Although the cave was large, that was only relative to his human form. If he had transformed into a dragon, he reckoned that it wouldn't be possible. His body would definitely be pushed to the limit, and the cave would explode. However, Long Chen understood that this was a cave within the Spirit Residence. It wouldn't explode just because someone said so.
He took out the God Slaying Sword and stabbed it into the wall of the cavern for about a few thousand meters. However, there was still mud everywhere. It seemed like the only way to leave this place was to walk into the depths of the cavern and not destroy everything here.
If he couldn't transform into a dragon, his combat strength would be slightly weaker. But that was not a problem. Even if he couldn't transform into a dragon, Long Chen could still use the Chaotic Time Reversal and the Death Realm Dragon Gate. Although the scale would be slightly smaller, it was enough.
To use the Death Realm Dragon Gate in human form, he did not rely on his body, but on his hands. He would use his hands to open the Death Realm Dragon Gate.
When he was ready, Long Chen grasped the God-Slaying Sword and started to move forward in the wet, dark cave. He did not dare to move too fast, in case of any accidents. He was carefully inspecting the surroundings, with Lingxi helping him.
To be honest, there did not seem to be any danger in this cave.
But this was a place even scarier than the Ten Thousand Layers Formation and the Soul Puppets. How could it be so simple?
Therefore, he did not dare to relax.
The God-Slaying Sword was a little uneasy. The Little Skeleton said, "Daddy, Daddy, the aura of death here is so strong. Many people must have died here. Or perhaps there are strange living beings that have gathered here for a long time. Only then would such an aura appear."
Long Chen couldn't be bothered with the fact that the little skeleton kept calling him daddy, no matter how many times he tried to correct it. However, he did pay attention to the little skeleton's words.
"Many people have died here."
Long Chen realized that when he used the God-Slaying Sword to pierce through the mud, he had also pierced through many corpses. The corpses were not much different from those of humans. Of course, they were more like those of the Spirit Tribe. Since he could pierce through so many corpses with a single swing of his sword, there might really be a lot of corpses here.
He just didn't know how long this cave was. If it was tens of thousands of meters long, or even longer, then there would be a lot of corpses. He also didn't know how much soil there was outside. If there were at least hundreds of thousands of corpses, then there might even be hundreds of millions of corpses.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be such an unbearable and nauseating aura of death and corpses.
However, no matter how many corpses were buried here, at least the cave was quite clean. Nothing could be seen, only wet soil.
The surrounding Death Qi was getting heavier and heavier. Compared to the Death World, this Death Qi was a bit different. The Death World's Death Qi was filled with killing intent, while this place was filled with a foul stench.
In a place like this, even Lingxi would be nervous even if she had great power. Moreover, Ling Huang said that although this place looked simple, it was actually the place with the highest death rate.
After stepping into a certain area, Long Chen felt a deathly gray gas that was a mixture of black and gray. This gas was like a ghost, surging towards his body continuously. Although it didn't enter his body, Long Chen could already feel that this gas formed a strange power. It could actually cause fatigue and weakness, or rather, it was a type of poison. Although Long Chen could resist it, it would probably be a headache for him to stay here for a few days.
"This should be a very profound curse. You were cursed the moment you stepped into this place, causing your power to start weakening. However, because you have a strong resistance to this kind of curse that is similar to poison, you won't be able to feel the degree of exhaustion for a while. However, if you stay here for a long time, you will definitely be very tired. Moreover, we also don't know what the depths of the cave are like. Perhaps there are even more powerful curses …"
Lingxi said worriedly.
Long Chen's eyes were resolute. He said: "There's nothing we can do about it. If we want to barge through, we can't just stop here."
Lingxi knew what he was thinking, so she said: "Alright, then be careful. I'll search among the Immortal Lord Realm techniques to see if there's a way to resolve this."
This was the Spirit Lord Residence. If there were any spiritual techniques, they would be of the highest quality. In fact, they wouldn't be inferior to the best of the Immortal Lord Realm techniques. Curses were a type of application of spiritual techniques. They were traceless and harder to deal with. However, the conditions for setting them up were higher and more difficult. However, this curse from the Spirit Lord Residence would probably be very frightening.
Long Chen could already sense that the deathly gray gas had already penetrated his defenses and soundlessly entered his body. It attached itself to the primordial reincarnation force, causing Long Chen's strength to weaken. Long Chen did not have a way to deal with it for now. Of course, because his strength was ferocious, it was not an ordinary divine force, and his physique was also extraordinary, this curse did not have much of an effect on him for now. The speed at which he weakened was not as fast as Long Chen's recovery speed.
However, he was afraid that the deeper he went, the deeper the curse would be.
"It seems like this trial is starting to take effect. Here comes the danger...."
As expected, it would be harder to deal with than the Spirit Puppet Servants. This was because the Spirit Puppet Servants were out in the open, while this place was filled with mysteries. He hadn't even found an opponent yet, only this curse.
Lingxi couldn't find a way to alleviate it at the moment. Long Chen continued forward. As expected, the deeper he went, the stronger the curse. His strength was weakening. Although it wasn't a big deal at the moment, there was no guarantee that something big would happen in the future.
At the same time, this was also a test of one's heart.
Many people who came here would find that the strength they relied on the most had weakened, and the deeper they went, the weaker it would become. Many people would become afraid, hesitant, and lose their courage.
However, Long Chen had come here for responsibility and love. He was different from others. His strength lay in his mental strength. This little trick wouldn't be able to make him waver.
He continued forward, as if he had forgotten about the curse.
There were two forks in the road ahead, one big and one small. This made it very difficult for people to make a decision. Most people would think a lot about which path was safer and consider the designer's train of thought. However, Long Chen didn't think that much. He directly took the big path because it would be more advantageous to him in battle.
Following this, more forks appeared in the cave. There were even five or six, seven or eight. Long Chen just randomly chose one. The longer he stayed here, the stronger the curse became. Long Chen found that he had entered an extremely complicated maze. He couldn't even find the way back.
"Could it be that the difficulty here is this maze? That all the challengers are constantly wandering here, unable to find the way out, and finally die from exhaustion?"
Although this was also a terrifying test, Long Chen still felt that it wouldn't be so simple. The dense Death Qi and dense killing intent in this place weren't just for show. Moreover, any expert who came here, if they couldn't get out, they could easily destroy this place.
With Long Chen's current strength, it shouldn't be difficult for him to destroy this maze.
However, he didn't choose to do that. This test didn't seem to be as simple as a battle of strength. There had to be a better way.
He almost closed his eyes and walked everywhere, sensing all the changes here. He could see that this boundless maze seemed to be a huge formation diagram, and the formation diagram was the curse. The curse's power would gradually strengthen as time passed. The curse's power that surged into Long Chen's body was also gradually increasing. The speed at which it was weakening had already surpassed the speed at which it could recover, and it was still increasing.
Lingxi found a way to alleviate it. She used it on Long Chen's body, reducing the invasion speed of the curse by nearly half. However, there was still no way to completely cure it. But she was still very powerful, at least she bought twice the time for Long Chen.
Advance.
They continuously arrived at new places, but Long Chen could confirm that he was still in this underground maze.
As long as his sword pierced the wall, it would inevitably pierce through countless corpses. The number of corpses in this underground maze was many times more than the number of soil.
"There are even tens of millions of corpses here, and each of them is a part of the formation diagram, a part of this curse. Countless corpses are connected to form a huge spiritual formation, and the death energy is gathered in this cave. No wonder this curse is so powerful, it turns out that it's the death resentment of hundreds of millions of corpses."
Lingxi came up with a conclusion that scared Long Chen.
He took a deep breath and said, "So that's how it is. It's really difficult to deal with. Now that it's a dead end, it obviously won't be easy for people to get out of here. It seems that in this place, it's impossible to rely on brute force to destroy these corpses."
"Boss, you said that there are so many corpses, who died in the end?"
Kitten asked carelessly.
Long Chen stabbed his sword into the soil and pulled out a corpse. This corpse was slightly smaller than a human, but it was very similar. It had a total of 12 fingers on both palms, and 12 toes on its feet. This was the difference between it and a human.
"It's not a human, but a type of Spirit Tribe."
Long Chen took a few glances and said.
At this moment, the corpse actually turned to dust in front of him and disappeared.
Lingxi was puzzled and said, "That's not right, when I was in the Spirit Tribe, Sister Hua Ling told me that none of the Spirit Tribe had six fingers."
That was strange.
Then what kind of creature was it?
At this moment, Long Chen held the God Slaying Sword and looked at the front of the cave. Other than the sound of water dripping, there was now a very soft and soft sound of footsteps. Someone should be coming.
"Don't touch their corpses …"
In the distance, a soft and timid voice could be heard. It was amplified in the cave and finally reached Long Chen. That should be the voice of a little girl. It was very soft and ethereal. However, when it sounded in this place, it gave off a feeling that made one's hair stand on end.
Long Chen stood where he was and waited for her to arrive.
Her footsteps were very light, and she walked for half an hour before arriving in front of Long Chen. From afar, when she appeared from the corner of the cave, Long Chen saw her. This was a little girl who stepped on the soil barefoot. Her height only reached Long Chen's waist, and she looked very young. Her face was round, but her body was a little skinny. She wore a gray, old shirt and looked like a normal girl. The only difference was that she had a head of gray, dry hair that almost reached the ground. Her skin and eyes were also gray, and she did not look very pretty.