NOVPUBXu Zimei began to survey the environment around him.
Before him was an incredibly tranquil and fathomless corridor.
The front of the corridor was obstructed by encompassing darkness, and he couldn’t see clearly what lay ahead.
A desolate cold wind blew through the corridor from the cave.
It was enough to make one’s skin crawl.
Moreover, this cold wind was visible to the naked eye and tinged with blue.
Having come this far, it was only natural for Xu Zimei to venture further to see.
His body surged with Spiritual Energy, on guard for any dangers.
Eventually, he stepped forward into the cave.
The deeper he went, the more intense the cold wind felt around him.
This cold wind was eerily peculiar, as if it affected more than just the surface of the skin.
It seemed to penetrate deep into the soul, an inner chill that radiated outward.
As Xu Zimei walked, he heard a rustling noise by his ear.
He looked around but didn’t find anything out of the ordinary.
Moving forward, a strong blue gale blew from deep within the cave.
Xu Zimei’s long hair was tossed about by the powerful wind, so fierce that he could barely keep his eyes open.
Had Xu Zimei not resisted, he would probably have been blown away.
As the strong wind gradually subsided, Xu Zimei finally opened his eyes.
The rustling noise by his ear had become even clearer.
He surveyed his surroundings and saw countless insects emerging from the sides of the corridor.
There were all kinds of insects, cockroaches, centipedes, earthworms. Even rats and snakes were present.
It seemed like the swarm of insects was inexhaustible, emerging without end.
Xu Zimei frowned slightly; these insects themselves were not strong, but they seemed to be covered with a special energy.
He drew Tyrant Shadow and slashed down.
Numerous insects were sliced into pieces around him.
Then the pieces began to move on their own, fusing back together.
Dozens of insects that had been sliced up combined to form a single new insect.
A new, unprecedented mutated insect.
It was larger in size, with slightly stronger attack and defense capabilities.
Aside from this insect, countless more were burrowing out from the surroundings.
Xu Zimei delivered several more slashes, with Blade Qi, fueled by rolling Spiritual Energy, bursting from Tyrant Shadow.
Nevertheless, it was futile, as the obliterated insects would recombine.
Becoming stronger and stronger.
Xu Zimei realized that the insects here could not be killed.
He quickened his pace into the cave.
Along the way, the insects did their utmost to block and attack Xu Zimei but were slain by his swift strikes.
After about fifteen minutes, Xu Zimei began to feel the pressure.
Because he had killed too many insects along the way, the combined mutated insect grew stronger.
The insect’s shriek was piercingly sharp, and its nature was savage.
It even hunted and devoured other insects nearby.
As Xu Zimei ran further in, the Qingfeng grew stronger, seeming to impede his progress.
Xu Zimei finally understood why the Imperial Household of the Heaven Tiger Empire had been unable to breach this cavern.
Human wave tactics were useless here; only top-tier powerhouses would suffice.
Inside the cave, Xu Zimei pressed on against the Mad Wind rushing towards him.
And the large mutated insect pursued relentlessly behind him.
The two of them fought and paused along the way, with Xu Zimei trying not to kill his pursuer.
Otherwise, it would only grow stronger after death.
After about half an hour of chase, Xu Zimei’s pace finally slowed.
The fog ahead dissipated, revealing an exit from the corridor.
Seeing the entrance appear, the wailing of the insectoid monster behind him became even more urgent and frantic.
It suddenly exerted its strength and caught up with Xu Zimei, who had slowed down.
At this moment, the insectoid monster seemed to be ready to trade life for life.
It didn’t defend itself and attacked Xu Zimei like a mad creature.
Xu Zimei snorted coldly, and his Tyrant Shadow transformed into streams of blood light.
"Way of Inquiry, the eleventh form, Blood of the Firmament."
A light shout came from his mouth, as the sharp blade of the Tyrant Shadow became enveloped in blood light.
This blood light soared into the sky, tinting the cave ceiling blood-red.
Blood gushed out like a long river overhead, surging magnificently.
And at the core of this river was the Tyrant Shadow.
When Xu Zimei lifted the Tyrant Shadow high and slowly brought it down,
A "thunderous" noise erupted overhead.
All the blood from the long river converged to one point on the tip of the Tyrant Shadow’s blade.
As the Tyrant Shadow slashed through, space fractured, and time swirled chaotically, twisting the world around this section of the corridor. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Witnessing this spectacle, the insectoid monster didn’t try to avoid it but chose to self-destruct instead.
Its entire body surface turned crimson, and its features twisted grotesquely.
Its abdomen heaved unpredictably, as if some terrible power was gestating within.
"You really aren’t afraid of death," Xu Zimei remarked darkly upon seeing this scene.
He withdrew the Tyrant Shadow quickly and his figure retreated backward.
There was only a "boom," as a shockwave radiated from the center of the insectoid, sweeping over the surroundings.
Xu Zimei couldn’t escape in time and felt a heavy blow to his back.
The ground of the cave shook beneath him.
Noises of falling rocks came from above.
He was flung backward hard, his body entering another entrance within the corridor.
Injuries weren’t a concern for Xu Zimei, for the Tree of Life healed his wounds in an instant.
The world of True Fate within him operated as it did at the beginning.
Everything else was normal, but what was strange was the Bauhinia Flower he had brought in from outside.
At this moment, the Bauhinia Flower was absorbing the power of the Divine Continent.
Originally possessing only four petals, it now astonishingly evolved into six.
And on these six petals, layers of mist enshrouded them.
It seemed to be nurturing something.
Xu Zimei watched in amazement but didn’t rashly disturb it.
He thought to let the Bauhinia Flower develop on its own; after all, in his own True Fate timeline, he wasn’t worried that it would cause too much of an uproar.
...…
Stepping out of the cave, Xu Zimei began to survey his surroundings.
Coming out from the original corridor, his field of vision suddenly expanded.
This was a hall, a vast hall that seemed hundreds of meters high.
Moreover, upon entering, Xu Zimei noticed something different.
The Qingfeng that blew in the corridor was icy cold.
But now inside, the color of the wind had turned red.
The red wind was warm, giving off a scorching sensation.
Feeling the warm wind, Xu Zimei continued to observe.
The walls of the hall, including the ceiling, were embedded with luminous stones.
These were stones that shone brightly in the dark.
There were ten pillars inside the hall.
Five were colored blue, and five were red.
These pillars connected the entire hall, forming a circle as they surrounded it.
In the center of the ten pillars was an altar.
