All of a sudden, numerous shocked gazes looked towards Qin Shi.
Ling Zhu and the rest also had strange gazes. Ling Zhu chuckled and said, "Hehe, I didn't expect him to be so famous."
"Hmm, damn it. So he's already capable of killing World stage experts. To think that I've been worried about him all this while. Is he pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger?" Mo Xingyu did not know whether to laugh or cry.
As the ten thousand relics floated in the air, Qin Shi slowly opened his mouth as an endless aura of desolation rose from it.
In his dragon mouth, streaks of Desolate Runes quickly formed. Every rune produced a deafening dragon roar. In the end, they intertwined with the tens of thousands of golden relics, forming dragon balls that were caught by the coiling dragon. The tens of thousands of dragon balls floated in the air above Qin Shi. Every single dragon ball caused a shocking vortex, and every single vortex seemed to have the power to destroy the world.
In an instant, the ten thousand dragon balls were all aimed at Zhang Liang.
Everyone was horrified by this scene, and some disciples could not help but take a few steps back.
"This, this kid has actually fused Spirit and Spirit energy?"
"Heavens, does he not want to live?
That's a heaven-defying act. "
"Get out of the way, the tomb will collapse if these dragon balls explode!"
Zhang Liang's eyes turned cold. He could feel a strong sense of danger being locked onto by the ten thousand dragon balls.
Only now did Zhang Liang truly understand that he had underestimated Qin Shi from the very beginning. No, to be more precise, he had made a mistake. The strongest member of Ling Zhu's team was not Ling Zhu, but the most unremarkable and seemingly weakest Qin Shi. He cursed inwardly, "Damn it!
I should have known that this kid would dare to swagger around in the deep sea Genesis reservoir even though he has the Spacerend Stone. If he's not a fool, he must have an impressive foundation. "
"This fusion power is too strange. In a direct confrontation, even I cannot guarantee that I will be able to escape unscathed."
Zhang Liang calculated in his heart. Soon after, he stared at Qin Shi and inwardly muttered, "Never mind, I won't act recklessly. He has less than fifteen minutes left on the Boundary Boundary Devil Rune. After that, he will no longer have it, and given his Domain stage cultivation, he will not be my match no matter how powerful he is."
Thinking of this, Zhang Liang could advance and retreat at will. His body suddenly flashed back a hundred meters, and he took out a cyan dragon-head key.
"Qin Shi, I admit defeat!
I don't want the Spacerend Stone anymore, and I'll give you the key as well. Hurry and put it away! "
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. "Zhang Liang actually admitted defeat?"
"That's not strange. Even Zhang Liang would find it hard to resist that brat's martial arts. Any one of those dragon pearls is very strong, and a single one is enough to kill a Domain Realm expert. Yet, he brought out more than ten thousand of them. If they were to fall, I'm afraid this tomb would be destroyed. Everyone came here to seize treasures, and Zhang Liang can be considered smart. There's no need to destroy this tomb."
Qin Shi also frowned slightly, evidently not expecting Zhang Liang to suddenly admit defeat.
But moments later, his Spirit Power swept past Zhang Liang's surroundings, allowing him to see through Zhang Liang's intentions.
"Hehe, you want to wait for my Devil Rune to end?
No worries, if you want to play, I'll play with you. "
Qin Shi chuckled. Soon after, he waved his hand and kept the ten thousand dragon balls back into his body. Only then did the nervous disciples breathe a sigh of relief. If the ten thousand dragon balls really fell, they would likely be dragged out of the deep sea Genesis reservoir.
Seeing Qin Shi keep the ten thousand dragon balls, a cold light flickered in Zhang Liang's eyes.
Zhang Liang coldly said, "Humph, kid, since you dare, don't blame me. Once the Devil Rune disappears, it'll be your doomsday!"
"Hand over the key!" Qin Shi indifferently stretched out his hand.
The corners of Zhang Liang's mouth twitched, but before the Devil Rune was dispelled, he did not dare to act rashly against Qin Shi. Although he was confident that he could block Qin Shi's ten thousand dragon balls, who knew what other trump cards Qin Shi had. Qin Shi had not used the head of the nine divine objects that Poison Master had mentioned, and once he did, Zhang Liang might not be his opponent. The reason why he was able to climb to his current position from a nobody was because of his forbearance and character. Hence, he knew that now was not the time to challenge Qin Shi.
"I'll give you the key for now. Sooner or later, I'll take it back with interest!" Zhang Liang said inwardly. Soon after, he waved his hand and threw the green key towards Qin Shi.
Qin Shi received the key and nodded in satisfaction. Soon after, he ignored Zhang Liang and the rest, and turned his black eyes towards the hundred-meter-tall majestic stone door behind him.
Holding the key, Qin Shi could faintly feel a certain resonance between the stone door and the key.
Qin Shi flew up and walked slowly to the front of the stone door with steps that looked like he was treading on the void.
The closer it got to the stone door, the stronger the resonance between the stone door and the key became. It continued until it was only a short distance away from the green-colored dragon head key that emitted a gentle vibration. Only then did Qin Shi slowly open his large hand and allow the key to float gently by itself. Under the attraction of the stone door, it was inserted into the hole under the two green-colored door knockers.
"Buzz!"
When the key was inserted, the stone door didn't disappoint and started to violently shake. The friction between the door frame and the stone frame caused an extremely strong tremor, causing some of the sand and stones to fall. At this moment, a dazzling light suddenly pierced out from the center of the stone door. As the light continued to expand, everyone's heartstrings were plucked and tensed up.
Qin Shi was extremely close. He could clearly feel that there seemed to be an ancient power sealed within the stone door. Every single strand of Spiritual Energy that seeped out from the stone door was filled with pure Spiritual Energy that could tug at one's heartstrings.
"The stone door is open!" In an instant, greed flashed on the faces of the many disciples.
Sealed within the stone door was definitely a grave treasure. It was a treasure that could change one's fate.
Even though they had all witnessed Qin Shi's powerful strength, it was still difficult for them to resist such an extreme temptation.
"That treasure!
It's mine! "Suddenly, one of the disciples burst into the stone door.
As soon as the disciple entered, the rest of the disciples were eager to give it a try. Soon after, a few of the disciples leaped up and rushed into the Sub Palace through the gap below the stone door.
At this moment, Ling Zhu and the others frowned slightly. However, to their surprise, none of the true experts, including Zhang Liang, made a move.
Qin Shi opened the stone door and quietly waited for it to completely open. However, he was not in a hurry to enter the Third Sub Palace.
Bang!
Suddenly, a series of explosions sounded from the Sub Palace. Not long after entering the stone door, the disciples who had rushed into the stone door were suddenly suppressed by a huge force. One by one, their bodies exploded and they bled out from their seven orifices. Inside the stone door, there were billions of lightning bolts that pierced through every disciple who entered the stone door.
"As expected, opening the stone door is just the beginning. If you want to obtain the treasure inside the stone door, you must first pass the test inside the stone door." Qin Shi, Zhang Liang, and the others squinted their eyes and said.
Zhang Liang sneered, "I knew it. The key is useless. It's just a tool to open the stone door outside. Once the stone door is opened, anyone can enter. If you really want to obtain the treasure, you still have to rely on your own ability."
Zhang Liang thought. He had also expected this, which was why he was willing to give the key to Qin Shi.
However, was the key really useless?
If it was useless, why would Qin Shi pay such a huge price and even waste a Boundary State Devil Talisman to fight for it?
Of course, Zhang Liang was not aware of all this. Otherwise, he would definitely vomit blood.
Qin Shi reached out and took the key out of the keyhole.
"Besides being able to open the stone door, there is also a mysterious aura inside. This aura isn't from the seal on the stone door. The majestic foundation is similar to the Chaos Stubborn Rock that the Sky-Devouring Sea Serpent mentioned. If my guess is correct, the true function of this key should be to open the seal of the Chaos Stubborn Rock inside the stone door," Qin Shi thought to himself as he put away the key.
At this time, those who were lower than the Boundary State would explode and die after entering the stone door. Even those who had just entered the Boundary State could barely advance a hundred meters before their blood began to boil. The surrounding lightning bolts were like wolves and tigers. If they dared to move forward, the lightning bolts would not hesitate to smash them into pieces.
Seeing this scene, the excited disciples became timid. They had no choice but to stop within a hundred meters of the stone door.
"To enter the stone door, one has to at least be in the Boundary State." Qin Shi pursed his lips and stared at the lightning bolts.
The lightning bolts seemed to be formed by a unique power. It was a test of one's own world energy. Once one entered the stone door, one's own world had to be opened. Otherwise, it would be destroyed by the lightning bolts. The strength of one's own world would also determine one's position in the Third Branch Palace. After a large number of disciples died like suicide troops, the remaining disciples who had reached the Boundary State and above realized this point.
Those disciples were destined to become stepping stones. They were destined to be the corpses of those who succeeded in becoming experts.
"Let's go in too." At this moment, Qin Shi, Ling Zhu and the others said.
Ling Zhu and the others nodded. Zhang Liang and the other disciples also entered.
Unfortunately, even Ling Zhu, Zhang Liang, Mo Xingyu and the others were drenched in sweat when they finally arrived less than a thousand meters away. Their own worlds had already been pushed to their limits by the lightning. At this moment, they did not doubt that if they dared to take another step forward, it was very likely that what awaited them would be a violent death like those disciples before them.
"Have we reached the limit?" Qin Shi squinted his eyes and looked deep into the darkness.
The Third Branch Palace was huge. Currently, they were about a thousand meters away from it but they still couldn't see the end. The previous hundred meters was the test for the Initial Success of the Boundary State. However, a thousand meters away required one's own world to be in the Profound Success of the Boundary State.
In other words, to reach the end of the branch palace, one had to at least be in the Profound Success of the Boundary State.
If that was the case, none of the disciples present could reach that level.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, the key in Qin Shi's hand suddenly flickered. A dim light barrier rose from the center of the key.
When the barrier was activated, Qin Shi was surprised to find that the lightning bolts were moving away from him on their own.
"Eh, this key can withstand the lightning bolts here?" Qin Shi was pleasantly surprised. "Hehe, I was right to spend so much effort to get this key."