Lin Yu and Su Yao continued their exploration in the Lingfeng Mountains, carrying the fire - attribute spiritual pearl. The fire - attribute spiritual pearl felt warm in the hand, with strange runes flowing on its surface, as if telling ancient secrets. As they walked, Su Yao studied the ancient books, trying to find clues about the other spiritual pearls. "Lin Yu, the ancient books say that the earth - attribute spiritual pearl may be closely related to the power of the earth. It often appears in places with peculiar terrain, rich and thick spiritual energy. There is a Wantu Peak deep in the Lingfeng Mountains. It is said that the mountain is composed of various strange soils. Perhaps we can find the trace of the earth - attribute spiritual pearl there."
The two followed the winding mountain path towards the depths of the mountains. Along the way, Lin Yu always felt that the atmosphere around them became more and more oppressive, as if countless pairs of eyes were watching them in the dark. The surrounding trees seemed to be distorted by an invisible force, and occasionally, some strange sounds could be heard, like low growls or plaintive sighs.
Just as they were moving forward cautiously, a group of strange beasts that resembled wild wolves but exuded a faint green light suddenly appeared in front of them. These beasts had fierce eyes, bared their teeth, and stared at Lin Yu and Su Yao, growling threateningly from their throats. Su Yao's face changed slightly. "These are Shadow Wolves. They are ferocious by nature and live in groups. They are not easy to deal with."
Lin Yu carefully put away the fire - attribute spiritual pearl and drew the sword from his waist. "There's no other way. We have to fight." The Shadow Wolves seemed to sense Lin Yu and Su Yao's intention to resist and launched an attack first. They rushed forward like black lightning, extremely fast. Lin Yu and Su Yao stood back - to - back, each using their spells and martial skills. Lin Yu's sword was attached with a layer of flames, and each swing could repel several Shadow Wolves. However, there were so many Shadow Wolves that they kept charging forward.
Su Yao cast water - attribute spells. Streams of water curtains formed around them, temporarily blocking the Shadow Wolves' attacks. However, the Shadow Wolves didn't seem to give up easily. They circled around Lin Yu and Su Yao, constantly looking for flaws. Suddenly, a Shadow Wolf leaped high and pounced on Su Yao from the air. Lin Yu was quick - eyed and stabbed at the Shadow Wolf with his sword, successfully repelling it. But at the same time, another Shadow Wolf sneaked up on Lin Yu from behind, and its sharp claws left a bloodstain on his back.
Just when the situation became more and more critical, a loud phoenix cry suddenly came from the sky. A huge fiery red phoenix phantom appeared in the air. As the phoenix spread its wings, a powerful force of flames swept down, instantly burning the surrounding Shadow Wolves to ashes. Lin Yu and Su Yao looked up in surprise and saw a woman in a red dress stepping on the flames and slowly descending.
The woman was extremely beautiful, but her eyes were a bit cold. She looked at Lin Yu and Su Yao and said, "You two little guys are quite capable. You've managed to hold on until now in the depths of the Lingfeng Mountains. However, hand over the fire - attribute spiritual pearl, and I can spare your lives." Lin Yu's heart tightened, and he firmly grasped the pocket containing the fire - attribute spiritual pearl. "Miss, this spiritual pearl is of great importance to us. Please be merciful."
The woman in the red dress snorted. "Humph, do you think you have the right to refuse? I'm Liu Yan, a direct disciple of the Chiyan Sect. I must get this spiritual pearl today." As she spoke, she formed seals with her hands, and the flames condensed into a fire sword in her hand, stabbing towards Lin Yu and Su Yao. Lin Yu and Su Yao quickly dodged. The fire sword stabbed into the ground, instantly burning a big hole in the ground.
The three of them engaged in a fierce battle in the mountain forest. Liu Yan was very powerful, and Lin Yu and Su Yao could only barely resist when they joined forces. Lin Yu seized an opportunity, injected spiritual power into his sword, and launched his most powerful attack towards Liu Yan. Liu Yan dodged to the side, but unexpectedly, Su Yao took the opportunity to cast an ice - type spell at her feet, temporarily freezing her feet.
Taking this opportunity, Lin Yu wanted to take Su Yao and escape. But Liu Yan let out an angry shout, and the flames on her body burst out, breaking free from the ice - type spell. She turned into a flame and instantly caught up with Lin Yu and Su Yao, blocking their way. "You want to run? Not so easy!" Just as Liu Yan was about to launch another attack, suddenly, the sound of noisy footsteps came from afar.
A group of people in unified clothing rushed over quickly. The man in the lead had a gloomy face. When he saw Liu Yan, he cupped his hands and said, "Miss Liu, I didn't expect to meet you here. These two people have something we need. Please be accommodating." Liu Yan frowned and said, "Zhao Ling, I'm determined to get the fire - attribute spiritual pearl on these two people. Don't interfere."
Zhao Ling sneered. "Liu Yan, this spiritual pearl is equally important to us. I'm afraid it's not up to you today." As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the people behind him spread out in a fan - shape, surrounding Lin Yu, Su Yao, and Liu Yan. Lin Yu and Su Yao looked at this sudden change and knew that the situation was even more critical now.
Just as the two sides were in a tense stand - off, Lin Yu suddenly noticed that there was a token hanging from Zhao Ling's waist. The runes on the token were somewhat similar to those on the mysterious token in his hand. Lin Yu had an idea. Could this Zhao Ling also be related to the secret of the token? At this time, Zhao Ling and Liu Yan had started to confront each other, and a big battle was about to break out. Lin Yu whispered to Su Yao, "Don't act rashly. Let's see what they do. Maybe we can find a chance to get away."
Zhao Ling launched an attack first. He waved the long sword in his hand, and a sword qi shot towards Liu Yan. Liu Yan was not to be outdone. The flames condensed into a shield to block the sword qi. The two sides fought back and forth, evenly matched. Lin Yu and Su Yao looked for an opportunity on the side. Suddenly, Lin Yu found that the defense in one corner of the包围圈 was relatively weak. He winked at Su Yao, and the two of them quietly moved towards that corner while everyone's attention was on the battle.
Just as they were about to reach the corner, Zhao Ling seemed to sense the movement. He turned his head to look at Lin Yu and Su Yao and shouted, "You want to run! No way!" He gave up the fight with Liu Yan and pounced towards Lin Yu and Su Yao. Liu Yan saw this and also took the opportunity to chase after them. Lin Yu and Su Yao had no choice but to turn around and fight.
At this time, Lin Yu was extremely anxious. On the one hand, he had to deal with the attacks of Zhao Ling and Liu Yan. On the other hand, he had to protect the fire - attribute spiritual pearl. What worried him even more was that various forces kept emerging along the way, all seemingly determined to get the spiritual pearl and the token. The journey of searching for the remaining spiritual pearls would probably be even more difficult. Just as Lin Yu was distracted, Zhao Ling's long sword stabbed over. Lin Yu couldn't dodge in time, and his arm was cut with a wound.
Su Yao quickly cast a spell, temporarily repelling Zhao Ling and Liu Yan, and then pulled Lin Yu to continue running. They ran desperately in the mountain forest, with Zhao Ling and Liu Yan chasing closely behind. After running for an unknown amount of time, they came to a cliff. Lin Yu and Su Yao looked at the cliff in front of them, filled with despair. Zhao Ling and Liu Yan walked over slowly, with得意 smiles on their faces.
Zhao Ling sneered. "Let's see where else you can run. Hand over the fire - attribute spiritual pearl obediently, and maybe I'll leave you with a whole corpse." Lin Yu and Su Yao exchanged a glance, their eyes full of determination. Just then, Su Yao suddenly noticed a hidden cave below the cliff. Without thinking much, she pulled Lin Yu and jumped off the cliff, falling towards the cave. Zhao Ling and Liu Yan rushed to the edge of the cliff and looked at the bottomless cliff, their faces ashen.
During the fall, Lin Yu and Su Yao adjusted their directions continuously and finally successfully entered the cave. The cave was pitch - black and filled with a damp smell. Lin Yu and Su Yao groped forward carefully. Suddenly, Lin Yu felt his foot step on a hard object. He squatted down and groped in the dark, only to find that it was a human skull. Su Yao was a bit scared and tightly grabbed Lin Yu's clothes.
Lin Yu comforted her, "Don't be afraid. Let's see if there is another way out of this cave." Just then, a faint light suddenly appeared in front of them. The two walked towards the light and found that it came from an ancient stone wall. There were some strange patterns and words engraved on the stone wall. Lin Yu carefully identified them and found that these words seemed to record another secret about the spiritual pearls and the token. However, just as they were focused on studying the stone wall, a heavy footstep came from the depths of the cave, as if some huge creature was approaching.