Lin Sheng withdrew his gaze from outside the colorful poisonous barrier.
Two days had passed, and the original Aura had long been disrupted. Even if he wanted to track it, the difficulty had greatly increased.
So he simply gave up directly.
At this moment, his perception spread out, searching for the powerful Auras hidden around.
Before long, his brow twitched, having found something. His figure rapidly galloped in one direction.
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Inside the dense forest with lush branches and leaves.
Large ancient trees reaching towards the sky shattered as if made of paper.
Two extremely powerful Auras emanated, startling the poisonous insects and fierce beasts in the jungle from afar, causing them to flee in panic.
Two figures constantly collided, and two completely different forces, bright yellow and dark blue, clashed with each other, erupting in a series of explosions.
In another collision, the two figures separated upon contact, landing respectively on the top of a large tree.
From the edge of the black umbrella in Lan Man's hand, sharp short daggers extended out at some point. Dark blue force flickered on them, and dark blue force spread out from her petite figure.
It was as if a layer of barrier protected her within.
And tens of meters away opposite her, He Lanjiang stood holding a spear, emanating a vast Aura as heavy as a mountain.
His entire being was like a great mountain standing rooted to the spot.
"Old Man He, it seems that after so many years, you haven't made any progress. You're still just using these few moves over and over."
Lan Man's lively eyes had turned dark blue at some point. Her entire being was like an ethereal goddess, and her words carried a hint of etherealness.
"Heh heh, ridiculous. Lan Man, your skills haven't improved over the years, but your mouth has gotten sharper."
He Lanjiang spoke indifferently. Layers of yellowish scales appeared on the skin around his body, and a cold light was revealed in his two brownish-yellow eyes.
Soon, as if remembering something, he sneered and said.
"I'm very curious about who could make a God-Form Martial Artist like you come out and show your face. You don't think that just by killing a few of my confidants, I'll put all my attention on you, do you?"
"What are you saying!?"
Hearing this, Lan Man's eyes narrowed, and a hint of danger appeared on her face.
"What else could it be? You're not just realizing it now, are you, idiot? For you to treat him like this with peace of mind, he must be a seed of your Dark Star, right? Calculating the time, that person should be dragged out soon..."
"You're courting death!"
Hearing this, the killing intent on Lan Man's face surged. Dark blue force continuously gathered on the black umbrella, forming a blue lotus, carrying terrifying fierce power, heading straight for He Lanjiang.
At the same time, her figure had already shot towards the Congyun Mountains.
"Trying to run!?" He Lanjiang laughed heartily towards the sky. His long spear had already shot out directly, piercing the dark blue lotus with one thrust. The long spear was also sent flying by the fierce force, but He Lanjiang paid no attention. His figure turned into a blur, rushing towards Lan Man at an incredible speed.
"Secret Technique: Bright Light Great Hand Seal!"
Although his speed was a notch slower than Lan Man's, as his low roar fell, a huge yellowish-brown hand had already descended from the sky, pressing straight down.
The huge hand was tens of meters in size, like heavenly might, making people tremble with fear.
Seeing this scene, Lan Man's brows furrowed slightly, but were soon replaced by coldness.
Taking a deep breath, the force attached to her body burned like flames. The black umbrella in her hand closed, and as the force attached, a dark blue long sword was drawn out from it.
"He Lanjiang, you're courting death!!"
As the dark blue long sword appeared in her hand, Lan Man's entire Aura suddenly changed. Her head full of black long hair rapidly turned deep blue at a speed visible to the naked eye.
She swung her long sword, and the sword light immediately surged tens of meters. The dark blue giant sword shot up into the sky and collided squarely with the huge hand seal descending from the sky.
Space seemed to have a brief pause.
The next moment, countless cracks appeared on the huge hand seal.
Boom!
With an explosive sound, the hand seal shattered.
The dark blue giant sword, however, was noticeably dimmer, but its momentum remained undiminished as it slashed towards He Lanjiang.
Facing the giant sword hanging in the air like terrifying heavenly might, He Lanjiang showed no sign of surprise. Amidst his wild laughter, he opened his palm, and the large spear that had been sent flying out reappeared in his hand.
"Clash head-on with me, I want to see what you can do!!"
With his long spear held across his chest, scales grew wildly around He Lanjiang's body. Even the long spear was covered in scales. His entire being was as solid and heavy as a mountain.
The giant sword slashed down, and He Lanjiang only retreated a few meters. The next moment, he suddenly erupted and charged straight towards Lan Man, giving her no chance to leave.
The martial arts he cultivated were known for their defensive strength and ability to draw upon the power of mountains. What he liked most was for people to clash head-on with him.
For a Martial Artist like Lan Man, who had high attack and low defense, as long as the opponent clashed with him head-on, they would inevitably fall into a disadvantage over time.
This time, both of them were truly angered by their exchange. The utterly terrifying power constantly clashed, and the scattered aftermath made the already riddled forest even more chaotic.
Ten-odd breaths later, the two had exchanged nearly a hundred moves. Lan Man's entire body was filled with dark blue force constantly surging, and her Aura was restless.
He Lanjiang's light armor was somewhat broken, and the scales attached to his body were also damaged in several places. It seemed like he was at a disadvantage.
However, Lan Man's expression was not good.
After nearly a hundred moves, although she had left wounds on the opponent, these wounds were merely superficial injuries to a God-Form Martial Artist, especially one like He Lanjiang who specialized in defense in the Divine Transformation Realm.
After reaching the Divine Transformation Realm, physical qualities in all aspects have greatly improved, and force is integrated for both offense and defense. Unless they fight to the death without retreating, it is extremely difficult to kill each other.
Under this fierce attack, it was also a considerable drain on her, especially the opponent's words just now, which made her quite worried about Lin Sheng's safety.
Although she knew from Qi Ning that Lin Sheng's strength was not weak, he was ultimately only just entering Bones Transformation. Even with an ancestral Bloodline, he couldn't always use it.
Moreover, she knew He Lanjiang very well. Since the opponent said so, he must have already made corresponding arrangements.
If she delayed further, something unexpected might truly happen to Lin Sheng.
Thinking of this, her expression couldn't help but become even colder. The constantly trembling dark blue force rapidly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the Aura emanating from her entire being became increasingly terrifying.
"He Lanjiang, since you insist on stopping me, then this old lady will cripple you first."
"Secret Technique: Ethereal Light Transformed Demon!"
This time she was truly angered, directly activating a secret technique of the Divine Transformation Realm, pushing her own power to the limit.
"Going all out? Hmph."
Seeing this, a hint of solemnity also appeared in He Lanjiang's eyes. He clearly saw that the opponent was going to fight desperately, and even he had to treat it with caution.
Immediately, he also activated a secret technique without hesitation, and the heavy might like a mountain became even more majestic.
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On the other side, within the mountain forest, a snake-shaped exotic beast several meters long and as thick as an adult's thigh was rapidly moving through the ground.
As it moved, wisps of purplish-black mist occasionally surged out, emitting a nauseatingly foul stench.
The dense vegetation around, contaminated by the purplish-black mist, instantly turned into puddles of sewage.
After fleeing an unknown distance, the triangular snake head was raised, looking back. A hint of suspicion appeared in its cold eyes.
"Are you looking for me?"
At this moment, an indifferent voice sounded from the ground in front of it. Immediately after, a large hand had broken through the soil, directly grasping the ferocious snake head.
This sudden change greatly alarmed the snake-shaped exotic beast. It was indeed too late to struggle further, but it still instinctively spat out a ball of extremely dense, foul-smelling mist from its mouth.
But the next moment, with a muffled bang, before the mist could surge out from its mouth, the ferocious and ugly snake head had shattered.
Only then did the body of the headless snake beast go limp, but it still twitched, apparently its instinctive vitality had not completely dissipated.
Extremely foul-smelling black mucus surged from its body, corroding large patches of white smoke on the surrounding ground.
Seeing this disgusting scene, Lin Sheng couldn't help but frown slightly.
For no other reason, this snake beast was just too damn smelly.
If it weren't for activating the fourth imprint, he would have been too lazy to chase this Elementary Level Spirit Beast.
It's no wonder that just an ordinary Elementary Level Spirit Beast dared to be active in such a place. Perhaps after encountering high-level Spirit Beasts, not many would be willing to take a bite out of it.
He reached out his palm and quickly absorbed and refined the blood within its body.
However, the activation progress only increased by a little. It was clear that among Elementary Level Spirit Beasts, it was probably just the weakest kind.
The attributes absorbed into his body were only agility and Poison Corrosion Buff. Its specialization was also extremely severe.
"Damn..."
Lin Sheng couldn't help but curse, and flicked a wisp of force with his finger, directly shattering the still-twitching snake body.
After doing this, he turned and left.
He continued to search rapidly in the border area between the middle and deep parts. However, half an hour passed, and he found nothing. The only discoveries were some poisonous insects he hadn't seen before.
Suddenly, his steps paused, and his gaze fell through the dense jungle onto something several miles away.
There was a lake with a considerable area.
He was a little surprised and leaped, galloping towards the location of the lake.
In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he had already reached the edge of the lake. This was a lake covering an area of over a hundred miles.
Even among the lakes found in the Congyun Mountains, its area could be considered quite large.
He just didn't expect that there would be such a lake located so close to the deep part.
He took out a map from his In arms. This was a map of the central area of the Congyun Mountains.
Lin Sheng looked at it carefully. There was no record of this lake's existence on it.
"Did the person who recorded the map make a mistake?"
Lin Sheng thought to himself, looking at the cool, slightly bluish lake water, which seemed to have excellent quality.
He didn't dwell too much on the map issue. After all, this map was from who knows how many years ago, and the central area was very large, so some omissions were normal.
He approached the lake water. The excellent water quality made him feel like washing his face.
Splash...
Cupping a handful of lake water, the cool sensation touched his cheeks, making him feel refreshed.
At this moment, clusters of tiny bubbles slowly rose from the center of the lake. Two eyes the size of a baby's head emerged from the surface, staring emotionlessly at Lin Sheng by the lake. Soon, they submerged into the lake again.
Only the tiny bubbles surging from the lake surface began to move towards the shore.
By the lake, Lin Sheng tore off his upper clothing, revealing his muscular upper body. He used force to draw up streams of lake water and let them fall onto himself.
When he killed that smelly snake beast just now, although he deliberately avoided getting contaminated by the foul-smelling black liquid, he still inevitably picked up a faint, lingering peculiar smell.
At this moment, he could conveniently use the cool lake water to rinse off.
Feeling the cool sensation of the water, Lin Sheng seemed quite engrossed.
Splash...
Suddenly, a barely noticeable splash appeared in the middle of the lake. A scarlet long tongue instantly crossed a distance of tens of meters and landed on Lin Sheng,
Without giving him any chance to react, it wrapped around him and instantly pulled him towards the lake surface. At the same time, a ferocious head emerged from the lake surface, opened its gaping maw, and bit down on Lin Sheng in one gulp.
And at this moment, Lin Sheng, bound by the long tongue, not only showed no sign of panic on his face but instead revealed a smile.
"So you were here..."
He spoke softly, and instantly blazing flames surged out from his body. His body, bound by the long tongue, expanded as if inflated.
Two large hands, like fans, grasped the upper and lower jaws of the ferocious giant mouth, one above and one below.
"Azure Bird Chasing Stars!"
All the profound azure force was fully unleashed, pouring into the giant mouth without reservation.
Roar...
Instantly, a heartbreaking giant roar sounded from within the lake.
The blazing flames on the scarlet long tongue burned it pitch black and melted it.
The monster in the lake went mad, constantly thrashing around, and finally spat Lin Sheng out.
Lin Sheng's five-meter-tall giant figure stood steadily on the lake surface, looking at the giant beast that had appeared on the water surface not far away, resembling a Giant Salamander. He grinned, revealing a triumphant smile.
"So it's a Giant Salamander. No wonder it was hidden so deep?"
When he discovered this lake, he noticed something was wrong. Not to mention the lakeside, even the forest around the lake was extremely quiet, with no trace of birds, beasts, or poisonous insects.
Especially in such a large lake, there was not a single trace of life force. It felt like a pool of dead water.
When he approached the lake, he had already maximized his perception. However, he only felt a barely perceptible Aura flash by in the lake water.
Obviously, the thing in the lake water was an exotic beast that was extremely good at hiding. Being able to occupy such a large lake also meant its strength was definitely very strong.
It was definitely a high-level Spirit Beast without a doubt. To prevent it from escaping, Lin Sheng had just used himself as bait to lure it out and injure it, breaking its ability to conceal itself.
At this moment, the two large penetrating wounds on the upper and lower jaws of this Giant Salamander were clearly visible.
Streaks of bright red blood flowed out, staining the surrounding water surface red.
Roar...
The Giant Salamander's eyes were filled with pain and resentment, staring intently at Lin Sheng. As its beast roar fell, the blood in the lake surface actually began to rapidly converge towards its body.
The large wounds on its body also began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, soon the pain in the Giant Salamander's eyes intensified, and it actually spat the blood out again.
At this moment, the blood surging from its wound actually had a streak of pitch black.
"Very strong recovery ability, and its resistance to potent poison is also quite good. Even with direct contact, it only barely takes effect."
Lin Sheng had a smile on his face. As he spoke, flames surged out, and he strode towards the Giant Salamander.
