Chapter 271: The Snow Wave's Pursuit, Inside a Dormant Volcano!

How cool was this scene?

Ski jumping was already an incredibly thrilling sport. Skiers would shoot off a high ramp at speeds approaching a hundred kilometers per hour, glide through the air, and land smoothly.

Whenever audiences watched such performances, they found them spectacular, filled with admiration for the ski jumping athletes.

Right now, Ning Fei was using a snowy cliff as his ramp, launching himself directly over the edge.

Moreover, a massive avalanche roared behind him, looking as if it could devour everything in its path.

To say the scene was thrilling would be an understatement.

After touching down smoothly, Ning Fei felt his downward momentum arrest as a powerful force surged up from the ground.

He had glided forward for a significant distance, meaning his landing spot was far below the cliff's base—a vertical drop of nearly 150 meters.

A drop like that pushed a skier's skills and physical conditioning to their absolute limits.

Because upon initial impact, the speed would be blindingly fast.

Fortunately, Ning Fei possessed the Skiing Mastery skill. He hit the ground with perfect stability and kept his speed under control as he shot forward.

Looking back, the avalanche was still surging down like an overwhelming tidal wave, though it was now far behind him.

Seeing Ning Fei survive, everyone watching let out a long breath of relief.

A torrent of donations erupted in the live stream.

"Ning Guan master is awesome!"

"I almost wet myself! That was way too intense!"

"And people say he's not practicing cultivation? Who but an immortal could survive a desperate situation like that?"

"I'm gonna go change my pants. I actually peed myself just now."

"Holy shit! Unbelievable!"

"Damn, he flew so far!"

"I still can't believe this is real."

"Absolutely terrifying! Just terrifying!"

A dense barrage of comments flooded the screen.

This scene was destined to go down in history and be passed down for generations.

The image of Ning Fei soaring over the steep cliff, his expression as calm as still water and his gaze fixed firmly ahead, was permanently etched into everyone's memories.

But the impact didn't stop there.

The footage of Ning Fei leaping off the cliff was uploaded directly to YouTube overseas. In just two short hours, it rocketed to the number one spot on the daily trending list.

Foreign audiences had always idolized and revered extreme sports. Seeing a stunt like this naturally left them screaming in disbelief.

More importantly, just a few days later, the Guinness World Records updated their list of the "Top Ten Most Dangerous Stunts in the World."

This time, alongside Jackie Chan's famous high-rise leap, Ning Fei's flight off the cliff while being chased by an avalanche was selected. Not only did it make the cut, but it claimed the very top spot as the "Number One Most Dangerous Stunt in the World."

In other words, while Ning Fei was simply running for his life, he somehow managed to accidentally set a Guinness World Record.

The scene was so intensely thrilling that anyone who watched it felt a tingling sensation shoot across their scalp.

Was that really something a human could do?

Caught between an avalanche and a sheer cliff drop, an ordinary person would have been swallowed by the roaring wall of snow in an instant.

In the live stream, the viewers were still cheering.

However, the ordeal was far from over.

The avalanche was still pouring down the mountain.

An avalanche's speed follows a curve, increasing linearly before eventually decelerating linearly.

Right now, this avalanche hadn't even reached its maximum velocity.

Ning Fei skied with everything he had, staying just ahead of the tidal wave of snow.

He deliberately chose to glide across the smoothest sections of the glacier.

The viewers' hearts leaped into their throats once more.

Even though Ning Fei's leap off the cliff had looked incredibly badass, the danger was far from over.

The reality of the situation was far more perilous than it appeared on screen.

Ning Fei could feel the ground trembling constantly beneath his skis.

Or, more accurately, the entire mountain was shaking.

Hundreds of years' worth of accumulated snow was crashing down from the cliffs and slamming into the earth, creating tremors that felt like a localized earthquake.

"Crack, crack."

As Ning Fei carved his way across the glacier, he suddenly noticed fractures spiderwebbing across the ice right in front of him!

The wall of snow continued to roar down the mountain behind him, showing no signs of stopping.

"My luck is unbelievable,"

Ning Fei muttered in helpless exasperation.

Fortunately, the fracturing ice didn't pose a massive threat to him.

Whenever he approached a widening fissure, he simply jumped to clear the gap.

Before long, however, Ning Fei ran into a new problem.

The slope ahead was beginning to level out, and the terrain was becoming increasingly rugged.

Skiing across that kind of rocky, uneven snowy terrain would drastically reduce his speed.

"There's a Mountain Cave!"

Ning Fei's eyes lit up as he called out in pleasant surprise.

He had been scanning the terrain the entire time, desperately searching for a place to take shelter.

There were two ideal types of shelter.

The first was a protruding ridge or rock spire. Ning Fei could ski up and climb to the top. Those solid formations usually wouldn't be completely buried by the snow, making them relatively safe.

The second was a Mountain Cave.

'The rocks on this mountain are extremely tough. An avalanche won't damage the mountain's underlying structure.'

'That means as long as I find a Mountain Cave, I can safely ride out the avalanche!'

'Even if the entrance gets completely blocked by the snow, I can still dig my way out afterward.'

Ning Fei reasoned to himself.

Avalanches were fundamentally different from mudslides. The most terrifying part wasn't necessarily being buried—as long as a person had enough strength, they could eventually dig their way to the surface.

The true horror of an avalanche was its fluid nature. Like a raging flood, it could easily sweep a person into its current, violently tossing and smashing them against the hard ground, making survival almost impossible.

The location of the Mountain Cave was incredibly bizarre. Ning Fei had only spotted it because the glacier had cracked open, exposing it to view.

The entrance sat near a jagged outcrop of rocks, angled sharply downward. Ning Fei skied right up to it, hastily unclipped his ski gear, and threw himself inside.

The drone was more than fast enough to keep up. Seeing Ning Fei dive into the opening, it zipped right in after him.

The drone also instantly flicked on its searchlights.

The Mountain Cave was far larger than it appeared.

Ning Fei descended a few steps, revealing an incredibly complex internal structure. The cavern seemed to branch out in all directions, splitting off into multiple winding paths.

"Boom!"

At that exact moment, a deafening rumble shook the ceiling above him as the avalanche surged right over the cave.

A small amount of snow cascaded down through the entrance. But since the opening angled downward and the snow wave was rushing past at high speed, not much actually poured inside.

Simply put, Ning Fei was safe—at least for now.

Watching this unfold, the viewers finally let out a collective sigh of relief.

"Phew! It's finally over."

"That was completely terrifying."

"I honestly thought Ning Guan master was a goner. I was already preparing to light some incense for him."

"Thank god there was a Mountain Cave there. That completely saved his life."

"Looking back on it, Ning Guan master has incredible luck."

"He ran into an avalanche and was forced to jump off a cliff. You call that good luck?"

"We can only say the Three Pure Ones were watching over him. Since Ning Guan master survived such a massive disaster, great fortune is bound to follow."

The comment section exploded with chatter once again.

Meanwhile, Ning Fei propped his Snowboards and ski poles against the cave wall and began carefully checking his belongings.

His frantic escape had forced him to abandon his hiking bag, and there was a good chance he had lost other things in the chaos as well.

The Qilin Pendant on his chest, the Phoenix jade pendant and Spirit Treasure Gourd at his waist, and the Zouwu Hand Beads wrapped around his wrist—they were all still there.

Confirming that eased Ning Fei's mind quite a bit.

As long as his most important belongings were safe, there was no major issue.

He then turned his attention back to his surroundings.

"The inside of this Mountain Cave is incredibly complex!"

With the drone's floodlights illuminating the space, the viewers could clearly see Ning Fei's surroundings and hear his voice.

"The temperature in here isn't quite right either. Logically speaking, the inside of a mountain shouldn't be this warm."

"Huaxia has many volcanoes, though the vast majority of them are dormant. They are primarily scattered across areas like the Kunlun Mountains, Changbai Mountain, and Tengchong in Yunnan."

"It's highly likely that this peak is also a dormant volcano."

Ning Fei explained as he continued to survey the area.

"Which means, right now, I'm standing inside a dormant volcano!"

Hearing his words, the viewers—who had only just managed to catch their breath—were instantly swept up in another wave of excitement.