Chapter 425: Obtaining Treasures: A Special Rule

After checking all the storage spaces carried by White Feather Zifeng Zunzhe, Lu Qingshan waved his hand and dismissed him.

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan let him go, White Feather Zifeng Zunzhe's face quickly lit up with surprise and joy, then vanished from Lu Qingshan's sight in an instant.

"Judging by White Feather Zifeng Zunzhe's haul, the True Spirit Hall must remain open for a considerable time!"

After White Feather Zifeng Zunzhe left, Lu Qingshan continued moving at sub-light speed, silently thinking: "Though this time I obtained treasures mostly through luck, if I cover more areas, I'll inevitably find valuable artifacts!"

Thus, for the following period, Lu Qingshan continued wandering through the endless labyrinth.

During this time, he encountered another Cosmic Overlord and one Cosmic Master.

The Cosmic Overlord, needless to say, upon encountering Lu Qingshan, obediently surrendered his storage space for inspection;

Unfortunately, he had acquired no special treasures—the most valuable item among them was merely an ordinary Supreme Artifact weapon—so Lu Qingshan did not trouble him further, returning the storage space immediately.

As for the Cosmic Master Lu Qingshan encountered, it was the Hai Lan Master of the Insect Clan.

Hai Lan Master's power was extremely formidable, and he possessed a peak Palace-class Supreme Artifact for defense; neither he nor Lu Qingshan could overcome the other, so after brief exchange, they immediately parted ways.

Only after more than half a month inside the True Spirit Hall did Lu Qingshan trigger a trap and soon spot a towering figure.

This burly figure had a body resembling an ordinary human, with dense scales on its forehead, yet covered in long golden fur and eyes emitting a deep red glow, now fixed intently on Lu Qingshan.

"What is this?"

The instant Lu Qingshan saw the burly figure, information immediately surged through the True Spirit Hall token in his hand.

All he needed to do now was fight this burly figure repeatedly; as long as he kept defeating it, he would obtain precious treasures.

"This is…"

Feeling the information from the True Spirit Hall token, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred slightly: "Have I encountered a special opportunity?"

Human clan records once documented similar cases—such opponents were typically spontaneously generated within these trial palaces on the Primordial Stars, sometimes even manifesting power exceeding that of the strongest Cosmic beings (limited by the Primordial Universe).

Of course, such opponents generally posed no lethal threat to the trial participant.

If the participant failed to defeat the opponent within the allotted time, the opponent would vanish instantly, and the trial would end immediately.

Boom!

As Lu Qingshan's mind raced with thoughts, the burly figure within the trap before him rose up, radiating boundless malevolent energy, its cold eyes locking onto Lu Qingshan.

Roar!

The burly figure let out a single furious roar and surged toward Lu Qingshan at blinding speed.

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan moved instantly.

He had never encountered such a special opponent before; though Human clan records described similar cases, he dared not let his guard down.

Lu Qingshan immediately ignited his divine power, and in an instant, his Purple Thunder Exorcism Sword slashed toward the opponent.

Crash!

The burly figure before him was struck hard by the Purple Thunder Exorcism Sword, then flew backward and crashed heavily onto the labyrinth corridor's floor.

"Just ordinary Cosmic Master-level power?"

Lu Qingshan, having defeated the opponent in one strike, was slightly stunned: "It doesn't even reach Second-Rank Cosmic Master—this opponent must be one whose power continuously increases. I wonder what its ultimate limit is!"

Because he dared not underestimate, Lu Qingshan had unleashed his full strength from the start, yet the result was an instant victory.

Of course, even a newly ascended Cosmic Master would have been injured by Lu Qingshan's previous strike—but this opponent's form was extraordinarily resilient, showing no damage whatsoever.

Boom!

As Lu Qingshan pondered, the defeated burly figure surged toward him again.

This time, its burst speed and aura had noticeably increased compared to before.

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan swung the Purple Thunder Exorcism Sword again, striking the burly figure hard and sending it flying backward once more.

But this time, the opponent's power had risen to Second-Rank Limit—though still defeated by Lu Qingshan, it was no longer as disheveled as last time.

Crash! Crash! Crash…

Thus, Lu Qingshan and the burly figure clashed repeatedly, the opponent's power continuously rising.

Second-Rank, Third-Rank, Fourth-Rank…

After the burly figure's power reached Third-Rank, Lu Qingshan spent some time and still defeated it;

but once its power climbed to Fourth-Rank, defeating it became far more difficult, and soon the battle reached a stalemate.

Thus, Lu Qingshan fought the Fourth-Rank opponent for roughly ten minutes before it finally fell still.

After ceasing its attack, the burly figure immediately merged into the labyrinth corridor's floor and vanished completely.

"Gone?"

Watching the vanished figure, Lu Qingshan frowned in confusion: "Did the trial end already? It must be because I failed to defeat it within the time limit!"

"But according to Human clan records, defeating such opponents should grant rewards!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan eagerly scanned his surroundings: "Where could the reward be?"

At that moment, the spot where the burly figure vanished suddenly glowed with a hazy light, and a swirling vortex with strange fluctuations appeared.

"That is…" Lu Qingshan stared directly at the vortex.

Three beams of light shot out from within, appearing before Lu Qingshan in an instant.

They were three artifacts of distinct forms: the first, a silver longsword; the second, a golden battle halberd; the third, a blue flame emitting strange fluctuations, as if solidified.

Hum!

Lu Qingshan immediately extended a thread of divine power into the three artifacts, quickly learning their information.

The silver longsword and golden halberd were ordinary—mere Supreme Artifact weapons; the silver longsword was an ordinary Supreme Artifact, the golden halberd a high-grade Supreme Artifact.

To some Cosmic Venerables, these were valuable—but to Lu Qingshan, a powerful Cosmic Master, they meant little.

Only the third flame was the most precious treasure within the True Spirit Hall—a component of the True Spirit Heart Lamp!

Records outside the True Spirit Hall stated that the True Spirit Heart Lamp consisted of a core component, the "Lamp Body," and nine "Lamp Flames"; the solidified flame Lu Qingshan now held was one of those nine Lamp Flames.

And just after Lu Qingshan bound this green flame as his master, a huge spherical phantom shadow quickly appeared in his mind.

Within this spherical phantom shadow, there were ten light spots: one large and nine small.

At the same time, a new stream of information automatically surfaced in Lu Qingshan's heart.

It turned out that these ten light spots—one large and nine small—represented the core lamp body and the nine great lamp flames of the True Spirit Heart Lamp.

The reason these light spots appeared in Lu Qingshan's mind at this moment was that Lu Qingshan had obtained one of the lamp flames.

Within this True Spirit Hall, the core lamp body and the nine great lamp flames of the True Spirit Heart Lamp would appear simultaneously; once all were obtained by someone, the True Spirit Hall would automatically close.

Moreover, as long as a powerful expert obtained the core lamp body or one of the nine great lamp flames, they could perceive the locations of the other components, thereby making it easier to search for the other lamp flames.

However, this perception information would only be effective within the True Spirit Hall; once one left the True Spirit Hall, they could no longer perceive this information.

"I never expected all components of the True Spirit Heart Lamp to emerge within this True Spirit Hall!" Having felt this information, Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh in his heart.

One must know that when most top-tier soul-class treasures of this level emerge, they are incomplete, and all components do not emerge simultaneously.