333: Chapter 333 Gale Grand Canyon

"Let's go."

After resting for a day, Nie Ning woke Xiao Guang, who was resting with closed eyes nearby.

Xiao Guang stood up and, without looking at Nie Ning, started walking forward on his own.

Nie Ning scratched his head, looking completely baffled.

He couldn't quite figure out what was wrong with this guy; he had been sulking since yesterday. Could it be that he was worried because he was about to advance?

Unable to figure it out, Nie Ning stopped thinking about it and followed Xiao Guang deep into the forest.

However, it wasn't to find a place for advancement.

Because the Earth-Ripping Lizard he hunted yesterday was somewhat unusual, Nie Ning suspected there might be some kind of treasure here that could purify bloodlines.

Just like the azure blue disc flower from before.

Moreover, after so much time had passed, Nie Ning had also wanted to continue awakening his bloodline, but ordinary bloodline-purifying herbs were already useless for creatures of their level.

If there really was a bloodline-purifying treasure here, perhaps he could awaken another Divine Ability Technique similar to the Stairway to Godhood.

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The man and the fox followed the trail of destruction left by the Earth-Ripping Lizard and soon arrived at the edge of a precipice.

Instead of a cliff, it was actually a massive rift valley of unknown length.

The rift valley was about a thousand meters wide, and on the other side was another vast expanse of forest.

Looking down into the rift, one could only see to a depth of about eight hundred meters; below that, it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

Furthermore, strong winds blew up from below from time to time, making Nie Ning's cheeks sting.

Looking at the rift valley before him, Nie Ning couldn't help but frown.

If even the strong winds could affect him, it would definitely be a lie to say there wasn't a problem.

However, Nie Ning was somewhat hesitant about whether to go down.

Because in the world of Transcendents, any unusual place was dangerous.

This world had many dangerous lands, either man-made or naturally formed, and the most dangerous among them were the naturally formed ones.

There were absolutely no rules to speak of there, as if they were special formations birthed by nature itself.

For instance, many of the powerful existing formations were built by drawing inspiration from those dangerous lands.

If one wasn't careful, they might very well be left here forever.

"Should we continue down to take a look?"

Nie Ning looked at Xiao Guang on his shoulder and asked.

In any case, he didn't really want to go down, but if there truly was a bloodline-type treasure, the impact on Xiao Guang would be immense.

Exotic beasts were like that; the stronger the bloodline, the lower the threshold for a breakthrough.

For the offspring of those Ninth-Order creatures, they might be able to break through to the Sixth-Order or higher just by sleeping at home; from this, one could see how vast the energy contained within a bloodline was.

"I'll go down myself; you stay up here."

Sensing Nie Ning's reluctance to go down, Xiao Guang gave him a contemptuous glance.

After speaking, Xiao Guang jumped directly toward the rift.

But just as he was in mid-air, he was grabbed back by Nie Ning.

"What's wrong with you? I have the Earth Control Skill. Why are you going down against the strong wind?"

Nie Ning said crossly as he held Xiao Guang.

As an Elemental Wizard, he naturally had to utilize his advantages.

After all, this wasn't a TV drama where one had to perform idiotic actions for visual effect.

Xiao Guang rolled his emerald eyes, curled his lip, and said, "I saw you hesitating, so I had to do it myself."

Nie Ning couldn't be bothered to argue with this dim-witted fellow.

He stomped on the ground; it was indeed harder than the soil outside and much more difficult to control.

He then observed the edge of the rift; there were many huge claw marks on the smooth walls, as if some large creature had passed through here.

One didn't need to think to know it was likely that big lizard.

Furthermore, there were traces of blood around, indicating that there was significant danger below.

However, as a Fourth-Order Wizard, this clearly wouldn't stump him.

Placing Xiao Guang on his shoulder, a strange wave of energy spread out from Nie Ning toward the surroundings.

Immediately after, Nie Ning's body sank, and he began to fall rapidly as if he were in an elevator.

Nie Ning looked at the soil beneath his feet.

It had to be said that Earth Wizards were definitely not trash.

Not only did they have super-strong defensive capabilities, but the attack power of the earth element was also very considerable. After reaching higher orders, they could even control gravity; they were truly capable of both attacking and tanking.

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The man and the fox stopped when they had descended about a thousand meters.

It wasn't that Nie Ning felt the distance was sufficient, but rather that the soil layers here had become very strange.

Looking up, the surrounding soil began to squeeze inward, as if some force were pushing the soil forward.

If he hadn't exerted all his effort to control the soil, he might have inevitably ended up being buried alive.

As the mana surged within Nie Ning's body, the soil in front of him parted to both sides.

But just as a glimmer of light appeared, a violent gust of wind blew in, sending Nie Ning and Xiao Guang crashing into the wall behind them.

Nie Ning's reaction speed was very fast. He summoned the xielin turtle shield he had obtained from Berly, and instantly, a turtle-shell-shaped barrier protected the two of them.

Catching the falling Xiao Guang, the man and the fox braved the strong wind and came to the edge.

It was still a bottomless black; the situation below was completely invisible.

"Look there."

Xiao Guang stretched out a small paw and pointed at the nearby mountain wall.

Nie Ning looked in the direction Xiao Guang was pointing and could see a mountain path running along the wall.

Or rather, it shouldn't be called a mountain path; it looked more like a passage excavated by some large creature.

Seeing this, a look of doubt appeared in Nie Ning's eyes.

Why didn't that big lizard just crawl down directly instead of excavating a road along this mountain wall?

Originally, Nie Ning had intended to continue digging a hole down, but seeing this small path on the mountain wall, he abandoned that plan.

Nie Ning advanced against the strong wind blowing from below.

The moment he stepped onto the small path on the mountain wall, Nie Ning immediately felt the wind force weaken significantly, and his body, which had been swaying incessantly, became much steadier.

After closing the xielin turtle shield, the strong wind only made Nie Ning's clothes flutter, but the impact on himself was reduced by more than sixty percent.

Feeling this change, a look of surprise couldn't help but appear in Nie Ning's eyes.

He hadn't expected that big lizard to have actually figured out the pattern for entering this place.

However, this did save him a lot of trouble.

The small path on the mountain wall was winding and tortuous, leading all the way down to the unknown lands below.

Opening the xielin turtle shield again, Nie Ning didn't walk himself this time; instead, he rode on Xiao Guang's back, traveling quickly along the small path on the mountain wall.

The man and the fox were very fast, and by utilizing their Transcendent vision, the low light levels didn't hinder their progress at all.

And the further down they went, the more violent the strong wind became.

Even with this small path, it still caused them great trouble, and Nie Ning could only fully activate the xielin turtle shield to protect himself.

Otherwise, given this wind intensity, trying to fly down would be nothing but a pipe dream.

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