“It’s imperative that our clan rises to power and that the elders’ sacrifices aren’t in vain,” roared Latimer, while beside him, Mamb nodded in agreement.
“Look at the treasure chamber!”
Ordered the clan leader Puai, “Both the treasure chamber and the inheritance chamber contain invaluable secrets and treasures accumulated over countless years, tailored specifically for our race’s physical structure. Once these outsiders leave via their divine realms, all of this will be ours.”
“Mm,” Latimer and Mamb nodded solemnly, their eyes burning with anticipation as they gazed at the virtual projection of the treasure chamber.
…
Inside the treasure chamber:
Qiu Chika, the elder of the indigenous race, was a King-ranked peak warrior. His self-detonation had taken a long time to settle, with the room finally becoming quiet.
“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!!” Hu Ci King roared furiously from a corner, his eyes filled with madness.
“Hmph.” Zi Zhong King’s face darkened as he glanced sideways toward Cang Jin King, who stood at the center of the chamber.
Cang Jin King remained expressionless.
Luo Feng, encased like a heavy cocoon formed by silver wings, had been slammed tightly against the wall. He then spread his wings and surveyed the surroundings. Hu Ci King’s aura had weakened alarmingly, whereas Zi Zhong King’s power remained largely unchanged, as did Cang Jin King’s.
“Hu Ci King has suffered massive losses; his immortal body has been damaged beyond half!” Luo Feng pondered, puzzled. “But Zi Zhong King seems unharmed? It’s normal for Cang Jin King to be unscathed, but Zi Zhong King…”
Two enemies remained:
Cang Jin King, at the peak of the King-ranked limit.
Zi Zhong King, at the peak of the King-ranked.
“Hmph, hmph…” Cang Jin King sneered.
“So you’re quite the actor,” Cang Jin King cast a cold glance at Zi Zhong King, his voice deep and resonant. “Zi Zhong King, if not for this indigenous elder’s self-detonation, I wouldn’t have realized that your Qiyan Clan possesses such abilities. Except for initially dealing with that human ‘Yang’ by voluntarily burning 3% of your immortal body, neither the self-detonation of Ye Chen King nor this indigenous elder’s self-detonation seemed to harm you at all!”
Under this wave of attacks…
Cang Jin King remained completely unharmed.
Luo Feng, with his consistently terrifying defense, was also unscathed, something Cang Jin King had anticipated. He had long suspected that this human possessed some special hidden trump card, so Luo Feng surviving this crisis wasn’t surprising.
Hu Ci King had suffered severe damage to his immortal body. If he were hurt any further, he might fall into an eternal coma, which was expected.
Only Zi Zhong King was strange.
Previously, he had appeared like a normal King-ranked peak warrior. When Ye Chen King self-detonated, Zi Zhong King had also claimed to be injured. However, at that time, Zi Zhong King had been hiding inside a cabin, and much of the explosion’s force had dispersed in other directions. Even Hu Ci King, who had been at the cabin’s entrance, had suffered minimal damage, making it difficult to discern whether Zi Zhong King had been injured at all.
No one had noticed Zi Zhong King’s uniqueness!
But this time was different!
The self-detonation of ‘Qiu Chika’ occurred in the confined treasure chamber, which was only 20 meters long and wide, and 10 meters high—narrow and enclosed. Moreover, the cabin itself was extremely resistant, enduring Qiu Chika’s self-detonation without any damage, causing the explosion’s full force to erupt within the chamber, resulting in an incredibly powerful attack.
Hu Ci King was definitely severely injured; a little more damage, and he would lose consciousness permanently.
Yet Zi Zhong King emerged completely unscathed, which was suspicious.
“Ga ga… ga ga ga…” Zi Zhong King laughed, his scaly face wrinkled and grotesque, his voice shrill. “Cang Jin King, in the universe with its countless races, there are innumerable treasures and countless dangerous places. What’s so strange about me having a few life-saving techniques?”
“You didn’t mention this before when we made the plan,” Cang Jin King glared at him.
“It’s a life-saving technique; there was no need to mention it, was there?” Zi Zhong King slightly lowered his head after speaking, clearly yielding.
“Hmph.”
Cang Jin King snorted.
Then he swept his gaze over Hu Ci King and the human youth beside him, inwardly sneering. Hu Ci King was no longer a threat, and although the human youth obviously had strong defensive abilities, his offensive capabilities had always been mediocre, posing little threat.
“I suggest we all try to open the treasure chest,” Cang Jin King pointed at the treasure chest. “Who wants to go first?”
Who dared to touch the treasure first?
“Cang Jin King, you go first,” Zi Zhong King flattered.
“Hmph.”
Cang Jin King then walked toward the ancient treasure chest bound by 12 chains. He alternated between brute force and various techniques, trying every method he could think of. Finally, he reluctantly kicked the chest in frustration, causing the space around it to shatter, and shouted, “You all try it now.”
“I’ll go,” Zi Zhong King stepped forward to try. As he approached the treasure chest, he turned to Luo Feng, “Human, why don’t you try first?”
“No need,” Luo Feng wasn’t in a hurry.
Zi Zhong King tried everything but failed!
Luo Feng and Hu Ci King also tried but failed!
…
Inside the control room of the sacrificial tower:
“These outsiders still want to obtain our clan’s treasure? What a dream!” Mamb spat angrily.
“The treasure is ours,” Latimer sneered. “These outsiders are so unwilling. Look at that strongest one, Cang Jin King; he’s almost going crazy. But what good is his rage? They still can’t get the treasure. In the end, they only have one choice—leave via their divine realms!”
“Wait, wait for them to leave, and then we’ll take the treasure,” said the clan leader Puai.
The three indigenous warriors silently watched, eagerly anticipating… hoping these invading outsiders would leave via their divine realms as soon as possible.
…
Inside the treasure chamber, they had been stuck for over ten minutes. Cang Jin King, Zi Zhong King, and others realized… they couldn’t open the treasure chest.
“Perhaps I can let the Mosha Clan transform into the original inhabitants of the Yanji Continent to try to open it,” Luo Feng thought, standing in a corner with Hu Ci King. “But whether I can deceive the treasure chest’s sensing system is uncertain… regardless of whether it works or not, I can’t try it in front of Cang Jin King and the others.”
“All this effort for nothing!” Cang Jin King’s furious roar echoed repeatedly in the chamber.
The others, Zi Zhong King, Hu Ci King, and Luo Feng, couldn’t help muttering. All this effort for nothing? That ice blade and Ye Chen King obtained the heritage of the six guides… and in the end, all of Ice Blade and Ye Chen King’s wealth fell into Cang Jin King’s hands, estimated to be at least hundreds of billions of mixed yuan units. And he still called it all this effort for nothing?
“Greed is present in every powerful being’s heart,” Luo Feng couldn’t help sighing inwardly. “The difference is that some can control their greed, while others cannot.”
“You three!”
Cang Jin King’s deep voice echoed, “Leave first via your divine realms.”
Luo Feng was startled. Making the three of them leave first would expose their divine realm coordinates. Then Cang Jin King could follow them into their divine realms. With Cang Jin King’s strength… once he entered an enemy’s divine realm, whether it was Hu Ci King’s or Zi Zhong King’s, that divine realm would likely be destroyed.
“We leave first?” Zi Zhong King roared angrily. “Cang Jin King, your strength far surpasses ours. If you leave via your divine realm, none of us dare to follow you into yours. So in my opinion—we should go according to strength. The strongest leaves first via their divine realm, and the weaker ones leave last.”
“Right,” Hu Ci King also growled.
“I agree,” Luo Feng nodded.
They all clearly understood that at this moment, the three weaker ones needed to unite.
In the dim treasure chamber, the tall Cang Jin King, surrounded by electric snakes, let out a low growl: “Those who defy me… will die!!!”
“Even if we don’t defy you, we’ll still die!” Zi Zhong King’s small eyes flashed with ferocity.
“I’m already severely injured and will need countless years to recover. King Cangjin, don’t push me too far,” King Huchi’s eyes flashed with a trace of madness. How pitiful he was—he came here without obtaining any treasure yet ended up gravely wounded. As a King-ranked warrior, he still retained his pride. The passage of long years had made many warriors less fearful of death, and when driven to the brink, self-detonation was a common outcome.
Luo Feng also looked at Cang Jin King.
Clearly, the three weaker ones didn’t need to talk and naturally formed an alliance.
“Oh?” Cang Jin King’s eyes flashed with electric light, looking at the warriors with interest. “You actually have the courage!”
“I’ve already activated the virtual world synchronized transmission,” Zi Zhong King glared at Cang Jin King, gritting his teeth. “Recording everything around. If you dare to attack, attacking allies within the same faction, no one can save you!”
“Simultaneous transmission and recording?” King Cangjin sneered at King Zizhong. “All signals within this sacrificial tower are blocked, rendering any form of exploration impossible. You can only rely on primitive recording methods akin to visual observation. But I’ve already distorted the light and directly manipulated the sound entering your mind. You won’t be able to record a single thing.”
“Uh—”
Zi Zhong King’s face changed drastically.
“Haha… This sacrificial tower renders even the most expensive detection signals ineffective—divine power detection is useless too. Your virtual world connection device’s detection and recording functions are limited to basic audiovisual recording, which is easily manipulated and can’t serve as evidence. Besides, I control both light and sound. Haha…” The Cang Jin King smirked mockingly at the Zi Zhong King. “You survived that native elder’s self-destruction without a scratch. Seems you’ve got some treasures on you.”
“That human also survived,” Zi Zhong King hastily added.
Luo Feng’s expression changed upon hearing this.
“That human?”
Cang Jin King looked at Luo Feng with interest. “This human’s strength is even lower than yours, yet his defense is abnormally strong—ridiculously so. He must possess some powerful special techniques. Don’t worry… I’ll deal with you all one by one. Although I can’t get the treasure this time, obtaining your three’s wealth will serve as a small consolation.”
Zi Zhong King, Hu Ci King, and Luo Feng were all startled. Cang Jin King had already begun to show his true colors.
“Don’t push too hard,” Hu Ci King growled hoarsely.
“Shut up! You’re so injured that even your self-detonation can’t harm me in the slightest,” Cang Jin King sneered. “I don’t even care about your wealth. I value these two more.” His gaze shifted between Luo Feng and Zi Zhong King.
“Don’t force me.”
Zi Zhong King roared furiously, simultaneously flipping his hand to reveal a black crystal ball. A heart-pounding energy wave radiated from this crystal ball. “Push me too far, and we’ll all perish together!”
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