Since childhood, he had been in Qinghai, witnessing countless rare treasures, so he could tell at a glance the extraordinariness of the rib bone.

"Can I take a look?"

He quickly moved closer to Qin Feiyang, eyes full of yearning.

Qin Feiyang ignored him, looking instead at the barrier at the entrance.

This barrier was left behind by a War Emperor, and at Mu Tianyang’s peak, he could have been a War God.

Therefore, this rib bone should be useful.

Boom!

He lunged forward, lifted the rib bone, and smashed it against the barrier.

Accompanied by a deafening crash, the barrier really did shatter, and it was obliterated!

"A barrier left by a War Emperor was broken so easily?"

Wang Zicheng was dumbfounded, whose rib bone was this, to be so terrifying?

Crash!

Rumble!

As the barrier shattered, the seawater immediately surged into the cave.

"Quick!"

Qin Feiyang shouted.

This was at the bottom of the deep sea, and the impact of the seawater was extremely terrifying. If not stopped quickly, the things inside might be destroyed.

Swoosh!!

They turned into a stream of light, darting into the cave like lightning.

Inside was a pitch-black tunnel, the echoes of churning seawater reverberating inside, deafening.

Soon.

They emerged from the water, landing on dry ground.

Wang Zicheng immediately turned, Battle Intent surging, forming a barrier to seal the tunnel behind them, blocking the rushing seawater outside.

Whew!

Qin Feiyang exhaled a long breath, put away the Water-Repelling Pearl and rib bone, and turned to look deeper into the tunnel.

"Brother, whose rib bone was that earlier? It was so strong."

Before seeing the rib bone, he had been quite interested in the relic.

But now.

His focus was entirely on the rib bone.

He felt that even if this relic hid some peerless treasure, it probably wouldn’t be as valuable as that rib bone.

Qin Feiyang glanced at him, vaguely saying, "A certain formidable person’s."

"Can you be clearer?"

Wang Zicheng was a bit frustrated; such an answer was no answer at all.

"I can’t explain it all at once, let’s go inside and have a look first!"

Qin Feiyang said, then walked towards the depths of the tunnel.

Wang Zicheng frowned, followed behind Qin Feiyang, and didn’t continue to press, but his gaze stayed fixed on Qin Feiyang’s back.

Qin Feiyang couldn’t help but become wary.

He had just met this person and didn’t know anything about his character, so he had to be cautious.

The seawater outside gradually calmed down, and the echoes disappeared with it.

Inside the tunnel, silence reigned, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing.

"Why does it feel so oppressive?"

Wang Zicheng whispered, a hint of wariness rising in his heart as well.

Qin Feiyang stared ahead, not daring to get distracted.

Because he also felt oppressed, even finding it hard to breathe.

This atmosphere made him very uncomfortable.

"Hmm!"

About a few hundred breaths passed.

Suddenly.

Wang Zicheng stopped in his tracks, staring at Qin Feiyang in surprise and doubt, "Look, there’s light over there!"

In fact, without Wang Zicheng saying, Qin Feiyang had already seen it.

It was a faint flicker of firelight.

Furthermore, the air became somewhat hot.

"It should be arriving soon, be careful."

Qin Feiyang cautiously warned.

"I’ve seen more relics than you’ve eaten meals, do I need reminding from you?"

Wang Zicheng sneered dismissively.

"Kindness mistaken for donkey’s liver and lungs."

Qin Feiyang shot him a cold glance, didn’t bother arguing further, and continued forward.

As they kept going deeper, the faint flicker of firelight became more pronounced.

The heat also intensified.

Until finally, the two felt as though they were in a sea of fire, drenched in sweat.

"Why is it like this? Is there a volcano ahead?"

Wang Zicheng mumbled.

Qin Feiyang had the same feeling.

A few dozen breaths later.

The firelight distinctly came into view for the two.

The firelight, it turns out, emanated from the tunnel.

What lay ahead in the tunnel was entirely crimson, like burning red hot iron.

Qin Feiyang bent down, reached out to cautiously touch the crimson ground.

It was very hot!

If mortals were here, they would instantly be reduced to ashes. But both Qin Feiyang and Wang Zicheng were War Saints, so this level of heat couldn’t trouble them.

Qin Feiyang stood up, looked towards the deeper part of the tunnel, frowning slightly.

What could be at the end?

They took steps again, treading on the searing ground, continuing to move deeper.

After roughly a few hundred breaths.

Wang Zicheng felt a thrill in his heart, pointed ahead, and called out, "Is that the end?"

Ahead, a hundred meters away, was an exit.

Through the exit, the two could clearly see a large stone cavern outside.

The stone cavern was crimson as well.

"Let’s go!"

Qin Feiyang hastened his pace, quickly reaching the exit, standing at its edge, surveying the stone cavern.

The stone cavern was unimaginably large.

It was five to six hundred meters high, three to four hundred meters in diameter, entirely natural, not man-made.

And at the bottom of the stone cavern was boiling magma, emitting extreme heat.

"It really is an underwater volcano."

Wang Zicheng marveled.

Qin Feiyang said, "Hurry and search." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Then, he took the lead, dashing into the stone cavern.

"I’ll tell you, it was discovered by both of us. Even if there are treasures, there’s a share for me, don’t try anything sneaky."

Wang Zicheng hurriedly flew in and spoke to Qin Feiyang.

"Let’s find it first."

Qin Feiyang replied with an expressionless face, then scanned the stone grotto’s walls, not missing a single spot.

But in the end.

He found nothing.

Qin Feiyang frowned and looked at Wang Zicheng beside him, asking, "Did you find anything?"

"No."

"Could it be that we’re overthinking and this isn’t a ruin at all?"

Wang Zicheng shook his head, also looking puzzled.

"Impossible."

"If it weren’t a ruin, how do we explain the barrier at the entrance?"

"Furthermore, while this stone grotto is naturally formed, that tunnel is man-made."

Qin Feiyang said.

"I also observed closely when we passed by earlier, it is indeed man-made."

Wang Zicheng nodded, then added, "But there’s really nothing here!"

"Could we have overlooked something?"

Qin Feiyang frowned.

The two once again scrutinized the grotto.

Suddenly!

The two looked down simultaneously, staring at the lava below, their eyes flickering.

Whoosh!!

The next moment.

The two dove down in unison, each creating a Battle Intent barrier around themselves, diving headlong into the lava.

Swoosh!

Soon after the two entered the lava, another figure appeared lightning-fast at the spot.

It was a youthful strongman.

Standing over two meters tall.

His upper body, like Wang Zicheng’s, was exposed.

Eight pack abs stood out prominently, and with a head of thick black short hair, he resembled a small giant, exuding a savage aura.

His lower body wore a beast-skin shorts, barefoot, his entire being radiating an unfathomable energy!

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

"Wang Zicheng, today, I will settle old grudges with you."

The strongman stood at the tunnel’s edge, looking down on the roiling lava below, his dark eyes showing a hint of mockery.

Time ticked away silently.

About less than an hour later.

Two figures suddenly shot out from the lava, it was Qin Feiyang and Wang Zicheng.

Just then.

The youthful strongman at the tunnel entrance exploded forth with momentum, darting into the stone grotto, striking a palm at Wang Zicheng’s chest!

"Someone’s here?"

Qin Feiyang and Wang Zicheng were shocked.

But it happened so suddenly that Wang Zicheng had no time to counterattack, nor dodge.

The strongman’s palm solidly landed on his chest.

"Ah..."

Wang Zicheng spat out a mouthful of blood with a pained scream, falling back into the lava below.

Qin Feiyang finally reacted, quickly retreating to a corner of the grotto, warily watching the strongman.

Yet the strongman ignored him, his gaze fixed intently on the lava below, treating Qin Feiyang as if he were invisible.

"Seems his target is Wang Zicheng."

"But why is he here?"

"And his aura is so powerful, he must be a Nine-Star War Saint like Wang Zicheng!"

Qin Feiyang murmured.

The stone grotto fell into dead silence.

The churning lava gradually calmed down.

Wang Zicheng still hadn’t appeared.

"Is he dead?"

Qin Feiyang raised an eyebrow.

The strongman suddenly shouted, "Wang Zicheng, I don’t believe you’re so weak, come out!"

His massive frame and booming voice made Qin Feiyang’s eardrums tremble.

"Savage Bull, nothing escapes you."

Splash!

Wang Zicheng leapt out of the lava, standing opposite the strongman, his face full of indignation.

"Looks like you’re quite angry now!"

"But back then in the Inner Sea, wasn’t it you who ambushed me?"

"Now, I’m merely giving you a taste of your own medicine."

The strongman sneered.

Wang Zicheng clenched his fists and shouted, "That was years ago, you still hold it against me, aren’t you petty!"

"And you have the nerve to say that?"

"If it was just once or twice, I wouldn’t bother with you."

"But you, repeatedly stabbing me in the back, it’s unforgivable!"

The strongman roared, his anger like a towering inferno.

"How can you blame me?"

"You’re the one who’s dull and forgetful."

Wang Zicheng said helplessly.

"Damn you, I’m not dull, I trusted you, treated you as a brother!"

The strongman bellowed, like an enraged beast, punching at Wang Zicheng.

Qin Feiyang glanced at Wang Zicheng.

This guy is indeed unreliable.

Though he wasn’t clear on what transpired between Wang Zicheng and the strongman, the strongman’s words made it obvious Wang Zicheng had once betrayed a friend.

And seeing the strongman erupt, Wang Zicheng didn’t meet him head-on, quickly dodging to the side, anxious, "After all, we’re brothers, no need to fight to the death on sight!"

"To hell with brotherhood!"

The strongman spat scornfully, stepping with a mysterious footwork, suddenly charging at Wang Zicheng, his bowl-sized fist smashing down angrily!

"Perfect Support Battle Technique!"

Qin Feiyang’s eyes tightened.

"Damn, you’re serious!"

At the same time.

Wang Zicheng’s expression changed, without hesitation using a strange footwork to dodge aside.

Boom!

The strongman’s punch landed on the stone wall behind Wang Zicheng, leaving a large crater.

The entire stone grotto shook violently.

Chunks of stone large and small continuously fell, as if the grotto was about to collapse.