Chapter 2766 The Secret Treasure’s Message

The man beside Ling Feng, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. His tone carried a faint smile and immense confidence, causing even the composed An He and An Jiao to feel as though their hearts skipped a beat upon hearing Song Ruozhao’s voice.

An Jiao felt a sense of foreboding rise within him, and without turning his head, he said to An He, "Use all your strength to reinforce the barrier. We must not let them break it. If we hold out a little longer, once the Array is complete, we can leave."

"Even if the Clan Leader and Great Elder of the Shui Clan come, they won’t be able to stop us!"

Then An Jiao said to An Luo behind him, "And that kid over there, you need to transfer eighty percent of your power into me now to reinforce this barrier, or we’ll all die here today!"

Hearing that the leader finally let him do something, An Luo complied despite the task being merely to extract his power with no technical expertise required. Although he didn’t initially have a good impression of these two seniors, for his safety and the mission from the clan, he couldn’t openly defy their orders.

An Luo came behind An Jiao and injected a vast amount of Dark Energy into An Jiao’s body. The dense Black Energy flowed from An Luo’s arm into An Jiao, and soon, An Jiao’s body began to exhibit a brilliant light; his face twisted slightly due to the massive energy infusion from An Luo and An He.

Clearly, even An Jiao’s body began to strain under the energy overload, but he managed well, directing the flow of energy into the Magic Artifact in his hand. Consequently, the Dark Barrier emitted imposing pressure and radiant light.

It appeared increasingly powerful, and large amounts of energy continually surged on its surface. If any other forms of energy collided with the Dark Barrier, a violent explosion could occur, leading to mutual destruction. Of course, this was only feasible if the energy’s power matched that generated by An He, An Jiao, and An Luo.

Otherwise, outside energy would merely be neutralized by the barrier’s external energy, offering no solution to breach the barrier—at best, just diminishing its power. Breaking the barrier would remain impossible.

This explained the confidence of the Clan of Darkness members, An Jiao, An He, and even An Luo, who was unaware of this Defensive Treasure’s existence until he injected energy into An Jiao. He received abundant information about this Barrier’s secret treasure. An Luo suspected this wasn’t imparted by An Jiao.

Instead, it was likely the secret treasure itself, possessing a rumored self-awareness that conveyed these insights to An Luo, indicating admiration for his power and potential, hoping to become An Luo’s treasure in the future.

This revelation both shocked and delighted An Luo, and curious and excited, he attempted to convey his thoughts, inquiring why it valued his strength.

The secret treasure revealed a chilling message to An Luo: "Because you are the only one who can survive this operation!"

"What?" An Luo was so stunned by this terrifying news that he was speechless. He immediately conveyed his doubts, mentally communicating with the treasure:

"What do you mean by that? What do you mean I’m the only one who will survive this operation?"

An Luo’s reaction amused the treasure a bit, and it teasingly said, "I mean, you’re the only one of the trio who will make it out alive; only you, An Luo, will survive."

"Moreover, even if you survive, you won’t avoid serious injury. This rash infiltration alongside them will nearly cost you your life."

"You don’t really think you can defeat those two, do you? Even if lacking power, your perception should be stronger. Still, your power is so weak, it’s understandable that you couldn’t see it. Let me bluntly tell you, against Song Ruozhao and Ling Feng, you three stand no chance!"

An Luo, hearing these unfamiliar names, was puzzled. Before setting out, the clan had scouts reporting three individuals from the Nine Province World infiltrated the Nine Nether World, but even the scouts didn’t know their names. How could this treasure, residing in the Dark World and venturing out for the first time, know these names?

"How... how do you know their names?" An Luo’s mind was reeling, trying to force himself into calm but unable to achieve it.

The treasure’s voice came again, imbued with a subtle mockery, pride, and disdain: "Of course I know; I am an existence you can’t even begin to imagine."

"Let me be clear—you should escape now if you can. Don’t think you shrimp soldiers can beat even thrice your numbers against Ling Feng and Song Ruozhao."

"If you flee now, perhaps your injury won’t be severe, but if you tarry, I’m sorry to inform you, you’ll endure the greatest pain and defeat in your life."

"Your previous glory as a prodigy of the Clan of Darkness will crumble; after this, you’ll be a failure from an operation gone awry, a total disgrace!"

"Your choice is yours, but remember, time is running out!"

An Luo’s mind, initially lacking firmness, was easily swayed now upon hearing the voice’s temptation. Fearing his fate as a mocked survivor back within the clan, he imagined the shame of returning as a failure.

He couldn’t be labeled as a failed prodigy surviving in disgrace! An Luo’s internal struggle happened without a hint of hesitation; he immediately believed the seemingly baseless claims of the treasure’s voice and decided to flee—he must flee!

Attempting to detach his hand from An Jiao, An Luo found, to his dismay, his hand affixed tightly to An Jiao’s body, unable to release.

Cold sweat streamed down An Luo’s forehead, but he still couldn’t free his hand. Only then did he realize it might not be An Jiao preventing his departure, but perhaps the treasure was still drawing from his power.

"Let go! If you don’t stop absorbing, I can’t break free!" An Luo shouted inwardly.