After leaving the sheltered area, Lu Ming and his group continued their journey at a rapid pace.
All that could be seen along the way was fighting and scrambling. There were fights between treasure hunters over a single spiritual plant, and battles between treasure hunters and the Rain Spawn. It was a scene of utter chaos.
Lu Ming and his group also encountered several waves of Rain Spawn, but with Lu Jin in charge and Lu Ming constantly using his Golden Pupil to spy on the rain curtain, almost every time the Rain Spawn got close, before they could even use the rain curtain to sneak up and launch a sneak attack, Lu Ming would discover their tracks in advance and easily deal with them.
After two such rounds, Lü Feng and Lu Song in the team looked at Lu Ming with surprise and admiration.
Only those who have ventured into the Black Rain Zone can truly understand how useful Lu Ming's ability to see through the rain curtain is, greatly enhancing their survival capabilities within Black Rain Zone.
The rain curtain in the Black Rain Zone is a shackle for them, blocking their senses, but the Rain Spawn thrive in it. They can even use the rain to sneak around. If you're not careful, you might not even notice when the Rain Spawn at close range reveal their fangs and launch an attack.
Countless treasure-hunting teams have perished silently in the rain in this way.
However, Lu Ming is currently able to detect the whereabouts of the Rain Spawn in advance with his Golden Pupil eyes, which will undoubtedly avoid many dangers.
After a journey filled with close calls but ultimately without major incident, they finally arrived at their mission location two hours later.
"This should be the area."
Hearing Lu Jin's voice, Lu Ming looked up ahead. It was a mountain forest highland with a steep terrain. It was surrounded by black trees. These trees had been eroded by black rain for many years and had become somewhat eerie. Their branches grew in a mess, like evil ghosts baring their fangs and claws.
Lu Jin moved swiftly, his Thunderfire Feather Robe covering his body as he soared into the sky. He surveyed his surroundings, then took out a small flag from his sleeve. The flag was only the size of a palm, but it was engraved with extremely intricate and obscure runes, and faintly released special Primordial Qi fluctuations.
It was the " Restriction Flag " obtained from Zhou Xuan. This Restriction Flag was specially made and originated from the same source as the " Yellow Wind Spirit Restriction Flag" outside the Black Rain Zone. As long as this Restriction Flag is erected in the Black Rain Zone and guarded for a few days, and it successfully communicates with the " Yellow Wind Spirit Restriction ", the power of the Yellow Wind Spirit Restriction Flag will be transmitted through it, using this place as an anchor point to sweep away the Black Rain in this area.
Ultimately, with all the " Restriction Flag " successfully placed, the " Yellow Wind Spirit Restriction " will be able to temporarily push back the Black Rain Zone, giving it more room to defend itself when the Black Rain Season arrives and preventing the Black Rain from spreading.
Of course, these " Restriction Flag " will most likely be destroyed in the end, since the terror of the black rain when the Black Rain Season arrives is incomparable to the current Rain Weakening Period.
call out!
Lu Jin casually tossed the small yellow flag, which transformed into a streak of light and shot out, landing directly on the steep high ground. As the flag landed, wisps of yellow wind swept out from it.
In a short while, the yellow wind formed a wind shield about a foot in size, covering the small flag and isolating it from the black rain.
On the small yellow flag, the complex and obscure light patterns flowed with mysterious light, as if breathing. With each increase in brightness, the range of the wind shield expanded slightly.
Seeing this, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Their next task was to guard this " Restriction Flag." Once its extended wind shield expanded to a range of one hundred feet, the Restriction Flag would be considered successfully deployed.
"Now is not the time to relax. The erection of the Restriction Flag will interfere with the arrival of the black rain, so those Rain Spawn will definitely come to sabotage it. It can be said that the real test has only just begun."
Lu Jin descended from the sky, landing beside Lu Ming, and said in a deep voice.
" Lü Feng, Lu Song, you two go find earth and stone to build a temporary rain shelter and sentry tower here. We'll be stationed here for the foreseeable future."
"Eldest brother, second brother, go and collect some spiritual items nearby that can restore your Primordial Qi. Also, scout out the surrounding environment. Remember, don't stray too far."
As soon as Lu Jin gave the order, everyone immediately obeyed and left.
Lu Ming was left beside Lu Jin. He gazed at the endless gray rain curtain between heaven and earth, and the whole world seemed to be filled only with the sound of rain.
Lu Jin habitually took out his pipe from his pocket, and was about to light it when a pelt of black rain pelted down, soaking and contaminating the tobacco. He had no choice but to put it away.
"Grandpa, when will Lin Changkong arrive?" Lu Ming asked, turning his head.
Lu Jin calmly said, "We should wait until his 'flag-raising' mission is over. If he ignores even the Restriction Flag and comes directly to kill us, even if he successfully wipes out my Thunderfire Hall, the various forces in Qingyuan Market will not tolerate him."
"After all, destroying the Thunderfire Hall only means the death of my family, and no one else will speak up for us. But ignoring the 'flag-raising' mission and hindering Qingyuan Market's resistance to the ' Black Rain Season ' would sever the roots of all forces in Qingyuan Market. If it came to that, if Lin Changkong hadn't directly invited a Divine Ability Grandmaster to personally descend and protect us, all the forces would have joined forces to kill him in order to uphold this rule."
"Therefore, Qingyuan Market no longer had a place for the Golden Gang Sword Hall."
Lu Ming nodded slightly. For all the forces in Qingyuan Market, the "raising the flag" mission was a matter of life and death. It was their Achilles' heel. Whoever failed would become the enemy of all the forces.
External forces might be ignored, but if it's a local force in Qingyuan Market that wants to eat here but also sabotage it, it will only provoke public outrage.
Lin Changkong is a cunning and calculating man; he would never put himself in such a position of being the target of everyone's criticism.
Therefore... if Lin Changkong really intends to make a move, it will most likely be on their way back to Qingyuan Market after they have completed the "raising the flag" mission.
That will be a bloody and treacherous journey home.
"Grandpa, will this ' Restriction Flag ' attract the Six-Armed Rain Spawn?" Lu Ming pulled his thoughts back to the task at hand. He looked around at the dark rain curtain, which was full of deadly dangers.
The Six-Armed Rain Spawn possesses power comparable to that of Divine Ability Master, and its appearance will inevitably increase the pressure on their defenses.
"It might not be a problem in the early stages, but it's hard to say what will happen later."
Lu Jin pondered for a moment, his aged face becoming more serious, and said, "Generally speaking, the deeper one goes into the Black Rain Zone, the greater the probability of encountering the Six-Armed Rain Spawn. Our location isn't too deep, which is probably because Zhou Xuan has secretly provided some protection. The Fangya area is responsible for the most dangerous locations, and Zhou Xuan should be heading there with his men by now."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming's gaze involuntarily turned towards the deeper part of the Black Rain Zone. However, even with his Golden Pupil activated, he could not see the world there clearly. He could only vaguely feel an indescribable sense of oppression coming towards him, almost suffocating him.
That was the truly terrifying forbidden area.
At this moment, Lu Ming couldn't help but think of the "Your Highness" that Zhou Xuan and the others had mentioned.
She traveled a great distance to a small place like Qingyuan Market, her purpose clearly being the " Black Rain Zone." But what could possibly attract such a distinguished person to such a forbidden place of death?
If he were to accompany this important person on a mission, wouldn't that mean he would have to enter the deepest part of the " Black Rain Zone "?
The thought of this made Lu Ming's heart pound with fear. "The deepest part of the Black Rain Zone "—just hearing it sent chills down his spine. If he could, he really didn't want to go there. After all, even Divine Ability Master would face certain death if he entered such a place.
But he had no choice.
Lin Changkong's schemes against their Thunderfire Hall have become increasingly ruthless. This venomous snake has reached a point where they can no longer eat or sleep in unease. During this Rain Weakening Period, the other party will undoubtedly go all out to settle everything.
There are only two possible outcomes.
One possibility is that their Thunderfire Hall will be defeated, at which point Lin Changkong will surely exterminate them all. The other possibility is that Lin Changkong dies, the Golden Gang Sword Hall is removed from Qingyuan Market, and the Thunderfire Hall will step on their corpses to become the most powerful Third-Tier Divine Ability Hall in Qingyuan Market.
At that time, the name of the Thunderfire Hall will not only resound throughout Qingyuan Market, but will probably also spread to Fengyang Prefecture and even further.
At the same time, Zhang Yue and the noble lady named Jiang Ling from the Great Golden Crow Hall will surely find out.
It's hard to imagine how shocked and furious they must have been upon receiving this news, especially the noble lady. In her view, the contingency plans she had left behind were enough to crush the already struggling Thunderfire Hall to the point of ruin and death, but the result was a harsh slap in the face.
How could such a proud and domineering noblewoman tolerate such a thing?
Therefore, after Lin Changkong's defeat, the Thunderfire Hall will inevitably attract the attention of the " Great Golden Crow Hall ".
However, the difference in strength between the two sides was too obvious, and it was not something that could be countered by the power of the Thunderfire Hall alone. Lu Ming could only seek help from outside, so the goodwill of that prince was something that Lu Ming had to secure.
This is the only guarantee that can ensure the survival of the Thunderfire Hall and the Lu Clan.
With this guarantee, Lu Ming had enough time to grow stronger until he was able to face even Divine Ability Grandmaster without fear!
On that day, Lu Ming will make the entire Great Luo Domain know what reckoning is!
In the torrential black rain, a fierce glint flashed in the boy's eyes.
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