Chapter 111: Black Scabbard
Inside the hall, the heat was rising continuously, as if one was in a furnace.
The space is vast and boundless, with eight towering stone pillars standing tall. Their surfaces seem to contain volcanic hot energy, constantly emitting hissing hot air.
The air circulates here, and every breath is like inhaling flames, burning the skin and making it difficult to control oneself.
Shangguan Jiannan's face was flushed red by the heat, and his eyes darted around, full of confusion and astonishment.
At this chaotic moment, his sight suddenly froze. Deep in the hall, in the twisted space cracks, a figure quietly emerged, as silent as a ghost.
He was a young man dressed in white. Even in this scorching hot hall, he still maintained that otherworldly cleanliness and elegance.
He held a spear in his hand, standing there leisurely, with his back to Shangguan Jiannan and the other person, and his voice was cold and firm: "War God Temple, Guo Polu."
As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Jiannan's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart was filled with waves of disbelief.
He never expected that he would meet the legendary god of war Guo Polu again in such a secret place.
Huikong, on the other hand, seemed unusually calm, as if he had already anticipated all this to happen.
His eyes swept around calmly, and finally fixed on Guo Polu's lonely and proud back. He sighed softly: "I didn't expect you to be so fast."
There was an indescribable deep meaning in Huikong's words, which made Shangguan Jiannan confused for a moment.
However, Guo Polu's voice sounded at the right time, responding to Huikong's words: "You are not slow either."
After saying this, he slowly turned around and faced Huikong and Shangguan Jiannan from a distance. He waved the paper fan gently, bringing up a gust of hot wind, but it did not harm them at all.
This scene made Shangguan Jiannan's nerves instantly tense.
He gripped the sword tightly, the sword light flashed, and his eyes were full of vigilance.
Huikong's palms were also shining with golden light, ready to deal with possible changes at any time.
Although the two were hundreds of feet apart, there was a tense atmosphere in the air.
Guo Polu's turn seemed simple, but it seemed to contain some deep meaning, which instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Shangguan Jiannan could even sense a hint of surprise in Guo Polu's eyes. He was obviously surprised that Guo Polu had been able to escape his casual attack before.
"You're not slow either."
Huikong spoke again, his tone revealing an elusive meaning.
And this sudden encounter seemed to foreshadow some unknown fateful entanglement that was about to quietly unfold in this hot hall.
I thought I could seize the initiative, but I didn't expect you to be one step ahead of me.
Footsteps sounded, Huikong walked forward leisurely, whispering: "This seal is of great importance."
He walked calmly, not caring about Guo Polu's reputation.
Shangguan Jiannan was confused and had no idea about the conversation between the two, but when he saw Huikong moving, he followed closely.
Guo Polu gently waved a paper fan, the sound echoing in the hall. He stared at the two people approaching, but did not move.
"It is not easy to lift the seal on this palace."
He said calmly, turning his gaze to the ground, where heat waves were rolling, strange patterns were visible, and fiery red light was passing through, indicating that the seal was buried deep underground.
"If you want to obtain this treasure, the road ahead is long and difficult."
Guo Polu sighed softly, and the mention of the unnamed sword added a bit of mystery and challenge.
Shangguan Jiannan lowered his eyes and stared at the ground beneath his feet. He saw streaks of light passing through it like ghosts. The scene was frightening.
Guo Polu's words exploded in his ears like thunder, and in an instant, complex emotions surged in his eyes.
"There is a seal hidden under this hall?" he muttered to himself, with shock that was hard to conceal in his voice.
"Earth-level secret treasure!" These four words hit his heart like a heavy hammer, making him feel suffocated.
Inside the hall, heat waves were rolling, the air seemed to be on fire, and every breath was like struggling in a furnace.
However, in this heat, he vaguely caught a few strange lines, slowly fluctuating beneath the ground, like ancient runes telling unknown secrets.
Huikong walked steadily, his gaze piercing through the heat waves and falling on Guo Polu in the distance.
There was no trace of emotion on his face, as if the flames around him had nothing to do with him.
Shangguan Jiannan felt an unprecedented pressure. His breathing became heavy and the sword in his hand seemed to tremble slightly due to the pressure.
Suddenly, a crisp sound broke the silence around, and a strong wave of air surged in the air.
Huikong's expression changed slightly as he prepared to deal with the impending changes.
Immediately afterwards, an earth-shaking aura burst out from his body, sweeping around like a tsunami.
This aura collided violently with the aura emanating from Shangguan Jiannan in mid-air, causing a deafening noise.
The heat in the hall seemed to be dissipated by this force, revealing the truth beneath the ground.
Shangguan Jiannan widened his eyes and saw that the seemingly hard ground was actually as transparent as glass, and the rays of light were shining from under the ground.
Those seals flashed beneath the ground like lightning, releasing heart-pounding power.
However, what really attracted Shangguan Jiannan's attention was a dark hole hidden under the ground.
The entrance to the hole was blocked by a transparent floor, and those lightning-like seals kept flashing around the hole, releasing a terrifying aura.
"That is..." Shangguan Jiannan's voice trembled, his eyes were full of shock and confusion.
The appearance of this cave completely overturned his cognition and made him realize that there was an astonishing secret hidden under this hall.
No, that was not the mouth of a cave, but a scabbard as deep as the night, standing quietly in the earth veins.
Shangguan Jiannan's eyes suddenly widened, and his shock was beyond words.
Viewed from a distance, it is like the eye of the abyss, emitting an ominous glow and leading people astray.
However, upon closer inspection, the truth was revealed: it was just a scabbard, but it possessed a heart-pounding majesty and depth.
This scabbard was as black as ink, as if it was born from chaos, standing beneath the earth, and its top happened to be the entrance of the cave that Shangguan Jiannan had mistakenly identified before.
All around, lightning snake shadows intertwined and entangled, and the light that appeared and disappeared from time to time was like the fire of the underworld, making this area mysterious and terrifying.
The scabbard is simple and solemn, and the lightning snake wrapped on it is colorful and heart-poundingly beautiful, yet it carries an inviolable majesty.
"Hiss——" Shangguan Jiannan took a breath, his eyes fixed on this strange scene.
Shock and fear intertwined, countless questions surged in his mind: "Could this be the scabbard of the legendary peerless sword? But where is the sword body?" Although the scabbard was shocking, he did not see the true appearance of the sword, which made him full of doubts.
At this moment, a loud bang broke the silence around, and a figure flashed out from the void like a ghost.