Chapter 1159: The Spiked Walls
Could this be a test of his abilities?
"Or is it another person waiting for me to arrive?"
Lin Yifan was puzzled, after previous events, he began to doubt his identity.
Just as he was wondering, a dazzling light suddenly appeared on the road ahead, very bright.
Lin Yifan didn't know what happened, and when he wanted to react, his body was involuntarily sucked away by a force, and then he found himself in a brightly lit cave mansion.
"What happened? Could it be that this is the real cave mansion?"
Lin Yifan was baffled, not knowing what he had just experienced.
The underground cave mansion remained very quiet, except now there was more light than the previous marble avenue.
Observing the surroundings, Lin Yifan could confirm that this place was definitely not the Desert Dynasty, because the Desert Dynasty wouldn't be so small.
If it's not the Desert Dynasty, then it might be a cave mansion of some powerful figure. Lin Yifan didn't know who the cave master was or what treasures were inside. If a Green Immortal Ring was hidden here, that would be optimal.
At this moment, he was in a narrow corridor.
On both sides of the corridor, bronze soldiers stood guarding sternly, looking a bit dangerous.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yifan couldn't help but recall the hard-bodied guards he encountered in the cave mansion of the Golden-winged Roc.
Those hard-bodied guards could move, just like the eighteen bronze men, extremely terrifying.
Lin Yifan didn't want to encounter such a situation again, so before taking a step, he silently prayed in his heart, "Hopefully these bronze soldiers won't move."
Calming his emotions, he stepped out boldly and walked forward.
Along the way, he encountered no obstacles, and he glanced at the bronze soldiers, their eyes seemed fake, probably wouldn't move.
This reassurance eased his mind.
Just as he let down his guard, two long arrows shot swiftly from the end of the corridor without any warning.
Lin Yifan sensed an impending danger approaching fast, and when he looked ahead, the two arrows were almost at his face.
At this moment, without thinking, he quickly dodged sideways.
The two arrows flew parallel, separated by a body width, so he could dodge sideways.
As soon as he sidestepped, the two arrows brushed past him, creating a piercing wind-breaking sound, even more terrifying than the sound of a jet car.
This was because the force on the arrows was already beyond True Master Realm, not something an ordinary person could withstand.
The arrows flew past him into the darkness behind, then disappeared.
"Whew!"
Lin Yifan breathed a sigh of relief, luckily, he reacted in time, otherwise, he would have been shot dead by an arrow.
However, just after he exhaled, two bronze soldiers beside him moved.
He saw the two bronze soldiers mindlessly thrusting spears at him; they didn't walk but remained standing like statues.
Only their weapon-wielding hands could move, but this movement was mechanical, not spiritual.
Initially, Lin Yifan was scared witless, but seeing the situation clearly, he quickly relaxed.
As long as the bronze soldiers didn't walk, this attack was not a difficulty to him.
He dodged and leaped past the longs spears, getting to the other side.
Just as he landed, intending to feel a bit proud, unexpectedly, the motionless bronze soldiers beside him moved again. He had to use Qinggong again, and directly flew out of the corridor.
He realized one thing: once the mechanism was triggered, as long as he stood at a certain point in the corridor, the soldiers on both sides at that point would wave weapons to kill him.
Only after leaving this corridor did he pass this test.
Lin Yifan thought the cave master's test of him was over, unexpectedly, it continued, proving unsettling.
This test likely measured his reaction and Qinggong abilities; if his responses were slow or Qinggong inadequate, he would die under the arrows or by the weapons of the bronze soldiers.
Leaving the corridor guarded by the bronze soldiers, turning a corner, Lin Yifan entered an iron spike cage.
Apart from the floor, everywhere was sharp iron spikes.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yifan felt unease.
Though the iron spikes around hadn't closed together yet, they might swiftly close once he reached the middle.
Presented before him were two choices: retreat the way he came, or forge ahead bravely.
Lin Yifan came for the Green Immortal Ring, so he must break through all barriers, reach the cave master's palace.
Thus, he used "Great Roc Spreading Wings" Immortal Level Light Skill, quickly flew toward the exit of this trial.
This test might measure speed; if he didn't run faster, he might be nailed to death by the approaching spike walls from all directions.
Under the boost of the Immortal Level Light Skill, his speed reached new heights, instantly dashing tens of meters.
Despite that, he was still trapped by the spike walls from all directions because the spike walls responded quickly too.
This situation follows the principle of being stronger when met with strength, weaker when met with weakness.
If he hadn't run so fast it'd be alright, but running so fast, his speed couldn't surpass the spike walls' response speed, thus rapidly getting trapped.
At this moment, Lin Yifan had little time to react.
He had to either stop resisting and let the encroaching spike walls nail him to death, or resist fiercely, break the spike walls and escape.
No matter what, Lin Yifan couldn't wait here to die, so he drew his treasured sword, wielding a strand of sword Qi, hoping to split open one spike wall.
"Boom!"
The sword Qi struck the spike wall, cutting a sword mark on it.
However, the spike wall stayed unmoved, nearly unharmed, indicating it was beyond what a cultivator of his level could split.
Thus, he quickly dashed into the Blue Immortal Ring, to hide.
This move was his last resort, if even this failed, he'd have to use the scroll.
The scroll was used twice already, with only one use left; it was a highly treasured item, he wished not to waste it again.
The spike wall seemed to sense presence; when his presence vanished, it stopped moving.
Though Lin Yifan hid within the ring, he could still hear sounds outside.
Upon hearing the spike wall's movement cease outside, he puzzled, "Why did it stop suddenly? Could it be that the five spike walls have gathered together? Or got stuck? Or maybe retreated?"
No matter what, he decided to wait a bit longer before leaving; otherwise, upon exiting he might get hit by stakes thick as clubs, and surely become severely injured.