As the Humvee continued to advance, Ye Feng also continued his training.
One noon,
Ye Feng concluded his morning training.
"Ye Feng, at your age... Diamond third grade... If this were to get out, it would shame countless geniuses!"
Qiao Ying looked at Ye Feng, who was covered in sweat and slightly out of breath, and said softly.
"Geniuses..."
Ye Feng frowned slightly, then turned to look at Xiao Xiao, who was starting a fire to cook not far away.
If one had to talk about geniuses... perhaps Xiao Xiao was the more unbelievable one...
After all, Ye Feng's current strength was not only due to desperate cultivation, but also to facing death countless times... whereas Xiao Xiao seemed to have none of that... she had already reached Gold sixth grade with ordinary cultivation...
What surprised Ye Feng even more was that he couldn't find any bottlenecks in Xiao Xiao's cultivation... everything seemed to happen naturally...
After all, the cultivation of arcane energy had three major qualitative changes: arcane energy from nothing to something, from Silver to Gold, and from Gold to Diamond...
"Big Brother, dinner is ready!~"
As Ye Feng and Qiao Ying were both looking at Xiao Xiao, she turned her head and called out to them.
"Oh, okay!~"
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Time flew by,
The convoy formed by Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying traversed deserts, swamps, forests, and mountains, finally arriving at a deserted town.
One evening,
"This is quite troublesome..."
Ye Feng looked at the Tribulation Fire, wrapped in his true energy, with a hint of distress.
His diligent cultivation in recent days had increased his arcane energy significantly, and his strength had reached Diamond fourth grade, yet the Tribulation Fire had not increased by even a sliver...
This meant Ye Feng's previous guess was likely correct: to cultivate this Tribulation Fire, one probably had to be in the midst of Tribulation Fire...
What troubled Ye Feng even more was that he still couldn't control the Tribulation Fire independently. The moment it directly touched his body, he would get injured...
He could barely remember how many times he had been burned while trying to control the Tribulation Fire...
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One evening,
Ye Feng had just finished practicing that mysterious set of movements and was sitting on a stone stump to drink water and rest. Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying had also finished their combat practice and were resting on a slope.
"Big Brother, there are zombies ahead!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao pointed forward and turned to call out to Ye Feng.
"Oh? Where?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng immediately got up and walked towards Xiao Xiao. He followed the direction Xiao Xiao pointed and saw three to five zombies shambling in the distance.
"A bit far... I've trained all day, so tired..."
"Bang bang bang!~"
As Ye Feng mumbled, several dense gunshots rang out. The zombies fell to the ground in response, and Ye Feng's available points increased.
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A few days later, one early morning,
Ye Feng and the other two were crossing a dense forest that resembled a tropical rainforest.
"Big Brother, the number of zombies seems to have increased along our journey!"
Xiao Xiao said to Ye Feng as she used her machete to clear the vines ahead.
"Indeed! There might be a zombie gathering place ahead!"
Qiao Ying nodded in agreement.
"This rainforest is too vast... we've been walking for almost a week now..."
As he spoke, Ye Feng killed a venomous spider that was preparing to ambush him.
...
Around two in the afternoon,
"Phew!~"
"Finally out of that rainforest!~"
Qiao Ying stood in the dazzling sunlight and took a deep breath.
"Ah~ Finally seeing the sun~"
Xiao Xiao threw her damp backpack on the ground, stretched her waist, and happily ran on the sandy ground.
"What the heck, it was just a tropical rainforest, and now it's a vast desert..."
Ye Feng looked at the vast expanse of yellow sand ahead, feeling speechless.
"Whatever, let's rest first!~"
"Staying in the tropical rainforest for so long, I feel like I'm about to get moldy..."
With that, Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying took out their lounge chairs and sunglasses, enjoying the sun.
Ye Feng, on the other hand, started preparing lunch. The three of them hadn't had a proper meal in a long time...
...
Before long, the three of them were eating steaming noodles, along with various side dishes such as braised chicken feet, chicken legs, duck necks, and braised beef shank...
The three of them had good appetites and ate a large pot of noodles.
...
"Big Brother, a long way ahead, there seems to be a very tall building with a large gem at the very top... it's shining even in broad daylight..."
After a hearty meal, Xiao Xiao observed with binoculars and said.
"It's in our direction of travel..."
Ye Feng glanced at the arcane pointer on his left wrist. "Let's go, we'll continue forward..."
Because they had walked for a considerable time in the tropical rainforest, this time the three of them got into the Humvee. Ye Feng also didn't feel like training for the moment.
...
The Humvee sped through the desert.
"Big Brother, there are people in that direction, lots of people and cars... it's an exploration team!"
Suddenly, Xiao Xiao, who was in the passenger seat, pointed in the direction of the right-side window.
"Let's go and see what's happening!~"
With that, Ye Feng turned the steering wheel to the right.
"Rumble~ Rumble!~"
The Humvee quickly reached the place Xiao Xiao had mentioned. There were four giant rocks, which perfectly enclosed an area to block the wind and sand.
At the only entrance, a long queue had formed.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing? Pay up, then line up!"
Two burly men wearing sun hats and with bare arms, seeing Ye Feng and the other two walking towards the entrance, immediately shouted in loud voices.
"Pay... line up... buying something?"
Ye Feng stopped, looking at the bare-chested men in sun hats with some confusion.
"Isn't that obvious... There's a fee to use the teleportation array to Arcane City, 250 arcane coins per person, no room for negotiation!"
One of the bare-chested men in a sun hat said impatiently to Ye Feng.
"The teleportation array to Arcane City?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly. "The front of the line is the teleportation array... these people... are they all queuing to go to Arcane City?"
"Of course, why else would anyone queue in this scorching desert!"
Before the man in the sun hat could answer, someone muttered discontentedly.
"250 arcane coins, you don't have money, kid? That Humvee is nice, I'll buy it for 50!"
"Of course, you can also try to walk directly to Arcane City..."
"Kid, see that shining gem in the sky in the distance? That's Arcane City... just walk in that direction..."
"Kid, don't listen to those people babbling nonsense, there are zombies everywhere around Arcane City, you absolutely cannot walk there, you have to go through the teleportation array..."
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Once someone took the lead, the people in the queue started discussing animatedly, with all sorts of mixed opinions.
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