Chapter 961: Breaking the Firmament (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

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The next moment, the bats were seen frantically flapping their wings, trying to extinguish the flames, but to little avail...

The flames released by the Jade Seal were not comparable to ordinary flames. Once attached, they were like maggots on bones, difficult to get rid of!

Their cries of agony began to fill the air, and before long, their bodies began emitting a thick charred odor. Even their wings burned down to nothing, one by one they dropped into the ash-black magma below...

Xu Sheng, seeing this, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief...

Luckily, these monster bats that lived here year-round did not possess fire-resistant properties...

Thinking this, he turned his attention back to the long expanse of flames ahead and began to stealthily make his way forward...

The Wei Family Disciples behind him, having seen Xu Sheng successfully kill the Bat Swarm, each had an ugly look on their faces...

One of them said angrily, "Damn it, all the bats have been burned to ash! Just what level of treasure is this!"

Another disciple's tone was laced with heavy complaints, "If the Head had given us these treasures, how could we worry about the Lin and Wei Family Disciples?"

"Hmph, even if he killed those bats, there are surely more difficult obstacles ahead. Xu Sheng will not be able to get through!"

"That's right! Better he falls into the ash-black magma, to be brutally burned to death."

"It was just killing a swarm of bats, and that too with the help of the treasure in his hands, I don't believe those treasures will protect him forever!"

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Elsewhere, the Lin and Wei Family Disciples had come upon a cave-like mine, surrounded by attractive flashes of gold that were hard to miss!

Apart from that, there were many rusted treasure chests around, vaguely hinting at potential contents...

The hearts of the Disciples from both Families suddenly surged with excitement...

"God bless our Lin Family, to have found such a treasure trove!"

"We're rich, rich! These are all extremely valuable forging materials! Ha ha ha ha!"

"Even if the spoils are split between the Disciples of our two Families, the profits are substantial!"

Lin Mo's dark eyes quickly scanned the treasure chests. Drawing closer, he was about to reach out to open one...

But Xu Peng caught his wrist, saying gravely, "There might be traps, be careful!"

Places like this, so easily yielding riches, often had traps!

Hearing this, Lin Mo shook off his hand and said coldly, "I know that without your reminder."

Xu Peng did not get angry. He immediately chose one Disciple from each of the Xu and Lin Families and ordered, "You, and you, the two of you go open the treasure chests, everyone else step back!"

The chosen Lin Family Disciple said with a face full of discontent, "Why should I? I am not one of your Xu Family's Disciples!"

If there were traps in the treasure chests, he would be the one in trouble!

Furthermore, why should someone from the Wei Family be directing him? Did he truly think the Lin Family was a vassal of the Wei Family?

After being rebuked so angrily, Xu Peng's expression darkened considerably, his gaze shifting to Lin Mo who was standing aside. He spoke coldly, "Does the Lin Family no longer wish to cooperate?"

Feeling under such a gaze, impatience flickered across Lin Mo's face, "Do as he says! Lin Family Disciples, step back!"

He did not want such trifles to affect the cooperation between the two Families, especially with the Wei Family as a major trouble...

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The Lin Family Disciple who heard these words revealed a look of utter despair...

Then, after most of the disciples had retreated a fair distance, he, together with the Wei Family Disciple, approached the treasure box, their hands trembling as they reached out to open it...

In an instant, the hearts of all the disciples present tightened...

They all had the feeling that there was something sinister about this treasure box!

Suddenly, the sound of a "Crack" rang out crisply as the opened treasure boxes released a dazzling array of light and something eerie gushed out, seizing the opportunity to penetrate the minds of the two disciples...

In just a few seconds, the expressions on their faces gradually twisted, and they began to roar continuously, "Ahhhh!!"

Following that, the disciples' normal eyes quickly turned a bloody red, and even their fingernails on all four limbs grew abnormally long and terrifying at a glance...

This scene immediately filled the other disciples with an intense sense of terror; if they had been the ones to open the treasure boxes, they too would have turned into these kinds of monsters!

They began to exclaim, "What...What is this?? They've actually turned into monsters!"

"It's probably some evil Martial Technique used by a Demon Cultivator inside the treasure box, capable of causing those who fall into the trap to lose their senses! And to undergo such a mutation!"

"What do we do now? Should we kill them?"

"Not only that, but it seems their Cultivation Level has increased several minor realms compared to before!!"

While these disciples were pondering, the two monsters suddenly turned their heads, narrowing their blood-red eyes at the disciples of the two great families, and maniacally shouted, "Kill you! Kill you!!"

"Kill you!!!!!"

The next moment, they exploded into action, charging towards the disciples with incredible speed...

Before one of the disciples even had a chance to react, he found the sharp claws of one of the monsters had effortlessly pierced through his chest!

He died on the spot!

Xu Peng urgently cried out loud, "They have lost their reason, everyone don't hold back, quickly kill them!!"

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As Xu Sheng leaped to a certain height stepping on broken stones, the stone walls on both sides suddenly shot out sharp silver needles drenched in a purplish-black liquid...

"Whiz whiz whiz~~"

As the first silver needle touched the Shield beside Xu Sheng, there was a "thump!" and the silver needle easily pierced through it, grazing Xu Sheng's cheek...

This made his brows deeply furrow, "There are traps in this Secret Realm? And they are specifically targeting defences like Gang Qi!"

That meant that all the protective amulets and treasures in their hands were utterly useless! They couldn't block the offensive at all!

Things had gotten tricky!

But the Wei Family Disciples revealed a cruel smile...

"Hahaha! Who would have thought these silver needles could break through Gang Qi, this guy's protective treasures are useless!"

"I can already see him being shot into a hornet's nest! He thought he could get out safely with those protective treasures, as if it were that simple!"

"Without these protective treasures, this Xu Sheng is nothing but trash! If he makes it through, I'll jump off from here!"

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