Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“There are a total of twelve members of the Divine Guardian Squad that have entered the Vast Land of Blood at the behest of the Divine Bat Emperor. We are the main force searching for the Kirin Blood Jade.
“None of the beasts that have left this place alive have gone in the direction of the blood star, but all the information and simulation suggests that there is an extremely high chance that the Kirin Blood Jade exists in this direction, which is why we came here…”
The Gluten Lord looked around at An Lin and the others before continuing, “This floating continent is most likely where the Kirin Blood Jade is situated. Perhaps all the beasts that have come here have died, which might be why none of the beasts that made it out of this world have any information on this place.”
An Lin nodded. “Continue.”
The Gluten Lord blinked. “That’s it! That’s all I know.”
An Lin: “…”
What the f*ck kind of information was this? What a waste of time listening to all this useless crap!
An Lin silently pulled out his longsword again.
Useless trash like this should die after all!
“No! Please spare me! I speak only the truth! The Divine Guardian Squad members have only just arrived here so we don’t know much about the Kirin Blood Jade!” The Gluten Lord’s body quivered frantically. “Oh, right! We’ve also done a few experiments on the crimson floating continent, and we’ve gotten some results.”
“What results?” An Lin’s interest was immediately piqued.
The Gluten Lord replied, “We all know that bypassing the power of the Oppressive Stars is the first key to reaching the crimson continent. We’ve discovered that there are loopholes to get around its power.”
An Lin slowly put away his sword.
The power of the Oppressive Stars was something that he had wanted to do research on as well.
He had initially planned to use Ao Niu as a guinea pig for research purposes, but after riding it for so long, An Lin had developed a bit of an attachment toward it, and he didn’t want to risk its life anymore.
Hence, it was a good thing that others had done the research in his place.
“Eighteen brave warriors have already valiantly sacrificed themselves during the course of our research…” The Gluten Lord pointed to a bunch of mutilated bodies in the distance with a disconsolate expression.
An Lin’s lips twitched upon seeing this. Those valiant warriors had most likely been forced to their deaths!
“However, we’ve made some discoveries based on their sacrifices. For example, the power of the Oppressive Stars will only act on things flying three meters or more above the ground for a duration of six seconds!
“As long as there’s something connecting the life form to the ground, they won’t be struck by the power of the Oppressive Stars. For example, something like this.” The Gluten Lord’s body trembled violently, and the ground below it also tremored in response before bulging upward to lift its body ten meters into the air. “Changing the terrain to elevate your body position won’t incur the wrath of the Oppressive Stars.”
“Then why haven’t you used this method to get to the floating continent already?” An Lin asked.
The Gluten Lord’s expression turned grave. “There is a spherical restriction with a radius of one kilometer around the floating continent. Any life form that approaches it will be torn apart by a mighty force.”
An Lin nodded, and right at this moment, a ripple proliferated outward.
The Gluten Lord felt as if it had suddenly recovered something it had lost. This was an extremely satisfying feeling. It was as if every single one of its cells had come alive again! The ghastly gashes on its body also began to quickly heal over!
“Ah… My power… My power has returned!” the Gluten Lord exclaimed in excitement.
An indifferent smile appeared on An Lin’s face. “You’ve presented some useful information, so I’ll return your power to you.”
The Gluten Lord was extremely touched and immediately expressed its utmost gratitude.
Another thought occurred to An Lin. “Your power is quite useful in preventing you from dying. You should be able to withstand the oppression of the stars. Why do you still need other beasts as research subjects?”
An awkward expression appeared on the Gluten Lord’s face. “Truth be told, I’ve tried once, and my body was bashed into a pile of sludge by the Oppressive Stars.”
“Aren’t you a pile of sludge right now?” An Lin asked with confusion as he looked at the Gluten Lord’s riceball-like body.
The Gluten Lord almost threw up a mouthful of blood upon hearing this. “It’s not the same!”
It recounted with fear lingering in its heart, “At that time, my entire body had been reduced to a pile of sludge. My physical structure was severely compromised, and I had even sustained significant damage to my conscience… The power of the Oppressive Stars is not just a physical attack, it is an attack that targets every aspect of one’s body. I would’ve probably died if it wasn’t for the fact that I had an immortal pill to save my life!”
An Lin’s eyes lit up. “Do you still have more immortal pills?”
“No.” The Gluten Lord shook its head.
“Hand over your storage ring.” An Lin extended a hand.
The Gluten Lord: “???”
An Lin explained with a hint of impatience, “I’m robbing you!”
The Gluten Lord was dumbstruck.
“I’ll cut you down if you don’t give me your storage ring,” An Lin threatened.
“You swore an oath! Your dao heart will suffer a backlash is you attack me!” The Gluten Lord was unconvinced.
“Xiaolan, cut it up,” An Lin instructed.
Xu Xiaolan’s Dragon Sparrow Sword was unsheathed, and the entire heaven and earth was transformed into a realm of flames and lightning.
The Gluten Lord threw up a mouthful of blood.
Holy f*ck! It had just been swindled!
That’s right, An Lin couldn’t kill it, but it didn’t mean that no one else could kill it! Its life was still in An Lin’s hands.
What a crushing realization…
Thus, An Lin obtained the Gluten Lord’s storage ring.
Among the five storage rings belonging to the Divine Guardian Squad members, Xu Xiaolan took two while An Lin took the other three.
After rummaging through the contents of the storage rings, they didn’t find any valuable information.
Aside from some spirit stones and some spirit-rank treasures, there was only a ninth-grade immortal fruit that was worthy of note. Coincidentally, this immortal fruit could enhance the purity of the consumer’s flame power.
Thus, An Lin and Xu Xiaolan shared it on the spot.
The Gluten Lord’s heart bled upon seeing this. That was an immortal fruit, for God’s sake! How could they eat it so casually?!
After consuming the immortal fruit, they got down to business.
An Lin made his way over to the traveling frog. “Was the Gluten Lord telling the truth? Do you have anything to add?”
The severely wounded Divine Poison Frog turned to An Lin with a fawning expression. “The Gluten Lord was telling the truth, but I do have something to add. The Gluten Lord has a technique that can allow it to split its body into many clones. Its main body can switch between the clones, so it’s an extremely useful technique. That’s why it didn’t use the technique during its battle with you, but you should be careful of it.”
The Gluten Lord: “…”
An Lin: “… I have seen your loyalty!”
The Gluten Lord glared viciously at the Divine Poison Frog while thinking about all the ways it wanted to kill that traitorous frog.
The Divine Poison Frog looked up into the sky to avoid having to look at the Gluten Lord’s enraged glare.
The frog had no choice. The Gluten Lord had rattled off all the useful information, so it had to provide some other useful information of its own.
Otherwise, An Lin might get pissed off and kill it. How would it return home to its beautiful and frail mother then?
“Alright, so the main issue that has to be resolved now is not the power of the Oppressive Stars, but instead, the restriction placed around the floating continent?” An Lin muttered as he looked up at the floating continent.
“Do you have any ideas?” He turned to the Gluten Lord.
“There is a unique trait about the restrictive barrier, which is that it requires two seconds after something enters it for its power to be activated. We can try to breach it and reach the floating continent in less than two seconds to see if we can be exempt from its power,” the Gluten Lord suggested.
An Lin’s eyes lit up. “So you’re saying the power of the restrictive barrier is similar to the power of the Oppressive Stars in that its effects will disappear upon making contact with the ground?”
“Yes. There are no signs of any spell formations responsible for creating the restrictive barrier. It’s as if it is a power that exists between heaven and earth, just like the power of the Oppressive Stars, which leads me to believe that they are quite similar in their properties,” the Gluten Lord analyzed.
An Lin nodded. “Very good. Brother Gluten Lord, I’ll leave this glorious, yet arduous task to you then!”
The Gluten Lord: “…”
