Chapter 1158: Mummy
"Boom!" The entire underground world shook violently, as if an intense earthquake had occurred.
Seven or eight kilometers away, the workers at the Mu Family's mining site thought it was an earthquake. They quickly shut down engines, jumped off excavators and dump trucks, and fled to open areas.
Meanwhile, the head of the Mu Family and the Fourth Elder, sipping tea inside the house, felt puzzled. Why would there be an earthquake out of the blue?
The tremor soon stopped, causing almost no damage, which could be considered a minor earthquake.
However, in the eyes of such powerful cultivators as the Mu Family head and Fourth Elder, they did not believe it was an earthquake because it felt different; they sensed something had undoubtedly happened outside.
"Could it be that brat being chased by our people?"
"Big brother! How about we go out and have a look?" the Fourth Elder tentatively asked.
"Alright!"
The two agreed instantly, took along a large group, walked out of the house, and flew towards the distance.
After circling five kilometers around Zhou You, they found no traces of fighting nor any battling aura, leading them to question, "Why is it like this?"
Unwilling, they continued seeking outward to uncover the truth.
But after flying tens of kilometers, they gained nothing.
"Could we be mistaken? Maybe it really is just a minor earthquake?"
The Mu Family head doubted his own suspicion.
"Big brother! Perhaps it really is a minor earthquake, and we're just overreacting."
"If that's the case, then let's head back!"
The Mu Family head couldn't find better clues to overturn this view and reluctantly led the team back.
On the other side, inside the underground world, after the massive pillar fell, it quickly flew back up autonomously, as if controlled by some mechanism.
Lin Yifan rushed out from the blue Immortal Ring, checked it worriedly, and found it intact; only then did he let out a deep sigh of relief.
His guess was correct; the Immortal Ring is indeed the hardest thing in this world, capable of withstanding powers beyond the True Master Third Realm.
The marble ceiling had closed again, and Lin Yifan was unsure if he could break it with his strength.
If he couldn't, he might end up trapped here alive.
Regardless of the outcome, he must try.
Thus, he gathered his momentum and charged upwards fiercely.
Approaching the marble ceiling, he swung his fist forcefully, attempting to break it.
Actually, he didn't have much confidence, because even the massive pillars had strength exceeding the True Master Third Realm, so this ceiling must at least have power beyond the Divine Transformation Fifth Realm; he felt his fist might fracture.
Just as he was losing confidence, a roar echoed through the calm space. Following that, he directly flew out of the deep pit.
"Broke through!"
Lin Yifan was elated, as this was an outcome he never expected; he thought he might be trapped inside for months, or even years.
"It seems the creator of this mechanism didn't intend to trap intruders but to crush them directly, or maybe they were too arrogant, believing those who fell in would surely die, hence not increasing the ceiling's strength."
Lin Yifan smoothly landed on the ground after flying out of the pit.
He looked around and discovered the nearby green light ball had vanished.
"Damn it! Another bait!"
The underground world's owner was treacherous, seemingly aware of what intruders were seeking.
Lin Yifan became increasingly sure of his suspicion that there might be a Green Immortal Ring hidden here, or information related to its whereabouts.
Two consecutive traps were thrillingly dangerous, and Lin Yifan didn't know what kind of trap awaited him next.
Exploring cautiously was ineffective now because, no matter how careful you are, it's impossible to predict the traps' locations.
In that case, he decided to deal with enemies face-to-face, using whatever means necessary since he had the blue Immortal Ring and feared no threat.
Thus, he confidently took a step forward and boldly walked ahead.
"Tap, tap, tap!"
In the space as still as dead water, the soft footsteps remained audible.
Facing the void of darkness alone, Lin Yifan was fearless.
As he walked, he suddenly felt a cold wind brushing against him, as if something was happening.
He immediately became vigilant, ready to retreat into the blue Immortal Ring for refuge anytime.
"Hiss!!!"
A sighing sound echoed in the silent dark space, followed by footsteps.
This time, Lin Yifan wasn't facing a trap, but something moving.
He quickly grabbed a flashlight and shone it toward the direction of the sound.
What he saw startled him greatly because he saw a mummy wrapped in green gauze.
The mummy stared straight at him, occasionally opening its mouth and breathing out white gas, seemingly wanting to tear and devour him.
He had heard of the millennium mummies in Feizhou's great desert pyramids, but he never imagined there would be some in Shenzhou Country's underground desert world—truly terrifying.
Though the mummy was frightening, hiding in the blue Immortal Ring wasn't an option; what if the mummy didn't leave or swallowed his blue Immortal Ring?
So he decided to give it a try, to see if he could slay this mummy.
Thus, he drew his treasured sword and unleashed the "The One Qi Creates Three Purities" super martial arts, attacking the mummy in all directions.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
After attacking several times, he still couldn't conquer the mummy, indeed terrifying.
"Ah!!!"
As his face filled with shock, the mummy shook violently, easily sending him flying backward.
Steadying himself, Lin Yifan was terrified; this mummy possessed peak Divine Transformation Fourth Realm power, not something he could counter with super martial arts, thus necessitating immortal level martial arts.
He quickly changed weapons, taking out Beixuan Immortal's Emperor's Sword, then deployed the "Beixuan Sword Technique" to attack the mummy.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
With another flurry of slashes, he finally dealt damage to the green mummy.
Marks appeared on the mummy, not bleeding but its tough gauze was cut; it was close to disappearing.
Though the mummy was powerful, its movements were slow, and Lin Yifan, leveraging his speed advantage, could ultimately crush the mummy.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Soon, the scar-riddled mummy was chopped into pieces, utterly dissipating.
Another obstacle successfully overcome, truly thrilling yet safe.
Lin Yifan wondered why the underground world owner set up this challenge since previous ones involved powers reaching the True Master Realm, but the third featured only a peak Divine Transformation Fourth Realm mummy, leaving him intrigued.