Chapter 1128 Breaking the Formation
The next day, Lin Chen and the group entered the deep mountains.
This team had only eight people: Lin Chen's trio, along with Li Yunfei and her mother, as well as the fifth, sixth, and eighth princes.
Of course, the sixth prince also brought twenty mechanical guards, both to deal with Lin Chen and to pave the way once they enter the tomb.
Following the map instructions on the sheepskin scroll, the group trekked through the deep mountains for about three days and nights.
By now, they had penetrated into the heart of the mountain range.
The journey was incredibly arduous, with hidden hazards in marshes, a miasma forest teeming with poisonous insects, and a primitive forest swarming with beasts; an ordinary expedition team would have perished along the way.
However, their team's strength was formidable, and Lin Chen and his companions possessed extraordinary skills. Though fraught with danger, they managed to navigate through without incident.
Finally, they stopped in front of a mountain range.
This mountain was very unique; it was abundant in Spiritual Energy and astonishingly resembled a reclining stone Buddha, invoking a desire to kneel and worship.
"This is it," Wu Ming said, halting his steps.
At the foot of the mountain, the mechanical guards swiftly cleared away the dense overgrowth, and Wu Ming exclaimed excitedly, "This is the entrance!"
The entrance was a gigantic stele, adorned with ancient and mysterious symbols.
"Xiaoshuai, what kind of symbols are these?" Lin Chen asked in a deep voice.
"These are the ancient writings of the Dongyi tribe. It seems the Li family are descendants of the Dongyi tribe," Xiaoshuai explained.
"Can you decipher what it says?" Lin Chen continued to ask.
"It says non-descendants of the Li family are forbidden to enter, or face certain death!" Xiaoshuai quickly provided Lin Chen with an answer.
Lin Chen frowned; this was undoubtedly a warning from the ancient Martial God to his descendants.
This Martial God had surpassed the True God Realm, and Lin Chen had to take such a warning seriously.
Wu Ming gazed at the ancient tomb with fiery eyes, his gaze falling on Li Yunfei.
"Miss Li, it's time to borrow your blood," said the sixth prince, as he sent a thought and two mechanical guards approached Li Yunfei.
Lin Chen snorted coldly, shielding Li Yunfei.
"Kid, you better behave. With a mere thought, your little girlfriend can be blown to pieces," the eighth prince sneered.
Lin Chen replied icily, "I'll extract the blood; make sure your pathetic mechanical guards get lost."
With that, Lin Chen took Li Yunfei's hand and approached the entrance of the cave.
"Xiaofei, it might hurt a bit. Hang in there," Lin Chen said solemnly.
Li Yunfei obediently nodded and stretched out her delicate arm.
Lin Chen took out a small knife and gently slid it across Li Yunfei's arm, allowing the blood to drip slowly.
Lin Chen lightly held Li Yunfei's hand, sending a green energy into her body.
As Li Yunfei's blood dripped onto the stele, the symbols seemed to come alive, slowly flowing.
Everyone stared in astonishment at the moving symbols, until finally, after more than ten minutes, the stele emitted a roaring sound.
"Crack!" Accompanied by a loud boom, the massive stone split open with a rumble.
Though Li Yunfei collapsed weakly into Lin Chen's arms.
Wu Ming, seeing the opened stone door, looked excitedly at the sixth prince and gave him a glance.
The sixth prince understood, sending two mechanical guards charging into the cave.
Yet, the two mechanical guards, upon reaching the entrance, were struck as if by lightning, hit by two light balls that reduced them to ashes.
"Formation!" Lin Chen's gaze narrowed.
Wu Ming's face also changed, "Such a powerful formation."
Lin Chen sneered, "This ancient tomb can only be entered by the Li family, anyone else will be attacked."
"This formation has existed for a millennium, although it's strong, we can easily break it if we work together," Wu Ming said, looking intently at Lin Chen.
"Fine, I can help you break the formation, but you must let Yunfei and her mother leave," Lin Chen said to Wu Ming.
Wu Ming snorted, "Do you think you have a choice?"
The eighth prince was even more confident, "Kid, the bomb is still in your girlfriend's body, unless you do as you're told, no one can remove it."
Lin Chen suddenly laughed, "Your dark alliance's way of doing things hasn't changed at all, but I, Lin Chen, detest being threatened."
With that, Lin Chen opened his palm, revealing a micro timed bomb.
"How is this possible!" Seeing the bomb, the eighth prince's face changed color.
This bomb was the one he implanted in Li Yunfei's neck.
"Damn it, how did you disarm my bomb?" the eighth prince asked angrily.
It's known that the eighth prince's bomb is different from ordinary bombs, its detonation method isn't reliant on a traditional remote control, but rather the mind.
This meant he could use his Qi to directly detonate the implanted bomb.
Therefore, the bomb should be connected to his mind.
But now Lin Chen somehow used a method to disarm the bomb directly.
Lin Chen smirked coldly, "Just a minor trick, don't embarrass yourself with such garbage technology next time."
The eighth prince's face was ashen; he had just declared that no one could disarm his bomb, yet Lin Chen instantly proved him wrong.
Lin Chen was able to remove the bomb with Xiaoshuai's assistance.
Though the eighth prince's strength was formidable, and his bomb-making skills impressive, compared to Xiaoshuai, it was child's play; disarming the bomb was incredibly easy.
Wu Ming stared coldly at Lin Chen, "I underestimated you."
Lin Chen smiled indifferently, "Alright, now we can negotiate fairly."
"Fine, you're ruthless," Wu Ming's eyes flickered.
Just now, he could use Li Yunfei's life to threaten Lin Chen, but now he lacked the leverage, turning the relationship from exploitation to competition.
At this moment, two figures flashed by. They were Geng Hao's mechanical guards, one of whom carried Li Yunfei, escorted by Wu Ya, and they rushed down the mountain.
Watching their retreating figure, Wu Ming's gaze turned icy, "Now we can begin."
Lin Chen nodded, "Of course."
Wu Ming, the sixth prince, and the eighth prince, along with Lin Chen, Zhang Yu and Geng Hao, all struck simultaneously.
"Boom boom boom!"
Six fierce attacks smashed heavily onto the formation.
Rolling energy suffused the formation; the six attacks were converging at a single point.
Amidst the rumbling sound, the entire formation twisted, even cracking.
Wu Ming snorted, a light sword in his hand broke through the air.
"Boom!"
In the next instant, the light sword, carrying intense Spiritual Energy, pierced through the light screen.
With the light sword's penetration, the light screen of the formation noticeably dimmed.
Lin Chen waved his wrist, transforming the violet flame into a giant dragon, clawing fiercely at the light screen.
"Break it for me!"
Accompanied by Lin Chen's roar, the tumultuous energy spheres surged forth.
The cracks on the light screen spread like a web, quickly enveloping the formation.
Boom!
With a loud explosion, the fractured light screen finally shattered, the energy spheres forming a storm that swept across the forest.
"The ancient tomb's formation is broken; let's go in."
Six figures darted through the shattered light screen, entering the ancient tomb like lightning.