CHAPTER 647: CHAPTER 646: FORBIDDEN ZONE OF LIFE!

The next moment, the ground in front of Lin Fan suddenly split open, revealing a huge rift. Moreover, from within the rift, an endless attracting force emanated, completely focusing on Lin Fan. Caught off guard, Lin Fan was immediately sucked in, teetering on the edge of falling into the massive rift.

"Damn it!"

Lin Fan couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

Lin Fan mobilized all his energy, trying to resist the gravitational force acting on him.

But...

The gravitational force was too strong; Lin Fan simply couldn’t resist it.

"So be it, perhaps, I am really doomed!" Lin Fan thought helplessly.

Lin Fan didn’t know what was at the bottom of the rift, but he felt it must be filled with various dangers, possibly even housing a powerful unknown entity. Once he fell into the rift, there would indeed be only a path of death!

Lin Fan gave up struggling.

It wasn’t that Lin Fan wanted to give up, but under the current circumstances, he really had no other choice!

Just as Lin Fan was in despair...

A figure suddenly dashed towards him.

It was Ascetic arriving.

Ascetic quickly reached Lin Fan’s side and grabbed his hand, forcibly pulling Lin Fan back, thus Lin Fan narrowly escaped the calamity.

And just after Lin Fan was pulled back, the huge rift gradually closed.

Around them, everything returned to normal.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

Lin Fan said to Ascetic: "Thank you, senior!"

Although Ascetic had often snatched the Life Fruits from Lin Fan before, this time he had saved Lin Fan’s life, so Lin Fan was genuinely grateful. After all, this was a life-saving grace.

Ascetic waved his hand and said: "You don’t need to thank me!"

After a pause, Ascetic continued: "By the way, lad, do you realize how dangerous the situation just was? Even I almost couldn’t hold onto you, and you nearly got swallowed by the rift. If you really had been swallowed by it, you would have undoubtedly died!"

Lin Fan couldn’t help but ask: "Senior, what was that huge rift that suddenly appeared? Why did I feel such immense power from it?"

Ascetic solemnly said: "That was a Life Rift!"

"Life Rift?"

Lin Fan was puzzled.

Ascetic didn’t answer Lin Fan’s question directly but instead asked: "Do you know what is the most dangerous thing inside the Life Divine Mountain?"

Lin Fan replied: "Isn’t it because the mysterious power of the Life Divine Mountain can absorb the life force?"

Ascetic shook his head and said: "No, those are not the most crucial. In fact... within the Life Divine Mountain, the most important is the Life Rift. Once sucked into a Life Rift, even a Saint Ascension Peak expert would face certain death. Hence, although this place is called Life Divine Mountain, it is, in reality, a forbidden zone of life."

"Life’s forbidden zone?"

Lin Fan asked again: "Senior, aren’t you exaggerating? Those at the level of Saint Ascension, if they enter the Life Divine Mountain, shouldn’t they be alright?"

"Hehe!"

Ascetic chuckled and said: "Previously, you mentioned the Life Divine Mountain has supernatural powers that can absorb life force. Imagine, even a Saint Ascension expert, once they enter the Life Divine Mountain, their life force will continue to be absorbed. When their life force is depleted to a certain extent, and they encounter a Life Rift, could they escape? In the end, they can only face a certain death!"

"Uh!"

After hearing Ascetic’s words, Lin Fan didn’t know what to say.

Indeed, it would be incredibly dangerous if things really went like that.

But soon, Lin Fan thought of another possibility: "Senior, when the powerhouses at Saint Ascension enter the Life Divine Mountain, if they find something amiss, they can leave at any time, right? There shouldn’t be any other dangers then?"

"Leave at any time?"

Ascetic scoffed coldly and said: "You are really underestimating the Life Divine Mountain!"

"Does that mean... they can’t leave?" Lin Fan asked in astonishment.

Ascetic didn’t answer Lin Fan directly but instead questioned: "Do you know why the Life Divine Mountain only opens on the night of a full moon?"

"That... I don’t know!" Lin Fan shook his head.

Ascetic explained: "Because a full moon night just coincides with a cycle of the Life Divine Mountain. Only after entering the Life Divine Mountain and waiting for the next full moon night when the Life Divine Mountain opens again can one leave, meaning that once you enter the Life Divine Mountain, you must stay inside for at least a month!"

"You also know the speed of the absorption of life force by the mysterious power inside the Life Divine Mountain. If you stay inside for a month, even if you don’t encounter a Life Rift, your life force would have been completely drained and you’d still face certain death!"

"It is for this reason that Life Divine Mountain is termed the forbidden zone of life!"

Lin Fan remained silent.

To think one had to stay inside for a month before they could leave?

Lin Fan finally understood why no one was willing to enter the Life Divine Mountain.

Truly, the Life Divine Mountain was dreadfully terrifying.

It is not an exaggeration to say that if one cannot resist the specific energy that absorbs life force, entering the Life Divine Mountain means only a certain death awaits.

While Lin Fan was internally shocked, Ascetic looked at him again and continued: "Speaking of which, you are quite a mystery yourself. I never expected that after entering the Life Divine Mountain, not only was your life force not absorbed, but you were also able to absorb life force from here? Frankly, I think, you are simply a freak!"

Lin Fan responded: "Your life force isn’t being absorbed either, right?"

"Hehe..."

Ascetic gave a strange laugh and said: "We spent a hundred years researching to prevent our life force from being absorbed, and the cost we paid was significant. Unlike you, who managed to do this on your very first entry into the Life Divine Mountain. While we envy you, we are also quite jealous. Sometimes, I even feel like killing you to see what secrets you hold in your body."

After hearing Ascetic’s words, Lin Fan just smiled without saying a word.

Lin Fan didn’t take Ascetic’s words to heart, knowing Ascetic wouldn’t really kill him.

If there really was to be a conflict, Ascetic would have acted long ago.