Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!-Chapter 73 I Don’t Want to Go In

The next morning, news about Chen Pingping challenging the stairway spread like wildfire throughout the Ancient City.

The Fire Tribe genius Huo Yan also received the news, furrowing his brow. "Overnight, up and down?"

The messenger nodded. "Yes, many people saw it."

"Has it been found out who it was?" Huo Yan asked.

"No, this guy seems to be from out of town, very unfamiliar. Nobody recognizes him," the man said.

Interesting!

Overnight, up and down—did he reach the end of the stairway? Did he obtain the rumored Great Opportunity and the body of the Primitive Demon God?

Huo Yan muttered lowly, "Hundreds of stairs... Even Shang couldn’t reach the end. Is this person more formidable than Shang?"

The man asked, "Young Master, should we...?"

"First, lock down the information," Huo Yan said, his gaze burning. "If this is true, he must have already obtained the body of the Primitive Demon God."

Though the Emperor Clan’s strength was not on par with the Ancient Races, it was still a powerful force. He would not shy away from them.

Of course, not exposing oneself if it could be helped was the most prudent method.

Huo Yan then said, "First, find him."

「...」

"Big Brother, there are many rumors about the Bronze Palace deep by the lake, relating to ancient times, and it might even be a powerful Emperor Weapon. Are you sure you won’t consider it?" the Eight Treasures Chicken cajoled earnestly.

It had already fully understood Chen Pingping’s strength—powerful, terrifying, insurmountable. Following someone like that, enjoying the good life is inevitable. But Chen Pingping’s behavior makes me uncomfortable. He likes to keep a low profile. My heavens! With such formidable strength and potential, why isn’t he using it to its fullest? Why stay so low-key? He climbed hundreds of stairs, so why not venture into the depths of the lake? Perhaps he could obtain the Bronze Palace! And what about Sword Mountain, and the legendary Great Emperor Dojo? Thinking about the Great Opportunities these places contain... isn’t he excited? Doesn’t he want to possess them? To secure a Great Opportunity, enhance his strength, sweep through the Wasteland, and become invincible!

Chen Pingping raised his head. "Don’t want to."

Jin Qiongyu, standing nearby, couldn’t help but murmur to herself, You just walked down some stairs. At best, that marks you as gifted, or perhaps just lucky. Do you really think you’re an unparalleled genius? The Son of the Fate Energy? Able to have everything you desire? That place by the lake is so formidable even Shang doesn’t dare to tread lightly, and you, a mere member of the Human Clan, dare to enter?

She scoffed inwardly, finding it all rather ridiculous. The Eight Treasures Chicken’s earnest persuasion? Making a mountain out of a molehill. And Chen Pingping’s "calmness"? Utterly contemptible. Does he really think he’s invincible?

"The Bronze Palace, ah!"

"Not interested!"

"The Ancient Bloodstone."

"???" Chen Pingping was stunned.

There’s a chance!

The Eight Treasures Chicken laughed slyly. "Big Brother really has a benevolent heart. For the sake of your evolution, you’d dive into a tiger’s den to get the Ancient Bloodstone. Have no doubt, I can confirm one hundred percent that beneath the lake there is also an Ancient Bloodstone, and it’s even larger than the one in the Fire Tribe’s ancestral land."

Damn it! This blasted Eight Treasures Chicken, Chen Pingping thought, growing annoyed. It’s just a chicken, yet it has me so firmly grasped by my own nature. It’s virtually impossible for me to refuse. And that infuriating system task... Ugh!

In just an instant, many thoughts flashed through his mind.

The Earth Chicken was deeply moved.

"Lead the way!" Chen Pingping said.

After lurking for several hours, Jin Qiongyu confirmed something from the conversation between the man and the chicken: this Human Clan visitor was up to no good.

His goal was actually the Fire Tribe’s ancestral land, the Ancient Bloodstone.

Heh! The Emperor Clan’s ancestral land... is it really that easy to enter?

Wait a minute?

She only then realized what was happening and couldn’t help saying, "You’re going into the depths of the lake? Can I wait outside?"

"No!" Chen Pingping said solemnly. "Who allowed you to know my true identity? Where I am, you must be. Otherwise... heh, do you know the consequences?"

"I don’t want to go in." Jin Qiongyu’s face turned deathly pale.

"Then I’ll kill you," Chen Pingping said viciously.

"..."

She hesitated. Should she make a move?

Then, SPLASH! She was dragged down by Chen Pingping. Jin Qiongyu, her eyes wide with anger, cursed directly, "Human Clan, you’re too much!"

The surface of the lake didn’t seem large, but the space inside was like a small world.

They went deeper.

The water became murkier, and terrifying surges of energy undulated through it, as if they had entered a Life Prohibited Zone.

Chen Pingping stopped and observed carefully.

Jin Qiongyu said irritably, "Why don’t you let that chicken come down?" The Eight Treasures Chicken has such a vast store of knowledge; it might be able to help. Besides, it urged us on this trip to the lake. If we die, we die together! Not only that, the Earth Chicken is skilled in arrays and seals; it might be able to contribute as well.

Chen Pingping said, "What’s the rush? If we encounter any issues I can’t handle, I’ll just go up again."

"You make it sound so easy." Jin Qiongyu held back her anger. "The area beneath the lake is a small world. Once you go in, it’s very difficult to get out..."

Huh?

As she was speaking, she suddenly froze.

Chen Pingping, still holding onto her, turned back, and soon they surfaced.

She was stunned.

What kind of being is this cultivator from the Human Clan?

"Big Brother, did you find it?" the Eight Treasures Chicken asked.

"There’s a seal. Both of you, come down," Chen Pingping said.

It truly was a seal, and a formidable one at that.

If not for the Earth Chicken’s innate talent—no, the abilities flowing within its bloodline—it would probably have been impossible to open the seal’s gate.

However, opening the seal wasn’t the end of their troubles. The powerful creatures that slumbered there began to awaken one after another, baring fangs and claws as they lunged at them.

The two chickens, possessing no combat ability, shrieked in terror.

Jin Qiongyu couldn’t help but yell, "Shut up!" She prepared to make her move.

However, just as she refocused, a sword light slashed out from beside her. With a BUZZ, all the approaching creatures were cut down.

Blood gushed out, and their remains sank below.

Jin Qiongyu was utterly bewildered.

It happened too fast. She couldn’t discern Chen Pingping’s cultivation realm, nor could she perceive that sword strike. This guy...

She had thought Chen Pingping was just lucky, climbing hundreds of steps overnight before coming down. When they met that night, Chen Pingping had seemed very ordinary to her, not showing any characteristics of an unmatched powerhouse. The notion of a genius was even less convincing. So she’d judged him to be merely lucky. But now...?

When she looked at Chen Pingping again, her gaze had changed significantly.

"It’s just an illusion," Chen Pingping explained.

Oh? So that was it! Jin Qiongyu suddenly understood. No wonder! How could this human be so powerful? It was just an illusion.

"Big Brother, there’s a door over there!" the Eight Treasures Chicken exclaimed once more, pointing in a certain direction, trembling.

Jin Qiongyu followed its gaze. Upon seeing what it indicated, she almost choked with anger, nearly spitting blood. A door? That’s a dark alcove—more precisely, a dwelling place for powerful beings!

There were at least ten of them, each three to five meters tall and at least two meters wide, all pitch-black. The dark alcoves were also engraved with many ancient characters and patterns, exuding an air of mystery.

On closer inspection, these were not ordinary creatures but ancient warriors clad in armor.

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