《Shadowless》was a stealth technique. In his past life, Ye Chen had stumbled upon it in a perilous land. Its grade was unknown, and even after years of cultivation, he had never succeeded in mastering it.
Just a few days ago, Ye Chen had casually tossed this manual, along with several others he couldn’t understand, to Qing’er. Qing’er not only mastered it successfully but also solved the critical parts that Ye Chen had always struggled with. That revelation struck him like a flash of clarity, and he soon managed to cultivate it as well.
Once 《Shadowless》was activated, the user’s presence could be nearly completely concealed. During stealth movement, unless aura was intentionally released, it would be impossible for others to detect them.
The Doomsday Forest was filled with ancient trees with thick, leafy branches. Ye Chen and Qing’er followed behind Lin Tian. As long as they didn’t get too close, Lin Tian wouldn’t notice them.
Lin Tian said, “Everyone, I have a special method to sense heavenly and earthly treasures. I’ve just detected a medicinal herb of at least Grade-5, located in a valley more than ten kilometers from here.”
Behind him were several members of the Lin family, along with some prodigies from other empires. Clearly, after being randomly teleported into the Doomsday Forest, they had regrouped using signal flares.
Grade-5 medicinal herb?
At his words, the crowd behind him was instantly excited. That kind of treasure could be worth over 10 million taels of gold!
“But… wouldn’t there be a guardian profound beast near such a herb? Probably at least Grade-4, right?”
Someone quickly calmed down and asked with a grave expression.
A Grade-4 profound beast had a combat strength equivalent to a human at the 10th stage Earth Martial Realm. Everyone here, despite being chosen prodigies from their respective empires, was only at the 3rd or 4th stage Earth Martial Realm. Even with the ability to fight above their level, the strongest among them could only match the 5th or 6th stage.
To recklessly battle a Grade-4 profound beast would be no different from suicide.
Lin Tian said, “To be honest, my cultivation level has broken through again in the past few days. In fact, it advanced continuously to the 7th stage Earth Martial Realm. With my extraordinary ability to fight above my level, my combat power is on par with a 10th stage Earth Martial Realm cultivator. I’m fully capable of going toe-to-toe with an ordinary Grade-4 profound beast.”
With his hands in his pockets, Lin Tian exuded an air of superiority.
Cries of admiration rose all around.
If he were to fight Ye Chen again, Ye Chen wouldn’t even last a single exchange.
Lin Tian added, “Still, to be safe, when I go fight that Grade-4 profound beast, I’ll need your support from the side. Once it’s dealt with and the Grade-5 herb is collected and sold, I’ll split the profit with all of you fifty-fifty.”
Lin Tian was always a cautious person. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have managed to gather so many people willing to serve as his cannon fodder.
“Fifty-fifty split?”
A burly man from the Martial Empire couldn’t help but exclaim.
Others around him were also surprised. If they were only assisting from the side and still got half the profit, when had stingy Lin Tian ever been so generous?
Lin Tian nodded earnestly, “Yes, fifty-fifty. I take 95%, and you all share 0.5%.”
Everyone was speechless. This was what he called a fifty-fifty split?
Sure enough, it wasn’t that Lin Tian had suddenly become generous—it was just their own wishful thinking.
Still, not a single one of them backed down. If they could get close to Lin Tian—the preselected Holy Son of the Primordial Holy Land—even without getting a share, it would be worth it.
Soon, the group arrived at a nearby valley.
Within the valley was a cave, from which an intense medicinal fragrance continuously wafted out. It was obvious that the Grade-5 herb was located inside.
No one dared to act recklessly, as at the entrance of the cave lay a massive lion, several meters long.
At first glance, the lion’s entire body was blazing red, lying there like a pile of burning fire, emanating a fearsome aura.
“Flame Lion—a high-grade Grade-4 profound beast. Its strength is nearly equivalent to a 1st stage Heaven Martial Realm human. That’s going to be tough to deal with!” said a beast master prodigy from the Dragon Empire. He recognized it instantly and couldn’t hide the wariness on his face.
The others, hearing this, began to hesitate.
Lin Tian, however, had only greed in his eyes. He scanned the group and said, “Who among you is willing to go up and check why the Flame Lion is lying still? Is it injured?”
Everyone lowered their heads and kept quiet.
Lin Tian looked to his side and said, “Hao, we’re the closest. I’m giving you this glorious opportunity.”
He was looking at Lin Hao from the Lin family.
Being called out so suddenly, Lin Hao’s face turned pale. You call this a glorious opportunity? This is clearly a death sentence!
Before he could refuse, Lin Tian kicked him straight toward the Flame Lion.
By sheer misfortune, he landed butt-first on the massive face of the Flame Lion.
Its nose was crushed sideways…
Enraged, the Flame Lion leapt up and slapped Lin Hao into a pile of bloody flesh.
“So it wasn’t injured after all!” Lin Tian said with a grim expression. Not because Lin Hao had died, but because the Flame Lion was uninjured—this meant it would be more difficult to handle.
Lin Tian said, “Everyone, I’m preparing to attack. You must give your full support. Use all your trump cards if you have to.”
With that, Lin Tian drew his sword and charged forward.
The others didn’t delay either. They all drew their weapons and followed him into battle.
The fight grew fiercer and fiercer.
The Flame Lion was far stronger than expected. It moved incredibly fast, and its massive mouth could spew fire. A single misstep would leave one burned to ashes.
Even Lin Tian had to focus all his attention to keep up.
None of them noticed that during the chaos of the battle, Ye Chen and Qing’er had already used their stealth technique to silently slip into the cave…