A farm that breeds gods and demons
Chapter 612 - 470: The Heritage of Power_2

Chapter 612: Chapter 470: The Heritage of Power_2

Su Yu responded affirmatively, and followed the Wooden Man in. Behind him, Zhang Zhongmou, Su Yun, little girl Feng’er, and Diudi were all trailing behind.

The rundown palace seemed mundane, filled with scattered stones or fallen ceiling slates, nothing exceptional. But as they walked through the main hall, several long corridors leading to different wings of the palace came into view. The Wooden Man chuckled, "This palace is quite large." He chose one of the corridors and headed in. Su Yun explained, "We were curious and decided to explore separately. But not long after, we all quickly came out, except for Ziye, who mysteriously disappeared."

Su Yu nodded silently as they all followed the Wooden Man to the end of a corridor, leading to another palace. This one was relatively well-preserved, yet just as empty. Su Yun continued, "All the palaces we inspected were empty. We have no idea how Ziye disappeared."

The Wooden Man approached the front wall of the palace and tapped it. With a push, a secret passage silently opened with a 180-degree rotation, swallowing him before closing noiselessly. All of a sudden, he was gone from their sight.

Su Yu and the others watched the whole procedure clearly, exchanging surprised glances before exclaiming, "So that’s how it happened."

Nobody had expected such a mechanism inside the palace. Evidently, Ziye must have inadvertently triggered it and was brought into the secret passage by the wall, all while the others were none the wiser, leading to a mysterious "disappearance."

Unlike their first encounter, they all observed the Wooden Man clearly this time, knowing exactly how the disappearance happened. Otherwise, there would have been another missing person.

Su Yu approached the spot where the Wooden Man had vanished and gently pressed it. Indeed, there was a subtle mechanism. As he pressed it, the wall receded slightly, rotated, and swiftly pulled him in within a second, clarifying how Ziye could have disappeared without anyone noticing.

Once inside, they found a majestic grand palace. The Wooden Man was waiting for them at the forefront. Shortly after, Zhang Zhongmou, Su Yun, little girl Feng’er, and Diudi all entered through the rotating stone wall and were amazed by the sight of the grand palace.

"Ziye–" Su Yun couldn’t help but call out, causing the echo to bounce around the grand hall. Su Yu shot her a glance, signaling her to stop yelling. Meanwhile, the Wooden Man had taken the lead and entered the grand hall, where giant skulls were stacked on both sides, giving off an eerie vibe. Above the entrance of the palace hung a plaque with the words "Gate of Life and Death."

"What a joke, ’Gate of Life and Death’?" The Wooden Man sneered, and advanced a few steps. Suddenly, black smoke spewed out from the skulls, cocooning the Wooden Man.

"Damn it!" The Wooden Man cried out when he found the black smoke ignited upon contact with his body. He darted back, rolling on the ground until the flames extinguished, leaving him in a mess.

Su Yu furrowed his brows, took a few steps forward while the Wooden Man shouted, "Kid, don’t mess around. These are Undead Flames that can even incinerate souls. Unless your soul is immortal, you won’t be able to withstand it."

The warning caused Su Yu to shudder. He turned around and asked, "And Ziye?" Dread filled his heart. Had Ziye ventured into the Gate of Life and Death out of curiosity? Had the Undead Flames doused her...?

Su Yu didn’t dare to think further. His body shivered slightly. Yet Ada, as if understanding what he was thinking, reassured him, "I can sense Ziye’s presence. She’s in there."

Relieved by Ada’s words, Su Yu couldn’t help but wonder: How had Ziye managed to get in? Was she not afraid of these "Undead Flames"?

Su Yu glanced upwards, pondering on whether to summon the Giant Gods to disrupt the place, when the Wooden Man sat up. He said lazily, "If they’ve set up Undead Flames outside, they probably don’t want to be disturbed. Let’s wait a while outside. Don’t worry about her, she’s safe and even found a great opportunity. If we go in now, we’d only interrupt the inheritance."

At these words, Su Yu and Zhang Zhongmou exchanged glances.

Looking slightly irritated, the Wooden Man said, "What, you don’t believe me? I’m telling you, she’s fine. I promise." He slapped his wooden chest, making a loud thumping sound.

Su Yu looked at Ada again, and Ada gave him a slight nod.

Su Yu let out a soft sigh, though he didn’t trust this wooden figure, he trusted Ada. Since even Ada didn’t think there was an issue, he decided to wait here.

And the waiting lasted for more than half a day. As Zhang Zhongmou was anxiously pacing, there came a loud "boom" from the Gate of Life and Death, which startled him. The wooden figure lazily stood up from the ground, brushed off its body, and said, "Okay, she should be coming out soon."

As his voice fell, the Gate of Life and Death slowly opened, and soon, a figure stepped out.

When she emerged, she was surprised to see Su Yu and the others waiting outside for her. She couldn’t help but exclaim, "Su Yu? Big Smoker?" Her voice was filled with joy.

"Eh? It really is you, Noodles! I’m glad you’re okay, ha, haha." Zhang Zhongmou laughed, relieved after the suspense. Then he turned his attention to Ma Ziye’s appearance, looking incredibly surprised.

Su Yu gave a slight smile and nodded, "We thought you were missing, so we came here."

Though his words were simple, they were filled with a sincerity that made Ma Ziye feel an unexpected sweetness.

The figure who had just stepped out of the "Gate of Life and Death" was indeed Ma Ziye.

After not seeing her for over twenty days, Su Yu noticed that Ma Ziye seemed to have changed a lot. She seemed to have become more silent, and because of this silence, she seemed more mature to Su Yu.

"Ziye, congratulations," Su Yu continued to smile, "Congratulations on your successful breakthrough and entering the Seventh Order."

Ma Ziye, stepping out of the "Gate of Life and Death" once again, had finally entered the Seventh Order Realm, becoming a new Seventh Order Black Iron Warrior.

Su Yun couldn’t help exclaiming, while Zhang Zhongmou, after a brief moment of shock, could only cry out, "What? Noodles, you’ve finally reached the Seventh Order too?"

In her previous trials, Ma Ziye had already reached the Sixth Order Peak. During these twenty-plus days, despite her inability to break through, Ma Ziye had been anxiously spending time with everyone in the Undead Remains, hoping that the life-and-death struggle would help her overcome her limits and break into the Seventh Order. Today, she finally made a breakthrough and became a true Seventh Order Black Iron Warrior.

The wooden figure chuckled, "Young girl, you’ve received an inheritance inside, haven’t you? Even if it’s just an Undead, its power in this world is not insubstantial."

Su Yu was slightly taken aback, "Wooden figure, what Undead Inheritance?"

Ada intervened, "I think these Undead Remains must be the relics left behind by the destruction of a city in the past. Ziye seems to have obtained a magnificent inheritance."

Ma Ziye gave a light smile, and looking at Su Yu, she said, "Why don’t you all come in and take a look?" Leading the group, she turned around and re-entered the Gate of Life and Death. This time, there was no Undead Flames spewing from the skull heads on either side.

Once inside the Gate of Life and Death, they saw a giant skeleton, at least ten meters tall, its hands and legs bound by thick black chains. When the wooden figure saw this towering humanoid skeleton, it gasped and rushed towards it, looking as if it had seen something astonishing. (To be continued. To know what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com. More Chapters are available here to support the author and for legal reading!)