Chapter 450

The entrance to the relic is inside this peak—let's go in.

Under Leng Yuexi's guidance, the two quickly found a cave entrance at the foot of the mountain.

Boom—

Despite the bright sunlight outside, the cave interior remained pitch black.

Leng Yuexi activated her fire affinity, and crimson flames ignited, illuminating the surroundings.

Xu Jingming also drew forth the Flowing Cloud Golden Peak Spear, and the SS-rank affinity, Heavenly Thunder, danced across his body.

He pushed his Net of Hearts' passive perception to its limit; any anomaly would trigger a torrent of Heavenly Thunder.

They advanced for over six minutes, passing four branching paths.

Finally, a massive alloy door, three meters high and four meters wide, embedded in the mountain wall, came into view.

Ancient script was engraved upon the door, surrounded by yuan energy, emitting a faint glow.

Scattered across the ground were fresh patches of soil.

"I discovered this place after chasing a seventh-rank beast inside."

The original door was buried under thick soil, with only a faint glow seeping through.

Had I not curiosity-driven me to clear away the dirt, this hidden relic might have remained buried for who knows how long."

Leng Yuexi said softly.

According to current records, the ancient civilization is at least two to three thousand years old.

Over millennia, the land has transformed—mountains shifted, rivers changed—making this relic, already hidden within the peak, even harder to find.

"After thousands of years, this relic still functions—it's a miracle."

With a sigh of admiration, Xu Jingming asked, "Sister Xi, what should I do next?"

"Simple—strike the alloy door with your SS-rank affinity, Heavenly Thunder."

Leng Yuexi replied, "If your affinity can't open it, we'll have to combine forces and smash it open by force."

"Got it." Xu Jingming nodded, and his mind stirred.

The entire cave blazed bright as torrents of furious golden lightning erupted without restraint, slamming into the alloy door!

Crackling—

The dense thunder roared through the cave, echoing far outward.

Xu Jingming's current lightning could destroy some A-rank alloys, yet against this door, it produced not a single ripple!

The entire door acted like a bottomless maw, endlessly devouring Xu Jingming's lightning energy.

For three or four minutes straight, the door showed no sign of opening.

"Still no luck? Could the analyst's assessment be wrong? That shouldn't be…" Leng Yuexi frowned.

The analyst was a veteran of the Spirit Fox Society, deeply versed in ancient civilizations.

He had helped the society open four or five relics across the nation.

This time, she had specifically borrowed him from her father's headquarters to come to Myanmar.

Yet he had failed.

"Jingming, forget it—try forcing entry."

Leng Yuexi clenched her hand in midair; crimson flames surged, forming a long, serpentine sword of fire in her grip.

Seeing this, Xu Jingming nodded and retracted his lightning.

Yet at that moment, golden patterns suddenly flared across the entire alloy door.

Then came a soft hiss—the heavy door slowly slid open on either side.

"Huh? The base entrance opened!"

Leng Yuexi's eyes lit up, but she did not enter immediately; instead, she intensified her flames into a barrier, enveloping herself.

Beside her, Xu Jingming also activated his lightning barrier, golden thunder swirling around him.

This subtle gesture made Leng Yuexi nod inwardly.

Though the ancient relic had existed for millennia and could not harbor living creatures,

it might still contain traps or powerful robots.

After all, with the technological advancement of that era, achieving such things was not overly difficult.

Without proper precautions, one could easily be caught off guard.

Just from this single action, it was clear he was meticulous and composed—far beyond his peers.

"If Xiao Chan had even half of Xu Jingming's temperament, I'd be more than satisfied."

She sighed inwardly, then stepped forward with her long legs, entering the base first.

Xu Jingming followed closely behind.

Under the glow of flame and lightning, the dark base lit up instantly—he scanned the surroundings and took in every detail.

They stood in a vast, sci-fi-style hall filled with large machinery.

And numerous transparent glass containers, standing upright, some large, some small.

These containers had once held something.

But all had been shattered, and most machines bore terrifying claw marks—irreparably damaged.

Only a few small machines still hummed faintly, their lights flickering.

Elsewhere, scattered across the hall were bones of all kinds.

Human bones, and the skeletons of beasts three to four meters tall.

"This must have been a base established by the ancient civilization to study beasts."

"But for some reason, the beasts escaped and slaughtered the researchers."

Leng Yuexi's melodious voice echoed through the hall—having entered relics before, she instantly reconstructed the scene.

She walked to a massive beast skeleton, unleashed her flames, and burned it black.

"Judging by the bone strength, this beast was probably around sixth rank in life."

"No wonder it couldn't escape—I, a seventh-rank, couldn't even break this door, let alone you beasts."

Shaking her head, Leng Yuexi's space ring flickered, and a silver-white metal sphere appeared in her hand.

"Silver White, scan the entire hall—I need all information on this ancient relic."

She tossed it upward, and the sphere floated into midair.

"Silver White received."

A mechanical voice echoed as the sphere hovered, projecting thin blue virtual beams to scan the surroundings in extreme detail.

"Artificial intelligence machine?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow. "What level?"

"Of course, Level One."

Leng Yuexi smiled lightly. "I couldn't get anything higher—top-tier AI is beyond my reach."

"But my Level One AI has been trained on the Spirit Fox Society's internal database."

"It's extremely useful for exploring ancient relics."

"Internal database? That's impressive." Xu Jingming nodded in agreement.

Online, information on ancient relics was scarce.

These critical details were almost entirely controlled by top societies and military legions.

An AI embedded with such a database was a rare treasure.

"You want it, don't you?" Leng Yuexi turned to him, her face glowing with a bright smile.

She was thirty-two, yet her appearance still resembled a girl of twenty-three or twenty-four.

Now, bathed in the crimson flames, her beauty shone even more vividly youthful.

At this moment, her beautiful face appeared even more youthful and radiant against the backdrop of the surrounding crimson flames.