Chapter 1762

Xiao Feng gathered a surge of divine power and slammed it toward the gate ahead.

Thud~

A deep, muffled roar rang out, like a bell tolling.

The gate didn't budge at all; clearly it couldn't be blown open with a casual strike.

He Xianzi also showed interest: "Let me give it a try!"

Immediately she waved both hands, sending two blades of qi like swords slicing toward the gate.

Bang~

Her level is locked at the same rank as Xiao Feng's; a charged strike from her isn't any stronger than his and cannot move the gate.

"Looks like we need to put some real effort into it," Xiao Feng said.

In the Elemental Divine Realm, he dared not use his ultimate skill, Heart Sword. Heart Sword can blast a one‑kilometer void rift even on the Myriad Heavens battlefield; if unleashed here, the space is even more fragile, likely turning a radius of several hundred kilometers into a vacuum and devouring everything within several thousand kilometers.

He drew a chief‑artifact‑grade greatsword, cycling through the essence of the Four Heaven‑Splitting Sword techniques in his mind, then unleashed it!

"Sever a Thousand Mountains!"

The first form is a power‑type skill; he struck with all his might, infused with vast divine power, slamming into the gate.

Boom!

The gate erupted with a tremendous roar; the violent energy shockwave rebounded as a storm, which Xiao Feng had prepared to block, while He Xianzi was nearly blown away.

The gate split open a crack; evidently, using his current strength to perform the secret Heaven‑Splitting Sword technique still wields tremendous power—easily slaying a god‑king, and even a primordial god would be wounded by it.

But it had not yet shattered completely.

Xiao Feng immediately followed with the second sword move—Divide the Rivers and Seas.

Divide the Rivers and Seas is an area‑attack skill; this gate is large, so it hits it fully.

The greatsword gathered power, converting primal‑attribute divine power into a dense barrage of sword qi that hammered the gate.

One deep, muffled sound after another rang out as a massive energy surge struck again.

"Oh dear, I can't keep my footing—big brother, lend me your leg!"

Although He Xianzi possesses a ninth‑grade bloodline, she is still far weaker than Xiao Feng, this monster; she can't even stand firm, her white hair flailing wildly in the energy storm, her sleeves snapping, nearly blown away—she quickly clutched his thigh, flew backward, and clung on desperately.

Crack crack crack…

The cracks on the gate deepened considerably, yet it still hadn't shattered completely.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng unleashed his third sword—Obscure the Sun and Moon!

He swung the greatsword horizontally and thrust it forward with force.

An overwhelming, irresistible surge of mighty power transformed into a blade of light that slammed into the gate.

Boom!!

This time the gate was directly blown apart.

Energy scattered, a gale howled for a moment, shards fell everywhere, and dust rose.

Once the wind subsided, the scene ahead came into view.

It was a … not too big, not too small room.

"Sigh, I'm still too weak."

He Xianzi climbed up from the ground, wearing a sullen expression.

Xiao Feng encouraged: "It's fine; an ordinary chief god doesn't even qualify to stand beside me."

Those three swords combined could slay a level‑1600 primordial god; even a god‑king standing beside him would struggle to cope, and He Xianzi is actually quite strong—she just feels weak because she's always been compared to Xiao Feng, an abnormal benchmark.

In the outside world, she could easily sweep away players and monsters of the same realm.

Moreover, she is merely a mount; the system amplifies her speed while reducing her defensive capabilities, which is not the normal spirit‑beast panel. If she were released into the wild, she could easily kill enemies several hundred levels above her.

"Let's go inside and have a look."

Xiao Feng sheathed his weapons and, with He Xianzi, stepped into the inner chamber of the mechanism magic box left by the Dao Ancestor.

What exactly did the Heavenly Gods' Dao Ancestor leave behind here?

They walked through the shattered doorway and went inside.

The chamber is roughly 200 meters across, spherical in shape, its walls doubling as the floor and covered in intricate, tightly packed markings that match the outer magic box's structure.

He Xianzi said, "These magic patterns seem to be an ancient formation, big brother. Should you copy them down? They might come in handy."

Xiao Feng nodded, "I've got it memorized."

Every trace of what the Dao Ancestor left behind is invaluable knowledge—we can't afford to overlook it.

He concentrated, extending his will to fill the chamber and record its strange magical patterns.

Meanwhile, his corporeal self and He Xianzi drifted together toward the room's center.

At the heart of the spherical chamber hovered a glowing orb, radiating a mysterious presence.

The orb is roughly the size of a soccer ball—its contents are unclear, yet the energy it gives off is exceptionally strong.

Xiao Feng wondered what sort of treasure this could be.

A soft voice sounded in his mind: "Hey, that's the aura of a Venerable's holy artifact!"

A length of rope shot from his wrist—the seventh-grade Immortal-Binding Rope, a supreme treasure crafted from ultimate‑treasure shards in the Heavens Tower.

The Immortal‑Binding Rope looped around the orb and flew back to Xiao Feng's wrist, saying in astonishment, "Master, this is a priceless treasure—see if you can claim it!"

A Venerable's holy artifact… is it comparable to the Slay‑Dao Sword?

Xiao Feng's heart began to race.

He had never possessed a weapon of this level before!

The Slay‑Dao Sword was borrowed, and the weapons he had once owned were now too weak for him; whether he used them or not hardly mattered.

But if it's a venerable's sacred artifact, then it's different!

He stretched out his hand, reaching for the light orb.

A scorching sensation came from his fingertips, very hard to endure.

However, relying on his will, he could still bear it.

Inside the light orb, his knuckles were almost burned to charcoal, but with the Myriad Things Source Qi replenishing, they were immediately restored to normal.

The speed of his fingertip's advance was very slow; this was a tug-of-war.

Between the pulling of injury and recovery, Xiao Feng saw a little sweat on his brow, feeling some pressure.

Fortunately, this process didn't last too long; his fingertip soon touched an object.

"Hiss!"

Upon contact, the terrifying high heat instantly turned the flesh of his entire right arm to ash, leaving only bone!

"Holy shit, big brother??" He Xianzi jumped back three steps in fright.

Xiao Feng let out a low shout, and the Myriad Things Source Qi surged forth, instantly restoring his flesh.

At the same time, he opened his palm, grabbed the terrifyingly hot object, and yanked it out directly.

Whoosh~

A wave of high heat hit him, and fierce flames burst forth around.

He Xianzi screamed; her beautiful white hair and clothes burned to ash, and in panic she fled, running into the passage.

Xiao Feng fared worse; in an instant he suffered several megas of burning damage, his whole body's flesh turned to ash, only his bones and Divine Spark remained unchanged.

"How terrifying, this is too damn strong!"

Just the outward energy released when obtaining it was this terrifying; he felt that this Venerable Holy Artifact seemed even stronger than the Slaying Dao Sword!

Fortunately, the burning damage occurred only once; after it was taken out, the light orb dissipated directly, and the object in Xiao Feng's hand no longer attacked him.

He resumed his Li Ti form and looked at the object in his hand.

It was a blue sphere, about the size of a billiard ball, with a fine layer of flames flickering on its surface.

Upon close inspection, it was actually not burning, but a series of explosions.

Xiao Feng felt that its shape was somewhat familiar.

"A massive star?"

He couldn't help but voice his doubt.