253: grave?

Xiao Weiqing turned his head to look.

A mixed-race woman walked over, a smile on her face.

It wasn't that the Training Camp had no female Trainees, but this woman, at first glance, was different from the others.

Nearly 1.8 meters tall, with long wavy hair, a snow-white face, ample bosom, a slender waist, and long, straight, shapely legs, every frown and smile stirred male hormones.

Her form-fitting black combat suit bounced as she walked, like a rabbit, as if it would burst open at any moment.

Many male Trainees stared intently, constantly swallowing their saliva.

"Irina?"

Xiao Weiqing knew this woman. Irina also temporarily resided in a 9-story Spiritual Energy Cave, and they had met several times on Shenxiang Mountain.

"Shall we chat over there?"

"Okay."

The two walked towards an unoccupied corner.

Irina got straight to the point, "What task did the Elf Divine Envoy give you?"

Xiao Weiqing's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm as he replied,

"Didn't I say? To collect with the azure dragon token..."

"The Elf Divine Envoy told me to get a key from Passage No. 5."

Irina turned and stared at Xiao Weiqing, stating directly.

Xiao Weiqing was a little surprised, unsure if Irina was telling the truth.

"I don't mean anything else; I just want to cooperate with you."

"Cooperate on what?"

Irina said, "After entering the ancient ruins, we help each other and form an Alliance when necessary."

"Reason?"

Irina explained, "Once the azure dragon summons appears, the tasks are never simple. The Azure Dragon Divine Hall has appeared in Great Xia a total of 3 times."

"It's basically once every ten years or so. This is the 4th time."

"Wait."

Xiao Weiqing interrupted Irina, "The Azure Dragon Divine Hall has descended for a hundred years. Even if it appeared once every ten years, it would be far more than 3 times."

"No, only 3 times. Because after that time with Dongfang Hao, the azure dragon summons never appeared again until today."

Alright, anything associated with the name Dongfang Hao, no matter how unreasonable, becomes reasonable.

"Even so, how do I know if what you're saying is true or false?"

"Let me introduce myself."

"Vermilion Bird Empire, Vermilion Bird Legion, Yi Family, Irina."

Xiao Weiqing raised an eyebrow, puzzled, "That's it?"

Irina was startled, "Isn't that enough?"

"Enough for what?"

"You haven't heard of the Vermilion Bird Yi Family?"

Xiao Weiqing shook his head, "I've heard of the Vermilion Bird Ruan Family, though."

Irina was slightly annoyed, "Since you've heard of the Ruan Family, you should have heard of my Yi Family too."

The Ruan Family and the Yi Family, one political and one military, guarded the imperial Clan Yun in the Vermilion Bird Empire. Who on Blue Star didn't know them?

"What kind of thinking is that?"

"I only know about the Ruan Family because I'm good friends with Ruan Dong."

"If it were a year ago, I wouldn't even know the Ruan Family. I would only know there's a Vermilion Bird Empire to the south. You all think you have the surname Dongfang, and everyone should know your families."

"You!~"

Irina's chest tightened. Among the four great nations of Blue Star, which Family could compare to the Dongfang Family?

"Fine, I'll be direct. The Yi Family holds great power in the Vermilion Bird Empire, has close ties with the imperial Clan Yun, and has more than one Eighth Realm Expert. They are very knowledgeable about matters concerning the Vermilion Bird Divine Hall and have participated in many Vermilion Bird summonses."

"So, as a member of the Yi Family, I know about the azure dragon summons, and what I'm saying is true."

"Why didn't you just say that?"

Xiao Weiqing grumbled.

Irina was exasperated. How was she to know that a Genius like Xiao Weiqing knew nothing about the major powers of Blue Star?

"Tell me what you know, then we can see how to cooperate."

Even so, Xiao Weiqing didn't immediately agree to Irina's proposal.

"Our cooperation will be entirely beneficial. Look over there."

Xiao Weiqing followed Irina's gaze. In the corner of the plaza, three people were together.

These three, like Xiao Weiqing and Irina, occupied 9-story Spiritual Energy Caves on Shenxiang Mountain.

Zhou Yan and Wu Yi were from the Tianlang Empire, while Zou You was from the Xuanwu Kingdom.

Irina said, "How about it? We form an Alliance. If all goes well, I'll come find you after the mission."

"We'll see."

Xiao Weiqing didn't agree directly; he didn't know what they would encounter inside.

Time flowed on.

A door appeared in the center of the plaza at some unknown point.

A real door.

Twenty meters high, ten meters wide, made of metal, with a surface as smooth as a mirror, giving it a very futuristic feel.

"Time's up, go in."

"I will open the door again in seven days."

The Elf Divine Envoy pushed her hands forward, and the door opened. It was hard to imagine such power from her small body.

Inside the door.

A silver corridor, completely enclosed, with no end in sight.

"Just keep walking until you reach the end, and you'll be there."

Over 200 Fourth Realm Geniuses stepped through the door.

Rumble~~

The great door closed.

The passage was pitch black.

Puff~~

A flame appeared in Xiao Weiqing's palm, emitting a bright light.

Puff~Puff~~

Several more flames appeared, illuminating the passage.

"Good thing there are fire-element Technique Cultivators."

"Although we can see without light, it's a bit unnerving in the dark."

Many people echoed this sentiment.

"Hiss~~"

"Has anyone noticed it suddenly got really cold?"

"It seems so."

"And it's getting colder, probably minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius."

"Hurry."

The people in front started running. This temperature was nothing to them, but prolonged exposure would cause discomfort.

Over 200 people ran quickly through the passage, moving faster and faster.

Ten minutes later, the people in front stopped.

"No more road."

Suddenly.

The passage lit up.

A smooth wall ahead blocked everyone's path.

Buzz~~~

Ripples appeared on the smooth wall, forming a circular entrance, revealing the scene inside. It seemed to be a grand hall.

"Go."

Everyone entered the passage in turn.

Xiao Weiqing, on the other hand, glanced back at the passage. Based on their running speed, he silently calculated the length of the passage, roughly 6 kilometers... The hall was enormous, over a hundred meters high, with an area of tens of thousands of square meters. The ceiling was hemispherical, and there were 50 doors on the left and right sides, 25 on each. These doors were also very large, and each had a character on it.

Translating with their Wristbands, everyone discovered these were numbers.

The numbers on both sides ranged from 1 to 25, with the numbers on one side being black and on the other side being white.

"What is this?"

"Don't touch it!"

Whoosh~~~

A light curtain descended from above.

It was dazzling.

"Damn!"

"You're sick, get away from us if you want to die, don't drag us down."

"What did you say?"

"Stop arguing! Look up!"

Everyone looked at the light curtain, which displayed unfamiliar characters. Through the Wristband's translation, everyone was shocked.

The text on the light curtain meant:

'In the tomb of the gods, Mortals will find the ladder to becoming new gods, or their own gravestones.'

"Damn!"

"That's a bit creepy."

"The Elf Divine Envoy said to collect things, where do we collect them?"

"Clearly, within these 50 doors."

"It's up to us how we choose."

Rumble~~

Suddenly.

The black numbered passage behind them made a sound, as if something had opened.

"Roar~~"

"Clang! Bang!!"

"Roar~~" "Roar~~" "Roar~~"

Beast-like roars and clanging metal sounds made everyone's hearts pound.

"What's going on, Yao Beasts?"

Whoosh~~

A black shadow darted out from Passage No. 9.