CHAPTER 892: CHAPTER 670: TIME TO TAKE ACTION

At this moment, inside the body of Red Gold Mountain.

Li Yi, holding the Shattered Star Long Spear, channels mana and uses the Cloud Soaring Technique, charging forward into the depths of the mountain. However, he stops after every few kilometers to adjust his direction, ensuring that his excavation is correct.

"Can we really find Divine Blood ahead? After all, it’s just a legend."

As he advances, he feels some inner turmoil.

In just a short moment, he has already dug into the mountain at least several dozen kilometers.

Apart from some scattered blue gold, red gold, and mountain jades on the ground, he hasn’t found anything else.

There might be some unknown artifacts, but under the attack of the Shattered Star Long Spear, they all turned into dust.

Li Yi doesn’t find it a pity, as anything that can be shattered by the Shattered Star Long Spear is likely not a valuable treasure; the truly valuable things must be as indestructible as the blue gold and red gold on the ground.

However, one thing is certain.

The inside of the mountain is becoming increasingly hot, and the concentration of a peculiar Life Essence Qi is also rising.

The surroundings feel like a gigantic furnace, even the rocks exhibit a faint red color, and the amount of red gold is increasing, which has slowed Li Yi’s progress.

After all, with red gold blocking the way, even the Shattered Star Long Spear cannot break it apart, only forcibly burst through.

This has made Li Yi an extremely efficient miner.

Scattered at his feet are chunks of invaluable red gold.

Upholding the principle of not wasting, he casually stores them in the Five Elements Bracelet, considering the great value of red gold in this world.

"Li Yi, can you hear? Someone’s coming, seems to be the Warrior Chief." Suddenly, at this time, Jiang Mingtian’s voice echoes in the passage.

Though the sound is overwhelmed by the commotion, Jiang Mingtian’s voice carries fluctuations of Cosmic Energy, which can be sensed even from afar.

"Considering the time, they should have reacted by now." Seeing this, Li Yi slows down his steps.

It doesn’t look like things are going as smoothly as imagined; he thought he could finish digging before they discovered him, but now it seems he has to turn back and deal with the enemy first.

Just as he was about to give up.

Suddenly.

Clang~!

A sound of metal clashing resonates, as if Li Yi’s Shattered Star Long Spear struck a huge piece of red gold, the powerful counterforce nearly knocking the spear from his grip.

Such a strong explosion of energy shattered all the surrounding rocks.

At this moment, Li Yi clearly sees what’s blocking him.

A gigantic red gold stone.

Entirely crimson, vaguely transparent, with brilliant flows of light, extraordinarily divine.

"What a huge piece of red gold." Li Yi’s expression slightly changes.

He’s dug for so long, seeing red gold of varying sizes, but the largest was only about the size of a basin. However, the piece before him stands over two meters tall.

Moreover, most of the red gold is hidden within the mountain, yet to be mined out. If it were fully revealed, it would definitely be invaluable.

"Wait, that’s not right; the inside of this gigantic red gold is hollow."

Suddenly, observing carefully, Li Yi makes an astonishing discovery.

This red gold is like a massive amber, with a hollow interior, seemingly encapsulating something. Just by approaching, he sensed a remarkable release of Life Essence Qi.

Involuntarily inhaling a breath, Li Yi feels his entire body brimming with strength; the mana he had consumed immediately recovered, and his Divine Blood fiercely surged, as if he’d ingested a potent elixir, undergoing noticeable transformation.

Though Li Yi has reached the level of Divine Blood Lineage, he hasn’t awakened Divine Arts, meaning he still has significant room for improvement, not yet reaching the pinnacle.

However, at this stage, the transformation of Divine Blood has slowed considerably.

"Incredible, could it really be hiding Divine Blood inside? Just a nearby breath of the essence has triggered some transformation in my Divine Blood."

Li Yi is moved.

The essence is immensely potent; even if it isn’t Divine Blood, it is unquestionably a rare treasure.

He can’t resist the urge to break open this enormous red gold stone to see what’s inside.

Yet, red gold is indestructible.

Even with the Shattered Star Long Spear, he cannot split open this red gold stone with all his might.

He tries using the Five Elements Bracelet to retrieve it.

The attempt fails.

This massive red gold stone seems to be connected to the entire mountain and linked with dozens of nearby mountains, making it impossible to retrieve with the power of the Five Elements Bracelet. The only way is to split this mountain and reveal the true form of this red gold.

But doing so would undoubtedly provoke the Red Gold Mountain Master.

Li Yi touches the red gold stone, absorbing the exuberant Life Essence Qi, a natural greed surges from his heart; he needs to grow, evolve, transform, it’s tied to this object...

Like the legends of rare treasures guarded by mutant and demon beasts.

Li Yi also desires to be the guardian of this red gold stone, to cultivate and evolve here, even urgently wishing to open it and obtain what’s inside.

"Take over Red Gold Mountain, become a master, and this thing naturally becomes mine."

This thought suddenly arises in his mind.

If he can’t take this giant red gold stone, then he should confront the Red Gold Mountain Master. If he could eliminate the Mountain Master, everything would be solved.

Almost without hesitation.

Li Yi grips the Shattered Star Long Spear, turns decisively, and performs the Cloud-Riding Technique to leave.

Now, it’s worth a fight.

Meanwhile.

Outside the mine.

At this moment, Jiang Mingtian has already seen the Warrior Chief named Baili leading three powerful warriors along, tracking the source of the commotion. They are all clad in heavy armor, wielding weapons, fully armed.

This scene makes Jiang Mingtian tense all at once.

In this world, every warrior is extraordinary. Even though his physique has transformed and his strength has increased, having cultivated here for more than a year, he still lacks confidence in defeating the Warrior Chief.

"The sound came from the end of the mine tunnel. Chief, there’s actually a slave ahead, standing there seemingly unmoved." A Mountain Guard Warrior saw Jiang Mingtian.

This warrior was somewhat curious.

In the face of such anomalies, ordinary slaves would desperately run out of the mountain, fearing being eaten by powerful mutant beasts. Yet this slave in front of them stood there calmly.

"Kill him," Warrior Chief Baili coldly commanded.

Given this situation, a slave being so abnormal clearly had issues. No matter what the issue was, just killing him would solve it. This was his way of managing the mine, and it was indeed effective, causing numerous rebellions to end in failure.

As Warrior Chief Baili finished speaking.

In the next moment, a Mountain Guard Warrior casually retrieved a dagger from his waist and forcefully hurled it at Jiang Mingtian.

It was just a normal attack, but under the terrifying strength of the Mountain Guard Warrior, the dagger instantly shattered the air, tearing through the sky like a cannonball.

Under this force, no slave could withstand it.

However, something unexpected happened.

Jiang Mingtian seemed to have predicted the attack beforehand, preemptively taking a few steps aside, deftly evading the dagger before it hit him.

Boom!

The thrown dagger hit the mountain behind Jiang Mingtian, instantly shattering countless rocks and causing a loud noise.

"A mere slave actually evaded my attack; did I miss?"

The attacking Mountain Guard Warrior was momentarily stunned but immediately revealed a chilling killing intent on his face.

No, he hadn’t missed.

This slave in front of him was hiding his strength; he wasn’t just a simple slave. This person possessed power not inferior to his own.

"I will kill you."

The Mountain Guard Warrior shouted, wielding a Big Halberd, and instantly charged forward.

His body shot out like a released arrow, and as he passed, the air buzzed.

"These savages, their power is damn frightening."

Jiang Mingtian glanced deeply at the Warrior Chief named Baili, realizing that the opponent hadn’t acted yet. He understood it was a test of his strength using the Mountain Guard Warrior.

A muscle man with brains, no wonder he manages this mountain range.

However, all this was part of the plan.

The Storage Magical Artifact in Jiang Mingtian’s hand flashed, and a Magic Sword suddenly appeared in his hand.

Gripping the familiar sword hilt, the spiritedness of the past seemed to return. In his mind, the Eight Sword Skills, practiced innumerable times, instinctively unfolded.

The Cosmic Energy within him surged, and his seemingly thin black body exploded with a terrifying strength far surpassing the Mountain Guard Warrior.

After absorbing the mountain’s Essence Qi for more than a year, he already had the physique of a Wilderness Warrior.

"Kill."

Jiang Mingtian roared, the Magic Sword vibrating, and the Sword Rises Eight States.

With his strength, skills, and weapon not lagging behind the opponent, he couldn’t lose.

Sword light abruptly flashed in the mine tunnel.

Jiang Mingtian advanced instead of retreating, confronting the Mountain Guard Warrior.

"No good." However, at this moment, Warrior Chief Baili’s face dramatically changed.

The strength this slave suddenly unleashed was extraordinary; the Mountain Guard Warrior wasn’t his match.

But it was too late.

Their figures intertwined, and sword and halberd briefly clashed.

When Jiang Mingtian’s killing move emerged, simultaneously knocking the Big Halberd aside, he smoothly slashed out, directly severing the Mountain Guard Warrior’s head.

The huge head flew, scorching blood gushed, drenching him.

Jiang Mingtian stood with sword in hand, his chest heaving, his killing intent undiminished.

After enduring for more than a year, today, he finally didn’t have to endure anymore.

"Die."

However, before the headless body hit the ground, a ferocious beast-like roar reverberated.

Warrior Chief Baili, moving as fast as lightning, had almost instantaneously arrived in front of Jiang Mingtian, with a Blue Gold Hammer descending upon his head.

Jiang Mingtian’s soul frantically warned him.

But it was too slow.

There was no time to evade.

If he took this hit, he would surely be reduced to a pulp.

Just at this moment.

A Shattered Star Long Spear simultaneously arrived, precisely striking the Blue Gold Hammer, releasing terrifying power that forcibly sent the hammer flying.

The aftershock dispersed.

The Warrior Chief Baili was unable to stop his burly body from flying backward.

Finally, rolling dozens of times on the ground, he slammed into the passage wall before coming to a stop.

"Jiang Mingtian, are you alright?" Li Yi, at this moment, holding the Shattered Star Long Spear, stepping on Xiangyun, clad in Five-Colored Qi, wielding Dragon and Tiger Power, strode forward.

"I’m fine. Your timing is perfect; I just started." Jiang Mingtian immediately let out a sigh of relief.

Indeed.

Li Yi’s current strength is incredibly terrifying; that Warrior Chief was sent flying with just one strike, completely no match for him.