Chapter 51: Underground Exploration

Zhang Yi returned to the surface, looked at the few onlookers who were full of anticipation, cleared his throat, and with a feigned air of profundity, looked at the few demons and spoke in a deep voice.

"The situation is a bit complicated. I discovered a strange cave underground, but the entrance is blocked by a layer of peculiar restriction, and even Earth Escape cannot pass through it."

Zhang Yi scratched his head and described his new discovery vividly to the three spectators in front of him.

Hearing the other party say this, Nudi, at this moment, rolled her eyes with a look of schadenfreude.

"Tch, there are times when even you can't handle things?"

"Isn't it just a broken rock? If I went, I would definitely handle it in minutes!"

It was obvious that this girl was still brooding over the fact that she had missed out on the earth dragon resources earlier.

However, compared to her sarcasm, Long Ge, who was on the side, had his dragon eyes instantly widen into perfect circles.

"What? You mean there is a cave down there?"

"If I haven't guessed wrong, that place is very likely the old lair of the earth dragon. If we can get inside, we might even be able to scavenge some good things!"

"After all, this old guy has been entrenched in this place for many years; he must have some private stash hidden away!"

As Long Ge spoke, he had already begun to subconsciously rub his pair of huge dragon claws with an expectant look on his face.

It gave Zhang Yi the feeling that the other party had already seen some incredible existence.

Xiao Pu, on the side, was also flapping his wings excitedly at this moment.

"Yes, yes, yes! Uncle Long is right, an adventure! An adventure! Dad, let's go on an adventure together!"

Zhang Yi looked at the high-spirited Long Ge and Xiao Pu, then looked at the disdainful Nudi, and sighed helplessly.

"I say, shouldn't we discuss how to break that restriction first?"

"What if there is real danger inside?"

"Fear a ball! With this dragon here, I fear no danger!"

Seeing that Zhang Yi seemed to be retreating, Long Ge immediately waved his dragon claws, taking full responsibility.

It was just that his sudden movement almost sent the unprepared Zhang Yi flying away directly.

In the end, under the strong demands of Long Ge and Xiao Pu, and with Nudi following along honestly despite saying she wouldn't go, the group set off in a grand manner, prepared to dive underground once more to get to the bottom of it.

After the decision was made, Zhang Yi immediately took a deep breath and activated his system skill.

【Earth Escape!】

In an instant, a yellow light once again enveloped his entire body.

Only this time, under his control, the yellow light was countless times larger than before, wrapping Nudi, Long Ge, Xiao Pu, and Ju Niao Mu Qin all together inside.

……

"Damn it! What the hell is this feeling? I'm a bit dizzy!"

Long Ge's voice buzzed underground.

"Shut up! Don't move around!"

Nudi glanced at this guy who had never seen the world with a look of disdain.

However, the slight tremor in her voice already exposed that she was also somewhat unaccustomed to the feeling of traveling underground at the moment.

Under Zhang Yi's lead.

Soon, they arrived before the cave that had been sealed by rocks earlier.

"This is it!"

Zhang Yi said, pointing to the rock emitting a faint light in front of him.

Immediately after, he demonstrated his previous encounter to everyone once again.

Accompanied by the flow of his intent, he cast Earth Escape again.

The next second, he seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall, which sent him flying back directly.

Seeing that Zhang Yi's method did not work.

At this time, the Quetzalcoatlus, acting as the big brother, immediately stood out.

"Move aside, let me try!"

While speaking, the Quetzalcoatlus followed up by directly waving its huge dragon claws and smashing them fiercely against the rock.

"Bang!"

After a loud noise.

The rock blocking the cave entrance was not only completely undamaged, but instead erupted with a powerful rebounding force that sent the Quetzalcoatlus flying away.

Seeing the Quetzalcoatlus get thwarted, Ju Niao Mu Qin also stepped forward to try, but ended up being shaken away as well.

"See what I told you? I said this rock was evil. If it really doesn't work..."

Zhang Yi looked at the two thwarted demons and spoke with a smile.

However, before he could finish his words, Nudi, who had been observing carefully, suddenly spoke up.

"Why do I feel like the patterns on this rock look like... a bloodline contract?"

"A bloodline contract?"

Once the other party said this, Zhang Yi couldn't help but be stunned.

"What the hell is a bloodline contract?"

"As far as I know, in the human world, some families use bloodline contracts to protect important things; only those who possess the same bloodline can open them."

"Look at the patterns on this rock; they are very similar to some ancient bloodline contract totems."

Nudi examined the peculiar patterns on the rock thoroughly and spoke in a deep voice.

Reminded by her, Zhang Yi suddenly realized, but soon he thought of a grave problem.

"So, this restriction needs the earth dragon's blood to open? But where are we going to find the earth dragon's blood..."

Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly stopped, and his gaze fell upon himself.

"Wait! I have eaten so much earth dragon flesh and blood, perhaps my body already possesses the bloodline aura of an earth dragon!"

Nudi also thought of this point: "I think you can definitely give it a try; there's nothing to lose anyway!"

Hearing the other party say this, Zhang Yi immediately sliced a wound on his wing and dripped a drop of fresh blood onto the rock.

The next second, that drop of fresh blood was actually absorbed by the rock at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Before the crowd of demons could even be surprised.

Following closely, the rock that had been motionless just a moment ago now seemed to come alive, trembling slightly, emitting a buzzing sound, and then slowly moved aside, revealing a pitch-black cave entrance.

"Holy crap! It actually worked!"

Long Ge climbed up from the ground, looking at this scene with a face full of shock.

"Daddy is so amazing!"

Xiao Pu flapped her wings excitedly.

After the cave entrance opened, a cold aura rushed out from within, making people shiver uncontrollably.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look!"

Zhang Yi took the lead and stepped into the cave.

The inside of the cave was pitch black, and one could not even see their own fingers.

Immediately after, Jinwu flames rose up around the bodies of Zhang Yi and Xiao Pu, illuminating the surrounding environment.

Looking around, the walls of this cave were covered in strange runes, emitting a faint glow.

Some bones were scattered on the ground, though it was unknown what creature they were the remains of.

"This place... feels a bit eerie..."

Nudi's voice trembled slightly as she spoke.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Zhang Yi patted the girl on the shoulder.

"Who's afraid! I'm not afraid at all!"

Although Nudi was stubborn, one could clearly hear that she lacked confidence in the tone of her voice.

As they continued to go deeper, the temperature inside the cave became lower and lower, and the air was filled with a foul, rotting smell.

As they walked.

The Wind God Pterosaur responsible for leading the way suddenly stopped in its tracks.

"Wait!"