Chapter 1225: Dungeon - Scarlet Terra Abyss
Chapter 1225: Dungeon - Scarlet Terra Abyss
November 5, 2017
For Li Xianfan, life's ups and downs were like a thrilling rollercoaster ride.
Just a couple of days ago, he had discovered two Advanced Talent individuals and one Top Talent individual, which earned him a vast amount of resources from Lu Hai Kong. This had given him hope for advancing to level 90. However, before he could even revel in his success, his life took a drastic turn, plummeting from the heights of euphoria to the depths of despair as the Wanderers in the Scorched Land began to relentlessly pursue him.
Li Xianfan was utterly bewildered. Was it just because he had been a bit lucky? Was it because he had obtained a Legendary Rank saber? Or was it because of his inner lewd and repressed nature? Did these reasons warrant the frenzy of pursuit by all the Wanderers in the Scorched Land?
It wasn't until he captured a few of his attackers that he finally understood the real reason behind the Wanderers' relentless pursuit.
But upon learning the truth, Li Xianfan was even more dumbfounded. It seemed like trouble was raining down on him from the heavens. The transformation of those three individuals into Undead was genuinely not his doing!
He had merely been lucky enough to find three exceptionally talented individuals in the shelter and handed them over. Beyond that, he had nothing to do with it.
Of course, Li Xianfan knew that pleading his case was futile. Lu Hai Kong was not one to reason, especially when he had suffered such significant losses.
The three individuals Li Xianfan had sent to Lu Hai Kong had not only become Undead but had also killed dozens of Advanced Talent individuals under Lu Hai Kong's command. For this alone, Lu Hai Kong would show him no mercy.
Li Xianfan was well aware that his only option was to flee; otherwise, his life would be in grave danger!
However, this was the Scorched Land, an area spanning over a million square kilometers where not even a blade of grass grew. Even the rain was tainted black. Moreover, due to Lu Hai Kong's extensive establishment of outposts, Li Xianfan's food supply was insufficient to last him more than a few days. With all the Wanderers in the Scorched Land hunting him down, escape seemed nearly impossible.
Nevertheless, Li Xianfan's strength was indeed remarkable. With his level 89 Strength and the Legendary Rank saber, he managed to repel several waves of pursuing Wanderers.
But despite his prowess, it was of no use since he had already offended Lu Hai Kong in the Scorched Land of Youzhou.
To capture this individual, the top Wanderers from the House of Oddities were dispatched, including Ye Xun, renowned as the foremost swordsman of the House of Oddities. On the second day of the incident, Ye Xun successfully apprehended Li Xianfan.
After being captured by Ye Xun, Li Xianfan thought his fate was sealed. Given Lu Hai Kong's temperament and the magnitude of the trouble he had caused, coupled with the fact that he had defeated and killed numerous Wanderers from the House of Oddities who were sent to apprehend him, he believed he would surely be reincarnated if he fell into Lu Hai Kong's hands.
However, to Li Xianfan's surprise, upon arriving at Lu Hai Kong's base, he was treated to the finest food and drink. In reality, Lu Hai Kong's men were merely trying to extract information about the three talented individuals from him, which initially led to a somewhat lenient attitude towards Li Xianfan.
This leniency gave Li Xianfan a fleeting hope of hitching a ride on Lu Hai Kong's mighty carrier. However, as soon as he divulged all the information he had, Lu Hai Kong's men turned on him faster than the pages of a book, immediately throwing Li Xianfan into the Celestial Prison without a word.
Li Xianfan had hoped that Lu Hai Kong would recruit him? What a beautiful thought! Lu Hai Kong has never been one for forgiveness, and after causing such a huge disaster, there was no way Lu Hai Kong would let him off easily. Lu Hai Kong wouldn't even consider reincarnation; instead, he directly threw him into the Celestial Prison.
Over fifty advanced talents, if they entered the Talented Scholar Tower next year, would emerge as thirty-four top-tier talents. Because of Lu Hai Kong, this group of talents was lost, and it would take at least three to five decades for Li Xianfan to grow back his hair. Lu Hai Kong's anger was far from appeased.
Of course, for Lu Hai Kong, whether Li Xianfan lived or died was not the most important thing. What truly mattered was uncovering the truth behind this incident.
When the incident first came to light, Lu Hai Kong had thought, who would dare to be so bold as to touch his head? But after a moment's thought, he realized that no one would dare to do such a thing nowadays.
Furthermore, the investigation conducted by Lu Hai Kong's men, combined with the information from Li Xianfan's side, led to the conclusion that this incident was likely an accident.
Whether it was an accident or not, Lu Hai Kong didn't care. He just wanted to know what had happened and why those three people were able to pass through multiple layers of detection and eventually be sent to the talent training base. He had to get to the bottom of this, and he had to resolve it, or else it would be extremely troublesome for him to recruit the talents within the Scorched Land.
Due to the high importance Lu Hai Kong placed on this matter, his men worked tirelessly. The day after Li Xianfan was captured, Lu Hai Kong's men made a significant breakthrough.
It turned out that beneath the shelter where Li Xianfan had found those three advanced talents, there was a vast underground cave filled with dense and terrifying demonic aura. Deep within the cave, there was also a dungeon, and this dungeon might be related to the incident. The information about this dungeon had also been sent over.
Scarlet Terra Abyss
Dungeon Level: Pseudo Mythical
Dungeon Description: A special foreign dungeon, seemingly located between the foreign world and the human realm, filled with numerous unexpectedly powerful demons.
Challenge Requirements: 1 to 10, single attribute above 90 (not limited to Oddities or NPCs)
Please... You... Collect... Six... Nine... Books... Bar...
Completion Reward: One Mythical Chest, Demonic Aura Removal, ???
This was the attribute of the dungeon within the cave. Pseudo Mythical-level dungeons were almost impossible for Wanderers to conquer, but for Lu Hai Kong, it wasn't that challenging.
Upon seeing the dungeon information, Lu Hai Kong had already decided to conquer it. However, this time, he didn't plan to take action himself.
Firstly, Lu Hai Kong had his own affairs to attend to, such as political matters, accompanying Princess San, cultivation, and so on. But more importantly, he wanted to nurture the generals under his command, those with peak-level strength.
"A great enemy is approaching, and I alone cannot bear the burden of this world. I need to let those fellows grow!"
After murmuring to himself, Lu Hai Kong's eyes flashed with determination. He turned to Xu Shu beside him and ordered, "Pass on my command. Let Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Zhao Nanli, and Gao Lan set out for Liaodong! Take down this dungeon for me!"
(End of Chapter)
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