Chapter 604: Chapter 597 Heavenly Origin Palace

That blurred figure was naturally Chen Hai.

From his hiding place, he shot into the formation.

Although he already knew the safe route by heart, once he actually entered the formation, he intentionally slowed down his steps for the sake of caution.

A slight argument had arisen between Wu Renxin and Fan Tong which led to some minor conflicts.

It wasn’t until Fan Tong left, leaving Wu Renxin alone near the exit of the formation, that Chen Hai shot out from within it.

It wasn’t that he wanted to break them one by one; it was mainly because he had been delayed while passing through the formation and only then could emerge.

In the previous years, he had always been hiding, not because he was timid but because he was uncertain about his strength.

He always thought that whether it was the Medicine King Valley or the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, both possessed numerous True Immortals and True Demons that could easily besiege him.

Since he was not as strong as them, he naturally kept a low profile and focused on cautiously developing.

However, now, as the number of True Immortals and True Demons who died by his hand continued to increase, and their strength seemed just mediocre without posing any threat to him,

and furthermore, from his interaction with the Heavenly Maiden, he had gleaned useful information confirming that even the strongest in the Medicine King Valley, Supreme Danding, who was unparalleled even in the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, had died at his hands.

Chen Hai started to gain substantial confidence in his own strength.

Regarding other territories, he won’t mention them for now; within the West Barbarian Mountain territory, he felt that he could find no match for himself!

At this moment, if he were faced with Wu Renxin and Fan Tong joining forces, he might have been slightly more cautious.

But against just Wu Renxin alone, he couldn’t be bothered to even use the Hongming Blade. As he closed in on Wu Renxin, he raised his fist and delivered a straight punch.

“How dare you, who do you think you are? You dare attack me, are you seeking death?” In that instant, Wu Renxin’s expression also changed.

Although he didn’t recognize Chen Hai, judging by the speed and power displayed, it was clear that he was a True Immortal or True Demon at the same level as himself.

Caught off guard, although he couldn’t use his usual iron hammer, he could only raise his fist and charge straight at Chen Hai.

But this punch still used more than eighty percent of his strength.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to give his all, but the punch Chen Hai threw was so sudden, he simply couldn’t mobilize all his strength in time.

“Boom boom boom…” the two fists collided head-on.

Wu Renxin was not a True Immortal but a True Demon; even without using any weapon, his inherent strength was extremely fierce.

Unfortunately, this so-called fierceness was only relative to others.

In front of Chen Hai, this level of power was somewhat lacking.

When the fists collided, the violent force instantly shattered the High Grade Spiritual Artifact vestment robe he was wearing.

The next instant, the arm he used to punch continuously shed flesh.

Following that, ‘snap snap’ continuous cracking sounds echoed as the arm, now just white bones, broke into countless pieces.

“Impossible, what kind of strength is this? How can you be so much stronger than me!” With a face full of disbelief and anger, Wu Renxin roared furiously.

“What does my strength matter to you, as long as I can kill you, that’s enough!” Full of disdain, Chen Hai curled his lip.

After smashing Wu Renxin’s fist, his own punch still had force to spare.

Even as he spoke, Chen Hai’s fist had already driven straight into Wu Renxin’s chest.

With a “thunderous” noise, the entire person was sent flying, landing on the ground.

As a True Demon, his defense was naturally not shabby, and the power contained in Chen Hai’s fist, having been partly neutralized along the way, struck Wu Renxin’s chest but didn’t kill him instantly.

His eyes almost dripping blood, he glared fiercely at Chen Hai, the only remaining arm supporting the ground as he struggled to rise.

However, he had barely got halfway up before the pain from his internal injuries caused him to groan and fall back to the ground.

“Being able to withstand one of my punches and not die shows some strength, but that’s about it!” Chen Hai withdrew his fist, stepped forward, and appeared next to Wu Renxin.

With a cold snort, he stepped out and stamped on Wu Renxin’s head.

His head was directly flattened, red and white matter spread across the ground.

Only after sensing that he was completely soundless did Chen Hai retract his foot.

Afterwards, he scanned Wu Renxin’s body, casually grabbed the Storage Bag hanging at his waist, looked at it, and then directly put it away.

True Demon died, but his pure essence Qi did not dissipate into the universe. After confirming there was nothing else of value on him, Chen Hai withdrew his gaze from the body and looked ahead at the nearby palace complex.

Zhang Tianci had once told him that the Spirit of Miaozhen Cave Mansion was hidden inside a statue within the Heavenly Origin Palace.

Whether what he said was absolutely true, no one could be sure.

However, in Chen Hai’s view, what Zhang Tianci said still possessed some credibility.

After all, there was a palace complex at the summit, and those who had not been to this place could not possibly know about it.

Zhang Tianci’s knowledge about the Spirit of the Cave Mansion being inside the Heavenly Origin Palace suggested he had some insider information.

Regardless of whether it was true or not, at least, the information gave Chen Hai a clear target, and was undeniably better than aimlessly blundering around.

Heavenly Mechanism Palace, Earth Evil Palace, Human Origin Hall…

The entire palace complex consisted of only dozens of palaces.

In just a breath’s time, Chen Hai’s gaze locked onto the most majestic and vast palace.

That palace, like the moon surrounded by stars, stood at the very center of the complex.

On every beam, every wooden panel, there were densely packed, extremely Mysterious ancient patterns.

When that palace was not noticed, it seemed ordinary and unremarkable.

But once someone’s gaze genuinely fell upon that palace, it would naturally become the focus of the entire palace complex, making it impossible to divert one’s gaze. The surrounding smaller halls would then be automatically overlooked.

“Is this the Heavenly Origin Palace? It looks extraordinary.”

“If the Spirit of the Cave Mansion is hidden within, it seems very likely indeed…”

Muttering to himself and confirming this was his target, Chen Hai wasted no more time and flew towards the location of that palace.

…

Inside the Heavenly Origin Palace.

Fan Tong forcefully barged through the main doors and strode inside.

Of the various halls big and small, he specifically barged into this place, and the reason was simple: because the Heavenly Origin Palace was the most majestic and imposing, plain and simple.

“Having me guard this array entrance while he searches this palace complex, bullshit!”

“Wu Renxin, that guy, thinks too highly of himself. What right does he have to order me around!”

“I guarantee that after I leave, he won’t stay at that array entrance for a moment and will barge into these palaces to loot various things.”

“This Heavenly Origin Palace, you can tell from a glance that it’s extraordinary, likely the core of the entire palace complex. Before Wu Renxin realizes, I’ll take the initiative and clean out this place first!”

…

While muttering in his heart, Fan Tong looked around the hall.

The Heavenly Origin Palace, while extraordinary from the outside, turned out to be quite plain inside.

At the forefront was a female statue, flanked by a dozen or two dozen bizarrely shaped male and female statues.

Other than that, there were no other items inside the large hall.

“To come to Treasure Mountain and leave empty-handed makes no sense.”

“These statues could all be treasures, let’s take them first.”

Seeing the situation inside the hall, Fan Tong felt somewhat disappointed.

While talking to himself, he reached out towards a female statue closer to him.

The moment his hand touched that statue, all the statues in the hall suddenly burst into bright light.

These lights were multicolored and, as they shone, they intertwined and entangled with each other.

Before Fan Tong could react, all the lights merged into one, forming a giant humanoid apparition.

Sometimes male, sometimes female, old or young, the face of the apparition seemed to distort and change constantly.

“Seeing me, how could you not kneel!” A sense of unspoken sanctity and authority permeated from the apparition.

Her gaze, indifferent and emotionless, fell on Fan Tong. With a light snort, she said.