Almighty Genius

Chapter 2284 - 1778: The Hidden Treasure Pavilion?

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Unfortunately, even the Scouting Skill can't detect these things, so how could mere eyesight possibly reveal them?

Qin Fang stared at this Crystal Skull for quite a while but couldn't find anything wrong with it...

One thing, however, is certain: the actual material of this Crystal Skull is not crystal, and its hardness is immense. Qin Fang even suspects that it surpasses the hardness of diamonds that claim to be the hardest...

"I wonder what kind of material it really is?"

Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter quietly to himself.

Perhaps it's because the Crystal Skull carries an immense mysterious attribute, leaving Qin Fang's Scouting Skill unable to discern its material...

Diamonds are famed for their hardness, but that's in regard to what's found naturally.

In reality, there are many things harder than diamonds. For instance, Qin Fang's Flowing Shadow Divine Sword can cut through iron like mud and isn't troubled by slicing diamonds... and as for the puppet person made of North Sea Purple Copper, not to mention, they can punch diamonds into carbon dust!

However, when Qin Fang tested the skull with the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword, despite its sharpness, it could only leave a barely noticeable white scratch on it...

Ultimately, Qin Fang didn't dare to slash at the Crystal Skull forcefully with the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword...

It wasn't that he feared the sword would shatter the Crystal Skull, but rather that the sword itself might chip!

As for ordinary swords or weapons, upon striking this Crystal Skull, they were directly shattered... some of the more fragile ones even broke into several pieces!

Additionally, Qin Fang carefully compared the size, dimensions, etc., of this skull, finding them almost identical to a normal human. The contours of the skull unmistakably resemble those of Dragon Country People.

At the very least, Qin Fang could determine that this skull was vastly different from the incomplete evolutionary forms found in Peking Man and Mountain Top Cave Man skulls...

"I also wonder what the other skulls are like?"

Though Qin Fang had heard of the legend of the Thirteen Crystal Skulls, he had never seen them, so naturally, he couldn't compare the one in his possession with the others...

"Huh?"

But just as Qin Fang was observing the skull, he vaguely saw some light shooting out from its eye sockets, startling him greatly... However, upon closer inspection, he realized it was merely mirror reflection, not actual light emission.

"Such a strange thing..."

No matter what, Qin Fang felt that this Crystal Skull emitted a sinister and eerie aura that made him shiver and even consider discarding it.

Yet, after much thought, Qin Fang still believed this skull to be quite extraordinary, a certainly rare treasure, or else it wouldn't have been placed in the Seventh Level of the Underground Palace... In the end, Qin Fang tossed the Crystal Skull into the Props Box.

At least, storing it in there is convenient...

If he wishes to see it, he can take it out anytime, and if not, he can leave it inside like trash!

After all, the space inside Qin Fang's Props Box is ample, so there's no concern about lack of room for now... letting this skull occupy some space isn't a big deal!

After securing the skull, Qin Fang continued to search the Seventh Level of the Underground Palace.

"More and more people are here..."

However, Qin Fang also noticed that the Seventh Level of the Underground Palace was no longer as quiet as before; in just a short while, more people have entered.

"Sigh, having more people here does have its benefits!"

Qin Fang sighed helplessly and continued his treasure hunt.

The Underground Palace is very dangerous, especially the even-numbered challenge layers which are rife with peril, having claimed countless lives... Yet, with enough people, even these challenge layers are gradually overcome.

Despite the terrifying Sixth Layer, which halted the majority, quite a few people have been transported to the Seventh Level.

In just a short walk, Qin Fang already encountered four people...

Although these four individuals were only of average strength, Qin Fang still felt some pressure.

"Finding treasures is such a hassle... nowhere near as easy as robbing!"

The Seventh Level of the Underground Palace is vast, and the mechanism designs are also very intricate; in two observations, Qin Fang found completely different design concepts, confirming that they came from two mechanical experts.

As for the mechanism designs throughout the Seventh Level's treasure locations, they might all be unique...

This situation reduced the advantages of Qin Fang's Grandmaster-level Cheating Expert skill to a certain extent, leaving success largely to luck!

But given the expanse of the Underground Palace, relying on luck is akin to buying a lottery ticket – the odds are depressingly low... it's making Qin Fang consider resurrecting his old practice of robbing the treasure seekers directly.

With this thought, Qin Fang chose a direction and headed towards those treasure seekers.

These people were all members of the Hand of the Demon. Even if Qin Fang chopped them up, he wouldn't feel much psychological pressure; in fact, it was part of his plan... they could only blame their incredibly bad luck.

A few minutes later, Qin Fang caught up with one of them, and without a word, knocked him out cold...

Unfortunately, after searching this person, Qin Fang didn't find what he was looking for, so he tossed him aside like garbage.

There weren't many treasures in the Underground Palace, especially on the seventh level. Even though many had entered, it didn't necessarily mean they could find treasures...

Having passed over this one, Qin Fang continued looking for his next target.

This too was a mercenary from the Hand of the Demon, rather formidable, already at the Master Level Late-Stage, possessing quite formidable combat strength. Presumably, his status within the Hand of the Demon shouldn't be low...

"Yellow-skinned monkey... hand over your treasures, and perhaps I'll give you a quick death!"

Upon seeing Qin Fang appear, the other seemed a bit surprised as well.

However, he quickly reacted, licking his lips, scanning Qin Fang up and down, then slowly said.

His attitude was extremely arrogant, completely disregarding Qin Fang, perhaps in his eyes, Qin Fang was just a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered...

Slap~~

But Qin Fang wasn't in the mood to waste time with this kind of trash talk, so he swiftly moved right in front of the mercenary.

The other was momentarily surprised, but the blade in his hand didn't hesitate, quickly slashing towards Qin Fang's neck... if this slash landed, it wouldn't cause a head to fly off immediately, but it would definitely be lethal.

With those who attempted to resist and were clearly hostile towards him, Qin Fang was never one to show mercy... with a direct chop, he broke his opponent's neck, causing his head to droop down abruptly, dead on the spot.

"No wonder this guy wanted to rob me? He must have succeeded before..."

Qin Fang weighed the beast skin scroll he had just found, faint traces of blood were still on it, possibly taken by robbing others... nonetheless, with this guy's death, the acquired treasure was now Qin Fang's for the taking.

"It seems to be a pill recipe..."

Qin Fang glanced at it roughly, without distinguishing clearly, but it recorded several kinds of herbs and some obscure content, he could only roughly discern the contents recorded on the beast skin scroll.

However, noticing Vincent's movements, Qin Fang didn't stay long, swiftly leaving to continue hunting for robbery targets.

"Huh, what is that place?"

While pursuing the next treasure seeker, Qin Fang kept an eye on Vincent's movements and the map of the seventh level of the underground palace, and really found a very strange spot, which made him pause for a moment.

It was a narrow space, seemingly surrounded by thick stone walls, completely isolated from the entire seventh level of the underground palace...

If it weren't for Qin Fang's special map, even Qin Fang wouldn't have been able to discover the existence of this space.

"Could that be the true treasure vault of the seventh level of the underground palace?"

Qin Fang couldn't help but murmur, then swiftly looked over in that direction.

Just as Qin Fang observed, this space was completely surrounded. Qin Fang walked almost half a circle around the stone wall and still hadn't found a way or method to enter...

"There must be a mechanism..."

Qin Fang murmured, and continued to search.

The space inside wasn't large, but the outer stone walls were very thick, which somewhat increased the scope of Qin Fang's search.

To find the location of the mechanism, Qin Fang had no choice but to abandon his thoughts of continuing to rob, turning to focus on finding a way to open this space, his intuition told him there must be good things inside.

Clap~~~

Efforts do pay off, just when Qin Fang was about to give up, his hand pressed onto a spot on the stone wall, slightly loosened it, and Qin Fang immediately realized, "It's here..."

Clattering~~

A low sound came from the stone wall, followed by... Qin Fang felt the ground beneath him loosen, and the entire person immediately plummeted downwards.

This change came so suddenly that Qin Fang had no time to react and fell right into this pit.

Fortunately, the pit wasn't very deep, just seven or eight meters, which was nothing to a Grandmaster-level expert like Qin Fang. He landed lightly and smoothly on the ground... and saw a passage leading forward.

"I was right..."

Qin Fang quickly recalled the direction of the passage, which seemed to be towards the mysterious space, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Treasure Pavilion, here I come..."

With the direction confirmed, Qin Fang naturally charged ahead... the mechanism stone above had closed, leaving only this path to follow! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)