Now, he could only wait for Little Green Dragon to rescue him.
Of course, it was also possible that his Master would save him.
Next, Lin Yun tried to release the White Ze Beast to untie the Spirit-Binding Rope for him, but he found that the Green Vine Gourd couldn’t be opened in this place.
“Damn it! What kind of wretched place is this!” Lin Yun gritted his teeth and cursed.
With no other options, Lin Yun could only sit down on the spot, enduring the pain while waiting.
About half a day later.
“Hiss…”
Lin Yun, who had been sitting on the ground, suddenly collapsed, gasping sharply. His face turned pale, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
After staying in such an environment for half a day, Lin Yun felt as if countless knives were constantly cutting into his flesh!
This excruciating torment was almost unbearable for him!
If Lin Yun weren’t bound by the Spirit-Binding Rope and could use his inner strength to resist, combined with his defensive capabilities and the Heart of Frost, things would likely have been much better.
Moreover, within this Land of Exile, there was that ghostly wailing sound, constantly lingering. Over time, it could affect one’s sanity.
Listening to such sounds and staying in such an environment for long would drive most people mad, even if they could endure it!
However, Lin Yun’s will was not so easily eroded.
“This level of torment wants to defeat me, Lin Yun? No! Way!”
Lin Yun struggled to sit up, gritting his teeth, his gaze resolute!
…
Elsewhere.
Fire Cloud Empire, Divine Capital, Imperial Palace.
The envoy who had returned from the Xingwu Empire hurriedly entered the Tongshen Hall.
“Where is my disciple?” The Fire Cloud Emperor looked down.
“Your Majesty, the Xingwu Emperor refused to hand him over. He said that Lord Lin Yun, a second-rank official of the Fire Cloud Empire, went to Xingwu and caused widespread slaughter without permission, breaking the rules. Your Majesty, it won’t be easy to take him away,” the envoy said, head bowed.
“He dares to detain him? He’s really grown bold. Lin Yun only killed a few enemies in his empire, what’s it to him!” The Fire Cloud Emperor’s brows furrowed.
“Your Majesty, he simply won’t release him. There was nothing I could do,” the envoy said weakly.
“This isn’t your fault. You may leave,” the Fire Cloud Emperor waved his hand.
“Yes!” The envoy responded and exited the hall.
“It seems that without sending someone of significance, the Xingwu Emperor won’t understand the gravity of this,” the Fire Cloud Emperor said coldly.
At that moment, the Fire Cloud Emperor suddenly froze.
A transmission entered his mind.
“He actually reported this to the Heavenly God Palace? Such a trivial matter, and he wants to blow it out of proportion, deliberately opposing me?” The Fire Cloud Emperor’s expression grew darker.
A red-furred cat leaped out.
“The Xingwu Emperor actually reported it to the Heavenly God Palace? It seems he has no intention of resolving this privately. He wants to escalate this minor issue,” the red-furred cat said.
“I’ll go to the Heavenly God Palace to mediate this matter,” the Xingwu Emperor stood up.
…
Elsewhere.
Within the Land of Exile.
Lin Yun had been in the same spot for a full day.
During this day, both his body and mind endured immense torment.
The terrifying oppressive force crushed Lin Yun relentlessly, second by second, as if a steamroller were repeatedly running him over!
Blood oozed from many of his pores.
This was only because Lin Yun’s body-refining technique was strong enough; otherwise, the consequences would have been even worse.
“Hold on!” Lin Yun continued to grit his teeth, not letting out a single sound despite the pain!
At that moment, Lin Yun suddenly noticed movement in the hazy grey space ahead.
Focusing his gaze, he saw a demonic beast charging out from beyond his line of sight.
Then, two! Three!
Roar! Roar!
A large number of demonic beasts, exuding a terrifying aura, lunged toward Lin Yun, roaring deafeningly, as if ready to tear him apart!
“Damn it! Why are there suddenly demonic beasts!” Lin Yun cursed.
Bound by the Spirit-Binding Rope, Lin Yun couldn’t launch any attacks or defenses.
“No, it’s an illusion!”
Lin Yun shook his head vigorously, closing his eyes and reopening them.
The demonic beasts that had appeared were gone. The space ahead was still a hazy grey, with nothing but dust floating in the air.
The only sound was the wailing of the fierce wind.
“As expected, it was an illusion,” Lin Yun let out a long sigh of relief.
If real demonic beasts had appeared while he was completely bound, he’d be in serious trouble!
“I can’t just stay here,” Lin Yun stood up.
If he kept sitting still, over time, his consciousness would grow numb, or even sink into oblivion.
Soon, Lin Yun made up his mind to move forward!
This would keep his mind and consciousness in a state of tension and alertness.
Lin Yun first tried to extend his divine sense to scout. Although the Spirit-Binding Rope prevented him from using inner strength, his divine sense was still functional.
But the spatial oppression in this place was terrifying. Once released, his divine sense faced immense resistance, and its range was even shorter than what his eyes could see.
“I’ll have to rely on walking.”
Since his divine sense was of little use, Lin Yun could only explore on foot.
Besides, he was curious to see if the entire Land of Exile was like this.
Such a peculiar place sparked Lin Yun’s desire to explore.
With that, Lin Yun began walking forward.
The surroundings were like a massive sandstorm in a desert, with Lin Yun caught in the midst of it.
His vision extended at most a few thousand metres, and things in the distance were blurry. Only objects nearby were clear.
After walking for just over ten minutes, Lin Yun felt his foot kick something hard.
Looking down, he saw a skeleton.
“This person, before dying, must have been at least at the Tribulation Realm. Otherwise, their bones would have long turned to dust in this place,” Lin Yun said, staring at the skeleton. “I wonder why they were thrown into this Land of Exile.”
There was nothing else around the skeleton.
“Since there are bones, it means there are people in the Land of Exile. I wonder if there are any living ones,” Lin Yun thought to himself.
With that, Lin Yun continued walking forward.
Woo! Woo!
The ghostly wailing sounds continued to echo, pouring into his ears and reverberating in his mind.
The blade-like winds kept battering Lin Yun, carrying large amounts of dust and particles.
But the most torturous was the terrifying oppressive force of this world.
Under such intense oppression, Lin Yun’s progress was slow.
Half a day later.
During this time, Lin Yun encountered another skeleton.
“The deeper I go, the stronger this oppression seems to become,” Lin Yun noted to himself.
The increase wasn’t significant, but it was noticeable.
Most people, in such a situation, would likely avoid going further. After all, the deeper one went, the stronger the oppression, and the greater the torment.
But Lin Yun’s curiosity about this strange and unknown place only grew stronger.
A few hours later.
“Hm? What’s that!”
Lin Yun spotted something alive a few thousand metres away. It was too far to see clearly, but he could make out a dark shadow moving!
