Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 508 - 288 companions

Chapter 508: 288 companions

The two of them and the dog did not rest for too long, just made a slight adjustment, and then set off again.

Xigou took the initiative to serve as a means of transportation, carrying Fang Zhixing and Jun Yao, trudging across mountains and through rivers, climbing over hill after hill.

The night was deep, and the stars filled the sky!

They ran for most of the night before they finally stopped.

They found a cave and crawled inside to rest.

Fang Zhixing was a bit tired and fell asleep as soon as he laid down.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when Jun Yao suddenly woke him.

"What’s up?"

Fang Zhixing sat up, noting in his Divine Soul Perception that there were no dangers nearby.

Jun Yao, looking down, reminded him, "Brother Fang, your ring is glowing."

Fang Zhixing was startled at first, then noticed the black ring Tian Yin had given him was emitting a beam of light.

He lifted his hand, and the beam immediately projected onto the wall.

"Head in the southwest direction, twenty-seven Li away, there is a Fifth Level Restricted Area, please go there immediately to eliminate pests."

"This task is mandatory, refusal will result in punishment."

Fang Zhixing fell silent, his eyebrows knotting in frustration.

Xigou poked his head over, clicking his tongue, "Damn..."

Jun Yao, puzzled, asked, "What is this?"

Fang Zhixing vaguely said, "This ring belongs to a mysterious force and has issued me a task."

Xigou asked, "Are you going?"

Fang Zhixing thought for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, Tian Yin made it clear, the ring issues tasks based on my personal strength, suggesting that the danger is controllable."

Xigou added, "What if Tian Yin lied?"

Fang Zhixing replied, "If Tian Yin wanted to harm me, he wouldn’t have waited until now, nor would he do so indirectly."

Xigou thought it made sense and responded, "Condition three requires you to cut off the heads of ten Fifth Level creatures. Well, since you are bound to enter the Fifth Level Restricted Area sooner or later, you might as well stick with this one."

Fang Zhixing felt the same and sighed, "Rather than entering a dangerously unknown Fifth Level Restricted Area, better to go to one where the danger is controlled..."

The two and the dog left the cave, traveling under the starlit night.

In no time at all, they arrived twenty-seven Li to the southwest.

The place was a desolate mountain range, devoid of human presence.

"You are sixteen meters from the entrance, fifteen meters..."

Fang Zhixing walked forward and saw that a sudden opening had appeared in the ground in front, dark and seemingly bottomless.

Beside it stood a stele with the words "Bottomless Pit" inscribed upon it.

The stele was mottled, the characters blurred and weathered by the years.

The black ring displayed a line of text:

"Please wait for companions to arrive."

Fang Zhixing was stunned, there are companions too?

He quickly signaled to Jun Yao, "Hide first."

Jun Yao responded, "Okay!"

Without a second word, Xigou created a Shadow Clone and ran off with Jun Yao in tow.

Jun Yao had seen Xigou create exact copies of himself more than once.

She simply thought it was a special Divine Skill of a Fifth Level Mutant Beast and didn’t find it strange anymore.

Fang Zhixing sat down cross-legged, conserving his energy.

In less than the time it took to burn one incense stick...

Whoosh~

The wind suddenly picked up, whipping up the sand and dirt.

Fang Zhixing squinted his eyes slightly and saw a figure appear beside the Bottomless Pit.

The figure was a man wearing a mask, his hair disheveled and graying, leaning on a cane.

His clothes were ragged and patched in many places, somewhat resembling a patchwork robe.

At first glance, he looked like an old beggar.

"Eh?"

The old beggar saw Fang Zhixing and was momentarily surprised, exclaiming, "You’re not Heavenly People!"

Fang Zhixing shook his head, "No, I’ve achieved Saintification, are you an Avatar of Heavenly People?"

Upon hearing this, the old beggar immediately removed his mask, revealing a dark face and bowing, "I am Fan Qiulai from ’Dan Ming City,’ may I ask your name?"

Fang Zhixing returned the greeting and replied, "I am Zhang Changji, a Loose Cultivator."

Fan Qiulai glanced at the black ring on Fang Zhixing’s left hand and mused, "As far as I know, only Heavenly People possess such rings; where did you get this one, friend?"

Fang Zhixing answered, "It was a gift from a Heavenly People friend."

Fan Qiulai nodded, "Ah, I see; indeed, that’s a good approach."

Fang Zhixing asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Fan Qiulai laughed, "Among Heavenly People, should they encounter each other, there is a very high chance of a sudden attack, consuming the other.

Thus, Heavenly People always avoid meeting each other; even if they must meet, it’s best to disguise themselves well so that the other party cannot detect their identity in the human world, to avoid being ambushed."

Having heard this, Fang Zhixing suddenly recalled the dialogues between Heavenly Locust and Tian Yin.

Heavenly People can consume each other!

Looking at Fan Qiulai’s attire, it all suddenly made sense.

Fang Zhixing further inquired, "I’ve heard that several Heavenly People gather peacefully in the royal palace, no?"

Fan Qiulai waved his hands continuously, scoffing, "Those guys are in cahoots, banding together to consume other Heavenly People. I almost got..."

He suddenly paused, then chuckled, "The matters of Heavenly People are too complicated to explain in a few words."

Fang Zhixing quietly asked, "If you don’t mind me asking, where is the true form of Heavenly People, and why do you only walk the earth in Avatars?"

Fan Qiulai stroked his beard, "If I told you I don’t know where my true form is, would you believe me?"

Fang Zhixing looked baffled.

Fan Qiulai chuckled, "Let me put it this way, one day, I woke up, and the moment I opened my eyes, I knew I was an Avatar of Heavenly People, remembered my name and most of my life, but couldn’t recall some details.

Since then, I have been living cautiously in the human world, always in fear, scared that other Heavenly People might find and consume me."