Chapter 718 - 718: Going in the Wrong Direction

"Damn it… Break!"

Tian Ji roared and struck again.

This time, as he thrust out an arm, Martial Soul Power and Primordial Power surged. His arm rapidly transformed into a giant beast claw, which he slammed into the stone wall with a BANG.

This move utilized a portion of the power of his True Martial Soul and was incredibly strong.

Back then, Chu Qingyun had needed to use nearly all his strength and unleash his Thunder Sword Intent just to break through this very claw and escape.

However, when this immensely powerful claw smashed against the stone wall,

it remained utterly motionless, not even showing the slightest sign of being disturbed.

A Fifth-level Martial King's attack felt like a mere tickle against the stone wall!

"Hmph. People from the Martial Soul Hall are nothing special!"

"Move aside and watch me!"

Just then, Xiao Qingsheng of the Purple Cloud Sect stepped forward from the ranks of the Sect Disciples, speaking with a sneer.

In terms of individual combat strength, members of the Martial Soul Hall at a given realm were far weaker than even ordinary human Martial Artists, to say nothing of Sect Disciples, who were the elite of the elite.

That was why most Sect Disciples looked down upon members of the Martial Soul Hall who were at the same realm.

"Boy, what did you say?"

The expression on the Martial Soul Hall's Tian Ji immediately changed. He wasn't one of the Martial Soul Hall's weakest, most ordinary members.

"Tian Ji, let it go. Since they want to have a go, let them," the Martial Soul Hall emissary said, stopping him.

Tian Ji snorted coldly and returned to the Martial Soul Hall's group.

"Hmph. Useless trash. Watch closely!"

"Destruction Vajra Finger!"

Xiao Qingsheng snorted in disdain. Primordial Power surged through his body as the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Power converged, and he unleashed the Finger Technique he had spent many years painstakingly cultivating.

A dazzling golden light coalesced above the ravine, bathing the entire chasm in a shimmering glow.

Then, a colossal golden finger, fully five hundred meters long and with a tip larger than the stone wall itself, emerged from the golden light and Primordial Power. It pointed toward the black stone gate like a descending Celestial God.

Everyone present, including the Martial Soul Hall's special emissary, turned solemn.

Xiao Qingsheng might have been arrogant, but his strength was truly extraordinary. This single finger strike not only contained terrifying Primordial Power, but also an incredibly powerful and tyrannical "Finger Intent"!

It seemed Xiao Qingsheng, like Chu Qingyun, had comprehended the true Intention Realm!

BOOM!

As everyone watched, the colossal golden finger collided violently with the stone wall.

The colossal finger continued to press forward, shattering bit by bit, as the entire area was enveloped in a blinding golden light that made it impossible to see what was happening.

A moment later, the colossal finger had vanished completely.

The area near the stone wall was completely shrouded in golden energy. Chu Qingyun's group and the people from the Martial Soul Hall had evacuated the finger's attack range at the earliest opportunity.

A few powerful Sixth-level Martial Kings waved their hands, dissipating the golden light.

Then, everyone once again looked shocked.

A huge section of the mountainside had collapsed under the colossal finger's assault, but the black stone wall remained without a single mark.

Moreover, after the mountainside collapsed, they discovered that the wall continued on both sides and above, all made of the same material.

This black stone wall wasn't merely a wall; it was more like some kind of passageway.

This completely eliminated any possibility of going around. To get inside, the only way was to smash through this stone wall!

"Damn it… How can this be!" Xiao Qingsheng's eyes flew wide in disbelief.

'The Destruction Vajra Finger is an incredibly powerful move I mastered only after cultivating a King-rank Finger Technique to the Great Success stage, and it contains the true Intention Realm.'

'A move like this… even an ordinary Seventh-level Martial King might not be able to withstand it, yet it can't even break a stone wall?!'

"Hmph. I wonder who the real waste of space is now!"

Just then, the Martial Soul Hall's Tian Ji called out mockingly from the side.

A muscle in the corner of Xiao Qingsheng's eye twitched. He had just mocked Tian Ji, and he never expected payback to come so swiftly. He, too, was powerless against this stone wall.

And his Martial Arts Realm was even a level higher than Tian Ji's.

"Damn it, I refuse to believe this!"

Refusing to accept this, Xiao Qingsheng unleashed his Destruction Vajra Finger again, striking the stone wall several times in a row.

But aside from carving out the entire stone passageway from the mountain, the attacks had no effect at all.

Unleashing the Destruction Vajra Finger eight consecutive times put an immense strain on the meridians in Xiao Qingsheng's body, causing them to ache faintly. He had also consumed a great deal of his Primordial Power.

Finally, under the mocking gazes of the Martial Soul Hall members, he had no choice but to give up.

By this point, the mountainside had been completely stripped away from the surface of the stone passageway. Only the small stream flowing down from the mountain still followed its original course, passing through the middle of the front-facing stone wall.

After Xiao Qingsheng, two Sixth-level Martial Kings from the Martial Soul Hall also attacked, unleashing their full strength against the stone wall.

But it was still to no avail.

The stone wall was like an immovable object, firmly barring everyone from entry.

At this point, all eyes turned to Ban Xing'an.

He was the only Seventh-level Martial King present, an expert of the Celestial King Realm.

In an actual fight where they used all their various techniques, the top Sixth-level Martial Kings from the sects might not necessarily be unable to defeat Ban Xing'an. But in terms of the sheer intensity of a Primordial Power attack, he was still the strongest.

"Ahem. It seems it's all up to me…"

Ban Xing'an seemed to greatly enjoy this feeling of being the center of attention, and he swaggered forward.

However, after he unleashed his full power and repeatedly bombarded the stone wall, it still showed no reaction whatsoever.

Flying into a rage out of humiliation, Ban Xing'an even began blasting wildly at the side and upper parts of the wall, but he still returned empty-handed. The entire stone passageway hadn't even trembled in the slightest.

"This stone wall is too tough! It's impossible to break it open!"

"What the hell is this thing made of? How can it be so sturdy!"

Many people couldn't help but start complaining.

"I don't think we'll be able to break this stone wall. Don't forget, though the ones who fled to the Blood-soaked Land back then are called remnants of the Blood Sect, they had Martial Sect Realm experts among them. And there were many from the Martial Emperor Realm as well."

"In other words, this stone wall was most likely designed to stop experts of the Martial Emperor Realm, or perhaps even the Martial Sect Realm!"

"Have you noticed? There are dark purple markings on the stone wall. They must be some sort of defensive Secret Pattern, but our attacks haven't even been strong enough to make them light up."

"In other words, the wall can easily block attacks from the Martial King Realm without even needing to use its defensive Secret Patterns!"

At this, Deng Xuan commented from the side, her voice laced with helplessness.

Hearing this, many of the people present felt dejected and helpless.

After all the trouble they'd gone through to find this place, they never expected this to be the outcome.

But just then, Chu Qingyun suddenly spoke up. "Not necessarily. I think we've been going about this the wrong way from the very beginning."