Chapter 488: Trying to Fool Me, I'm Just Not Coming Out

"Hey, hey... I really can't take it anymore. Look, I've coughed up so much blood. If you throw two more punches, I'll definitely die." Lin Fan was helpless now; the fists on the wall had stopped moving entirely.

Even if his experience decreased after leveling up, to Lin Fan, a mosquito's leg was still meat—he wouldn't mind at all.

No matter how Lin Fan shouted or pretended to be dead, the fists on the wall never appeared again.

Lin Fan scratched his head and sighed helplessly. "Looks like these guys are pretty smart. They know they can't kill me, so they won't waste their energy."

Lin Fan clutched his chest, feeling a pang of pain. But no matter how much it hurt, there was nothing he could do; it had already become reality.

Someone must be controlling these fists, otherwise they wouldn't have realized he was faking death.

Sentient beings?

Lin Fan now had a preliminary understanding, and he grew increasingly interested in the entity hidden behind.

His physical strength was at the mid-stage of Earth Heaven rank, still a bit away from Cyan Heaven rank, but Lin Fan believed he would reach Cyan Heaven rank in the shortest possible time.

Lin Fan had always known that physical strength was the most important, but he never had the opportunity to train it.

Now that such a good opportunity had been wasted, his heart ached deeply.

"Sigh..."

Lin Fan let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat helpless. Since it was over, he could only move forward again.

Roar!

Just then, a gust of fierce wind blew from the depths. To Lin Fan, it sounded like both wind and a roar.

Lin Fan stopped in his tracks, his mind silent. What should he do now?

What kind of creature was roaring ahead?

But soon, Lin Fan dismissed his concerns. Whatever it was, he would only know when he saw it.

"Charge, fearless and undaunted." Lin Fan waved his hand, his fighting spirit high, and walked deeper.

This tunnel stretched for dozens of miles. Though he couldn't see the sun, moon, or stars, Lin Fan kept track of the time.

"What kind of place is this? So strange. And these skeletons—they've been dead for quite a while." Lin Fan looked around, puzzled.

These skeletons were mostly from the myriad races, none from the Ancient Clan.

Driven by curiosity, Lin Fan pressed on, wanting to see what lay at the end.

As for the Ancient Clan Myriarch and the Three-Headed Giant King, he had already put them out of his mind. Since he couldn't get them, he might as well see what he could obtain here.

After walking for who knows how long, Lin Fan felt his head grow dizzy, yet the passage still hadn't ended.

Then, a bronze glow appeared before him.

"Damn, this tunnel finally ends." Seeing the bronze light, Lin Fan rejoiced and quickened his pace.

"What are these?" When Lin Fan reached the end, he stopped.

He was at what seemed to be a passage, and the scene before him stunned him.

Ahead was a massive cavern, filled with flowing light. In the middle floated a bronze-colored river.

Roar!

Lin Fan saw many bizarre creatures inside the cavern. They weren't ancient beasts but beings made of earth, their bodies bronze-colored, moving freely as they patrolled the cavern.

Lin Fan stared at these things, wondering what they were.

The river also puzzled him; he didn't know what it was.

But the river emitted an aura that resembled the Earth Spirit of the pseudo Five Elements.

However, compared to the pseudo Five Elements' Earth Spirit, this river's aura was purer.

"Buzz..."

The "Demon City" in his backpack trembled slightly, as if eager to devour this river.

"Looks like this thing is the Earth Spirit of the Five Elements."

Lin Fan speculated. If it was indeed the Earth Spirit, he could snatch it and let the "Demon City" devour it, allowing the semi-finished pseudo divine artifact to advance.

Yin and Yang divide the Five Elements; completing one would greatly increase its power.

"Damn, I can't believe my luck is this good. Even though I didn't kill the Ancient Clan Myriarch and the Three-Headed Giant King, I still run into adventures wherever I go. This character, this luck—unrivaled under heaven!" Lin Fan rejoiced inwardly, then began to figure out how to obtain the Earth Spirit River.

Lin Fan had never encountered such things before and didn't know what they were like.

The earthen-yellow river floated there, with clusters of mist swirling and slowly condensing into monsters.

"Is this self-defense?" After watching for a while, Lin Fan realized the Earth Spirit was creating guards. Though they wandered aimlessly, they were actually protecting the Earth Spirit.

"Earth Heaven rank Great Perfection."

"Earth Heaven rank mid-stage."

...

These densely packed Earth Spirits were not weak in cultivation, and among them was one at "Cyan Heaven rank mid-stage."

"Damn, this is tricky." Lin Fan hid there, feeling troubled.

The creatures below were all fairly powerful. Though they looked stupid, if they erupted, it would be no small matter.

"Come out, I know you're here." Just then, a voice suddenly emerged from the Earth Spirit River.

Lin Fan was startled by the voice.

Found me?

Damn.

"No way, I absolutely can't come out. Who knows if it's real or fake?" Lin Fan quickly calmed down.

Back in the cave, when those fists pounded him, the Earth Spirit River had probably already detected him.

But at that time, he hadn't entered stealth mode. If he entered stealth mode now, he definitely wouldn't be found.

Without any hesitation, Lin Fan immediately entered stealth mode.

Roar!

The guards created by the Earth Spirit River snarled ferociously toward the cave.

Lin Fan slowly floated in the void, wanting to see how the Earth Spirit River would find him.

No way—now that he was in stealth mode, with his aura concealed and no movement, let's see how it could find him.

Lin Fan was full of confidence. He didn't believe the Earth Spirit River could actually detect him.

"Come out, don't hide. I've already found you." The Earth Spirit River spoke again.

"Not coming out, absolutely not coming out." Lin Fan floated motionless in the void, not believing a word the Earth Spirit River said.

"Find me? That's a pipe dream. Trying to scare me out—you underestimate me." Lin Fan sneered disdainfully. He had been through this trick countless times; there was no way the Earth Spirit River could fool him into coming out.