438: I am Taixuan Tianjiao! Stone sculpture saves life? (Two in one)

In the boundless Unknown Space, the lights of the Fourth Team's battleship were gradually swallowed by darkness, completely disappearing from Lin Yang and Que Tian's sight as it continued to sail deeper into the Unknown Space.

Without the battleship's searchlights, in this endless darkness, Lin Yang felt an indescribable sense of sorrow.

All he saw was darkness, not a single ray of light.

In such an environment, let alone external dangers, even if there were none, staying for a few days would induce various negative emotions.

No color, no light, no sound.

A deathly silence.

"Team Leader..."

Suddenly, Que Tian spoke.

"I still have a few compressed biscuits on me, do you want some?"

Lin Yang was startled: "You still carry that stuff?"

"Haha, it's a habit. Back in Taixuan Ancient Dynasty, I often had to train in harsh environments. Sometimes I couldn't eat for many days, so I developed the habit of carrying some snacks," Que Tian chuckled. "But other things are not easy to carry, only these compressed biscuits."

"Alright, then give me one. In two days, this Stone Statue will leave. When the time comes, I'll fill my stomach, fight a big battle with these lifeforms, and be a well-fed ghost on my way." Lin Yang didn't stand on ceremony.

Given his and Que Tian's current physical fitness and strength, it was no problem for them to go without food or water for a period of time.

But hunger would still be there.

They hadn't reached the level where they could abstain from food for extended periods.

In other words, even without danger, drifting here for ten days to half a month would make them weak due to lack of food.

They would starve to death in at most a little over a month.

Going without food for over a month was the limit for Super Gene Warriors of their level.

However, their individual combat gear contained emergency-use, highly compressed Life sustaining fluid.

One serving of sustaining fluid could replenish and maintain the basic nutrients and water needed by the body, with effects lasting three days.

Each person's individual combat gear was equipped with enough for three months.

In extreme survival situations, with their own resistance coupled with this Life sustaining fluid, and a strong will to survive, a person could last up to half a year without dying.

Half a year was generally enough time to hold out until the Human Alliance could provide rescue.

Therefore, each person's allocation was limited, as the usable space in individual combat gear was actually not much. More sustaining fluid would mean compressing other functions.

Furthermore, compared to storing more Life sustaining fluid, more people would actually choose to carry more energy.

Their philosophy was: rather than enduring and waiting for rescue, it's better to go all out and annihilate the enemy!

Some extreme members wouldn't take any Life sustaining fluid at all, instead using all the space to carry two extra energy modules.

In their words, it was better to die gloriously in battle than to live a miserable Life!

Some people disliked the weak state of being sustained by the fluid and preferred to fight directly.

If energy ran out and weapons lost power, failing to resolve the danger, then they would simply die in battle.

Because that Life sustaining fluid was extremely unappetizing.

To be precise, it wasn't just unappetizing, it was extremely unappetizing!

It had no taste of any food, more like drinking medicine.

One gulp would make the stomach churn, causing nausea and a desire to vomit.

And eating the sustaining fluid was basically no different from not eating it; it only maintained the body so that it wouldn't have problems due to lack of food and water.

The innate craving for food would still be present.

The reason for this was not a lack of technical capability to make it more palatable.

It was mainly because relevant Experts believed that being too comfortable in desperate situations would cause people to lose their perception of danger and lower their innate survival instinct.

Therefore, that stuff was deliberately made incredibly unappetizing, to keep people constantly alert.

Because of this, over the past few days, neither Lin Yang nor Que Tian had used the Life sustaining fluid.

Since they weren't going to die yet, neither of them wanted to eat that stuff.

Now that Que Tian had produced a few bags of compressed biscuits, it was a huge surprise given their current predicament.

Although the taste of compressed biscuits wasn't great, compared to the Life sustaining fluid, they could be considered delicious.

Especially since compressed biscuits could provide a strong feeling of fullness!

There was nothing more wonderful than having a full stomach.

"Here you go." Que Tian tossed over two compressed biscuits. "There are exactly four left, two for each of us."

"Haha, thanks." Lin Yang laughed loudly, taking the compressed biscuits.

Then, silence fell again.

Two more days passed.

"It's the seventh day." Lin Yang glanced at the time, sighing: "In a few more hours, this Stone Statue will leave."

Que Tian nodded, then said indifferently: "Over the past few days, the number of Transparent lifeforms and those new type of lifeforms has accumulated a bit too much. After the Stone Statue leaves, they will probably swarm us. One wave of attack might tear us to shreds."

Lin Yang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Que Tian, what if we both stay on the Stone Statue, holding on tightly, and when it warps, we might be able to leave this place with it?"

"Hmm?" Que Tian was startled, hesitated for a moment, then said: "The Stone Statue is so strange, perhaps at the moment of warping, we'll be separated."

"Who knows without trying!" Lin Yang's eyes were burning.

If there was a chance to live, he naturally had to try.

"Then let's try!" Que Tian also became excited.

Soon, seven days had passed.

"Last five minutes! Hold on tight!!" Lin Yang took a deep breath.

The Stone Statue was too large; no matter where they were on it, they were like specks of dust, unable to secure themselves with ropes or other equipment.

They could only rely on themselves to hold tightly to the Stone Statue.

Soon, the last five minutes passed.

The Stone Statue moved on time.

"It's moving, the Stone Statue is starting to move!"

Lin Yang and Que Tian instantly held their breath, feeling a little nervous.

Whether they could escape this area using the Stone Statue depended on this moment!

Buzz!

The next instant, an invisible wave of space power spread out, and the Stone Statue disappeared from its original spot.

But... "It failed..."

A slightly bitter voice came from Lin Yang's mouth.

Just as the Stone Statue disappeared, an invisible force swept across its entire body, knocking him and Que Tian off.

In other words, they failed to use the Stone Statue to leave this area.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The moment the Stone Statue disappeared.

A large number of Transparent lifeforms frantically swarmed towards Lin Yang and Que Tian!

They were like a pack of hyenas that had smelled blood, rushing madly!

"Team Leader, let's fight to the death."

Chewing a compressed biscuit, Que Tian set up his energy cannon and fired, while also drawing a sharp blade, actively charging towards the pouncing Transparent lifeforms.

That was his weapon.

As a Super Gene Warrior, Que Tian was more skilled in close-quarters combat.

Lin Yang was the same.

Energy cannons had extremely limited lethality against these Transparent lifeforms; they were mostly used to create space power vibrations to slow down the Transparent lifeforms as much as possible.

"Damn it, these cursed lifeforms are too resilient, it's incredibly hard to kill them!" Que Tian quickly roared in anger.

Lin Yang smiled bitterly: "Their biggest characteristic is their resilience."

"If this continues, we'll be exhausted to death very quickly, with no chance of escape at all."

Even though he knew there was no chance of survival, at this moment, Que Tian still felt a sense of unwillingness!

Too many Transparent lifeforms had gathered, and they were resilient, surrounding them in layers. He and Lin Yang couldn't possibly carve out a path to escape.

Their current attacks were merely delaying the approach of the lifeforms, prolonging the time until death.

"To die at the hands of these abominations, I'm truly unwilling!" Que Tian roared.

Lin Yang was silent.

Suddenly—

"Team Leader, step back!"

Que Tian's eyes flickered, as if he had made a decision, telling Lin Yang to retreat.

"What? What are you going to do?" Lin Yang couldn't help but frown.

"I am a prodigy of the Taixuan Ancient Dynasty!" Que Tian only replied with this sentence.

Lin Yang was startled at first, then instantly understood Que Tian's meaning, exclaiming: "Are you also planning to use that Forbidden God Power?"

"Exactly! We're going to die sooner or later anyway; rather than both dying, it's better to take a gamble. I also possess the power of Forbidden God. After I use it, I might be able to briefly create an escape path for you. You can seize the opportunity and run."

Que Tian's eyes were dim, and a surging aura began to emanate from his body.

Lin Yang's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but say: "Que Tian, you..."

"Team Leader, no need to say more, it's meaningless for us both to die here!"

As Que Tian spoke, the aura around him grew even more vigorous.

He already showed some resemblance to Yuan Mo and Hossen when they unleashed their Forbidden God power.

Lin Yang was silent for half a second, then stopped him: "Que Tian, perhaps, let me try first. You don't need to use the Forbidden Power yet."

"Huh? Team Leader, what do you mean? Do you still have any means to deal with these lifeforms?" This time it was Que Tian's turn to be stunned.

"No."

Lin Yang shook his head, and under Que Tian's confused gaze, he said with a bitter smile:

"You should know about what happened to me in front of the Universe Alliance building. So, let me try first. That senior left something on me for self-preservation, which can be triggered at the point of death."

Que Tian was stunned again, then his expression became strange: "No wonder Team Leader, you've always been so calm, so you still had a trump card."

The incident where the Silver-haired woman suppressed those several Old Monsters of the Human Race in front of the Universe Alliance Headquarters building was known to everyone in the Ten Thousand Universes. When Lin Yang mentioned it now, he naturally understood Lin Yang's meaning.

Lin Yang, however, was caught between laughter and tears:

"How am I calm? Although that senior gave me something for self-preservation, she herself is in trouble and might not be able to rescue me in time. Moreover, in this Unknown Space, I don't know if it will even work, so I'm not confident."

The reason he hadn't mentioned it in the past few days was precisely because he was completely unsure if he could still use the self-preservation item to save his Life again.

As for the White Fatty Old Man.

He couldn't be contacted at all here.

So Lin Yang was also unsure and had prepared himself to die here.

"Since that's the case, Team Leader, you try first. If it doesn't work, retreat immediately, and I'll then unleash the Forbidden God Power." Que Tian also reined in his power.

He was quite decisive.

With a hope of survival, Que Tian naturally didn't want to die.

After unleashing the Forbidden God power, he was certain to die.

Lin Yang said no more and charged directly towards the Transparent lifeforms.

He wanted to try using the Transparent lifeforms' attacks to see if he could activate the self-preservation item the Silver-haired woman had left for him.

Soon, the Transparent lifeforms' attacks directly struck him.

"Hiss..."

The immense pain made Lin Yang gasp.

Puff puff puff!

Lin Yang directly clashed with several Transparent lifeforms in front of him.

However, after several minutes of clashing.

Lin Yang even turned off his combat suit and took the attacks of these Transparent lifeforms head-on, actively exposing himself to the brink of death, yet the self-preservation item was not activated.

Clearly, the attack power of these Transparent lifeforms was very special, or perhaps not strong enough; in any case, it couldn't trigger the self-preservation item.

"Forget it, Team Leader, you should save some strength to prepare for escape."

Seeing this, Que Tian sighed, and his power began to surge again, on the verge of fully releasing the Forbidden God Power.

Lin Yang felt very distressed.

He wanted to say something.

But in this situation, any words were powerless.

"Team Leader, get ready to run!!"

Que Tian's aura reached its peak, and he swung his fist at his surroundings.

Lin Yang was about to speak, but suddenly froze.

Que Tian's movements also paused involuntarily.

He saw... a huge, mottled, gilded toe suddenly appear in front of them.

Yes.

That's right.

The familiar Stone Statue had actually reappeared!

With the reappearance of the Stone Statue, the Transparent lifeforms that had surrounded Lin Yang and Que Tian instantly scattered and fled.

Soon, just like before, they moved far away from the Stone Statue, standing in the distance.

"This..."

Lin Yang and Que Tian couldn't help but look at each other.

This Stone Statue actually came back?!

"What's going on?"

Lin Yang was a bit bewildered.

Shouldn't the Stone Statue have warped away with the Vermillion Bird ship, or rather, with the Fourth Team's battleship?

Why did it return after leaving?

Que Tian was also dumbfounded for a long time, then, as if having survived a disaster, he shouted in surprise:

"Who cares what's going on! The Stone Statue's return means we're safe again!!! Hahaha, it seems even the heavens don't want me to die here!"

"..." Lin Yang was silent.

A moment later.

"Que Tian, this Stone Statue wouldn't be coming for you, would it? It used to follow the Vermillion Bird ship, was it actually because you were inside the ship?"

Lin Yang looked at Que Tian.

Que Tian was stunned: "Team Leader, isn't your speculation a bit too far-fetched?"

"But besides that possibility, there's no other reason to explain why the Stone Statue returned."

Lin Yang said.

"When you were about to release your Forbidden God power, the Stone Statue suddenly returned. Isn't that indirectly saving your Life?"

Given the current situation, Lin Yang couldn't help but overthink it!

Que Tian was stunned again.

Lin Yang's words made him also begin to wonder: "Could it really be because of me?"

"Have you been to the Unknown Space before?" Lin Yang asked.

"No, this is the first time!" Que Tian replied firmly.

"Then that's strange." Lin Yang muttered, then said: "Regardless, at least we have temporary safety again."

Saying that, he glanced at the Stone Statue, then at Que Tian, and said:

"It's easy to verify if this Stone Statue is following you. Wait another seven days. If the Stone Statue still disappears on time, then after it disappears, we'll hold on for a while longer to see if it reappears. If it reappears in front of you, it will be verified."

Hearing this, Que Tian nodded, and then said: "What if it's not following me, but following you, Team Leader?"

"Ah? That's impossible, isn't it? It didn't appear in time when I was clashing with the Transparent lifeforms just now, but it appeared in time when you were about to release your Forbidden God power." Lin Yang frowned.

"Who knows? Anyway, it's just the two of us, and it's easy to verify. After the Stone Statue disappears in seven days, we'll try to separate a bit and see who it appears in front of, how about that?" Que Tian said.

"This... that works too. It's just a test anyway." Lin Yang didn't hesitate too much and readily agreed.

Afterward, the two stopped communicating, sat cross-legged on the Stone Statue's foot, and began to recover and heal themselves.

Seven days passed in a flash.

The Stone Statue moved again, quickly disappearing from its original spot.

"Team Leader, let's fight separately. If the Stone Statue doesn't return before our power runs out, I'll release the Forbidden God Power."

Que Tian actively led away a large group of Transparent lifeforms, moving away from Lin Yang.

Lin Yang, meanwhile, dealt with the remaining Transparent lifeforms in place.

"Last time, the Stone Statue reappeared in about ten minutes. This time, I wonder if it will reappear, and if so, in front of whom..."

Lin Yang silently calculated the time.

Soon, more than ten minutes passed.

The Stone Statue actually reappeared again.

And this time, its location was precisely...