The extraordinary journey begins with the Ouroboros Stele.

Chapter 121 The Great Perfection of the Soul Whale Fist!

Lin Ye's pupils constricted slightly as he looked at the information about the ingredients in front of him.

"Walk!"

With a loud shout, the shockwave instantly erupted, the red energy surging three feet high.

He grabbed Jiang Muyu and ran wildly back to the tunnel they had come from.

"call out!"

A whooshing sound rang out as the thousand-year-old Earth Mother Vine vines flew past and pierced into the tunnel.

With a loud crash, the vines snapped out, tearing out a cloud of dust and rubble, and the tunnel collapsed.

Lin Ye's expression changed slightly, and he retreated rapidly with Jiang Muyu.

The tunnel is no longer usable; we must find another way out!

A thousand-year-old vine of the lord rank, its strength is even greater than that of the Dark Spider Queen!

"Climb up!"

Zhou Yan stood at the bottom of the cliff and shouted loudly, his two hands like steel spikes plunging into the rock, creating a space that allowed him to step on it.

"I'll do it!"

Seeing this, Jiang Haishan did not hesitate. He was no match for Zhou Yan when it came to assassination, but when it came to opening up mountains and building roads, his iron fists were just right!

The mercenary squad members quickly followed, taking out grappling hooks and securing devices from their backpacks.

"Whoosh!"

A thick, dark shadow flashed by, sweeping a huge dent into the rock face.

Although the mercenary squad was not directly hit, they were still swept away by the hurricane whipped up by the shadowy figure.

"Bang bang bang!"

The dark figure slammed against the rock wall several times, and Zhou Yan dodged through the gaps in the rock wall, barely managing to avoid it.

But Jiang Haishan wasn't so lucky; he was hit directly by a piece of gravel and sent flying.

"My life is over!"

Lin Ye looked over and was about to back away when an extreme sense of threat pressed down on him from the side.

Without hesitation, he threw Jiang Muyu out of his hand, heading straight for Zhou Yan's location.

Just as he finished doing all this, a terrifying wind pressure enveloped him, and he couldn't break free. A thick, dark shadow swept over him at lightning speed.

In an instant, Lin Ye's adrenaline surged, as if he had entered bullet time, and everything in his field of vision slowed down.

Looking at the approaching black shadow, it was the thousand-year-old Earth Mother Vine, its rough skin like sandpaper.

He had no doubt that if he were swept away by that blow, he would be ground into blood and gore.

In the face of life and death, he quickly suppressed his chaotic thoughts.

"Monument! Add some Soul Whale Fist!"

A thought flashed through his mind, and all four potential points surged into the "Soul Whale Fist".

It was as if his body was rapidly becoming stronger under the influence of adrenaline.

[Strength: 1.01] → [Strength: 1.02]

[Constitution: 1.01] → [Constitution: 1.02]

[Soul Whale Fist "Level 5" (150/500)] → [Soul Whale Fist "Level 5" (500/500)]

A surge of power welled up from the depths of his body, and time seemed to resume its natural flow at that moment.

Without a moment's hesitation, the aura around him instantly erupted, turning the originally red aura blood red and its diameter soaring to seventeen feet. The fierce aura stirred the air, even momentarily pushing aside the wind pressure formed by the thousand-year-old Earth Mother Vine.

Taking advantage of that instant, Lin Ye's body suddenly plummeted downwards.

The next second, a dark shadow swept across.

"puff!"

Like a balloon being popped, a muffled thud shook the air, and the shockwave that swept through the forest was instantly shattered by the aftershocks of the dark figure.

His body flew backward, crashing into the stone wall and slowly sliding down.

"younger brother!"

Jiang Muyu, who was caught by Zhou Yan, shouted in panic, stretching her arms forward but to no avail.

"Wow!"

Lin Ye coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling dizzy and as if his internal organs had shifted.

Suddenly, before he could even feel his injuries, he took advantage of the moment when the thousand-year-old Earth Mother Vine was retracting and gathering strength, and swung the Celestial Staff hard.

The Celestial Staff spun and flew down the cliff. The Thousand-Year Earth Mother Vine trembled and immediately changed direction, extending towards the Celestial Staff.

With a gentle roll, it slowly retracted below the cliff.

Seeing this, Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief despite his pained expression.

Luckily I tried it, otherwise I would have really failed this time.

He lay on the ground, afraid to breathe, a burning pain shooting through his chest, but a slight smile played on his lips.

In short, it wasn't a loss; I just got a beating.

On the other side of the cliff, Jiang Muyu's sluggish breathing gradually returned to normal.

"Get out of here."

I only decided to climb out from up there out of desperation, but in reality, I had no idea whether there was a way out up there.

Instead of doing that, we might as well go back and clean the tunnel.

Even if things don't go perfectly, we can still dig out a new one.

After descending from the cliff, the surviving mercenary squad members went to clear the tunnel, Jiang Muyu headed towards the forest, and Zhou Yan went to search for Jiang Haishan.

Jiang Muyu stepped forward and gently helped Lin Ye up, leaning him against the cliff face. She then took out a brown pill from her bosom and put it into Lin Ye's mouth.

A faint taste of blood lingered in his mouth, and Lin Ye's injuries began to heal somewhat.

Looking around, the mercenary squad had suffered heavy casualties, with only six people still able to move.

Zhou Yan helped Jiang Haishan over. A look of relief at surviving the ordeal appeared in Jiang Haishan's eyes. His left arm hung at his side, already broken.

"Uncle Jiang, how are you?"

Jiang Muyu spoke anxiously.

Jiang Haishan shook his head. "It's nothing serious, just a bump."

He still sounded a bit scared as he spoke.

He almost died from being hit by a piece of gravel in the aftershock; if he had been hit by the vine itself, he would probably have been turned into mincemeat on the spot.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Lin Ye again.

If he wasn't mistaken at that time, this person's shock range seemed to exceed one zhang.

And... to actually withstand that thing's attack, I really don't know how tough his body is.

Jiang Muyu felt a slight sense of relief upon hearing Jiang Haishan's words.

He took a wooden box out of his pocket and opened it, revealing a dozen or so brown pills inside.

It looked similar to what Lin Ye had eaten before, only smaller in size.

He took out one and handed it to Jiang Haishan, then gave the wooden box to Zhou Yan.

"Uncle Zhou, please distribute this healing medicine to them."

Zhou Yan nodded, and soon finished distributing the items, returning with a backpack.

Take the bandage out of the backpack, stretch out a trekking pole and break it to make a simple fixation device.

Jiang Haishan instinctively tried to stretch out his arm, but it wouldn't move. Only then did he realize that it was broken.

"Hey, Lao Zhou, could you please help me?"

Zhou Yan chuckled, "Weren't you known for your iron arms? Well, now you've lost an arm, haven't you?"

Jiang Haishan smiled somewhat awkwardly, "It doesn't count, it doesn't count this time. Who would have thought there would be something like this here?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Muyu looked somewhat apologetic. "This time it's my fault."

"I should have been on guard. The top martial arts champions of ancient times were at least masters of secret martial arts, yet they died here. How could there not be danger?"

"It's just that no major problems have occurred before, so I thought that after so many years, even if there were dangers, it would have long since become obsolete."

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"Unexpectedly, the source of the danger was an old vine, which, judging by its diameter, was at least five hundred years old."

Jiang Haishan chuckled twice. "Miss, don't blame yourself. Who could have imagined something like this?"

At this point, a hint of warning appeared on his face, "However, Miss, please don't come personally for things like going into tombs in the future."

Jiang Muyu nodded, somewhat dejected, "I understand."

She had neither inherited the bloodline of the Secret Martial Arts nor possessed the aptitude for martial arts; she simply wanted to prove herself.

But the result was...

He shook his head, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that Lin Ye had taken something out.

Looking at it, it is a black rhombus-shaped crystal.

Before she could react, Lin Ye threw the rhombus-shaped crystal into his mouth.

She was stunned. "Engraved crystal? Little brother, you know people from the Black and White Society?"