170: Sifang Cave

Mercury - Big Eye Civilization!

Although it is the lowest-ranked among the Great Civilizations, it is, after all, a Great Civilization.

Its strength and foundation are such that not only are the Upper Civilizations within Small Civilizations like High Martial Civilization no match, but even the Blade Civilization, a top-tier civilization, and even the Itera Civilization that attempts to annex the Land of Abandoned Armor, are not its match.

This distinction between Small and Great is a class-like gap.

Furthermore, the gap between Great Civilizations is even more pronounced than that between Small Civilizations.

The strength of the Big Eye Civilization is similar to that of the Hunter Civilization on Venus.

However, both are sewer-tier, and only by joining forces can they contend with the Giant Civilization.

Among them, the favorite food of the Giant Civilization is the Big Ear Civilization of Venus.

The Big Ear Civilization stands 2 to 3 meters tall and possesses a pair of ears that are as large as half their bodies.

This is their hallmark, as well as their weakness.

Once their ears are severed, they will die.

It is somewhat similar to the seventh wave of monsters Chen Du encountered in the Crystal Space, the Two-Faced Bear.

They possess the weakness of dying if their tails are severed.

The Giant Civilization loves to eat the ears of the Big Ear Civilization; once caught, they tear them off by hand.

Just like tearing apart beef by hand.

Before coming to Qilin Martial Arts University, Chen Du only knew that the Big Ear Civilization was weak and gradually fading from the stage of history.

Now he knows that they are not weak; they are even an Upper Civilization, just like High Martial Civilization.

Unfortunately, they were targeted by the Giant Civilization and eventually eaten to the point of near extinction.

Yet, even as strong as the Giant Civilization is, it is merely food for the Azure Sky Civilization!

"Big Eye Civilization?"

Chen Du muttered to himself. If he remembered correctly, this was a civilization known for its Mental Energy.

But unlike the Mental Energy Martial Artists of High Martial Civilization, they all possess the ability, like Long Shan, to cast spells while moving.

On the High Martial Civilization side, including Chen Du himself, one must concentrate and remain stationary when releasing Mental Energy Martial Skills.

One cannot do anything else, or the casting will be interrupted.

The Big Eye Civilization does not have this constraint.

This is a difference in biological structure; their heads occupy half the size of their bodies.

According to the conclusions drawn by High Martial Civilization, their brains are divided into many sectors.

Each sector can independently master one Mental Energy Martial Skill.

This is why they can release several abilities simultaneously.

"Chen Du."

Kaladov, sitting to the left of Pang Tian Ce, suddenly spoke.

"We used a computer to continuously scan and simulate the address on the leather, and we discovered that many of the lines inside are overlapping."

"That is also the reason why it looks so messy."

"After we used the computer to separate these overlapping lines, we discovered that there are actually four addresses here!"

"Four?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Du showed a trace of surprise; he had not expected the address to be so complex.

At this point, Kaladov projected the four separated addresses onto the wall.

The lines were indeed much clearer now, with each exclusive route recorded on them.

"According to the computer analysis, the addresses recorded on this piece of leather are definitely not all of them."

"Rather, it is a specific location within a larger map."

"It does not record any route to reach the entrance, only the routes after entering."

"But fortunately, I have been to the address recorded here before!"

"However, at that time, because the routes inside were too complex, and it was also the territory of the Big Eye Civilization, I retreated shortly after."

"But with this route map, there is a chance to go in and explore!"

Kaladov said with some excitement. From his expression, Chen Du felt that he was a person with an adventurous spirit.

However, these were not the main points. The point was, why did they want to specifically tell him about this?

Although he was the one who submitted the leather, according to what Pang Tian Ce said at the beginning, giving a corresponding reward should have been enough.

Could it be that they are counting on me to take action?

Seeming to notice Chen Du's confusion, Kouban Nichiro, who had been silent, spoke up:

"Chen Du, you may not know this, but we call this place 'Sifang Cave'."

"Although it is called a cave, it actually consists of four rectangular cave entrances divided in the golden ratio."

"And there is no interference from any external forces; it is completely naturally formed and incredibly mysterious."

"Later, after our continuous experiments, we barely managed to figure out its patterns."

"Sifang Cave has a total of four entrances."

"They respectively correspond to Martial Artists with Life Strength of 10~14.9, 15~19.9, 20~24.9, and 25~29.9 entering."

"We call these four entrances the Low-Risk Zone, Mid-Risk Zone, High-Risk Zone, and Ultra-Risk Zone, respectively."

"Restricted Rank?"

"There is such a place in the world?"

Chen Du said with surprise; it was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

Kouban Nichiro seemed to know that Chen Du would ask this and smiled:

"No, regardless of the Life Strength Rank, one can enter these four entrances."

"But the difference lies in what happens after entering."

"We have conducted experiments; let's take a Sky Soaring Warrior as an example."

"If he enters the Low-Risk Zone, he will be severely weakened by the mysterious power inside."

"He will be so weak that he won't even be as strong as a Rank 10 Martial Artist!"

"Similarly, if an Advanced Martial Artist enters the Low-Risk Zone, they will be weakened even more miserably!"

"Their physical fitness will be directly weakened to that of an ordinary person from the old era, which is about 0.5 Life Strength."

Chen Du's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this; the name Sifang Cave sounded mundane, yet it possessed such terrifying capabilities.

Even experts at the level of an Advanced Aerial Warrior could be manipulated at will!

Kouban Nichiro seemed very satisfied with Chen Du's shock and added:

"Lower-ranked Martial Artists going to a zone above their level will not be suppressed, but that is meaningless and is instead a form of weakening."

"These values are data we calculated through continuous exploration."

"The above are just the entry conditions; there are two more rules after entering."

"First, only one person can enter each entrance of Sifang Cave."

"But even if a person who meets the Life Strength Rank enters, they will be weakened to varying degrees."

"Because there is no testing equipment, we can only draw conclusions through the feedback of those who enter and exit."

"This weakening value is about 25% of one's own strength, which is one-quarter."

"If three people go in, then those three must share this 25% weakening equally."

"As for whether the death of someone midway will trigger this condition, we do not know."

"Because there was no route map, and the cost was too high, requiring the deployment of an Advanced Aerial Warrior, for so many years, we have not conducted in-depth exploration."

"As for the second rule, it concerns you!"

Kouban Nichiro squinted at Chen Du and said calmly.