Chapter 2989: Chapter 2988: The Notorious Thief on the Rise
Lin Dong proposed to once again seek out the Tianjiao of those major forces, to ’borrow’ some ancient martial arts.
He discovered that these ancient martial arts, if he applied certain improvements, would be useful for himself as well.
So, if he could obtain more, it would undoubtedly be better.
Upon hearing this, Ye Linglong frowned slightly, but then relaxed and gently nodded, "Okay! Be careful, go and return quickly."
Although her voice was soft, it carried a touch of determination.
She knew that although Lin Dong’s actions were somewhat risky, they were all worthwhile for the shared goal of the two.
Seeing Ye Linglong agree, Lin Dong immediately took action.
He pulled out a jade slip from his bosom, engraved with complex runes, flicked his finger, and the jade slip flashed with light and then transformed into a stream of subtle light, encircling him and forming a temporary spatial barrier.
He was deploying a level four hidden formation.
It can perfectly conceal a region, even Heavenly Realm Martial Artists would find it hard to detect any movements within.
As Lin Dong’s hand gestures shifted, the formation gradually became effective, and the scenery around seemed to be shrouded in an invisible mist, isolated from the outer world.
However, cautious as ever, Lin Dong knew that relying solely on the hidden formation was not enough to ensure absolute safety.
He slowly took out a lifelike puppet sculpture from the Dragon Ring Space, emitting a faint spiritual light.
This puppet possesses the strength of Third Layer Heaven martial artists, not only capable of autonomous combat but also serving as a guardian.
Lin Dong carefully placed it at the center of the formation, the puppet’s eyes instantly lit, as if endowed with life, silently guarding this concealed space.
After completing all these, Lin Dong exhaled deeply and gazed at Ye Linglong with a gentle gaze, "Wait for my return."
With that said, his figure flickered, and he used the cover of the formation to merge silently into the night, leaving a faint residual shadow.
Ye Linglong watched in silence towards Lin Dong’s departure direction for a long time.
"Continue working hard, see if you can fully master the Water Wood Earth Radiance Defense before he returns."
She collected her thoughts, sat cross-legged within the formation, closed her eyes, and devoted herself entirely to the cultivation of "Water, Wood, Earth and Light".
This martial art, merging the essence of water, wood, and earth elements, not only nourishes the body and mind but also unleashes astonishing power; it is a defensive technique specially improved for her by Lin Dong, which she must learn.
As Ye Linglong’s breathing gradually became long and even, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be summoned, slowly gathering around her, forming colorful rings of light, reflecting her focused and serene face.
In this meticulously guarded hidden space, Ye Linglong was taking steps towards becoming a stronger self.
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After parting with Ye Linglong, Lin Dong’s figure, like a breeze, swiftly traversed the Azure Water Abyss region.
This area is filled with dense water elements in the air.
With each step Lin Dong took, his figure seemed to leave faint ripples in the space, but they vanished in an instant, leaving no trace.
Soon, he sensed a wave of breath fluctuations...
These fluctuations originated from kilometers away, where a few extraordinarily powerful breaths were gathering, like the brightest stars in the night sky, difficult to ignore even from across vast distances.
"Swish～～" Lin Dong’s figure moved, like an arrow leaving the bowstring, instantly accelerating towards the source of this power.
His speed was at its peak, as though merged with the wind, and the marshes, mountains, lakes along his path blurred into shadows and vanished.
Lin Dong’s heart was filled with anticipation and curiosity.
"This time, which force’s people will it be?" Lin Dong murmured.
Time seemed to lose meaning at this moment, as Lin Dong, with extraordinary speed, took less than half an hour to cross mountains and rivers, arriving at the gathering point of that power.
When he finally stopped, he saw ahead was a water-covered grassland.
This was a vast grassland, yet shrouded in water mist.
The situation was like grasslands in the ocean, a scene unseen in the outer world, only the Azure Water Abyss on the Extraterrestrial Battlefield could present such scenery.
And across this water-covered grassland, a thrilling hunt was underway.
A few sturdy figures with muscular bodies moved rapidly across the grassland, their actions nimble and powerful, each leap spanning several meters.
Even more striking was when these figures roared, their muscles swelled, and silver-gray fur faintly emerged beneath their skin, their features becoming hideous, like real werewolves.
Lin Dong instantly understood that they should be members of the Werewolf Clan.
The Werewolf Clan, born with great strength and beast transformation ability, also is one of the ancient forces of the Ancient European Country.
Lin Dong had interactions with some members of the Werewolf Clan, like the Wolverine King and Golden Shadow Wolf Lord.
These were figures he had encountered before.
But obviously, these were not them.
Lin Dong noticed that those Tianjiao from the Werewolf Clan were Earth Realm martial artists in terms of strength.
There were three in total, one being an eighth rank Grandmaster, while the other two were seventh rank Grandmasters.
Yet now, these three Grandmasters from the Werewolf Clan were actually besieging a Demon King.
This demon beast with black scales covering its entire body, eyes crimson red, let out deafening roars from its mouth, was evidently at the Nine-Star Monster King realm, with formidable strength.
However, even facing the joint attack of these three Werewolf Clan Tianjiao, the Nine-Star Monster King appeared powerless; its body was already filled with wounds, bleeding profusely, with its Life Fire gradually extinguishing.
Lin Dong stood quietly watching everything unfold.
After those three Werewolf Clan Tianjiao killed that Nine-Star Monster King, an old werewolf casually looked towards Lin Dong’s direction.
Then, slowly spoke: "Friend, after watching for so long, shouldn’t you come out?"
This old werewolf, powerful as a Triple-Heaven Martial Artist.
Also the protector of those three Werewolf Clan Tianjiao.
He had discovered Lin Dong.
Lin Dong emerged from the shadows, noticing that they were all on high alert, watching him vigilantly.
Seeing their serious expressions, Lin Dong laughed and said, "Everyone, I mean no harm. Just want to find you guys to borrow some things."
"World martial artists form one family, we’re not enemies, we’re friends..."
Upon hearing these words, the four Werewolf Clan members relaxed a bit.
"Yes, world martial artists are one family, we are friends. So, friend, what do you want to borrow from us?" the old werewolf asked.
Lin Dong spoke: "I wish to borrow your ancient martial arts!"
Swoosh!
Upon hearing these words, the four werewolves were stunned.
Then the old werewolf said in a serious tone: "Friend, are you joking?"
Lin Dong shook his head: "I am not joking, I, Li Zhaixing, never joke."
Having said that, he turned his back on them.
And upon hearing the three words ’Li Zhaixing’, one of the Werewolf Clan Tianjiao couldn’t help but exclaim.
"It’s him, the Great Thief Li Zhaixing! Recently, there’s been a rumor about an old man from Dragon Country named Li Zhaixing who specializes in stealing others’ ancient martial arts. The Bright Clan’s people were just robbed by him a few days ago..."
"Not good, he’s clearly not here to borrow things. He’s obviously here to steal our ancient martial arts!!!"
