Chapter 280

"Alright, no need to wait any longer!"

Mo Luo said softly, glancing at Pang Hao, who was standing not far away, trembling with fear. Pang Hao, already terrified, was almost scared into falling into the sea by Mo Luo's single glance.

Because Mo Luo's look had already made it clear that he knew from the beginning why the three people holding the keys had all arrived but were still delaying entering the cave abode. He also knew that this was Pang Hao's idea.

Not only that, but from Mo Luo's eyes, Pang Hao could feel a hint of warning, meaning that his idea of using these ordinary cultivators as cannon fodder had made this top expert of the Chaotic Demon Sea somewhat unhappy.

Immediately, Pang Hao dared not delay and quickly took out the Silver Tower key, turning his head to look at Lin Dong and Liu Xiangxuan, only to find that at some point, Liu Xiangx had left the Profound Heaven Hall's team and was standing with Mu Lingshan, Gu Yan, Gu Mengqi, and others.

It could be seen that Lin Dong, who had returned to human form, and Lin Qingtan had landed in front of the group. After glancing at Liu Xiangx, they didn't show any abnormality. Then, they each took out a Silver Tower.

As soon as the three Silver Towers appeared, the atmosphere between heaven and earth instantly became fiery. Lin Dong could even feel some faintly scorching gazes coming from all around, but they were all very hidden, and some even disappeared in a flash.

Obviously, everyone knew that with Mo Luo personally in charge, no one could touch Lin Dong, let alone snatch the things in Lin Dong's hands. Many people even secretly labeled the most precious Reincarnation Realm expert's inheritance in this Reincarnation Cave Abode as Lin Dong's.

After all, with Mo Luo around, and Lin Dong's own outstanding talent, that Reincarnation Realm inheritance could almost be said to be his for the taking. No one could compete, and even if there were, they probably couldn't win.

Therefore, almost no one dared to have any ideas about the Silver Tower in Lin Dong's hands. Even the few who dared to have ideas only dared to have them and didn't dare to put them into action.

As for Liu Xiangx, seeing that the situation seemed to be that she had already allied with Lin Dong, they didn't dare to have any ideas. Naturally, these people with ulterior motives very naturally turned their attention to Pang Hao.

Although everyone could enter the Reincarnation Cave Abode after it was opened, everyone knew that the Silver Tower key must have its own special features, perhaps to facilitate treasure hunting, or perhaps related to other things. In short, it had its advantages.

Among the three, Pang Hao's power was the weakest, and many people had seen Mo Luo's dissatisfaction with Pang Hao before. Coupled with Pang Hao's previous calculations against everyone, it could be said that before even entering the cave abode, Pang Hao could already be said to be making enemies everywhere.

However, in the next moment, everyone's attention fell on the three Silver Towers. It could be seen that the three Silver Towers each shot out a beam of light, and the three beams of light converged in the air, intertwined together, and turned into a special thunder radiance. Finally, with a 'swoosh', it shot straight into the ten-thousand-foot thunder light that enveloped the huge cave abode.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

As the special thunder radiance shot into it, the ten-thousand-foot thunder light rippled like water waves. Then, a series of low thunderous sounds, like the roars of wild beasts trapped in a cage, constantly spread to the surroundings.

In that thunderous sound, there was even a trace of terrifying aura of destruction emanating out, causing many people's faces to change as they quickly retreated to the surroundings.

Just as the thunderous sound became louder and more shocking, a ray of light suddenly appeared on the outermost edge of the thunder light. Then, under everyone's nervous gaze, the light turned into a special passage, heading straight into the depths of the thunder light.

Before long, following the suddenly appearing light path, everyone finally saw the ancient cave abode of the Reincarnation Realm expert hidden in the depths of the thunder!

"Boom!!!"

The stone gate of the cave abode, which was tens of feet high, seemed to be slowly pushed open by an invisible force, making a heavy sound.

As the heavy stone gate of the cave abode was slowly opened, the breathing of countless experts below quietly intensified. If it weren't for the crimson red figure standing in the sky, these crazy adventurers would have rushed towards the stone gate like a tide.

Finally, under the gaze of countless people, the huge stone gate was completely opened, and this ancient Reincarnation Cave Abode once again welcomed vitality.

Mo Luo, who was watched by countless people, did not move immediately, but a wave of scorching and powerful fluctuations was released from his body.

Countless people below looked at Mo Luo's back in confusion, only to see an ancient Crimson Red rune appear in front of Mo Luo. Then, the Crimson Red light turned into a spear in front of Mo Luo.

"Crimson Flame Battle Spear!"

Mo Luo shouted in a deep voice, raised his hand, and with a wave, the Crimson Red Flame Battle Spear was like a heavenly fire, cutting through the sky and attacking the stone gate of the cave abode.

"This, could it be that there is something guarding the gate behind the stone gate?"

"Boom!"

Everyone only felt an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation coming, mixed with frightening flames and thunder power. Obviously, behind the stone gate, there was indeed a powerful method left by the owner of the cave abode, that ancient Reincarnation Realm expert.

If Mo Luo hadn't acted with all his strength just now, judging from that energy fluctuation, many of these people would have perished at the stone gate.

"You have half an incense stick's worth of time to pass!"

Mo Luo only said this coldly before transforming into a crimson red ray and taking the lead into the stone gate. Only after the group of adventurers behind him could no longer see his figure did they frantically surge towards the stone gate.

At the very front was Lin Dong's group, closely followed by the Profound Heaven Hall's people. Seeing their Holy Maiden Together with Lin Dong's group, they naturally followed.

Lin Dong noticed them but didn't pay much attention. However, what Lin Dong didn't see was that among the Profound Heaven Hall's people, a few had a strange black light flashing in their eyes. Looking at the backs of Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Lin Qingtan, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but reveal a strange smile.

After entering the cave abode, Mo Luo looked at the dilapidated land below and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. However, he didn't linger and went straight to the deepest part of the cave abode. As for the treasures within the cave abode, Mo Luo didn't even glance at them.

The deepest part of the cave abode was an extremely large Thunder Hall, in the main hall in the very center.

When Lin Dong and the others climbed over the ten thousand steps of stone stairs and arrived at the main hall at the top, they didn't see Mo Luo's figure inside the hall.

Lin Dong's gaze swept around, and he saw that in the vast hall, there were huge stone pillars rising from the ground. At the top of the stone pillars, there were light clusters flickering with thunder, and he could vaguely see scrolls and Spiritual Treasures inside. Moreover, the fluctuations emitted were also quite remarkable.

Before Lin Dong could see clearly, a large number of sounds of rushing wind rang out behind him again. Then, Pang Hao and the others also arrived in the main hall.

Lin Dong glanced at Pang Hao but found that Pang Hao didn't look at him at all. He just raised his head and stared at the deepest part of the main hall. Lin Dong followed Pang Hao's gaze and saw a stone statue about a hundred zhang tall sitting on a huge throne.

The stone statue faintly exuded an incomparably astonishing aura, making people inexplicably flustered.

What surprised Lin Dong even more was the pair of eyes of the stone statue, which were bright and shining, as if silver lightning was flickering. Vaguely, he could still hear the sound of thunder echoing in his ears.

Lin Dong naturally knew that this stone statue should be the statue of the master of this cave abode—the Thunder Emperor.

After Lin Dong's gaze swept over the Thunder Emperor statue, he heard Liu Xiangxuan speak from the side.

"Look at the statue's right hand!"

Lin Dong subconsciously focused his gaze on the position of the statue's right hand. In the statue's right hand, it was holding a huge scepter, and at the very top of the scepter, it was flashing with silver light. Upon closer inspection, the silver thunder light was not a gem inlaid on the scepter stone carving, but a scepter several feet long.

Judging from the moving and terrifying fluctuations emanating from the silver scepter, the scepter was not an ornament but a genuine Pure Origin Treasure, and it was definitely an extremely powerful Pure Origin Treasure, even more powerful than the Burning Heaven Cauldron in Lin Dong's hands.

"What is that?"

Lin Dong turned to look at Liu Xiangxuan. He didn't know much about the Thunder Emperor Cave Abode. Most of the information came from previous explorations, unlike Liu Xiangxuan and Pang Hao, who should have investigated a lot of information beforehand.

"That is the Thunder Emperor Scepter, a Spiritual Treasure used by the Thunder Emperor before his death, an extremely powerful Pure Origin Treasure!"

As Liu Xiangxuan spoke, she glanced at Pang Hao on the side. The latter was eager to try, seemingly extremely interested in the Thunder Emperor Scepter.

Not only Pang Hao, but almost everyone was staring at the Thunder Emperor Scepter with fiery eyes, so much so that no one even tried to snatch the treasures on those stone pillars.

For a time, the entire main hall was exceptionally quiet, but beneath this quietness, there was a hidden crisis. It seemed that in the next moment, this place would be littered with corpses!

"Young Master Lin Dong, since ancient times, treasures have been possessed by those with virtue. Young Master Lin Dong possesses the Devouring Ancestor Symbol, one of the eight great Ancestor Symbols of heaven and earth. This Thunder Emperor Scepter probably belongs to Young Master Lin Dong."

Liu Xiangxuan smiled lightly, looking at Pang Hao's face, which instantly darkened, her smile became even more pronounced. As Liu Xiangx's voice fell, a burst of whispers immediately rang out around, but no one dared to stand up and object.

After all, what Liu Xiangxuan said was the truth, and she was also secretly warning them about Lin Dong's identity and background. Not to mention anything else, just the group of Ancestor Symbol controllers behind him was not something they could afford to offend.

Out of respect, it seemed that Lin Dong should be allowed to try first.

Seeing that no one around seemed to react, Lin Dong didn't decline. In fact, he was quite envious of the Thunder Emperor Scepter in front of him. Although he had many treasures, it could be said that he had none that were truly suitable for combat.

Although the Ancestral Stone is powerful, its combat ability is almost non-existent. The Burning Heaven Cauldron, while also a Pure Origin Treasure, is more of a self-contained space used to trap enemies and is not suitable for direct combat.

As for the Great Desolate Tablet, which has not yet been obtained, it is mainly for sealing. The Primordial Banner is better at combat, but unfortunately, it does not belong to Lin Dong.

In reality, among the top ten Ancient Divine Objects, the Darkness Holy Scythe in Lin Qingtan's hands has the strongest combat ability, but that belongs to his younger sister. Even if she's not his biological sister, she's still his sister, and Lin Dong wouldn't take Lin Qingtan's Divine Object.

If he could obtain this Thunder Emperor Scepter, at least, Lin Dong shouldn't lack combat Spiritual Treasures for a long time to come.

"Then Lin Dong won't stand on ceremony. If Lin Dong is fortunate enough to gain the Thunder Emperor Scepter's recognition, then the Gu Family will no longer participate in the competition for the remaining treasures!"

Lin Dong stepped forward and cupped his fists at the others around him. Upon hearing this, the others breathed a sigh of relief and even cast grateful glances at Liu Xiangxuan.

There is only one Thunder Emperor Scepter, which is largely irrelevant to almost everyone present, as it will basically only be obtained by Lin Dong, Liu Xiangx, and Pang Hao. Therefore, even if the opportunity is given to Lin Dong, it will have little impact on these people.

However, the other treasures are the real targets of their competition. Obtaining any one of them would make this trip a great profit for them.

And removing Lin Dong, a highly threatening competitor, is excellent news for them.

Only Pang Hao's face was as gloomy as water. The others didn't care, but he cared a lot. That Thunder Emperor Scepter was his goal for this trip. If he could obtain the Thunder Emperor Scepter, his strength would definitely increase significantly.

Pang Hao was a thousand, ten thousand times unwilling, especially with Liu Xiangx directly ignoring his opinion, which made Pang Hao furious.

"I disagree!"

Pang Hao, who suddenly stood up, immediately attracted everyone's attention. Lin Dong also turned his head to look over, only to see Pang Hao smile coldly and say.

"Liu Xiangx, are you speaking for yourself, or are you speaking for your Profound Heaven Hall?"

Liu Xiangx's eyes turned cold as she turned her head to look at the group of Profound Heaven Hall experts standing on the other side. Countless thoughts flashed through her mind, but the smile on her face remained unchanged as she said softly.

"Netherworld Gate General, what do you mean by this? I, Liu Xiangx, am the Holy Maiden of the Profound Heaven Hall. Who do you think I represent?"

"Hehe, Fairy Liu wants to represent the Profound Heaven Hall and let Lin Dong be the first to try to subdue the Thunder Emperor Scepter? I'm afraid you're not qualified enough, right? What do you say, friends of the Profound Heaven Hall!"

Pang Hao sneered and turned to look at the group of Profound Heaven Hall experts. He had encountered them on the way here, but there had been no conflict. On the contrary, they had tried to win him over.

Moreover, judging from the situation, it seemed that Liu Xiangx and the group of Profound Heaven Hall experts had disagreements, or even parted ways. That's why Pang Hao took the initiative to stand up.

"That's right, Holy Maiden, the Thunder Emperor Scepter is also our Profound Heaven Hall's goal. Holy Maiden, are you trying to betray the Hall Master by siding with outsiders like this?"