Elven cultivators

Ure Valley.

A bowl-shaped basin located at the southeastern end of the Leiming River basin, surrounded by cliffs on three sides.

The basin is over 20 kilometers in diameter, and its bottom is more than 200 meters lower than the surrounding terrain. It is surrounded by towering gray-brown rock walls, the surface of which is covered with honeycomb-like holes, traces left by countless lightning strikes over the years.

Lightning lashed down from the leaden clouds, carving countless scorched furrows into the valley floor.

Thunder rumbled day and night, its dull roar echoing back and forth between the rock walls, making people feel a tightness in their chests and a pain in their eardrums.

Even the bravest adventurers dare not enter Ure Valley, for fear that they might be blasted into charred remains by a bolt of lightning that falls from the sky at any moment.

However, today, the Ure Valley welcomed an uninvited guest.

A streak of dark golden light streaked across the horizon like a meteor, reaching the valley entrance almost instantly before abruptly stopping.

The light faded, revealing Anton's figure.

He scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly discovered that on the rugged rock walls on both sides of the valley entrance, the surface of several giant rocks exhibited a strange shape, like slowly growing coral, with fine crystalline rock nodules condensing at the edges, layer upon layer, which was extremely eerie.

Living rock phenomenon.

Anton felt a slight surge of joy.

It seems there really might be an earth elemental giant here.

To be honest, he didn't have high expectations.

After all, the southeastern part of the continent is so vast that finding the whereabouts of the earth elemental giant is no less than finding a needle in a haystack.

Not to mention that the exact time when the earth elemental giant will appear is still unknown.

He asked his clansmen to keep an eye out, but he only had the idea of ​​"taking a shot if there's no chance" and didn't expect to actually make any discoveries.

Unexpectedly, the clansmen made a surprising gain while carrying out their mission to contact the elven race in the Thunder River Basin.

It really was an unexpected stroke of luck.

Without hesitation, Anton moved and rushed into the valley.

The clouds hung low like a leaden curtain, the gray-black clouds slowly churning, and occasionally flashes of dark purple lightning flickered deep within the clouds, illuminating the interior of the clouds as if they were translucent.

The thunder rumbled incessantly, coming from all directions, making it difficult to discern the exact direction.

The moment Anton stepped into Ure Valley, he immediately felt a strong sense of oppression.

The elemental energy in the air is extremely chaotic, violent, and intense.

The entire valley is like a giant powder keg, where any external disturbance could trigger a violent reaction.

Disrupted by this chaotic energy field, Anton's consciousness was also severely compressed.

The divine sense that was originally enough to cover a radius of hundreds of kilometers can now barely cover a range of less than 500 meters.

Fortunately, it's enough.

Anton expanded his divine sense to its limit, his figure moving like a ghost between lightning and cracks, venturing deeper into the valley.

The entire Ure Valley is only about 20 kilometers deep. With his sword escape technique, Anton explored the entire area in less than ten minutes.

Finally, deep in the valley, in a sunken basin, he found his target.

The phenomenon of living rocks here is astonishingly exaggerated.

Huge boulders rise from the ground in large chunks, like a stone forest that has grown out of thin air.

The giant rocks were of various shapes; some resembled inverted swords, others towering like giant towers, and still others twisted human figures. In the dim light, they cast jagged shadows, like a group of giants imprisoned underground struggling to peek out half their bodies.

Each giant rock surface is covered with crystalline rock nodules, layer upon layer, densely packed, like countless eyes staring at the intruder in the darkness.

It's chilling to look at.

At the very center of the stone forest, a huge creature is curled up on the ground, like a hill that has fallen into a deep sleep.

It is over thirty meters long, and its body is composed of countless gray-yellow rocks and crystals, presenting a blurry human-shaped outline.

It has a head, a torso, and limbs, but each part is bloated and rough, like a clay blank carelessly sculpted by a craftsman, with only a rough shape and lacking fine carving.

"Found it! It really is an earth elemental giant!"

Anton was overjoyed, but a hint of doubt quickly followed.

A typical earth elemental giant should have a pure earthy yellow body color and a heavy, serene aura, just like the earth itself.

However, the earth elemental giant in front of them had a sickly grayish-yellow body and an aura that was mixed with an inexplicable chill, which was completely out of place with the earth element's heavy and steady nature.

Anton was puzzled, but had no time to think about it deeply.

Because the earth elemental giant woke up the moment he stepped onto the edge of the stone forest.

A pair of dark yellow eyes suddenly lit up in the shadows deep within the cave.

Without any warning, the surrounding air froze in that instant.

It's not a metaphor.

It is solidification in a physical sense.

Anton could clearly feel an invisible force field spreading outwards from the earth elemental giant. Wherever it passed, dust in the air stopped floating, gravel stopped rolling, and even water droplets dripping from the dome were suspended in mid-air, like a painting that had been paused.

That is the great power originating from the very source of the earth.

It is a rule-based system.

Faced with this force, Anton felt his body suddenly sink.

It was as if, in that instant, the weight of the entire earth was pressing down on his shoulders.

Even the flow of magical power within his body became sluggish, as if he were moving through a viscous swamp, and every bit of effort required several times more mental energy than usual.

Anton's expression hardened slightly.

This is the Earth Elemental Giant.

A legendary creature that has mastered the superior law, "Earth Element Power".

Even the four royal dragon clans among the dragon races would have to think twice before facing the elemental giants.

This is still within the material plane, where the earth elemental giant's power is partially suppressed by the laws of the world.

If it were in the primordial plane of elements, the elemental giants, having the advantage of terrain, would have their power elevated to an even higher level.

Even saints at that time dared not directly confront its power.

This is why non-elemental intelligent life forms below the level of demigods dare not enter the elemental origin plane.

What puzzled Anton was that the Earth Elemental Giant was the most composed, even slow-witted, of all the giants.

They are as solid as the earth, as silent as the mountains, rarely angered, and never attack without reason.

But the earth elemental giant in front of him attacked him without hesitation the moment they met.

Anyone who didn't know better would think they'd encountered a volatile fire elemental giant.

Before Anton could figure it out, the earth elemental giant's next attack had already arrived.

It raised its right arm, and the giant hand made of rock and crystal, with its five fingers spread and palm facing down, pressed down hard on the ground.

The next moment, the ground within a radius of several hundred meters came to life.

Countless sharp stalagmites suddenly burst forth from the ground, weaving a deadly net of rock that enveloped Andong from all directions, sealing off all his escape routes.

Under the invisible, heavy pressure, Anton's movement speed decreased sharply, making it difficult for him to dodge.

However, he had no intention of dodging at all.

With a clear and melodious sword cry, a dark golden sword light leaped from his chest, like a dragon emerging from the abyss. After a slight pause in mid-air, it suddenly split into hundreds of streams of light, fiercely meeting the stone spikes attacking from all sides.

Bang bang bang!

The dull explosions erupted one after another in quick succession, so dense that they seemed to form a long, continuous roar.

The onrushing torrent of rock spikes seemed to have crashed into an indestructible wall, shattering before the sword light at the forefront.

The grayish-white dust instantly spread out, shrouding the entire stone forest in a hazy mist.

The earth elemental giant's attacks did not stop there.

It charged forward with heavy steps.

Its massive, mountain-like body should have been clumsy and slow, but with the support of the earth element, every step it took seemed to be carried forward by the earth, its speed completely disproportionate to its size.

In the blink of an eye, it rushed in front of Anton, its right fist smashing down on the latter with the force of a mountain.

Before the fist even landed, the invisible pressure had already caused the ground to cave in with spiderweb-like cracks, and the rubble bounced out of the cracks under the pressure and was then crushed into powder.

A sharp glint flashed in Anton's eyes. Instead of retreating, he advanced, and the sword light gathered in front of him into a ten-foot-long black-gold streak, which went straight to meet the attack.

boom!

The moment fist and sword clashed, a dull roar exploded in the cave, causing rubble to fall from the rock walls.

The shockwave spread outwards from the point of impact, blowing a huge hole in the billowing dust and mist.

The sword light was slightly momentarily stunned by the impact, its light flickering a few times, yet it managed to block the punch.

At the same time, the sword light also left a deep cut on the earth elemental giant's fist, and grayish-yellow rock powder fell from the cut like dried blood.

The earth elemental giant roared, a savage glint in its eyes. It swung its left fist again, alternating between its two fists, each strike powerful and heavy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

For a time, the stone forest was filled with constant rumbling, and pebbles flew like shrapnel.

The two figures were locked in a fierce battle, their swords flashing and weaving between the giant's fists and palms, each clash unleashing a blinding light.

Neither side gained a clear advantage.

Not right.

Anton was now certain that the earth elemental giant's condition was clearly abnormal.

Although its attacks are powerful, they lack the composure and precision that an earth elemental giant should have, and instead possess an unnatural rage and madness.

It was as if something was eroding its will, turning it into a beast that only knew how to destroy.

However, this is actually a good thing for Anton.

The earth elemental giant, driven mad, attacks with even greater ferocity, but also has more openings, making it easier to deal with.

However, just as he was preparing to go all out to eliminate the earth elemental giant, a sudden change occurred.

A dazzling light suddenly shone in the distance on the southeast side of the valley.

The light came without warning, like the sun rising from the earth, so dazzling that it made one instinctively want to close their eyes.

Anton turned his head and saw a beam of light suddenly shoot up from the ground, tearing the earth apart and piercing the sky.

The beam of light was a deep purplish-blue color, with fine arcs of electricity leaping along its edges, like countless silver snakes swimming across its surface.

The moment the beam of light entered the cloud layer, the cloud layer trembled violently.

The dark gray clouds seemed to be pushed open from the inside by something, and visible ripples spread out in all directions from the point of impact, breaking the originally low and heavy cloud layer into pieces.

Then came the second beam of light.

From the southwest side of the valley, a similarly purplish-blue pillar of lightning tore through the earth, shooting straight into the sky with a deafening roar.

Then came the third, the fourth, the fifth...

Seven lightning pillars rose simultaneously from different locations in the valley, forming a regular ring that surrounded the central area where the stone forest was located.

The seven pillars of lightning caused the clouds to boil over completely.

The dark gray clouds swirled and sank at a speed visible to the naked eye, transforming from their original thick, low-hanging shape into a massive vortex.

"This is.……"

Anton keenly sensed that in that instant, the entire atmosphere of Ure Valley had changed.

Something is brewing!

The earth elemental giant opposite also sensed something, stopped its attack, and looked around anxiously.

Before they could figure it out, the huge vortex in the sky suddenly stopped.

All the beams of light reached their peak brightness at the same moment, the purplish-blue light so intense it hurt the eyes.

Immediately afterwards, two bolts of lightning crashed down from the vortex, aimed directly at Anton and the earth elemental giant.

Compared to these two bolts of lightning, each over five meters in diameter and a bright purple that was almost incandescent, the previous lightning in Ure Valley was utterly insignificant.

Wherever the lightning passed, even the air was torn apart with fine black cracks, emitting a deafening roar.

Anton's pupils contracted slightly, and he threw out the Fire Shield without hesitation.

A crimson-gold light curtain instantly enveloped him from above, and the flame patterns on the surface of the bell shone brightest at this moment, having been pushed to its limit.

The next instant, a purple-white lightning bolt crashed down, engulfing him completely.