Martial Master

“How is it? Did I say anything wrong? As long as you hand over this jade slip to me, I can help you break the formation in the palace. This deal, how about it? You won't lose out, right?”

The big black cat said with a smirk, its pair of round black eyes gleaming with cunning.

“Your intention for following me all this time is just to get this jade slip?” Qin Chen coldly laughed.

The big black cat bared its teeth in anger, “You young lad really don’t know what’s good for you. Would I care about your jade slip? The reason I want it now is just to save you; otherwise, even if you offered it to me, I wouldn’t want it!”

“Really?”

Qin Chen smiled faintly.

He had encountered the big black cat’s cunning before; it had been clinging to him all the way. If he thought there was no ulterior motive, Qin Chen absolutely would not believe it. So, could it be that the other party's goal was the jade slip in his hand?

“You…”

The big black cat was so angry it was blowing its whiskers and glaring, but it had no choice. “Young lad, if you insist on thinking this way, I can't control you. Hmph, I just have one word: hand the jade slip to me, and I can help you break this great formation. Otherwise, you can just watch your isolation formation being breached and wait for everyone to die.”

“I warn you; although I’m powerful, breaking the formation also takes time. If you really want to break it, I suggest you hand over the jade slip to me quickly.”

In the end, the big black cat added.

Qin Chen ignored the big black cat, focusing all his mental energy on the jade slip in his hand. He had no idea what material this jade slip was made of; it was very smooth, and he couldn't tell its origin. Inside the jade slip, there was a vast white emptiness, as if it contained nothing.

“It’s impossible! This jade slip is so mysterious; it even contains spatial aura. There’s definitely something inside, and even if it were just an ordinary jade slip, a sweep of mental power and soul power should instantly uncover it, not leave this vast emptiness.”

Qin Chen frowned. After trying for a long time, he still couldn't find any clues.

It was like a hedgehog, with no place to bite.

“Young lad, I advise you not to waste time. Time is urgent; handing it over to me is the best way.”

The big black cat's eyes rolled around, staring at Qin Chen, unable to stop itself from speaking.

Qin Chen ignored it and fell into contemplation.

“Since mental power and soul power can't detect any anomalies, let’s try using spatial intent.”

Qin Chen clearly remembered that within this ancient jade slip, there was an astonishing spatial power. Since mental power and soul power couldn’t discern anything, trying spatial intent might yield some discoveries.

He immediately activated the spatial intent, and a thin wisp of spatial power flashed across Qin Chen.

“Boom!”

As Qin Chen activated that wisp of spatial power and made contact with the jade slip, it was as if a thunderclap struck from the ground, causing Qin Chen's mind to buzz instantly. At the same time, the originally vast white jade slip seemed to flash with a magnificent world.

What is this?

Qin Chen widened his eyes, looking frantically, trying to see the world within the jade slip. But just taking one glance caused a sharp pain to shoot through his brain, as if his soul were about to shatter in an instant.

“Not good!”

Qin Chen hurriedly withdrew his attention. At the moment he did, a wave of formless spatial power suddenly burst forth from the ancient jade slip, sweeping over the entire palace.

“This is…”

In an instant, everything in the palace became clear in Qin Chen's mind. The various patterns on the surface walls of the palace and the array patterns contained within the palace all vividly appeared in his mind, as if forming a transparent structure diagram that flashed past.

Although this spatial power only lasted briefly, Qin Chen had already clearly imprinted the entire structure of the palace in his mind.