After entering, Lin Xia immediately felt unwell.
This place was just too much of a torment for him!
However, considering that this was the final test, Lin Xia forced herself to endure it.
He has faced countless trials and tribulations over the past five years, and the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight. It is impossible for him to give up!
"Remember, the token is at the core altar. Everyone... be careful."
The law enforcement officers only escorted them to the entrance, their eyes filled with deep apprehension. They gave a brief instruction and quickly left this desolate place.
The four exchanged glances, took a deep breath (despite the strong odor), and released their martial spirits, instantly entering a state of high alert.
Xie Yue summoned the Moon Blade, its cold light barely illuminating the mud beneath his feet.
With her martial spirit infused, Hu Liena's aura became even more alluring and dangerous, her fox tail swaying gently.
Yan's entire body burst into orange-red flames, attempting to dispel some of the cold and dampness. The flames touched the putrid mud, emitting a hissing sound and a pungent, burnt smell.
After seeing that everyone was ready, Lin Xia also gave a low shout.
"Blue Silver Domain - Stealth!"
In an instant, an invisible wave spread out from his palm.
It wasn't a dazzling light effect, but rather, from Lin Xia's body and the mud and cracks in the rocks beneath her feet, thin but exceptionally resilient, deep blue grass blades with silvery veins silently emerged.
Like living serpents, they spread out swiftly and silently in all directions.
This is not the form of his usual soul skill used in battle, but rather it comes entirely from the countless Blue Silver Grass species within the jade pendant space, which have been nourished and mutated countless times by his life energy!
Over the past five years, Lin Xia has not only strengthened his physique and soul power, but also reached an unprecedented level in the use of the jade pendant space and the development of his martial soul.
The entire terrain of Death Valley, every inch of soil, every wisp of air, and even the life fluctuations hidden deep within, began to transform into incredibly clear perceptible images and streams of information through these ubiquitous yet extremely difficult-to-detect mutated Blue Silver Grass, continuously flooding into Lin Xia's mind.
Xie Yue and the other two were already familiar with this silent detection method, which was the core of Lin Xia's irreplaceable reconnaissance and control capabilities in the team.
They are more concealed, have a wider coverage, and provide more comprehensive information than any reconnaissance soul skill, making them a god-tier skill, especially in an environment like Death Valley where vision and perception are severely limited.
"Fifty meters ahead, under the mud, three or four to the left and right, there are unidentified creatures. They are slow but highly poisonous. Detour."
Lin Xia shared information quickly with her eyes closed, speaking steadily and clearly.
"There are nests on the left rock wall, inhabited by a large number of red-eyed blood bats. They are extremely aggressive, so do not disturb them."
Lin Xia added that he "saw" countless dense points of light, exuding a bloody and restless aura, clinging tightly to the rock wall.
"Deep in the crevice to the right front… there is an extremely strong surge of resentment, which is very dangerous! A straight path is not an option; we should detour to the rocky ledge to the upper left."
Lin Xia's voice took on a solemn tone. Through the perception of the Blue Silver Grass, he could clearly "touch" the death and resentment emotions deep in the crevice, so intense they were almost tangible, like the wails of countless dead souls.
The three of them had no doubt about Lin Xia's guidance and carefully avoided one deadly trap after another.
With the "blue silver eyes and ears" scattered throughout the canyon, they were like countless invisible searchlights lit in a dark labyrinth, avoiding most of the deadly hidden dangers.
However, the horrors of Death Valley go far beyond that.
From time to time, enormous, rotting bone claws made of bones and filth would emerge from the mud beneath their feet. These claws were briefly disrupted by Hu Liena's charm skill, or precisely severed by Xie Yue's moon blade, or instantly incinerated by Yan's raging flames, spewing out a ghastly green venom.
The bloodthirsty vultures circling overhead, enraged by the presence of living beings, swooped down with rotting feathers and greedy glints in their eyes, but were blocked, entangled, and strangled by the tough blue-silver net vines that Lin Xia had laid out beforehand.
Occasionally, black beetles resembling giant corpse beetles would leap out from behind the dark red rocks, emitting a foul stench, but these were quickly dealt with by the four of them working together.
Stealthily, evade, and fight your way through.
The deeper one goes, the more intense the suffocating pressure becomes, and even the air becomes as thick as gel, greatly suppressing the circulation and recovery of soul power.
Lin Xia maintained a large-scale exploration of the Blue Silver Grass, which greatly depleted his mental and soul power, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. However, thanks to his super strong physical foundation and the pure life force that kept flowing from the jade pendant space, he still maintained a strong perception ability, ensuring the team's progress.
The Blue Silver Grass that Lin Xia spread throughout the canyon was not only his eyes and ears, but also like countless probes, greedily and subtly absorbing the chaotic energy dissipating from this land of death. After being filtered by the jade pendant space and transformed by the Blue Silver Grassland, it turned into strands of gentle life force to replenish itself.
As they traveled, Lin Xia began to ponder how Death Valley had been formed!
Why did he see so many animals here that weren't even soul beasts, and yet they were so aggressive?
This shouldn't be happening!
However, now was not the time to think about that. After suppressing her doubts, Lin Xia continued to focus on the matter at hand.
After all, he couldn't afford to be distracted for too long in a place like this!
After traveling for about half a day through winding paths, the four finally stopped temporarily in a relatively open but even more terrifying place.
Before them lay a terrifying abyss, its depths unfathomable and its width exceeding a hundred feet, blocking their path.
Countless thick, decaying black vines, resembling the intestines of a demon, hang from the dark red cliff face.
On the other side of the abyss, a colossal altar, tens of meters high and made of countless white bones, loomed faintly in the dim light of day.
At the top of the altar, a dark red light pulsed slightly like a heart—it was the "Crimson Emblem" that symbolized the position of the Holy Son/Holy Daughter!
But at the same time, a chilling aura of danger, far greater than before, surged forth from the altar and the abyss like tangible waves.
Lin Xia's brows furrowed instantly. In his "Blue Silver Vision," around the altar, beneath the seemingly harmless dark green moss and twisted black vines clinging to countless skeletons.
Hidden within are countless extremely dangerous creatures, gleaming with cruel and ferocious light. They seem to have been asleep for thousands of years, slowly being awakened by the vibrant life force of the intruders.
And at the bottom of that unfathomable abyss, where a ghastly green poisonous mist churns, lurks an enormous creature!
Its aura is chaotic and violent, filled with pure death, like a demon bred by the abyss itself.
Lin Xia's Blue Silver Grass could not penetrate deep enough to explore its specific form, but the terrifying pressure that made his soul tremble was like an invisible boulder pressing down on his heart.
What on earth is this?!
Is this world still Douluo Continent?
(End of chapter)