698: puzzling

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The next moment, immense Dao power bombarded Lin Yang's body.

Even with the World-in-a-Flower and Sky Tremor Bell protecting him, he was instantly hit with a huge impact, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

However, Lin Yang also used this massive impact to retreat from the left tomb chamber.

"Good opportunity." Lin Yang's eyes lit up. Without waiting for the system to open an escape passage, he was about to rush out of the entire tomb.

But King Tianluo and the others also pursued him closely.

The exit was also blocked by a large number of onlookers.

Moreover, seeing him injured, those ordinary Half-step Dao Above who were originally just watching the show also rushed at him, blocking his escape route and attempting to seize the dao jade.

Lin Yang's eyes sank, and he prepared to fight his way out desperately.

Fortunately, the system was very helpful and said, "Host, you can activate the escape passage. This will deduct all of your remaining national treasure value, and you will be unable to activate an escape passage again for a long time. Please confirm."

"Confirm." Lin Yang confirmed without much thought.

In his current situation, although he could fight his way out, he would definitely be severely injured.

Anyway, national treasure value could be earned again if spent, so it was fine.

As for not being able to activate an escape passage for a long time, it didn't matter; he would just consider it a cooldown period and be more cautious in his future actions.

With a hum.

As Lin Yang confirmed the activation of the escape passage, his body was enveloped in a burst of white light.

When the light dissipated, Lin Yang's figure had vanished from its original spot.

Everyone looked at the suddenly vanished Lin Yang, all of them astonished.

"What kind of escape method is this?"

"That kid actually has such a powerful escape method? He can escape directly even under such violent power?"

"No wonder he dared to snatch the dao jade; turns out he had a trump card."

Amidst their astonishment, everyone couldn't help but discuss.

King Tianluo and the others looked at the spot where Lin Yang had disappeared, their eyes filled with rage.

They had fought for so long, only for Lin Yang to ultimately benefit!

This made them unable to calm down.

"Chase! Even if that kid can escape, such a method definitely won't take him far; he must still be within the Ancient Battlefield!"

"Even if he escaped the Ancient Battlefield..."

King Tianluo's eyes suddenly turned cold as he looked at the Lord of Lanlou, clearly intending to kidnap the Lord of Lanlou as a hostage to force Lin Yang out.

The Lord of Lanlou's heart tightened. Without waiting for King Tianluo to act, he instantly retreated from the tomb chamber and quickly left.

"Chase!"

King Tianluo led the pursuit... On the other side.

Lin Yang indeed hadn't escaped far.

The escape passage activated by the system had teleported him out of the ruins and into the Ancient Battlefield.

"I must return to the Ancient War City immediately! Everyone knows I have the dao jade now. Even returning to High-Level Spacetime won't be safe; only in the Ancient War City will I be truly safe!"

Lin Yang rushed back to the Ancient War City almost without thinking.

Holding the dao jade, he might face pursuit even when returning to High-Level Spacetime.

But within the Ancient War City, fighting was absolutely forbidden.

No matter what grudges existed, no one was allowed to fight within the Ancient War City.

Lin Yang had already decided that he would absolutely not leave the Ancient War City until he had finished comprehending the dao jade.

Afterward, Lin Yang concealed his aura all the way back to the Ancient War City.

It wasn't until he entered the city that Lin Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Safe!"

Lin Yang quickly returned to his residence, feeling exhausted and wanting to sleep.

But in the end, he endured his mental fatigue and sat cross-legged to heal his injuries.

After recovering slightly from his injuries, he finally slept peacefully.

Although at his level, he basically no longer needed sleep to replenish his energy.

However, sleep was still one of the best ways to recover mentally.

After sleeping for seven or eight hours, Lin Yang slowly woke up.

"Sitting in meditation can restore mental energy, but sleeping is still the most comfortable."

Lin Yang sighed, then took out the dao jade again and observed it.

The dao jade was crystal clear, emitting a soft glow and rich Dao Rhythm power.

"Such strong Dao Rhythm." Lin Yang couldn't help but exclaim, then prepared to comprehend it.

But the 'World' in his soul began to stir again. A force emanated from the 'World' and enveloped the dao jade.

Then... the power of the entire dao jade began to be absorbed by the 'World'.

"What the..."

Lin Yang's eyes widened.

The dao jade was a super treasure that could help Half-step Dao Above break through to Dao Above.

But now, it was being absorbed by the 'World' again!

He wanted to stop it, but unfortunately, he couldn't interrupt the power of the 'World' at all. He could only watch as the dao jade's power was continuously absorbed by the 'World'.

This wasn't the first time the 'World' had actively absorbed external power.

But this time, it made Lin Yang feel a little pained.

After all, if he were to use it for comprehension, he wouldn't necessarily be guaranteed another breakthrough, but at least further progress would certainly be no problem.

However, very quickly, Lin Yang became indifferent.

He had only managed to obtain the dao jade because of the 'World' in the first place.

So, if it absorbed it, then it absorbed it.

Before long, the 'World' stopped absorbing, and the dao jade also became much dimmer. Although there was still some residual power and Dao Rhythm within it, there was very little left.

And the 'World' had completely fallen silent.

"It went dormant after absorbing the dao jade's power?" Lin Yang had a premonition.

Looking at the dull dao jade in his hand, Lin Yang didn't try to comprehend anything further and placed it in his spatial ring.

Immediately, he planned to contact the Lord of Lanlou, but in an instant, he felt faint traces of power lingering around his residence.

"Someone is constantly monitoring me." Lin Yang's brow furrowed slightly.

Taking the dao jade had indeed brought no small amount of trouble.

However, he quickly dismissed it.

His strength had been verified before, comparable to a King-tier expert.

As long as he wasn't besieged by more than ten King-tier existences like in the tomb chamber, there would basically be no problem.

Lin Yang flipped his wrist, took out a communication jade slip, and contacted the Lord of Lanlou.

He had left, but he didn't know if the Lord of Lanlou had escaped.

Soon, the Lord of Lanlou replied, "Lin Yang? I've also returned to the Ancient War City, and I'm safe. Are you not in seclusion?"

The Lord of Lanlou was very surprised.

Lin Yang had obtained the dao jade, yet he didn't immediately go into seclusion to comprehend and absorb it?

Lin Yang felt a bit dumbfounded but didn't explain much, simply saying:

"It's good that the Lord is safe. I'm afraid I won't be able to return to High-Level Spacetime for a while. I'll have to trouble the Lord to look after things."

The Lord of Lanlou immediately said, "Don't worry, I'll be returning soon too. Chu Jin won't be able to cause any trouble."

"Then I'll trouble the Lord." Lin Yang said.

"It's a small matter. Since you're safe too, I'm relieved. Go into seclusion in the Ancient War City with peace of mind. I look forward to the day you emerge after absorbing the dao jade!"

The Lord of Lanlou also had a faint sense of anticipation.

Lin Yang sighed in his heart, chatted with the Lord of Lanlou for a couple more sentences, then ended the communication.

Afterward, he walked towards the Asking Dao Pavilion again.

The dao jade had been absorbed by the 'World'.

So, if he wanted to advance further, his only options were to go to the Asking Dao Pavilion for trials or to the Battlefield Ancient Domain to deal with the Foreign race.

But killing the Foreign race wasn't a good time now.

If he went to the Ancient Domain now, he would have to face not only the Foreign race but also the covetousness of other powerful experts.

He needed to become a little stronger.

"This time, I wonder how many layers I can pass..."

Lin Yang murmured, then stepped into the Asking Dao Pavilion.

And seeing that he didn't go into seclusion to comprehend the dao jade, but instead headed straight for the Asking Dao Pavilion, everyone was somewhat puzzled.

"He obtained the dao jade, but instead of focusing on comprehending it in seclusion, he ran off to the Asking Dao Pavilion?"

"How strange..."

People didn't understand why Lin Yang wouldn't use the dao jade and instead went to the Asking Dao Pavilion. This was clearly a waste of time.

Even King Tianluo and the others who had chased back were equally puzzled.

"What is this kid trying to do?" (End of chapter)