Chapter 506 504: Thief King's Palace

After a moment of thought, Luo Tian deduced that obtaining the Void Thief King's treasure must be difficult, or extremely dangerous.

Otherwise, the Crow would have gone directly.

Luo Tian resisted the temptation and sent a message to Lü Hongyi.

In less than an hour,

Lü Hongyi's team arrived. With unconcealed excitement on her beautiful face, she walked over and asked via voice transmission, "Where is the Treasure of the Thief King?"

"Directly beneath Thief King Island!"

Luo Tian said with certainty.

He had deduced this himself by combining the Crow's clues.

Seeing Luo Tian's confidence, Lü Hongyi was immediately seventy to eighty percent convinced, though she was still inwardly amazed and skeptical.

She had been searching for days without a single useful clue.

Yet Luo Tian had found the exact location of the Treasure of the Thief King!

'How on earth did he do that?'

"We move out immediately!"

Lü Hongyi was swift and decisive.

Everyone boarded her Void Ship, left Thief King Island, and went to the seashore.

BUZZ!

A layer of faint black light patterns condensed around the Void Ship. Then, the ship sank, submerging into the water.

At this moment, even the most clueless Martial Artists in the team noticed something was amiss.

They all came from different factions and were not loyal to Lü Hongyi. One after another, they used special methods to send out information.

Lü Hongyi had anticipated this but was powerless to stop it.

There were also members of the Undead Thieves in the other factions' teams, who would secretly pass information to her.

What Lü Hongyi had to do was be the first to arrive, understand the situation better, and secure an advantage.

In the middle of the ocean, the waves were incredibly turbulent. An ordinary Low Tier Earth Element Realm cultivator could only dive two hundred meters at most before being swept away.

Moreover, the ocean was filled with many Ocean Fierce Beasts.

At one point, they saw a giant blue whale, its body shimmering with a faint fluorescent light. It was colossal, four to five times larger than their Void Ship!

The giant blue whale didn't attack them and slowly swam away.

One thousand meters below the sea.

It was pitch black; nothing could be seen.

A dangerous aura permeated the surroundings, as if vicious and terrifying Demon Beasts were hiding everywhere.

There were many Celestial Level Demon Beasts that made even Lü Hongyi's expression turn grim, as she wasn't confident in dealing with them.

But they were incredibly lucky, as they weren't attacked by many Demon Beasts along the way.

Nevertheless, everyone was still trembling with fear.

By now, many had begun to suspect that Lü Hongyi had made a mistake.

Even Lü Hongyi was starting to doubt the origin and accuracy of Luo Tian's information.

Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared below them. As they descended, the light gradually expanded, revealing a vast Crystal Palace Complex!

At the center of the Crystal Palace Complex stood a statue, identical to the giant one on Thief King Island.

At this moment, everyone was so shocked and excited they were at a loss for words!

"The... The Treasure of the Thief King!" a pirate stammered.

The Void Ship reached the seafloor, and a magnificent and brilliant complex of palaces unfolded before their eyes!

The Treasure of the Thief King, buried under the sea for ten thousand years, had finally been found!

The entrance to the Crystal Palace Complex had no gate, only a blue screen of light with a slowly rotating, deep vortex at its center.

The group passed through the light screen smoothly and entered!

Just then, a black and red Void Ship appeared above.

On its deck, a group of people stared down with excitement. Their leader was none other than Lü Hanye of the Asura Thief Gang.

"Huh? Did someone just go in?"

An Asura Thief's pupils constricted.

"Who is it? Who actually found the Treasure of the Thief King one step ahead of me!"

Lü Hanye's face was cold and grim!

He had found his way here by making deductions from the Thief King's fragmented notes.

But unexpectedly, someone had beaten him to it!

Suddenly, Lü Hanye sensed a strong Energy fluctuation behind him. He turned to see yet another Void Ship.

By the time Lü Hanye reached the entrance of the Crystal Palace Complex, a second Void Ship had appeared above!

"Damn it, does everyone know already?"

From behind Lü Hanye's blood-colored mask, two intimidating, blood-red glares shot out.

He had thought he would be the first to arrive and gain an advantage, but it seemed everyone already knew.

"Let's go!"

Without lingering, Lü Hanye and his men quickly entered the Crystal Palace Complex.

「Deep in the sea.」

A pale golden Void Ship was slowly descending.

"Senior Brother He, we have to hurry! Lü Hongyi and her group discovered the treasure land long ago. We absolutely cannot let them get the treasure!"

He Yunkong revealed a hint of anxiety.

More importantly, Luo Tian was on Lü Hongyi's team.

He Yunkong was worried that Luo Tian would obtain an amazing opportunity from the Treasure of the Thief King and get the chance to surpass him.

"The life-long fortune of the Void Thief King isn't so easy to obtain!"

He Yuan said calmly.

BANG!

Suddenly, the Void Ship was attacked by a dozen black tentacles, and then a behemoth appeared.

He Yuan and He Yunkong's team was being attacked by a Demon Beast from the sea!

Their luck seemed much worse than the pirates'.

...

Luo Tian, Lü Hongyi, and the others passed through the blue light screen and smoothly entered the interior.

Despite being on the pitch-black seafloor, this Crystal Palace Complex shone with a five-colored splendor, as bright as day.

Every brick and tile, every blade of grass and piece of wood here exuded an air of immense value!

"My goodness, just how much manpower and resources were spent on this underwater Crystal Palace Complex!" a pirate exclaimed in awe.

"Purple Sakura Grass!"

A team member spotted the purple flowering plant growing in a pot and immediately flew toward it.

Purple Sakura Grass was a nearly extinct precious material. It was highly ornamental, and combined with its extreme rarity, its value was also very high.

BUZZ! CRACKLE!

Just as the team member was about to pick it, a blue shield of light suddenly appeared around the Purple Sakura Grass, flashing with an electric current.

"AHH!"

He screamed as he was knocked back several meters by the electric current, his palm charred black.

"Don't touch anything here carelessly, or you'll face the consequences," Lü Hongyi said coldly.

The group advanced cautiously and arrived at a grand hall.

The hall's decor was luxurious, but it seemed empty overall, with no obvious precious treasures or anything related to the main hoard.

After passing through the hall, they came to an even emptier one.

Just as everyone was feeling puzzled, suddenly, countless fine silver threads appeared in the air, so thin they were easy to miss without close inspection.

The silver threads emanated a dangerous aura, crisscrossing to fill the entire hall!

"More traps?"

Everyone froze in place.

But one team member suddenly screamed and fell to the ground.

His foot had been sliced off by a silver thread.

It turned out that all the silver threads in the hall were slowly moving. One moment of carelessness could lead to injury, just like this man, whose foot was cut clean off!

"It seems that even after finding the Thief King's Treasure Land, we still have to pass the Thief King's trials to get the real treasure," Luo Tian murmured to himself.

The legendary Void Thief King was said to be skilled in Mechanisms and understand Arrays. It seems the rumors were true.

To obtain the Void Thief King's fortune, one had to pass these trials; there was no way to avoid them.

The Void Thief King came from a background of pirates; he was no saint. His trials were extremely dangerous and could easily be fatal.

The group paused, discussing countermeasures.

Just then, two more groups arrived.

The first was Lü Hanye of the Asura Thief Gang.

The second was from the Sea Demon Palace!

Their leader was a Celestial Pool Realm expert named Teng Yuanxing!

He was ranked second on the Earth List!

Those who could arrive here first were almost all top contenders within the entire Thief King Secret Realm.

"The two of you have some nerve, daring to capture people from the Sea Demon Palace."

Teng Yuanxing glanced at Lü Hongyi and Lü Hanye, his eerie green eyes radiating a cold light!

Facing two powerful pirate gangs, he showed not a hint of fear.

"If we pirates were timid, I'm afraid we wouldn't have had the chance to enter this place."

Lü Hongyi gave a cold smile.

The three teams had major conflicts with each other, but here in the Thief King's treasure trove, they didn't come to blows.

Whoever obtained the Treasure of the Thief King would be the true winner.

Teng Yuanxing stared coldly at the trial ahead.

With his strength, he could pass it smoothly, but the same couldn't be said for his subordinates.

No one knew what other difficulties lay ahead. To be safe, Teng Yuanxing didn't want his team to suffer heavy casualties.

"We had best not attack each other, or we might all die here," Lü Hongyi proposed.

Teng Yuanxing and Lü Hanye nodded slightly.

Not even a Celestial Pool Realm expert could block those silver threads. If someone was interfered with by another Celestial Pool expert while attempting the trial, they would likely perish.

And so, the three teams reached an agreement not to attack one another.

Immediately afterward, people started attempting to pass the trial.

WHOOSH! SWISH SWISH!

Everyone executed their Body Techniques, weaving and flying through the gaps between the silver threads.

Teng Yuanxing rushed to the front; he was second on the Earth List, after all.

Following closely behind were Lü Hongyi and Lü Hanye, who were evenly matched.

Further back were the Half-step Celestial Pool Realm Martial Artists from the three teams, with Hu Yuefeng among them.

He couldn't help but glance back.

He wouldn't be protecting Luo Tian constantly here. With Luo Tian's Cultivation at the Peak of Earth Element Realm Fifth Layer, he could easily die in one of the Thief King's traps.

'Hmm? Still in the same spot?'

Hu Yuefeng was stunned for a moment. Luo Tian hadn't moved at all.

Hu Yuefeng couldn't help but smile.

'Is Luo Tian scared? Is that why he doesn't dare to attempt the trial?'

"Captain Luo, why aren't you coming over?"

Hu Yuefeng's words were laced with a hint of mockery.

In Teng Yuanxing and Lü Hanye's teams, quite a few people also noticed Luo Tian.

It was laughable that a mere cultivator at the Peak of Earth Element Realm Fifth Layer had come to the Thief King's treasure trove only to be too scared to attempt the trial.

Luo Tian didn't reply.

He was consulting the Celestial Book.

The Celestial Book consumed the Energy of over twenty pages to present the complete Mechanical Array of this place before Luo Tian.

'It's actually a combination of Mechanisms and an Array. This Void Thief King really had some skill!'

The Celestial Book's analysis was very complex. If Luo Tian understood these things, he could have even directly broken the entire hall's Mechanical Array.

Unfortunately, he was clueless about it, so he just looked at the final result: the method to easily pass the trial.

"Captain Luo, if you don't make a move soon, we're going to leave you behind!"

Hu Yuefeng said with a laugh.

And just then, Luo Tian moved.

He didn't attempt the trial directly. Instead, he walked to a chessboard on the left, which was dotted with black and white pieces.

Luo Tian didn't understand the way of chess either. He just followed the Celestial Book's description and picked up a black piece.

'What's wrong with Luo Tian? Instead of attempting the trial, he's messing with the chessboard. What if he triggers the Mechanical Array?' Hu Yuefeng thought.

Holding the black piece, Luo Tian finally charged into the dangerous zone of crisscrossing silver threads.

Everyone couldn't help but watch, wondering how long Luo Tian would last—whether he would die there or be forced to retreat.

But then they made a startling discovery.

For some reason, the silver threads within a one-meter radius of Luo Tian had slowed to a crawl.

And what horrified them even more was that the speed of the silver threads around themselves had suddenly increased!