27: Chapter 27 Hint: You have discovered the nameless immortal's cave.
The absolute high temperature instantly evaporated the hundred-thousand-strong heretic army. A level 100 leader? An Abyss Bone Dragon? Not even a complete corpse remained; they were directly gasified.
The terrifying shockwave spread frantically in all directions. Li Yan roared at the top of his lungs for everyone to get down. The defense barrier of the front line flickered violently under the impact of the aftershocks, nearly shattering on the spot.
After the light dissipated, the entire field fell into a deathly silence.
Where was the army ahead? Where were the slopes and ridges? As far as the eye could see, there was only a bottomless vitrified basin.
An army of a hundred thousand was wiped out by a single basic attack.
Jiang Feng stepped onto the warm, crystallized ground and walked to the center of the basin.
A bone fragment emitting an ancient aura floated quietly in mid-air. Under the destructive strike just now, it didn't even have a single scratch.
As expected of a relic of a god. Jiang Feng reached out and grabbed the bone fragment.
[Ding! Acquired quest item: pangus spinal cord (Fragment)]
[Analyzing second job advancement super hidden quest clues...]
[Analysis complete! Please proceed to the Kunlun Ruins—‘Nameless Immortal's Abode’ to accept the final trial!]
Jiang Feng put away the bone fragment and turned toward the Dragon Girl circling in the air.
"Senior!" Li Yan finally snapped out of it, rushing out of the trench and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Junior Li Yan, a general of the Dragon Country, thanks Senior for saving the defense line! May I ask Senior's great name?"
Jiang Feng stopped and glanced back at him. The dark red visor obscured his expression, leaving only a pair of eyes as calm as an ancient well.
"In this life, I do not cultivate good karma; I only love killing and arson." It was enough to keep his deeds and name hidden.
He did not answer, his figure flashing as he landed back on the Dragon Girl's back. The Dragon Girl's wings flapped violently, tearing through space, and the man and dragon vanished directly into the void turbulence.
The battlefield fell into a deathly silence.
Li Yan looked at the scorched basin, dozens of kilometers wide, trembling all over with excitement.
"Such strength... one man is an army. He's gone on a killing frenzy." Li Yan's voice was hoarse.
He suddenly remembered that spell-casting stance, that unreasonable sense of being crushed; he even wondered if this was the same powerhouse who soloed the Purgatory dungeon yesterday?
But then Li Yan felt it was impossible!
In just a few short days, that rising star had grown to such an extent? Such a growth rate would be too exaggerated; they weren't even in the same dimension!
What he couldn't imagine was that these two powerhouses were indeed the same person.
Subsequently.
In less than half a day.
A top-secret report of the highest encryption level was slammed onto the round table of the Dragon Country's Supreme Command.
The East Sea Third Defense Line has been reclaimed!
The hundred-thousand-strong Abyss army has been completely wiped out! Three level 100 heretic lords have been executed!
Time elapsed: less than ten seconds.
Performer: A mysterious powerhouse suspected of riding an Ancient Destruction Dragon.
The high-level leadership of the Dragon Country was thoroughly shaken.
The vast conference room was deathly silent, and then a group of generals stood up in unison.
The destructive power shown by this unknown existence was simply a dimension-reducing strike; it had long since ground the Dragon Country's existing Guardian War Gods into the dirt.
"This person is helping our Dragon Country; they are most likely a descendant of the Longhan!"
"Good, a good kill! These pieces of trash deserve to be killed by our country's strongest!"
"Find him! Recruit him at all costs!"
The Supreme Commander made the final decision, and orders were instantly dispatched to all secret departments across the country.
The news spread like wildfire, and the domestic internet went completely wild.
"Holy crap! Such tough heretic powerhouses turned to ash in the blink of an eye? Our Dragon Country actually has such a god-like master!"
"This is the foundation of our Huaxia! What Abyss Sect? In front of this boss, they aren't even worth a fart!"
"This boss! He's definitely the one who soloed the Purgatory dungeon! This move is simply defying the heavens! Turning the world around! How magnificent is our Great Xia!"
A strong sense of national pride swept across the country like a wildfire.
The figure of this mysterious powerhouse was directly pushed onto the altar as a totem of faith for the Dragon Country.
Many people had seen powerhouses, but they had never seen one with such formidable strength; one move turned such powerful enemies into fly ash—it was simply terrifying.
...
At this moment, Jiang Feng, who had caused the national earthquake, had already landed steadily on the frigid peak of the Kunlun Mountains.
Violent winds carried a blizzard.
An ancient, dilapidated bronze gate was firmly embedded deep within the glacier.
[Hint: You have discovered the Nameless Immortal's Abode.]
Jiang Feng pushed open the gate with one hand, the heavy rumble echoing through the snowy mountains.
What awaited him inside would be the second job advancement trial that would allow him to transform into an "Ancient God."
But the aura of laws wafting from the depths of this abode made him feel a strange sense of familiarity.
"This immortal... who exactly is it?" Jiang Feng frowned slightly.
Stepping into the abode, the cold was piercing.
Initially, Jiang Feng thought that an immortal who could leave behind a ruin should at least have some god-like means, so he held a bit of reverence as a Huaxia junior.
Suddenly, a fierce shadow lunged out from the darkness.
This was an Abode-Guarding Immortal Beast with three eyes and a body covered in lightning-scaled armor.
Level: Lv80 (Lord Rank).
The immortal beast let out a deafening roar, its claws heading straight for Jiang Feng's face.
Jiang Feng didn't move.
He didn't even lift the staff in his hand.
Boom!
The immortal beast's claws had just touched the dark red heavy armor on Jiang Feng's body when the dormant aura of the Ancient bloodline within him suddenly erupted.
No skills were used.
It was purely the passive counter-shock from a superior bloodline combined with insane attributes!
"Awoo—"
The Lv80 immortal beast let out a miserable scream, as if it had been hit head-on by a heavy truck, and slammed heavily against the stone wall.
Its lightning scales shattered all over the ground as it spat out mouthfuls of golden blood, instantly heavily injured and on the verge of death.
Jiang Feng was stunned for a moment.
Is this immortal beast for real? I didn't even use any strength.
"Honored guest, please show mercy!"
An old but panicked voice came from the depths of the abode. Immediately after, a dozen shadows wearing ancient Taoist robes appeared lining the path.
Such a scene was simply too fantastical.
But Jiang Feng had already transmigrated; encountering such extraordinary scenes was naturally something he was used to.
The leading white-haired old man came out crawling and scrambling, breaking into a cold sweat as he looked at the heavily injured immortal beast.
He turned to Jiang Feng and bowed deeply, his attitude humble to the extreme: "The Great Immortal's presence honors my humble abode! This beast was blind to offend the Great Immortal; its death would not be enough to atone for its crime!"
Jiang Feng looked at the group of "immortals" before him, who were trembling with fear.
He suddenly realized that with his current insane all-around attributes, he had long since surpassed these immortals by more than just one or two realms. In his eyes, they were at most "mortals" who knew a few spells.
Jiang Feng put away his staff and slightly cupped his hands: "Junior Jiang Feng, I meant no offense. I came here only to seek the opportunity for my second job advancement; I hope Senior can be magnanimous."
Jiang Feng still wasn't the least bit impolite. After all, these were immortals in reality who had lived for hundreds of years or even longer. As long as they didn't deliberately put on airs, he was happy to get along with them peacefully and treat them as good friends.
The old man trembled all over, his eyes full of disbelief.
The cultivation world has always been a place where the strong are respected and the weak are viewed as ants. This god-like powerhouse, who could crush an immortal beast with a wave of his hand, actually still spoke to him with Huaxia etiquette!
"You flatter this old man!"
The old man was so excited his beard trembled, and his attitude became even more respectful: "This old man's surname is Jiang, a descendant of the Yan Emperor from five thousand years ago, named Kunlun. This mountain was established in this old man's name back then."