"Three Breaths Dark Lantern Detector: Used to sense the Dark Lantern, it has three indicator lights on top, called 'breaths', corresponding to the distance between the detector and the Dark Lantern. One breath is 10 kilometers, two breaths is 3 kilometers, and three breaths is 10 meters!"
"When the Three Breaths Dark Lantern lights up, survivors have a slim chance of survival!"
As Ye Feng's voice faded, a mechanical sound echoed in his mind.
"What the... this thing..."
Hearing the system's mechanical voice, Ye Feng couldn't help but be surprised.
Although he didn't quite understand what the Three Breaths Dark Lantern Detector was, it sounded like some kind of alarm...
A flash of light, and a pile of supplies appeared before Ye Feng. He stepped forward and picked up an object that resembled a flashlight, cylindrical in shape, all black, with only three ring-shaped light strips. It was the Three Breaths Dark Lantern Detector.
Ye Feng examined the detector for a moment, then put it in his pocket. He then tidied up the remaining supplies and put them into his spatial storage.
"Big brother, wake up~!"
At this moment, a small voice came from outside the door.
"Oh, okay~!"
...
After breakfast,
Ye Feng went to the fenced yard from yesterday. He intended to continue listening to the basic knowledge of Arcane Energy cultivation, while Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying went sightseeing.
Of course, Ye Feng had equipped Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying with walkie-talkies that had just refreshed in the shop today, for easy communication.
...
"...Mastering the attributes of Arcane Energy is essentially about feeling the breath of Arcane Energy..."
"That's right, just like human breathing. Fire attribute has its own breath... Water attribute has its own breath..."
As Ye Feng approached the fenced yard, he heard a not-unfamiliar male voice, that of the gray-robed man from yesterday.
Ye Feng's arrival did not surprise or startle the gray-robed elder or anyone else.
After all, there were countless explorers like Ye Feng who came to "borrow" lessons...
"Among the five major Arcane Energy attributes, the water attribute is relatively easy to grasp... Many people would force themselves to stay in rivers and lakes for extended periods, even if they'd choke on water... The purpose is to feel the breath of water..."
Hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but recall the scene when he attempted to change his Arcane Energy to water attribute in the Goblin Kingdom.
He had drunk a stomach full of water then, but never succeeded. In the end, it was Yuan Ling...
"Hoo~ Boom~"
At this moment, a burst of fire erupted from within the fenced yard.
Ye Feng shifted his gaze and saw a young man in his early twenties. Flames were surging around him, but he wasn't on fire. Instead, he had comprehended the fire attribute change of Arcane Energy...
"Not bad, not bad!~"
Seeing this, the gray-robed elder nodded repeatedly.
"I didn't expect to have a live example today. Come, everyone, look..."
...
For the next few days, Ye Feng went to the fenced lecture hall every day to attend free classes. However, the results were somewhat disappointing.
Because on the third day, the lecturer changed, and they started talking about various armor, Arcane Energy firearms, Arcane talismans, and other things... Ye Feng wasn't interested.
When this happened, Ye Feng would wander around the City of Arcane Arts instead, occasionally asking a familiar local to show him around.
...
One noon,
At a noodle shop called "Zhen Ding Pork Noodles,"
"What were they thinking when they chose the location for the City of Arcane Arts?"
Ye Feng looked at the topographical map of the City of Arcane Arts that Xiao Xiao had drawn based on their observations over the past few days, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.
The entire City of Arcane Arts was surrounded by zombies... As far as the eye could see, there was no end to them, and more zombies kept gathering. It was rumored that there was a super zombie of the seventh tier nearby...
Moreover, the terrain and climate around the City of Arcane Arts were also very strange!
The three of them had traveled through a desert to get here, and the weather was very hot. However, to the right of this desert area was a world of ice and snow, with temperatures constantly below -30 degrees Celsius...
To the right of the ice and snow zone was a black swamp filled with all sorts of monsters... To the right of the black swamp was a large area of abandoned city. The abandoned city was the largest area of terrain around the City of Arcane Arts and was a place for novice Arcanists to explore and hone their skills...
To the right of the abandoned city were volcanic rock mountains that occasionally erupted with fire.
"Starting from the desert we came from, counter-clockwise, they are the ice and snow zone, the black swamp, the abandoned city, and the fiery mountains..." The City of Arcane Arts is located on a highly elevated and relatively flat area among these terrains."
"This location is indeed a bit strange..."
Qiao Ying stared at the map drawn by Xiao Xiao for a while and nodded.
...
After the three of them had a hearty meal of Zhen Ding Pork Noodles and rested for a bit, they went out again.
"Big brother, where are we going next?"
Walking on the road, Xiao Xiao looked at Ye Feng with a questioning gaze.
"Oh, to the black swamp~"
Ye Feng nodded. "Da Jin Ya said that the Jiang family has been dealing with monsters there recently. Let's go see what's going on and inquire about Jiang Shishan!"
"Okay..."
...
After more than an hour, Ye Feng and the two others finally reached the eastern edge of the City of Arcane Arts. What greeted their eyes was a black marshy land, the Black Swamp.
White mist swirled everywhere in the marshy land, severely limiting visibility. The clouds in the sky were dark and heavy...
Strange roars and the sound of huge splashes occasionally came from the depths of the swamp, and faint human screams...
"Quick! We can't let him get back alive!"
"Kill him!"
"Hoo~ Boom~ Bang!"
"Clang~ Clang!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
"Screech! Ah! Ah!~"
At this moment, a group of fighting sounds, the sound of flames, explosions, and screams came from behind a large patch of white mist a considerable distance ahead.... accompanied by dense splashing sounds and the sound of footsteps on mud.
Before long, Ye Feng saw a young man running towards them unsteadily, with blood flowing from multiple wounds on his body, clutching his abdomen, his face pale. It was Jiang Shishan.
Following Jiang Shishan were five or six people dressed in black clothes with black hoods, their faces obscured. Most of these people had water-attribute Arcane Energy, and their movement speed on the muddy swamp was much faster than Jiang Shishan's.
Although Jiang Shishan had found opportunities to throw Arcane talismans at his pursuers multiple times, he was gradually being caught up, and his body was covered with more wounds...
"Bang~ Pfft!"
"Splash~"
Suddenly, Jiang Shishan tripped over something in the swamp and fell directly into the muddy water.
"Up!"
"Kill him!"
At this moment, the black-clothed figures behind Jiang Shishan roared, brandishing various weapons, their bodies surging with Arcane Energy as they rapidly attacked Jiang Shishan.
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