High Martial Arts: Logging 10,000 Years Into The Future
Chapter 396

Chapter 396

Taking a deep breath, they muttered a name with a mix of awe and fear: “Ji Xun.”

The towering man glanced at them with a stern expression and asked, “Do you know me?”

The horse-faced man forced a smile.

“You’re joking, sir. Ranked second on the General Star ranking, who in the entire Eastern Military region doesn’t know you?”

“Do you recognize me?”

A sudden voice sounded. They looked in its direction and saw Lu Sheng’s slightly furrowed, handsome face.

“You?”

The horse-faced man twitched his mouth, seemingly wanting to laugh, but felt an inexplicable familiarity with Lu Sheng. The words “Who are you to compare with Ji Xun?” remained unsaid.

“I don’t know who you are, nor do I need to know who you are … I only know that you disturbed me, and I’m in a terrible mood …”

The towering man cracked his neck, producing a series of crisp sounds. Roars of exotic beasts echoed from all directions behind him, yet he remained indifferent, standing like an unshakable giant in hell. A powerful, inexplicable aura emanated from him.

“Leave all the precious metal, or … stay here with it.” The towering man fully stretched his body and fixed his gaze on Lu Sheng, speaking calmly.

The horse-faced man took a few steps back, his posture respectful, seemingly making way for the towering man.

“Forget it …” The horse-faced man waved to his team, helplessly saying, “Next, let’s watch Lord Ji Xun’s performance and hope he leaves us some scraps …”

The other members of the squad nodded knowingly.

The exit of the cave was blocked by the towering man and the horse-faced man’s squad, while exotic beasts gathered below. Lu Sheng stood alone in the center, like a fish in a barrel.

With no way out.

Large swathes of black fog rolled in, threatening to engulf him.

Bang!

The pieces of precious metal around Lu Sheng began to fall one by one.

The towering man’s expression remained indifferent, but the horse-faced man couldn’t help but laugh, “As expected, this kid knows his place …”

Before he could finish his sentence, Lu Sheng interrupted.

“Are your martial instincts just for show?” Lu Sheng rubbed his temples with his fingers, trying to calm the throbbing signal.

“Why can’t you feel it?”

Lu Sheng raised his head, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked at them. His eyes flickered, as if something was about to break free.

“I’m really in a hurry and very irritable …”

An invisible pressure gradually descended on the scene. The black fog in the air stopped moving and became stagnant.

The towering man’s calm face showed slight signs of change, while the members of the horse-faced man’s squad looked around nervously.

They felt an inexplicable danger approaching, almost within reach.

“Why choose this moment to provoke me? I was clearly … trying to compromise.”

Lu Sheng lowered his hand from his temple and exhaled deeply.

The frustration and irritation on his face receded like a tide, returning to tranquility. The oppressive atmosphere in the air dissipated as if everything before had been an illusion.

The sense of unease in the hearts of those present grew stronger. They couldn’t help but think of the calm before the storm.

In the next second.

Bang!

The communication wristbands on the towering man and the horse-faced man’s squad members exploded simultaneously. Before they could react, they saw Lu Sheng not far away also casually removing his communication wristband.

He crushed it into powder and tossed it aside.

“Forget it.”

Lu Sheng looked at them, his gaze serene, “Since you want to die so much, I’ll grant your wish.”

In the next breath.

The ice silently shattered, and a murderous intent erupted from Lu Sheng’s body like a tidal wave. The surrounding black fog dispersed in an instant, creating a thousand-meter-wide void.

The towering man and the members of the horse-faced squad shrank their pupils, their faces finally changing color.

…

“We’ve already gone down more than thirty layers of the cave …”

Dong Qingxue stood before a gray abyss, staring intently, “This abyss just appeared. We can’t go any further …”

She turned around, her expression serious.

Lin Wanwan, who had just finished collecting samples of exotic beasts, quickly nodded, “Yes, we’ve collected enough samples.”

On the other side, Dong Shengyi, holding a knife in one hand, stared blankly into the depths of the cave.

“Dong Shengyi!”

“Brother Dong! Brother Dong …”

Dong Qingxue and Lin Wanwan called out several times.

Dong Shengyi suddenly turned his head, a dazed look flashing across his face before returning to normal.

“What? I was thinking about something and didn’t notice. What did you say?”

Dong Qingxue frowned and said, “We think it’s time to go back. These layers keep revealing new abyss’ …”

“But the breakout you mentioned hasn’t happened.”

“But I still feel something is wrong …”

“Enough, Dong Qingxue.”

Before Dong Qingxue could finish, Dong Shengyi interrupted indifferently, “Your task is just to scout the way. I’ll handle the exotic beasts. Who do you think you are? Don’t use your mere Level 6 martial arts vision to speculate on my strength limits, okay? Even if a breakout occurs, I’m confident I can get you out.”

Dong Qingxue stared at Dong Shengyi for a long time before calmly nodding, “Okay, I understand.”

She turned and walked aside.

Lin Wanwan took two steps forward, tugged at Dong Shengyi’s sleeve, and whispered, “Brother Dong, you spoke too harshly … Sister Qingxue is just worried about our safety.”

“If she was really worried, she wouldn’t have treated me like that before, huh …”

Dong Shengyi sneered and said to Lin Wanwan, “We still need more samples of Level 8 exotic beasts. Let’s go further down and collect enough before returning.”

Lin Wanwan opened her mouth to say something, but Dong Shengyi had already stepped into the black fog leading to the next layer of the cave.

Lin Wanwan had no choice but to follow closely.

Seeing Dong Qingxue silent, she couldn’t help but comfort her, “Sister Qingxue, don’t be angry. Brother Dong didn’t mean it …”

“I’m not angry.”

Dong Qingxue shook her head, “We’ve seen each other since childhood. How could I take such things to heart? I just feel …”

She suddenly stopped, staring at Dong Shengyi’s distant figure and squinting her eyes, “Wanwan, don’t you think … Dong Shengyi seems a bit off.”

Lin Wanwan was stunned, “How so?”

Dong Qingxue touched her temple with her finger, her spiritual power rippling out like an invisible wave.

“When we first entered the cave, he wouldn’t leave our side for more than five meters. Now we’re at the thirty-fourth layer, far more dangerous than before. We’re over five hundred meters away from him, and he hasn’t even noticed. I mean …”

Dong Qingxue took a deep breath, her eyes flickering as she gazed into the darkness ahead, “It seems like Dong Shengyi wants to keep going down, reaching the deepest part of the Catacomb …”

“Eh?!”