Almighty Genius

Chapter 2285 - 1779: The Mysterious Cage!

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This passage is very well hidden, yet not dangerous.

At least on this path, Qin Fang didn't encounter any traps or similar dangers... instead, it's quite smooth.

The length is only over a hundred meters, and Qin Fang soon entered a relatively spacious area...

At this moment, Qin Fang referred to his small map, realizing that this was indeed the "Treasure Pavilion" he was searching for.

The small map is relatively flat, so it seems this space is on the same level as the Seventh Layer of the Underground Palace outside... but in reality, there is a height difference of about ten meters or more. Thus, no matter how hard one searches above, it's impossible to find this space.

"What a stroke of luck..."

Understanding this point, Qin Fang couldn't help but sigh with relief.

"This doesn't look like a Treasure Pavilion..."

However, after Qin Fang carefully observed the space, a wry smile appeared on his face. Clearly, he'd thought too much... there was not a single treasure in sight, instead, it resembled a cage more.

This space isn't big, just around one hundred to two hundred square meters, square-shaped, surrounded by thick stone walls, but the top seemed to lead to somewhere unknown... Yet the surrounding walls rise up over a hundred meters and are extremely hard and smooth, making it impossible for even Paramount Realm Experts to climb easily.

Of course, with a Divine Weapon aid, one could slowly climb up...

However, Qin Fang also noticed that starting at about twenty meters high, there were terrifying hidden weapons and mechanisms arranged on the stone wall, indicating that someone had been here before.

At least Qin Fang found a skeleton hanging around fifty meters up on the stone wall, its chest pierced through by a long gun!

"Is it possible that above here is the Eighth Layer of the Underground Palace?"

Looking at this space and the passage above, Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter curiously.

Along the way, both he and those behind him had undergone brutal competitions and fights to get here... but the skeleton above seemed to have entered here many years before them.

Yet, it's not strange...

The only real indication of whether someone had been here are the Second, Fourth, and Sixth layers only.

The Bronze Warrior Formation of the second layer is nothing more than a small obstacle to a Formation Master. Finding the method allows one to pass easily and unharmed.

The Puppet Army on the fourth layer is terrifying, but truly powerful experts can still pass with ease while less powerful ones, as long as they withstand the first wave of Puppet attacks and find the correct method, can also get through...

As for the Sixth Layer of the Underground Palace, the Blue Blood Ice Bat is indeed challenging to handle, primarily due to their overwhelming numbers... The skeleton hanging above might have entered centuries ago when there were fewer Blue Blood Ice Bats, possibly with Blue Blood Ice Bat restraining items, allowing a relatively easy break through!

Apart from these three layers, the rest are treasure layers, which may have some dangers but are generally manageable...

But unexpectedly, experts who battled through seven layers fell here...

Looking at the skeleton, Qin Fang couldn't help but shiver...

To have passed through thirty meters of hidden weapons and mechanisms indicates an incredibly powerful expert, but ultimately, he was still killed, showing how terrifyingly arranged the mechanisms on the stone wall were.

Even if these mechanisms are all of basic or intermediate level, their countless overlaps don't necessarily make them weaker than those powerful mechanisms, working together they can create unimaginably deadly damage.

"Why did he try to climb up?"

This question involuntarily came up in Qin Fang's mind.

At the same time, Qin Fang's gaze shifted from above to the central position of this space... there was a raised platform about a meter square, standing out quite distinctly.

"An altar?"

Looking at this strange structure, Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter.

This platform is distinctly different from the other constructions on the Seventh Layer of the Underground Palace, resembling something like an altar... however, lacking statues, Bagua, or similar features, merely cold stone blocks, making it hard to identify.

"Could it be because there's no way out?"

Qin Fang glanced at the skeleton above again, questioning himself.

Indeed, due to the extreme simplicity and bare-bones nature of the entire space, all entrances and exits seemed sealed off... With no other choice, above seems to be the only exit!

"This isn't reasonable..."

However, Qin Fang realized that such a design is quite unreasonable, akin to turning the entire underground palace into a dead end.

With this in mind, Qin Fang focused his attention on this peculiar platform, perhaps the only clue lies within this striking platform...

Slowly walking towards the platform, Qin Fang's mind remained tense, and his body stayed in a state of high alert...

This space was very mysterious and eerie, forcing him to respond cautiously!

However, it seemed that Qin Fang's worries were not unfounded...the platform was not dangerous, at least not when Qin Fang approached it without any mishaps, which allowed him to relax a bit while searching for the platform's secrets.

"Concealment Formation?"

For a Grandmaster-level Cheating Expert like Qin Fang, this platform seemed abrupt, which certainly indicated a problem. After a careful inspection, he really found something extraordinary on it.

To be precise, a rather sophisticated Concealment Formation was set up here...

"What exactly is hidden here?"

Qin Fang couldn't help but become curious and was about to break the Concealment Formation... With his Grandmaster-level Cheating Skills, he wasn't one hundred percent confident, but the issues shouldn't be too significant!

"Someone's coming?"

Just then, Qin Fang's mind suddenly tensed up as a figure appeared on his mini-map, "Vincent... It really is a small world!"

To Qin Fang's considerable surprise, the newcomer was indeed Vincent, who had also found this secret place.

"No, there are others... The people from the Six Major Families are here too!"

Before Qin Fang could react, he saw another group of people appearing on his mini-map, originating from the Six Major Families... Qin Fang even noticed that among them, at least three people's strength was such that it was difficult for him to detect.

Undoubtedly, the strength of these three had definitely reached the Great Grandmaster Level...

At this thought, Qin Fang immediately switched back to his original appearance and quickly hid in the shadow of the passage, at the same time... throwing out the charred body of Chen Zhi!

Although Qin Fang felt strange about how the experts from the Six Major Families arrived at the Seventh Level of the Underground Palace so quickly and with so many people at once, he knew they had likely broken through the blockade of the Blue Blood Ice Bats on the Sixth Layer...

The random teleportation on the Fifth Layer of the Underground Palace wouldn't be able to send in so many people at once...

"Come on, let's see you fight like scorpions in a jar!"

It was precisely considering this point that Qin Fang decided to hide, holding his breath and concealing even his presence completely, preparing to enjoy a good show from here!

Regardless of whether it was Vincent or the people from the Six Major Families, they were all enemies to Qin Fang...

And for now, Qin Fang was alone and absolutely at a disadvantage against any side, so it was better to let them fight it out first, and after both sides were severely weakened, he would come out to clean up the mess...

Possibly...

Qin Fang suddenly thought of something, a mischievous smile appeared on his face, clearly indicating he had thought of some trick!

Vincent stepped into the passage and continued heading towards the central area...

Perhaps knowing that this Underground Palace was filled with danger everywhere, or perhaps thinking that this was the Eighth Level of the Palace and expected extreme difficulties, even with Vincent's strength, he dared not proceed too quickly, with a silver radiance rippling on his body, clearly on constant alert.

"Hmm?"

Soon, Vincent noticed something.

To be precise, he walked directly to Chen Zhi's charred corpse...

"Burned to death, not long ago..."

Vincent, being someone from the underground world, got a good understanding of a lot just with a glance and a feel.

Chen Zhi had already been burned beyond recognition, making it very difficult for Vincent to determine his identity... naturally, he didn't pay much attention to it, just assuming it was an unfortunate trap from here, which only made Vincent more cautious.

This result surprised Qin Fang but was also within expectations...

After all, not being from the Chen Family, it wouldn't be easy to distinguish Chen Zhi's identity...

And with Chen Zhi burned like this, his face unclear, his power undetectable, only a shriveled body was left, which couldn't be identified... the only thing certifying his identity was a jade pendant hanging on him.

However, this item was deliberately hidden by Qin Fang next to Chen Zhi's charred body; the people from the Six Major Families might recognize it, but Vincent... clearly could not!

Everything turned out as Qin Fang expected, with Vincent ignoring Chen Zhi's body and moving forward...

"The people from the Six Major Families have arrived too..."

At this time, hidden in the dark, Qin Fang was also watching, noticing the people from the Six Major Families quickly identified the location of the mechanism and immediately surged seven or eight people into this passage.

"Could it be they already knew the mechanism's position..."

Watching their smooth actions, Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter in surprise, as their actions were just too seamless... almost no delay at all!

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