Martial Master

Although the Explosive Needle King and the Lion Roar King always felt something was off, seeing the sincerity in Blood Hand King's words, and having met Blood Hand King a few times, they were quite familiar with him. Coupled with the mention of Ding Qianqiu, the two naturally saw no need to stop him.

"Since that's the case, then follow us."

The two led the way, and soon they arrived at a cliffside stone wall in front of the mountains.

Qin Chen frowned; the entire stone wall appeared to be ordinary. Could it be that the ancient relic was hidden inside this cliff?

In doubt, he watched as the Explosive Needle King and the Lion Roar King placed their hands on the stone wall. With a rumble, it seemed they activated some mechanism, and the wall slowly opened. This stone wall, which was integrated with the cliff, was actually alive.

Qin Chen finally understood why the big black cat felt that the relic mentioned by Ding Qianqiu could not be here.

The stone wall was flawless. Even he, if not for knowing that there was an ancient relic here, would not have been able to notice anything upon arriving.

How did Ding Qianqiu and the others discover it?

"Hiss, this ancient relic is surprisingly well hidden? How did the ancestors find it? No wonder I couldn't find the place earlier, I had to make some noise to attract you over."

Blood Hand King said in shock, articulating the question that was on Qin Chen's mind.

"We wouldn't know. It is said that several Martial Kings from medium-sized kingdoms sensed something was wrong with this cliff, which piqued the curiosity of the Master of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion, Shangguan Lu, who then discovered the mechanism."

The Explosive Needle King explained, "Alright, if you want to go in, just go ahead. But don't say I didn't warn you, it’s fraught with dangers inside. The ancestors only managed to enter by working together, so if anything happens, don’t blame us."

"How could that be?" Blood Hand King flattered a couple of times before leading Fu Xingcheng, Qin Chen, and the big black cat to enter.

Boom!

As soon as they stepped inside, the stone wall closed again, and the presence from the outside vanished instantly, as if they had entered another space.

"What a marvelous mechanism."

Qin Chen was shocked. He could tell that the movement of the stone wall was not some formation but a kind of mechanism technique.

Moreover, this mechanism technique was beyond what he had seen in his previous life; otherwise, he wouldn't have missed it.

In his past life, Qin Chen was well-read and knowledgeable, having profound accomplishments not only in formations, talismans, alchemy, and bloodlines but also in mechanism techniques.

The big black cat spoke up, "You don’t know this. This ancient relic was actually established by the Demon Tribe. The ancient Demon Tribe civilization was quite primitive, lacking accomplishments in formations and alchemy, but they were unique in mechanisms and alchemy, having their own distinct qualities."

Qin Chen agreed deeply; just the entrance to this relic and the strange magic armor he obtained back then were enough to make him empathize.

"However, as far as I know, even if one knows the entrance to this relic, one must have a unique method to open it. How did those Martial Kings manage to open it?"

The big black cat murmured, its gaze still puzzled.

After talking for a while, everyone looked up and forward, their curiosity about the depths of the relic piqued.

What lay before them was a long corridor, with various murals carved on both sides, many depicting the rituals of the Demon Tribe. Under the faint light emitted from the stone wall, it appeared especially eerie.

It could be seen that this place had seemingly gone through a battle. On both sides of the corridor, there were traces of combat, and the ground was stained with blood that had dried not long ago.

There were even some broken corpses and shattered weapons, likely left behind by the Martial Kings of the seven major kingdoms who had entered before.