tkworld Chapter 729 The Strange Statue!
Chapter 729 The Strange Statue!
The cult leaders stared wide-eyed, their hearts filled with fear.
They looked at Yang Qi, then at Zhu Chen, and finally understood what had just happened.
It turned out that while they were talking, Zhu Chen had already sent people to leave quietly, go to the Netherworld's stronghold near the no-man's land, kill their elders, and then return.
That speed, that method... it's simply terrifying.
Zhu Chen ignored the exclamations of the cult leaders around him.
He ordered Yang Qi to deal with those old guys from the Underworld and bring back their heads, intending to show them to the leaders of other factions.
He wanted to use this to tell everyone here.
Shi Hao is his brother. Anyone who dares to touch Shi Hao is going against him.
And the consequence of opposing him is these still-dripping heads on the ground.
"Who else?"
Zhu Chen turned to look at the cult leaders around him. His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.
The crowd looked at each other, but no one dared to answer him.
Some of the weaker cult leaders were so intimidated by his aura that they didn't dare to breathe loudly.
The cult leaders looked at the heads on the ground, then at Zhu Chen and Yang Qi, their hearts filled with fear.
They finally realized that not only was this young man a good fighter, but the people around him were even better fighters.
Moreover, he was more decisive and ruthless than they imagined.
Zhu Chen withdrew his gaze and ignored those people.
He focused his mind, opened the chat group, and sent a message to Shi Hao and the others.
[Zhu Chen: @Shi Hao, @Lin Dong, @Luo Feng, @Han Li, @Qian Renxue... The Underworld also has a Dark Divine Palace within Bright City. It's their stronghold in the Immortal Ancient Ruins, where they've stored the resources they've collected over the years. Since you've already killed the Dark Saint, why not go all the way and loot the Dark Divine Palace as well?]
Lin Dong and his group were immediately excited when they saw the message.
[Lin Dong: Is there really such a good thing? What are we waiting for? Let's go!]
[Luo Feng: The Dark Saint is dead, and the Netherworld's power within the City of Light should be depleted. This is indeed a good opportunity to eliminate them completely.]
[Han Li: I agree with your suggestion, brother, but... there must be protective barriers within the Dark Palace, so we must proceed with extreme caution.]
[Qian Renxue: Hehe~, Third Brother is still so cautious.]
[Shi Hao: Okay, let's go over there now...]
……
Within the ancient ruins of Xian Gu.
Shi Hao put away the communication jade slip, turned to look at Lin Dong and the others, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes: "Let's go to the Dark God Palace."
Lin Dong laughed heartily and said, "I like this. Do you think there might be something even better than the Eight Treasures Kirin in the Dark God Palace?"
Han Li shook his head: "Sacred medicines are hard to come by, but the Netherworld has been operating in the Immortal Ancient Ruins for many years and should have accumulated a lot of ordinary resources and magical artifacts. Even a mosquito's leg is meat, so we can't let it go."
Luo Feng chimed in, "Third Brother is right. Let's go and finish this quickly."
After everyone finished packing, led by Luo Dao and Lan Yichen, they quickly flew towards the depths of Bright City.
Along the way, they saw many cultivators hurriedly leaving the city, as if something had happened.
Shi Hao stopped a group of people and asked them why they were leaving in such a hurry.
Those people said they received a message from their elders that Huang, who killed the successor of the Immortal Palace in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, was in this Bright City. Moreover, Huang had also killed the Dark Saint of the Underworld and his six first-generation subordinates.
They are in a hurry to leave Bright City because they want to avoid that ominous star.
Shi Hao was taken aback upon hearing this.
He never expected that his reputation would reach the ears of other forces so quickly.
However, he didn't seem to care too much about it.
Because he now has only one goal: to plunder the Dark Palace.
……
Half an hour later.
Shi Hao led Lin Dong and his group to the Dark God Palace!
"This is it." Shi Hao stopped and glanced at the black palace, a slight smile unconsciously appearing on his lips.
Han Li stepped forward and carefully observed the black light curtain outside the hall.
After a moment, he slowly said, "There are restrictions here, and they are not simple. They should be a unique technique of the Underworld. However... compared to the ancient restrictions in the ancient palace before, they are much weaker. Give me another hour, and I should be able to break them."
Shi Hao said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Han."
"It's nothing..."
Han Li took out several array flags from his storage bag and began to work in front of the Dark God Palace.
Shi Hao, Lin Dong, Luo Feng, Qian Renxue, and the others were scattered around, vigilantly observing the surrounding movements.
Half an hour later, the black light curtain began to flicker, and cracks appeared.
Han Li formed hand seals and shouted, "Break!"
"—Snap!!!"
The light curtain shattered with a crash, turning into specks of light that dissipated.
The gates of the Dark Palace slowly opened, revealing its deep and secluded halls.
"go!"
Shi Hao rushed in the moment the palace doors opened.
Seeing this, the others quickly followed.
The interior of this dark palace is even more magnificent than the exterior.
A huge black statue stands in the center of the hall.
The statue held its hands to the sky, surrounded by an aura of death, clearly an ancient ancestor of the underworld.
In front of the statue, there are more than a dozen stone platforms, each piled high with various treasures.
Elixirs, magical artifacts, pills, cultivation techniques, bone fragments, refining materials... a dazzling array.
"I'm rich!"
Lin Dong rubbed his hands together, his eyes wide with astonishment.
He was the first to rush forward, picked up a medicinal herb, and stuffed it into the stone talisman.
Luo Feng also stepped forward quickly and began to count the treasures.
Qian Renxue and the others were not to be outdone and started fighting as well.
Han Li was the last to make a move.
He only dared to take things after he was sure there were no traps.
Shi Hao didn't rush to take the things here. Instead, he walked to the black statue and looked up at it for a while.
He could sense that the statue's eyes were watching him, with an indescribable meaning.
"This thing is not simple."
Shi Hao murmured, slowly raising the broken sword in his hand.
Just then, the statue's eyes suddenly lit up, and two black beams of light shot out from the eyes, directly hitting Shi Hao.
Shi Hao dodged to the side, and the beam of light struck the stone platform behind him, shattering it into pieces.
"Oh no, there's a trap..."
Lin Dong was shocked and quickly retreated.
Just as Luo Feng was about to move, he saw the statue suddenly stand up.
"You lowly brats, how dare you steal from the Dark God Palace? Do you think my Underworld has no one to rely on?"
An ancient and weathered voice slowly emanated from the sculpture.
The sound was extremely eerie.
It was as if the statue was speaking, but it also felt like someone was transmitting their voice from the surrounding void, infiltrating everywhere and making it impossible to defend against!
...(End of this chapter)