"Jumped down?"
Seeing this, Smith Qiao was startled.
Tokugawa Sen Shin, standing beside him, also fell into deep thought, pondering why Bai Zihe and the others would do such a thing.
"It's very simple."
Smith Qiao's pupils contracted sharply.
Tokugawa Sen Shin's were no different.
Just as Bai Zihe had imagined.
These people from the Lighthouse Country had entered Dragon Island from another direction, and into another region of Dragon Island.
Since they did not encounter enemies upon entry like Bai Zihe, they quickly completed a carpet search of that area. With some ideas from Dr. M and the superhuman characteristics of Combat Superman and Gene Superman, they obtained quite a few treasures.
Even.
They had obtained the scroll depicting the Yellow Emperor's battle against Chi You.
Upon acquiring this item, they were deep within a valley. There was nothing else there but a pool of emerald green water.
The water was green, naturally suggesting something sinister.
Therefore, at first, no one thought much of it.
But later, at the suggestion of Dr. M, Smith Qiao agreed to send a Combat Superman to probe it.
However, the moment the Combat Superman went in...
His signal was immediately lost.
Everyone sensed something was wrong at once.
Following that.
Smith Qiao sent down a Gene Warrior.
The result was no different from the Combat Superman. As soon as he entered, his signal was lost, as if he had vanished completely.
Such a situation naturally terrified Smith Qiao.
At that moment, he intended to leave immediately.
But Dr. M boldly declared that this place was a strange space, and it must contain great treasures.
Initially, Smith Qiao did not believe him.
It was only after Dr. M ventured in himself, with repeated assurances, that Smith Qiao, half-believing, led all his forces into it.
The results were, of course, very good.
They obtained not only many elixirs but also numerous weapons, secret manuals, and the like.
Of course.
These items would have to be returned to his subordinates' research institute, and to the experts in the research of Great Xia culture and martial arts culture for study.
"So..."
Hearing Dr. M's words, Smith Qiao's brows twitched. "Jumping down here doesn't lead to real lava, but to a strange space like the green pool?"
"That's right."
Dr. M nodded in agreement.
Receiving a positive answer, Smith Qiao couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
Their gains from this trip were already quite substantial. If they could clear out this side as well, would they be able to enter the next space?
And then...
Take over Dragon Island entirely!
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go immediately. We can't let them snatch all the treasures."
Smith Qiao made his decision on the spot.
Soon.
Some people arrived before the lava cliffs.
"This..."
Looking at the churning, thousand-year-old lava below, Smith Qiao felt a slight tremor of fear.
He looked up at Dr. M and asked uncertainly, "Dr. M, are you sure the secret realm of this space is down there?"
Dr. M nodded, "Yes, I am very sure!"
"Of course, I'm only sure the secret realm is below. As for whether the Great Xia person you encountered earlier has set an ambush inside, that's hard to say."
Smith Qiao's pupils contracted slightly.
Yes.
If they went in now, they would definitely be behind Bai Zihe. What if they were picked off one by one by Bai Zihe upon entering? That would not be fun.
Smith Qiao harbored a deep wariness of Bai Zihe.
Therefore, he hesitated.
"Dr. M, what do you think we should do now?"
Unable to make up his mind, Smith Qiao had to turn to Dr. M, who was the mastermind of their team.
"We will set up an ambush here."
Dr. M's words were concise and his meaning quite clear.
"Good!"
Smith Qiao immediately made up his mind.
Afterward, he instructed his subordinates to find suitable spots for an ambush.
At the bottom of the fathomless abyss.
The three elders, Satan, Irina, Montado, Zhuge Sheng, and others, successively disappeared from view, clearly having been teleported into the great hall.
But Bai Zihe...
Kept falling, and the scene from before never occurred.
This gave him a very bad premonition.
Continuously.
"Could it be..."
"That the great hall can only be entered once by each person?"
A foreboding feeling arose in Bai Zihe's heart. Looking at the constantly churning, steaming lava below, he muttered to himself.
"You guessed correctly."
At this moment, a phantom appeared in mid-air. It was the Dragon Emperor.
At this moment...
He seemed somewhat different from before.
Bai Zihe couldn't quite pinpoint how, but perhaps his aura was not as strong and overbearing.
"This..."
"Lord Dragon Emperor, where will I fall now?"
Bai Zihe couldn't help but laugh and cry.
A miscalculation!
Had he tricked himself?
"Of course, you will fall into... the lava."
The Dragon Emperor's voice carried a hint of amusement.
It's over.
Bai Zihe's heart sank.
"Swoosh..."
As they spoke, his descent accelerated.
Bai Zihe could even feel the heat wave washing over him, almost drying him out and shriveling him up.
"Humph..."
With a thought from Bai Zihe, his entire body was enveloped in true essence.
His Divine Transformation Realm strength was not to be underestimated.
Ordinary lava heat...
Could still be easily resisted.
"Whoosh!"
However, as his descent speed increased, the temperature suddenly became incredibly high.
Even through the true essence, Bai Zihe could still feel the intense heat, and sweat beaded on his forehead, only to evaporate instantly.
As he could see.
The fiery red lava was within sight.
Bai Zihe increasingly felt the oncoming heatwave, and could only condense his true essence to the extreme.
"Bai Zihe..."
At this moment, the Dragon Emperor suddenly spoke again.
He looked down at the continuously falling Bai Zihe, a faint look of admiration in his eyes. "I'll give you a reminder."
"Dragon Island..."
"Is by no means as simple as you imagine."
"Do not try to fathom the entirety of Dragon Island with your own preconceived notions, lest you suffer great losses."
"Of course..."
"As long as you can explore three to four-tenths of Dragon Island's secrets, you will gain unimaginable benefits."
"The Hell Blood on your body, the蛊虫 in your mind..."
"Are not significant matters at all."
"Even..."
"You will possess the ability to seize the creation of heaven and earth, and alter the pivot of the universe."
These words.
Stirred Bai Zihe's heart greatly.
Originally, he thought.
He had already gained a lot by obtaining the mysterious scroll.
But now, it seemed that obtaining the scroll was just the beginning.
"Senior Dragon Emperor..."
Bai Zihe was about to ask, but when he looked up, the Dragon Emperor's phantom had already slowly dissipated.
"Bang..."
The next moment, Bai Zihe plunged into the lava.