“Roar. (It’s really effective.)”

“Then I’ll go too, I’ll play the song ‘Proud Laughter in the Waves’!”

“What should I play? The Little Knife Prelude seems to only be able to make an impressive entrance… Oh, it’s over.”

Before the BGM could be selected, the battle in the arena had already ended.

Yan Hai’s recovery ability was indeed strong, but his weakness had been exposed from the moment he dodged Xu Zong’s whip spear aimed at his head.

Xu Zong stood up covered in blood, then he touched his forehead and silently squatted on the ground.

“Ouch! My head hurts!”

During the battle, he didn’t feel it, but as soon as it ended, his head started to ache terribly. His brain felt like it had been shaken, and his whole body was swaying. Not only his head, but many parts of his body were also in pain, and his internal organs felt like they were vibrating.

Fortunately, he was wearing the Black God set.

“Give me a Blood Bodhi!”

“Roar. (It has been teleported over.)”

In no time, a bright red fruit appeared in Xu Zong’s hand. He stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it. With a hundred thousand points, he could go all out!

After swallowing the Blood Bodhi, the injuries inside and outside his body quickly improved.

“Phew, this should be the most difficult battle I’ve had since I started.”

Xu Zong stood up from the ground and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

“In theory, this wild beast Yan Hai’s strength is about three or four times stronger than yours. It’s really impressive that you won.”

Xu Zong, the Martial World General, praised with admiration.

The War God buff that became stronger as the battle went on was much more useful than imagined.

“So, why not just slide and stab? Slide while holding a spear, and you’ll win steadily!”

“He can’t kill me anyway, I just want to hone my combat experience.”

Xu Zong took a few deep breaths and gradually calmed down.

“What do you guys think happened to Yan Hai? Was he possessed?”

“Although I really want to say that someone who possesses an Earthling must be desperate, it’s not impossible. That blood is obviously restricted to this relic, so it’s normal to want to find a means of transportation. It’s either possession or wanting to give birth to a clone.”

“Yan Hai died not only hastily but also miserably!”

“Roar. (Look at Yan Hai’s body.)”

The group of Xu Zongs turned their heads and saw the headless body of the wild beast Yan Hai slowly losing its color, turning black and white, and finally dissipated into ashes.

If they hadn’t been watching, no one would have known that a terrifying beast had once existed here.

“Yan Hai is indeed dead.”

Xu Zong was very calm. He never had a good impression of Yan Hai, so it was already good enough that he didn’t open a bottle of champagne to celebrate. It’s just that the way he disappeared was a bit strange.

“This room is empty, there’s nothing to take advantage of, let’s leave quickly.”

Several Xu Zongs nodded in agreement.

Immediately, they left the central room and flew back along the original path to the third level passage.

“By the way, what are the assessments for the last two passages?”

Suddenly, Xu Zong remembered that he hadn’t talked to the crystal person before leaping over, so he didn’t know what the assessments for the last two passages were. He landed in the third level passage and unsurprisingly saw the crystal person pop out again.

“Please remove all defense, and accept an attack that is ten times the strength of the assessor in a head-on manner without retreating, to pass this assessment.”

“Ten times?!”

Xu Zong’s breathing immediately stagnated, but he quickly shifted his gaze.

He struck a sliding and stabbing pose in front of the crystal person, leaving only his right fist.

“I’m ready, come on!”

“Incorrect posture detected, please assume the correct fist-to-fist combat posture.”

What kind of relic is this? It even has requirements for posture!

Xu Zong’s face darkened, and his head shook like a drum.

He flew to the second level passage again, and another crystal person appeared. The requirement here was to exert five times the force and not retreat in the next step.

“Forget it, my force is not even five times, let alone releasing it. Without using the sliding and stabbing technique, there’s no way to win!”

Xu Zong shook his head directly.

I’m out of here!

After I go back and practice for a month, and master the fifth level of World Annihilation and the basic 312 moves of the Warrior, then I’ll come back to challenge this relic!

“Roar? (By the way, is this relic exploration over now?)”

The Fire Qilin stretched lazily and stood up from the ground for the first time.

“It’s almost over. I’ve been switching my attention between the live stream and reality, and I’m quite tired.”

The other Xu Zongs also said the same.

“We’ve finished exploring the relic, and Yan Hai is dead. There’s really nothing else to do.”

Xu Zong from Swallowed Star also nodded in agreement.

“I got a hundred thousand points this time. Besides teleporting items, I can’t spend the points. If any of you encounter danger, you can @ me, and I’ll go over immediately. But normally, forget it, and if the enemy is too strong, forget it too.”

“I really want to say that I won’t be polite, but forget it.”

“Boss, I won’t be polite!”

“Martial World General, what about your integrity?”

“Salute!”

“Roar.”

The four illusions disappeared one by one.Xu Zong also silently closed the live broadcast room.

“Let’s go.”

Xu Zong turned around and flew back in the direction he came from.

In no time, he returned to the first level passage where Liu He and the others were.

“How did it go?”

The three of them looked at him nervously.

“No good, we can’t pass the second level at all. It requires a defense five times stronger than our current strength. I can’t even reach five times the power. Not to mention the third level. Also, you can directly bypass the crystal people and enter. The crystal people won’t stop you. That’s how I entered the deepest part. Unfortunately, this relic has been encountered by enemies before. Besides the three assessment passages, there is nothing left inside…”

Xu Zong recounted his experience to the three of them.

He deliberately omitted the part about the blood pool and the chat group. It wouldn’t be appropriate to mention it. That thing wouldn’t have any relevant clues on Earth anyway. It might be worth investigating once he entered the universe.

Sigh, no one knows that I secretly saved the Earth!

“Is that so?”

After hearing his words, the three of them also tried to enter and indeed could bypass the crystal people. But as Xu Zong said, there was nothing left inside the relic.

“We seemed to have heard a roar like a wild beast just now.”

“Maybe it’s a dispute between people from other passages. This relic is interconnected, and the sound could come from anywhere.”

“It seems that this relic is nothing special.”

After exchanging glances for a moment, they could only decide to return.

They couldn’t even pass the first level assessment, let alone the second and third levels.

Anyway, Xu Zong’s acquisition of the 312 basic martial arts techniques was already a great harvest.

The four of them left the relic together. As they left, the celestial level experts in the other passages were still attempting the first level trial, but no one could pass the first level. No one even knew that they could directly bypass the crystal people. It seemed that Yan Hai accidentally discovered it. But someone would definitely discover this later, although there was really nothing left inside, so there was no point in going back in.

Along the way, many celestial level experts rushed here. When they saw the four of them already heading back, they couldn’t help but show surprise.

Soon, the four of them returned to the surface and flew to the Hongning Base City in their respective warships.

Before leaving, Xu Zong turned his head and took another look.

This relic had too many doubts when carefully considered. It was clearly underground in the Himalayas and had existed for who knows how many years, so why was there still energy running? Where did the blood pool life come from, and why did it trigger the chat group… Anyway, his knowledge was limited now, and he couldn’t come up with any answers. He would think about it later.

……

Hongning Base City, Extreme Martial Arts School Headquarters.

It was a huge silver-white building that was about a hundred meters high and tens of thousands of meters long, much larger than the relic under the Himalayas. Even the gate was dozens of meters wide.

In fact, this was a damaged spaceship that Hong had brought here to serve as the headquarters of the martial arts school.

“This is the list of the headmaster’s lifelong collection. Take a look and choose three items freely.”

Bingshan brought Xu Zong to the top floor of the headquarters and sent him a list through his wristwatch.

As the strongest person on Earth for so many years, Hong had explored many relics, and his collection was quite valuable. In the original work, Luo Feng used the Escape Shuttle in the early stages, and if Xu Zong remembered correctly, he also bought it from Hong.

Xu Zong opened the list, and it was a dazzling array of items. Dragon blood, spirit of plants and trees, all of them were low-grade items here, and there were even some Mu Yajing.

“I’m currently lacking a good weapon!”

Xu Zong immediately clicked on the weapons category and opened the subcategory for spears. The list suddenly became much shorter, but the items that appeared inside disappointed Xu Zong greatly.

There were indeed several spear weapons in this treasure trove, but they were not Force weapons. The pictures didn’t show any secret patterns. It seemed that they were just ordinary weapons that didn’t reach a certain level.

Xu Zong couldn’t help but complain in his heart. No, Hong, as the strongest person on Earth, had so many relics in his hands. In the original work, Luo Feng bought the Escape Shuttle from him. How come he didn’t have a single Force weapon himself?

“Then I’ll choose this Fire Beacon Spear!”

Helpless, Xu Zong could only choose the one with the highest price among the spear weapons. This should be the highest-level spear, and its appearance was similar to the Shadowless Spear, so it should be easy to use.

“Alright, two more items.”

Bingshan nodded.

Xu Zong fell into deep thought.

He closed the weapons category and didn’t look at the shield or armor categories. Instead, he directly opened the category for strange items. The items in this category were even more numerous, making Xu Zong’s eyes dazzled.

“Think carefully, what do I need now? My short-term goal should be to achieve good results in the Universal Genius Battle. So, my biggest weakness at the moment should be my cultivation!”

The requirements for the Universal Genius Battle were at the Celestial Level, and there were only a few years left. Xu Zong was currently only at the first stage of the Celestial Level. Even if he advanced one stage per year, he wouldn’t be able to catch up. Therefore, he needed to prepare a large amount of external energy to help him break through.

As for other domains and laws, they all had to take a back seat in front of the cultivation realm!

“I want this and this!”

Without any hesitation, Xu Zong chose the two most expensive items that could help him break through the realm.

“Purple Cold Ice Crystal and Blazing Heart Fruit?”

Ice Mountain looked at Xu Zong with a strange expression.

“What’s wrong? Are these two treasures special?”

Xu Zong asked curiously.

“Indeed, these two treasures can greatly enhance the physique of the Celestial Level. However, they both require a certain level of temperament and willpower, and each can only be used once. I was also tempted before, but the head of the Martial Arts School said that my willpower was not strong enough, so they were left behind.”

“They require a certain level of temperament and willpower?”

Upon hearing this, Xu Zong’s eyes lit up, and he immediately made a decision.

“I’ll take these two!”

“Alright, I’ll go get them for you!”

Ice Mountain didn’t try to dissuade him any further. The effects of these two treasures were very good, even better than the Mu Yajing, but the requirements were also higher. Hong had already used them, and Ice Mountain and the others couldn’t use them, so they were basically just taking up space in the Martial Arts School.

He left for a while and returned with three metal boxes.

After checking and finding no problems, Xu Zong left the headquarters of the Martial Arts School.