Chapter 177: Perish Together
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and followed strictly in Wang Zhongtian’s footsteps, which greatly frustrated Wang Zhongtian.
’This damned brat is too cautious. He hasn’t triggered a single trap along the way!’
Soon, the two arrived before a massive stone gate. It was a blend of Eastern and Western design, featuring both Mechanical Techniques and the latest security system from Tank Country. Passing through required iris, password, and fingerprint verification.
Cheng Yuan glanced at it coolly. "Open the door."
"Yes!"
As Wang Zhongtian went through the verification process, his mind raced.
’Right now, I’m useful to Cheng Yuan, so he won’t kill me. But once he takes the treasures, I’ll be useless to him. Will he still let me live then?’
’I can’t take that gamble. I have to control my own destiny. Therefore, I have to find a chance to kill Cheng Yuan!’
"Mr. Cheng, this door is extremely heavy. Even if I pass the verification, it requires an expert at the Divine Realm or above to push it open! I’m only at the Quasi-Divine Early Stage. You will have to do it yourself in a moment."
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and looked at the stone gate. He saw that it was incredibly thick, weighing over ten tons. It was true that anyone below the Divine Realm would find it difficult to move.
Just as Cheng Yuan was about to deactivate his Double Pupil, his gaze froze. He pushed the power of his Double Pupil to its maximum.
The scene before him gradually magnified!
Cheng Yuan discovered the trick hidden in the stone gate!
Both sides of the gate were densely covered with tens of thousands of poisoned needles, each finer than an ox’s hair!
If his Double Pupil hadn’t been upgraded, drastically increasing his vision, Cheng Yuan probably would have never noticed them.
The poison on these needles was exceptionally potent; a few milligrams could kill an elephant!
If Cheng Yuan were careless for even a moment and fell for the trap, he probably wouldn’t have time to save himself, even with his god-tier medical skills.
Of course, the stone gate had to have a Life Gate.
And it was these two Palm Seals.
These two Palm Seals also had needles, but the color of these needles was normal—they weren’t coated in poison.
The needles on the Palm Seals were hollow, containing a tiny tube that connected to an extremely intricate mechanism.
’This mechanism must require some form of identity verification!’
’And the bloodline of the Wang Family is likely the verification method.’
’Only because I have the Double Pupil was I able to see this. Anyone else facing this double trap would have certainly fallen for it.’
Killing intent surged in Cheng Yuan’s heart, but his tone was relaxed. "Alright. Once you’re done with the verification, I’ll take care of it."
BEEP.
An electronic, synthesized voice suddenly spoke.
"Identity verification successful. Please open the door."
Wang Zhongtian suppressed his nervousness, turned his head, and looked at Cheng Yuan with great respect. "Mr. Cheng, please open the door."
Cheng Yuan slowly walked to the stone gate and raised his hands as if to push.
Wang Zhongtian screamed frantically in his mind.
’Push! Push it!’
’It doesn’t matter where you push! You’re going to die!’
Wang Zhongtian held his breath, his heart nearly leaping out of his throat.
But then, Cheng Yuan abruptly stopped. His palms halted right in front of the stone gate, leaving Wang Zhongtian’s heart hanging in suspense—unable to rise or fall, an unbearably agonizing feeling!
Cheng Yuan slowly turned around, giving Wang Zhongtian a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. "Patriarch Wang, are you disappointed? Were you desperately hoping I’d push open the stone gate?"
Wang Zhongtian’s heart skipped a beat, but he forced himself to remain calm. "Mr. Cheng, I don’t understand what you mean."
"It’s fine if you don’t understand. I’ll just borrow one of your arms!"
As he spoke, Cheng Yuan suddenly grabbed Wang Zhongtian’s arm and gave it a violent yank!
RIP!
Wang Zhongtian’s arm was torn clean off at the shoulder, like a piece of old cloth!
"AHHH!!"
Wang Zhongtian let out a bloodcurdling scream, clutching his shoulder and writhing on the ground in agony!
Cheng Yuan snorted coldly, grabbed Wang Zhongtian’s severed hand, and pressed it forcefully onto the Palm Seal.
SQUELCH!
The needles, finer than an ox’s hair, pierced Wang Zhongtian’s palm and drew a nanoscopic Blood Pearl. The Blood Pearl traveled through the needle’s tube and into the mechanism. Soon, the identity verification was complete.
CLICK. CLACK.
With the sound of grinding gears, the two sides of the stone gate slowly swung open.
An expression of utter despair spread across Wang Zhongtian’s face. ’So that little scoundrel Cheng Yuan had seen through his murderous plot all along and was just toying with him!’
’Now that my killing intent is exposed, that man named Cheng will never let me go. I have no choice but to fight for my life!’
Wang Zhongtian endured the agonizing pain of his severed arm, scrambled to his feet, and charged into the Treasury, making a beeline for the self-destruct mechanism!
Several tons of high explosives were buried within the Treasury, enough to destroy the entire vault—or even half of the Wang Family estate!
But Wang Zhongtian couldn’t care about that now!
If Cheng Yuan didn’t die, the Wang Family was doomed to be destroyed by him!
"Die! Let’s take each other down together!!"
At this moment, Wang Zhongtian no longer had the cowardly appearance of someone afraid of death. He was like a Warrior charging to his doom, attacking with reckless abandon!
Unfortunately, Cheng Yuan had already anticipated this move. Several Silver Needles were held concealed in his hand.
With a flick of his wrist...
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Several Silver Needles shot out like shooting stars chasing the moon, instantly striking Wang Zhongtian’s paralysis points!
THUD!
Wang Zhongtian’s body went numb. He lost all his strength and collapsed onto the cold, dark ground.
Wang Zhongtian struggled to stretch out his hand. His large hand was less than twenty centimeters away from the self-destruct mechanism, but to him, that twenty-centimeter gap was like an insurmountable chasm!
Cheng Yuan slowly walked over to Wang Zhongtian and crouched down.
"Wang Zhongtian, are you feeling hopeless right now? I felt this same hopelessness when I was framed and sent to prison! Now, you can wait for death in peace!"
CRACK! CRACK!
Cheng Yuan stomped on and broke Wang Zhongtian’s arms and legs.
Then, Cheng Yuan stood up, activated his Double Pupil, and examined the self-destruct mechanism. He quickly found its weak point and destroyed it.
Utterly defeated, Wang Zhongtian let out a vicious curse: "You bastard Cheng! Don’t you get cocky! I won’t let you go, even as a ghost! I curse you to be plagued by nightmares every day from now on! I curse you and your entire family to die without a proper burial!"
Cheng Yuan turned his head and looked at Wang Zhongtian coldly. "Wang Zhongtian, I know you aren’t afraid of death right now, but there are things ten thousand times more terrifying than death! Since you love cursing so much, since you’re so malicious, I will refine you into an Evil Spirit! You will never be reincarnated for all eternity!"
With that, a thought crossed Cheng Yuan’s mind, and he began to circulate the Celestial Witch Heart Method according to his Celestial Witch Inheritance.
Astonishing wisps of black energy rose up, enveloping Cheng Yuan. His face was barely visible within the black mist, flickering in and out of view.
At this moment, however, Cheng Yuan no longer looked handsome, but rather sinister and terrifying!
This was the first time Cheng Yuan had used such a malevolent form of Witchcraft since obtaining the Celestial Witch Inheritance.
In truth, Cheng Yuan had only intended to scare Wang Zhongtian at first. If Wang Zhongtian had cooperated, he would have given him a quick death.
However, once the Witchcraft began, it became somewhat uncontrollable.
Cheng Yuan’s heart filled with negative emotions. Under their influence, his temperament was warped in an instant!
Like a shaman performing a ritual, Cheng Yuan began to perform a bizarre dance around Wang Zhongtian.
"Witch Ancestor above, grant me Divine Power! A Celestial Witch descends to banish the baleful! Banish the Six Jia to the left, slay the Six Ding to the right! With the spirit of a God, I refine this evil ghost! When the Six Gods are absent, the Ghost King shall reign!!"