The Five Fingers Mountain was located at the boundary between the core and the periphery of the Pond Cloud Rainforest. There was a river flowing through the mountain stream between the third and fourth peaks, shuttling through the entire rainforest.
Occasionally, there would be some big fish full of sharp spikes breaking through the water surface, causing a large splash before falling back down. From afar, there seemed to be a certain level of danger.
Looking at the river, Wang Baole was very excited. After setting the airship to a floating state, he stood beside the railing and looked down at the peaks that looked like five fingers in the Pond Cloud Rainforest.
Although he was not in his best condition at the moment, since he was already near the ruins, Wang Baole would not be satisfied if he did not go in and take a look. Therefore, after pondering for a while, Wang Baole's eyes showed determination.
"I'll just go in and take a look. If there is an irresistible risk, I'll come back immediately." Thinking of this, Wang Baole took a deep breath and controlled the airship to descend. After floating at a low altitude, he activated the airship's protection and kicked the black-clothed middle-aged man's head, causing him to be stunned for a longer period of time. Only then did his body sway and directly jump off the airship.
After experiencing the massacre in the forest, Wang Baole's ruthlessness and decisiveness seemed to have been sharpened and became more obvious. At this moment, as soon as his body landed, he did not hesitate to roll forward and enter the forest.
His movements were very smooth and skillful. If there was an outsider here, they would definitely see a round body jumping nimbly and disappearing into the forest.
After all, in that life and death crisis, Wang Baole gained experience of walking in the forest. Although it was not very rich, it was still very impressive.
At this moment, Wang Baole, who was moving quickly in the forest with his back bent, looked around from time to time. His body sometimes paused and sometimes jumped up. He did not go in a straight line, but slowly approached the Five Fingers Mountain in an arc.
When he looked at the Five Fingers Mountain from the sky, it was not very big. However, now that he was approaching it from the ground, the mountain was very majestic in front of him. It looked like five fingers, but also like five sharp swords. The mountain peak was steep and seemed to want to reach the sky.
"According to my father, the entrance to the ruins is a cave. It's inside the rock wall at the foot of the third mountain." Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and lowered his head. He gradually approached the Five Fingers Mountain.
As he approached, he saw a lot of bird and beast droppings. It was this droppings that strengthened Wang Baole's confidence. In his opinion, this place was obviously frequented by birds and beasts. Generally speaking, such a place was not a dangerous place and would be much less dangerous.
Not long after, Wang Baole stepped onto the first peak. His speed was even faster. He climbed along the mountain path and approached the third peak. In fact, he could control the airship to this point, but this mountain was high. The airship could only float at a higher altitude and be seen from afar. It did not seem very safe.
Therefore, Wang Baole would rather have the airship fly slightly further away and float at a low altitude above the rainforest. This way, he could easily hide his tracks.
"I'll just take a look. If there's any danger, I'll leave immediately …" The closer he got, the more vigilant Wang Baole became. At this moment, he gradually slowed down. When he reached the third peak, he lowered his head and looked down. He could see the flowing river at the foot of the mountain, as well as the large fish that occasionally jumped out of the water.
"If I fall …" Wang Baole quickly dismissed this idea. He grabbed a rock beside him and looked around. After comparing it with the location his father had mentioned, his eyes focused. He locked onto the middle of the third peak's rock wall. Above the river, there was a Big Tree that grew diagonally. It was rooted in a crack in the rock wall.
Next to the tree, there was a relatively large crack. This crack … was the entrance to the ruins that Wang Baole's father's archeological team had discovered.
"The archeological team is so good. The ruins are hidden so deep, but they still found it." After noticing the crack, Wang Baole was somewhat astonished. If it were him, he probably would not have thought that this was the entrance.
"Could it be that my father drank too much and tricked me …" Wang Baole hesitated for a moment. He felt that since he was his biological son, his father should not be so unreliable. Only then did he carefully climb over the rock wall.
Fortunately, Wang Baole's cultivation had reached the Pulse Enrichment Realm. Furthermore, he had the devouring seed in his body. Under his control, it emitted a suction force that allowed him to move steadily on the rock wall. Just like this, as he gradually got closer, Wang Baole slowly arrived beside the tree, near the crack's entrance.
He did not immediately enter. Wang Baole stuck his head out and carefully observed his surroundings. Only then did he press his hands down forcefully. Taking advantage of the momentum, he jumped and flipped into the crack.
As soon as he arrived, a gust of cold wind blew through the crack. Wang Baole took a deep breath and stuck close to the rock wall. He carefully walked forward through the crack.
"Is this crack slanted?" After taking a few steps, Wang Baole turned back to take a look, especially at the surrounding rock walls. He realized that the crack didn't seem to have appeared naturally. It was more like something from beyond the heavens had landed and penetrated the mountain, forming it.
"After being penetrated by an object from outer space, this mountain is still intact …" Wang Baole felt that it was somewhat inconceivable. After thinking for a while, he continued forward. However, even when he reached the end of the crack, he did not see any clues.
Even at the end of the crack, he saw a huge pit that was dozens of feet wide. However, the surroundings were completely clean. Not even the feces of birds or beasts could be seen, let alone fragments.
"Either my father is tricking me, or … the archeological team is too dedicated to their work. They moved everything thoroughly!" Wang Baole stood at the bottom of the pit. After looking around, he felt very gloomy.
That was especially true when he thought about how cautious he had been, and how he hadn't found anything. He couldn't help but feel a bit depressed. Unwilling to give up, Wang Baole continued to search the area. Finally, he sighed, gave up, and prepared to leave.
However, at that moment, Wang Baole suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned back to look at the crater. After thinking for a while, he took out the black mask from his storage bracelet. He wanted to bring it to the center of the crater and compare it to determine if it was the item that had crashed into the crater.
However, in the instant that he pulled out the black mask, for the first time outside of the dreamland, the mask suddenly began to emit a dazzling, multicolored light that spread out to illuminate the surrounding rock walls.
The scene gave Wang Baole a fright. He retreated hastily, but after retreating three steps, he stopped abruptly. He stared fixedly at the top of the crater. Due to the spreading light from the mask, for some unknown reason, an image appeared … like a projection!
Shockingly, countless corpses could be seen on the screen. There were men and women, young and old. There were even people and beasts. Clearly, this was a battlefield!
The battlefield was extremely wide, and there were giant statues that had been shattered. Even though it was just an image, Wang Baole could almost smell the shocking scent of blood that was spreading from it after seeing it.
The sky in the projection seemed to be dyed crimson, and he could even see numerous enormous handprints descending from the sky toward the ground.
Vaguely, they could see several gigantic suns in the crimson sky, and at that moment, their light was extinguished one by one. At the highest point of the sky was a gigantic face. That face's features could not be seen clearly, but its eyes were incredibly cold and aloof. It stared at the ground, and among the few people who were still standing at that moment, there was … a figure surrounded and protected by a group of people.
It was a woman, and she wore … a black mask!
Despite the mask, as soon as Wang Baole laid eyes on the woman, four words appeared in his mind.
Peerless beauty!
The woman's eyes were filled with unyielding determination, as well as tenacity. It was as if she was determined to cut down even a Heavenly God. She looked up at the face in the sky, then slowly lifted her right hand. Shockingly, an ancient bronze sword materialized out of thin air, radiating boundless killing intent. As soon as it appeared, the sky seemed to change, and Heaven and Earth rumbled. It was as if time itself had frozen …. Only the ancient bronze sword remained floating next to her.
The instant he saw the sword, Wang Baole's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his mind reeled. As the light from the black mask faded away, the image in front of him grew blurry, and then faded away. Everything in the cave returned to normal.
Wang Baole's expression changed, and his breathing became ragged. He stood there for a long time before he left in a daze. Even as he left, he was still muttering to himself. His voice was filled with disbelief and shock.
"This sword …. This sword …." Wang Baole, who had walked out of the crack, suddenly raised his head and looked at the sword sun in the sky. He felt that it was inconceivable, but at the same time, there was also an indescribable shock.
Unable to calm down, Wang Baole returned to the airship. He sat there for a long time, then took a deep breath to calm himself down. Then, he steered the airship into the distance.
He didn't notice that there was a gaze on his airship. After the airship disappeared into the horizon, the gaze slowly retracted ….
The owner of the gaze stood at the crack in the Five Fingers Mountain. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, his face couldn't be seen. All that could be seen was a long white robe and … a head of fluttering white hair.
Behind him floated a cloud of black fog. Within the fog was a young man with a protruding mouth and monkey-like cheeks.
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