Other than a giant stone tablet standing in the middle of the Tomb of the King, the rest of the ground was scorched black.
Rocks and sand melted and stuck together, forming a giant crystal with a diameter of several hundred meters.
Among them, one could occasionally see some charred black bone fragments. Those were the remains of those who were unable to escape from the violent lightning and were swept into this world.
At least a hundred people had died in the chaos of the lightning. Under the violent lightning, many of them did not even have the time to scream before dying.
Although Master Herman had warned everyone not to get too close, who would pay attention to such a warning in front of the treasures in the Tomb of the King?
Very few people listened to such a warning. Most of them treated it as alarmist talk to prevent them from fighting for the treasures in the Tomb of the King.
"What terrifying lightning. Just a little bit more and we would have lost our lives …"
"Luckily we retreated quickly …"
"I should have listened to Master Herman's warning."
"Dana and the others … were swallowed by the lightning!"
… …
The survivors either had fear written all over their faces or were grieving for the deaths of their companions. Their voices were mixed together.
"At least a hundred people died …"
Although they were close to the Tomb of the King, Gray had the strength of a Barbaric Blood Warrior, so he was one of the people who had successfully escaped.
Even though he had known that the Tomb of the King was extremely dangerous, he still could not help but feel shocked when he saw a hundred people die in front of him.
After all, these were people who had flesh and blood a few seconds ago. Now, only bones were left. Some of them did not even have bones left.
"Sigh …"
With the protection of the experts of the Addison family, Master Herman also managed to escape. Seeing so many people die, he let out a helpless sigh.
"Grandpa Herman, don't blame yourself. These people who died were blinded by greed. You tried to dissuade them, but no one was willing to listen."
Samantha comforted him.
"Yes, Master Herman, don't blame yourself. These people were killed by their own greed!"
The other major forces also spoke up.
Gray looked at the group of survivors and saw the few noble children who came with him. They were not injured, but they looked a little embarrassed. It was because they had bumped into people in the panic just now.
They had not come for the treasures within the King's Tomb. Instead, they had come to pay their respects to the King's Tomb. After receiving Gray's warning, they had all looked at the King's Tomb from afar. As such, even though their strength was not very high, they had all survived.
After that, Gray looked at the Brute Force Ant at his feet. Half of its body was charred black. Although it was severely injured, it was still alive and not destroyed.
He put it away. He only needed to leave the desert, find a forest, and use the reverse nurturing ability to recover.
The seven Barbaric Blood warriors that worked together with the Barbarian Ants had also survived. However, they were all heavily injured and would need to rest for a long time to recover. They would definitely not be able to participate in the next exploration of the King's Tomb.
After confirming that there was no danger, everyone gathered their courage and stepped on the charred stone slabs. They walked towards the tombstone in the center. Every step they took was extremely cautious and careful, afraid that there would be rune mechanisms left behind.
However, until they passed through the hundreds of meters of charred ground and arrived in front of the tombstone that was more than ten meters tall, there were no rune mechanisms triggered. It was obvious that the rune mechanisms had been completely destroyed in the explosion just now.
"This is a Star Stone. No wonder it was not destroyed in the explosion just now."
After approaching it, Gray carefully looked at the tombstone and found that the material of the tombstone was extremely special. The surface of the light purple material was sparkling like stars in the night sky. This was a special stone material that Gray had once seen in a book, the Star Stone.
It was said that this was a precious stone material that came from beyond the heavens. The material was very sturdy and was an excellent material for drawing runes.
It was extremely precious. The same volume of stone material was more than ten times the value of gold. Who would have thought that there would be a large piece here that was more than ten meters tall?
Gray tilted his head and looked at Master Herman. As expected, he saw the shock in Master Herman's eyes. To a rune master like him, this kind of stone material was no different from a blood warrior's weapon.
"There are words here …"
Everyone quickly discovered that there was not only the lightning symbol on the tombstone. There were also words on it.
However, due to the many stones in the stone forest, it was impossible to see them from the outside.
"The tomb of the Purple Thunder King. This really is the tomb of the Purple Thunder King!"
"Kingdom Calendar 327 – Kingdom Calendar 751. If we calculate it this way, wouldn't the Purple Thunder King have lived for 424 years …?"
"How can this be?
Usually, the lifespan of a King level master would not exceed 300 years. How can the Purple Thunder King live for 400 years? "
Many people's faces were filled with shock and suspicion.
Their understanding of King level masters was very limited. However, they also knew that the lifespan of a King level master would not exceed 300 years. So when they suddenly heard that the Purple Thunder King had lived for 400 years, their hearts were filled with suspicion and disbelief.
"Did he take some precious medicine that could extend his life?
Or was it because he was extremely strong and had evolved to an extremely high level? "
There was also a small group of people who were shocked. Gray was one of them.
If it was only because he had taken some precious medicine that could extend his life, then it would be fine. However, if he had not taken any precious medicine and had relied on his own evolution to achieve such a long lifespan, then that was terrifying.
The lifespan of an ordinary King level master was close to 300 years. For the Purple Thunder King to live for 400 years, it was very likely that he had completed three evolutions.
Completing four evolutions would allow one to become an existence above the King level. For the Purple Thunder King to complete three evolutions, he was only one evolution away from becoming an existence above the King level. One could imagine how powerful he had been when he was alive.
Kacha!
Everyone surrounded the tombstone. Some people even reached out to touch the words. After all, it was very likely that this had been written by a King level master.
Suddenly, someone pressed on a protrusion on the tombstone. The tombstone suddenly trembled violently.
"Not good …"
With the previous lesson, everyone was shocked. Like frightened birds, they fled from the tombstone. They retreated hundreds of meters before stopping.
However, the terrifying mechanism did not appear. Instead, the huge tombstone was slowly sinking. Finally, the entire tombstone sank into the ground. At the same time, an entrance appeared on the surface.
"It's the entrance …"
"The treasure is inside …"
"Quick, don't let others take it."
…
The people who had been fleeing for their lives just now had bloodshot eyes. They wished they had an extra pair of legs to run toward the entrance. However, the people from the seven major forces were faster than them.
In just a few moments, the people from the seven major forces had formed a circle around the entrance to the King's Tomb, confronting the people from the other forces.
"Why? Why can't we go in?"
"You're too overbearing. Everyone has a share in the King's Tomb!"
…
The entrance to the King's Tomb was right in front of them, but there were people blocking the way. The people from these forces were like red-eyed gamblers. They gathered together, and their number was several times that of the seven major forces. They abandoned their fear of the seven major forces and put pressure on them together.
"Why? Because we helped break the rune mechanism, but you didn't …"
Facing people who were several times their number, the people from the seven major forces did not have the slightest intention of backing down.
Even Gray, although he did not make a move, had no intention of letting these people enter the King's Tomb.
The current situation was different from when he was blocked a few days ago.
At that time, the Wallen family did not contribute anything to the King's Tomb. The King's Tomb did not belong to the Wallen family. Naturally, there was no reason to stop him from approaching the King's Tomb.
However, it was different now. In order to open the entrance to the King's Tomb, he and the seven major forces had paid a great price. Each of the seven major forces had a Barbarian Blood Warrior seriously injured. Gray had also paid the price of half of a Barbarian Blood Beast.
After paying such a high price, they naturally would not allow these forces who had not contributed anything to enter.
Ignoring these snobbish people, Gray and the seven major forces began to discuss how to arrange for people to enter.
After discussion, the final decision was that the Addison family, because they had invited Master Herman and had helped break the rune mechanism, would allow twenty people to enter. Gray and the other six forces would allow ten people to enter.
Seeing that the seven major forces were determined not to let them enter, the other snobbish people were anxious, but they could only helplessly do so.
Although they had a lot of people, if they really fought with the seven major forces, they did not have much of a chance of winning. After all, the seven major forces had sent the absolute elites this time.
"Sir, you are only one person. Please sell me a place. I am willing to pay 100,000."
"Sell it to me. I am willing to pay 200,000."
However, there were also some people who were keenly aware of the opportunity. One after another, they surrounded Gray and tried to buy a place from Gray.
In the end, Gray sold the nine places at the price of 200,000 gold coins per place. Before entering the King's Tomb, they had already made a small profit. Green was quite satisfied.
He did not give the places to the nobles. After all, they were not strong enough. If they went in, it would be no different from throwing away their lives.
Although the rune mechanism outside the tomb had been destroyed, it did not mean that there were no more rune mechanisms inside. Moreover, if there were treasures later, the major forces would definitely fight over them.
After gathering the number of people, the group of eighty people walked up the stairs to the King's Tomb.
The inside of the tomb was not dim. Instead, there was light coming from the rune lamp. When the entrance to the tomb was opened, the rune lamp inside the tomb had been activated.
After walking down the stairs for almost a hundred meters, they finally reached the end. Gray and the others entered a huge room.