141: Zhenkong Stone Statue

Tomb of the Void Emperor.

It was empty and desolate; to the naked eye, there was nothing here.

Even walking through it, there were no obstacles, as if this place truly were the Void Realm.

But Xu Le had learned the "Space Lock" skill and could sense space.

In his perception, before him lay a flat bluestone path, with stone carvings clad in full armor standing on either side.

Neat rows of cypress trees were planted around them, extending all the way to the tombstone ahead.

However, it was merely a perception; he couldn't touch it at all, like the moon in the water or a castle in the air.

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness distributed the Formation Flags: "Set up the Formation!"

Xu Le took a Formation Flag and walked to his designated position according to the instructions. The other three also took their places one after another.

Seeing the four of them in position, the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness waved the main Formation Flag in his hand.

Xu Le felt the Formation Flag in his hand transform into a terrifying Taotie, frantically absorbing the magic power within his body.

A spatial fluctuation shot out from the tip of the Formation Flag, merging with the other four fluctuations and concentrating onto the main Formation Flag.

Swish!

White light shot out from the main Formation Flag, connecting to the graveyard before them and turning into a transparent rope.

"Quick, grab the rope and climb up."

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness's face turned red as he gritted his teeth and held the main Formation Flag, as if it carried the weight of a thousand tons.

Fan Wei had the fastest reaction; he was the first to grab the rope and climb up, quickly reaching the top and disappearing from everyone's sight.

However, in everyone's perception, his feet were clearly planted on the graveyard, and he was looking around as if searching for them.

"Quick, gah!"

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness was struggling, and his hands holding the Formation Flag began to tremble involuntarily.

Hearing the urge, Xu Le released the Little Dog and placed a marking skill on the graveyard outside.

One must always be on guard against others.

Then he climbed up the rope, and in a few quick moves, he entered the graveyard.

The bluestone ground felt real when stepped on; the cypress trees planted on both sides and the stone carvings were all lifelike.

With a light sniff, he could even smell the fresh fragrance of soil and vegetation.

This place was practically a real world.

Looking around, he could only see a few teammates and a rope hanging vertically downward.

Soon, a head poked out; it was the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness, who was bringing up the rear.

Xu Le rubbed the dog's head and asked the Little Dog via Mind Link: "Can you still sense the mark outside?"

"Of course! Eh, wait, it suddenly disappeared."

Since possessing divinity, he could also understand the Little Dog's words.

The Little Dog knew the importance of the mark and kept sniffing the air and searching around, but as the passage closed, it could no longer sense the mark outside.

Xu Le smiled freely and activated "Mind Link," soon sensing a mental connection point.

There were actually living beings ahead!

Could it be that the Void Emperor was still alive?

"What's wrong?" The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness asked, seeing the surprise on Xu Le's face.

Xu Le said casually, "I can't sense the mark I left outside anymore."

"Don't worry. By combining the strength of the five of us, we can easily set up the Five-Pole Subtle Void-Hooking Formation and find the entrance."

The Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness waved his hand.

Everyone recovered their consumed mana on the spot and continued forward.

Fan Wei was still in the lead, followed by Gong Yuan, then Wu Shouyi third, Xu Le fourth, and the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness last.

As for those seventy-two Disciples, they were still excluded by the Formation and couldn't enter.

Two rows of statues appeared in everyone's sight, clad in armor and holding long weapons, appearing to be guarding the tomb.

Fan Wei sensed danger and raised his right palm: "Wait, there's danger here. I'll go test it out first."

He took out a Guandao and strode forward, his eyes fixed on the stone statues on both sides.

Xu Le also felt danger and directly cast "Divine Eye" on one of the divine statues.

[Item] Void-Suppressing Stone Statue

[Grade] Legendary

[Item Details] Crafted entirely from Void-Suppressing Stone and inscribed with a suppression Formation, it functions to suppress spatial anomalies.

"Suppress spatial anomalies? There are no spatial anomalies here. Aside from being a graveyard, it's as normal as can be!"

He frowned, faintly feeling that this Void Emperor was different from others.

He was certain the Void-Suppressing Stone was a trap, and even suspected the Void Emperor knew that successors would see the trap for what it was, but they wouldn't be able to determine the type of trap or how to avoid it.

Fan Wei was also irritable, sensing danger all around him, yet unable to pinpoint its source.

As he continued forward, that premonition of danger grew stronger, even giving him the urge to turn and flee.

"I'm supposed to be afraid of a damn stone carving?"

Fan Wei shouted and raised his Guandao with both hands, about to strike a nearby stone carving.

Xu Le suddenly snapped out of it.

The trap of the Void-Suppressing Stone wasn't the stone itself, but the spatial anomaly triggered after disturbing it.

He hurriedly shouted a warning: "Don't strike the statues! It's a trap!"

But Fan Wei's movements were extremely fast. Before Xu Le could finish, his blade had already struck the stone statue, easily slicing it in two.

Normally, he would have habitually followed up with a horizontal sweep to shatter the statue, but hearing Xu Le's warning, his muscles instantly tensed, he felt a chill down his spine, and he retreated at full speed.

Boom!

The moment the Void-Suppressing Stone shattered, a terrifying spatial anomaly erupted from beneath the stone, and the surrounding Void-Suppressing Stones were tossed and blown apart one after another.

Countless spatial anomalies merged together, erupting with terrifying power.

Boom!

The sky shattered.

Large swaths of space collapsed directly, revealing the pitch-black Void Realm within, as countless spatial ripples spread in all directions.

A fist-sized fragment of Void-Suppressing Stone touched a ripple and instantly turned to powder, vanishing.

Seeing this out of the corner of his eye, Fan Wei's eyes nearly bulged out. He continuously swung his Guandao to hack at the spatial ripples, not forgetting to cast a shield on himself with his left hand.

Crack!

The legendary Guandao shattered into five or six pieces, followed by the shield breaking.

The remaining ripples slammed into him, and in just one second, his health bar—backed by nearly fifty thousand points of Physique—was instantly halved.

Then, a second wave of spatial ripples spread toward him.

Xu Le hurriedly cast "Life Recovery" on Fan Wei, then retreated frantically, throwing skills at the spatial ripples as he moved.

Earth Spike!

Mental Shock!

Hurricane Howl!

Chain Lightning!

The four skills struck, but lasted only an instant before being swallowed by the spatial rifts, which then continued to spread outward.

The others also threw out their skills.

Under their combined efforts, they finally pulled Fan Wei out.

"Thanks! If you hadn't shouted a warning, even if it were 0.1 seconds later, I'd be gone."

With his health low, Fan Wei still felt lingering fear. After thanking everyone, he specifically ran to Xu Le and bowed in gratitude.

"It's nothing!" Xu Le quickly stepped aside; he was really not used to being thanked by an old man in his hundred-and-thirties.

Fan Wei grabbed Xu Le's hand and shook it three times: "Words cannot express my gratitude. As long as we get out, if you need anything, just say the word."

"Uh... okay."

Xu Le nodded and opened the slip of paper that had been pressed into his hand. Taking a secret peek, it read: "Beware of Zhang Xiangyang."