114: Group dungeon runs

The four of them arrived before a mound of earth.

The mound wasn't tall and was covered in vegetation, but a stone tablet in front of it, inscribed with “Ma Hao’s Tomb,” revealed its identity.

“This isn’t right, is it? I remember it not looking like this.”

“The tomb is fake; it only resembles a tomb in appearance. There’s no tomb Qi at all.”

Hun Wushang spoke.

As a professional, he had considerable authority in this area.

They had already exchanged information on the way.

Hun Wushang’s purpose for this trip was to slay Ma Hao’s remnant soul to Cultivate his own Spells.

His accompanying them now was simply because their objectives aligned.

Mu Qianqiu, on the other hand, sought to obtain the Magic Treasure within the tomb. Helping Zhou Yan this time was also a favor, as it was his Sect that had embroiled Zhou Yan in this matter. As the Young Sect Master, he had to offer some compensation.

Zhou Yan didn’t fully believe the statements of these two.

Just as he had his own secrets, they undoubtedly had other motives.

However, Hun Wushang was currently neutral, and Mu Qianqiu was friendly. In this situation, they would likely contribute their strength.

After Hun Wushang finished speaking, he walked forward. The others also stepped back a few paces, wanting to see what he would do.

Mu Qianqiu said, “Brother Hun is a professional at handling tomb matters. With him in charge, there’ll definitely be no problem.”

“Boom—”

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud explosion rang out, followed by a gust of wind.

When they looked again, the original mound had become a large, bottomless hole, seemingly leading somewhere.

“Is this what professionalism looks like?”

Mu Qianqiu did not answer.

Hun Wushang tossed a glowing, elastic sphere into the deep pit. The sphere bounced twice before hitting the bottom. After confirming the depth of the hole, he explained.

“Don’t overthink things. How can mechanisms and treasures be more important than your own life?”

“Rather than studying mechanisms, it’s better to just force your way through. After all, precious items aren’t that easily damaged.”

With that, he jumped down.

Seeing his decisive action, Zhou Yan also nodded.

“With that explanation, it does indeed sound professional.”

Zhou Yan followed, jumping down, then Wang Yao, and finally Mu Qianqiu.

As soon as Zhou Yan landed, his mini-map refreshed.

A quick glance revealed that the space below was quite large, with tomb chambers of various sizes nested one within another. At the center of the tomb chambers was a very large space, though only the outlines of these rooms could be seen.

Once Wang Yao and Mu Qianqiu also landed, the four began to explore.

Although the overall map appeared large, the room they were currently in was a bit small.

The tomb chamber was empty, with almost no light source other than the light filtering in from the blasted hole.

“Catch.”

Hun Wushang tossed three glowing spheres of the same size to the three of them.

“There are many restrictions in a general Cultivator’s tomb chamber; it’s not easy to explore without a light source.”

With that, he walked to the wall and fumbled, searching for mechanisms.

Zhou Yan watched his actions, then looked at the glowing orb in his hand, frowning.

“How did this turn into grave robbing again?”

However, on second thought, they were here to find treasure, and there was an

“Don’t just stand there! This tomb chamber can’t be this small. There must be some mechanism to open the door. Everyone, help look!” Hun Wushang urged.

Wang Yao and Mu Qianqiu also sprang into action, but Zhou Yan slowly walked to a wall and examined it carefully.

“Hun Wushang, didn’t you just say it’s better to force your way through?”

Hun Wushang turned around, looking at Zhou Yan with a strange expression. He saw Zhou Yan’s intention, which was probably to violently break through the wall, but this was not realistic.

He broke through violently because he was already proficient in the simple Dao of tomb exploration, but if Zhou Yan did it, it would be pure destruction.

To dispel Zhou Yan’s unrealistic idea and have him honestly search for mechanisms, he also explained.

“Even if you force your way through, you need a target. You don’t even know where the target is yet, and you want to tear down the wall?”

“What good would collapsing this place do you?”

Zhou Yan ignored his skepticism, pulled Wang Yao over, and drew a circle on the wall with his mana.

“Junior Brother Wang, attack here with full force and shatter this wall.”

“Hey, hey, Brother Zhou, don’t be reckless! Let’s listen to the professional.” Mu Qianqiu, seeing Zhou Yan about to demolish the wall, quickly stepped forward to dissuade him.

But Wang Yao didn’t care about that. He knew Zhou Yan’s abilities better than anyone; his Senior Brother’s immortal eyes must have seen through something again.

So, at the same time Zhou Yan gave the order, Wang Yao delivered a full-force elbow strike.

The imagined hardness did not come; the wall was easily shattered.

Wang Yao, unable to hold back his strength, fell to the ground.

Hun Wushang walked over, staring at the newly revealed passage, stunned.

“How did you see through it at a glance? Do you also frequently dig up graves?”

Zhou Yan was too lazy to retort, as explaining how he confirmed there was space behind the wall using his mini-map was difficult.

“You take this light sphere for now.” He handed the sphere back to Hun Wushang and walked towards the newly opened passage, pulling Wang Yao up as he went.

“What will you use if not this light sphere?”

Zhou Yan turned his head and said to Hun Wushang.

“I’ll be fine with anything.”

With that, Zhou Yan activated his Golden Eyes of Delusion Breaking to full effect, illuminating the entire passage as if it were daylight.

This scene left Mu Qianqiu and Hun Wushang stunned.

What shocked them even more was that Zhou Yan, as if he had a cheat, bypassed all the layers of trap-filled tomb chambers. They didn't have to enter a single one.

Basically, as soon as they arrived at a tomb chamber, Zhou Yan immediately gave the order, and everyone attacked together, directly blasting a large hole leading to the next tomb chamber.

There wasn't a single missed attack, so there was naturally no need to worry about too much destruction causing the tomb chamber to collapse.

In this way, everyone advanced triumphantly, quickly reaching the main tomb chamber and seeing the coffin, suspended and entangled in layers of chains.

Hun Wushang pinched Mu Qianqiu, making Mu Qianqiu angrily swat him away and demand what he was doing.

“I’m a soul body; pinching myself doesn’t feel like anything, so I could only pinch you.”

“It seems I’m not dreaming. What exactly is going on with that guy?”

“I thought I was rebellious enough, with violent and efficient methods, but how is he even more formidable than me?”

“Then what was all the hardship I suffered learning those things for?”

Mu Qianqiu was about to scold him, but seeing his bewildered expression, and considering they were from the same major power, he could only shake his head helplessly and console him.

“The difference between people is naturally vast, and besides, you’re not even human.”

“So, all that hardship you suffered, perhaps it just means you have a good appetite.”

Zhou Yan looked at the huge coffin before him, comparing it to the image in his memory.

The coffin matched, but the background did not.

“Hey, hey, where are you going?” Seeing Hun Wushang about to jump onto the coffin, Zhou Yan quickly pulled him back.

Perhaps the shock Zhou Yan gave him was too great; his aloof persona couldn’t be maintained, and he said somewhat blankly.

“Don’t you open the coffin when you enter a tomb?”

Wang Yao and the others were also curious why Zhou Yan would stop him. After all, although Zhou Yan had brought everyone here easily, he hadn’t shown any ability to break mechanisms.

Could it be that he also knew how to do this and wanted to do it himself?

Zhou Yan saw their expressions and knew they didn’t understand his meaning, so he pulled Wang Yao and Mu Qianqiu over and said:

“You’re here to kill Recluse of Spiritual Stream, aren’t you?” He pointed at Hun Wushang, who subconsciously nodded.

Then Zhou Yan pointed at Wang Yao and Mu Qianqiu.

“You two are here to help me, aren’t you?”

They also nodded.

“Clap.” Zhou

Yan clapped his hands together, then spread them out and said.

“Then aren’t we done?”

“No one cares about what’s in the coffin; we’re just here to make him disappear.”

“Opening the coffin and letting him out would be very troublesome, wouldn’t it?”

“Now, why don’t we just combine our forces and blow up everything inside, coffin and all?”

Only then did everyone realize. They all turned around in unison, gathered their Spells, and unleashed a barrage of firepower.

Just as Zhou Yan finished speaking and the mana barrage commenced, the coffin opened, and a semi-illusory, semi-real figure leaped out.

However, the figure didn’t make grand declarations or a powerful entrance; instead, it scrambled out of the coffin and fled in disarray, shouting in mid-air.

“A bunch of dishonorable little brats!”

“May you all die a horrible death!”

Even though he dodged swiftly, he still took many hits. Seeing this, Zhou Yan revealed a satisfied smile.

【Recluse of Spiritual Stream Fragment】

【Rank: Core Formation Early Stage】

【hp: 14703/50000】

【mana: 775/3700】

Abnormal Status: Remnant Soul Body (difficult to recover after mana loss)