This world doesn’t even have talismans, let alone rune arrays. Of course, he hasn’t seen them.
"Mind your own business about the lord, quickly come and melt the copper gate. I want to see what kind of creation is inside this copper gate." Zhang Chen pulled Zhong Xiang, forming an ice blade from the water vapor, urging impatiently.
"Can you be gentler with your stabbing? Actually, you just need to pierce my skin; there’s no need to stab so deep." Zhong Xiang’s voice carried a hint of grievance, negotiating with a helpless expression.
"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Chen looked surprised, shortening the ice blade in his hand to just a centimeter and directed at Zhong Xiang: "How about this now?"
Zhong Xiang sighed, obediently turned his back to Zhang Chen, and said, "Go ahead."
Zhang Chen enveloped himself with ice, and the next moment, the ice blade in his hand showed no mercy as it stabbed in again.
Then flames emerged from Zhong Xiang, continuing to burn towards the bronze gate.
As the bronze door was being scorched, the entire bronze door began glowing red again, and suddenly black and white light intertwined on the bronze; before the two could react, Zhong Xiang was cut in half, turning into magma splattering everywhere.
Then the black and white light intertwined and returned into the bronze door.
"What the hell! What’s that black and white light?" Zhang Chen was stunned, his eyes full of disbelief.
Fortunately, the black and white light didn’t continue to attack. If it had continued to strangle, Zhang Chen feared he would end up like Zhong Xiang.
The magma on the ground began to gather, and Zhang Chen, holding a Body-Stabilizing Rune, cheekily approached.
"Kid, you’re dead! This time I will not give you any more chances." Zhong Xiang’s cold voice came from within the magma, and then a stream of fire protected Zhong Xiang. The next moment, Zhong Xiang was reborn and took his original form, now glaring icily at Zhang Chen.
"How do you want to die?" Zhong Xiang gritted his teeth, his jawbones clicking.
"I think this is all a misunderstanding! Why don’t we resolve all our grudges here? Retaliation never ends well," Zhang Chen’s voice was full of bitterness.
"Misunderstanding! I misunderstood your grandmother’s leg, you actually dare to defile me, I must castrate you." Zhong Xiang’s flames fluctuated with his anger.
"Looks like I have no way to survive today?" Zhang Chen bitterly smiled.
"You could live a fate worse than death," Zhong Xiang said coldly.
Zhang Chen looked at the now freed Zhong Xiang, seeing the flames surrounding him, not giving himself any chance. Suddenly sighed, putting away the talisman: "Looks like I really messed up, I leave myself to your mercy, with no complaints, just hope you spare my family."
Fire shot out from Zhong Xiang’s hands, blasting Zhang Chen away, crashing into the stone wall, causing countless cracking sounds from the bones in his body, not knowing how many ribs were broken.
Seeing Zhang Chen truly subdued, Zhong Xiang restrained the flames around him, standing tall and noble while looking at Zhang Chen: "Kid, I want to turn you into an oil lamp, extracting your corpse oil drop by drop to kill you."
Since Zhang Chen was now severely injured by him, Zhong Xiang no longer needed to protect his body with flames.
But just as Zhong Xiang retracted his flames, his body suddenly froze in place, eyes filled with disbelief: "Impossible!"
He was sealed again by a Sealing Rune.
This time, it was Fox Fairy Nannan who took action. At the moment Zhong Xiang retracted his flames, she pasted the Sealing Rune on him.
At this moment, Zhong Xiang was completely bewildered, not knowing where things went wrong. Clearly, the kid was just across from him, how did he attach a Sealing Rune on him?
Unfortunately, the realm of Fox Fairy Nannan was much higher than his; he couldn’t even see her figure.
"You really go at it hard, wanting to extract my sinews, peel my skin, and turn me into an oil lamp? Luckily, my ancestor has a trick up his sleeve, otherwise, I would’ve really crashed." Zhang Chen’s Crystal Core vibrated wildly within his body, circulating mysterious energy, continuously repairing his body. Within just over thirty breaths, all internal injuries were restored to their original state, and he bounced back up from the ground energetically.
"How did you seal me again? Impossible, I didn’t even see you make a move." Zhong Xiang’s voice was full of disbelief, his whole mentality had collapsed, his voice starting to tremble. Recalling his previous arrogance, he could fully imagine being in the hands of this pervert, wondering how he would be tortured and tormented.
Zhang Chen slowly approached Zhong Xiang, who retreated step by step, eyes filled with despair: "Don’t come any closer! Don’t come any closer!"
Zhong Xiang’s voice was filled with fear, but faced with Zhang Chen’s relentless approach, he was finally forced into a corner, then with the surge of Ice Power, Zhong Xiang was sealed in ice once again.
"Little buddy, tell me what should I do with you this time?" Zhang Chen moved forward with a wicked grin, both hands falling directly on Zhong Xiang’s buttocks, lifting him up, slowly kneading and playing.
"Don’t do this! We can cooperate! Let’s erase all our past grudges, alright?" Zhong Xiang’s voice trembled, looking at Zhang Chen with a face full of pleading.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I still like your unruly attitude. Didn’t you say before that there was no way to turn swords into plowshares or resolve grudges?" Zhang Chen stuck out his tongue, enduring his disgust, heavily licking Zhong Xiang’s fair cheek.
After licking, Zhang Chen felt like vomiting, but seeing Zhong Xiang’s expression of feeling worse than death, he felt that his disgust was nothing; Zhong Xiang surely felt even more disgusted than he did.
Zhong Xiang had an undying body; physical damage couldn’t harm him. Only mental blows would make the little guy understand the severity.
"Zhang Chen, let’s settle our grudges here and now. I was just joking with you; I still want to explore the tomb with you. How could I turn you into an oil lamp?" Zhong Xiang constantly pleaded, his voice full of submission.
Upon hearing Zhong Xiang’s words, Zhang Chen smiled smugly, reaching out to touch Zhong Xiang’s white radish, lightly pinching it: "If you submit to me, we become like brothers of brotherhood, with mutual benefits, then I’ll believe your words."
Zhong Xiang’s face was filled with horror, a rigid smile on his face, forcing a smile: "Brother Zhang, as long as you spare me, with my influence, once we get outside, can’t you choose any woman, man you want? Why focus on me?"
"Because you smell good!" Zhang Chen replied with a wicked grin, feeling utterly nauseated inside.
Zhong Xiang was horrified, eyes filled with panic, staring at Zhang Chen, heart filled with bitterness.
"Brother Zhong, think it over yourself. Will you cooperate with me willingly, or will I have to force my way? Now that you’re in my hands, it seems even if you don’t cooperate, I can still have my way." Zhang Chen grinned wickedly, looking as sleazy as could be.
Zhong Xiang knew he could hardly escape today, so he closed his eyes, tears streaming down again: "If you defile me, don’t ever let me get out, or we will indeed fight to the death."
"Listen to yourself, as if you could ever spare me if you got out." Zhang Chen patted Zhong Xiang’s ass: "I’ll give you an hour to think about it. If after an hour you don’t willingly cooperate, I’ll have to force it."
After speaking, Zhang Chen moved to the front of the bronze door, eyes studying the door, falling into deep thought.
"Troublesome! What’s the origin of that black and white light?"
Unable to figure out the mechanism on the door, he dared not to act recklessly again.
However, the existence of the door mechanism was within Zhang Chen’s expectations; after all, this was the Empress Tomb, and the door was certainly of utmost importance.
"Regarding the dream realm memories in the Empress Tomb, this scene wasn’t present; all I know is that the ’Emperor’ built the Empress Tomb and know the general layout structure of the tomb." Zhang Chen secretly murmured to himself: "With no references from the outside world, to find information, I have to visit that mysterious Ape Tribe."