There must be something unusual in the Nine-Layered Cave. The question was, should he enter the Nine-Layered Cave?
If he entered, it might be dangerous. If he didn't, then he might be trapped in the stone mountain forever. At this point, Xiao Chen didn't think he could escape from the energy barrier. The existence of the Nine-Layered Cave seemed to be a trap, waiting for outsiders to fall into it.
"I'll risk it!"
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Xiao Chen had no other way out. He could only bite the bullet and enter the ninth cave. Even if the ninth cave was a dragon's pool, a tiger's den, a mountain of blades, or a sea of flames, he had no choice but to jump in. Moreover, without the help of powerful brothers like The Lion King and the Fengsha Sword, he had to rely on himself.
"Da, da, da!"
Xiao Chen resolutely stepped into the ninth tunnel. He listened to his own footsteps while holding the sword with both hands. His perception was fully extended. He was a little nervous, but his mind was extremely calm. He was ready to deal with any unexpected situations and defend himself against powerful enemies.
The deeper he went into the tunnel, the brighter it was. It gave people the feeling that once they left the tunnel, they would be outside the stone mountain. However, Xiao Chen didn't think that was possible. He felt that he was in the center of the stone mountain. He had no choice. He had a good sense of direction. He had been paying attention to the direction of the tunnel and cave. He naturally found that he was heading towards the center of the stone mountain.
"So dazzling …"
No matter how long the tunnel was, there would be an end. Xiao Chen felt that after walking for dozens of feet, he saw the end of the tunnel. He found that the outside of the tunnel was very bright, but he couldn't see anything outside. It gave people the feeling that there was an ocean of light outside.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen's eyes slowly adapted to the tunnel. If he directly appeared outside the tunnel from the darkness, then he might temporarily lose his sight. If it was a mortal, then his eyes might explosively go blind.
"Swish!"
When his vision completely adapted to the dazzling light, Xiao Chen directly flashed into the ninth cave. He wasn't worried that the ninth cave would be a bottomless pit. It seemed like he had thrown caution to the wind. Either he would prosper or he would suffer a tragedy. Perhaps these were the only two outcomes.
Xiao Chen's luck was not bad. It was not a bottomless pit outside, nor was it a mountain of knives or a sea of fire. After his body fell for several feet, his feet landed safely on the ground. Just as he was about to let out a sigh of relief, the scene in front of him made him tremble with fear and his hair stood on end.
What appeared in front of Xiao Chen was a huge spotted snake. The upper half of the snake's body was upright, its head held high, its bloody mouth slightly opened, and its black tongue flicked in and out. A pair of oily green snake eyes were looking down at Xiao Chen, glittering with cold malice, as if there was a hint of mockery in them. Right above the snake's head was … a bright red cockscomb-like sarcoma!
"Cockscomb Serpent Emperor!"
Even the extremely courageous Xiao Chen couldn't help but cry out in alarm. The muscles of his entire body tensed up, and his heart was also extremely nervous. Although he suspected that the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor was hiding within the stone mountain, he subconsciously hoped that it wasn't. However, reality was just that cruel.
That's right!
The spotted snake was the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor that Xiao Chen and his brothers had been searching for all this time. It had really become a tortoise, hiding in the deepest part of the stone mountain. However, the winner was king, and the loser was the thief. From the looks of the situation, the final victor was it.
Now, the ninth cave only had Xiao Chen and the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor. Xiao Chen's bit of strength was not a match for the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor. If the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor had attacked Xiao Chen earlier, then Xiao Chen would already be a dead man. From the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor's nonchalant expression, it seemed like it was planning on toying with Xiao Chen.
"Deng! Deng!
Deng! "Xiao Chen could not withstand the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor's powerful aura. He could not help but take three steps back before he managed to stop. His blood-red eyes, which were exposed outside the power of desolation armor, stared intently at the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor hundreds of feet away.
"Hehe …"
When the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor saw the puny human in front of it, it let out a sinister human laugh. Its body trembled slightly, clearly extremely pleased with itself. After laughing for a while, it said in human language:
"Human, don't think that you can deal with This Emperor with a crappy sword. This Emperor has the final say in everything here. The energy barrier and this stone mountain are controlled by This Emperor, so only those weaker than you can pass through the energy barrier and enter this place. You never expected this, right? Hehe! "
"So it's a bastard like you causing mischief!"
Xiao Chen quickly regained his composure. Anxiety and fear would not solve the problem. The only thing he could do was to find a way to escape from his surroundings. So, he quickly scanned the ninth cave to see if there was anything special in it. The next moment, he was shocked.
The ninth cave was extremely large. The ceiling and walls of the cave were inlaid with many luminous pearls. They were like stars that filled the sky, illuminating the cave several times brighter than daytime. The luminous pearls weren't enough to shock Xiao Chen. What shocked Xiao Chen was the huge hexagonal stone platform at the very center of the cave.
The hexagonal stone platform was ten feet tall, and its largest diameter was thirty feet. The stone platform was made of an unknown ivory stone, and the entire stone platform seemed to be a single entity. The stone platform emitted a faint silver light, giving off a sacred feeling.
Because of the angle of view, Xiao Chen couldn't see the top of the stone platform. However, he could see the side of the stone platform. The side of the stone platform was engraved with strange patterns. The patterns looked like some kind of runes, and they were intricate and complicated. In any case, Xiao Chen didn't recognize a single one of them.
When the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor saw that Xiao Chen's gaze wasn't on him, but on the stone platform not far behind him, it suddenly felt a sense of humiliation. It couldn't help but sneer, "Brat, what are you looking at! Is the thing behind me something you should be looking at? Can you understand it? "
"What does it have to do with you whether I can understand it or not?" Xiao Chen looked at the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor with disdain. His intuition told him that the stone platform wasn't simple. It was very likely that it was the teleportation array that the Fengsha Sword had told him about. Therefore, he pretended to be disdainful and said, "Isn't it just a broken teleportation array? Who hasn't seen it before? Hmph! "
"What? Brat, you actually know about the teleportation array! " Now, it was the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor's turn to be shocked. Its eyes widened, and it stared at Xiao Chen in disbelief. Suddenly, its eyes narrowed, and it said in an awe-inspiring voice.
"So what if you know about the teleportation array? You're going to die soon anyway. You actually dared to kill this Emperor's Imperial Concubine. All of you will pay with your lives! You're the first. Next will be that stupid lion, then the dead bird, and finally, that broken sword! Hehe! "
"Broken sword? My Third Brother has turned a cocky cockscomb worm into a cowardly tortoise! " Xiao Chen didn't allow others to insult his brother. Therefore, he retorted. The disdain in his words was very obvious. He reckoned that the Cockscomb Serpent Emperor would explode from anger.
As expected!
"Brat! You're courting death! This Emperor will fulfill your wish! "
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