Chapter 2009 - 1826: The Overbearing Roadblock
After the people from the Dark Holy See went down the well, Song Yun waited for a bit. He originally thought that the Dark Holy See and Desla Family would encounter each other at the bottom and engage in a fight, but not a sound was heard; it was so silent that it seemed nothing had happened.
It seems like there’s definitely something hidden beneath the well.
"The people from the Desla Family and the Dark Holy See should have already arrived."
"Quick, let’s go down immediately."
"If they manage to obtain the Ice Crystal Holy Grail, we must fight with all our strength to seize it."
At this moment, the people from Wolf Castle also arrived. They exchanged a few words and directly went down the well.
The top three western factions have already descended, yet no movement has come from below the well.
After half an hour passed, Song Yun moved and appeared at the well’s entrance.
The vines at the well’s mouth had been pushed aside. He looked down, but could only see about ten meters deep; it was pitch black below, making it impossible to see anything.
"It seems like the space below is vast, the Dark Holy See, Wolf Castle, and Desla Family haven’t encountered each other."
Song Yun murmured to himself, took a leap forward, and landed in the well.
After descending for over thirty meters, Song Yun’s feet finally reached the ground, but the well path turned, gradually becoming horizontal.
This is not a well at all, but a passage.
However, this passage is too narrow, making it only passable for one person to bend down.
Continuing forward for over thirty meters, a faint glow emanated from the front.
Song Yun finally passed through the passage and entered a cave. Around him grew small grasses, with the glow precisely emerging from them.
Although the light was dim, the gathered glow from numerous luminescent grasses managed to illuminate the cave clearly.
The cave spanned over a hundred square meters and was more than ten meters high.
Many passage entrances surrounded it, numbering eight in total, spreading out in a fan shape. Each entrance was two meters wide and three meters high, completely identical, and clearly man-made.
"Someone deliberately hid the Ice Crystal Holy Grail here."
Song Yun’s gaze swept over the entrances of several passages, finally understanding why those who went down earlier did not fight – they entered different passages.
Suddenly, Song Yun noticed that above each passage was an inscribed character.
Upon closer inspection, he saw the characters from left to right: 壹, 贰, 叁, 肆, 伍, 陆, 柒, 捌.
This was quite strange; this was Sha Country, yet the cave was inscribed with Han characters.
"Interesting, this place was crafted by Huaxia people."
Song Yun couldn’t help but laugh, pondering that the Ice Crystal Holy Grail might be something from Huaxia but had drifted to the West.
He fancied the number seven, so he chose the passage labeled "柒."
After entering, the walls were filled with luminescent grass, brightly illuminating the area.
Furthermore, Song Yun discovered that the luminescent grass could release oxygen, so there was no lack of oxygen in this underground chamber.
The passage twisted and turned, continuously expanding, eventually reaching tens of meters wide and high.
After several hours of walking, Song Yun realized he had long since left the location of the well; it was likely he had moved horizontally over a hundred kilometers.
"I wonder where the other passages lead? Could someone be lucky enough to choose the right path, thus obtaining the Ice Crystal Holy Grail?"
As Song Yun pondered this, suddenly, a chill emanated from above the passage.
He looked up and found nothing unusual except for the glowing luminescent grass.
Just as he planned to continue forward, two dark green lights suddenly emerged from the densely packed luminescent grass, resembling the eyes of a beast filled with fierce killing intent.
The two green lights quickly grew larger, glowing bright green, as big as a human head, with a vertical black line in the center, looking quite terrifying.
"What is this!?"
A formidable pressure enveloped the passage; Song Yun, startled and suspicious, quickly drew his black glowing broken sword, warily watching the green light.
Rumble.
Suddenly, the passage emitted a loud sound, dropping chunks of stones, as the surrounding luminescent grass rose from the earth, scattering into the air.
A creature roughly two meters wide, length unknown, emerged from under the luminescent grass.
Hiss.
The creature hissed, revealing its head.
Only then did Song Yun see clearly that in front of him was a super giant python.
This giant python had been hiding under the luminescent grass for countless years, completely covered in dirt, with luminescent grass growing on its surface.
Now, because of its movement, the dirt fell from the python’s body, yet some luminescent grass remained attached, glowing.
If not for its chilling gaze, its shiny appearance was actually quite cute.
"What kind of monster is this?"
Song Yun looked at the giant python’s head and found a protuberance on its forehead, seemingly something was about to emerge from beneath.
Upon closer inspection of the python’s chin, there was faintly a short and thin beard.
"Flood Snake!"
Song Yun’s face changed, revealing an expression of disbelief.
The Flood Snake was a creature he read about in Yin Xi’s Manual. According to the descriptions, this wasn’t a regular beast but a mythical creature.
The word ’mythical’ indicated the extraordinary nature of this creature.
Although it contained the character ’flood,’ it was not a dragon, nor a flood, but a hybrid between a flood and a snake, resulting in a creature.
Essentially, it was a snake.
However, this snake was not ordinary; according to the manual, even the lowest-tier Flood Snake’s power was akin to mid-level SSS tier.
Song Yun originally thought such a being didn’t exist on Earth, yet unexpectedly, it appeared before his eyes.
"It’s actually a Flood Snake."
Song Yun gripped the black glowing broken sword, but his heart harbored thoughts of retreat.
Mid-level SSS tier, two levels beyond Song Yun’s current capability.
Moreover, at present, except for the unvisited Taoyuan, perhaps nowhere else harbors such a formidable presence.
Song Yun questioned himself; even if exerting full force, he would only be instantly obliterated.