Chapter 38: Dark Elves - 38
Since the dark elves didn't want him to talk, Zhou Fan didn't waste anymore words. After blocking yet another bunch of arrows, he waved his hand and used some wind Qi to form a bubble around the group of dark elves.
They continued to shoot arrows for about a minute before they realized that their arrows were blocked by the greenish wall in front of them.
After a brief moment of confusion, a dark elf fell to the ground. The remaining elves turned around and saw their friend passed out.
THUD!
Turning back around, they saw 3 more dark elves passed out. Within 20 seconds, every dark elf was passed out on the ground.
Only then did Zhou Fan stop siphoning air out of the wind bubble and dispersed it.
By now, the dark elf settlement was silent. It seemed that nearly all of the dark elves had gathered to attack Zhou Fan, or more accurately, Yipeng.
Looking at the passed out dark elves, Zhou Fan used wood Qi to bind them to the ground before he started to walk around the village. Everything seemed similar to the elf cave, however, they were missing trees. The most obvious difference was the lack of a world tree. In fact, they didn't have any sort of centerpiece to their village. Not even a water fountain or a statue.
One similarity to the elf village is that on the north side of the village, there was a big palace. Like the elf palace, it was made with wood. However, this wood was a much darker type.
Since he had previously knocked out the guards, Zhou Fan walked right through the gates of the palace and into the elegant door that led to the throne room. It had to be noted that the entire palace was lit with torches.
When Zhou Fan walked through the final door that led into the throne room, he noticed that the sides were lined with metal armors. He then noticed the presence on the throne.
"Who are you?!" The dark elf king said with great confusion.
However, after a moment, he quickly realized Zhou Fan's identity.
"Human!" He said while frowning.
Like the elves, the dark elves had a hatred for humans. Also, they too had slowly lost this hate over time. However, the dark elf king was naturally informed and seemed to hold some hatred for humans.
"Let's not waste any time", Zhou Fan said while looking towards the throne with his hands behind his back. "Take me to the library."
The dark elf king looked at Zhou Fan with both a little bit of disdain and a little bit of wariness.
"I'm afraid I'll have to refuse. GUARDS!" The king screamed.
However, even after a minute had passed, no guards came. It seemed that every single one had been knocked out by Zhou Fan earlier.
"It seems that they're busy right now." Zhou Fan taunted.
Clearly, the king didn't know about the arrival of an elf. He also didn't see Yipeng since Zhou Fan told him to wait outside the palace.
"Do you want to take me there or do you want me to beat you up then make you take me there?" Zhou Fan asked.
Hearing his words, the king let out a small chuckle. "I don't think you have the ability to make me show you the way."
The king pulled out a sword from the side of his throne and lept towards Zhou Fan with a downward swing. Zhou Fan stepped sideways to dodge with his hands still behind his back. The king's floor hit the sword, but he instantly turned and side slashed at Zhou Fan. Zhou Fan jumped back as if there was little gravity and dodged the sword. When he landed next to one of the armors, he grabbed the sword from it and attacked the king. Since he had decided to use the strength of an average warrior, the king easily parried his downward slash.
Zhou Fan found great fun in fights like these. He could both practice his sword skills and fight someone without instantly defeating them.
After 3 minutes had passed, the king was looking extremely fatigued. He was gasping heavily and was only able to stand up because he was leaning on his sword.
On the other hand, Zhou Fan looked like he was in perfect condition.
Looking at Zhou Fan, the dark elf king sighed. "I admit defeat, but I won't tell you the location of the library. You'll have to kill me."
It was clear that although the king knew he couldn't win, he felt that he shouldn't give up the library's location.
"Hahaha", Zhou Fan laughed.
He naturally knew that the king would be unwilling to disclose the location if he defeated him like that.
He then stopped holding his aura back and released it.
BOOM!!
A great pressure descended upon the room and the elf king instantly fell on his knees. An immense fear found its way into his mind. In his eyes, Zhou Fan no longer looked human. Instead, he looked like a great devil from the depths of hell.
"I-I-I-I'll show y-you." After a bit of stuttering, the dark elf king was able to agree to Zhou Fan's earlier words.
Hearing him, Zhou Fan stopped releasing his aura pressure. He was slightly disappointed actually. He was hoping that the dark elf king would take longer to crack under the pressure. It wasn't because Zhou Fan had expectations, however. Instead, it was because he felt more natural when his aura, or more accurately, cultivation, was being released without restraint. In fact, it actually took up a bit of energy to stop it from being released. Luckily, the amount of energy was negligible.
"Good. In that case, please lead the way." Zhou Fan said.
The dark elf king didn't dare hesitate before he walked to a seemingly random hallway in the castle.
In that hallway, the dark elf king started to pull torches down which surprisingly acted like levers.
With a smug look on his face, he started to brag.
"Incredible isn't it? This is one of th—"
"Already seen it." Zhou Fan interrupted.
Looking disappointed, the dark elf king kept pulling levers until a section of the wall moved like a sliding door, revealing a lightly lit path.
Chapter 39: Blood - 39
Zhou Fan didn't waste any time before he walked into the path. The dark elf king followed him from behind.
"Why are these torches lit?" Zhou Fan asked, although he was pretty sure he already knew.
"These torches contain a substance created by tulin. Although we hate elves, we have to admit that he was the greatest genius among the 10 races." The dark elf king responded.
Zhou Fan nodded at his words.
Zhou Fan and the dark elf king continued down the hallway until they came upon a big door. The dark elf king pulled the lever next to it and the door opened.
Looking inside, Zhou Fan saw that there wasn't much of a difference between this library and the elves. The biggest difference is the lack of a giant tree root.
Without waiting, Zhou Fan started to read all of the book from left to right. Like everyone else, the dark elf king was astounded by Zhou Fans reading speed. Or rather, the fact that he didn't even seem to be reading. However, he quickly shook himself out of that train of thought and ignored Zhou Fan's behavior until he was done reading.
It took around 36 hours to read every book here. After finishing, Zhou Fan realized that it was mostly a waste of time. The only new knowledge in this library was about the dark elves. It told a little more about their history and had some random information that wasn't in the elf library.
Zhou Fan walked over to the table the dark elf king was sleeping on and tapped his shoulder, waking him up.
"Let's go." He said, before he started walking out of the library.
The dark elf king quickly cleared up his mind and followed Zhou Fan outside.
When they got back to the palace, Zhou Fan didn't stop and walked back to the place he had left Yipeng. When he arrived, he saw a bunch of angry dark elves trying to break free of the wood.
He then looked to the side and saw Yipeng eating some carrots.
"You were gone for a while so I stole some of their food." He said with a sly grin.
Zhou Fan chuckled and waved his hand, releasing the dark elves from their constraints.
This time, they didn't immediately attack and just glared hatefully.
It was then that the dark elf king addressed them.
"Listen. You will not attack or bear hatred towards either of them." He said.
The dark elves looked at him and reluctantly agreed. "Yes king wen."
Although they couldn't completely forget their hatred after a single command, they did tone it down.
Afterwards, Zhou Fan didn't stay for long. After resting for a day, he and Yipeng collected the beasts and left the dark elf cave.
When they made it back to the dragon cave, they rested for a single day before they started exploring again. This time, they chose the tunnel that was on the right of the exit tunnel.
They imitated the previous experience of walking down the tunnel until they saw a light. This time, the light was red. When they finally made it out of the tunnel, the first thing they noticed was the big crystal hanging from the ceiling. Next, they noticed that there were nearly no trees. As for the few that existed, they were completely without leaves.
The group didn't waste any time before they began to walk towards the center of the cave. The red light that the crystal gave off made the entire cave have a red hue. It was enough to make Yipeng feel chills. As for Zhou Fan and the beasts, they naturally wouldn't be scared by something like this.
While walking, they noticed that the entire cave was nearly devoid of life. There was little to no grass and not a single animal had been spotted. Even in the dark elves' cave, they still had some animals and trees.
There were only two races that could be here. The demon race or the barbarian race.
"Who do you think?" Zhou Fan asked Yipeng.
He felt no need to elaborate on what he meant since Yipeng was well educated.
"It's likely the demon race. Even the barbarians wouldn't like to live in this environment. As for the demons, they would probably prefer to live here." He answered.
Zhou Fan nodded in agreement before he hopped on Xiaolong's back and rode the rest of the way. Like before, Yipeng rode on Xuanwu.
It didn't take long before Zhou Fan made it to the gates of the demon races area. He rode through and saw a similar situation to the previous villages. Of course, that only referred to the houses. Unlike the other village, there was a foul stench. An odor that could only come from death.
Weirdly enough, Zhou Fan couldn't see anyone walking around. Flexing his ears, Zhou Fan listened deeply for sounds. Within a moment, he picked up what sounded like cheering a mile or so away.
Without wasting time, he rode on Xiaolong towards the sounds. After a certain distance was traveled, even Yipeng could hear the chanting.
When they got closer, Zhou Fan could see a coliseum surrounded by the mountains ahead. He could smell the blood and death coming from that direction. Although it didn't bother Zhou Fan and the beasts too much, Yipeng started to gag.
Out of consideration for Yipeng, Zhou Fan used some wind Qi to disperse the smell. It wasn't but a minute before they arrived at the gates. When they saw that they were unguarded, they welcomed themselves in. By now, the chanting was loud enough to block out other sounds from entering their ears.
They rode no more than 200 feet before they came upon an entrance to the arena. When he walked through, Zhou Fan instantly noticed the sight of two men fighting each other to the death in the middle of the coliseum. These men looked different from humans or elves, however. Zhou Fan looked at their horns and small wings and instantly recalled the name of their species.
Demons.
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