Chapter 24: The Mysterious Stone Gate (Seeking Collection and Recommendations)

  The dark cave was like an abyss, seemingly endless, with gusts of cold wind, as if countless ghosts were calling out in my ear, making me shudder.

  Qin Xuan proceeded with caution, and Galen beside him was equally prudent. They had been walking for nearly half an hour, but the surroundings were still pitch black, without even a hint of life, eerily quiet.

  "Huh?"

  Suddenly, a gigantic stone gate blocked the path of the two, in front of the gate were piled countless white bones, even several unknown giant beast skeletons, shining with a cold white light in the darkness, like purgatory.

  Apart from white bones, there were some divine weapons and sharp instruments, but after being washed by time, they had all rotted away and broken into several pieces.

  "This is a dead end." Guren's low and heavy voice came from beside him.

  He nodded slightly, Qin Xuan's face was solemn, looking at the white bones that were almost piled up to his chest position, he could completely imagine what kind of battle had taken place here.

  Especially when his gaze fell on the stone gate behind the white bones, he felt a breath of death coming towards him, affecting his heart and soul. If not for his greatly increased strength, he would have lost control long ago.

  "But this is also the only way out."

  After walking for so long, this was still the first fork in the road that Qin Xuan had encountered inside the cave, and now he could finally confirm that the summons in his heart came from behind the stone gate!

  A sudden punch scattered the countless white bones in front of him, Qin Xuan walked forward without hesitation, the closer he got to the stone gate, the more intense the death aura became. Fortunately, his mental strength was strong enough, ordinary people would have collapsed long ago, but despite this, he still felt a heavy feeling in his heart, and his breathing was somewhat labored.

  Galen stood by, gathering his strength and waiting with a solemn expression. As soon as an unexpected situation arose, he would be able to provide immediate support.

  "Ah!"

  Heavily spitting out a mouthful of turbid air, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Qin Xuan raised both hands and slowly pressed them onto the stone gate.

  His hands were still in mid-air when a surge of powerful energy came from the front, like a wave, one after another. Suddenly, Qin Xuan was shocked and retreated three or four steps. When he looked up again, he saw that the surface of the stone gate was shrouded in a layer of pale red light, with clear and visible red energy flowing like ripples.

  "How long has it been... how long has it been..."

  At this time, a low and solemn voice echoed in the mountain cave, as if the eternal and unchanging killing intent came from the void, as if the god of killing descended, wanting to destroy all things in the world.

  Rumble.

  The entire cave was shaking, and from the stone gate, a blurry black face seemed to be breaking free from its restraints, with a ferocious and terrifying expression, red eyes, blood flowing, and intricate patterns on its face, very eerie.

  Whoosh!

  "As soon as the 'black face' appeared, it instantly disappeared from the stone gate. Qin Xuan was stunned at first, and then felt a strong killing intent locked onto him, his heart chilled, and a pungent smell came down from above, he raised his head, and a bloody big mouth covered him, with a stench blowing fiercely."

  "Die!"

  Before Qin Xuan could make a move, Galen, who had been waiting for an opportunity to strike, let out a loud roar and leaped high into the air. With a powerful swing of his sword, Justice, he sent a golden blade slicing towards the "Black Face".

  Hmph.

  "Hei Lian" only had time to let out a strange cry, and then instantly turned into black smoke, disappearing into the stone gate.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Before the two of them could catch their breath, another "black face" appeared above their heads. Immediately after that, one, ten, thirty... an endless stream of them emerged. In less than a minute, the entire cave was filled with those eerie black faces, and the bright red eyes illuminated the originally dark cave to a fiery red glow.

  "Whoa!"

  He swallowed his saliva, and Qin Xuan finally couldn't help but curse out loud. What the hell is this thing? It looks like there are even more of them than the army of ghostly cats outside, and they seem to be increasing in number!

  Although these 'black faces' were only around the third or fourth level of Body Tempering, Qin Xuan could kill a group with just one punch. However, no matter how strong he was, he couldn't withstand their sheer numbers.

  "Wow..."

  A strange cry, before Qin Xuan could think much, countless 'black faces' came over to kill, densely packed, with an astonishing momentum, and in coordination with that ferocious ghost face, if one's psychological quality was slightly poorer, they would likely be scared to death on the spot.

  "Give me some!"

  With a loud roar, Qin Xuan raised his right fist, and the mysterious energy inside his body made a slight turn, carrying a powerful momentum to blast towards the most densely packed area of 'Black Face'. A terrifying vortex condensed on his fist, and a low rumble echoed through the air, as if this punch could destroy the heavens and earth.

  Qin Xuan was able to knock Galen, who was at the early stage of the Air Sea Realm, flying with a single punch when he hadn't used his Xuan Qi. Now that he's using it, the magnitude of its power can be imagined.

  All that was seen was the direction of the fist, a huge shadowy fist suddenly burst open, like a bomb exploding, countless "black faces" didn't even have time to let out a scream, instantly disappearing in this one punch, clearing out a large empty space.

  "Demacia, judgment!"

  Garen also moved, quickly spinning and charging into the 'Black Face' army, with bursts of golden sword energy erupting from his body, killing the surrounding Black Faces.

  Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

  Unfortunately, soon after Qin Xuan and Galen had just cleared up the black-faced men on this side, countless black-faced men replenished from the stone gate, and as time went by, the two also gradually felt tired.

  "It's that stone gate!"

  Qin Xuan also discovered the problem, exchanged a glance with Galen, and quickly rushed towards the stone gate. However, after half an hour, they helplessly found that they had only advanced less than half a meter. The original distance of less than ten meters now seemed like an insurmountable chasm, out of reach.

  Looking at Galen beside him, Galen was already showing signs of physical exhaustion, panting, after all, it had been more than half a month since he was summoned from the "Heroic God's Canon", and the energy consumed was really too great.

  If it were Fiona, she would have long since returned to the 'Heroic Canon'.

  "Back!"

  With a low drink, Qin Xuan did not hesitate and recalled Galen back into the 'Heroic Divine Canon'.

  "What should I do?"

  Endless 'black faces' made Qin Xuan's scalp slightly numb, and he was a little anxious in his heart. This thing is simply endless, and the rear road has also been blocked to death.

  Boom.

  Just as he was in a predicament, Qin Xuan's body shook violently, and he felt as if something was about to fly out of his dantian. Suddenly, amidst his shocked gaze, accompanied by a dazzling red light, the 'Heroic Divine Canon' slowly flew out.

  As soon as the "Heroic Divine Canon" appeared, tens of millions of red silk threads burst out, like chains, binding all the "Black Faces". Then, amidst a series of shrill screams, countless "Black Faces" were pulled into the "Heroic Divine Canon" by the red silk threads.

  Huh?

  Another crimson thread shot out, only this one was much thicker, about the size of a human head. Like a sharp sword piercing thin paper, it easily penetrated the stone gate. For a moment, the red light was dazzling, and the shrill cries echoed in the mountain cave, making my eardrums ache. When the red light dissipated, the stone gate before me had vanished without a trace.

  "Not gone?"

  Qin Xuan was stunned, staring at the 'Heroic Divine Canon' that had returned to his dantian. After a brief observation, he was shocked to discover that the current 'Heroic Divine Canon' was actually refining the stone gate!

  At this sight, even if Qin Xuan was usually calm and composed, his mind couldn't turn around at this moment, his mouth opened wide, and his heart beat rapidly...

  Refine? Stone Gate? Heavy Treasure?

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