Published: November 30, -0001
Shang Wuji's face was filled with confusion as he coldly stared at Qin Chen.
From Qin Chen's actions, it was clear that he had long been on guard against him, but he didn't understand how, despite his careful concealment, he had not revealed even the slightest flaw along the way.
In fact, even if he thought back now, he couldn't figure out where he had slipped up.
“Oh, so you're finally admitting it? If I'm not mistaken, these two weren't the ones who killed the two black-clothed men, but rather were possessed by them, right?” Qin Chen sneered as he looked at Wei Xingguang and Yue Zhongkui.
The two appeared to have turned the tables, breaking free from the black-clothed men, but in reality, they had been completely possessed and turned into different individuals. As for the other two corpses, they no longer needed to exist and were destroyed.
“Does it matter whether you admit it or not? You few are trapped here, and there’s no way out,” Shang Wuji grinned sinisterly, exuding a chilling aura.
“Is that so?” Qin Chen replied with a faint smile.
“Feigning calm,” Shang Wuji scoffed. “But I’m quite curious, how did you figure it out?”
He stared at Qin Chen intensely. Until he understood this point, he would be unable to eat or sleep in peace.
“What exactly is going on here?”
On the scene, Ji Ruyue and the other two, along with the remaining two Martial Emperors, were all shocked as they watched this moment unfold. Even at this point, they were still completely in the dark, not understanding what had transpired.
“How did you see through it?” Qin Chen gently shook his head. “You thought you had everything under control, but there were still too many flaws. Let’s not talk about anything else; from the moment you directly approached the stone pillar at the beginning, I started to have my suspicions.”
“That stone pillar is quite intricate. According to what you said, you received messages from other strong members of the Mist Hidden Sect, which is how you knew the method to break it. However, I also have the special message jade slip of your Mist Hidden Sect. That jade slip can indeed send signals here, but the information it can convey is limited to simple communication. How could it possibly convey so much content?”
“Of course, later on, I observed for a long time and found that there was a pattern to how one passed through the stone pillar formation. I then let my suspicions drop, thinking that perhaps you had discovered a method to navigate the stone pillar formation, thus I didn't think much of it. I believed that the strong members of your Mist Hidden Sect had profound skills and could easily discern the pattern of this stone pillar formation.”
“However, the subsequent stone gate restriction made me suspicious again.”
“You said that the stone gate was used to test each of our attributes and strengths, and that if we all struck together, it would inevitably open. After we all acted, your statement was indeed confirmed, but this was a bit strange.”
“As a strong member of the Mist Hidden Sect, how could you so quickly determine the function and opening method of this stone gate? After all, the restrictions on it are completely different from those in the Tianwu Continent. Even the top restriction masters of the continent would not be able to figure it out just from one encounter.”
“Fine, maybe your Mist Hidden Sect truly has many experts who could have come to such a conclusion, so I initially set aside my doubts.”
“But then when it came to the Rule Fruit treasures, you exposed the most important point…”
Shang Wuji looked at Qin Chen, puzzled. “What is it?”
“That is, you could actually break the restrictions in that stone chamber,” Qin Chen stated clearly.
“That's just coincidence on my part. Besides, aren't you even more abnormal, breaking that restriction in just half a day?” Shang Wuji snorted coldly.
Qin Chen chuckled. “You really think I could break it? That's why I became more suspicious because I know that this restriction is commonly used by ancient alien races. How could an ordinary martial artist possibly crack it by coincidence? Without unique methods, it’s simply impossible.”