Chapter 504: Secret Passage
Zhao Letian's strength has been witnessed by Shi Tao himself.
He is certain that Zhao Letian's Invincible Sword is in no way inferior to his Sea Covering Palm, and may even be stronger.
That is to say, the sword mark left by Zhao Letian on Proving Rock should be at least above sixty meters high.
However, now Zhao Letian's sword mark has fallen to the bottom, which is absurd.
"Buzz!"
Just then, Proving Rock lit up once more, revealing a line of characters.
"Excellent martial technique, but too arrogant!"
Zhao Letian read the words and felt somewhat amused and helpless.
"Too arrogant? That can be used as an excuse, ridiculous. Brother Zhao, there's no need to look anymore. If your martial technique can only rank at the bottom, those above don't even qualify to be listed. Proving Rock is just a joke. Let's leave."
Shi Tao spoke with a smile of disdain.
"Right."
Zhao Letian smiled faintly, nodded, and then turned with Shi Tao to walk outside.
His Martial Arts Heart was immensely resolute, unaffected by the evaluation given by Proving Rock, steadfast in his belief that his martial path was faultless.
Regrettably, it seemed that Proving Rock was fused with the entire City Lord Mansion and couldn't be taken away, otherwise, he wouldn't mind claiming this treasure.
"Buzz!"
However, unbeknownst to Zhao Letian and Shi Tao, not long after they walked away, the Proving Rock lit up once again, presenting another line of text.
"Firm in martial conviction, a boundless future ahead!"
As these words appeared, the sword mark left by Zhao Letian on the Proving Rock instantly soared from the bottom to the highest position, suppressing countless other techniques below.
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After leaving Proving Rock, Zhao Letian and Shi Tao began searching throughout the City Lord Mansion.
Although there were basically no treasures left in the entire City Lord Mansion, the others had not left either.
Everyone still wanted to try their luck.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! …"
While walking, a huge booming sound suddenly came from ahead, as if someone was fighting.
"Let's go!"
Zhao Letian and Shi Tao glanced at each other and immediately rushed over.
Since people were fighting, it indicated that likely, some treasure had been found. If they hurried, they might still share in the spoils.
Meanwhile, other Martial Artists searching elsewhere also heard the commotion and hurried towards the source.
Soon, Zhao Letian and Shi Tao arrived in a palace.
Looking around, a dark passage appeared on one of the palace's walls.
However, at the entrance of the passage, an Array Formation Light Shield was in place, blocking everyone's way and was being attacked by the crowd.
"Level four array!"
With his Array Formation Proficiency, Zhao Letian instantly recognized the level of the Array Formation, which took him by surprise.
A level four array matched a Monarch Level Expert's terrifying array. Logically, it was not something people of True Martial Realm could affect.
However, this level four array was damaged and incomplete; compared to a normal level four array, its power was significantly weakened—without any attack, it probably wouldn't last much longer.
Still, a level four array was a level four array, even if it was on the verge of collapse, it was not something someone from the True Martial Realm could easily shake.
"Is there really a hidden passage here?"
"There must be treasures inside!"
"Let's work together and break through this Array Formation Light Shield!"
More and more Martial Artists gathered, all with eager faces looking towards the Array Formation Light Shield, joining in on the attack.
Under the collective assault of the crowd, the Array Formation Light Shield shook violently like a candle in the wind, seeming like it could shatter at any moment.
However, after a full quarter of an hour, the Array Formation Light Shield still had not shattered, displaying astonishing resilience.
"Damn it, what kind of Array is this, so tenaciously tough?"
Everyone showed faces of disappointment and stopped their attacks, complaining in frustration.
After attacking with full force for a while, they had consumed a lot of their physical strength and needed to rest for a while.
"I have a way to break the Array, but I need your cooperation!"
Just then, Zhao Letian suddenly spoke up.
During this time, he had been quietly studying the level-four Array and had noticed some clues.
However, after all, it was a level-four Array, and to break it, his power alone was far from enough; it required the collective strength of everyone to have a slight chance.
"Who do you think you are? Why should we listen to you?"
At this moment, a person dressed in armor from the Golden Knight Dynasty stepped forward with a disdainful look at Zhao Letian.
"It's Zhao Zilong!"
Others also looked over following the sound and immediately recognized Zhao Letian.
The individuals from the Sky Dome Dynasty, upon seeing Zhao Letian, showed a solemn expression on their faces.
After all, they all knew that even before entering the Imperial Secret Realm, Zhao Letian was able to contend with Invincible Experts. Now, after so much time, his strength must have grown even stronger.
However, the people from the Golden Knight Dynasty and Haiya Dynasty only showed contempt in their eyes.
In their intelligence, Zhao Letian was just a nobody and not worth mentioning at all.
"Yang Xiao, a genius from the Golden Knight Dynasty, second only to the Invincible Expert!"
Zhao Letian immediately recognized the person from the Golden Knight Dynasty and said with a slight chill in his gaze.
The geniuses who entered the Imperial Secret Realm could be roughly divided into three levels; the first level being ordinary geniuses, the second level were those whose strength was just below the Invincible Experts, and the third level were the Invincible Experts themselves.
Yang Xiao's strength ranked him in the upper middle tier among all geniuses.
"Hmph, you know it's good. It's not your turn to call the shots when I am here; move aside and listen to my command. If you speak out of turn again, I'll cripple you!"
Yang Xiao snorted arrogantly.
In his eyes, Zhao Letian was merely an ordinary Martial Artist from the first level and possibly even the weakest among them, so naturally, he did not take Zhao Letian seriously.
Hearing Yang Xiao's words, the people from the Golden Knight Dynasty and Haiya Dynasty showed no reaction, as they believed Yang Xiao indeed had the right to scold Zhao Letian.
However, the people from the Sky Dome Dynasty had a strange look in their eyes.
They were very clear about who Zhao Letian was; he feared not even the Invincible Experts, how could he be afraid of this mere Yang Xiao?
"Cripple me? Since you like crippling others so much, let's have you taste being crippled!"
Zhao Letian's mouth curved into a cold smirk, and with a finger like a sword, he casually shot out a Sword Qi infused with Micro Realm Sword Force, unstoppable as it directly shattered Yang Xiao's Qi Sea.
"Hisss!"
Seeing this scene, everyone at the scene gasped in shock, all showing faces of disbelief.
"Anyone else?"
Zhao Letian waved his hand grandly, directly seizing Yang Xiao's belongings, and swept his cold gaze over the crowd, indifferently speaking.