Chapter 48: The Trap of Mechanisms

Chapter 48: The Trap of Mechanisms

< Chapter 48: The Trap of Mechanisms >

"I've reached the second layer of Qi refining, hahaha!" Meng Chong exclaimed with joy in the cultivation room.

He adored this pace.

After activating Wild Sprint Thunderclap, his cultivation level soared, starkly contrasting with his previous practice sessions, bringing him immense pleasure and a sense of achievement.

His excitement grew as he practiced, gradually becoming addicted.

Wild Sprint Thunderclap, Wild Sprint Thunderclap, Wild Sprint Thunderclap!

The more he used this superior talent, the more he liked it, the more he relied on it.

Fei Si sensed something was wrong and advised him gently.

Meng Chong moderated himself slightly while cultivating, frowning.

He genuinely felt uncomfortable: "So slow, too slow!"

"It's like a snail's pace!"

Of course, this was an illusion.

But after unleashing his nature, he became increasingly impatient.

"Just one more time."

"One more time wouldn't hurt, right?"

"One last time."

Wild Sprint Thunderclap, Wild Sprint Thunderclap, Wild Sprint Thunderclap...

"Hahaha!" His exhilarated laughter echoed through the cultivation room.

Ning Zhuo entered the palace for the sixth time.

He formally entered Room Four.

Room Four was not much different in layout from Room One, filled with scattered mechanical parts.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit watched Ning Zhuo with pursed lips, expressionless, observing his every move without offering any hints.

Ning Zhuo attempted to assemble the mechanical parts; his movements paused, and he was instantly restrained by the Divine Ability—Life Hanging by a Thread.

The young man tried to activate a treasured seal, to no avail.

He tried approaching the exit, touching the door, and again received information about a reward.

"Can this be the end of the level?"

"No, this room must be useful. I just haven't figured it out yet."

Ning Zhuo pondered for a moment and tried to activate the Five Elements Qi Regulation Art, but there was no response.

Seeing this, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit unconsciously got up, supporting itself on its four limbs, no longer lying down as before.

It was getting nervous.

Suddenly, an idea struck Ning Zhuo. He abandoned the Five Elements Qi Regulation Art and instead released a spell.

First, the Ice-Embracing Technique.

As soon as the spell was cast, it attracted a mechanical part, which flew towards him.

Ning Zhuo quickly caught it, and due to the force of the collision, he had to step back.Yôur favorite stories at novelhall.com number two, here I come." He forcefully pushed open the door and strode in with vigor.

Bang! He triggered a mechanism, and a massive hammer platform fell from above.

Meng Chong didn't even have time to react before he was completely smashed into countless wooden pieces.

"What happened?" Without his puppet body, Meng Chong's soul was sent back to his flesh body.

He was completely stunned.

After some reflection, he realized, "It seems that after I opened the door, I triggered a trap."

Meng Chong thought for a moment and directly summoned Fei Si.

Upon learning of his ordeal, Fei Si first enthusiastically congratulated him, praising Meng Chong for a good while.

Meng Chong snorted, "I am the most talented person of the current Meng family generation; I won't disgrace my grandfather! Now, what should I do?"

Fei Si sighed, "So, the trial of inheritance at the Lava Immortal Palace has undergone such a significant change at the Qi Refining stage!"

"These days, I have been reading various reports about the three sect masters, trying to understand their thoughts and emotions."

"If I'm not mistaken, Young Master Meng Chong, the door reward you encountered contains a crucial option that could bring you great help."

Meng Chong immediately fell into thought: "Spirit stones, hanging rings, and a burst of energy, which could it be?"

"When can I enter the Lava Immortal Palace again?" After his failure, even though he still had plenty of soul power left, he had to wait three hours.

It was Ning Zhuo's seventh entry into the palace.

During his previous attempt, he failed in Room Five, completely depleting his stored spiritual power.

"Room Five and Room Two are similar; I need to run and maneuver through all the obstacles to reach the endpoint."

"The difficulty has increased at least threefold!"

"Although I acquired quite a few mechanical components, I'm not familiar with them. In my rapid running and dodging, they became a burden."

"The key issue is that the additional mechanical components also increased the consumption of spiritual power."

"Huh?!"

Ning Zhuo entered Room Two and found that the trap he had set up had been triggered once.

The massive hammer platform...

He had assembled it previously to smash the ranking stone pillars. On his fourth entry into the palace, he had an idea to move it to Room Two and set up a trap.

On his fifth entry, he was excited to find that the trap was still in place.

The experiment was a success!

Thus, using the Buddha Heart Demon Seal, Ning Zhuo added many new features to Rooms Two and Three.

"Meng Chong entered the palace."

"Hmm, he was smashed."

"I already know the minimum interval is three hours. So, I can roughly estimate the timing to avoid running into him."

A sense of urgency rose again in Ning Zhuo's heart, his expression becoming cautious.

"Such superior talent..."

"This time, I should add a few more traps."

"Otherwise, I won't be at ease."