Chapter 314 - Chapter 314: Chapter 16: Entering the Desert (1/2)
Chapter 314: Chapter 16: Entering the Desert
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Upon entering the desert region, Lin Jing didn’t hesitate at all and immediately headed deep into the sands.
According to Elder Yuan, the Trial Grounds lay within the deepest reaches of this desert.
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In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
After days of arduous travel and crossing the peripheral zones of the desert, Lin Jing finally arrived within its true expanse.
With each step, his feet sank unevenly into the sand, making his trek through the desert arduous, very much like that of a traveler lost within its vastness.
This place was nothing like the periphery he had entered, where no harsh winds ravaged the land, no scorching sun beat down, and occasionally small Demonic Beasts could be seen frolicking and chasing one another.
Here, the real desert reigned, with sands engulfing the sky and the blazing sun overhead…
The sand underfoot was like grains in a frying pan; even shod in boots, Lin Jing still felt a burning sensation creeping up from the soles of his feet.
Above him, the relentless sun parched his lips.
Lin Jing looked up at the intense sun and couldn’t help shaking his head.
He then gathered Spiritual Power to form a sphere of water, which he poured over himself, and swallowed the remaining droplets.
It took the conjuring of two or three water spheres to alleviate the searing heat that had overtaken him.
Afterward, Lin Jing continued deeper into the desert.
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The further he walked, the hotter the desert became.
At this moment, Lin Jing felt as if he were in a fiery furnace.
Harsh winds carrying sand and gravel battered against him, the particles cutting like blades against the Spiritual Shield he had formed with his Spiritual Power.
Without the protection of the Spiritual Shield, Lin Jing’s body would have been covered in cuts and abrasions by now.
Even before he ventured this deep, the signs of vicious winds had started to show, with gusts pelting his body painfully with sand.
However, the deeper he went, the more ferocious the desert winds became.
Eventually, not just sand but even pebbles were swept up by the tempest, striking against Lin Jing.
This could no longer be referred to as mere winds; it was a storm.
With no other choice, Lin Jing had to maintain his Spiritual Shield and continue marching through the storm.
Walking through the desert with a Spiritual Shield consumed Spiritual Power at an alarming rate, and there were times when Lin Jing could not endure even four hours before his reserves ran dry.
Moreover, the deeper he ventured into the desert, the thinner the Spiritual Energy became, making absorption from the surroundings impossible.
This meant that Lin Jing had to retreat into the System Space to rest after covering some distance.
Fortunately, Lin Jing had access to the System Space.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been sure he could have made it this far.
Before long…
Lin Jing could no longer hold on and once more retreated into the System Space, this time his Spiritual Power depleting in less than six hours.
As soon as he entered the System Space, the abundant Spiritual Energy made him take a long, deep breath.
Inside the System Space, compared to the outside desert, it was like heaven and hell.
“Having come this far, the Spiritual Energy in the desert is almost nonexistent. I wonder how the others manage to enter this place,” Lin Jing pondered, taking in the dense Spiritual Energy of the System Space while recalling the harsh exterior conditions.
“Oh, that’s right…”
“Others must possess strengths not inferior to my own. Entering the desert, they naturally wouldn’t struggle as much as I do,” he realized, following which Lin Jing let out a wry smile.
After all, those who could make it here were not of low Cultivation.
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