196: The treasures of Emerald Valley

This stone wall looked almost identical to the surrounding cliffs; without a map, it would indeed be difficult to identify.

The terrain in Emerald Valley was complex and ever-changing; reaching this place without a map would have been nearly impossible.

This was the deepest part of Emerald Valley, and one would have to break through layers of obstacles from Wild Monsters to get here.

Lin Yue and Cai Wenji, however, didn't expend much effort to reach this spot.

A single strike of Thunder Punishment hit the stone wall, and in an instant, the wall collapsed with a thunderous bang.

A passage hidden behind the stone wall was exposed, and a thick, rotting smell accompanied by dust wafted out.

"Let's go, we're going in!"

Lin Yue led Cai Wenji inside, using fireballs to clear the path ahead.

Before they had gone far, the path ahead ended.

A bottomless chasm appeared before Lin Yue and Cai Wenji.

On the other side of the chasm was a stone wall connected to the mountain body.

It looked like if they didn't go down, this might be the end of the road.

Lin Yue hadn't been here before either, and the walkthrough hadn't explicitly explained this part.

Lin Yue cast a Chain Fireball into the chasm; the massive fireballs plunged into the darkness and quickly vanished.

Lin Yue fired several more Chain Fireballs in succession, but they could only illuminate a short distance.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Yue launched a fire snake from his palm.

As the fire snake struck deep into the chasm, Lin Yue saw what looked like a large gate below.

After glancing around, Lin Yue grabbed Cai Wenji and leaped down.

With a thud, Lin Yue and Cai Wenji both landed on the ground.

As soon as their feet touched the floor, they heard low growls coming from all around.

Lin Yue looked toward the stone gate, where two stone beasts were crouched.

The stone beasts were tall, fierce, and incredibly solemn.

The low growling sounds were coming from within these stone beasts.

Hiss, hiss—a faint sound of movement came from the bodies of the stone beasts.

The sounds grew louder, and in the blink of an eye, the stone beasts were covered in cracks.

With a clatter, a layer of dust fell from the stone beasts' bodies.

Both stone beasts opened their eyes simultaneously.

By the light of the fireballs, Lin Yue could clearly see the appearance of the two stone beasts.

Yet he couldn't connect them to any living creature from reality!

They resembled tigers but weren't tigers, yet possessed the majesty of a tiger.

They resembled wolves but weren't wolves, yet possessed the appearance of a wolf.

They resembled oxen but weren't oxen, yet possessed the form of an ox.

They resembled birds but weren't birds, yet possessed the wings of a bird.

Gate-Guarding Stone Beast: Level 100 Common Boss

health: 560,000,000 / 560,000,000

Attack: 165,400

Skills: Immovable as a Mountain, Suppressive Kill.

The two stone beasts continued to grow larger, blocking Lin Yue's path forward.

In the end, Lin Yue wasn't even as large as one of their toes.

"They look big, but they aren't very durable."

In just a few exchanges, Lin Yue dealt with the Gate-Guarding Stone Beasts in front of him.

The corpses of the two stone beasts lay on the ground, still crackling with lightning.

He wanted to keep a low profile, but his strength wouldn't allow it.

"If I could get two of these to put in the guild as gatekeepers, that wouldn't be bad."

Lin Yue imagined two massive stone beasts standing at the guild entrance; it would surely attract many more people to join the White Jade Capital.

Thinking this, Lin Yue pushed open the massive stone gate before him.

Behind the stone gate was a long tunnel.

Compared to the stone gate, the tunnel seemed exceptionally cramped.

The further they went, the narrower it became.

It gave off an extremely oppressive feeling, as if the tunnel might collapse at any second.

At a point where only one person could pass at a time, Lin Yue saw a light.

Lin Yue took the lead and brought Cai Wenji into the light.

Passing through, the terrain suddenly opened up.

It was no longer a narrow tunnel, but a massive karst cave.

Inside the cave, countless glowing crystals sparkled.

The light Lin Yue had seen was precisely from these crystals.

After walking only a few steps forward, Lin Yue noticed something strange in the surroundings.

The surrounding crystals were actually moving, bobbing up and down.

Seeing this, Lin Yue fired off a Thunder Punishment.

-3,020,000

-3,020,000

-3,020,000

...After the Thunder Punishment hit, it immediately spread out.

Five spots were struck instantly.

Seeing the constant movement around him, Lin Yue directly used Thunder Tyrant.

Thunderclouds roared overhead, unleashing a bombardment on the crystals on the ground.

-3,020,000

-3,020,000

-3,020,000

...As Thunder Tyrant continued its attack, Lin Yue kept exploring deeper.

Suddenly, the ground began to squirm.

Something seemed to be constantly moving beneath Lin Yue's feet.

Bang!

A monster the size of half a man burst out from the dirt, lunging at Lin Yue.

Lin Yue and Cai Wenji dodged to the side, and Thunder Tyrant immediately targeted the monster.

Bang!

Bang, bang, bang!

Suddenly, monsters began bursting out of the ground all around them.

Rotting Corpse Spawn: Level 100 Advanced Boss

health: 1,600,000,000 / 1,600,000,000

Attack: 210,000

Skills: Tear and Bite, Crystal Body Protection.

The Rotting Corpse Spawns lunged at Lin Yue, while he and Cai Wenji kept moving.

While dodging, he continued to use Thunder Tyrant.

Lin Yue activated Thunder Spirit Armor and kept bombarding with lightning.

As Thunder Tyrant attacked, the Rotting Corpse Spawns absorbed crystals onto their bodies for protection.

-3,020,000

-3,020,000

-3,020,000

...Lin Yue gripped niman-thunder punishment, constantly unleashing lightning bolts.

More and more Rotting Corpse Spawns kept bursting from the ground, their numbers increasing.

Lin Yue and Cai Wenji fought as they moved toward the deepest part of the cave, finally reaching the end.

"As expected, I knew those useless trash couldn't be relied upon!"

In the deepest part of the cave, a voice interrupted Lin Yue's actions.

At the very end of the cave stood a massive divine statue.

Below the statue sat a treasure chest.

From behind the statue, a large amount of Devilish Qi suddenly surged out.

"It's you guys again!"

Lin Yue looked at the Devilish Qi; he was all too familiar with this stuff.

"I didn't expect you to make it here, but it wasn't in vain that I've waited so long!"

The Devilish Qi gathered in front of the statue, taking shape.

A monster that looked like a fish appeared before Lin Yue.

It had several long whiskers and fins growing on its back.

Its body was covered in fish scales.

A fishy stench spread from it, and at the corners of its mouth were tiny scales left behind by some unknown creature.

A fat fish tail swayed behind it, and it had feet like a frog's.

In its hand, it held a long spear wrapped in seaweed.

It was soaking wet, as if it had just crawled out of the water.

"Those useless trash actually let you get this far."

"However, your good luck ends here!"

Lin Yue cast an Eye of Insight to check its information.

Deep Sea Fish Monster: Level 140

health: ????

Attack: ????

Skills: ????

Again, all question marks; he couldn't see anything.

"So it's just a stinking fish, not even as good as that fat pig I saw before."

"Do all you Demons look like this?"

The Deep Sea Fish Monster gave a contemptuous smile.

"Put away your clumsy tricks. Today, you will surely be devoured by me!"

The Deep Sea Fish Monster's body suddenly grew in size, and Devilish Qi instantly filled the entire cave.