Chapter 134: Next Life
“Found them! Found them!”
“We’ve found the treasures!”
What?
Inside the base, those who heard the shouts were all stunned.
But the next moment, the entire base was in an uproar.
!!
“They really found it? That’s great!”
“That’s right! To think that the team that went out to search for the treasures would be able to find them so quickly!”
“Exactly. I thought it would take a month or two or even half a year. I didn’t expect them to find the exact location in less than a week.”
“Hey, what do you think are among the treasures left behind by Jin Mushen?”
“Who knows? But if I’m not wrong, there should be gold, silver, jewels, martial arts secret manuals, treasure weapons and pills.”
“…”
Inside the base, people who were having discussions in the rooms and corridors were excited and agitated.
Su Jingxing who was listening to their conversations was also surprised.
The Shi Family has actually found Jin Mushen’s treasures!
Previously, the Shi Family wanted to use Jin Mushen’s treasure to attract and divert the attention of the entire city.
Back then, the Shi Family didn’t know where the treasure was, so they wanted to borrow the power of the various major factions in the city to search together.
Unexpectedly, the team sent by the Shi Family only took less than a week to find those treasures.
This news was very timely for Su Jingxing.
The Shi Family wanted Jin Mushen’s treasure, and Su Jingxing wanted to take a look too.
The treasures left behind by an ancient corrupt official must be quite valuable.
With this in mind, Su Jingxing enhanced his ability of Advanced Hearing and listened out for the exact location of the treasure.
Fortunately, the underground base was divided into three levels.
The linear distance for every level from east to west was less than a hundred meters.
And the distance between two levels was less than ten meters.
The entrance was on the second level. The person who reported the news had run to tell Shi Jinnian, who was on the east side of the first level.
The room they were in happened to be within Su Jingxing’s hearing range.
“Patriarch, we’ve found Jin Mushen’s treasures!”
“Great! Where is the entrance?”
“It’s in the underground cave at the northwest corner of the Tai Ming Mountain Reservoir! The members of the searching team put on diving suits and entered the cave. After diving down for about 20 meters, they saw an entrance on the wall of the cave. They crawled into it and swam 50 meters upwards. From there, one would be able to enter the pool at the bottom of the cave where the treasures are hidden.”
“Good, good, very good! Tell the searching team to stop advancing. They are to return to the bank of the reservoir immediately and wait there!”
“They have already retreated. There is a Mutated Beast in the pool inside the treasure cave. If Little Wu and the rest had not retreated quickly, they would have already died there.”
“Mutated Beast in the water? A Mutated Beast guarding the entrance of the treasure cave?”
“Well, we’re not so sure about that.”
“It’s okay. Wait for me to go over and take a look and we’ll know.”
…
The rest of the conversation was no longer important.
This was enough.
After Su Jingxing got the information he wanted, he opened the door of the storeroom with a smile and walked out.
“Hey, who are you?”
Outside the door, two guards were just coming out of the turn in the aisle. When they saw Su Jingxing, one of them was startled and asked curiously.
The other person exclaimed in shock, “Who are you!”
Swish! Swish!
The sound of rushing wind abruptly sounded.
Two throwing daggers shot out and instantly struck the heads of the two guards.
Da da da!
The sound of messy footsteps came from the aisle.
A group of guards carrying firearms ran out. The moment they appeared, they shouted, “What happened? What is there…”
Swish! Swish!
Throwing daggers shot out and tore through the air.
Before the guards who rushed out could get a clear look of Su Jingxing’s figure clearly, their heads or throats were penetrated by the dancing throwing daggers.
Thump, thump, thump
The sound of corpses falling to the ground was especially pleasant.
Su Jingxing walked over quickly and extracted cards.
Then, he waited at the landing of the stairs that led from the second level up to the first level.
The secret ability, Advanced Hearing was activated to listen to the movements around.
Within the range, Shi Jinnian was rushing towards the second level with a group of people.
Su Jingxing circulated and channeled his true energy into his right hand, preparing to punch.
The moment Shi Jinnian led his men down the stairs.
Boom!
The air exploded.
A 100 years of cultivation was released, and a force that was amplified nine times swept out, crashing onto Shi Jinnian and company.
Nearly a million catties of strength smashed onto his body in an instant, pushing Shi Jinnian and company into a pile on the spot. Some died, some lost their limbs and some screamed miserably.
This included Shi Jinnian, who was a fifth-grade martial artist. He was unable to raise his protective true energy in time, and four of his bones were fractured by the immense force. Blood spurted from his mouth, and his entire body weighed onto a guard, unable to catch his breath.
The guard had turned into a pile of mash.
“It’s… it’s you!”
Shi Jinnian was wide-eyed as he stared fixedly at Su Jingxing, shock and disbelief surfacing on his face.
Obviously, he did not expect Su Jingxing, the culprit behind the destruction of the Shi Family, to appear in the base.
“J-just who are you!?”
Shi Jinnian panted as he stared unblinkingly at Su Jingxing with his fiery eyes. The killing intent in his eyes was so intense that it was almost tangible.
He couldn’t understand why Su Jingxing would go against the Shi Family.
Also, why did Su Jingxing know the location of all three bases?
Traitors?
The traitors of the Shi Family had been cleared long ago. There were only a few people who knew about the entrances to each base, apart from those keeping guards here.
Even if someone sought to capture these people and torture them, they would not have a chance.
Because they would self-destruct.
So, how did Su Jingxing know the location of the bases?
Shi Jinnian could not understand!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
What answered him was the shrill sound of throwing daggers cutting through the air.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
After a series of m.u.f.fled thuds, everyone, including Shi Jinnian, died.
Who am I?
Do the dying need to know who I am?
Su Jingxing put away his throwing daggers and extracted cards. He turned around and walked to the aisle.
At the end of the corridor, a group of people were already rushing over.
Su Jingxing circulated his true energy and got ready.
Boom!
Another explosion rang out as a fist imprint flew through the air.
Energies surged wildly and the punch injured or killed the people who had rushed out.
Then, three treasure weapons danced at lightning speed, piercing through the heads or necks of those who hadn’t died.
Su Jingxing retracted his throwing daggers and continued to extract cards.
He retreated to the landing of the stairs leading down to the third level and waited for the people on the third floor to charge forward.
Boom!
Another punch was thrown out. This terrifying fist imprint carried a million catties of strength, instantly killing or wounding the entire group.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The throwing daggers followed, killing all those who did not die.
Retract throwing daggers, extract cards.
After waiting in the same spot for a while, he killed another wave of sacrificial soldiers.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
…
Su Jingxing moved around the stairway just like that, killing the sacrificial soldiers and guards coming from the first and third levels.
The people on the second level were so traumatized that they hid in corners and did not dare to show their faces.
Su Jingxing was not in a hurry to take care of them either. He waited until people stopped coming from the first and third levels. Then, he listened to the surroundings using Advanced Hearing and confirmed that there were no longer any more people.
At this point, he then moved around the second level and killed the people in hiding.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Fist imprints broke through the doors and the throwing daggers brought instant death.
He killed and extracted cards along the way.
Ten minutes later, a hush fell over all three levels and the entire base was.
Everyone in the base has been wiped out?
No!
There is one more person!
Standing in the western corner on the second level, Su Jingxing heard that there was one more living person in a room below on the third level.
The other party’s breathing and heartbeat far exceeded that of an ordinary person.
This person was either in the fourth-grade or fifth-grade.
“Trying to ambush me?”
Su Jingxing chuckled and strolled towards the landing of the stairs leading from the second level to the third level.
He slowly walked down the stairs to the third level and approached the treasury vault.
That’s right. This Shi Family base was equipped with a treasury vault. Some of the things that Su Jingxing wanted the most were in there.
The treasury vault was located in the southwest corner of the third level.
The ambusher Su Jingxing had heard was in the room next to it.
This expert in the middle ranks was most likely the one guarding the treasury vault.
Su Jingxing walked closer step by step as if he hadn’t discovered the person.
When he reached the entrance of the treasury vault and was about to open the door——
Boom!
A loud explosion resounded through the air.
Su Jingxing suddenly turned around and punched out. A terrifying fist imprint was put through the wall and hit an old man who was hiding behind the door, preparing to ambush him.
The immense force sent the old man flying backward. With a loud bang, he smashed into the wall, creating a huge pit.
The old man spat out a mouthful of blood and slid down. His eyes were filled with shock.
“Shi Zhiluo?”
Su Jingxing stepped in through the hole and stared at the old man sitting on the ground. He asked softly, “Where is the key to the treasury vault? I can give you a quick death.”
“Hehe!”
Blood gushed out from the corner of Shi Zhilao’s mouth as he smiled bitterly. “If you want to open the treasury vault, you can do it in your next life.”
“What’s the point?” Su Jingxing shook his head. “I just don’t want to waste time and save my efforts.”
“Save… save efforts?” Shi Zhilao laughed strangely. “Save efforts, s-sure. Come closer, I… I’ll tell you where the key is.”
Su Jingxing did not move. Instead, he looked Shi Zhilao up and down and chuckled. “Why? You’re thinking of dragging me along with you before you die? Or do you want to seriously injure me?”
Self-destruction!
Su Jingxing hadn’t forgotten that each of the Shi Family’s sacrificial soldiers possessed a secret ability that allowed them to self-destruct and severely injure their opponents while facing interrogation.
Sacrificial soldiers would self-destruct, and as members of the Shi Family, they would naturally do so as well.
Su Jingxing could tell what Shi Zhiluo was up to.
Thus, as soon as these words were spoken, Shi Zhiluo’s pupils suddenly constricted, and he said furiously, “Who exactly are you? Why do you know so many secrets of the Shi Family!?”
“You want to know?” Su Jingxing countered with a smile.
“Speak! Tell me who you are and why you know so many secrets, and I’ll tell you where the key to the treasury vault is!” Shi Zhiluo roared hysterically.
“Alright, it’s a deal.” Su Jingxing clapped his hands. “Tell me where the key is first and I’ll tell you who I am.”
“…”
Shi Zhiluo was silent.
After a moment, he laughed hysterically. “Hahaha, no matter who you are, if you want to open the treasury vault, you can do it in your next life, your next life, your next life! Hahaha!”
Bang!
Accompanied by laughter, a deafening sound was heard.
Shi Zhiluo’s entire body exploded into a b.l.o.o.d.y mist, and countless bits of flesh splattered all over the room and the walls.
Su Jingxing had already quickly retreated out of the room in Shi Zhiluo’s laughter. He moved to the side, avoiding splattering of blood mist and minced flesh.
A moment later, he returned and extracted a card.
Shi Zhiluo would rather self-destruct than tell him where the key was.
Obviously, he didn’t want to let Su Jingxing have it easy.
Su Jingxing was disappointed but not depressed.
The entrance of the treasury vault required three-level identification of a pa.s.sword, fingerprint, and pupil.
Su Jingxing was too lazy to mess with Shi Jinnian’s fingers and eyeb.a.l.l.s. He directly circulated 200 years of true energy cultivation and punched the door at close range.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
After three loud bangs, a huge hole was forced through the thick and heavy super-alloy door.
Su Jingxing walked in slowly and came to the first treasure chamber.
Through the hole in the door, a secret chamber filled with various hot weapons came into sight.
Su Jingxing exerted some force and opened the door. He walked in, scanned the room, and took away a pile of high-performance bombs.
He also picked out some high-speed machine guns, mortars, rocket launchers, and other weapons, just for fun.
In terms of might, usage, and convenience, they could not compare to throwing daggers.
The sound produced when these weapons were activated was not conducive for ambushes.
Su Jingxing took some and put them in his palm s.p.a.ce, all just to satisfy his desire for some fun.
After leaving the first chamber, he walked to the second door and took a look. It was filled with cold weapons.
Su Jingxing opened the door and walked in. He discovered that most of them were semi-treasure weapons. There were many treasure weapons, only a dozen or so.
There were knives, swords, rods, axes, spears, whips.
Su Jingxing didn’t stand on ceremony and put them all into his palm s.p.a.ce.
Then, he turned around and left, preparing to go to the third chamber. But out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed a wooden round box on an alloy table in the deepest part of the chamber.
Curious, he walked over, wanting to see what was in the box.
The round box was about 80 centimeters in diameter and its surface was engraved with complicated patterns.
Su Jingxing stared at it for a moment before gently opening it.
An ice crystal ring appeared, emitting a dazzling glow in the dark room.
What is this?
Su Jingxing raised his eyebrows.
It was not that he did not recognize the ring, but it was obvious that it was no ordinary item.
What puzzled Su Jingxing was the origin or ability of this ring.
Upon closer inspection, Su Jingxing realized that the ring was neither made of metal nor jade.
It was hard to tell what material it was made of.
On the contrary, the ring gave Su Jingxing a very special feeling. There was a sense of warmth and a little fear.
It was very conflicting.
But no matter what, this was a treasure!
Since it was a treasure, Su Jingxing naturally took it with the box and put it into his palm s.p.a.ce.
As for what the ring was, he would slowly study it when he returned.
After putting away the box, Su Jingxing was not in a hurry to leave. He remained in the secret chamber and carefully checked every corner, even below the shelves and the wall. After making sure that he did not miss anything, he walked out of the secret chamber and headed for the third one.
Just like the previous two chambers, Su Jingxing did not hesitate and prepared to open the door of the treasure room by force.
However, the moment he exerted his strength, his heart skipped a beat and he stopped what he was doing.
Danger!
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