Alchemy Master

Chapter 176, Opening the Underground Palace

Translator: Silavin

Hearing Qin Yichen’s words, Zhong Zizhen and An Chengtian both coldly snorted. Still, they had no points to argue against what was said.

“Since there’s no conflict of interest between you, why not join forces to open the Underground Palace? If you’re late, it might get crowded…”

Seeing their expressions, Qin Yichen’s lips curled into a smile. It seemed his guess was correct, so he continued speaking.

After he finished speaking, An Chengtian and Zhong Zizhen had already withdrawn their auras. Both were experienced individuals and naturally did not want to fight to the death at this time. Especially not when it was over a woman.

“Kid, do you know where the Underground Palace is located?” When facing Qin Yichen, Zhong Zizhen’s face did not show any of the previous righteousness.

“Hehe. You’re asking me about the Death Zone? Senior, aren’t you asking the wrong person?” Qin Yichen was not annoyed by Zhong Zizhen’s attitude. Instead, he looked at An Chengtian with a smile.

How could someone who had stayed in the Death Zone for three years not know where the Underground Palace was?!

“Brat, just who are you?” Seeing Qin Yichen display a demeanour completely inconsistent with his age, An Chengtian stared at Qin Yichen vigilantly. The secrets of the Underground Palace were not known to just anyone. That was the core area of the Death Zone, the core of the ancient battlefield!

Of course, the danger level of the Underground Palace was several times higher than other areas of the Death Zone. Naturally, with danger, the chances of obtaining treasures also increased accordingly.

In that instant, An Chengtian even had thoughts of killing him.

“Hehe, would the mighty Death King care about an unknown nobody like me?” Qin Yichen shrugged and said: “I’m just a kid about to take the Alchemy Tower Test. I’m just coming here to try my luck, to see if I can get a few Spirit Pearls.”

He mentioned his identity, hoping to make them wary of harming him.

Hearing Qin Yichen’s words, Bian Lingzhu’s eyes narrowed. She had a vague feeling that this young man was not as simple as he appeared to be on the surface.

At this time, An Chengtian’s expression relaxed. Looking at the hemp clothes Qin Yichen was wearing and the monster beside him, the corner of his mouth curled into a mocking smile. “You;re just a Martial Grandmaster, yet you want to try your luck in the Underground Palace? How ridiculous…”

“Death King, stop wasting time, quickly tell us the entrance to the Underground Palace!” Zhong Zizhen directly ignored Qin Yichen and impatiently said to An Chengtian.

Although An Chengtian was somewhat displeased by Zhong Zizhen’s commanding tone, after considering how the Underground Palace required at least three Spirit Realm experts working together to open, he snorted coldly. He moved to the centre, to the collapsed God Statue and shouted

“Show yourself!” An Chengtian let out a hoarse shout, and the terrifying Yin Energy suddenly surged.

As the Yin Energy flooded out, a faintly visible barrier seemed to appear at the collapsed God Statue, finally becoming visible to everyone.

An energy barrier like a shield slowly materialised, with complex and obscure patterns on its surface.

“Didn’t expect there to be an Underground Palace entrance here too…” Qin Yichen was stunned, looking at the monster beside him with an even stranger gaze. [To think you’ve actually made your nest at the entrance of the Underground Palace…]

“You two, make your move.” An Chengtian glanced at Zhong Zizhen and the Elder behind Bian Lingzhu, and flatly said.

Seeing this barrier, An Chengtian and that elder did not waste any words. The two moved to the front of the light shield.

“Attack!”

Zhong Zizhen moved the fastest. His long sword waved, the blade violently vibrating, Yuan Energy rapidly gathering at the sword tip, finally transforming into a sword light about ten metres long, fiercely sweeping out.

*Swish!* The sword light swept past, bringing up a sharp wind-breaking sound. Its momentum was astonishing.

*Whoosh!* As Zhong Zizhen attacked, the Elder also swept his sleeve, forming a rapidly rotating Yuan Energy vortex in front of him. Within that vortex, there was rushing Yuan Energy that made one’s scalp tingle.

“Go!” The Elder waved his arm, and the Yuan Energy vortex howled out, like a huge wave slapping towards that light shield.

*Woosh woosh…* An Chengtian also waved the Soul Stealing Banner in his hand. Streams of black Yin Energy floated out from it, then transformed into a creepy black hole. With a flash of black light, this hole seemed to tear through the air, howling out.

As soon as the three attacked, the Yuan Energy around them violently fluctuated. Watching the disturbance caused by the three, Qin Yichen’s eyes narrowed.

[Spirit Realm experts can exert Yuan Energy to this extent, really can’t wait…] Qin Yichen took a deep breath. That power to gather Heaven and Earth’s Yuan Energy with just a gesture was truly tempting.

However, he believed that one day, he would surely surpass these people before him.

In Qin Yichen’s gaze, those three mighty attacks had already heavily struck that barrier.

*Boom!…* The first to arrive was Zhong Zizhen’s extremely sharp sword light. The Sword Qi heavily struck a point on the light shield. The extremely violent and sharp sword light caused ripples on the light shield, and the colour of the light shield also dimmed somewhat.

*Crash!*

The vortex formed by powerful Yuan Energy closely followed in the next instant, all pouring onto the same point. Immediately, the ripples on the light shield spread even more rapidly, and some of the symbols on the light shield were completely erased.

*Swish!* Finally, the black hole also howled in.

“Explode!” Just as this black hole was about to crash into the light shield, An Chengtian softly uttered a word.

*Boom!* As soon as An Chengtian’s voice fell, that black hole immediately exploded with a loud bang, turning into a violent wave of Yuan Energy, frantically sweeping out, enveloping the entire light shield.

*Crack! Crack!* Amidst the surging black light, faint crisp sounds could be heard. Then, on that light shield, visible cracks actually started to appear, and a black passage also appeared where the light shield was.

This black passage was bottomless at a glance, with waves of oppressive Yin Energy emanating from it. Within it, there were also some Soul-shaking sounds of Ghost cries and Wolf howls, as if this was a passage leading to hell.

Seeing this barrier break, An Chengtian and Zhong Zizhen did not waste any words. The two moved and darted into the black passage, their figures disappearing in an instant. An Chengtian’s two disciples also followed closely behind.

Soon, only Qin Yichen, Bian Lingzhu, and that Elder were left.

At this time, Bian Lingzhu was not in a hurry to enter, but instead turned her gaze towards Qin Yichen, looking at him in a way that made him feel very uncomfortable.