He turned around and said to Dylan and Cesar who were seizing the time to recover, "I want to go to Fifteenth Floor. You can stay here to heal, or go back to the entrance of the twelfth floor and wait for me." His tone was calm, but with an unquestionable decision.
Dylan opened his eyes suddenly, looked at Lin Qin, and frowned. "Fifteenth Floor, the guards are all middle gods, you just broke through——"
"We need actual combat to stabilize our realm." Lin Qin interrupted him, "I don't have much time, I have my own sense of proportion."
Cesar also said worriedly, "Brother Lin Qin, be careful! The black spider said the danger is far beyond here!"
Lin Qin nodded slightly, said no more, and walked straight towards the deep cave entrance pointed by Black Erosion Spider. The cave entrance was dark, as if leading to the Nine Netherworld, exuding a heart-stopping chill and spatial fluctuations.
"I got it." Lin Qin didn't stop, and his body disappeared into the darkness of the cave entrance.
The hole extends downward, not vertically, but in a spiral shape. The further down, the surrounding gravity becomes more and more abnormal, sometimes as light as nothing, sometimes as heavy as a mountain, and the spatial structure also appears fragile and unstable, with occasional subtle spatial cracks fleeting.
Lin Qin's body surface was naturally flowing with khaki divine light, which smoothed out the chaotic gravity and space fluctuations, making him feel as if he were walking on flat ground. His consciousness cautiously reached forward. Although it was still suppressed, it was several times stronger than when Lowgod was, enough to sense energy fluctuations within hundreds of meters in advance.
After descending about a kilometer, the front suddenly opened up, and a small circular stone chamber appeared. In the center of the stone chamber was a complex six-pointed star teleportation array carved on the ground. The array was composed of dark golden liquid metal, flowing slightly, exuding a strong aura of spatial coordinates.
Lin Qin walked to the center of the array, felt it briefly, and injected a stream of pure Earth Divine Power into it.
"Buzz--!"
The dark golden array suddenly lit up with dazzling light, enveloping Lin Qin's entire body.
The scene in front of me was violently distorted, broken, and then reorganized.
After his feet landed on the ground again, the palpitating tearing sensation of teleportation subsided, Lin Qin immediately looked around cautiously.
Fifteenth Floor!
This is no longer the broken void "Island", but a primeval forest where life and death are strangely intertwined!
The sky is eternally dim, with no sun, moon or stars, only thick, low-hanging clouds that seem to be solidified, emitting a faint light. The air is humid and hot, filled with a strong smell of humus and a faint sweet smell. Underfoot is soft black land covered with thick leaves and moss, and occasionally pale animal bones can be seen half-buried in it.
Surrounded by countless towering ancient trees, the trunks were so thick that dozens of people could not hug them. The bark was dark brown and cracked like dragon scales. The branches and leaves were so lush that they almost blocked the sky and the sun, making the light in the forest extremely dim. The vines were as thick as arms, entangled between the trunks like giant pythons, hanging down. The neighing of unknown insects and the faint roar of beasts could be heard in the distance, adding to the wildness and danger.
However, this seemingly vibrant forest gives people an extremely incongruous sense of "dead silence". Those ancient trees, vines, and even the moss on the ground all exude a faint breath of death that has been precipitated by time. Vitality is the appearance, and death is the core.
Lin Qin's spiritual consciousness was fully deployed. Although it was still suppressed by the forest environment, it was enough to cover several miles in radius. He immediately noticed that this forest contained extremely rich but extremely complex death energy, life energy, and --- Wind Element energy! Several completely different energies coexisted strangely, forming a unique ecology.
"The environment is indeed more complex and the energy is more violent." Lin Qin thought to himself and became more cautious. He restrained most of his aura, maintaining only basic defense and connection with the earth, and began to explore.
After walking for less than half an hour, Lin Qin suddenly stopped and glanced sharply at an extremely dense bush on the left front. His consciousness clearly "saw" three creatures the size of calves, leopard-like and cat-like in appearance. They were lurking there silently. Their entire bodies were covered with dark blue short hairs, with irregular black spots scattered on them. Their limbs were long and powerful, and their claws were dug deeply into the humus soil. Their green vertical pupils were staring in his direction, flashing with a cold and cunning light.
Lowgod level aura, and is extremely good at concealment. If Lin Qin's spiritual consciousness was not powerful and extremely sensitive to energy fluctuations, it would be almost difficult to detect.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
The moment Lin Qin stopped, the three Leopard Cat moved! Their speed was astonishingly fast, like three blue lightnings flying close to the ground, tearing Sky Splitter's energy instantly, and pounced in a shape! The sharp claws popped out, with tearing Wind Divine Power, and went straight to Lin Qin's throat, heart and lower abdomen!
The attacks are well coordinated and ruthless, far beyond the rigidity of Fourteenth Floor and Metal Puppet.
Lin Qin stared hard, instead of retreating, he stepped forward with his right foot on the ground. An invisible shock wave spread out with him as the center in an instant, and the ground undulated like water waves!
The three Leopard Cat's attacking movements were slightly stagnant in the air, as the sudden ground vibration affected their balance and speed. In the midst of this electric light and flint, Lin Qin's right hand seemed to be slowly raised, with the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger separated from the empty point three times in a row!
"Poof! Poof! Poof!"
Three extremely condensed, almost imperceptible khaki finger forces shot out of the air, arriving first and last, and were extremely precise at the points where the three Leopard Cat's attack trajectories must pass!
The moment Wind Element's shield came into contact with Leopard Cat's body, there was no violent collision. The finger's strength contained a highly compressed power that combined the characteristics of shock and penetration. The Wind Element shield was penetrated silently like a fragile soap bubble, and Wind Element's shield did not stop without stopping and was submerged into Leopard Cat's body.
The bodies of the three Leopard Cat suddenly stiffened in the air. Unbelievable panic flashed through their green vertical pupils, and then quickly dimmed. The condensed finger strength in their bodies exploded instantly. It was not an explosion, but high-frequency vibrations and extreme penetrating power that swept them from the inside. All the organs, meridians and even Godhead! Silently, the three Lowgod level Leopard Cat were cut off from life and fell to the ground like kites with broken strings. The surface of the body was intact, but the inside was already a ball of paste.
Clean, neat, and kill with one blow. This is the qualitative change in the control of power after stepping into the middle position.
Lin Qin stepped forward and inspected the body of Leopard Cat. Except for Godhead, its sharp claws, and fur, which were of some value, there was nothing special. But he frowned slightly, because in his spiritual perception, more similar auras were quickly gathering in this direction in the surrounding forest!
"Living in groups?" Lin Qin immediately realized the trouble. A single Lowgod Leopard Cat is nothing to worry about, but if it is in a group, there may even be a stronger leader----
He no longer stayed, chose a direction slightly away from the direction where the breath gathered, and moved quickly. At the same time, he converged the breath more carefully and bundled his consciousness into a line, mainly detecting the front and feet to avoid overstimulating the more powerful creatures that might be present.
However, the Leopard Cat group's ability to control and track the territory seemed to far exceed his expectations. No matter how he changed direction, there was always a looming aura that was far away like a tarsal maggot, and the encirclement seemed to be slowly closing.
Lin Qin knew that he could not escape completely, so he simply stopped avoiding blindly. As he moved, he carefully sensed the subtle changes in the energy of the surrounding environment, looking for terrain that might be beneficial to him, or - the core area of these Leopard Cat groups.
After walking for about a hundred miles, the surrounding ancient trees became thicker and taller, and the permeating atmosphere of death became stronger. Even a faint gray-white mist began to appear on the ground. The woods ahead became sparse, and a forest clearing was vaguely visible.
In the center of the open space, there are several simple nests made of huge bones and logs. Around the nests, standing or lying, there are at least more than thirty Leopard Cat! Most of them are Lowgod level, but there are three The one with a significantly larger body shape and a more condensed and fierce aura is lying in front of the highest nest, with its green vertical pupils opening and closing, revealing anthropomorphic coldness and wisdom - God-level in the middle and Leopard Cat Elder in the other!
And at the top of the tallest one, White Bone Nest, there is a tiger-like body with dark golden hair.
Only Leopard Cat, which has four claws and a deep black tail tip, is lying down lazily. It does not deliberately exude momentum, but just by being there, it seems to be the center of the entire group, and even this forest area. Its eyes are indifferent, scanning below, with condescending majesty. The aura of the peak of the middle god!
The leader of the Leopard Cat clan is a mythical beast, the elder is the middle god, and the ordinary members are Lowgod. This is a large-scale clan in Fifteenth Floor!
When the figure of Lin Qin appeared at the edge of the clearing, all Leopard Cat, regardless of level, instantly focused their attention on him. More than thirty pairs of green or dark gold vertical pupils, with undisguised murderous intent and greed, locked onto this intruder.
"Human ---- the middle god?" At the top of the lair, the Dark Gold Leopard Cat leader slowly stood up and spoke human words. His voice was low and hoarse, with a texture like metal friction, "It's been a long time since a fresh soul and divine body has been delivered to the door. Your breath ---- is very special, very powerful, and should be very nourishing."
It licked its lips and showed its sharp fangs. "Kill him."
"Ho--!"
The order was given, and the total number of Leopard Cats tracking around the open space and behind exceeded fifty, and they let out sharp roars at the same time! They were no longer hiding, Wind Divine Powers erupted, turning into streaks of cyan. Afterimages came from all directions, above and below the ground, like a raging blue wave, rushing towards Lin Qin crazily! Claw shadows filled the sky, wind blades roared, and the area where Lin Qin was was completely submerged in an instant!
Facing this crazy siege from the real God-level creature that far surpassed the Fourteenth Floor puppet, Lin Qin's eyes remained calm.
He took a deep breath, and the air mixed with humus and death poured into his lungs. The next moment, an ancient, violent power originating from the depths of his blood was completely awakened by him!
"Ho--!!!"
A deep and powerful sound, Dragon Roar, that seemed to come from ancient times, burst out from Lin Qin's throat! His body suddenly expanded, covered with thick green-gold dragon scales, ferocious dragon horns sprouted from his forehead, his hands turned into sharp dragon claws, and a strong and powerful dragon tail came out of his clothes!
Dragonblood Warrior, transform!
A terrifying aura that is ten times more powerful than an ordinary mid-level god, erupts like a hurricane with Lin Qin as the center! In addition, it has been integrated with two medium-level mysteries, and its power is not weaker than that of ordinary Highgod.
The cyan wave that came to attack was stagnated for a moment under the impact of this terrifying aura!
The dozen or so Lowgod Leopard Cat rushing at the front were so frightened by the invisible pressure that their souls trembled and their movements deformed!
At this moment, Lin Qin moved!
He didn't use any complicated combat skills, he just simply took a step forward and threw a punch!
With this step, the entire forest clearing seemed to sink suddenly! The ground cracked and the ancient trees shook!
With this punch, the space in the fan-shaped area in front seemed to solidify, and then collapsed crazily inward! All Leopard Cat who rushed into this area, whether Lowgod or the two middle god elders, felt that their bodies were being grasped and squeezed by invisible giant force!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!----"
A series of extremely dull explosions, like a ripe watermelon being smashed by a hammer!
Within the scope covered by the fist force, there were more than twenty Leopard Cat, including the two middle god elders who rushed too fast. Their bodies exploded out of thin air without any warning! They were not knocked away or cut, but seemed to be exploded from the inside by invisible giant forces from all directions. Crush! Cyan blood, broken internal organs, broken bones, dim Godhead——like exploding fireworks, mixed with vegetation and soil that were shaken into powder, forming a cruel and shocking picture in this solidified and collapsed space!
With one punch, he killed more than twenty God-level Leopard Cat, including two middle-ranking god elders!
The remaining Leopard Cat, whether in the air or on the ground, were all frozen in place, their green vertical pupils filled with boundless fear and confusion. Even the leader of the Dark Gold Leopard Cat at the top of the nest, his indifferent eyes suddenly shrank, revealing for the first time solemnity and a hint of shock!
"You----are not an ordinary middle god!" Dark Gold Leopard Cat leader growled, with disbelief in his voice."
Four Divine Beasts Clan? And that kind of power----"
Lin Qin slowly retracted his fist, and there was no expression on his dragon-shaped face. Only his golden dragon eyes glanced coldly at the remaining trembling Leopard Cat, and finally locked on the dark gold leader.
"Now, it's your turn."