The difference was that the portal that opened this time was no longer small, as Guo Jiang remembered from his previous visit. Dozens of young Thessul had once come out of the small portal's mouth and fought against several young people from the alliance in desperate combat. That battle seemed like ancient history now.The portal's mouth was now open, even too wide for any natural cause. "The portal hole was deliberately damaged and torn, requiring immense force. Based on what I told you, I suspect that the portal door was torn open so that the large spirit ships could escape from there!" said Priest Renjiro, his voice carrying certainty born of careful observation.Guo Jiang had no time to respond and hurried forward with a serious expression etched on his features. His qi senses extended outward, reading the energies that lingered.A gloomy aura and faint odor emerged from the portal like breath from a tomb, then mixed with silver dust and disappeared, blown away by the cold wind. T

That night was very dark on Oni Island, the moon hidden behind thick clouds that promised no light. However, along the corridors of the gem mine on Oni Island, lights flickered like fireflies, illuminating the passageway leading to the bowels of the earth as Guo Jiang and Priest Renjiro walked along the corridor toward the center of the gem mine. Their footsteps echoed in the confined space, each sound magnified by stone walls that had witnessed millennia.The damp, musty smell of earth and the unfamiliar scent of mineral rich rocks in the earth's core filled their lungs with every breath. Despite the flickering light from dozens, even hundreds, of gems and jewels that tempted them with promises of power, glowing along their path like fallen stars, Guo Jiang did not look away even once. His focus was absolute, his discipline forged through years of cultivation allowing him to resist temptation."My target is not a basic green or white gem that any novice might covet. This time, I am s

When the Imps tried to escape from the tunnel in the mine, scrambling over each other in desperation, a loud noise suddenly rang out. From within the ground, rocks began to emerge, instantly blocking all exits from the chamber deep within the earth. Stone obeyed his will, responding to his spiritual command."Oh no, he blocked the way with earth magic. Let's go through that small hole over there!" The situation became even more chaotic, order dissolving into pure survival instinct. They gathered together and fled through small gaps in the cliff walls, squeezing their bodies through.However, they all stopped in their tracks when rocks once again emerged from the ground and trapped them with precision. They all appeared to be trapped in a huge prison made of hard rock and earth, walls rising on every side. Escape was impossible, every avenue sealed by supernatural power.Guo Jiang turned to the Imps, who now looked terrified beyond reason, their earlier arrogance completely gone. His e

When Guo Jiang finished snapping his fingers with a gesture of casual power, he saw Cerberus' attack slow down before his eyes. The speed skill, the result of the Time Stop spell, made his opponent's movements appear slow to the wizard's eyes, like watching someone move through honey. Reality bent to his will.Guo Jiang extended his right hand forward with fingers rigid as steel. His index and middle fingers formed a sword, and qi energy flowed into the sword's blade until it gleamed with deadly light. The technique was simple but devastatingly effective in the hands of a master.DUAR! DUAR! DUAR! Three explosions in rapid succession.The three heads of Cerberus exploded one after another, struck by Guo Jiang's sword attack with pinpoint precision. Brain matter and bone fragments scattered like rain, painting the bridge in gore. Each head detonated from within, qi disrupting the creature's life force at its core.BANG! The sound of massive weight hitting stone.The Cerberus falls onto

Psst! The sound of dissipation.The hand contracted after colliding with the Manticore's tail, which resembled a scorpion's claw in both form and function. It soon shrank and vanished back into nothingness, the spell's energy exhausted by the confrontation.Guo Jiang was startled by what he had witnessed. The poison in the Manticore's tail was truly formidable beyond normal monsters."Its power was even strong enough to make my Ice Hand spell vanish after a single exchange!" Guo Jiang frowned, surprised by the Manticore's immense strength that exceeded his estimates. He would need to recalculate his approach.The creature stepped cautiously from the shadows, its large feet flapping out from the ruins of the Imp's temple with earth shaking weight. Its body was long and large, as if signifying the presence of a king in the world of mythological creatures, apex predator made manifest. The lion like mane that cascaded down its body shimmered with otherworldly beauty, and its head resemble