Insufficient balance

  The space in front of me is very large, with a length and width of over 100 meters. The other areas of this space are all empty, except for the middle, where a giant blue beast lies quietly.

  Its sprawling body covered nearly half of the space's ground! Its enormous size was unknown how many times that of a greedy giant clam. Just its incredibly massive body made Ling Chen feel stifled for a moment.

  This is a gigantic beast with an extremely bizarre and terrifying appearance, currently in a state of deep sleep. Its head is enormous, with a grotesque shape that makes one's heart tremble just by looking at it. Its mouth is incredibly large, even though it is asleep, its mouth is wide open, revealing serrated teeth like saw blades. The nose bridge protrudes exaggeratedly, and there is a curved horn on the top. On both sides of the head, there are fleshy wings that resemble ears. What's strange is that its head doesn't have eyes... The entire head only has a horned nose and a huge mouth that seems capable of swallowing mountains in one gulp, as well as a pair of ear-like fleshy wings, with nothing else. Its body and tail are similar to those of an ordinary cow, but much larger, by an unknown number of times. On both sides of its body, there are two enormous claws... which somewhat resemble human hands.

  An aura of unimaginable magnitude emanated from this gigantic beast, a warning signal far surpassing the danger posed by the greedy giant octopus.

  A cold sweat instantly drenched Ling Chen's clothes, he stood there, staring straight at the terrifying giant beast, not daring to move forward, nor even retreat to hide his body, but remained motionless, holding his breath. He knew what this extremely dangerous feeling meant... just like an ant, facing a towering mountain peak that seemed to touch the sky. If the giant beast in front of him woke up, it could destroy him instantly, leaving not even a speck of dust behind, without giving him any chance to struggle.

  The more powerful the beast, the stronger its spiritual awareness. This beast, having slept for too long in this deep abyss, had lowered its vigilance to the lowest level, which is why it wasn't discovered when it entered earlier. For such a beast, every slight movement of its body would increase the possibility of being detected.

  However, the rear path was blocked, and except for death, there was no other way out. In any case, he could only choose to move forward.

  But fighting this giant beast is simply seeking death!

  Ling Chen moved his gaze, sweeping over every corner of the space that was not obscured by the giant beast's body. After standing there motionless for half a minute like being frozen in ice, he summoned out the "Ink Concealing Cloak" with the lightest movement, and then gently draped it over himself.

  "Ding... You have used the special item 'Ink Concealment Cloak', and you are now in stealth mode. In stealth mode, you cannot launch attacks. Remove the 'Ink Concealment Cloak' to cancel stealth mode."

  The stealth effect of the Ink Concealing Wind Cloak can completely evade the spiritual awareness of any person or beast below the strength of a Celestial Spirit, and also has a certain probability to evade the detection of Tian Jue and Shen Xuan... but this probability is not worth thinking about, it's very low.

  But now he can only make a desperate gamble. Hopefully, the giant beast will be greatly weakened due to its long years of hibernation... and even more hopefully, the road ahead won't be completely blocked!

  Under the effect of the ink cloak, Ling Chen's body completely disappeared into thin air, and even he himself could only see a vague shadow of his own. In stealth mode, he took steps, balancing his body, moving forward slowly in an almost completely silent state.

  One step, two steps...... ten steps...... twenty steps......

  The sleeping giant was motionless, and the spirit that had been on high alert also relaxed a little. Before today, it's likely that no outsider has entered this abyss for many years, so the giant should have long lost its vigilance and slept particularly soundly. Otherwise, with its strength, even if it were hiding, it would have been discovered in the first instance.

  When he got within ten meters of the giant beast, Ling Chen finally couldn't help but cast a "Probe" on it.

  Gluttony: Category: Ancient Divine Beast, Grade: Divine Mystery, Level: ?????, Other information cannot be detected.

  Ling Chen's eyes suddenly widened to their largest size.

  God... God Xuán!？

  Apart from the legendary Saint Extinguishing power, Shén Xuán is already at the pinnacle of power in the entire Shén Yuè world. Whether it's a human or a beast, if they possess Shén Xuán-level power, they have the qualifications to look down on the entire world. For players, defeating the Xian Ling BOSS is possible, and the Tian Jue BOSS... In the later stages, with sufficient power and personnel scale, there is indeed a possibility of victory. However, the Shén Xuán BOSS is forever impossible to defeat, regardless of level or number of players, it's impossible to win. Even if tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of players rush up, they are all equivalent to going to their deaths. Because Shén Xuán is a mythical-level BOSS, it can only be looked up to, not defeated. How could it possibly be broken by the lowest level of player power?

  But possessing divine and mysterious powers, the beasts are extremely rare throughout the Forgotten Continent. They are all renowned for their prestige, feared by humans, and worshiped by all other creatures.

  Ling Chen is currently in the Newbie Village area.

  And it's this newbie village... That actually has a Divine Mystic Beast!!

  The name of this mystical beast... Taotie!!

  Ling Chen would certainly not be unaware of the name Taotie. In Chinese mythology, it was formed from the head of the demon king Chi You after he was beheaded, possessing the most greedy nature and extremely terrifying powers. Legend has it that its huge mouth can swallow the sky and devour the earth, and there is nothing in the world that it cannot swallow. In previous virtual games, the name Taotie also existed frequently, and not once did it appear as anything other than an invincible ultimate BOSS.

  The feast of "Shén Yuè" actually appeared in the newbie village area!!

  This ultimate BOSS has uniqueness, that is, after being killed, it will be thoroughly dead, unless revived, otherwise it will not appear again like ordinary BOSS after a period of time. This glutton is the only one in the world of Shen Yue... It did not appear in the most secretive and terrifying place where players basically have no chance to set foot, but instead appeared here.

  What's going on?!

  His mind was filled with shock and confusion, but now was not the time to think about these things. As a glutton in any game world, he would be an evil beast, and if he were to wake it up, he would have no choice but to die. He closed his lips tightly, suppressing the slightly frantic heartbeat and breathing, and continued to move forward step by step with the previous action.

  Thirty steps...... Fifty steps...... One hundred steps......

  A passageway of the same size as the one he entered through appeared before his eyes... and there was no stone gate blocking it!

  This was undoubtedly a huge surprise for Ling Chen. He didn't rush forward in excitement, but instead continued to move with the lightest and slowest movements, advancing bit by bit until he finally stepped into that passageway.

  Is it really safe to pass through like this?

  He stepped into the corner of the passageway, making himself completely disappear from the visual range of the sleeping Gluttony. Ling Chen slowly let out a breath, but that heart-pounding feeling couldn't be thoroughly eliminated in a short period of time. He was still in shock as to why such an ultimate BOSS would appear in the newbie village, which went against common sense and reason. Even if he were to tell others about this, no one would probably believe him. Looking ahead, he felt a deep sense of gratitude. He knew that once again, he had been favored by fate. The sixth region hadn't been sealed off, and this passageway didn't have the stone gate like before; otherwise, even if he could carefully avoid Gluttony's spiritual awareness, it would be pointless.

  "Ding... You are about to enter the seventh area of the Forgotten Cave ahead."

  "Ding... The seventh area is the end of the Forgotten Cave. There may be unknown dangers hidden inside, please proceed with caution."

  Is this the end of the next area?

  Ling Chen did not lift his stealth state, still proceeding with the lightest footsteps, and only after walking out of a hundred meters in the corridor did he remove the Ink Concealment Cloak... At this time, the 300-second effect time of the Ink Concealment Cloak was left with less than a hundred seconds. Then quickened his pace, rapidly advancing forward.

  No. 49554, Newbie Village's easternmost Evil Wolf Cliff, at the bottom of a deep chasm, a strange cave, guarded by a magical creature, an ancient divine beast... He is now increasingly eager to know what lies at the end of this forgotten cave.

  Is this an ultimate hidden quest hidden in newbie village 49554?

  This passage is a bit longer than the previous one, and Ling Chen walked for five minutes before he saw some changes in the light ahead... He knew that it would soon be the end... The end of the passage, as well as the end of this forgotten cave.

  His footsteps became lighter, and Ling Chen took a deep breath before activating the camera function on his wrist communicator. He held his breath and proceeded with caution, step by step, towards the front. The sixth area was guarded by an ancient divine beast, and even a fool would know that something protected by an ancient divine beast couldn't be ordinary. Perhaps it was a mysterious ancient ruin, hiding countless divine artifacts and treasures - this was what Ling Chen most wanted to see. Or perhaps someone powerful was hiding inside, but this possibility was extremely small, because if there really was someone inside, he should have discovered him when he entered.

  As they moved forward, the light became increasingly clear, but there was never a sense of danger, and Ling Chen's tightly strung heartstrings gradually relaxed. Continuing on, the light grew stronger and stronger, eventually surpassing the strongest light he had ever seen before. Ling Chen hesitated for a moment... Was the end of this space filled with light? Or did it lead to the outside world?

  Until completely stepping out of the passage, the sense of danger still hadn't arrived, meaning that there was no living being here. Stepping out of the passage, Ling Chen stood there, looking towards the space floating with chaotic light in front of him...