Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe were trapped hundreds of meters underground in the cultivation trench of 101 Cultivation Field. After waiting for a long time, the two finally grew restless.

At such a depth, the surrounding rocks were exceptionally hard, and there was a hill several hundred meters high above 101 Cultivation Field. Trying to break through the underground trench with their strength was very difficult.

”Yang Xiao, how long have we been waiting here? At least four hours, right?”

Yang Xiao nodded.

The two had long since turned off their flashlights, sitting on the ground against the wall, resting quietly.

”Senior Brother Xing Zhe, it should be nighttime outside now, which is when the demon beasts are out. Jiang En and the others need to protect the team members; there’s no way they can come here just for us right now, right?”

”Although I don’t know what happened outside, I’m guessing the outer trenches of 101 Cultivation Field have collapsed from an explosion. Even if Jiang En wants to rescue us, he may not have the ability at this moment.”

”What should we do then?”

The two fell silent, and in the darkness, they could hear each other’s heartbeat.

After a moment of silence, Yang Xiao said:

”Senior Brother Xing Zhe, do you still have food with you?”

”Hmm, according to the pre-departure regulations, each person brought ten days’ worth of rations when we set out. What about you?”

”Same here. This underground trench seems to have enough space, and the air inside is still sufficient for us. We’ve come this far, so we might as well calm down, eat our fill, and then think of a way. No road is completely impassable, and things might not be as bleak as we imagine.”

Xing Zhe, being a broad-minded person, laughed heartily upon hearing Yang Xiao’s words,

”Yang Xiao, you’re right. Two Emperor Level Realm living beings shouldn’t just let themselves suffocate to death. Let’s eat our fill and then think of a way. In ten days, Jiang En and the others should have enough time to find a solution, even if it means seeking help from the academy!”

”Exactly!”

Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe’s tension eased instantly, and they each took out their dry rations from their space rings and began to eat, chatting as they did, greatly alleviating their nervousness.

After finishing their meal, their spirits were lifted.

Yang Xiao said:

”Senior Brother Xing Zhe, I want to walk further into the trench to see what’s inside.”

Xing Zhe turned on a flashlight. This dwarf star flashlight used high-energy batteries that could provide continuous lighting for months without needing a battery change.

”Alright, let’s take a look together. There might be another escape passage hidden in this cultivation field.”

With the purpose of survival, they carefully inspected the underground trench once more, paying close attention.

They walked for over half an hour, not missing any suspicious spots along the way, yet still found nothing.

Slowly, they reached the end of the trench again.

The end of the trench grew increasingly narrow, and they stopped about ten meters away from the terminus.

”Is there no way forward?”

”No way forward!”

Xing Zhe sighed, smiling wryly:

”Yang Xiao, do you still hope for a miracle deep inside?”

”Don’t you hope for a miracle too?”

”...”

After a brief silence, Xing Zhe suddenly asked:

”Yang Xiao, you haven’t been at the academy for long. Who told you about the secrets of 101 Cultivation Field?”

Yang Xiao didn’t hesitate and replied:

”I went to report to my mentor. He told me many things, and before leaving, he mysteriously urged me to visit 101 Cultivation Field whenever I had the chance, without letting me ask why. He even said he doesn’t usually tell others about it,

Damn it, looking back now, he was sending me to my death. If he hadn’t told me to visit 101 Cultivation Field, I wouldn’t have come here in the first place!”

Xing Zhe laughed heartily upon hearing this and said:

”It seems your mentor is quite amusing, taking the whole rumor seriously. If you manage to get out, shouldn’t you thank your mentor?”

”Of course, if I get out, I’d love to pay my respects to his ancestors!”

At that moment, Yang Xiao’s mind buzzed, and he froze, staring intently at the end of the trench.

Xing Zhe noticed Yang Xiao’s unusual behavior, glanced over, and asked:

”Yang Xiao, what’s wrong with you?”

”Don’t you feel there’s something different here?”

”Different? What’s different?”

”I can’t quite explain. I just feel something’s off. We just spoke loudly here, and our voices should echo off the walls, but in front of us, although there’s an echo, it sounds different, as if there’s a hollow space behind the trench’s end.”

Upon hearing this, Xing Zhe immediately used his divine sense to examine closely.

”Hmm, you’re right. But isn’t this the end of the trench?”

”Let’s go see for ourselves.”

The two moved forward with a mix of tension and anticipation.

When they reached the end of the trench, they looked around and found that it looked no different from the nearby stone walls.

Yang Xiao tapped it twice with his hand.

”Dong dong!”

The stone wall echoed.

Their hearts leapt with excitement.

”It’s hollow back here, hollow!”

”Correct, it is hollow back there.”

”Shall we open it?”

”Open it!”

Yang Xiao placed his palm on the stone wall, gradually applying pressure inward, and the wall shifted slightly.

Excited, Yang Xiao pushed hard,

With a creak, the stone wall at the end of the trench swung open, revealing a black portal.

Yang Xiao and Xing Zhe were stunned on the spot.

”Holy crap!”

”There really is a miracle!”

The two stood at the entrance of the black portal, feeling excited and thrilled.

They had not expected to find a new passage at all. Although they couldn’t be sure where it would lead them, it undoubtedly filled them with hope.

”Wow, there’s another passage here. How did we miss it the first time we came down?”

”Who could have discovered it? It looks just like the other stone walls around it, and the trench gets narrower, so most would just glance at it, decide there’s no way forward, and turn back without giving it a push.”

”It seems heaven favors us, leading us to discover this secret trench.”

”Let’s not celebrate too soon. We have no idea what’s inside yet.”

”No matter, let’s check it out first, better than waiting here to die. Might as well see what’s inside.”

”Alright!”

They made some simple preparations, then entered the passage, slowly moving forward.

The further they went, the narrower the trench became. At first, it could accommodate two people walking side by side, but later it could only fit one person, so they had to walk one behind the other.

Xing Zhe walked in front, with Yang Xiao following behind.

This narrow passage was very long, stretching several hundred meters, and sloped downward.

Yang Xiao furrowed his brows slightly.

”Senior Brother Xing Zhe, don’t you feel the evolution energy here is getting thicker, much thicker than in the upper trench?”

Xing Zhe paused, ran through the Evolution Technique briefly, and immediately sensed a surge of evolution energy entering his pores, with a soothing sensation.

Startled, Xing Zhe said:

”Yang Xiao, you’re right; the evolution energy here is indeed much thicker than in the upper trench. Moreover, the energy here has a warm feeling, completely different from the coolness above.”