"No matter what you do, you're still going to fall into my hands!'
At this moment, the corners of Lin Badao's lips suddenly turned into a sinister smile and Lin Han's face fell in response.
Clang!
He swiftly raised the long knife in his hand and a violent surge of True Element in his body followed.
All of a sudden, an intense ray of sword light surrounded the blade, revealing its owner's ability.
It was as if everything had shattered in an instant!
A terrifying murderous intent directed at Lin Han suddenly surged out from Lin Badao's entire body.
However, just when Lin Badao was about to strike at his opponent, they were interrupted by a deafening noise.
Boom!
The ground vibrated from deep within the forest and shook the earth, as if an incensed dragon had just roared.
"What on earth was that?!"
Lin Badao turned pale with fright.
He looked past Lin Han and his gaze was met with a pair of massive eyes the size of copper bells. It was as if two lanterns burning in blood-colored flames were staring at him from out of the dense forest.
Roar!
The deafening roar was enough to have one's hair stand on end. It was as if a wild beast had broken free from the shackles of the mountains, shattering the ground and crashing the rivers.
That roar frightened the life out of people.
What was that?
Lin Han turned around to check and his eyes were startled with surprise.
A behemoth.
The ancient giant crocodile roared at the sky. Thick, black scales covered its body completely, as if it had been drenched in molten iron.
The vigorous body of that beast towered above everything like a mountain. Under the lights of the sun, it appeared cold, heavy, and strong.
At a slow pace, the beast stepped out from the depths of the mountains. The ground shook violently with each of its steps.
At this moment, the two lantern-like, blood-colored eyes of this ancient crocodile were burning like flames as they stared at Lin Han and Lin Badao, making both of them tremble with fear.
This was definitely the king of all the ferocious beasts in Broken Sky Forest!
Even a Martial Grandmaster would struggle under the nose of this beast.
"Run!"
Right now, Lin Badao only had fear in his heart.
The True Element in his body erupted like an explosion. His physical body turned to something almost like a ray of sword-light. Accompanied by a loud rumble, he chopped down numerous ancient trees and his figure disappeared in the forest in the blink of an eye.
Lin Han only smiled bitterly at the sight of this.
He had just sent trouble away but was immediately met with another larger problem.
Boom!
The ancient crocodile snarled at the sky, revealing its sharp, densely-packed teeth.
The sight of this sent shivers down Lin Han's spine.
Perhaps, the flesh of the "tiny" Lin Han would not be enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of this ancient crocodile.
"Buzz."
A pair of eyes filled with infinite murderous intent landed its gaze on Lin Han. The latter's expression changed suddenly.
Oh no!
The ancient crocodile was going to kill him!
"Ancient Dragon Emperor, conspicuous willpower!"
All of a sudden, Lin Han's eyes twinkled with a flash of golden brilliance.
The spiritual power in him erupted in an instance.
Anggggg!
A Golden Azure Dragon in spirit form burst out from Lin Han, who was in a thundering rage. The dragon's majesty soared to the sky and its domineering, emperor-like willpower filled the air.
Deng deng deng!
What happened next caught Lin Han in a thrill of exultation.
From the depth of its spirit, that ancient crocodile was utterly terrified by the Golden Azure Dragon. The beast's humongous body went back a few steps involuntarily.
Perfect timing!
"Run!"
After putting the ice crystal sword into the Spirit Ring, Lin Han exhausted every ounce of strength left in his body and sprinted away frantically towards the opposite direction.
He was only a Level One Spirit Master, hence his spirit was still weak and fragile.
The Golden Azure Dragon did not possess any potential for attack. Lin Han only utilized it to intimidate the ferocious ancient crocodile.
Unexpectedly, his tactic turned out to be a success.
Naturally, Lin Han would not let this chance of survival to slide away. In an instant, he employed the Dragon Emperor Combat Body to double the speed at which he engulfed the energy from his surroundings.
Essence and Qi from the surrounding environment were quickly absorbed by Lin Han to ensure the speedy recovery of his True Element.
"Roar!"
However, right at this moment, that ancient crocodile behind him suddenly let out an exasperated roar.
Dong dong dong!
That gigantic being suddenly dashed in Lin Han's direction.
"Oh no! It saw through my trick!"
Lin Han shuddered while continuing to flee as fast as he could.
What surprised Lin Han was that while he was trying to escape from death, he had unknowingly progressed his Startled Swan Body Technique into the Pinnacle state.
He became even faster.
However, that ancient crocodile was also extremely speedy.
After all, that beast the size of a small mountain was able to take one step about fifty or sixty meters, which was terribly shocking.
The game of life and death had been going on for an hour.
After the eruption of Dragon Emperor Combat Body, even the doubled-up engulfing speed could not keep up with Lin Han's consumption rate.
His True Element was depleting!
What should he do?
At this critical moment, Lin Han expanded his perception and his Spirit Master Heavenly Eye
quickly surveyed the surrounding terrain.
Right now, even Lin Han had no clue where he was.
"The canyon!"
All of a sudden, Lin Han's eyes sparkled.
His Spirit Master Heavenly Eye searched through the dense forest and discovered a great canyon.
Boom.
Without further consideration, the moment Lin Han's feet landed on the ground he leaped straight into the great canyon.
Lin Han stared at the ground without thinking, jumping straight into the canyon.
At this moment, he used the Startled Swan Body Technique. With the help of the wind, Lin Han was able to move swiftly across the air before finally landing safely on the ground.
"Roar!"
A wild and coarse bellow came from above the canyon. A monstrous creature suddenly jumped down with him.
That ancient crocodile was still stubbornly chasing after him. It would not cease until it finally swallowed Lin Han into its stomach.
Looking at that ancient crocodile jumping off swiftly like a collapsing small mountain, the corners of Lin Han's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
"F*ck!"
He cursed under his breath before running off frantically again in the opposite direction.
The sight of a cave entered his eyes.
"I'll lose that crocodile in that tiny cave entrance."
His eyes shone with delight.
Bang!
At once, Lin Han kicked away a pile of rubble in front of the cave's entrance and immediately scuttled through the gap.
"Roar!"
Another enraged howl of the ancient crocodile came from outside.
"Hahaha, heaven never bars one's way."
Lin Han laughed out loud now that he was inside the cave.
Death was certain, as he was being hunted down by two powerful beings of sixth tier martial arts.
However, against all expectations he had attacked one of them and scared off the other eventually.
"Perhaps Lin Badao thought I'd die in the hands of the ferocious beast ancient crocodile… Well, after my secluded cultivation in this cave for a few days, I'll appear at the Martial Arts Tea Party and surprise him to death."
Lin Han smiled coldly.
Lin Badao had definitely secured a place on his kill list.
Outside of the cave, the giant ancient crocodile roared in the sky hysterically; however, Lin Han on the other side was idling around leisurely.
He explored further into the cave.
Lin Han's spirit became ultra-sensitive after he progressed into a Level One Spirit Master. He sensed that there existed some kind of unusual Qi energy within the depths of this cave.
Tag tag!
The depths of the cave brought seclusion and loneliness.
Hiss… Hiss…
Numerous pairs of bloody eyes were twinkling in red brilliance on the top of the cave.
Vampire bats!
However, every time a vampire bat landed, Lin Han performed Raging Flames Palm Technique to burn those bats into ashes immediately.
Finally, Lin Han arrived at the end of the cave.
His eyes flashed.
The interior of this cave turned out to be an old storage room.
A skeleton sat cross-legged in the center of the room. In front of the bones positioned two simple-looking stone boxes.
"Turns out an ancient man who died in a seated posture is hiding in the great canyon within this deep forest."
Looking slightly excited, Lin Han murmured to himself as he walked towards the center of the stone room.
He looked at the two unadorned stone boxes in front of the skeleton as he came forward to open them.
However, his hand suddenly stopped mid-air.
"I need to think twice before doing anything. I can't allow greed to cloud my judgment."
The Golden Spirit Fire that flashed in his mind instantly alerted Lin Han and he regained his composure quickly.
If the stone boxes were protected by any secret traps or poison, perhaps Lin Han would have fallen into the scheme of an ancient man.
At the thought of this, Lin Han groaned slightly, but then his eyes brightened.
"Maybe I can try utilizing the method of a Spirit Master."
Suddenly, Lin Han retreated away from the two stone boxes far enough to ensure any ruthless secret equipment in the stone boxes would not injure himself.
"Buzz."
Then, he released his spiritual power.
In the next moment, an invisible force slowly approached the two stone boxes. Like a pair of transparent hands, they stroked the box lid and were prepared to open them.