Almighty Genius

Chapter 2323 - 1817: Finally... Out!

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A group of four people, all of whom are incredibly powerful experts, move through the water with ease... Since there are no fierce beasts like the Black Water Xuan Snake in the water, even when capturing Silver Scale Fish, they haven't encountered any disturbances.

"Young Master Qin, ahead... there seems to be an exit ahead!"

The four of them were rushing through the dark, sunless Underground Dark River when suddenly a bit of light appeared ahead. Song Yi's eyes lit up immediately, and he shouted excitedly to Qin Fang.

Having adapted to the sunless, dark environment, the sudden appearance of light naturally indicated that they found an exit, and could finally escape from this Underground Dark River. How could they not be thrilled?

"Don't get too excited yet. Let's go and see first..."

However, Qin Fang wasn't overly joyous. Instead, he frowned and gave simple instructions, and the four of them accelerated toward the source of the light.

As they moved forward, the light grew brighter, revealing a vague cave entrance. The water flow also became much more rapid, causing their bodies to be carried forward by the current even without swimming.

"Something's not right..."

At this point, even without Qin Fang saying anything, Song Yi and the others noticed something unusual.

"Don't rush ahead, get ashore immediately!"

Qin Fang pulled out some suction cups from the Props Box and tossed two to each of them, including Song Yi...

They were long accustomed to Qin Fang's habit of pulling things out of thin air, so they took the suction cups, leaped out of the water, and attached themselves to the smooth, mirror-like stone walls beside them.

Song Yi even tested it, using his Great Grandmaster Level strength to deliver a strong palm strike to the stone wall, but it remained completely unmoved, without a single crack... These stone walls had been hardened by who knows how many years of water erosion, making them impervious to such force!

Fortunately, they had suction cups; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to leverage this stone wall...

All four climbed onto the stone wall. With their cultivation and the effectiveness of the suction cups, they were finally free from the water, slowly advancing towards the light ahead… The further they went, the more they noticed the rapid water current, which even turned the faces of these Grandmaster-level experts pale.

What made Song Yi and the others grateful for not recklessly swimming over was the terrifying discovery when they reached the edge of the stone wall at the end of the water flow... there was a waterfall at least a thousand meters high.

If they had gone with the current, all four of them would have plummeted down this waterfall...

At a thousand meters high, not even a Supreme Realm Powerhouse could withstand such a fall without becoming a pile of flesh...

"Phew~~~ Good thing we noticed it early!"

Seeing this, Song Yi and the others couldn't help but pat their chests in relief.

Otherwise, they would have ended up as a pile of flesh at the bottom of the thousand-meter waterfall by now...

"Young Master Qin, what do we do now?"

Despite their relief, they now faced the problem of figuring out how to leave... The most crucial point was that Qin Fang's map showed details only up to this point... meaning, the map indicated they had escaped.

However, which way to go next... was something Qin Fang and the others needed to consider.

This waterfall's location was quite hidden, nestled between two mountain peaks… so closely connected that the surrounding area formed a cylindrical abyss. Qin Fang and the others were located halfway up one of the mountain peaks.

Looking down, there was a thousand-meter-deep waterfall, where falling meant no escape even if it didn't kill them...

Looking up, the two mountains were equally tall, possibly more than a thousand meters high... which was surprising to Qin Fang, considering that such high peaks did not exist near Jiangnan Province, and even though the distance traveled underground wasn't short, they shouldn't have strayed far from Danxia Mountain.

"Where exactly are we now?"

Qin Fang muttered to himself, then carefully observed the surroundings and the peaks at least several hundred meters tall, "Perhaps, this exit itself is within the abyss..."

If that's how you explain it, then it's easier to understand it a bit.

Their current position is a few hundred meters above the ground level, and though it seems surrounded by mountains, there are actually only two real peaks… The illusion is because of their low vantage point.

"If I'm not mistaken, as long as we climb up there… we'll be completely saved!"

Thinking this way, it all seems to make sense, Qin Fang pointed to the surrounding peaks, choosing the lower side and spoke.

From their position, reaching that height is around four to five hundred meters, not particularly outrageous, with their strength, they should be able to climb up…

Clank~~~

This stretch of path is not low in altitude, and the scattered sharp rocks are quite treacherous, with some areas being smooth as mirror-like rock walls that are extremely difficult to climb. No one dared to hold back, and everyone took out their weapons.

At this point, they couldn't afford to cherish their weapons any longer. Only by rushing out from here would damage to their weapons be meaningful… Otherwise, if they perish here, these weapons would be buried in this abyss forever.

Qin Fang was not idle; he stabbed the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword into the rock wall, then exerted force with his foot, instantly transforming into a phantom, quickly rushing towards the top of the cliff…

This area with at least a hundred or two hundred meters of bumpy rocks is a very unfriendly terrain for average climbers, and might cause injuries to themselves or their equipment… but for Qin Fang and his group, it's heaven.

Qin Fang and the others aren't afraid of overly uneven terrain; instead, they fear the smooth, mirror-like rock walls the most…

With years of erosion, these rock walls appear solid, but who knows if internally they're already crumbled by the wind… If the rock wall collapses, anyone attached to it would fall as well.

Below is a bottomless abyss; fall and there is absolutely no salvation…

On the contrary, the bumpy areas might occasionally cause a slip or collapse, but there are still other footholds, much better than those smooth, mirror-like walls… That's why Qin Fang accelerated his pace, moving swiftly upward.

"Here we come…"

Song Yi and the other two are also great grandmaster level experts; though their Qinggong is inferior to Qin Fang, their bodies are significantly strengthened, allowing them to explosively move with frightening speed, stepping rapidly on protruding rocks and leveraging them to climb upward with great speed.

A distance of several hundred meters; on a normal occasion, a great grandmaster level expert might only need a few seconds to finish it…

But this height is vertical with hidden, barely noticeable dangers; despite their swift pace, internally they remained highly vigilant, not daring to be careless.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh~~~

The four moved incredibly fast, like lightning, quickly traversing half of the four to five hundred meters height…

Though encountering a few crises along the way, like stepping on the wrong rock and nearly falling, the great grandmaster level experts reacted quickly, leveraging timely, ensuring safety passage.

As for the hundred-meter smooth, mirror-like rock wall, after observing carefully for a while, Qin Fang simply said, "Follow me closely," leading the other three upward using suction cups.

The rock wall was extremely smooth and badly eroded; even with Qin Fang leading, it was laden with dangers… Nearly within half a meter of their position, falling debris kept rattling down, making Song Yi and others incredibly anxious.

Fortunately, the journey was thrilling yet peril-free, and after surmounting the difficult rock wall, the three immediately unleashed their speed, dashing up the mountain in the blink of an eye without need for Qin Fang's command.

"Huff~~~ finally escaped!"

Only at this moment, gazing at the lush forest around and the blazing sun overhead, Song Yi and the others took a deep breath and exclaimed with a sense of relief.

This underground palace adventure was truly a life-and-death ordeal for them…

Of course, their predecessors perished at Qin Fang's hands, and they themselves became subordinates to Qin Fang, which brought a sense of shame, but considering the gains, they quickly put aside such thoughts.

They had already realized that without Qin Fang, not just their elders would perish, but they themselves couldn't survive either…

In that treasure repository, the terrifying Golden Warriors could easily tear them apart… saying nothing of the extremely dreadful thousand-year-old zombies, which could shred all great grandmaster level experts to pieces with ease!

Moreover, the terrifying Black Water Xuan Snake was beyond human resistance; only encountering a monstrous expert like Qin Fang could it be subdued, otherwise, no matter how many of them, they would just become a meal for the Black Water Xuan Snake… (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)