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Death Grip
In the palace, Xing Chen and Meng Xiner cautiously moved forward. The aftereffects of being frightened by Thunderfire Deity's series of tactics had not yet faded, so despite the many rooms around them, they did not dare to open any door without repeated confirmations.
However, most of these rooms were merely decorations, with basically nothing inside. Although Xing Chen and Meng Xiner felt somewhat disheartened, they did not miss any room. Despite suffering multiple setbacks, they showed no intention of giving up on any room.
"This is already the fifteenth one. At this rate, your poison might have been neutralized by them, and we might not even benefit," Xing Chen said, feeling a bit discouraged as he looked at the room before him.
"Alright, stop complaining. If there’s anything in this room, you can have it all; I won’t take a single thing," Meng Xiner replied, though she also felt a bit disheartened.
"You know there’s nothing here, which is why you’re saying that," Xing Chen rolled his eyes. After fourteen empty rooms, he was sure this fifteenth one would be no different.
"Go ahead and open the door!" Meng Xiner said with a hint of embarrassment on her pretty face as she pushed Xing Chen to the door. The reason she didn’t open it herself was that there were traps behind every door, making it too dangerous for her; thus, she left the task to Xing Chen.
Reluctantly, Xing Chen reached out and stepped back slightly. Just as his palm touched the door, he heard a 'Sizzle' sound as countless purple-red arcs of electricity instantly enveloped him.
The power of this electric arc was enough to annihilate a strong warrior from the Soul Realm in an instant.
In a moment of crisis, Xing Chen gritted his teeth as a flash of purple light flickered in his eyes. He unleashed the Ninefold Thunder Palm to counteract the lightning with lightning.
As Xing Chen executed the Ninefold Thunder Palm, the terrifying current that could kill a Soul Realm warrior was absorbed into his body instead. Not only did it cause him no harm, but it also strengthened his cultivation slightly.
The Ninefold Thunder Palm even hinted at a breakthrough towards the Fourfold Thunder level.
"What... what is happening? This current not only enhanced my cultivation but also seems to have given my Ninefold Thunder Palm a hint of breakthrough," Xing Chen's gaze flickered slightly, but he couldn't figure it out.
"Wow, you’re amazing! You’re completely fine after that!" Meng Xiner exclaimed in surprise from the side, her cute face filled with admiration for Xing Chen, looking like a girl who had just met her idol.
"Remember what you said; if there’s anything in here, it’s all mine," Xing Chen said lightly before opening the door.
Meng Xiner pouted at Xing Chen with a pitiful expression. However, at that moment, Xing Chen had no time to pay attention to her because he saw that there was indeed a treasure in this room.
“Earth Grade Divine Weapon?” A hint of joy appeared on Xing Chen's face. They actually found a combination of an Earth Grade Divine Weapon here, and it was a sword-type Earth Grade Divine Weapon.
“What? Earth Grade Divine Weapon?” At this moment, Meng Xiner also heard Xing Chen's muttering and instantly regretted her earlier promise to him, thinking that everything inside was his! How could she have been so foolish?
Inside Meng Xiner's mind, she kept blaming herself. A single Earth Grade Divine Weapon had slipped through her fingers, and the bitterness and regret in her heart were palpable.
“All the things here are mine,” Xing Chen said with a rare smile at the corner of his mouth. How could he not be happy to obtain an Earth Grade Divine Weapon? After all, how many Earth Grade Divine Weapons were there in the entire Eastern Region? Definitely no more than twenty.
“Hmm…” Meng Xiner blinked her eyes, looking pitifully at Xing Chen. Her beautiful eyes were misted with tears, and combined with her cute face, it made one feel an involuntary sense of pity.
“Tsk tsk, this Earth Grade Divine Weapon is really nice. With it, my combat power can increase significantly,” Xing Chen pretended not to notice her expression and picked up the Earth Grade Divine Weapon in the room, clicking his tongue in admiration.
“Hmph, you despicable Xing Chen, you don’t know how to cherish beauty at all. I absolutely hate you!” Meng Xiner stomped her foot in grievance and huffed.
Seeing Meng Xiner's adorable and spoiled demeanor at that moment, Xing Chen felt a slight stir in his heart. However, his heart quickly turned cold again as the nightmarish words echoed in his mind.
“No one in this world will truly care for you… You are abandoned by the earth… You are forsaken by all living beings…”
The emergence of this voice caused Xing Chen, whose heart had gradually begun to thaw, to be frozen once more.
“Let’s go, to the next room!” Xing Chen's voice was unexpectedly cold and devoid of emotion. After saying that, he walked ahead.
Meng Xiner stood there momentarily stunned, unsure why Xing Chen had suddenly become so indifferent, but she quickly followed him.
The two passed through more than ten rooms, but none of them contained any treasures. This made Meng Xiner feel even more unbalanced about Xing Chen obtaining the Earth Grade Divine Weapon.
The Thunderfire Temple, viewed from the outside, had three levels in total. According to Xing Chen's guess, the room they initially occupied should be on the third level. The further down they went, the stronger the Thunderfire, and they would be getting closer to the lower level's Magma. The true burial place of the Thunderfire Deity should be on the very bottom level.
At this point, Xing Chen and Meng Xiner had arrived at the second level. The second level was a plaza that looked quite spacious. In the center of the plaza stood a stone platform with a wooden box placed on top.
Around the square, there were four large doors, clearly indicating that the path to this place was not just the one taken by Xing Chen and Meng Xiner.
Xing Chen and Meng Xiner slowly approached the stone platform, looking at the wooden box. Xing Chen said, "I'll open the wooden box, and if there are treasures inside, how about they all belong to me?"
"No way, you have to give me half," Meng Xiner replied. After the incident with the Earth Grade Divine Weapon, how could she agree to such a request?
"If it's half for each of us, then you can open it!" Xing Chen handed the wooden box to Meng Xiner and said calmly.
"Hmph!" Meng Xiner shot a resentful glance at Xing Chen, then stubbornly took the box and directly lifted the lid.
"This... this..." After opening the lid and seeing what was inside the box, Meng Xiner was so surprised that she could hardly speak. Inside were many rare treasures, including high-grade materials and top-tier pills.
There were all sorts of items in there, and any one of them would attract strong practitioners from the Yang Spirit Realm.
Seeing Meng Xiner's astonished expression, Xing Chen couldn't help but glance at the contents of the box as well. The items inside were indeed very precious; even Xing Chen felt his heart racing.
"Thunderfire Classic? And Thunderfire Divine Pill? These... these are unique treasures of Thunderfire Deity!" Meng Xiner looked at the items in the box, nearly speechless from shock.
"The Thunderfire Classic that Thunderfire Deity once wielded in the Eastern Region? And the Thunderfire Divine Pill that allows one to break through several bottlenecks consecutively?" Xing Chen's face also showed astonishment; these two treasures were on par with or even better than the Earth Grade Divine Weapon he had obtained.
Suddenly, a hint of sorrow appeared on Meng Xiner's previously excited face. Thinking about how these good items would be split with Xing Chen, she couldn't help but cast a resentful glance at him.
"How about we split the Thunderfire Divine Pill first? We can improve our cultivation a bit more and have some extra self-defense here," Xing Chen suggested as he looked at Meng Xiner. By now, quite some time had passed; it was very likely that Xun Yuhuan and others had already dealt with Meng Xiner's Soul Binding Poison.
In this situation, improving their strength meant more safety. Therefore, the most important thing now was to enhance their power, and the Thunderfire Divine Pill was a pill that could quickly boost one's strength.
"Alright, there are two bottles of Thunderfire Divine Pill in total; let's each take one!" Meng Xiner glanced at Xing Chen with a resentful look but reluctantly nodded.
Meng Xiner took out one bottle of Thunderfire Divine Pill from the wooden box and tossed it to Xing Chen before taking another bottle for herself and putting it into her Storage Ring.
"Are you not planning to take the Thunderfire Divine Pill? If your strength doesn't improve, it will be very dangerous," Xing Chen looked at Meng Xiner with a strange expression.
"I just want to give you the Guardian. In a place like this, without my protection, can you break through with peace of mind? Besides, once your strength improves, you will definitely protect me, right?" Meng Xiner looked at Xing Chen with her big, pitiful eyes.
"Do as you wish!" Xing Chen said nothing more and poured a Thunderfire Divine Pill from the jade bottle, swallowing it without any hesitation.
Hmph! I'll leave the Thunderfire Divine Pill with you for now. When the time comes and I control you with Soul Controlling Poison, you'll have to obediently hand over your things to me, won't you? Although you have the Venomous Pearl, it's not that easy to defend against my Soul Controlling Poison.
Moreover, the Soul Controlling Poison has already deeply integrated into your soul, Meng Xiner thought, a faint smile appearing on her lips.
At this moment, after swallowing the Thunderfire Divine Pill, Xing Chen felt a violent and scorching aura rapidly spreading from his abdomen throughout his body.
Xing Chen knew that this was the effect of the Thunderfire Divine Pill. As long as he absorbed this violent power, his strength would at least rise to the Mid Stage of Earth Soul Realm.
The violent and scorching power rampaged within Xing Chen's body. He endured the intense pain coming from within and exerted all his effort to refine this medicinal power.
At that moment, a purplish-red glow radiated from his body. The scorching power instantly burned his clothes to ashes, and his skin turned bright red as beads of sweat continuously dripped down.
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