Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!
Chapter 76: Energy Bead_1
CHAPTER 76: CHAPTER 76: ENERGY BEAD_1
"Rest assured, Your Majesty, we will cooperate and seize the Four-Star Mustard Seed World!"
In reverence, the group of talents paid their respects, speaking loudly, confident in their expedition to the Ghost Tomb, utterly unaware that it was a life-and-death trial filled with danger. At this moment, each young man, brimming with youthful spirit, considered himself extraordinary!
"Remember, this journey is not child’s play. You must prioritize your lives over treasure and not put yourselves in dangerous situations. I have said all there is to say. Now, you may all leave!"
Emperor Qin repeated his admonitions, fully aware that despite his advice, not everyone would take heed. It was just like when he was younger: ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, he had ended up harming many people around him.
The heart of each young talent was filled with pride! Only through the crucible of reality would they learn to sheathe their sharpness and return to true simplicity. As for this process, how many would live and how many would die depended on their own fortune and the vicissitudes of fate.
"Your humble servants take their leave!"
The group of talents respectfully bowed, their faces filled with excitement as they left the grand hall. Just as Qin Wudao was about to turn and leave, Emperor Qin’s voice echoed in his mind, "Stay. I have something to tell you."
Upon hearing this, Qin Wudao nodded silently and stood his ground.
"Father Emperor, is there something important you wish to discuss?"
Qin Wudao only spoke up after everyone else had departed.
"Once you enter the ruins, you must be wary of the people from the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect. I sense something is amiss with them!"
Emperor Qin stood up and said gravely, his voice filled with conviction.
His suspicions were not unfounded. It was common knowledge that the members of the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect were petty, notoriously overprotective, and vindictive, always seeking to get even. They often blew minor issues out of proportion and were utterly unreasonable.
After returning to Bachu City, he had learned that Qin Wudao had killed two disciples of the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect. Yet, to this day, the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect had made no move, as if those who died were mere strangers, not their own disciples. When something is out of the ordinary, there’s usually trouble brewing. The more silent the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect remained, the more dangerous they were likely to be.
"Father Emperor, are you saying the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect will try to attack us in the Ghost Tomb ruins?" Qin Wudao asked in surprise.
Emperor Qin did not answer, merely nodding.
"Father Emperor, I will be careful!"
Qin Wudao said gravely. Truthfully, even without Emperor Qin’s warning, he wouldn’t have let his guard down. In an unfamiliar place, one could rely on nothing but one’s own strength. In the face of benefits, morality bends, and the constraints of an alliance become negligible!
「Two days later.」
The sealing power outside the Ghost Tomb ruins had entirely dissipated, revealing the pitch-black mountain body. It was deathly still, without a shred of vitality, like a forsaken land.
A celestial gate appeared in a fissure between two mountains, emitting a faint spatial power.
This was the Gate of the Void!
Through this gate, one could enter the ruins, though it was currently closed.
To open this gate, a vast amount of energy needed to be injected. Simply put, powerful Martial Artists had to pour their Spiritual Energy into it; the higher the level of the ruins, the more energy was required.
WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH...
One after another, streaks of profound light soared from Bachu City and hovered outside the Gate of the Void, forming three camps.
Qin Wudao stood with the alliance, surveying the surroundings and assessing the number of powerful experts from the major factions. The alliance alone had forty Martial Artists of the Reaching the Holy Realm.
What surprised him was that the Changeable Mansion had thirty-eight Martial Artists of the Reaching the Holy Realm, only two fewer than the alliance!
The Changeable Mansion’s strength is too terrifying! No wonder the other major powers had to form an alliance just to barely resist them. If something were to happen to the alliance, the consequences...
A sense of worry crept into Qin Wudao as he considered this.
"Everyone, enough talk. Let’s begin!"
Zhang Zehan led the experts of the Changeable Mansion, flying to the left side of the Gate of the Void. He announced this loudly, his resonant and powerful voice echoing through the Void, capturing everyone’s attention.
"Alright!"
Lin Ao Zu nodded, leading the alliance’s experts to the right side of the Gate of the Void. The division between the two groups was stark.
The three Martial Artists of the Reaching the Holy Realm from the Ten Thousand Thunder Sect smiled bitterly, leading their disciples to the area in front of the Gate of the Void without saying a word.
Caught between the Changeable Mansion and the alliance, they could only suffer in silence, terrified of offending either side and bringing the disaster of annihilation upon their sect.
"Take your positions!"
Zhang Zehan roared as the power of a Semi-Saint erupted from him. He clapped his hands together, and a torrential wave of energy burst forth, forming a pillar of light that shot into the Gate of the Void, creating a subtle vortex.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM...
The remaining Martial Artists of the Reaching the Holy Realm stepped forward simultaneously, channeling all the Spiritual Energy from their bodies into the Gate of the Void.
RUMBLE!
As it absorbed the massive influx of energy, the Gate of the Void unleashed a dazzling radiance. The vortex grew increasingly distinct, spinning like a galaxy—a truly wondrous sight.
The Void for a hundred miles around dimmed as if a celestial canopy had been drawn over it.
Suddenly, a pillar of black light shot up into the nine heavens.
The Gate of the Void was completely open!
"Quick, get in!"
Zhang Zehan and Lin Ao Zu yelled, their voices urgent. Now that the Gate of the Void was fully open, it required even more energy to maintain. Even with their cultivation levels, they couldn’t sustain it for long.
"Go!"
From the Changeable Mansion’s contingent, Zhang Yangtian took the lead, his bearing heroic, and was the first to fly into the Gate of the Void. The other disciples followed closely, transforming into specks of light as they entered.
"Let’s enter as well!"
Surrounded by a crowd, Lin Jiewen flew into the vortex. From beginning to end, he never once glanced at Qin Wudao or his people, his attitude exceedingly arrogant, exuding an air of utter disdain.
"Your Highness, it seems the Lin Family can’t be relied upon either!"
Wu Ming stepped forward and whispered.
"Don’t mind them. Once we enter the ruins, we regroup as quickly as possible. If we encounter anyone from the Changeable Mansion, do not get drawn into a fight!"
Qin Wudao paid no mind to Lin Jiewen’s attitude. He had already planned to act independently, responsible only for his own people.
Tigers walk alone; only sheep and cattle move in herds! His path was destined to be solitary and long.
After giving his instructions, the talents of the Qin Empire entered the Gate of the Void one after another.
A wave of vertigo washed over him. When Qin Wudao opened his eyes, he found the world before him had changed completely. The sky was a dreary gray, white bones littered the ground, and the very air reeked of rot and decay.
"So this is the world within the ruins?"
Qin Wudao surveyed his surroundings and extended his divine sense, finding no one within a radius of a thousand zhang.
"HEH HEH HEH... I smell such an enticing aroma..."
Suddenly, the ground in one spot burst open, and a grayish-white, spectral figure resembling a skeleton erupted. It wielded a bone weapon and flew towards Qin Wudao.
A ghostly creature of the Fasang Realm!
"Slay!"
Qin Wudao lightly tapped a finger into the Void, unleashing a beam of sword light that pierced the ghostly creature’s body. With his combat prowess, never mind a Fasang Realm ghostly creature like this one; he could easily slay even a ghostly creature from the Nirvana Realm.
After the ghostly creature was slain, it dissipated into a cloud of grayish-white gas, leaving behind only a single bead suspended in the Void, brimming with pure energy.
This was... an Energy Orb!