The Battle Through Heaven
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Inside the pitch-black tunnel, Xiao Yan hugged Qing Lin tightly as they used the tunnel ramp to continue descending. In Qing Lin's hand was a Moonlight Stone. It emitted a soft and dim light, allowing Xiao Yan to see if the route in front there was a barrier.
Not far behind the two of them, more than ten dim lights followed. Everyone leaned their backs against the tunnel wall which created the sound of ‘chi chi’ echoing within the tunnel.
As his body descended, Xiao Yan's gaze swept across the two tunnel walls beside him. A while later, he was a bit surprised when he realized that the tunnel was very smooth. No rocks protruding from the wall. Looking at the tunnel, it seemed that it was created by some enormous energy pillars charged straight through the ground.
After two to three minutes of descending at the same speed, Xiao Yan finally saw the bottom of the tunnel. His feet slightly bent and a moment later, his bent body reached the ground, letting out a muffled sound. As his body was upright, he completely negated the opposite force of his descent.
After landing on the ground, Xiao Yan released Qing Lin from his embrace. He pulled her, took a few steps forward and swept his gaze into the tunnel in front of him. As expected, he found more than ten completely dark tunnels.
Shaking his head helplessly, Xiao Yan smiled and said to Qing Lin, "You should try and feel the true tunnel. It will take at least a few days before we can complete the search if we walk down each tunnel. "
"Yes." Yeah." Nodding, Qing Lin's small hand pulled Xiao Yan. His eyes flickered and the three small green spots around his dark green pupils appeared quietly.
Due to the dim light in the tunnel, Xiao Yan was unable to sense the change in Qing Lin's eyes.
Qing Lin slowly closed her eyes and sensed the Qi in the tunnel. The environment once again became quiet. A moment later, a muffled sound wave came from behind; and Xiao Yan knew that Xiao Ding and the others had caught up.
Tilting his head, Xiao Yan gestured for Xiao Ding and the others to remain silent and then pointed at the closed-eyed Qing Lin.
Seeing Xiao Yan's actions, Xiao Ding nodded his head. He made a hand gesture and caused the people who had landed behind him to swallow their questions understandingly.
Placing the ropes in his hands properly, Xiao Ding and the other members of the Desert Metal Mercenary Company slowly withdrew their weapons. After which, they quietly stepped forward, besieging and protecting Xiao Yan and Qing Lin in the middle. Their cautious gazes continued to sweep around them.
The silence lasted for a while before Qing Lin finally opened his dark green eyes gradually. His little hands pointed to a tunnel that was slightly to their left and said softly, "Young Master, although the other tunnels also have remnants of Qi, this tunnel has the densest. It seemed like whoever was here spent the longest time there half a year ago. "
Hearing this, Xiao Yan's gaze led to a completely dark tunnel. The tunnel is obviously very long. When his gaze looked up, there was only deep darkness. Xiao Yan could not help but frown when he realized this situation.
Tilting his head, Xiao Yan and Xiao Ding exchanged glances. The first one then sighed softly and was about to take the lead when he was stopped by Xiao Ding.
"Wait a moment ..." Xiao Ding shook his head towards Xiao Yan. After which, he turned around and softly said to a large man with a sturdy figure, "Han Mu, please, can you investigate a bit to see if this tunnel has anything unusual hidden inside it."
"Yes." Yeah." Hearing this, the big man named Han Mu nodded his head. He walked towards the front of the pitch-black tunnel and bowed on the floor. The side of his face touched the floor while a pair of his hands were violently inserted onto the surface of the sand.
"This is?" Seeing Han Mu's strange actions, Xiao Yan could not help but ask in surprise.
"Han Mu's affinity was a variation of the basic element: the sand element .. So, he could use the help of the sand in the desert to sense some hidden Qi that others might find difficult to sense." Mu Ding explained.
"In an unknown place like this, we have to be very careful. Filling randomly is not a wise move. "
"Haha, there really are quite a number of unique people in the Desert Metal Mercenary Company. This kind of group cooperation was naturally much better than what I was randomly looking for. " Xiao Yan smiled before sighing.
"Just a few little tricks to survive." Xiao Ding shook his head recklessly. He then lifted her up and looked at the big man who had finished his probing. "How's that?"
"The investigation is not finished ..." Han Mu frowned and shook his head. He smiled bitterly. "I had investigated around a distance of five hundred meters but did not find any hidden Qi. As I was planning to continue a little deeper, however, I discovered that the ground-type energy had completely disappeared. Replacing it was an extremely hot fire-type energy. In such an environment, my investigation became useless. "
"Earth-type energy has disappeared?" Hearing this, Xiao Yan and Xiao Ding were shocked. An area deep under the desert should be where the richest land-type energy is. How could it disappear completely?
Seeing Xiao Yan's demeanor, Xiao Ding helplessly shook his head. He finally swallowed a few words of warning that he wanted to say.
"Come in and look. If we see something wrong, I suggest we step back first and then make proper planning. Anyway, we already know that place is here. As long as we take the time, we should be able to reach our target. " Xiao Ding said grimly.
Xiao Yan smiled. He gently touched the Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back and sighed. After placing Qing Lin behind him, he took the lead and walked into this dark tunnel.
Walking into the completely dark tunnel, Xiao Yan felt his body rather cold. He licked his lips and swept his narrowed eyes into the beautiful tunnel wall. His finger wiped his storage ring and ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ was quickly stuffed into his mouth. This kind of action almost became a habit of Xiao Yan before he did anything. After all, it was hard to tell when that little Dou Qi would have the ability to determine whether he was alive or dead.
"Remember, place the Moonlight Stone on the tunnel wall at every fifty meters mark ..." Xiao Ding, who was behind Xiao Yan, gently commanded the members of the Desert Metal Mercenary Company. In front of him, Xiao Yan involuntarily clicked his tongue. Her older brother covers all aspects when he does something, ensuring every little detail.
Over ten human figures, with the help of the light from the Moonlight Stone, slowly walked inside the pitch-black tunnel. Since they were unsure of what kind of danger there was, everyone remained silent. Along the way, other than the faint rustling of their footsteps, everything was silent.
Inside the tunnel that was quite dark, no one knew about time. Everyone continued to advance in a somewhat stiff manner. As for that tunnel, it looked as if it never ended and no one could see the light at its end. This kind of scene was as if they were constantly walking towards the center of the world
As they started to go deeper into the tunnel, Xiao Yan suddenly felt the coldness enveloping his body suddenly disappear. Replacing it is a bit of warmth.
Sensing this change, Xiao Yan's footsteps gradually stopped. He tilted his head to look at Xiao Ding and the others. Seeing the shock on their faces, he gently licked his lips and said gently, "It's not that the basic type energy has disappeared. Instead, the fire-type energy was too dense that it suppressed the soil-type energy to a point that was extremely difficult to sense "
"We have just entered the fire-type energy realm, yet it is already extremely dense. If we continue to advance, how terrifying would that be? Don't tell me that under this place there is indeed ‘Api Heavenly’? " Xiao Ding said in a dumbfounded voice.
Xiao Yan pursed his lips. The flames of desire appeared in his eyes. ‘Api Heavenly’. This was the incredible thing he had dreamed of ever since he started coaching ‘Flame Mantra’. Now, it will appear before him. This kind of sudden anticipation almost made Xiao Yan tremble with excitement …
"Let's go. Keep down. Everyone, if you can't withstand the roasting of the fire-type energy around it, then please stop. Otherwise, if you continued to descend, you would probably burn to ashes .. "Xiao Yan took a deep breath, turned around and said seriously.
"Yes." Yeah." Seeing the serious expression on Xiao Yan's face, no one dared to take his words lightly. They immediately nodded their heads in response.
"Qing Lin, if you feel that you can't hold on any longer, do as I have said. Do you understand?" Subduing his head, Xiao Yan told Qing Lin seriously.
"Yes." Yeah." Qing Lin nodded her head obediently, Looking at Qing Lin's little facial expression, it seems that the surrounding heat fire-type energy did not displease him.
As soon as he gave the corresponding order, Xiao Yan tightened his fist and stepped towards the inner area of the tunnel which was getting deeper.
In the remaining part of the journey, the surrounding fire-type energy grew denser as everyone stepped deeper. Some of the slightly weaker members began to be unable to tolerate the high temperatures and helplessly chose to retreat.
Although there were some who retreated, the decline continued. In the end, only Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, and Qing Lin survived and pushed forward. The rest were pulled out when they could not withstand the fire-type energy that was getting irritable.
As they stepped deeper, Xiao Yan's expression also became more and more serious. Other than being serious, there was a hint of uncontrollable excitement. This was because he could feel that the circulation route of the ‘Flame Mantra’ in his body automatically started to quickly circulate with the Purple Fire Dou Qi without any control from him. This was the first time such a thing had happened since he started training.
"We're almost there .." After turning the other corner, a red light appeared at the end of the tunnel not far away. Seeing this, Xiao Yan's body shivered vigorously. He wiped the sweat off his face. His voice was raucous as he said flatly.
The three people increased their speed for the final stretch. They quickly passed this short route and finally reached the end of the tunnel.
Standing at the end of the tunnel, the three of them watched the fiery red world before them with faces filled with shock