The sun set in the west, its dying light red as blood.
By the time Lin Feng arrived at the mine, the sky had already begun to darken.
The entire mining area was shrouded in deathly silence. Abandoned mine carts, collapsed workers' sheds, and scattered tools silently told of the horrors that had once taken place here.
A bone-piercing chill filled the air. Gusts of sinister wind swept up sand and stones from the ground, making mournful "woo-woo" sounds, as though countless wronged souls were weeping.
"Master, the resentment here is so heavy!"
Huang Fugui hid in Lin Feng's arms, his little body trembling like chaff in a sieve. "This one feels that something big is hiding inside!"
"Mm. I can see that."
Lin Feng dismounted and cast his gaze toward the enormous pitch-black mine entrance in the distance.
The entrance resembled the maw of a giant beast waiting to devour prey, constantly spewing out dense gray-black resentment that was nearly tangible.
If an ordinary person approached, their mind would likely be seized in an instant, turning them into a Walking Corpse.
Lin Feng did not rush inside. Instead, he had Huang Fugui scout ahead.
Though Huang Fugui was afraid, he was already a Second Order demon.
His body flickered, transforming into a wisp of yellow smoke that nearly blended into the ground as he silently slipped into the mine.
Lin Feng found a large boulder outside, sat cross-legged upon it, and waited quietly.
He was not worried about Huang Fugui's safety. Ever since this fellow advanced, setting aside everything else, his concealment and escape skills were absolutely first-rate.
About the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Huang Fugui slipped back, still shaken.
"Master! Master! Inside... inside, it's full of ghosts! They're packed together, at least several hundred of them!"
Even his voice trembled. "They're all mindless Vengeful Spirits, drifting around the mine tunnels!"
"Only Vengeful Spirits?"
Lin Feng asked.
"N-No, not only that!"
Still haunted by fear, Huang Fugui said, "At the deepest part of the mine, this one sensed an aura a hundred times more terrifying than all those Vengeful Spirits combined! That aura was cold and hard, like... like a block of ice buried in a grave for a thousand years! This one didn't dare get close and hurried back."
"Ice buried in a grave?"
Lin Feng had an idea. It seemed that beneath this mine, there was not merely Vengeful Spirits causing trouble. Even more powerful zombie-type demons were hidden there.
Just then, a sudden commotion erupted within the mine.
"Shriek—!"
"Roar—!"
Accompanied by piercing ghostly shrieks, dozens of translucent black shadows with savage faces surged out of the mine like a tide!
They were the Vengeful Spirits trapped within the mine, starved for countless years!
They sensed the vigorous blood vitality of a living man on Lin Feng and, like sharks smelling blood, pounced on him madly!
Physical attacks were nearly useless against these Vengeful Spirits. They excelled at mental assaults and devouring yang energy, making them extremely troublesome opponents for ordinary Meridian Opening Realm martial artists.
"Just in time!"
Rather than being alarmed, Lin Feng was delighted. He sprang up from the boulder as the blood vitality of the ninth level of the Meridian Opening Realm erupted without reservation!
Behind him, it seemed as though a blazing great sun had risen, making him appear like a deity!
Blazing Sun Art!
This supremely hard and supremely yang true qi was the greatest bane of such sinister entities!
The moment those Vengeful Spirits touched the masculine blood vitality radiating from Lin Feng, they seemed to have met their natural enemy. They let out shrill screams as the black qi around them burned away with sizzling sounds.
"A pack of appetizers dares to run wild?"
Lin Feng snorted coldly.
He drew his blade.
Golden Blazing Sun Art true qi gathered upon the hundred-forged blade, and he slashed fiercely ahead!
Whoosh!
A crescent-shaped golden blade qi swept out like divine light that purified all things!
"Aaaah—!!!"
Shrill screams echoed through the night sky.
The dozens of Vengeful Spirits evaporated and were purified the instant they touched the golden blade qi, like ice and snow beneath the sun. Not even a trace remained.
[ Ding! Successfully killed First Order Vengeful Spirits x47!] [ Critical hit multiplier increased to 38x! Obtained 4700 Crit Points!]
Without even looking at the instantly cleared ground, Lin Feng carried his blade and strode into the bottomless mine.
"Experience packs, I'm coming."
The moment he stepped into the mine, a damp, chilling stench mixed with rust and decay rushed at him.
The mine tunnels crisscrossed in every direction, as complex as a spiderweb. Mottled marks left behind by miners during excavation still covered the walls.
Lin Feng circulated the Blazing Sun Art. Golden light flashed in his eyes, and the dark surroundings instantly became as bright as day.
"Kehehehe..."
"Kill... kill..."
Bloodcurdling howls and ghostly wails came from the depths of the surrounding mine tunnels. Blurry black shadows flashed across the walls, attempting to ambush Lin Feng.
These were all insignificant Wandering Ghosts, not even worthy of being called First Order Vengeful Spirits—mere evil entities born from years of nourishment by the resentment here.
Lin Feng could not be bothered with them. The blood vitality of the ninth level of the Meridian Opening Realm burst forth from his body, forming an invisible aura field.
The instant those wandering ghosts drew near, they were scorched into scattered souls by that masculine blood vitality, letting out piercing screams.
He was like a walking little sun; wherever he passed, a hundred evils retreated.
"Huang Fugui, lead the way."
"Right away, Master!"
Huang Fugui crawled out from Lin Feng's arms, full of spirit as he led the way ahead.
He already knew the terrain here like the back of his hand.
One man and one demon swiftly traversed the maze-like mine tunnels.
The deeper they went, the denser the resentment became. More and more Vengeful Spirits appeared around them, and they grew steadily stronger.
But none of them posed the slightest threat to Lin Feng.
He constantly activated the Blazing Sun Art true qi and sent out streams of golden blade qi, harvesting these "experience packs" in swathes.
[ Ding! Successfully killed First Order Vengeful Spirits x123!] [ Critical hit multiplier increased to 42x! Obtained 12300 Crit Points!] [ Ding! Successfully killed Second Order Vengeful Spirit Leaders x3!] [ Critical hit multiplier increased to 45x! Obtained 3000 Crit Points!]
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