The cave was extremely spacious. After walking several hundred steps, Ye Chen saw a fiery red flower at the end of the cave.
“Fireflame Flower—a high-grade Grade-5 medicinal herb, one of the primary ingredients for refining the Body Tempering Pill. Its value exceeds 20 million taels of gold and it’s nearly impossible to find even at that price.”
Ye Chen was very satisfied. He plucked the Fireflame Flower and placed it into his spatial ring.
After he and Qing’er exited the cave, the battle outside was also nearing its end.
The Flame Lion was indeed powerful, but Lin Tian and the others were no weaklings either. They had the numbers, and by now, the Flame Lion was covered in wounds and had lost too much blood.
Knowing it couldn’t win, the Flame Lion glanced unwillingly at the cave behind it and turned to flee without looking back.
“Don’t chase a desperate beast. Let’s go into the cave and gather that Grade-5 herb first,” Lin Tian said as he was the first to charge into the cave.
Compared to the Flame Lion’s beast core, that Grade-5 herb was far more precious.
The others didn’t dare to waste time either, quickly jogging into the cave after him.
“Young Master Lin, where’s the promised Grade-5 herb?”
Soon, someone in the cave spoke in confusion.
The others also looked at Lin Tian with displeasure. They had fought tooth and nail to drive away the Flame Lion, yet now, not even a single blade of grass could be found in the cave—let alone a Grade-5 herb.
Even Lin Tian was stunned. He couldn’t help but send a mental message to the remnant soul within his body, “Senior, didn’t you say that, based on your memory, there was at least a Grade-5 herb here?”
Three days ago, the remnant soul had gone all out to attack Dan Mo and was suppressed by him in return, falling into a deep slumber.
Over the past three days, while Lin Tian absorbed spiritual Qi in the Sacred Pool to level up, he also absorbed a large amount of spiritual Qi for the remnant soul to help her awaken.
The goal was for her to guide him to heavenly treasures and great fortunes within the Doomsday Forest.
Yet now… such a bad start!
“In my memory, it was here. How could it suddenly be gone?” The remnant soul sounded puzzled. “Could I have remembered wrong? Try heading to the nearby valley. If I recall correctly, there’s another cave there with a Grade-5 herb.”
Though unwilling to accept it, Lin Tian had no choice. He looked at the doubtful crowd and said, “Maybe I remembered the wrong spot. But I guarantee the next one is accurate. I swear on my integrity—there will definitely be a Grade-5 herb at that location.” Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
The group exited the cave and headed toward the nearby valley.
At the same time, Ye Chen had already caught up with the severely injured Flame Lion and killed it with a single sword strike. After extracting its beast core, he and Qing’er reactivated their stealth technique and followed behind Lin Tian and the others.
Soon, the group arrived at the next valley.
At a glance, they saw another cave in the valley.
However, standing imposingly at the cave entrance, blocking it entirely, was a massive Golden Barbaric Bull.
“Golden Barbaric Bull? A Grade-5 profound beast? If you want to fight, go ahead—I’m out! I quit!” someone said.
Even a low-tier Grade-5 beast was equivalent to a 2nd stage Heaven Martial Realm human. Someone immediately backed out.
It was a prodigy from the Lin family named Lin Yong—technically Lin Tian’s cousin.
Among the group, Lin Yong was relatively weak. During the fight with the Flame Lion earlier, he had been burned on the arm by a burst of fire. His arm still emitted the smell of roasted meat.
But quitting?
Lin Tian slashed out with his sword, and Lin Yong’s head flew off his shoulders.
“Anyone else want to back out?” Lin Tian’s gaze swept across the group coldly. He had brought them here to serve as cannon fodder—how could he let them leave now?
Those who had also considered retreating immediately trembled with fear and frantically shook their heads.
They hadn’t expected Lin Tian to be this ruthless. That was his own cousin! One wrong word and he killed him on the spot. Lin Tian was even scarier than the profound beasts.
Even the remnant soul within Lin Tian couldn’t help but exclaim, “He was your cousin?”
Lin Tian corrected, “Cousin—distant.”
The remnant soul fell silent.
Lin Tian turned to the still-terrified crowd behind him and said, “When the battle starts, you’d better use every trump card you’ve got. If anyone dares to hold back even slightly, Lin Yong will be your example.”
As he spoke, Lin Tian switched out his sword for a spiritual sword.
This spiritual sword had been gifted to him by Zhao Hongyan before entering the Doomsday Forest. It was of high grade, exceptionally sharp, and one of his trump cards.
Under Lin Tian’s fierce gaze, the others didn’t dare delay. They brought out all their hidden weapons. Several even drew spiritual sabers and spears.
The battle began.
The Golden Barbaric Bull was famous for its defense, but it couldn’t withstand being poked repeatedly by so many spiritual weapons.
Especially Lin Tian—this time, he was clearly serious. He once again unleashed his Saint-grade sword technique 《Sword Dao Enlightenment》, quickly gaining the upper hand against the bull.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen silently slipped into the cave unnoticed. At the far end, he saw a fruit glowing with seven-colored light. His face revealed a trace of surprise.
“I underestimated the Doomsday Forest. It actually contains a Grade-6 treasure—the Seven-Colored Sacred Fruit.”
He plucked the fruit and left the cave with Qing’er.
Outside, the battle was once again reaching its end.
The Golden Barbaric Bull’s golden scales had fallen all over the ground. Its body was covered in golden blood and even more severely injured than the Flame Lion earlier.
With no other option, it let out a muffled roar and turned to flee.
Lin Tian and the others didn’t pursue. Instead, they rushed into the cave.
“Senior, I need an explanation.”
This time, before anyone else could voice their frustration, Lin Tian had already questioned the remnant soul within him through a spiritual message, his tone harsh and impatient.