Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 683 - 447: The Terrifying Black Shadow (2)
However, that energy surge, powerful enough to shatter stones, vanished without a trace when it reached three feet near the black shadow, as if swallowed by the sea, without even a ripple.
The treasure hunter’s pupils contracted, and he prepared to urge the spirit beast to attack again.
"Stop!"
Lin Chen shouted softly, pressing down on his shoulder with a firm hand.
His expression was more grave than ever, since entering this cave, his spiritual senses had been in a frenzy of warning; this black shadow before him felt unfathomable, like facing an endless abyss!
"Senior," Lin Chen took a step forward, assuming a humble posture, speaking with respect, "We mean no intrusion upon your seclusion; it is just due to the Ancestor Dragon Stone, we narrowly escaped death at Yellow Springs, hence we came to investigate."
"If we have offended, I hope for your forgiveness, Senior."
As he spoke, he observed carefully but found that the twisted light around the figure seemed to block all probing; he couldn’t sense any spiritual power fluctuation or signs of life from the figure.
The black shadow remained completely unresponsive, as if ignoring their presence entirely.
Lee Zhen frowned tightly; this complete disregard from the other party made him feel a bit displeased, but even more so, a sense of awe.
The methods displayed by the other party were too bizarre.
The treasure hunter’s previous attack was no weak blow. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Lin Chen’s inner alarms were going off intensely; he hesitated no longer and decisively whispered, "Let’s go."
"Go?" Everyone was startled.
The Ancestor Dragon Stone was right in front, just to give up like this?
Shi Zuo instantly understood Lin Chen’s apprehension; for him to retreat so decidedly, the other party must be an overwhelmingly strong existence; he immediately concurred, "Listen to Brother Lin, let’s go!"
Seeing both Lin Chen and Shi Zuo like this, the others, despite their reluctance, had to suppress their greed and quickly and quietly exited the "cave within a cave."
Back in the outer cave, Lee Zhen couldn’t help but ask, "Feel like we can’t win?"
Lin Chen shook his head with a wry smile, still with lingering fear:
"We didn’t even have the opportunity to see through, would you dare make a move?"
"The Ancestor Dragon Stone is precious, but you need to live to use it."
Hearing Lin Chen’s high assessment, everyone drew a sharp breath, feeling a chill of retrospection.
Lee Zhen recalled the previous situation; indeed, that figure felt like seeing flowers in the fog, its presence flickering; such an absolute disparity in realms, he had only felt from a very few top powerhouses.
It was like back when he, weaker, encountered Young Master Qin; he couldn’t even see Qin Shaoshao’s appearance clearly.
"Who exactly is that person? Why have we never heard of such a presence?"
Everyone was discussing fervently, filled with curiosity.
Lin Chen asked Shi Zuo and others if they noticed anything unusual during previous explorations, or if they’d seen a similar figure.
Everyone shook their heads.
Lee Zhen posed a critical question:
"Since we easily discovered this ’cave within a cave,’ why had the Night Race previously explored numerous times without any findings?"
This question, no one could answer; they could only attribute it to the mysterious shadow’s unimaginable methods.
Lin Chen solemnly warned Shi Zuo and others never to try entering that cave again, nor to covet the Ancestor Dragon Stone, for if they provoked that presence, no one could save them.
After Shi Zuo and others repeatedly promised, Lin Chen and Lee Zhen returned to the cave where the Profound Ice Dragon Saliva Grass was located.
Lee Zhen resumed his meditation to restore his depleted primordial energy.
Lin Chen, as usual, sat down at a clean spot, took out a book from his storage bag, and under the glow of fluorite, began reading quietly.
Time passed quietly; the cave was silent, save for the even breathing of Lee Zhen and the occasional faint sound of pages turning.
Lin Chen was engrossed, his mind fully absorbed in the book.
Unsure how much time passed, he suddenly felt an indescribable chill surge up his spine, as if a cold gaze had landed on his back!
He snapped out of the world of the book, turning abruptly.
The next moment, his blood nearly froze!
Behind him, less than three feet away, a vague black shadow stood quietly, unnoticed in arrival.
It was the same hunched silhouette, the same obscure, undefined face.
But this time, Lin Chen clearly saw, in that blur, a pair of amber-like, clear yet cold and emotionless yellow eyes, quietly watching him!
These were not human eyes....
Before him was the mysterious existence refining the Ancestor Dragon Stone in the "cave within a cave!"
It had silently appeared here, unnoticed even by Lee Zhen.
"Pre... senior..."
Lin Chen felt his throat tighten, his heart pounding wildly, a never-before-felt tension and fear gripping him, even his voice was slightly unstable.
At this moment, he fully realized that if the figure wanted his life, it would be as insignificant as crushing an ant.
.....
"What happened?!"
Lee Zhen was startled awake, leaping to his feet.
Seeing the black shadow, he immediately prepared to unleash the Phoenix Arm.
"President..."
Lin Chen immediately stopped him.
If the figure wanted his life, it would have already ended moments ago.
Clearly, the figure wasn’t there to take lives.
Lee Zhen, jarred awake by Lin Chen’s low call, instantly came to awareness. Upon seeing the blurred shadow so close, his muscles instantly tensed, the Phoenix Arm ready to strike!
"President, don’t attack!"
Lin Chen urgently whispered again, his voice carrying unprecedented haste.
Lee Zhen paused; he immediately understood as well.
For the figure to appear silently behind them, if malice was intended, they would probably already be dead.
