Chapter 906: The Secret of the Jade Carved Phoenix Chair (Third Watch)

Kui Xing was very calm. It wasn't unexpected.

"I knew you wouldn't play fair."

"If this were anywhere else, you might actually have escaped."

"But this is the Underworld."

"This is my territory."

He looked in the direction Jiang Fan had fled, raised his palm, and gently squeezed forward.

*Poof—*

The Thunder Dragon was mid-flight when it suddenly crashed into something invisible and disintegrated on the spot. If Jiang Fan hadn't promptly summoned his Violet Sword and used it for flight, both of them would likely have fallen.

"What's going on?"

Jiang Fan stared at the invisible space ahead with surprise and doubt. He swept it with his powerful soul energy, only then realizing there was an invisible barrier in front of him. It seemed like some kind of formation, but it wasn't as sturdy as a typical one.

Xia Chaoge glanced at it and said, "It's a spirit treasure's ability."

"This alien named Kui Xing can harness the power of this pavilion."

A spirit treasure?

Jiang Fan was slightly startled: "Are you saying the Heavenly Secret Pavilion is a spirit treasure?"

Xia Chaoge nodded gently: "Yes."

"Otherwise, how would you explain such a vast subterranean world beneath us?"

"And that it has layer after layer?"

"There's only one explanation: the entire Heavenly Secret Pavilion is actually an enormous spirit treasure."

"Each layer is one of the spirit treasure's spatial dimensions."

Jiang Fan was profoundly shocked. But upon closer thought, it was indeed the most logical explanation. Much like the scenic lake and mountain space he had seen within the pavilion at the God Transformation Ruins.

The only difference was, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion was far grander and more complex than that pavilion! And far more mysterious.

"That Kui Xing must be from here, and his status is extraordinary."

"That's why he can manipulate the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's ability to create isolated sections."

Xia Chaoge took out a talisman and cast it forward. As an explosion rang out, ripples appeared in the space. She frowned slightly, formed hand seals, and said, "I have a cultivation technique that can break through barriers."

"But it will take some time."

Jiang Fan turned his head to look at Kui Xing, who was approaching unhurriedly. They didn't have any time to spare. Immediately, he pulled out a glittering golden miniature hammer. It was precisely the Formation-Breaking Hammer he had extorted from the "Rebel Scum."

Grasping the hammer, Jiang Fan struck forward with all his might.

*Crack!*

As if something had been torn apart, the invisible barrier shattered and crumbled downwards. It seemed the Formation-Breaking Hammer was also effective against barriers formed by similar spirit treasures. He immediately used Cloud Shadow again and fled forward.

"Oh?" Kui Xing showed a look of surprise: "You can actually break through the Underworld's barrier?"

"That's unexpected."

"But how many can you break?"

He waved his sleeve.

Jiang Fan, who had just flown out a short distance, sensed layer upon layer of spatial barriers, countless in number. By the time they broke through them one by one, Kui Xing would have long caught up.

At this moment.

Xia Chaoge completed her hand seals and gently pushed forward. A dazzling golden beam shot out from her hand seals, shattering the dense spatial barriers wherever it passed.

Jiang Fan was astonished. What kind of strange divine ability was this? But he didn't dare hesitate, immediately controlling the Thunder Dragon to disappear from sight.

Kui Xing's perpetually calm expression finally changed.

"How could this technique appear in a place like this?"

In that moment of distraction.

Jiang Fan had already vanished without a trace. He couldn't help but feel annoyed: "You actually managed to escape?" Locking onto the trace of the thunder energy, he decisively gave chase.

Jiang Fan used Cloud Shadow nine times consecutively, finally traversing most of the ninth layer. They were very close to the teleportation array.

Just as they relaxed slightly.

Suddenly.

An earth-shattering explosion occurred on the horizon. Another black crystal had been shattered.

However.

To Jiang Fan's surprise.

Within the massive mushroom cloud, several phoenix shadows danced. The phoenix shadows swept towards their location. Only when they got closer did he realize. Enclosed within the phoenix shadows was a jade-carved phoenix chair. Ye Banxia was seated on it, completely unharmed. She hadn't been affected by the explosion in the slightest.

Jiang Fan's pupils constricted. He finally understood why Ye Banxia had said that the jade-carved phoenix chair could increase the probability of surviving tribulation by thirty percent. If it could protect its owner from such a violent explosion and allow them to retreat safely, wouldn't sitting on this jade-carved phoenix chair during tribulation greatly reduce the damage caused by the heavenly tribulation?

Jiang Fan's heart pounded.

Ye Banxia also spotted them, glanced briefly at Jiang Fan, and then headed towards the teleportation array.

"What an incredible chair," Xia Chaoge exclaimed. "It seems to possess spatial power."

"It can instantly protect its occupant from external harm."

Jiang Fan's heart stirred, and he wished he could take it out and study it right then and there.

But suddenly.

A great doubt arose in his mind. Something wasn't right! This was already the second time he had felt an urge to take out the jade-carved phoenix chair and study it. Each time had been triggered by Ye Banxia's intentional or unintentional words and actions. The first time, Ye Banxia had suddenly told him that the jade-carved phoenix chair could increase the probability of surviving tribulation. The second time, Ye Banxia herself had encountered danger and demonstrated the miraculous effects of the jade-carved phoenix chair.

If he hadn't noticed anything before, now, Jiang Fan was vaguely suspicious. Could the current explosion have been deliberately triggered by Ye Banxia to show Jiang Fan? Once Jiang Fan was intrigued, he would eagerly research the jade-carved phoenix chair, right? Was there something wrong with this jade-carved phoenix chair? Would taking it out trigger some kind of trap?

He recalled that Ye Banxia had once set up a gravity formation in front of the tomb cave. This confirmed his suspicions, and a chill ran down his spine.

"No wonder this woman hasn't urged me to return the jade-carved phoenix chair."

"So, there's another hidden trick with this chair."

"She's been waiting for Jiang Fan to trigger the trap on it."

"However, Jiang Fan had too many treasures to even look through them all, so the jade-carved phoenix chair was left gathering dust in a corner."

"Since he never had a chance to study it, she reluctantly showed herself, subtly provoking Jiang Fan to use the jade-carved phoenix chair."

Understanding the whole situation, Jiang Fan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "What a scheming woman!"

"I almost fell into her trap."

"However, I have the Formation-Breaking Hammer with me."

"The trap on this jade-carved phoenix chair might not be able to do anything to me."

He smiled faintly. He once again used Cloud Shadow, appearing before the formation. Without a word, both of them jumped onto the formation and activated it using a spatial jade talisman.

*Buzz—*

The formation immediately activated. A white beam of light enveloped the two of them.

Just as they were about to successfully teleport.

The formation suddenly stopped functioning.

"What's going on?" Jiang Fan's expression changed as he looked around. There was nothing apparent that could affect the formation!

It wasn't until he looked down that Jiang Fan discovered the teleportation formation was covered with a thick layer of Yin energy. It obscured the inscriptions, causing the formation to fail its teleportation.

Kui Xing's faint chuckle also drifted from the horizon.

"Are you surprised?"

With his hands clasped behind his back, he calmly stated: "The Underworld is my territory."

"Anyone who wishes to leave must ask me first."

Kui Xing could even control the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's spatial formations! This was completely unexpected!

Jiang Fan's expression grew grim. This was truly bad. He didn't have much thunder energy left; he couldn't escape far at all. Looking at the gradually approaching Kui Xing, Jiang Fan glanced at Xia Chaoge beside him. He himself might still be useful and could perhaps survive for a while, but Xia Chaoge would certainly be killed.

His thoughts raced. He pondered all the methods at his disposal. If he had a Two-Aperture Nascent Soul, he would likely be able to cope. A Three-Aperture Nascent Soul... A suffocating sensation washed over him.

Suddenly.

He thought of something, his eyes brightening slightly, but then he hesitated. He looked to the side and asked, "Chaoge, are you willing to take a gamble with your Uncle-Master?"

"The kind that might cost us our lives."