When Lu Ming and his group arrived at the Wind Wall, it was already half a day later.
" Black Rain Zone..."
Lu Ming looked up and gazed ahead. The dark clouds seemed to stretch endlessly. Even though the black rain had weakened considerably at this time, it still continued unabated, with the black raindrops, as large as beans, pelting down with a crackling sound.
Let's go.
Lu Jin glanced at the massive yellow wind wall, then dismounted. Within the Black Rain Zone, black rain raged. These Crimson Horse Beast, lacking strong Primordial Qi to protect them, would be eroded by the rain and lose their vitality as soon as they entered.
He took the lead, guiding the group through the wind wall.
Lu Ming followed curiously. He knew that this "yellow wind wall" was a " Great Divine Ability Restriction " set up by the master of Divine Ability Grandmaster in Fengyang Prefecture. Once the black rain approached, the yellow wind would blow it away.
The powerful Rain Spawn would provoke a counterattack, while those with less than six arms were unaffected.
The wind wall was several hundred feet wide. The group walked quietly within it, with the howling wind in their ears. However, as they got closer to the end of the wind wall, everyone's bodies became more and more tense, and the solemnity and vigilance on their faces became more and more intense.
Finally, Lu Jin led the way and stepped out of the wind wall.
Lu Ming took a deep breath and, for the first time in his life, truly stepped into the Black Rain Zone.
Splash!
The sound of the wind that had been filling his ears suddenly disappeared, replaced by a torrential downpour of black rain. Large black raindrops slammed into the black raincoat covering his body, shattering into pieces. A chilling, damp aura, like a bone-deep infection, seeped into the raincoat and began to erode his body.
To dispel this cold and damp atmosphere, one must forcibly refine it with Primordial Qi; however, this will inevitably lead to a greater depletion of Primordial Qi energy.
In the Black Rain Zone, absorbing the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi is even more difficult, and recovery is far more troublesome.
Therefore, in the Black Rain Zone, the only way to accelerate the recovery of Primordial Qi is to rely on external objects, such as recovery pills, or... the " Rain Pearl " between the eyebrows of those Rain Spawn. After purifying these objects, the Primordial Qi contained within them can also be absorbed.
But that's not the most terrifying thing about Black Rain... What makes Black Rain so fearsome is that once it invades the body, it will devour one's life force.
Although this devouring is extremely weak, if one is exposed to the black rain without any protection from Primordial Qi, and allowed to be constantly eroded, even Divine Ability Grandmaster will have their life devoured, their lifespan shortened, until they die of old age.
Therefore, the Black Rain Zone is an absolute forbidden zone for life in this world. Apart from the Rain Spawn, no living being can survive in it for long. So, wherever the Black Rain spreads, it is a place of certain death.
As people say, the Black Rain Zone is the world's biggest sore, eroding the entire world and spreading continuously until it covers every corner of the world.
As Lu Ming felt the cold, damp aura invading his body, he couldn't help but shiver and immediately tried to circulate his Primordial Qi to dispel it.
Buzz!
However, before he could activate his Primordial Qi, he suddenly felt a strange movement coming from his Divine Ability Bone. When he scanned it with his senses, he saw that the mysterious " Fire Lotus Mark " had suddenly become extremely bright and hot.
The lotus petals slowly unfurled, and the " Flame of Life " residing within burned fiercely, a surge of intense heat rising up, baking Lu Ming's body like a furnace, exceptionally warm.
The cold, damp rain that had seeped into the body was completely evaporated at this moment.
Lu Ming was slightly taken aback, then a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. The great opportunity that his Lu Clan had obtained at the cost of almost annihilation was indeed more powerful than he had imagined, even able to evaporate the extremely strange black rain.
Although maintaining the operation of the Fire Lotus would consume his own Primordial Qi, it was much less than the consumption caused by directly using his Primordial Qi to dispel the rain.
And most importantly... it prevented its own vitality from being eroded.
What a great opportunity!
Lu Ming sighed inwardly. Although he wasn't sure how long the Fire Lotus could withstand the direct erosion of the real Black Rain, it was still an advantage. If they encountered a powerful enemy they couldn't defeat, they could force him to "run naked" in the Black Rain and see who died first.
Lu Qingyan and Lu Jinglei, on the other hand, were not having it as easy as Lu Ming. They rubbed their hands together, their bodies trembling slightly. The damp, cold sensation that enveloped them made them extremely uncomfortable, as if a cold snake was coiling around their skin and crawling around them.
They could only continuously activate the Thunderfire Primordial Qi within their bodies to dissolve the rain-induced energy, but the Thunderfire Primordial Qi Thunderfire Furnace wasn't of a very high grade, so dissolving the rain-induced energy naturally proved somewhat difficult.
"This godforsaken place, I really don't want to come in." Lu Jinglei cursed. This wasn't his first time entering the Black Rain Zone. In previous years, whenever the Rain Weakening Period, he and Lu Qingyan would enter this place together to find spiritual herbs and other resources to support Zhang Yue.
"It's been two years since I last entered the Black Rain Zone. Compared to entering here, escorting caravans is still much safer." Lü Feng sighed. Although escorting Bandit Cultivator occasionally resulted in encountering Bandit Cultivator, at least they could sometimes negotiate. But in the Black Rain Zone, Rain Spawn roamed freely. When you encountered these ghostly things, there was absolutely no room for negotiation. Either you would pry out its Rain Pearl, or it would dig out your Divine Ability Bone and, before you were completely dead, throw Divine Ability Bone into its fanged and ferocious mouth, chewing it into dust.
Even Lü Feng, who had been in the business for many years, felt a chill run down his spine at that terrifying scene.
If it weren't for the old owner Lu Jin, speaking up, he really wouldn't have wanted to get involved.
Lu Ming looked around. This was still on the outskirts of the Black Rain Zone. As far as the eye could see, there were only dark mountains and forests. The view could not go too far before it was blocked by the black rain curtain.
Within this Black Rain Zone, every short distance you walk, you enter a small world isolated by layers of black rain curtains.
However, the Rain Weakening Period had just begun, so many treasure-hunting teams could still be seen around. As soon as they entered the area, they sped into the rainforest and disappeared into the rain.
"This black rain never stops, so why hasn't it condensed into a river?" Lu Ming suddenly noticed something strange. With such frequent torrential rains, under normal circumstances, it should have already formed a flood.
"Try rubbing your foot across the ground," Lu Jin suggested with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming rubbed the ground beneath his feet. As the thin layer of black mud on the surface was rubbed away, the soil beneath the half-inch of mud returned to its normal color and was extremely dry, completely unaffected by the black rain.
"This..." Lu Ming was somewhat surprised.
"The black rain isn't endless; once it hits the ground, it quickly disappears. No, it doesn't disappear, but rather returns to the black clouds in a special way, then condenses back into black rain and falls again. This cycle repeats endlessly," Lu Jin explained.
Lu Ming suddenly realized that the black rain disappeared as soon as it hit the ground, which explained why it couldn't gather into a river.
Let's go.
"We've positioned the ' Restriction Flag ' in the southwest, about half a day's journey away. Maintain formation and advance without slackening your vigilance. Do not communicate with any outsiders during this time. If you encounter Rain Spawn, kill them swiftly, otherwise they will attract more of their kind."
"Also, do not stray far from the group. It is best to keep each other within sight. The rain curtain formed by the black rain has the effect of obscuring the perception of Primordial Qi. Once you leave the group, it is easy to lose your way in the black rain."
"Some Rain Spawn possess the ability to induce hallucinations; do not easily trust any lights or calls made during the rain."
Lu Jin made arrangements methodically. It was clear that his understanding of the Black Rain Zone was deeper than anyone else in the team. This was normal, after all, he had lived in Qingyuan Market for decades and had repeatedly ventured into the Black Rain Zone to search for treasures and hone his skills in his youth.
Of course, he was mostly saying these words to Lu Ming, since everyone else in the team had entered the Black Rain Zone to some extent, but this was Lu Ming's first time.
Lu Ming was well aware of this, so he listened very carefully to every word.
Speaking of the Rain Spawn, he recalled the preferences of these strange creatures. They love to eat Divine Ability Bone, and the higher the grade of the Divine Ability Bone, the more likely they are to be attracted. When he first went to the medicine garden, when the rain and mist were thick, the Rain Spawn followed the scent of Lu Ming's " Sub-Heaven-Grade Divine Ability Bone " and came to him.
Fortunately, as Lu Ming has now become Great Divine Ability Practitioner, his internal Primordial Qi has become increasingly abundant, so it is not so easy for the Rain Spawn to sense him.
The next moment, led by Lu Jin, the group's Primordial Qi surged from everyone's bodies, lightning roared beneath their feet, and their speed suddenly increased, transforming into blurry figures as they sped away.
Black rain poured down, relentlessly pounding on the raincoat, splashing up a chilling aura.
Their figures quickly disappeared into the black rain.
The torrential black rain poured down like a ferocious beast, swallowing up all living things that entered it.
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