Volume One, Zhang Tie!
At this moment, a huge wave of energy once more surged out of the stone gate. This time, that energy chose to defend, forming a transparent barrier around the stone gate.
Clang, clang, clang …
Sword Qi slashed onto the transparent barrier, causing loud sounds to ring out. Countless sharp Sword Qi were unable to cut through the barrier, not leaving even the slightest mark. Its defensive power was a bit frightening.
In the end, the Sword Qi vortex dissipated, but it was unable to break through the barrier. Zi Yan wanted to try again.
"There's no need to try. You won't be able to break that barrier."
Zi Yan coldly snorted and threw the sword in her hand to Hei Lan 'er. "Why don't you try and see if you can break it?"
Hei Lan 'er caught the sword with a solemn expression. She looked at the stone gate in front of her. She did not have much confidence in breaking the barrier, but she would try with her full power.
Hei Lan 'er threw the sword into the sky and raised a hand. A wave of black energy surged out of it.
The sword in the sky seemed to be held up by some sort of power, and it floated in the sky. Hei Lan 'er's power continuously flowed out, and the sword gave off countless black sword lights. A massive black snake appeared in the sky, giving off a terrifying aura that could cause people's hairs to stand on end.
BOOM!
Hei Lan 'er's hand fell, and the huge black serpent let out a hiss. It gave off a powerful aura as it smashed towards the stone gate. It seemed like it could smash apart a mountain.
This time, the power that surged out of the stone gate formed an energy barrier.
Bang!
A huge sound rang out as the black serpent smashed into the energy barrier. A wild gale blew out, but the black serpent was unable to break the barrier. There was not even the slightest crack on the barrier.
The black serpent's power gradually disappeared, and in the end, it turned back into the sword that stabbed into the ground.
Zi Yan laughed mockingly. "And here I was wondering how powerful you were. In the end, aren't you the same as me?"
Hei Lan 'er coldly said, "This barrier isn't something we can break. Of course I can't break it."
Everyone looked at Hong Yan and Xue Changkong. Originally, they had chosen six people, but now, only the two of them were left. They were also the last hope. If the two of them could not break through the barrier, then this event would have to be declared a failure.
However, even if there was still hope, everyone's expressions did not look good. That was because there were three layers to the barrier. Since the first layer, the weakest barrier, had not been broken, how could the other two layers be broken?
Hong Yan pulled out the sword and retreated more than ten meters. She looked at the stone door with a serious expression. She loosened her grip on the sword and formed a sword with her fingers. The sword was controlled by an invisible force and floated to the left of Hong Yan.
Power continued to flow out from Hong Yan's sword fingers and the sword also gave off sword light. As power continued to flow out, the sword trembled and the sword light it gave off became even more dazzling. A sharp sword Qi filled the surroundings and the temperature dropped rapidly.
Everyone could feel that this power was stronger than Hei Lan 'er's, but could it break through the barrier? Everyone became nervous.
Hong Yan raised her sword and pointed at the stone door.
Clang!
A massive sword hum sounded out as the sword brought with it an intense sword light and shot out like a massive beam of light. It was extremely fast.
Boom!
A massive explosion sounded out as the sword slammed into the barrier, causing a massive destructive power to ripple out. The ground around the stone door cracked, and the massive force caused the sword to pierce into the barrier.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock; finally, someone could break through the barrier.
Hong Yan's expression was serious as she pointed her sword at the stone door. Her sword gave off an intense sword light and continued to stab forward with terrifying power. The tip of the sword moved forward bit by bit, but then it stopped and could not go any further.
Hong Yan could not hold on any longer and her body loosened as her power dissipated, causing the sword to powerlessly fall to the ground.
Seeing this, everyone felt quite disappointed. They had thought that Hong Yan would be able to break through the barrier, but she had still failed in the end.
Bai Lang said to Bing softly, "Wife, do you think anyone else can break through the barrier and open the treasure trove?"
Bing Qingqing looked quite worried as she said, "I don't know!"
Bing Qingqing was quite worried that no one would be able to open the treasure trove. If that happened, Zhao Fu would be wasting his time here, and their plan would fail. Originally, it had been Hong Yan and Zi Yan who had broken through the barrier to open the treasure trove and obtain what Zhao Fu needed.
However, no one had broken through the first barrier, so who could open the treasure trove? Their only hope was Xue Changkong. As the first person to take the valley, he had some hope of opening the treasure trove.
Zi Xiaonong sighed as he said, "It might be difficult! Xue Changkong is quite powerful, but he can at most break through the first barrier. There are still two barriers left. "
Zi Yue frowned as she said, "Are the youths this year so weak? If Xue Changkong can't do it, I'll go and try later. "
Zi Xiaonong looked at Zi Yue and asked in confusion, "Wife, why do you still want to go and try?"
Zi Yue rolled her eyes as she said, "It's none of your business!"
Zi Xiaonong felt quite displeased as he said, "It's useless even if you go. Only the youths can open the treasure trove. If you don't follow the rules, you'll be in danger."
Hong Yan was also worried that the treasure trove could not be opened.
Aside from them, the few Emptiness Realm Experts sitting in the middle of the spectator stands also frowned. They were rather disappointed with the younger generation of this year's competition. Up until now, none of them had managed to break a layer of the barrier. If Xue Changkong was also unable to defeat them, then this competition would be a joke.
The guests from the other factions wore faint smiles as they looked down. They also understood that this grand and lively event was going to end in failure.
They thought it was quite funny. Originally, they had hoped that someone would break through the third barrier and obtain the inheritance of the strongest expert of the valley. Then, they would be chosen as the next master of the valley. However, the youths of the valley were so useless that they could not even break through the first barrier. It was quite embarrassing.
It was a pity that the Treasure Trove could only be opened with the bloodline of the valley's owner. Otherwise, they could have sent their own people to try. If they could open the treasure trove, then it would be even more interesting.
Actually, no one would know if they had not tried. It was not that the youths of the valley were too weak. It was just that the barrier was too strong. Ordinary geniuses would not be able to break it.
The barrier left behind by the strongest expert of the valley could only be broken by an absolute genius. He would not be interested in the top geniuses. Only the absolute geniuses were qualified to obtain his inheritance.
Countless people stared at Xue Changkong. Hong Yan and the others stared back at him.
Xue Changkong was not as relaxed as before. He felt a great pressure. However, no matter what, he had to try his best.
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