Xiao Buli felt a tightness around his neck, and breathing imdiately beca difficult, but the Xiao Buli of that mont was no longer the rookie of days past, not to ntion that his Dark Gold level equipnt was not negligible. Even though his vitals were constricted, the influence of the Heart of the Earth ensured that he did not suffer excessively. The Glowing Light in his hand, infused with Sunfire True Qi, imdiately grew intensely hot. He understood that plants feared fire and heat. With a flourish of his sword, he urged the vines behind him to chop forward. The vines, however, proved extrely nimble and instantly repeated the trick, swiftly withdrawing and flinging Xiao Buli toward another vine in a toss as practiced as a basketball player's pass, as though they were moved by a single will. This ti, however, Xiao Buli had learned his lesson and was not so easily managed.
In mid-air, Xiao Buli executed a Chaotic Shadow Split, and simultaneously, five or six figures erged in the sky, while his real body faded from view. Twisting his waist with force, he changed direction, yet none of the shadows fell useless; several vines captured them all at once. Of course, these were only illusions, which imdiately burst into a puff of smoke and vanished into the air with a bang.
For a brief mont, the vines lost their target, resembling venomous snakes in the air, constantly quivering as they sought out their quarry.
Xiao Buli twisted his body and landed lightly on the ground. It was then that he got a clear view; the stone statue before him was no longer covered by plant life and was fully exposed. It was a stone carving of a figure with a snake's body and a human's head, the face etched with fierce detail, huge fangs protruding from the lips, and the eyes featuring only a narrow pupil, appearing just like a malicious serpent.
But at this mont, Xiao Buli had no ti to admire the statue. He turned his attention to its base; the vines all grew from there, their roots erging from the base of the statue and the cracks in the earth. Xiao Buli suddenly felt that the growth of these vines was not by chance—perhaps soone had planted them there when the statue was first carved, although he did not know for what purpose. It seed the vines were protecting the statue.
Xiao Buli slowly straightened up, watching the aimless vines above him gradually return to calm. Their agitation caused so of the vines on the nearby statues to begin shaking as well.
Now that he had clearly seen the statue, Xiao Buli felt there was no need to antagonize the vines. Moreover, the surroundings were full of such plants. If a fight broke out, he would not gain much advantage, and it seed the vines did not attack proactively. As long as he didn't touch them and found the answers he sought to leave, all would be well. With this in mind, Xiao Buli slowly stepped back, waiting until the vines had returned to their original state before starting to move forward again. This ti, knowing that the plants were alive, Xiao Buli tried his best to walk in the middle of the path, steering well clear of the vines.
Having seen the face of the statue, Xiao Buli was certain that this place was not so divine relic, perhaps it was a village of a minority group from the past. However, since he was already there, he decided to head towards the structure that resembled an altar to check it out.
He hadn't gone far when suddenly a huge pit appeared in the middle of the road, spanning the entire width and many of the surrounding houses were also damaged. The pit's edges were collapsed beyond recognition. Though many years had passed, small stones occasionally still fell, showing that the pit had not reached a stable state. Xiao Buli watched from a distance.
The pit resembled the sinkholes he often saw in the news, and at a rough estimate from afar, it might be dozens to hundreds of ters deep, as if the ground beneath had been hollowed out. It remained unknown whether this was the workmanship of the inhabitants or the natural terrain.
Xiao Buli cautiously moved towards the pit's edge and peered down. It was pitch-dark, nothing visible, but he could hear the sound of running water. Vines as thick as water buckets extended from the edge of the pit, making the opening resemble a gaping wound.
Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet loosened. Xiao Buli leapt backward, and the spot where he had just stood imdiately collapsed.
Phew, Xiao Buli exhaled, eyeing the distant ruins and wondering if he should leave now that he had confird the place was not an Ancient God relic.
Suddenly, Xiao Buli noticed the light dimming around him. Looking up, he saw that at so point, dark clouds had gathered overhead, and the distant rumble of thunder could be heard.
"FUCK, what kind of weather is this?" he cursed. It had been clear just a mont ago. It seed best to find shelter from the rain. This was a disadvantage of being physically present—if he were operating through a computer, Xiao Buli wouldn't care about walking in the rain. This was the second ti today he had found himself missing computer operation.
The raindrops the size of beans began to fall in an instant, giving Xiao Buli no ti to think. He hastily perford a Cloud Thunder Leap, springing up, though keeping close to the ground. Xiao Buli certainly hadn't forgotten the ti when Qilin Group had surrounded him and trapped him within a storm cloud; the experience of being struck by lightning was not pleasant.
After a brief low altitude flight, Xiao Buli quickly arrived beneath the relic, spotting a fairly large cave opening halfway up the ruin.
Without ti to ponder, Xiao Buli landed at the entrance and managed to dodge the pouring rain.
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