Chapter 373 - 371: Entering the Treasure Palace

"What a powerful attack!"

On the human side, those who witnessed Qi Yuntian’s move were deeply shaken.

"Qi Yuntian has broken through to the Earth Element Realm Second Layer!" Shangguan Su said.

Compared to his performance at the Celestial Pride Conference, Qi Yuntian’s Cultivation and strength had increased dramatically.

’At my current level, I probably couldn’t even last ten moves against him. In fact, even ten moves is an overestimation,’ Ye Feng thought to himself.

"He’s improved quite a bit, too."

Luo Tian gazed at Qi Yuntian.

’Since I entered this place, my Cultivation has advanced, my Celestial Furnace Treasure Body has reached Third-Layer Perfection, and my Nether Dragon Divine Vein has grown even stronger. A chosen one like Qi Yuntian has naturally had his own opportunities as well.’

"Such incredible strength!"

The black-robed man who had been sent flying was shocked, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

His power was usually enough to crush an average human at the Earth Element Realm Second Layer.

Yet Qi Yuntian had repelled and injured him with absolute superiority!

Of course, in terms of sheer scariness, Luo Tian was even more of a monster. He hadn’t even broken through to the Earth Element Realm, yet he could fight him to a standstill.

’If Luo Tian ever breaks through to the Earth Element Realm... that would be a nightmare.’

"Damn that Tu Kai, he tricked me!" the black-robed man cursed through gritted teeth.

Weren’t the strongest humans supposed to be at the Earth Element Realm First Layer?

The other members of the Sea Hunter Race in his squad had shared this mentality, believing no human could threaten them. Now, they had all capsized in the gutter.

"The Sea Hunter Race... why would they be here?" Qi Yuntian asked coldly.

It was obvious that Qi Yuntian hadn’t encountered the Sea Hunter Race before, yet he was able to recognize them at a glance.

Luo Tian keenly noted this. ’It seems Qi Yuntian knows quite a bit.’

"Qi Yuntian, perfect timing! Let’s kill every last one of these Sea Hunter Race members!" Luo Tian said calmly.

Qi Yuntian glanced up at Luo Tian, a flicker of fighting spirit erupting in his starry, jet-black eyes.

However, he prioritized the bigger picture. He turned back to the members of the Sea Hunter Race and attacked without hesitation!

BOOM!

A brilliant, dazzling aurora, radiating an overwhelming and tyrannical might, shot toward the black-robed man.

"Not good!"

The black-robed man didn’t dare to clash head-on with Qi Yuntian. The power of that incomparably fierce Palm Force was just too astonishing.

’Flee!’

This was his only thought; he couldn’t even be bothered with his two other companions.

WHOOSH!

A pale blue flame ignited around his body, emitting a faint, bloody scent.

The black-robed man transformed into a streak of mysterious blue light. His speed increased by fifty or sixty percent as he swiftly dodged to the side, evading Qi Yuntian’s attack, and then fled into the distance.

"You’re not getting away!"

Luo Tian was already prepared and gave chase instantly.

His current speed was still a bit slower than a Sea Hunter Race member at the Earth Element Realm Second Layer, not to mention that the black-robed man had used a Secret Technique to boost it even further.

Luo Tian slapped his [Spirit Wind Gourd], releasing a massive cyan vortex near the black-robed man’s escape route. A powerful suction force erupted, pulling at everything in the vicinity.

The black-robed man’s speed was immediately affected, slowing him down somewhat.

SWISH!

Luo Tian’s figure turned into a gust of wind as he closed the distance, activating his Nether Dragon Divine Vein.

A vortex of biting, gloomy Cold Mist erupted, accompanied by an abyssal dragon’s roar.

The chill eroded the black-robed man, freezing his body and his True Essence, causing his speed to drop even further.

Immediately after, Shangguan Su’s Mist Ghost Eyes locked onto him, and a cold, vast Spiritual Power seeped into his mind.

BANG!

Qi Yuntian’s palm strike descended. The black-robed man reacted a half-beat too slow; his True Essence Shield shattered, and he was sent flying dozens of meters, violently spitting up blood.

The black-robed man’s face was deathly pale as he broke free from the Spiritual Illusion Realm.

He saw his two teammates surrounded by the other human geniuses, trapped in a perilous situation.

Meanwhile, he himself was being besieged by powerful prodigies like Luo Tian, Qi Yuntian, and Shangguan Su.

"I don’t want to die..."

Fear appeared in the black-robed man’s eyes.

Before long, all of the Sea Hunter Race members had fallen.

Right before he died, Luo Tian managed to extract some information from the black-robed man.

A total of sixteen members of the Sea Hunter Race had come this time.

The most powerful among them had entered the heritage site, while the rest were tasked with slaughtering the humans here.

In other words, the squad led by the black-robed man was comprised of some of the weaker members of the Sea Hunter Race group.

Even so, losing six members of the Sea Hunter Race at once was a huge blow to the enemy!

"So that means there are only nine members of the Sea Hunter Race left!"

Nine members of the Sea Hunter Race didn’t sound that scary.

But the moment many of them thought of Wu Ye, their expressions turned grim.

Wu Ye’s strength was simply too terrifying, and the remaining nine members were all elite geniuses. Not a single one could be underestimated.

However, tempted by the potential rewards, everyone was willing to take the risk.

If they could obtain the inherited treasures left behind by a Great Power, they could defy the heavens, change their fate, and soar to the sky in a single leap!

The group of more than twenty humans headed toward the coast, approaching the Heritage Treasure Land!

From a distance, they saw a magnificent and enormous complex of blue palaces that emanated a majestic, heaven-shaking pressure. They also saw a few members of the Sea Hunter Race outside the palace complex.

The arrival of the human group immediately caught the attention of the Sea Hunter Race.

"Hm? So many humans?"

A total of three members of the Sea Hunter Race stared in their direction.

"Didn’t Senior Brother Li just go to sweep up the humans? Why are there still so many of them here?"

"Don’t tell me Senior Brother Li and the others were actually killed by these humans?"

"Impossible. Senior Brother Wu Ye just killed and heavily wounded several humans. According to Tu Kai’s intel, these humans were supposed to be easy pickings!"

But soon, the three Sea Hunter Race members spotted Qi Yuntian.

Earth Element Realm Second Layer!

They remembered Senior Brother Wu Ye had also mentioned that there was a masked woman in white among the humans whose strength was not to be taken lightly, and that they should be careful.

"That useless Tu Kai! His intel was a complete mess!" The expression of a slender woman among them darkened.

On the opposite side, the crowd of Spirit List geniuses slowly approached.

Seeing that there were only three members of the Sea Hunter Race, and that Wu Ye was not among them, they instantly grew bolder.

"Kill these three Sea Hunter Race members!" someone shouted.

Of these three from the Sea Hunter Race, two were at the Earth Element Realm Second Layer, and they seemed even stronger than the black-robed man from before.

But with their overwhelming numbers, they had nothing to fear.

"You want to fight?" The slender woman in the lead chuckled lightly.

There were only three of them facing more than twenty people, yet they showed no sign of panic. This even made the crowd suspect it was a trap and that Wu Ye was hiding nearby.

Neither Luo Tian nor Qi Yuntian made any rash moves.

The two of them probably understood the Sea Hunter Race the best.

The reason these three were so confident was not only because of their own great strength but also because they were at the sea.

If they couldn’t win, escaping would be a simple matter.

"We don’t need to fight. If you want to go in, we won’t stop you," the slender woman said nonchalantly.

"Why haven’t you gone in?" Luo Tian asked.

It was as if the three members of the Sea Hunter Race opposite them weren’t enemies but ordinary strangers, and he had casually struck up a conversation.

"This Heritage Treasure Land isn’t a place you can enter just because you want to." The slender woman didn’t hide this fact.

"How many members of the Sea Hunter Race made it in?" Luo Tian continued to ask.

This time, the slender woman just gave a mysterious smile and didn’t answer.

The hearts of the Spirit List geniuses tightened. They might not know the exact number of Sea Hunter Race members who had entered the Heritage Treasure Land, but Wu Ye had almost certainly gotten in.

The group huddled together to discuss.

First, the Heritage Treasure Land had some kind of restriction or test; you couldn’t just walk in.

Second, among the humans, the number of people who could actually enter was likely to be very small.

As for the Sea Hunter Race, it was unknown how many had entered, but Wu Ye was definitely inside!

With a vicious fiend like him inside the Heritage Treasure Land, it felt as though entering was just seeking death.

The scene of Wu Ye’s earlier massacre was still fresh in many people’s minds. Even Shangguan Su and Ye Feng had been instantly crushed and defeated, and Ye Feng had even lost an arm.

Shangguan Su and Yi Jingwen both showed hesitation, their expressions filled more with worry and fear.

Even Luo Tian was somewhat wary of Wu Ye.

He secretly tried to make a divination.

But a mysterious, unknown power seemed to be obstructing him, preventing him from getting any detailed clues. He only received a vague result.

There were immense opportunities inside the Heritage Treasure Land, but also great danger.

After weighing the pros and cons, Luo Tian stepped out from the crowd, deciding to give it a try. At the same moment, Qi Yuntian also stepped forward.

The two of them glanced at each other but asked no questions as they approached the entrance to the blue palace complex.

It was a blue doorframe over twenty meters high. In the middle was a chaotic, distorted wave of dark blue light, which occasionally pulsed with crackling strands of electricity, full of mystery and the unknown.

BUZZ!

Luo Tian walked forward and touched the distorted, chaotic wave of dark blue light, instantly feeling a pressure as heavy as a mountain.

The surrounding electrical currents surged toward him, making his entire body go numb.

’I can’t pass through?’

Luo Tian felt an incredibly strong resistance. It was as if there was no path ahead, only an insurmountable mountain.

Just then, the Mysterious Blue Treasure Pearl that Luo Tian wore began to throb faintly...

Not far away, the three members of the Sea Hunter Race watched this scene quietly.

"Senior Sister, are we just going to watch and let the humans go in?" one of the Sea Hunter Race members asked.

"They’re just a bunch of inferior, stupid creatures. Do they really think the Heritage Treasure Land is so easy to enter?" the slender woman sneered.

The Great Power who left this heritage behind was either a Water Dao Practitioner or a race from the sea.

Out of sixteen members of the Sea Hunter Race, only four managed to get in.

For a group of humans with such inferior talent, it would be a wonder if even one of them could get in.

"Senior Sister, he... he’s in!"

The Sea Hunter Race member who had just spoken stared, dumbfounded, as Luo Tian stumbled and then suddenly passed right through the blue light wave.

"What..."

The slender woman stared, her face a mask of astonishment.

Luo Tian was the first to try, and he had gotten in just like that.

For context, even Senior Brother Wu Ye had been enveloped by the blue light wave for a full ten breaths before he successfully broke through.

Luo Tian had passed through in barely two or three breaths.

The humans were also astonished. ’Didn’t they say it was difficult? How did Luo Tian get in so easily?’

Luo Tian himself was a little surprised.

He didn’t know what conditions were required to enter the Heritage Treasure Land, but to do so this easily was truly unexpected.

’It might be related to that Mysterious Blue Treasure Pearl, and there was probably an element of luck involved...’ Luo Tian thought to himself. ’This Secret Realm descended upon the Dongchen Continent because of that pearl. On top of that, I’m wearing the Celestial Pride Order, which is blessed by a large amount of Celestial Fate Qi. My fortune is abundant.’

The surrounding scenery and familiar figures quickly vanished. Luo Tian’s vision went black, as if he had arrived in another dimension...