Chapter 689 (2/2)

This helps avoid attacks on oneself.

Since the first attack, as I proceeded towards the central region, the frequency of such attacks increased.

Even my distinct aura, compared to that of the Five Elements Metal Realm, directly attracted the besiege of those exotic beasts.

Although these beasts couldn’t harm Lin Jing, they were quite annoying.

Countless exotic beasts attacked from dawn till dusk without rest.

And furthermore,

the closer Lin Jing got to the central region, the more powerful these beasts became.

Dealing with each beast required a considerable amount of energy.

It nearly brought Lin Jing to a point where he could hardly move.

Out of necessity,

Lin Jing had to find other ways to evade these beasts’ attacks.

It was by chance that Lin Jing discovered that the hide of an old turtle beast could block one’s aura.

Therefore,

Lin Jing thought of this method.

Using the hide of the old turtle beast, he crafted such a cloak.

And indeed, after donning this cloak and forcefully suppressing his own aura,

he could actually deceive the perception of those beasts.

He could even deceive those huge owl beasts in the sky.

However, after putting on this cloak, Lin Jing could no longer fly, forced instead to walk on the ground.

And he couldn’t move too fast either.

If he moved too quickly, he would still be noticed by those beasts.

……

Lin Jing walked lightly, without making a sound on the ground.

At the moment, not far from him underground, there lay a slumbering old turtle beast.

Although it was sleeping, any disturbance would immediately wake it up and it would instantly attack Lin Jing.

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This situation was something Lin Jing had encountered many times before.

The old turtle beast had already been detected by Lin Jing’s Divine Sense.

However, Lin Jing chose not to disturb it.

As long as it was not agitated, it would continue sleeping and would not attack Lin Jing.

Currently, this area is already within the central region of the Five Elements Metal Realm where the Metallic Attribute Spiritual Energy is even more concentrated.

And these beasts are even more formidable.

Lin Jing just wanted to quickly pass through here and didn’t wish to provoke them without reason.

Passing by the slumbering old turtle beast, Lin Jing continued forward.

Ahead of Lin Jing was a mountain range soaring into the clouds, stretching endlessly.

Beyond this mountain range lay the heart of the Five Elements Metal Realm, the most central area.

The Five Elements Metal Spirit resides in that central area.

And furthermore,

if he wanted to cross here to travel to the far west of the Metal Realm, he would also need to traverse this mountain range.

Lin Jing lifted his head, looking towards the mountain range ahead.

The mountain range spanned from the south to the north, with no end in sight.

At the top of the entire mountain range, there was a shimmering golden light, glittering brightly.

It seemed that even the mountain range was extraordinary.

Merely glancing upwards, Lin Jing then stopped hesitating and continued towards the direction of the mountains.

The mountain range was towering, visible from afar, but it wasn’t so easy to approach.

It took Lin Jing five days just to reach the foot of the mountains.

Then, after six more days, Lin Jing traversed the towering range and finally entered the core area of the center.

Within this core area, Lin Jing was even more cautious.

The beasts in this core area were three times larger compared to those in the outer central regions.

Presumably, the strength of these beasts would be even more terrifying.

However, the closer to the core area, the greater the danger, which was to be expected.

……

Lin Jing continued forward, now even more cautious and slower than before.

Finally, after two days, just as Lin Jing began to climb a hillside, he sensed a dangerous aura coming from ahead.

That’s when Lin Jing stopped.

He had decided not to proceed any further from here.

Further ahead should be the very center of the Five Elements Metal Realm, an extremely dangerous place.

At the same time, if there truly existed a Five Elements Metal Spirit, it would also appear there.

Ahead lay danger; a rash move could awaken the beasts, and in this place, Divine Sense was suppressed to an extreme extent.

To investigate, he would have to find another method.

But,

for Lin Jing, this wasn’t really a problem at all.

Because he had the System Space.

After stopping, Lin Jing immediately invoked the System and entered the System Space.

Once in the System Space, without delay, Lin Jing entered Observation Mode.

Inside the System Space, using Observation Mode to scout was much safer than doing it himself outside.

And furthermore,

the range of this scouting was much wider than using Divine Sense.

Lin Jing, now in Observation Mode, watched as his viewpoint appeared directly above where he had just been standing.

Afterwards, Lin Jing controlled the viewpoint to continue scouting ahead.

In Observation Mode, Lin Jing no longer had any concerns and directly controlled the viewpoint to rise.

Soon, the viewpoint surpassed the summit of the mountain he was on and he could see the scene ahead.

On the other side of the mountain where Lin Jing was located, in a valley, lay a colossal golden turtle.

This giant turtle was so large that its body covered an area of a thousand zhang in diameter.

It nearly filled the entire valley.

The sense of danger Lin Jing had felt before

came precisely from this giant turtle.

And most crucially…

As Lin Jing watched this golden giant turtle, he also noticed two figures in black armor acting stealthily.

Just by their stature, Lin Jing recognized them.

These two people were none other than Li Mingwu and Dragon Taoist.