Chapter 193: Labyrinth

“Seeking death.”
Faced with seven ninth-level ancient warriors attacking at once, Chen Xiao’s lips moved slightly as he uttered two words.
Suddenly, his body split into eight parts, and the Eight Extreme Earth Shaking Technique was unleashed in an instant—eight moves combined into one, one form manifesting as eight variations, all used to confront the seven opponents simultaneously.
Although the eight moves were not unified, his strength was far beyond what those few ninth-level ancient warriors could match. In the next moment, the seven were sent flying, spitting blood, their bodies shattered to pieces, and they died instantly.
Chen Xiao fought without any mercy. Since they had come to cause trouble, he certainly wouldn’t hold back.
“It’s better to go inside first. Staying outside for too long will eventually bring trouble.”
Chen Xiao frowned and dashed inside the secret treasure. By now, the Tianlong Secret Treasure was fully open, but the strange force that had constantly drawn blood from Chen Xiao’s body was gone.
Even Shui Miao, who had been watching Chen Xiao from within the Main God’s Space, didn’t notice this. The moment Chen Xiao used the Eight Extreme Earth Shaking Technique, two golden lights shot from his pupils, causing a barely perceptible ripple throughout the entire Tianlong Secret Treasure.
Not long after Chen Xiao left, the seven ancient warriors he had just killed suddenly emitted a blood-red glow and transformed into ninth-level blood-colored fiends.
At some point, a golden light flashed over them, and a spatial gate opened instantly.
In the next moment, three domain-level ancient warriors stepped out.
“Hm? What’s going on?”
The three domain experts were stunned upon seeing the seven transform into blood-colored fiends.
They exchanged glances, unsure of what had happened, but they didn’t linger. Ninth-level ancient warriors were nothing but pawns to them. In an instant, one of the domain experts waved his hand, destroying the seven blood-colored fiends before entering the treasure.
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By now, the interior of the Tianlong Secret Treasure was different from when Chen Xiao first arrived. Initially, it had been a large hall with several corpses scattered about. But now, at the entrance was a golden-lit cave.
Chen Xiao stepped forward slightly and entered the cave.
“Are these all labyrinths?”
His mental energy spread out instantly, revealing that he had entered a labyrinth. The labyrinth was incredibly complex; even his mental energy couldn’t sense another exit.
Moreover, there were already many domain experts inside, silently searching their way forward.
Chen Xiao’s mental energy also detected countless hidden, powerful entities within the labyrinth. These beings were no weaker than the domain experts, and they emitted fluctuations that didn’t resemble those of living creatures. Clearly, they were undead fiends.

But the next moment, Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up. He realized that the summoning intent had appeared again—this time, it wasn’t summoning just his blood, but his entire being, his very consciousness. “With this summoning intent, I can easily navigate through this maze,” Chen Xiao smiled. In a flash, he entered the maze. As soon as he arrived, it seemed that other powerful beings in the maze could sense him and stopped in their tracks. “Hm? There’s a treasure in this maze? A spiritual artifact?” Chen Xiao was slightly surprised. In a corner of the maze, he found something resembling a necklace, emitting strong fluctuations of the law of existence. Its quality was even better than the long sword given to him by Long Yuan. “No wonder these people keep wandering around in this maze without rushing to find an exit. That’s the reason.” Chen Xiao instantly understood. After thinking for a moment, he didn’t rush to leave. He didn’t lack top-tier treasures; he had plenty of virtual divine artifacts, but such spiritual artifacts were rare. His forces were in a stage of rapid development. Aside from a few high-ranking members who possessed virtual divine artifacts, most others had nothing but were completely unequipped. He couldn’t just give those artifacts to his subordinates. So, Chen Xiao needed such an artifact now. Even in the eyes of others, and even those sent by the Source Continent, spiritual artifacts were extremely precious. Chen Xiao put away the spiritual artifact necklace and instantly spread his mental energy to start searching. “Kid, I seem to have seen you obtain a treasure just now. Hand it over obediently, and become my pawn to do my bidding, and I’ll spare your life.” Suddenly, a voice came from behind Chen Xiao. He turned around and saw a blond, blue-eyed foreigner smiling coldly at him. This foreigner was also a domain powerhouse, but only at the first level of the domain, controlling only the law of souls. “So reckless.” Chen Xiao didn’t waste time talking. He unleashed the Eight Extreme Earth Shaking Blast. But this time, his body didn’t split into eight parts again. Instead, a strong golden light radiated out, engulfing the foreigner at the first level of the domain and reducing him to nothingness. “Hm? What’s going on? How could this happen?” Chen Xiao was astonished. The blond man was completely dead—his entire body and soul had vanished, along with everything he possessed, including the treasure he had obtained earlier. “Ah, I thought I’d make a little extra money.” Chen Xiao shook his head. “This place is too eerie. I’d better use the Eight Extreme Earth Shaking Blast sparingly.” He stretched out his hand, and a black pistol formed from the falling snow appeared in his hand. After a slight twist, a silencer appeared on it as well. “Should I search for treasures on my own or just steal them? It’s best not to provoke me, or you’ll die a horrible death.” With a cold smile, Chen Xiao held the Snowfall Pistol and began wandering through the vast maze.

This labyrinth is extremely vast; even with Chen Xiao’s mental strength, he could only cover a small portion of it, making it impossible to discern its true size. Although there are many supernatural beings and cultivators here, the chances of them encountering each other are extremely low.

“Hm? Another one… It’s actually a Virtual Divine Artifact! There’s a Virtual Divine Artifact here?” Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up. He saw, in a corner of the labyrinth not far away, a blood-red long sword. On this sword, faint fluctuations of divine laws could be seen, along with a gentle pressure emanating from it—a sign of its Virtual Divine Artifact status.

It was indeed a Virtual Divine Artifact sword. However, it had only condensed a very small portion of the divine laws, falling far short of what people like Souhen had achieved by using the divine laws from their Main God Space.

Still, since it was a Virtual Divine Artifact, and out of the principle of not wasting anything, Chen Xiao decided to take it.

But for now, he didn’t act rashly. In front of this Virtual Divine Artifact, there lay more than a dozen corpses, clearly those of powerful domain experts. Their divine law energies hadn’t even had time to dissipate. All of them had been killed in one strike, their souls shattered—even the laws of immortality hadn’t worked at all.

Chen Xiao waved his hand and retrieved the bodies of these domain experts, sending them to his Main God Space to extract their life essence and replenish Xuanwu.

“It seems this Virtual Divine Artifact is guarded by something… Hm? There’s nothing?” Chen Xiao sent out his mental energy to scan the area around the artifact but found no guardians, which surprised him.

Just as he hesitated about approaching further, the blood-red Virtual Divine Artifact sword suddenly let out a devilish laugh. A blood-red sword beam shot out from its tip, aiming straight at Chen Xiao.

“So it’s you causing trouble! Damn it, a Virtual Divine Artifact turning into a malevolent spirit? Can even divine artifacts transform into such things?”

The Snowflakes in Chen Xiao’s hand instantly transformed into a snow-white long sword. With a single swing, he dispersed the blood-red sword beam.

Immediately afterward, the fluctuations characteristic of a divine artifact radiated from the Snowflakes without any concealment.

“Buzz…”

That seemingly dead Virtual Divine Artifact, transformed into a malevolent spirit by some unknown force, emitted a hint of submission. Although it was now dead and had become a malevolent spirit, it was still a Virtual Divine Artifact. Faced with the might of a true divine artifact, it immediately submitted.

Even weapons have hierarchies—the weak must always submit to the strong.

Chen Xiao waved his hand and sent this inexplicably transformed Virtual Divine Artifact sword to his Main God Space.

“Huh? A key?” Just as he was about to leave, he noticed a pale golden key behind the Virtual Divine Artifact sword.

“It seems that malevolent spirit was guarding this key. But damn it, can even Virtual Divine Artifacts turn into malevolent spirits? What the hell is going on?” Chen Xiao shook his head and walked away.

“He managed to subdue that artifact and obtain the third key? Hurry up and grab it before he gets too far away.”

Suddenly, several thoughts flashed rapidly through the void, exchanging ideas.
“The third key?” How could Chen Xiao fail to notice that someone was observing them?
Swish swish swish!
Four figures appeared before Chen Xiao. Clearly, these four were not strongmen from Earth; their appearance was more similar to that of Lian Shang and the others.
“Hand over the third key, and we’ll spare your life.”
The leader among them, a gentle-looking blond youth, spoke with a smile.
“Hm? It’s him?” Upon hearing this voice, Chen Xiao immediately recognized him—this blond youth was the one who had bid the highest for a high-quality elemental stone vein at the auction of divine corpses.
“This guy is even stronger than Lian Shang and the others; he’s unbeatable.”
Chen Xiao made his judgment instantly.