiao Chen decided to explore. If he couldn’t get out, he would return and slowly climb up from the tunnel that he had fallen from.
Without any hesitation, Xiao Chen pulled out the wooden sword that was stabbed into the ground. Following that, he circulated a strand of Power of Desolates to his eyes. The pitch-black cave immediately became clear. Xiao Chen entered another hole that was a little short. It was unknown if it was an exit. With the wooden sword in hand, he was prepared to deal with any sudden danger.
When Xiao Chen crawled out, his expression became a little surprised. He thought that he had found himself in another, bigger cave, and there seemed to be some light at the other end of the cave. He was not too surprised, because he felt that the light was not from the outside.
Xiao Chen continued to move stealthily, and the light grew bigger and bigger. Xiao Chen’s eyes were like torches, and he could vaguely see that the light was actually a cave. The curiosity in his heart grew stronger, and he couldn’t help but speed up his pace. After the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Xiao Chen finally arrived in front of the bright cave.
“Xiu!”
Xiao Chen was bold and skillful. He held the wooden sword in front of him and jumped into the cave. The strong light made his eyes slightly uncomfortable, and he couldn’t help but squint.
“Eh … what is this place?
Why is there a huge stone coffin here? “When Xiao Chen clearly saw where he was, he was immediately shocked and filled with disbelief.
The place he was standing in was actually a huge stone room. The walls and ceiling of the stone room were inlaid with countless luminous pearls. They were like the bright stars in the sky, illuminating the entire stone room as if it was daytime.
The precious luminous pearls were nothing, but the huge stone coffin placed in the center of the stone room was the most eye-catching.
The stone coffin was completely black, incomparably black, pure black. Under the illumination of so many luminous pearls, it actually didn’t reflect a trace of light. It was like a black hole that devoured and absorbed all the light that shone on it. It was unknown what material was used to make it, and it was quite strange.
Xiao Chen’s eyes were instantly attracted by this mysterious stone coffin, and he began to uncontrollably walk towards the black stone coffin.
As he got closer, Xiao Chen suddenly had a strange feeling in his mind. He felt as if the being lying in the sarcophagus was himself, or someone who was related to him by blood. This feeling grew stronger and stronger, to the point that he, who had always been cold and emotionless, started crying unknowingly.
“Dong!”
A muffled sound suddenly came from the inside of the stone coffin. Immediately after, an extremely horrifying aura pervaded from the stone coffin. It instantly enveloped the entire huge stone room, including the absent-minded Xiao Chen.
“Plop!”
Xiao Chen suddenly woke up, and his body was forced to kneel on the ground by the horrifying aura. He looked at the black stone coffin 300 feet away with a horrified expression and trembled as he murmured, “Ah?
So … so horrifying! ”
At this moment, Xiao Chen’s heart was truly frightened. Facing the horrifying stone coffin was even more frightening than facing death. Death was only the loss of consciousness and soul, but facing the horrifying stone coffin was the trembling and fear in the depths of the soul.
He felt a little breathless. It was as if there was an unintentional mountain pressing on his body, making him unable to move. All the muscles in his body were ruptured, and his bones were about to break.
“Am I going to die?”
Xiao Chen suddenly had this thought. The mysterious stone coffin made him powerless to resist, and he could only revere and worship it. His heart was filled with sorrow, but he was unwilling to die like this. He couldn’t let go of his grandfather. His grandfather was still waiting for him to bring back the Dragonheart Grass to detoxify the poison. Therefore, he couldn’t die now. He had to fight!
“Break for me!
Ah! ”
A strong will to live filled Xiao Chen’s heart. Xiao Chen suddenly let out a shocking roar. Both of his hands held onto the sword, and he desperately tried to stand up. However, he didn’t succeed. Instead, his entire body was swollen and felt like it was going to split open. It was as if thousands of needles were piercing through his bones. Cold sweat instantly drenched his entire body. That formless and horrifying pressure pressed down on him, and he didn’t have the slightest chance to resist.
“What should I do?”
Xiao Chen was a little panicked. He was quickly thinking of a way. Suddenly, he thought of his God’s Gift, and his heart was filled with joy. However, he didn’t have much hope. His intuition told him that even if he raised his cultivation to the Purple Image Realm after going berserk, it would be of no use. This horrifying aura wasn’t something that a human could resist.
“Berserk!”
Even though he felt that it was useless, Xiao Chen still released the Berserk God’s Gift with a trace of hope. In any case, wasn’t it a last resort?
With a deep shout, Xiao Chen’s aura rose to the first level of the Purple Image Realm. His entire body was radiating with black light, and his eyes turned blood red.
“Break for me again!”
Xiao Chen roared like a god of death. He tried to struggle free from the formless energy and stand up again, but the result was tragic. Just as he thought, it was completely useless. Instead, he felt that the formless energy that was pressing down on him was even more horrifying. He couldn’t hold on any longer, and his entire body laid on the cold ground, looking extremely pathetic.
“It’s over!”
Xiao Chen tilted his face and looked towards a corner of the stone room. Suddenly, he realized that there were a few corpses of huge snakes in the corner. He was slightly startled. Immediately after, he recalled that those huge snakes must have died under the formless pressure of the stone coffin. He scolded himself for being too careless. Now, he was doomed.
“Eh?
I’m fine now? ”
Just when Xiao Chen was at his wit’s end, he suddenly let out a surprised voice because he felt that the formless energy that the stone coffin gave him had suddenly disappeared. Even the horrifying aura had disappeared without a trace at the same time.
Xiao Chen survived another calamity. He slowly climbed up from the ground and wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead with a face full of lingering fear. He quietly retreated far away from the stone coffin, and his eyes were fixed on the stone coffin. He was afraid that the stone coffin would make any more movements, and a horrifying monster would jump out from the corpse. That would be a tragedy.
Originally, Xiao Chen planned to open the stone coffin to see what was inside. Now, he didn’t dare to do so even if he was beaten to death. The only thing he wanted to do now was to retreat along the original path. Even if he had to crawl like a snake or crawl like an earthworm, he would be happy. It was better than facing such a mysterious and horrifying stone coffin.
At this moment, Xiao Chen only prayed that the stone coffin would let him go and let him leave safely.
“Swish!”
Just as Xiao Chen was about to exit the stone room, a huge black light suddenly shot out from the stone coffin. It almost instantly hit Xiao Chen’s body and wrapped around Xiao Chen.
“Motherf * cker!
My life is over! “Just as Xiao Chen cursed in his mind, he felt his vision go black, and he lost consciousness.
[Author’s Digression]: Thank you for everyone’s support.