Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 261: Crossing the River and Burning the Boats

The roar coming from the depths of the cave was like a whisper from ancient times, echoing in the silent space, striking the hearts of Gao Xingchen and Nan Li. The two looked at each other, seeing solemnity and uneasiness in each other's eyes.

Without caring about healing, Gao Xingchen slowly stood up and clenched the long sword in his hand. The sword blade flashed coldly in the dim light. Nan Li followed closely behind him. With a flip of her slender hands, a pair of sharp daggers appeared in her hands. The cold light flashed, revealing a chilling murderous intent.

"Let's go and see what it is." Gao Xingchen said in a deep voice, with a hint of determination in his tone.

The two walked cautiously into the depths of the cave, each step being extremely heavy. The cave was filled with an ancient and decayed atmosphere that made people feel extremely depressed.

As the two of them went deeper, the roaring sound became clearer and clearer, making their eardrums buzz. Finally, they came to the deepest part of the cave, and the scene before them made them freeze in their tracks.

In front of them was a huge underground space, in the center of which a gigantic beast was sleeping. Its body was covered with thick scales, emitting a cold light, its huge head was hanging low, and its sturdy limbs were like giant pillars, full of explosive power.

"What...what kind of monster is this?" Nanli exclaimed, eyes full of disbelief.

Gao Xingchen didn't say anything, but his heart was filled with turmoil. He had seen records about this ancient beast in the family's ancient books. It was said that they had the power to destroy the world. Even powerful practitioners were like ants in front of them.

"Roar--"

As if it had sensed the disturbance from the outside world, the beast let out a deafening roar and slowly opened its eyes. Its eyes were like two blood moons, emitting an icy and piercing light that made people shudder.

"Oh no, it's about to wake up!" Gao Xingchen's face changed drastically, and he pulled Nan Li and turned to run away.

"boom!"

The giant beast suddenly stood up, its huge body like a mountain, shaking the entire cave violently. Gravel fell from the top of the cave, smashing the ground into flying dust.

"Want to escape? It's too late!"

The giant beast roared, and its huge claws slapped towards Gao Xingchen and Nanli with overwhelming force.

"Get out of the way!"

Gao Xingchen shouted loudly and pulled Nan Li to avoid the attack of the giant beast. However, the attack speed of the giant beast was too fast, and they had no time to completely avoid it. The huge impact force threw them away and hit them heavily against the stone wall.

"puff--"

Gao Xingchen spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper. Nan Li's condition was not much better, she covered her chest, coughed violently, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

"Damn human, you must die if you disturb my sleep!"

The giant beast roared and approached them step by step. Every step seemed to step on their hearts, making them feel suffocated and desperate.

Facing this terrifying beast, Gao Xingchen and Nan Li fell into an unprecedented desperate situation...

The shadow of the giant beast loomed over them, and the breath of death was icy and piercing, but Gao Xingchen and Nan Li miraculously calmed down. There was no fear in their eyes, only a burning desire to fight. At the critical moment of life and death, the potential in their bodies was completely stimulated, as if the innate tacit understanding was fully demonstrated at this moment.

"Xingchen, we stand back to back!" Nanli shouted softly, his figure moved like a ghost, and the dagger in his hand turned into two silver lights, aiming straight at the giant beast's eyes.

Gao Xingchen understood what he meant, and swung his sword into an airtight sword net to protect the two of them. Each of his sword strikes was extremely accurate, defusing the beast's attacks just right while also looking for its flaws.

Although the beast was huge, it was extremely agile. It swung its claws and each attack was powerful enough to crush the rocks in the cave, causing dust to fly.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li were in danger under the attack of the giant beast, but they became more and more courageous. Nan Li's body movements were flexible and varied, and she was always able to avoid the attack of the giant beast at the last moment, while Gao Xingchen's swordsmanship was steady and solid, and every strike of the sword contained great power.

The giant beast was enraged by the two men's tenacious resistance. It let out a deafening roar and its eyes flashed with ferocious light.

"It's now!"

Gao Xingchen caught a flaw in the giant beast. He shouted loudly, and the true energy in his body surged out. The sword in his hand burst into dazzling light.

"Xingchen, catch it!"

Nan Li gave a delicate cry and threw a silver bead towards Gao Xingchen.

Gao Xingchen caught the bead, and a powerful energy instantly flowed into his body. He injected this energy into the long sword without hesitation, and the long sword made a crisp sound, and a blazing flame ignited on the sword.

"cut!"

Gao Xingchen roared and swung his sword at the giant beast.

"boom--"

There was a loud bang, and the entire cave shook violently. The giant beast let out a shrill scream, and its huge body fell to the ground with a bang, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li both collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily. Their clothes were soaked with sweat, but they had smiles of victory on their faces.

However, just when they thought the crisis was over and were about to get up and leave, a cold voice suddenly sounded in the cave.

"Haha, what a wonderful performance!"

Elder Lin slowly walked out of the darkness, with a sinister smile on his face and greedy gleams in his eyes.

"You... why are you here?" Gao Xingchen and Nan Li's faces changed drastically, and an ominous premonition arose in their hearts.

Elder Lin sneered and said, "Do you think I don't know your plan? I have been observing you in the dark, waiting for the best opportunity. Now, all the treasures on you are mine!"

When the dust settled, the corpse of the giant beast lay in the middle of the cave like a small hill. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li collapsed on the ground, their violent gasps echoing in the silent cave, and every muscle in their bodies was protesting the battle just now. Gao Xingchen felt that his internal energy was exhausted, and it was extremely difficult to even lift a finger. Nan Li's situation was not much better. The long battle and previous injuries made her face pale, and there was still a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.

Just when they thought the crisis was over and were about to get up and leave, a cold voice suddenly sounded in the cave, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, which was creepy.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li looked up suddenly, and saw Elder Lin slowly walking out of the darkness with a sinister smile on his face and greed flashing in his eyes, like a hungry wolf that had been lurking for a long time and finally waited for the moment when its prey was exhausted.

"You... why are you here?" Gao Xingchen asked with gritted teeth, feeling a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart. Nan Li said nothing, staring at Elder Lin vigilantly, and his slender fingers silently clenched the dagger hidden in his sleeve.

"Do you think I don't know your plan?" Elder Lin sneered, his tone full of sarcasm, "I have been observing you in the dark, waiting for the best opportunity. Now, all the treasures on you are mine!"

Before he finished speaking, Elder Lin flashed and appeared in front of Gao Xingchen like a ghost. His skinny palm, with a sharp gust of wind, went straight to Gao Xingchen's heart. Gao Xingchen's true energy was exhausted at this time, and he was unable to resist at all. He could only watch Elder Lin's attack coming.

At the critical moment, a silver light flashed, and Nan Li's figure appeared in front of Gao Xingchen like lightning, and the dagger in his hand accurately pierced Elder Lin's arm.

"Ah!" Elder Lin screamed, holding his bloody arm and retreating. He never thought that Nan Li could still burst out with such amazing speed and strength despite being so seriously injured.

"You're looking for death!" Elder Lin roared, and rushed towards Nan Li again. However, Nan Li was prepared. She dodged Elder Lin's attack flexibly, and the dagger in her hand was like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, constantly attacking Elder Lin's vital points.

Although Elder Lin had a high level of cultivation, he was seriously injured at the moment, and Nan Li's attacks were fast and fierce, making him exhausted from parrying and gradually falling into a disadvantage.

Finally, Nan Li found a flaw. She shook her wrist, and the dagger flashed with a cold light, leaving a deep bloody mark on Elder Lin's chest.

“You…” Elder Lin looked down at the wound on his chest in disbelief. His body swayed a few times, and finally he fell to the ground weakly, dying.

Nan Li did not kill him, but looked at him coldly and said, "You should be thankful that I don't want to dirty my hands."

After that, Nan Li no longer paid attention to Elder Lin, turned around and helped up the shaky Gao Xingchen, the two of them supported each other and stumbled out of the cave. They knew that they had to leave here as soon as possible and return to the family. However, what awaited them would be a more severe challenge...