Chapter 1058: Battle and Escape
An Lin was a little dumbstruck.
So this turtle statue was capable of movement and speech as well?
He didn’t even get a chance to say anything before the huge turtle spoke again, “Welcome, fated ones, to my joint tomb with Xi Haizi!”
An Lin: “???”
“She was looking so angry just then, but now she’s welcoming us?” Lan Xiaoni was astonished.
An Lin was also perplexed. Was this a bipolar turtle?
It looked like Tian Chenji was unaware of the fact that they had broken into this place. Could it be that the statue had only awakened after they entered this chamber?
“Don’t take it to heart. I was only welcoming you two as a set procedure. I’m actually not happy to see you two at all,” the turtle statue said in the same cold voice.
An Lin: “…”
Lan Xiaoni: “…”
Did this statue have to be so f*cking blunt?!
An Lin knew that he had misspoken, so he immediately provided an apology. “I’m sorry, Senior Tian Chenji! We’re here for the tribal secrets to change the fate of our two tribes and lead them to glory again!”
Tian Chenji’s expression eased slightly upon hearing this. “I’m quite happy that you chose tribal secrets over the treasure vault. This shows that you two are able to see the bigger picture and…”
Boom!
Before the turtle finished its sentence, a resounding boom erupted from outside again.
Two silver Gundams flew through the air before tumbling to the ground within the chamber with sparks flying from their bodies.
Immediately afterward, an extremely handsome mermaid statue the size of a normal human barged into the chamber before yelling in a loud voice, “Little Chen, don’t be fooled by them! They’ve already taken my treasures, and they’ve forced their way into this chamber!”
Tian Chenji: “???”
An Lin: “…”
He was just feeling elated that Tian Chenji was unaware of how they had entered this chamber, only for Xi Haizi to blow their covers.
Tian Chenji hadn’t even had the chance to formulate the entirety of its sentence before Xi Haizi barged in and revealed the truth.
Tian Chenji was shocked to hear this. “You two broke the enchantment on the door?”
An Lin silently pulled out his Evil-Slaying Sword. “Senior, we only broke through the door for the sake of the Heavenly Turtle Tribe and the Spirit Fish Clan. Please tell us the tribal secrets for the future of the two tribes.”
“Can you get your sword off my neck first before you say that?” Tian Chenji looked up at An Lin, who was standing on its head, before speaking in a cold voice.
Lan Xiaoni: “…”
A resigned smile appeared on his face, but his Evil-Slaying Sword didn’t move an inch from Tian Chenji’s neck.
He was already used to taking the initiative, so he would naturally place his safety first. Taking Tian Chenji as a hostage was the best way to ensure their safety.
“Release Little Chen at once, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d!” Xi Haizi flared up upon seeing this, and the white eyes on the Xi Haizi statue suddenly turned crimson.
Tian Chenji spoke in an indifferent voice, “You have broken the rules of the tomb and barged into this place without permission, so I definitely won’t be telling you the tribal secrets. You should give up and leave.”
An Lin’s brows furrowed slightly, and he was unable to think of a way to break this impa.s.se.
“Big Boss An Lin, there seems to be some ancient text from the Spirit Fish Clan inscribed on Tian Chenji’s turtle sh.e.l.l,” Lan Xiaoni suddenly said as she looked at the veined patterns on the huge turtle statue’s sh.e.l.l.
“c.r.a.p!” Tian Chenji’s expression s.h.i.+fted.
An Lin reacted extremely quickly and instantly tossed a photographic crystal into the air.
A white light illuminated the entire chamber and engraved an image of everything here into the crystal.
“Roar! How dare you try and robe the tribal secrets? I’ll kill you both!”
The calm and collected Tian Chenji finally flared.
An Lin put the photographic crystal away into his storage ring and looked down at the turtle beneath his feet with a speechless expression. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone trying to keep a secret by engraving it on their body for the world to see…”
“You don’t know sh*t! The most dangerous place is often the safest place!” Xi Haizi interjected to defend his dao partner.
An Lin: “This is indeed the most dangerous place, but as for the safety… I really don’t know about that!”
Tian Chenji spoke in a cold voice, “It would be safe as long as we kill all those who obtained the tribal secrets by breaking the rules!”
“Looks like we’ll need to make another key. You two aren’t the fated ones, after all, so you can both stay here forever…” Tian Chenji’s cold voice was filled with supreme prestige and majesty.
An Lin and Lan Xiaoni both drew a sharp intake of breath.
This was just a tomb. Why would there be so much residual power of the deceased mighty figures left here?
At this moment, Tian Chenji’s body suddenly began to crystallize.
A sense of extreme danger welled up in An Lin’s heart, and he immediately unleashed a sword strike!
Whoos.h.!.+
A peerlessly sharp black sword projection stuck Tian Chenji’s head with a vicious might, slicing the entire stone chamber in half with just its residual power.
However, the crystalline turtle suddenly began to glow with scintillating light as it endured An Lin’s sword strike without even sustaining a light scratch.
Not only that, but Tian Chenji opened her mouth at the same time, and several beams of extremely fearsome divine light erupted forth before piercing through s.p.a.ce and instantly striking An Lin’s body, where they exploded with resounding booms.
An Lin felt as if his body had been struck by a ma.s.sive sledgehammer. Even his body of the War G.o.d felt as if it were being torn apart as he hurtled back through the air like a cannonball.
“Big Boss An Lin!” Lan Xiaoni let loose a cry of surprise before hurriedly making hand seals and unleas.h.i.+ng a wave over a kilometer in height, which swept toward the huge turtle.
Her objective was not to defeat Tian Chenji. She was only trying to impede it in order to buy some time.
However, her powerful water-type spell technique instantly exploded into countless droplets of water just from a single glare from Tian Chenji’s eyes.
Lan Xiaoni was also struck by a powerful force, and she threw up a mouthful of blood as she tumbled to the ground.
“Resistance is futile. You won’t have any chance of escaping from us.” Xi Haizi swatted aside the oncoming Gundam Three and Yao Ji with its power of the divine dao before making its way toward Lan Xiaoni.
Boom!
The entire chamber suddenly became pitch black.
Lan Xiaoni felt her body being hoisted up by a pair of powerful arms before hurtling toward the exit!
She quickly realized who it was and repressed her urge to scream. The debilitated Gundam Three and Yao Ji were also put away into a storage ring at this moment.
This was An Lin’s Shadow Tiger technique, which could create a vast expanse of absolute darkness that resulted in complete sensory deprivation, including the use of one’s divine sense. However, he was using it to facilitate their escape this time instead of attacking the enemy.
Boom…
A loud thump erupted, followed by the sound of a female scream.
“Holy sh*t! What the h.e.l.l was that?” An Lin rubbed his throbbing head.
Lan Xiaoni was rubbing her nose with tears of pain welling up in her eyes.
A blue barrier had appeared before them, and they had unwittingly crashed into it.
“Hehe… You want to run?” Tian Chenji’s cold voice sounded, “I don’t want to expend too much of my remaining power on you two. In order to conserve my power, I’ll send you to your deaths in the tribal lethal realms!
“Heavenly Turtle Seabed h.e.l.l, Infernal Level Difficulty, Activate!”
An extremely terrifying spatial force instantly enshrouded An Lin and Lan Xiaoni, and the two of them disappeared on the spot.