Chapter 708 - 384: Answer

A large flock of Beng Birds flew overhead, showing faint signs of being drawn to him. Yang An quickly took a Primordial Stone from within his clothes and swallowed it, only then allowing himself to fall into deep thought.

A thought he could hardly believe surfaced in his mind: ’Could it be that the Land of Shattered Armor and the 6th Floor of the Xian Origin Land overlap?’

He had encountered a monster resembling a giant centipede in the Land of Shattered Armor. After entering the 6th Floor, he met a creature that looked exactly the same.

After moving a certain distance on the 6th Floor, he found he had also moved within the Land of Shattered Armor upon his return. He had even managed to safely walk out of what was previously a dangerous zone.

"If you face an insurmountable obstacle, then enter the 6th Floor to find hope."

Yang An recalled the words the He Tou Old Monster had spoken to him before he entered the Land of Shattered Armor.

"Illusion and reality interchange, two minds as one!"

A glint flashed in Yang An’s eyes. In that instant, he seemed to have grasped the key.

But now was not the time to enter the 6th Floor. Although the Old Monster had said he could enter without limit, it was better to be cautious. He needed to find something to verify his theory.

A monster!

Yang An had no intention of returning to the dangerous area he’d just left behind. He could only press forward.

’Unfortunately, neither the Bow Lady nor the Old Monster can appear here,’ he thought. ’That detestable Old Monster just had to speak in riddles before I entered the Land of Shattered Armor. I’ll have to verify this myself. Dammit.’

’Could it be that the old fellow and the Old Monster don’t know what happens when you enter the 6th Floor from the Land of Shattered Armor?’

Another question arose in his mind. Yang An continued forward.

Nearly fifteen minutes later, Yang An was "lucky" enough to encounter a new Broken Armor monster.

It was hiding amidst some ruins and launched a sudden attack as Yang An passed by.

The monster looked like a large dog, its body camouflaged to match the surrounding environment. After revealing its form, it abruptly opened its great maw and lunged at Yang An.

However, from within its open maw, a mass of soft flesh shot out. Attached to this flesh was the upper body of a naked man.

The man suddenly puffed out his cheeks, and a torrent of filthy water spewed from his mouth, shooting toward Yang An.

This creature didn’t give Yang An any sense of danger. It was a far cry from the giant centipede he’d met before.

Despite the close-range assault, Yang An didn’t immediately enter the 6th Floor. His body blurred into an afterimage, effortlessly dodging the creature’s surprise attack. Behind him, a countless swarm of White Feathers filled the air, instantly piercing through the large dog before him.

The monster’s body was instantly covered in gaping wounds from which black blood flowed, and it collapsed to the ground.

Since Yang An hadn’t used the poison-laced Red Feather Blade, the monster’s Immortality quickly kicked in. In an instant, it was already trying to get back up from the ground.

At that very moment, Yang An focused on his mask and entered the 6th Floor.

After a vision of everything before him being consumed by flames, he once again arrived in the modern world he had visited before.

It was still nighttime, but he now found himself standing in a public square.

’So it’s true. Moving within the Land of Shattered Armor also changes my location upon entering the 6th Floor.’

Yang An immediately looked ahead. The great dog monster was gone. In its place, a man in a filthy suit charged out like a madman from a dark thicket of trees untouched by the surrounding lights.

’A normal person?’

This guy was even weaker. He just looked like a lunatic and seemed to have no connection whatsoever to the monster Yang An had just faced in the Land of Shattered Armor.

But the man was acting aggressively toward him, so Yang An didn’t hesitate. He raised the Red Feather Blade in his hand, preparing to finish him off with a single slash.

But just as Yang An raised his hand, he suddenly heard several SWOOSHING sounds from above. A few figures descended, and the madman who had been about to attack Yang An was instantly pinned to the ground under someone’s foot.

"Seize him."

As a voice rang out, the newcomers moved with incredible speed. The madman was knocked unconscious and immediately bound by two chains that seemed to wrap around him on their own.

"Who are you?"

The whole process took less than two seconds. Having dealt with the madman, the sudden arrivals all turned to look at Yang An.

Under the light cast from a short distance away, Yang An could see their faces. They all wore identical white training uniforms, but their builds varied greatly. Some were brawny, others as thin as a rake.

But without exception, Yang An sensed an aura about them that was completely different from that of an ordinary person.

Faced with these sudden arrivals, Yang An didn’t answer.

His strange attire and the bizarre weapon he carried also aroused their suspicion.

Yang An was wearing a white mask emblazoned with a burning, crimson flame pattern. It concealed his entire face, save for his eyes. In his hand, he held a bizarre, feather-shaped blade. Countless slender blood vessels extended from his back, and from them hung individual white feathers.

"Answer! Are you a Cultivator? Or a Mutant?"

Yang An’s silence put the group on high alert. They stared intently at him, their posture turning aggressive. It seemed that if he gave the wrong answer, they would all attack him without a moment’s hesitation.

’Cultivator? Mutant?’

Beneath his mask, Yang An raised an eyebrow at those two words.

He had just verified the overlap between the Land of Shattered Armor and the 6th Floor a moment ago, and now, new information had suddenly presented itself.