Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 708 - 696: Bronze Palace

Chapter 708: Chapter 696: Bronze Palace

At this moment, in the void, over four thousand Martial Artists had gathered, below the trembling earth, an object as massive as a giant mountain was slowly rising amidst the thunderous rumbling and violent shaking, gradually revealing its true form under the gaze of more than four thousand pairs of eyes.

It was, astonishingly, a huge Bronze Palace, but its shape was utterly different from the palaces of today. One could tell at a glance that it was an edifice from the Ancient Period, sprawling on the surface of the earth like a mighty beast.

The enormous Bronze Palace, emitting a faint bluish glow, exuded an air of desolation and ancientness.

"Indeed, it’s an Ancient Relic!" Upon seeing the Bronze Palace reveal its full visage, Shi Feng couldn’t help but exclaim internally.

But at that moment, as if on cue, figure after figure in the void sprang into action, hurtling towards the Bronze Palace down below at high speed.

The Ancient Relic was now fully unveiled, and one by one, the Martial Artists could no longer suppress their restless hearts.

Seeing the countless figures diving down, Yue Shaochong, equally restless, quickly turned to Shi Feng and said, "Let’s go, Little Shi. Perhaps our destiny lies right beneath us. Maybe after emerging from there, we’ll soar to the skies, or even become a Martial Venerable Realm powerhouse, able to contend with the mighty!"

Yue Shaochong’s voice swelled with boundless heroism at the end, the image of himself standing proudly in the void, gazing levelly at those normally high-and-mighty Martial Venerable Realm experts, already taking shape in his mind.

Once you achieve Martial Venerableness, you no longer have to look up to those people!

"Wait a moment!" Shi Feng spoke again with undisturbed composure, addressing Yue Shaochong.

"Hmm? What else have you noticed?" Yue Shaochong had almost fallen into that pit twice before, but fortunately, Shi Feng’s warnings had saved him from two crises. By now, he had complete trust in what Shi Feng said.

This Little Shi Feng, although his Martial Arts Realm was only at the One-star Martial Emperor Realm, seemed to have a particularly keen intuition. Without him, perhaps I would have plummeted into that pit on my first attempt, falling prey to the Prohibition inside without any defense.

However, just as Yue Shaochong finished speaking, a series of agonizing screams suddenly echoed from below, "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Hearing these sounds, Yue Shaochong quickly lowered his head and saw that they were coming from the Martial Artists who were descending toward the Bronze Palace.

At that moment, it was as if countless invisible giant hands were tearing those Martial Artists who drew near the Bronze Palace to pieces, their bodies mercilessly shredded in a gruesome spectacle.

A Corpse Rain of blood and body parts began to fall from the sky. In just that fleeting moment, hundreds of Martial Artists perished. Seeing the tragedy unfold below, the densely crowded descending Martial Artists immediately halted in their tracks.

On every face, a look of grave seriousness emerged, their eyes fixed on the scene below.

Witnessing the horrific scene that had just occurred, Yue Shaochong too was struck with terror. He noticed that among those hundreds of Martial Artists, at least dozens were Mighty Warriors of the Martial Sect Realm. Three of those were Nine-star Martial Sect Realm Martial Artists, and, incredibly, two others were peerless powerhouses of the Martial Venerable Realm!

Martial Artists of the Nine-star Martial Sect Realm and the Martial Venerable Realm had perished just like that! Thank heavens he hadn’t descended earlier. Otherwise... he might have turned to cannon fodder as well!

Recovering from his shock, Yue Shaochong immediately remembered Shi Feng at his side and turned to look at him. This Little Shi Feng had, with just a few words, saved his life once again.

Having heeded Shi Feng’s several warnings, Yue Shaochong silently told himself, "Although this Little Shi Feng is merely a One-star Martial Emperor Realm Little Martial Practitioner, from now on, I must listen to his advice!"

After the common fate of the several hundred Martial Artists, not a single person in the void dared to act rashly anymore. All remained fixed, staring below, searching for a strategy.

With the appearance of the Ancient Relics, asking them to give up and leave was simply out of the question.

Now, the rumbling of the earth had ceased, and the world had fallen into a hushed silence.

After a period of quiet, someone finally spoke up, "Could it be that to enter this Bronze Palace, one must hold a key?" He recalled the news he had received earlier—that the White-haired Poisonous Woman had killed the Young City Lord of Beiyuan City, Yuann Tong, and taken his key along with the Ancient Map!

Then another Martial Artist spoke, "But if it really does require a key, then that key is in the hands of the White-haired Poisonous Woman! This Bronze Palace must have been opened by the White-haired Poisonous Woman, and at this very moment, possessing the map and key, she must have already entered the Bronze Palace."

"What are we to do? Think quickly! If we continue to delay, all the treasures within this Bronze Palace will fall into the hands of the White-haired Poisonous Woman! We can only play second fiddle, making this trip in vain!"

"In my view," said a voice that was both steady and authoritative, "we should all gather our strength and bombard our way in with overwhelming power to see if we can blast open a path!" Suddenly, this proposal followed.

Hearing this, one after another turned to look at the speaker. The voice belonged to the City Lord of Beiyuan City—Yuann Yi!

"City Lord Yuann is right! It’s indeed a method worth trying!"

"Let’s listen to City Lord Yuann and gather our full strength now! Launch the attack!"

Yuann Yi’s words garnered echoes of agreement and consent from the Martial Artists. At this critical moment, their only option was to try and see if a forcible attack would work.

After listening to the Martial Artists, Shi Feng thought their method should be without a problem.

Shi Feng had long sensed that around the corners of the Bronze Palace below, a Barrier had been laid. Perhaps after the long passage of time, that Barrier had already become weak and broken. In truth, he could easily breach it by himself.

However, Shi Feng did not wish to stand out at the moment, nor did he want to expose himself. One could not tell what dangers lay inside the Bronze Palace, which stemmed from the Ancient Period. With so many willing cannon fodder ready to take the lead, why would he not let them do so?

Furthermore, once they gathered their strength together, breaking through that Prohibition and approaching the Bronze Palace should no longer pose a problem.

One by one, the Martial Artists began making Handprints, preparing their attacks, or bursting with fierce Fiery Flames, and Purple Thunder Light sparkled, gathering Thunderbolt, Ice, and deluges!

Seeing everyone else taking action and noticing that Shi Feng was still standing still, Yue Shaochong spoke to Shi Feng, "Little Shi Feng, we should also make a move and contribute!"

"No need! There’s no point," Shi Feng replied calmly, refusing.