Everlasting Chapter 41: Loot Everything (1/2)

Seeing the cave entrance with a radius of two zhang, Chen Feng quickly concluded that this was the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad's place of living. Realizing that he had found the yao beast's lair, he became excited (1 zhang = 3.333 m).

”The Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad had killed so many cultivators before. Its lair must hold a bunch of good stuffs, right? If I can get in and fleece the place, I'll be rich! This is an opportunity that only comes once in a thousand years!”

Reaching that line of thought, Chen Feng's heart palpitated intensely. A great opportunity that would only come once in a blue moon indeed. At present, the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad was occupied fighting off the other cultivators and had no time to bother with him. If he could slip into its lair unnoticed, loot the place and quickly run away… just thinking about that made Chen Feng's eyes go red.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Chen Feng pummelled the sphere of light encasing him. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not even shake the thin layer of light. Chen Feng was only a minor cultivator who had yet to reach the Concealed stage. The Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad, on the other hand, was a ferocious yao beast on the brink of undergoing Lightning Tribulation. The chasm between them was like the difference between Heaven and Earth.

Boom!

Another turbulent force sent the sphere and Chen Feng up, slamming him onto the surface of the rock. Chen Feng felt as though he had been thrown into a whirlpool. Both his eyes and mind spun. It was an extremely uncomfortable feeling. However, with that, Chen Feng was one step closer towards the cave entrance.

”Right, I have weapons with me!”

Chen Feng hastily pulled out a short sword that was covered with marks of erosion. Then, he stabbed and slashed out at the sphere of light. The short sword was only one of the many weapons he had picked up from the bottom of the pool earlier. Although it was near and utterly eroded state, it was still not something that ordinary weapons could hope to compete against. It could easily pierce through steel plates and cleave rocks. Additionally, these weapons were all created using special materials. Some had even retained traces of spiritual attributes. When Chen Feng attacked using the sword, he finally noticed some reaction from the sphere of light. Although it was just a minute reaction, it was still a better result compared to when Chen Feng had pummelled it with his bare hands.

Tossing the short sword away, Chen Feng pulled out another weapon. This time, it was a jade ruler. To Chen Feng's surprise, the power of the jade ruler was somewhat higher than the short sword's power. When Chen Feng brandished it in his state of desperation, the jade ruler radiated with a dim glow. Unfortunately, the effect on the sphere was still minute.

As the chaos continued to rage around at the bottom of the pool, Chen Feng continuously pulled out the other weapons on his person. Short blades, broken spears, flying swords and even steel needles. Although the weapons were abnormally sharp, they were still incapable of breaking the sphere of light imprisoning him.

Meanwhile, the battle between the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad and the other cultivators grew even more intense and the pool itself churned upwards. Chen Feng, who was caught within it, had to face an extremely difficult time. Stars exploded within his eyes, the result of his dizzy state. Coincidentally, Chen Feng was actually thrown towards the entrance of the cave.

Pu!

It was then that Chen Feng felt no resistance against his hand. The attack that he had unleashed earlier had gotten past the sphere of light that was encasing him.

”Eh? I broke through? What happened?”

Chen Feng was taken aback. He had suffered from a severe mental blow earlier as almost everything he tried, all the weapons he had on him, failed to break the sphere of light. He was on the verge of despair. At that moment of success, Chen Feng had seen light amidst darkness. He became overjoyed and he swiftly turned to check which weapon had succeeded.

”It is the black arrow!”

There was a black arrow in his hand, one of the three undamaged black arrows that Chen Feng had found at the bottom of the pool. The black arrow had pierced the sphere of light. Appearance wise, the black arrow remained black, the colour of ink. There was no fluctuations or irregularities and it appeared the same as ever. However, Chen Feng knew that he could now escape.

Shua! Shua! Shua!

Wielding the black arrow, Chen Feng slashed out at the sphere of light with lightning-like speed, easily making three holes on the sphere.

Bang!

A clear sound could be heard as the sphere of light encasing Chen Feng's figure abruptly shattered, transforming into wisps of power, which then dissipated into its surroundings.

The surrounding poison waters immediately surged forward. As it was about to submerge Chen Feng, the Water Prevention Pearls on him activated. They immediately radiated a barrier, protecting Chen Feng from the poison waters.

”Phew! I finally broke through the shackles. I wonder, can these black arrows break the barrier here?” Holding onto a black arrow, Chen Feng then thrust it into the wall to steady himself. Next, pulling out another black arrow, he charged towards the barrier on the cave entrance.

Pu!

As expected, although the arrow did encounter some resistance, it managed to pierce through the barrier. Next, Chen Feng quickly made his move. Twisting his body, he slipped inside.

After Chen Feng slipped inside, the barrier outside the cave entrance flashed, radiating a burst of light before returning to its normal state, blocking off the outside waters from coming in.

”Huh, I am finally in.”

After entering the cave, Chen Feng's whole body immediately felt relaxed. The suppressive atmosphere had suddenly disappeared and there were no undercurrents inside the cave. It was as though he had left the bottom of the pool and reached the top. Chen Feng could now relax.

”It turns out there is a grotto here. The waters outside cannot come in. This looks like the big toad's home,” said Chen Feng as he began investigating his surroundings.

The size of the cave was not small at all. It had a radius of a good 10 plus zhang. It was, however, somewhat simplistic. One glance was enough to tell that it had been casually dug out. The surrounding walls were embedded with treasure stones with similar functions to the Night Clarity Pearls, making the interior of the cave no different to the surface outside. Rather, the light here was gentler compared to the outside sun.

”This is?”