At this moment, a violent rumble rang out from the hall. A powerful shockwave of energy immediately radiated from the hall, causing the space there to tremble.
The hearts of everyone outside sank. They had already predicted that the people who had entered the hall were probably dead. There really was great danger hidden within the halls. It was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.
The rumbling sounds in the hall rang out several times in succession. Soon, it returned to silence, and not the slightest bit of movement was heard. Due to the emperor's power within the halls, no one was able to peer inside. Even the senses of Jianchen's soul were unable to enter.
"Looks like those people have already died here," many people thought. As a result, they became more and more fearful of the halls. They swore that they would never barge in.
However, before long, a series of footsteps rang out from the hall. The three experts who had entered the hall actually walked out alive. All of them were filled with unconcealable joy. Clearly, they had gained a lot.
Their armor had dimmed, having absorbed the violent attack for them. Its energy had been greatly depleted.
Their appearance immediately attracted the gazes of everyone present. Everyone stared at the three of them in shock. Their eyes were filled with disbelief.
"You're actually still alive …"
"What's in there …"
Many people immediately began to ask, but they did not receive any response. After the three of them emerged from the hall, they immediately hurried to the next hall without any hesitation.
"There must be good stuff in these halls. Let's go look for it. Don't let them get there first," someone called out. Someone immediately cried out. Immediately, the experts who had been extremely fearful of the palaces no longer had any misgivings. They began to charge towards the surrounding palaces in groups of three to five.
"Let's go have a look as well," Jianchen waved his hand and led the people behind him to a nearby hall.
Violent rumbles constantly rang out from various places. A few experts in the surroundings had already opened the doors of the halls in armor condensed from the Holy Emperor's power. Many of them were blown far away by the powerful energy that erupted from the halls.
Jianchen witnessed everything in the surroundings. He had already realised that apart from him, Nubis, and Diablo, all the experts who had entered the Eight Wastelands this time probably possessed the Holy Emperor's power left behind by the Holy Emperor. The purpose of this was to increase their chances of survival. Once someone obtained a treasure and brought it out, the clan behind them would benefit.
"Looks like Mo Ji and the other three possess the Holy Emperor's power as well. I wonder just how powerful the Holy Emperor's power is.
I need to be careful, "Jianchen glanced at Mo Ji and the other three from the corner of his eye and secretly raised his guard.
Jianchen's group of seven stopped before the doors of a hall. After a moment of silence, Diablo's voice rang out from the side, "Once this door is opened, it'll be subjected to a powerful attack. Any one of us will be injured. Why don't the seven of us open it together?"
"That's fine too. Let the seven of us open the door together," an old man said calmly. He was called Gao Da, one of the four people who had joined Jianchen's group.
Afterwards, the seven of them pushed open the door together. As soon as the door was pushed open, a powerful shockwave of energy rushed towards the seven of them.
The seven of them struck out at the same time, each sending out a powerful attack that collided with the shockwave of energy.
With a great rumble, the seven of them were forced back by the shockwave of energy. They only stabilized themselves after taking over a dozen steps back. Fortunately, they were not injured at all.
Jianchen's group immediately entered the hall. They saw that the interior of the hall was decorated with gold and jade. Although it had been sealed for many years, it was still extremely clean and spotless.
Jianchen glanced around and soon fixed his gaze on the table in the living room. There was a Space Ring, a scroll, a thin book, and a foot-long stone slab on the table.
The seven of them made their way to the living room instinctively. Suddenly, the surrounding space pulsed violently, and the scenery before them vanished in a single moment. It was replaced by a roaring sea of fire, radiating with terrifying heat.
"It's so hot. It's a formation. We've been trapped in a formation again," Diablo said with a heavy voice. The Evil King said in a deep voice. Immediately, a powerful force gushed out from his body, forming a protective shield around his body to resist the burning sea of fire.
Jianchen stared at the sea of fire calmly. He sensed the terrifying heat and said nonchalantly, "This formation is much more powerful than any formation we've seen before. If I've guessed correctly, this formation was prepared for 15th Star warriors."
"I really don't like the temperature here. Let's work together and break through this formation immediately," Mo Ji frowned and said impatiently. To the Sea race that lived in the sea, fire was their nemesis. There was no one among them who did not hate fire.
Jianchen pulled out his Saint Armament and leapt into the air. He viciously swung his sword at the space above him with a destructive presence.
The strike was as powerful as a casual strike from the Holy Emperor. It had completely surpassed the strength of a Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint Ruler. As the sword tore through the air, it immediately caused the formation space to violently tremble before loudly shattering.
The sea of fire vanished and the surroundings returned to normal. Jianchen had destroyed the formation with just a single strike.
Mo Ji and the others immediately became shocked when they saw this. To their knowledge, the Turtle clan was a clan with powerful defences and weak attacks, but the battle prowess displayed by the ruler of the Turtle clan before them was completely different from what the legends said.
"The ruler's strength has truly broadened our horizons. You've actually destroyed the formation that was specially made to deal with 15th Star experts all by yourself," a person who followed Jianchen complimented him with a charming smile.
Jianchen said indifferently, "This formation may have been used to deal with 15th Star experts, but it's not as powerful as it used to be after such a long time. Otherwise, I would never have been able to destroy it so easily. Let's go see what treasures there are in this hall." With that, Jianchen entered the guest room with the Saint Armament. He glanced past the items on the table one by one before fixing his gaze on the foot-long stone slab in the end.
Jianchen extended his hand toward the stone slab. It was heavy in his hand. The stone slab was only a foot long, but its weight was completely disproportionate to its size. It weighed several hundred kilograms at the very least, so it would be extremely difficult for weaker people to pick it up.
Jianchen picked up the stone slab and studied it effortlessly. There were some inscriptions on the stone slab, but they were incomplete. It was impossible to tell what they were. However, Jianchen could sense a pressure that seemed to originate from the world from the stone slab. It was filled with surging battle intent.
Jianchen carefully sensed the pressure from the stone slab. He felt like the pressure was familiar to him, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Jianchen's head. He said with a deep voice, "This is an incomplete diagram of a Tian Level Saint Technique." Tian Level Saint Techniques were what the people of the sea realm called battle skills. They were divided into four ranks, which were Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Tian Level Saint Techniques were Saint Tier Battle Skills on the Tian Yuan Continent.
The other people all stared at the stone slab in Jianchen's hand with burning interest, but they became disappointed very soon. Xie Wang said regretfully, "It's a pity that it's only an incomplete diagram. It's useless even if we have it."
"Tian Level Saint Techniques are extremely difficult to comprehend even if they're complete. Many 16th Star experts can't grasp them, let alone this incomplete diagram. If we don't collect all of them, this incomplete map will be a useless map, "Mo Ji said regretfully.
Jianchen lowered his head in thought. He could still clearly remember when he had helped the Kingdom of Gesun fend off the four kingdoms a few years ago. He had swept through a treasury, and he had accidentally found an incomplete diagram of a Saint Tier Battle Skill.
However, that diagram clearly had nothing to do with this one. They were probably two different battle skills.
Afterward, Jianchen checked the other three items. There were a large number of supreme grade crystal coins in the Space Ring, amounting to over ten million in total. Other than the crystal coins, there were several hundred monster cores as well. There were Class 5 to Class 7 Monster Cores, and there was even a Class 8 Monster Core.
As for that thin book, it recorded an incomplete cultivation method. There was only a small portion of it.
The book recorded the comprehension of the Eight Wastelands Emperor as well as some matters regarding his later years. It was also incomplete.
"Aside from the Space Ring, the other three items are all incomplete. They're basically useless trash. Is the Eight Wastelands Emperor trying to trick us?" Nubis could not help but curse.
Jianchen ignored Nubis's complaints. He looked at the others and said, "How should we distribute these items? Do any of you have any suggestions?"
Hearing this, Mo Ji and the others looked at each other. Then, one of them said, "The King's strength is extraordinary. He's more capable of protecting these items. As such, I suggest we leave these items with the King for him to keep. As for the final distribution, we'll discuss it in detail after we leave the Eight Wastelands Shrine."
"I agree with this suggestion …"
The suggestion received everyone's support. Jianchen did not argue and took the items away, storing them in an independent Space Ring.
The few of them checked the inside of the palace again, almost turning the entire palace upside down, but to no avail. Then, they left the place.
The few of them walked out of the hall and headed towards the next hall that no one had entered before. After breaking through a formation, they successfully obtained the item placed inside the hall.
However, the items inside were all the same. There was a Space Ring with a small fortune, an incomplete book, an incomplete cultivation method, and a small fragment of a Saint Tier Battle Skill.
Next, Jianchen and the others entered a third shrine, and a third shrine. However, the items they obtained were all the same. It was as if the items in every shrine were the same.
"Looks like the Eight Wastelands Emperor has divided these items into countless portions and placed them in different shrines. If we want to gather all these items into a complete set, we have to obtain the remaining portion. The Emperor of the Eight Wastelands actually wants us to kill each other," Jianchen's face was rather gloomy. He very quickly understood the Emperor of the Eight Wastelands' intentions.
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