Lan Xiaoni looked at An Lin, who was standing outside the Blood Soul Jade Coffin, with a pleading expression. "Big Boss An Lin, I'm your savior now, can you return my storage ring?"
An Lin chuckled. "Underling Lan, isn't it only right for an underling to save a big boss?"
Lan Xiaoni's lips twitched, but she seemed to have grown accustomed to An Lin's shamelessness and didn't bring it up again. She was only feeling a little sorry for herself.
Even she didn't know why she had made that choice.
She simply didn't want to see An Lin die, so she did it without any consideration for the consequences, nor did she think about whether she would die or not.
As for their conversation, she selectively ignored it.
Both of them fell silent as they silently recovered from their injuries.
The cave world fell silent.
After what felt like an eternity.
"Underling Lan," An Lin suddenly said.
"Hmm? What is it? " Lan Xiaoni opened her blue eyes to look at An Lin, only to find that An Lin was still abiding by his promise not to look at her.
"Thank you," An Lin said.
Lan Xiaoni faltered slightly before a sense of accomplishment welled up in her heart. "So you know how to say that. How are you going to thank me?"
An Lin looked at the ground of the sacrificial altar in the distance. There was a long trail of blood interspersed with faint fish scales, as if it were a bridge connecting hell and heaven.
He said in a gentle voice, "As your big boss, I'll protect you from now on."
An Lin's voice was extremely firm, as if he had just made an extremely important decision.
Lan Xiaoni sniffled as tears welled up in her eyes. "Thank you, Big Boss."
An underling had officially become an official member, so he had a big boss to protect now.
This was something An Lin could do for Lan Xiaoni. She had risked her life to save his life, so he definitely wouldn't stand by when she was being bullied.
Two hours later, An Lin's injuries were almost completely healed.
He stood up and surveyed his surroundings. Other than the Flaming River that flowed continuously, his surroundings were extremely quiet. It was just like before.
An Lin took another glance at Lan Xiaoni.
Lan Xiaoni's burns had already been healed by the Blood Jadeite Soul Coffin and the immortal pill, and scabs had already formed over her skin. Her smooth, snowy-white skin had reappeared, and new scales had also appeared on her tail. She was no longer in her rotting state, and the ugly fish had reverted back to a beautiful fish.
The mermaid's burns were basically cured, but the poison that had penetrated deep into her bones still needed a lot of time to be completely removed.
Lan Xiaoni detected An Lin's gaze, and she looked into his eyes as a vibrant smile appeared on her face. "Big Boss An Lin, are we going to continue? My injuries are almost healed. I can come out now. "
An Lin immediately shook his head. "No, the toxins in your body have not been completely cleared. You'd better take a good rest here. I'll go take a look around first."
"No, I want to go with you!" Lan Xiaoni struggled to crawl out of the coffin. "If Xi Haizi comes after you again, he won't do anything to you with me around."
An Lin fell silent as he looked at Lan Xiaoni, who had volunteered to be his human shield.
At this moment, Lan Xiaoni had already jumped out of the coffin, and she spun around with a smile on her face. "See, Big Boss An Lin, I told you I was fine … Eurgh!"
She spat out another mouthful of black blood.
An Lin: "…"
Lan Xiaoni: "…"
"What if I told you … this is a natural process of detoxification, would you believe me?" Lan Xiaoni pouted as she looked at An Lin with a pitiable expression.
An Lin's lips twitched as he pointed at the coffin. "Get the f * ck back into the coffin right now, right now!"
Lan Xiaoni's body trembled slightly, but she could only lie back into the coffin with an aggrieved expression in the face of An Lin's tyrannical might.
For some reason, a hint of sweetness welled up in her heart at the sight of An Lin's enraged expression.
An Lin then released Gundam Three and Yao Ji from his storage ring before instructing them to protect Lan Xiaoni. Only then did he begin his exploration of this world.
After Lan Xiaoni risked her life to save An Lin, Xi Haizi never appeared again.
Even so, An Lin didn't dare to let his guard down. He unleashed his divine sense to its fullest extent while holding the Vermilion Bird Mirror and the brick in his hands at the same time.
That's right, in the face of this type of power that was beyond his abilities, only cheat-like items would be able to keep it at bay. The Vermilion Bird Mirror and the brick were the best choices.
An Lin arrived at the blue rectangular block before gently stroking the cracks on its surface. A massive hole had been punctured into this block by Xi Haizi's spear, but the energy fluctuations emanating from it were still extremely powerful.
Divine Inspection Technique!
A string of information began to appear in his mind.
[Sea Heart Stone, a crystallization formed by the convergence of the power of the earth and the ocean in the depths of the West Sea. It is a top-tier container for weapon refinement and is a divine-rank material.
An Lin's eyes lit up. Another divine-rank material! Furthermore, this was an extremely rare treasure that could be used to refine weapons!
It looked like he had basically gathered all of the materials needed to refine a divine tool.
A peculiar feeling welled up in An Lin's heart. It was as if all of the treasures he had obtained in these ruins were all for the sake of giving him a chance to refine a divine tool.
He shook his head and discarded this peculiar thought.
Perhaps this was just the tomb owner's hobby of collecting treasures. He liked to let trial-takers experience the peculiar feeling of being able to summon a divine tool after collecting enough treasures …
An Lin picked up the Sea Heart Stone without any hesitation and stowed it into his storage ring.
He thought for a moment before carefully pulling out the blue spear from his storage ring.
This spear was materialized from Xi Haizi's power of the divine dao, and it was something that could easily pierce through his divine body and the Sea Heart Stone. As such, he couldn't be too careful.
In all honesty, if this spear really was materialized from a simple condensation of the power of the divine dao, then there was no way that it would remain in its original state for so long. Even after putting it into his storage ring, there was still no change. This was far too strange.
An Lin was worried that Xi Haizi would be alerted by the appearance of this spear.
His entire body tensed up, and he looked nervously at the nearby space. After seeing that there wasn't any commotion, he felt a little reassured and used his Divine Inspection Technique on the spear.
Soon, information regarding the spear surged into his mind.
[Armor-Piercing Divine Spear, materialized from Xi Haizi's power of the divine dao and true intent of the divine dao. It contains Xi Haizi's paramount understanding of the Dao of water attacks and can be absorbed for observation.]
An Lin faltered slightly upon receiving this information.
As expected, this spear wasn't just a simple body of energy. It was also imbued with Xi Haizi's understanding of the dao! This was equivalent to tossing him an inheritance!
Even though the method was a little violent, it was still a good result …
An Lin joined his hands in a salute toward the nearby space. "Thanks!"
Xi Haizi's attempt to outsmart him made An Lin feel extremely satisfied.
An Lin wore a content expression, and he was just about to put the spear back into his storage ring when he turned toward the nearby coffin with a thoughtful expression.
He still remembered what he had said in the past. Why don't I fulfill my promise now?
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