Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Zifeng Jun and the others rushed over one after another.

They looked at Jiang Chen with concern and asked, "Jiang Chen, are you alright?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, his hands tucked into his sleeves, and smiled. "I’m fine!"

"Jiang Chen, even though you’ve broken through to the Union Palace Realm Ninth Stage, you must not go looking for Long Jingyun. My father once said that among the younger generation of the Eastern Continent, Gai Shi and Long Jingyun are the two people you must never provoke!" Zifeng Jun warned with a solemn expression.

Zhao Hongluan also nodded, her pearly teeth gently biting her red lips. "My father said the same. With talents like Gai Shi and Long Jingyun, they could make a name for themselves even in Zhongzhou. Jiang Chen, you can’t be rash!"

Seeing the worry on everyone’s faces, Jiang Chen felt a warmth in his heart.

He smiled and said, "Don’t worry, I won’t joke around with my own life!"

"Mm!"

The three of them all nodded.

Only the Black Emperor, nestled in Jiang Chen’s arms, lifted its head. It looked at Jiang Chen’s slightly narrowed eyes and revealed a playful expression.

Everyone waited in the Ice Hall for another half a day.

Finally, the last few experts to pass through the Icebound Corridor arrived. Zifeng Jie was among them, his nonchalant demeanor suggesting he didn’t care about his ranking at all.

As soon as he entered the Ice Hall, his cold gaze swept back and forth over Jiang Chen and his group.

RUMBLE!

The Ice Hall began to shake violently.

Everyone felt as if the entire Ice Hall had flown high into the sky, experiencing a momentary sense of weightlessness.

BOOM!

With a slight tremor, the Ice Hall seemed to have landed.

The sealed doors slowly creaked open.

Gai Shi and Long Jingyun led the way, walking out the doors first, with everyone else following close behind.

Before them stood an ice sculpture.

The sculpture was humanoid but had no aura of life. Seeing the crowd emerge from the Ice Hall, the sculpture, with its hands clasped behind its back, spoke in a cold, indifferent voice, "Passing through the Icebound Corridor proves you are qualified to continue to the second trial of the Ancestral Land. But before that, all who have passed the first trial may receive a reward from me!"

"What kind of reward is it?"

"An elder from my sect once obtained a Martial Skill Secret Manual after passing the Icebound Corridor!"

"Some people have gotten Profound Weapons, too!"

As the crowd speculated, the ice sculpture pointed ahead and said, "Do you see that small hill up ahead?"

In the direction it was pointing, there was a small, two-hundred-meter-tall hill.

The ice sculpture said, "The rewards for the first trial are on that hill. As for what reward you ultimately receive, that will depend on your own luck and sharp eyes!"

BANG!

The moment it finished speaking, the ice sculpture exploded, shattering into a sky full of blue ice shards.

Everyone exchanged glances, then charged madly toward the hill.

The distance wasn’t great.

They soon reached the vicinity of the hill. The area was covered in waist-high grass and plants, with no sign of any so-called rewards.

"Whoa!"

An expert at the Union Palace Realm Third Stage cried out in surprise. He had tripped and fallen in the grass, but when he got back up, he was holding a secret manual.

"The Celestial Tier High-level Body Technique, ’Golden-Winged Roc Body’? HAHAHA, I found it!" the young expert exclaimed ecstatically.

But in his excitement, the young man let his guard down.

Beside him, another expert revealed a sinister smile. In a flash, he appeared behind the young man and struck at his head with a claw-like hand.

BANG—

The head exploded on impact.

The young expert, a master at the Union Palace Realm Third Stage, was killed instantly, his head blown apart.

The assailant snatched the secret manual, tucked it into his Storage Ring, and immediately soared into the sky. "Apologies, everyone, I’ll be taking my leave!"

He then headed deeper into the Profound Celestial Ancestor Realm.

After witnessing this scene, everyone became far more cautious, constantly on guard against one another.

Jiang Chen looked at Zifeng Jun and the other two, reminding them, "Be careful. The four of us should stick together and try not to get separated!"

"Understood!"

The three of them nodded in unison.

Jiang Chen also found a few treasures along the way, but his purpose for this trip was to find the Profound Celestial Ice Marrow. These Martial Skills, Cultivation Techniques, and Profound Weapons were not his goal.

As he continued his search, Jiang Chen suddenly noticed that the number of people around him seemed to be dwindling.

’What’s going on?’

Jiang Chen frowned. Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet gave way, and he sank deep into it.

"Not good!"

Jiang Chen’s expression changed. He tried to break free, only to find a Devouring Power coming from the ground that was impossible to resist. With a SWOOSH, his entire body vanished.

Meanwhile, across the small hill, experts were continuously being swallowed by the ground.

Jiang Chen felt as if he had entered a secret passage. Sensing no danger, he gave up resisting. He let his body slide down the dark tunnel, and before long, a light appeared ahead. Jiang Chen shot out from the dark passage.

It was an underground cavern!

"Is this the inside of the hill?" Jiang Chen was stunned.

"That’s right!"

Zifeng Jun’s voice sounded from nearby, his face alight with excitement. "Jiang Chen, I think we’ve entered the Treasure Vault!"

"Treasure Vault?"

Jiang Chen looked around, dumbfounded.

’This is clearly just a cavern, how can it be a Treasure Vault?’

"Actually, all the treasures found outside the hill came from this cavern. The ones outside are just defective items; the truly valuable treasures are all in here."

Zifeng Jun explained, "If I’m not mistaken, as long as you aren’t greedy and don’t take the treasures outside, and you spend enough time on the hill, you’ll naturally be teleported here."

Sure enough.

Just as Zifeng Jun finished speaking, experts began to be teleported in one by one.

In an instant, the cavern was packed with people.

"What the hell is this place?"

"Is anyone from the Icefield Race here? Can someone explain?"

The crowd asked.

Long Jingyun looked at Bing Long, who was standing nearby, and asked, "Bing Long, what is this place?"

Bing Long replied, "This should be the Treasure Vault! Look... none of the people who took treasures from outside the hill are here. We must have triggered some mechanism by waiting so long on the hill, and that’s why we were teleported to this place!"

"I see!"

Long Jingyun nodded.

WHOOSH!

While everyone was searching aimlessly around the cavern, vortexes suddenly appeared in the lake within, and they began to suck down the water.

Before long, the water in the cavern’s lake had been completely drained.

Revealing the lakebed.

On the exposed lakebed lay a dazzling array of treasures, each one radiating a brilliant light.

There were precious Celestial-tier Profound Weapons, refining materials, Spirit Medicines, Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals, and more...

There were just too many treasures!

"HAHAHA, this High-level Celestial Tier Profound Weapon is mine!"

A master ranked eight-hundredth on the Human Venerable List laughed heartily, picking up a Battle Axe Profound Weapon from the ground. He eagerly forced out a drop of blood, letting it fall onto the Profound Weapon in an attempt to refine it.

However, just as his blood merged with the Profound Weapon,

his body trembled violently. He then began to inflate like a balloon, growing larger and larger.

Until, with a loud BOOM,

the esteemed master, ranked eight-hundredth on the Human Venerable List, exploded into a shower of blood mist.

This scene stunned everyone...

[Author’s Note: This is the 41st update, with nine more to go! Little Tian is pulling an all-nighter to write them and will post them as they’re finished! I will definitely get these nine Chapters done. Little Tian is asking for subscriptions and monthly tickets. An extra update for every 200 monthly tickets! Please, everyone! Little Tian is getting back to writing—nine more Chapters today!]