Lin Qian stared intently at the space in front of the stone chamber, observing the Void's mid-air thoroughly, and although there was nothing there, his senses still detected something, as if there were something.
After closely scrutinizing the Demi Immortal ahead, Lin Qian suddenly conjured the reddish-gold Thunder Soul Power, Elemental Weapon Armament.
At that moment, Lin Qian's condition was extraordinarily dazzling within the narrow space, drawing the attention of others.
As everyone looked towards him, Lin Qian also moved, dashing forward violently and slashing fiercely with his sword at the seemingly empty Void.
With the descent of Lin Qian's Thunder Night Sword, the roar of reddish-gold Thunder Sword Qi echoed throughout the stone chamber. The Void in front suddenly cracked like a shattered mirror, fissures appearing and then transforming into myriad tiny crystals, enveloped by the reddish-gold Thunder Soul Power, crushed into powder.
The shattered space immediately revealed an array, a semi-transparent ethereal wing, growing out from a crystal sphere and floating serenely in front of them.
Gentle breezes circled around the crystal sphere, and just by looking at its exterior, one could tell that this thing was definitely not ordinary.
It was Lin Qian's powerful Soul Consciousness that allowed him to discover this thing.
When he fell into this stone chamber, Lin Qian had already extended his Soul Consciousness, enveloping the entire stone chamber. He had already noticed that something about that area of space was not quite right.
After sharing his findings from the Soul Consciousness investigation with Zhuge Ming for analysis, he immediately got results.
The space in front of him was clearly covered by an Array.
However, this Array seemed hastily arranged, filled with many flaws.
Thus, although the Array seemed powerful, it had weakened over time due to erosion and was not worth mentioning.
Zhuge Ming simply indicated to His Emperor where to strike with a sword to perfectly break the Array.
Looking at the thing that suddenly appeared, Zhang Zide's entire face changed, as finding good loot in such a place was more exhilarating for him than breaking through a Realm.
An excited Zhang Zide, without saying a word, rushed over, reaching out to grab the winged Treasure Bead to play with in his hands.
Seeing Zhang Zide's actions, anger flashed across Zhao Long's face. In his view, this treasure was discovered by His Emperor, and the Array had also been broken by a slash from His Emperor's sword.
What right did this octopus have to lay hands on His Emperor's spoils of war?
Noticing Zhao Long's expression and the faint aura emerging from him, Lin Qian knew what the other was thinking.
After deactivating the Elemental Weapon Armament, Lin Qian's voice resonated in Zhao Long's mind, "Don't go over there; he just has this little hobby. When he sees such treasures that come by chance, he can't help but fiddle with them. Once he's had his fill, he will naturally give it to me."
"Besides, what treasures do our Empire not possess? I only saw research value in this item and thus planned to take it; otherwise, I wouldn't even spare it a glance."
Hearing what Lin Qian said in his mind, Zhao Long also came to a realization and saluted his Emperor, "Your servant understands."
Just as Zhao Long's words fell, a figure flew past between Lin Qian and Zhao Long, harshly striking the wall of the stone chamber and slowly sliding to the ground.
Looking at Zhang Zide, who had been flung away, Lin Qian's face showed a look of curiosity as he gazed at the winged Treasure Bead. Find more chapters on My Virtual Library Empire
"Could this thing actually be protected by an array, to the point of sending you flying?" Walking up to Zhang Zide, Lin Qian reached out a hand to pull him up from the ground, asking with a chuckle, "If there really was a problem, shouldn't you have been able to sense it and dodge?"
Zhang Zide, after being pulled up by Lin Qian, moved his sore limbs and spoke helplessly, "The treasure bead with wings suddenly burst forth with a strong aura, generating a huge repelling force that shook me and flung me away."
"An inheritance artifact, no wonder it was hidden; such an item is truly remarkable. I fear that this inheritance artifact belongs to the Swift Hidden Clan. The members of the Swift Hidden Clan who came here earlier must have been after this inheritance artifact, right?" Standing to the side, Li Yunfeng, who was also well-informed, immediately understood what the winged treasure bead was after hearing Zhang Zide's description.
Lin Qian had some understanding of inheritance artifacts as well.
These special soul devices had only one purpose: to perfectly preserve intricate knowledge for posterity, allowing the latter to easily learn and inherit its essence.
The value of an inheritance artifact depended on the type of knowledge it preserved.
Typically, an inheritance artifact contained the entire breadth of knowledge of a formidable individual. The more powerful the person preserving their knowledge, the more impressive the inheritance would be.
Lin Qian and the others looked at the winged treasure bead with great curiosity, wondering what kind of knowledge was held within this inheritance artifact.
However, looking at this inheritance artifact, they also showed looks of difficulty.
Inheritance, inheritance!
It was meant to be passed down to descendants, and they could almost be certain that this place was a stronghold where the Swift Hidden Clan rested, so of course, the inheritance artifact was a treasured legacy of the Swift Hidden Clan.
Lin Qian and the others were from the Human Clan and the Eight-Armed Sea Clan, not the Swift Hidden Clan.
Hence, just now when Zhang Zide tried to make contact with the inheritance artifact, he was repulsed by the lingering aura of that formidable individual and sent flying.
If Zhang Zide had known that it was an inheritance artifact earlier, he would not have foolishly rushed forward and been pointlessly knocked back and thrown out.
"Is there no way to take this inheritance artifact by force?" Yang Tianhao asked, looking at the winged treasure bead with a fierce expression.
He had previously been attacked by the Swift Hidden Clan without a word. If not for Lin Qian's arrival, he and his junior brother would have died long ago.
For the Swift Hidden Clan, the value of the inheritance artifact right before their eyes was certainly immense.
Based on what they learned from the words of the deceased members of the Swift Hidden Clan, the ones who entered this Small World were not just them; there was also the so-called young master they mentioned.
Therefore, it was likely that more members of the Swift Hidden Clan would appear to claim this.
If they could snatch the inheritance artifact away before the next members of the Swift Hidden Clan arrived, wouldn't that be great?
"There is indeed a way to take away this inheritance artifact, but first, we need to welcome our guests!" As Lin Qian's voice fell, golden Thunder Soul Power suddenly erupted, and he threw a punch towards the front.
A violent collision sounded, sparks appeared from thin air where Lin Qian's fist had struck. First, a short dagger appeared, followed by several figures emerging in front of the crowd.
Fair flawless skin, transparent long hair, and pupils of only white color, all unmistakably revealed the identity of these individuals: the Swift Hidden Clan!
The Swift Hidden Clan members who were exposed by Lin Qian were none other than Bai Lingli, but his face was now filled with seriousness.
He could not understand how this young Human Clan member had managed to detect him!