Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 328: Waiting for a Destined Person

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Waiting for a Destined Person

"So, I suspect that this decrepit cave is the entrance to the treasure!"

"It’s for this reason that I seized the decrepit cave from Skinny’s hands because I want to uncover the secrets within the treasure!"

At this point, Monkey stopped speaking; he just looked at Lin Fan.

"What?"

Skinny was taken aback and asked, "You’re not mistaken? This decrepit cave is the entrance to the treasure?"

Monkey nodded and said, "If I’m not wrong, it should be so!"

"This... this..."

Skinny couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

Turns out, he had been guarding a treasure all along without knowing it.

But soon, Skinny snapped back to his senses and shook his head: "Impossible, that’s absolutely impossible. How could there be a treasure here? I watch over this place every day; I’m all too familiar with everything inside this decrepit cave. If there were really a treasure inside, I would have found it long ago; it wouldn’t have had to wait for your arrival!"

"Heh!"

Upon hearing Skinny’s words, mockery appeared on Monkey’s face as he said, "If treasures were so easily found, would they still be considered treasures?"

Skinny fell silent.

Indeed, treasures couldn’t possibly be found that easily.

At this time, Lin Fan said, "The map, let me have a look!"

Monkey didn’t dare to say anything more and obediently handed over the map to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan studied the map carefully, and finally found that the map did indeed point to this location...

Just the extraordinary nature of the beast skin alone made it clear that there might really be something significant here.

Afterward, Lin Fan looked at Monkey and said indifferently, "Contribute a bit of your soul power!"

Monkey immediately became wary and asked, "My Lord, for what?"

Lin Fan spoke coldly, "I don’t wish to explain further. Let me say it once more, contribute some of your soul power... or you die!"

Although Monkey knew that contributing his soul power definitely meant no good, he dared not say more and ultimately could only obediently contribute a strand of his soul power.

Lin Fan directly refined Monkey’s soul power.

In this way, Monkey was thoroughly controlled by Lin Fan; he didn’t dare to even think of betrayal.

Lin Fan did so to ensure the security of the map.

Lin Fan understood very well that if there truly were an opportunity or treasure here, he absolutely couldn’t let others know. Otherwise, he would undoubtedly find himself with nowhere to bury his corpse.

Therefore, Lin Fan had to gain control over Monkey before he could be at ease.

After Monkey’s soul was controlled, he became extremely respectful towards Lin Fan and said, "I greet my master!"

Lin Fan waved his hand and said, "No need for such formalities!"

After pausing, Lin Fan continued, "Right, about the matter of the map, besides you, is there anyone else who knows?"

Monkey immediately shook his head and said, "No, absolutely no one else knows!"

"Very good!"

Lin Fan said, "Let’s go inside and take a look!"

After that, Lin Fan led the way into the decrepit cave.

At the same time, Lin Fan’s soul power and will surged forth, starting to search the cave.

Lin Fan was certain that if there really was a treasure here, the ultimate mechanism had to be within this decrepit cave. Once he found the mechanism, perhaps he could enter the treasure trove.

Even Monkey and Skinny began searching as well.

Time passed second by second.

After searching for a long time, the three of them still hadn’t found anything...

Skinny asked Monkey, "Monkey, are you sure it’s this place without a doubt?"

Monkey said assertively, "It can’t be wrong; after multiple verifications, I finally determined it was here; there’s no mistake unless... there’s no treasure at all!"

Skinny wanted to say more, but when he saw Lin Fan deep in thought, he immediately fell silent.

Lin Fan’s eyebrows knitted slightly.

Lin Fan pondered, "Could it be that there’s no so-called treasure here? Earlier, I had already tried many methods. If there really were a treasure, it logically should have been found already, but... I still haven’t found it."

"The situation seems quite off!"

Next, Lin Fan continued to search.

But alas, he still found nothing.

Suddenly Monkey said, "Right, master, might the ultimate secret still be within that map?"

"Map?"

Lin Fan paused, then with a thought, the map appeared in his hand.

Lin Fan resumed his study of the map.

However, after a long time, he still hadn’t found any useful clues.

Lin Fan shook his head in resignation, ready to put away the map.

But...

Just at that moment, Lin Fan suddenly felt something in his mind – the map... had a hidden layer!

Hidden layer

Immediately, with a thought from Lin Fan, a roaring flame blazed over the map. Quickly, the beast skin was completely burnt, and a small key appeared in Lin Fan’s hand.

The key looked very ordinary, but everyone knew it was not simple because it remained unscathed under Lin Fan’s fierce flames.

Afterward, Lin Fan, with a thought, channeled energy directly into the key.

Boom...

Once Lin Fan infused energy into the key, it began to grow crazily; in an instant, it became enormous, and from the key emanated an aura of terror.

Lin Fan could feel that at this time, if he threw the key out, it could potentially kill an average King Profound Realm fighter...

"Hiss!"

Lin Fan took a sharp breath and his heart surged with joy, "So it turns out, this key is actually an artifact. Heh heh, jackpot!"

While Lin Fan was overjoyed in his heart, suddenly a beam of light burst from the key, directly targeting a certain spot in the decrepit cave. Instantly, an entrance appeared there.

It’s a door projected by a pillar of light!

Everyone could pass through that door and enter a passage.

"This is the gateway to the treasure."

Lin Fan and the other two were exceedingly excited.

"Let’s go!"

Lin Fan took the lead in entering the door.

Skinny and Monkey followed without hesitation and entered the passage.

After the three of them had entered, the door closed and the dilapidated cave returned to normal.

A while later, swish, swish, swish—more than a dozen figures appeared in the cave, most with Cultivation at the Saint Ascension level, their bodies exuding powerful auras.

An old man’s eyebrows furrowed slightly: "What’s going on here, it seems like nothing has happened. But what about the surging energy just now?"

Another person said: "I’m sure something happened here, maybe, an earth-shattering opportunity will present itself!"

"Search, no matter what, we must find out what exactly happened here!"

The group began to search.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t find anything.

...

After Lin Fan and his companions entered the passage, they found that it kept going downward, filled with endless cold. The passage seemed as if it was leading to the heart of the earth.

Coldness swept over their bodies.

Luckily, none of them were ordinary, so they could easily fend off the chill.

Originally, they had thought there would be traps and mechanisms in the passage, so they proceeded with caution. However, after a long walk, the passage remained very calm, and it seemed that there wouldn’t be any traps or mechanisms after all!

Monkey said: "Master, it’s... too quiet here, could there be any surprises?"

Skinny nodded in agreement.

Clearly, both were somewhat worried.

They were concerned about other unexpected dangers here.

But Lin Fan shook his head and said, "There shouldn’t be!"

Lin Fan had already activated the navigation function of the Universal Image. If there were any dangers, it would alert him.

But so far, the navigation hadn’t signaled any danger, so Lin Fan believed that there might not be any...

Move on!

After a while, Lin Fan suddenly stopped.

Because just now, through the navigation, he felt a different kind of aura.

"Master, what’s wrong?"

Skinny asked.

Lin Fan did not speak, but after a brief pause, he continued forward.

Soon, a grand hall presented itself to Lin Fan and his party.

The hall was immense, as large as a football field.

However, the hall was very empty, virtually bare, with hardly anything else.

On the other side of the hall was the entrance to another passage.

Lin Fan stood quietly in the center of the hall, as if waiting for something.

Monkey and Skinny were very puzzled in their hearts, not understanding what Lin Fan was doing, but they didn’t ask further, simply standing there with him.

Thud, thud, thud...

Footsteps seemed to come from the passage ahead.

"Master..."

Skinny and Monkey immediately called out.

Lin Fan gestured with his hand, saying, "Quiet!"

He remained calm.

Although Skinny and Monkey were tense, seeing Lin Fan’s composure, they too fell silent, though they were already on alert for battle, ready to strike at a moment’s notice if any danger presented itself.

Thud, thud, thud...

The footsteps became clearer.

At the same time, Skinny and Monkey felt as if the ground itself began to tremble.

This was enough to show that the person coming forth was very powerful.

Under these circumstances, Monkey and Skinny’s hearts filled with even more worry and anxiety.

However, when they looked at Lin Fan, they saw that he was still standing there calmly, as if he was completely unaware of any other developments.

Finally, a figure appeared in the passageway.

It was an ancient elder, his hair and beard already white. He was dressed in a Taoist robe, but appeared very ethereal, as if he could disperse with the wind at any moment.

The elder stood quietly at the entrance of the passage, looking at Lin Fan and said faintly, "After tens of thousands of years, I have finally waited for you..."

He was clearly speaking to Lin Fan.

As for Monkey and Skinny

They were directly ignored by the elder!

He clearly saw that the two were Lin Fan’s slaves, and moreover, he could tell that their talents were extremely mediocre, not worth speaking to them at all.

Lin Fan asked, "You, have been waiting for me?"

The elder nodded and then shook his head.

Confused by the elder’s actions, Lin Fan asked, "Elder, what do you mean?"

The elder smiled and said, "I can say I have been waiting for you, but also that I have not!"

Lin Fan shook his head again, saying, "I still do not understand."

The elder spoke, "Because, I have been waiting for the one with destiny!"

He continued, "I have waited tens of thousands of years, just waiting for a predestined person to take over and control the Netherworld!"