The most terrifying thing is when the air suddenly stills.
They looked at each other, speechless; everything had happened so suddenly.
From Jiang Han's appearance to his disappearance, the entire process didn't even take a minute.
This extraordinary man who suddenly descended from the sky was more unrestrained than the wind, and left even more swiftly, not forgetting to slap Melz in the face along the way.
The middle-aged man in black armor swallowed hard. "Master, say something."
The most terrifying thing is when a friend suddenly shows concern.
Melz lowered his eyes and focused on his nose and heart, not saying a word.
What was there to say?
That he was barely eighteen years old?
It's true that people can't go past, but that kid isn't human!
"What do we do now?"
For a moment, even these battle-hardened powerhouses of the Hall of Supreme Beings were somewhat lost.
Could it be that the area ahead isn't as dangerous as we thought?
"How about... we go in and try?"
After a moment of thought, someone suggested.
"Go," Melz said faintly, "I'll be waiting to burn paper money for you."
"..."
The others immediately fell silent.
They were indeed starting to doubt their lives, but the weight of a god-level powerhouse's words was beyond doubt.
Besides, anyone who dared to greet a Hall Elder in that tone couldn't be a simple character.
"Just wait patiently; perhaps the truth about the source of the gray mist will soon come to light," Melz said.
The others were even more surprised, not expecting a god-level powerhouse to have such high regard for that person.
So, they waited patiently.
Looking at the increasingly dense gray mist, Melz stroked his beard and sighed softly.
A familiar feeling welled up in his heart.
Just like last time in the Fire God Temple.
All a dignified god-level powerhouse could do was wait.
But fortunately, this time he didn't have to deal with a siege of beasts.
That was a blessing in disguise.
Wait!
Thinking to this point, Melz suddenly realized something was wrong.
Whenever he was with that kid, there were always unexpected troubles.
Could it really be as simple as just dealing with this level of gray mist this time?
"Go outside and wait."
Melz's expression became serious. "This place... isn't safe."
As he spoke, his figure swayed, turning into a gust of wind and sprinting away.
The buffs on his body flashed like stars from time to time.
"This..."
"What's wrong with the Elder?"
The others were even more confused by the sight; how could he change his face faster than flipping a book?
He was fine just now; suddenly, he ran so fast as if he had seen a ghost.
"Go."
However, despite their confusion, even Melz was so wary, and they knew there was a gap between their vision and strength, so they naturally wouldn't be blindly confident.
Since they had deep doubts, they also ran out of the gray mist area.
...
Deep within the gray mist.
[-200]
[-200]
As Jiang Han continued to advance, the continuous damage he received increased once again, actually approaching a high rate of one percent of his maximum health per second.
No wonder Melz and the others were so cautious.
This kind of long-lasting debuff that lasts for ten days or half a month is a headache even for god-level priests.
Only Jiang Han could ignore the risks and reach here.
Before long.
A lake appeared before him, but unlike the scenic and clear water described in the information, Griffon Lake was now completely covered by gray mist, with thick fog churning from time to time.
Standing by the lake, Jiang Han could only vaguely see the lake water flowing at his feet; beyond a few meters, it was all gray mist.
Feathers were scattered all over the ground, and the ground was covered with griffon corpses.
It was conceivable how quickly the gray mist had invaded, so much so that even these creatures, known for their speed and often used as high-level mounts, didn't have time to escape.
"It's a pity that creatures eroded by the gray mist won't drop equipment or items."
Jiang Han felt a little regretful; if he was lucky with so many corpses, he would have gained a lot of dark gold equipment.
It should be known that this was different from the large-scale deaths of ordinary gregarious monsters in the humid gully before; there were also many BOSSes in the vicinity of Griffon Lake, and Jiang Han also saw a few huge corpses.
However, he didn't care too much.
A few pieces of dark gold equipment were nothing compared to the item that Aisha mentioned, which was suspected to be a divine artifact.
Following Aisha's description, he groped in the gray mist; after half an hour, Jiang Han finally found the cave.
The entrance of the cave was not very wide, and could even be said to be narrow; Jiang Han needed to turn sideways to barely pass through.
No wonder only a little girl like Aisha discovered the existence of the cave; for adults, it would indeed take some effort to squeeze in.
Unexpectedly, in the dim environment shrouded in gray mist, the cave was unexpectedly bright, with visibility several levels higher than outside.
Jiang Han glanced over and found that the inside of the cave was a long passage, about one meter wide and two meters high, like a corridor.
And on the ground, there were many objects flashing with purple light.
"I didn't misfind it; this is indeed the cave that Aisha mentioned."
Seeing the iconic purple crystal bottle, Jiang Han immediately made a judgment, and looked up towards the depths of the corridor.
Sure enough, what came into view was a faint red light.
Jiang Han remained vigilant and advanced in the corridor.
The further he went, the wider the corridor became.
Until the end, it was already five or six meters wide, looking like a natural basement.
Jiang Han stopped.
In front of him was a round stone table; on the stone table was a vessel for holding something, and the red light was emitted from this vessel, very dazzling.
In addition to this, Jiang Han's focus was on the side of the stone table, where a stone statue as tall as a person stood quietly.
"Another god statue?"
Jiang Han immediately became alert.
Judging from the appearance alone, this statue was exactly the same as the statue in the Fire God Temple, also without a face.
The only difference was that the statue in front of him was black, as thick as if it had been dyed with a layer of ink.
And around it, there was a faint black gas lingering.
Having learned from the Fire God Temple, Jiang Han greeted Little Gray and Little Luo, who were restless in the pet space, in advance, suppressing their urge to come out.
Then he walked to the stone table and looked carefully.
[Jade Light Glazed Plate, Grade: Divine Artifact, Effect: Not yet identified.]
"It really is a divine artifact."
"But it also needs identification?"
While delighted, Jiang Han was also a little surprised; he thought it would be difficult to encounter a unique divine artifact like [Raging Horn of the God of Destruction] that needed identification again.
Unexpectedly, another one appeared before him.
Could it be related to the strange again?
But there were no strange creatures around, not even a living thing.
"Forget it."
Jiang Han was too lazy to think too much and reached out directly.
Whether it needs identification or not, he'll get it first.
He'll study the rest later.
Rumble!
The moment he touched the [Jade Light Glazed Plate], the entire cave began to shake violently, like an earthquake, with rubble constantly falling from above.
An ethereal voice echoed in Jiang Han's mind.
"Traveler from afar, have you decided to begin the challenge of the Holy Spirit?"
