Chapter 167: Entering the Underground Palace

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Qin Chen’s eyes narrowed. With the system’s notification, he could confirm that he had arrived at the Demon Emperor Tomb! Just as he was about to call the big scorpion, he turned around and saw that he was in a boundless void. He could not see the big scorpion or the light barrier at all.

“Big scorpion?” Qin Chen shouted but received no response. He stepped into the void and flew into the distance. However, what was unbelievable was that no matter how fast or how far he flew, he would find that he was still outside the underground palace when he turned around. This immediately made Qin Chen’s hair stand on end and he broke out in cold sweat.

“Could this be a restriction set up by the Demon Emperor?” Qin Chen muttered to himself as he placed a palm in the air. Through his Chaotic Holy Body, he could sense that subtle laws were operating.

Such power could only be mastered by Gods, and other than the Demon Emperor, there was probably no one else who could set up a restriction here.

Being trapped here, Qin Chen’s expression turned extremely ugly. If he could not find a way out, he would have to stay here for hundreds or even tens of thousands of years until he broke through to the God realm and broke the restriction.

Just as Qin Chen was feeling vexed, a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air and laughed, “Wow! So this is the Demon Emperor Tomb. Hahaha, as expected of the demon race’s great emperor. This underground palace is really magnificent.”

The big scorpion praised and stared at the underground palace. After a long time, it finally saw Qin Chen standing at the side and laughed, “Kid, I knew you were still alive. Tell me, did you find any treasures? A primordial dragon had been among those who entered the Demon Emperor Tomb. It’s been so many years, but I haven’t found his body. Did you find anything here?”

Qin Chen was speechless. To think the first thing this guy did after coming to the Demon Emperor Tomb was to look for a corpse. What a weirdo. He said in a low voice, “You should worry about how to get out first!”

“How to get out?” The big scorpion was puzzled. It turned around and was shocked to see the endless void. Just like Qin Chen, it tried to fly into the void. However, no matter how far it flew, it would still find itself in front of the underground palace when it turned around.

“What’s going on?” The big scorpion looked at Qin Chen with a puzzled expression.

Qin Chen clenched his palm and explained, “This should be a restriction set up by the Demon Emperor so that those who enter will never return.”

“There’s no return!” The big scorpion cried out in alarm. It was so frightened that it trembled. However, it still did not give up and flew into the void again. It refused to turn back no matter what. Even so, it would still appear in front of the underground palace again in half an hour.

“We’re finished. We’re both going to die here,” The big scorpion sat on the ground and sighed.

At this point, there was no point in complaining. Qin Chen looked at the underground palace and strode over. Since he was already here, he might as well go in and take a look. Moreover, the divinity in the underground palace was definitely much richer than outside. He could definitely get better treasures by checking in inside.

When the big scorpion saw this, it did not hesitate to follow Qin Chen. After all, it had no way out now. If it did not follow Qin Chen, it would probably die here. It had already lived alone for countless years. Rather than waiting for death, it might as well follow Qin Chen to the underground palace.

The two of them came to the surroundings of the underground palace and saw a straight and towering heavenly ladder. At a glance, there were at least 10000 steps on the heavenly ladder. Looking up, they could see that the end of the ladder led to the main hall of the underground palace.

Qin Chen and big scorpion wanted to fly up directly, but due to the restrictions in the underground palace, they could only walk up step by step. Looking at the tens of thousands of steps, their expressions turned unsightly.

Fifteen minutes later, Qin Chen and the big scorpion finally reached the top with great effort. Although one of them was a Sage King and the other was a Supreme Sage, they were still sweating and breathing heavily because of the heavenly ladder.

“Huhuhu, old ancestor, although we demons have strong bodies, you’ve set up a heavenly level with 99999 steps and a small scorpion like me can’t take it at all!” The big scorpion lay on the last step and complained to the Demon Emperor while panting. Although the demon race looked like they were constantly fighting and devouring each other, they were actually very united. That was why the big scorpion called the Demon Emperor “ancestor”.

Qin Chen let out a breath of hot air, pushed open the door of the main hall, and carefully walked in. The main hall was resplendent with gold and jade. Every brick and tile was made of precious divine materials. The main hall was huge, several times larger than the Taiyi Main Hall. In the center of the hall were nine golden steps with a portrait hanging at the end of them. In the portrait was a back figure. It was so vivid that it was as if someone was really standing there.

“Could this figure be the Demon Emperor?” The big scorpion cried out in surprise and walked over with large strides. It wanted to walk up the steps to take a closer look, but it had only just stepped onto the first step when it felt a terrifying pressure. It had no choice but to retreat.

Qin Chen also walked over. Looking at the nine golden steps, his eyes focused and he also took a step up. A terrifying pressure hit him. Qin Chen felt as if he was carrying a towering mountain on his back, and the muscles on his body bulged.

Facing such pressure, Qin Chen wanted to use the spiritual energy in his body to resist it, but he found out that he could not do so at all. He could only walk up with his physical strength.

With such a test here, there must be a huge opportunity up there!

Qin Chen had the Holy Chaotic Body, so he was very confident in his physical body. He took two steps forward and reached the third step.

As the pressure hit him, Qin Chen felt as if he was carrying a towering mountain on his back and walking in the face of a tsunami. Every step was difficult and he could not move an inch.

“Hmph!” Qin Chen grunted and took three more steps, reaching the sixth step of the golden steps. The pressure on the sixth step was even more terrifying. It was like walking on the tip of a blade while carrying a mountain on one’s back. Even a Supreme Sage’s body would explode under such pressure.

Looking at Qin Chen’s forehead covered in sweat and his pained expression, the big scorpion shouted from below the steps, “Kid, that’s enough. It’s not worth it to risk your life just to see the back of the Demon Emperor!”

Qin Chen was speechless. He was doing this for the opportunity at the end of the steps. Naturally, he would not give up halfway. He gritted his teeth and walked up to the eighth step.

The eighth step was like hell. It was as if he was constantly being burned by endless hellfire. Qin Chen was drenched in sweat and his bones were creaking. His Chaotic Holy Body was fully activated and was emitting an aura of ten thousand paths.

Qin Chen looked at the ninth step, which was right before him, and breathed out large mouthfuls of hot air. Blue veins popped out on his forehead. With a roar, he took a step forward and stepped onto the last golden step.

For a moment, the nine steps emitted a dazzling light. The light poured into Qin Chen’s body, and the portrait hanging in front actually moved at this time.