True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 382 - 358: Bizarre Part One

Chapter 382: Chapter 358: Bizarre Part One

Lin Fei slowly sank down, closing his eyes gently. The green luminescence on his body grew brighter.

The people closely following behind him, however, had no clue whatsoever.

He was enveloped in an infinitely warm and gentle touch, but what accompanied it was an endless agony throughout his body, as if he were being skinned slowly. It was intensely painful, inescapable all over.

He could feel the True Force inside his body going haywire, splitting into two distinct parts. The pseudo-True Force detached and merged into his skin, vanishing from sight, while the real True Force spun even more fiercely, generating countless forces of traction resisting some unknown power.

After emitting a series of warning beeps, the Sword Canon fell silent.

Huff...

All of a sudden, a loud exhale echoed leisurely by everyone’s ears.

The pain left him instantaneously, and Lin Fei’s mental clarity was restored in a flash.

With a light tap of his toes on the cave wall, he gradually landed at the turn in the tunnel below. His body swayed slightly but he steadied himself.

At the same time.

Ping City

Numerous points of luminescence burst open on Lin Fei’s body, dissipating like tiny soap bubbles.

That intense pain also subsided to calm. The changes in the surrounding environment caused by the massive energy fluctuations slowly dissipated as well.

Snap!

A drop of sweat fell onto the floor.

Lin Fei stood up and walked to the window of the Sword Room. The dense, oppressive clouds in the sky were clearing away at a speed visible to the naked eye, and streaks of golden sunlight penetrated the gaps in the clouds like columns of gold.

"This is a natural potential energy phenomenon triggered by energy fluctuations..."

Lin Fei knew very well that this celestial event was caused by the laws of this world and had nothing to do with any energy dispersion of his own. Only when a living entity reached a certain threshold could it, as an individual existence, evoke this phenomenon naturally due to its immense influence. This was a gravitational field produced naturally by a strong energy conglomerate.

It wasn’t just energy conglomerates; even highly dense matter conglomerates could create substantial gravitational forces once reaching a certain level. It was the same principle.

Lin Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, his True Force coursing through his body. He bore not a single scar, his various states also perfect. Not a trace of the earlier torture. It was as if the intense agony had been merely an illusion.

Were it not for his back and palms being thoroughly soaked...

"Pseudo-True Force..." Lin Fei’s gaze darkened. He disliked things beyond his control.

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In the corridor

"Councilman, what’s wrong?" came Annie’s voice.

Lin Fei snapped out of his daze.

"Nothing, let’s keep moving," he said, shaking his head as if to clear it more and proceeded forward.

Ahead, some scouts had already gone through, continuously installing small devices whose purpose was unknown.

These small devices, each pitch-black in color, were completely inconspicuous in the dimly lit cave, easily concealable.

"What is this?"

Lin Fei asked.

Annie took a device from one of the subordinates.

"Explain this to the councilman."

The subordinate, a young-looking and attractive woman, flashed a hint of joy at the command.

"Yes," she said, deftly flipping a switch on the black device, and a red light appeared on its surface.

Only then did Lin Fei get a clear look at what it was.

It was a cube the size of a toy brick, jet-black and seemingly coated with non-reflective paint. One side was perforated with numerous tiny holes for reasons unknown.

"This is the latest Thunderstorm Device we’ve developed. Don’t be fooled by this little cube’s small size; each contains a small Energy Stone Crystal. It has an automatic identification system for friend and foe, split into electronic and psychic recognition layers, effectively preventing psychics from breaking through," the woman explained, pressing on the cube.

A flash of electricity sparkled and died on the cube.

"Look, under the right conditions, this small cube can instantly unleash an attack powered by 10,000 volts and 100 amps of Attack Power. It’s deadly to a common person in an instant and can also effectively injure psychics below the Peak of D-level, provided they’re unguarded and not of the electric psychic variety. However, for this, we have full arrangements," she said with a smile and pride.

She pointed at other staff installing these cubes, "If more than ten of these Thunderstorm Cubes are installed within a 20-square-meter area, they can create thunderstorms and nets of lightning. This utilizes the bit of electric psychic power we store within them to form a new ability. These storms and nets can increase the Attack Power, voltage, and current of all cubes by over fifty percent. Of course, this effect lasts only five minutes, but that time is ample to annihilate a D-level Peak psychic, and even a C-level strongman may get hurt if caught off guard."

Lin Fei examined the little cube and nodded slightly.

"A very impressive device. Its primary function should be to induce electromagnetic pulses to scramble enemy signals, right?"

Surprise flickered across the subordinate’s and Annie’s faces.

"Sir is indeed formidable. Yes, this is our true objective. From here on, no one will be able to track our movements. After all, the interior of the Earth Dragon Den is also an extremely vast space," Annie came to her senses and expressed her admiration with slight astonishment.

Lin Fei nodded lightly and looked at the woman. "What is your name?"

"Vinnie! My name is Vinnie, Sir!" Excitement and surprise showed on the woman’s face. Having a councilor-level person take the initiative to ask her name was significant, whether or not he remembered it, as others below the councilor level would naturally take note of her. After all, everyone knows that some things should not be underestimated, just in case.

Lin Fei merely intended to show his attitude, touching on the matter casually.

Soon, the workers finished installing the small cubes.

The group continued to move forward.

The entire passage was shaped like a U, with the small cubes installed at the very bottom of the U. It was the only way for anyone wanting to enter this area, so the two forces following behind were definitely at a disadvantage.

After advancing along the passage for some distance, everyone encountered another corner, but this time it led upward.

Faint light shone down from above the corner. The glowing seaweeds on the surrounding walls grew denser, and the area was filled with densely packed green seaweed tinged with red glow.

The pale green luminescence nearly covered the entire passage walls. Even as Lin Fei and his party advanced, they had to push through these seaweeds with their hands. People were occasionally caught by the seaweeds and had to find ways to cut through them with their tools. It was quite troublesome.

This short stretch of merely a dozen meters took the group more than ten minutes to traverse before they finally reached the corner.

Swimming upward along the corner, the light coming from the water’s surface grew brighter and redder.

Splash!

A head suddenly emerged from the water. It was Ban.

"This place!!! It’s actually...!!" He couldn’t help but gasp in shock.

It took him a moment to collect his thoughts. Then, acting deftly, he ripped off the Water Viewing Goggles from his eyes and swam towards the shore.

At that moment, the rest of the group began to surface one by one. Gasps of astonishment rippled continuously.

Lin Fei had just emerged when the sight surrounding him made him hold his breath in surprise.

A sea of fiery red.

Everything in sight was red.

Here and there were interspersions of dark red and black. The sky was a fiery red, the ground a dark red color, and thin streams of red smoke floated in the air, filled with the strange sounds of burning and hissing. A wave of scorching heat hit them.

The passage from which everyone surfaced was simply a small well on the dark red ground, with the surrounding land dry and cracked. In the distance, there was a golden red river of magma, slowly flowing, occasionally forming and bursting bubbles. The wisp-like red smoke and the sensation of scorching heat were probably coming from there.

And their point of emergence, the well at the end of the passage, was right next to the river of magma.

The sky was covered with a layer of fiery red clouds, or rather, a layer of smoke made up of dust. The top was not visible, as if they had suddenly come under another sky, in another scorching world.

"Air quality index is normal, the indicators are the same as the outside world!"

A person responsible for air testing loudly announced over the radio.

"Impossible!" Annie exclaimed loudly. "Such dense smoke definitely contains a lot of toxic gases; the standards can’t be normal. Test again! Check the equipment!"

"Yes!"

Two divers carefully fiddled and operated their instruments.

"There is no problem with the instruments! The indicators are all normal!" That was the conclusion.

The group stood by the exit of the passage, with Ban pulling off his oxygen mask.

"It’s alright, Monica had also recorded this place. The air is the same as the outside world, and the oxygen content is even slightly higher. Everyone take it off," he said.

"But!!" Annie was still reluctant.

"Enough," Lin Fei interrupted. "There really isn’t a problem here. I don’t feel any harmful substances in the air. Everyone take off your diving suits and oxygen tanks and continue forward."

"Yes, Sir." Helpless, Annie could only give the order as told.

The group proceeded to remove their gear. Indeed, there were no problems with the air.

"This place feels like it’s a completely different space. It’s amazing," Ban stood beside Lin Fei and marveled. "Everything is red, even the sky is..."

"The sky?" Lin Fei suddenly paused. He looked up. Between the billowing layers of smoke, there seemed to be gaps revealing what lay beyond. A depthless, pitch-black expanse peeked through the cracks, a blackness that seemed to absorb any light.

"Isn’t this the interior of a volcano?" Lin Fei felt the situation was getting more complicated.

"Normally, it should be..."

"Sir, this place is not the Earth Dragon Den!" Suddenly, a worker, his face pale, exclaimed loudly.

"What!!"

Annie was shocked.

The rest of the people also felt a chill rise instantly. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qián.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)