The black qi condensed, and the barrier gateway took shape.
Then, an aged and sinister voice came from within the barrier gate.
"Your petty lot truly have no idea how high the heavens are or how deep the earth goes."
"Is this Ancient Burial Ground a place you lot can simply waltz into?"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions grew solemn. None of them knew how to respond. They all understood that the person inside was not someone they could afford to provoke.
And from the other party's tone, it was clear this visitor had not come with good intentions.
Some wanted to open their mouths and beg for mercy, but none actually dared. In the end, they all turned to look at Chu Feng.
After all, according to what Chu Feng had said, the person he had encountered earlier might very well be the master of the Ancient Burial Ground, and had already gained an initial understanding of the secrets within.
Having Chu Feng communicate with the other party would probably be the most appropriate course of action.
But compared to everyone else, Chu Feng showed not the slightest trace of nervousness. Instead, he couldn't help but chuckle: "If you could come in, why can't we? Did you grow an extra pair of buttocks or something?"
The moment those words left Chu Feng's mouth, everyone was terrified.
Those words were practically court death!
Sure enough, the voice from within the gateway rang out once more, carrying unmistakable anger: "You little brat, how da-how dare you speak to me like this? Do you know who I-I-I... I am?"
"Who else could it be? Wang Qiang, obviously," Chu Feng said.
"Wang Qiang?" At these words, everyone froze for a moment.
Many of them knew that Chu Feng and Wang Qiang had an extraordinary relationship, and many from the Imperial Clan had seen Wang Qiang before.
As for the people from Divine Body Heavenly Palace, that went without saying.
Wang Qiang was himself a member of Divine Body Heavenly Palace.
"Holy crap, h-how did you figure that out?"
But just then, the voice from the barrier gate came again, and simultaneously a figure leaped out from it.
Seeing this person, everyone found it hard to believe—especially the members of Divine Body Heavenly Palace.
Because this person was indeed Wang Qiang.
After Wang Qiang jumped out of the gateway, the black-qi formation dissipated and vanished.
Along with it disappeared that terrifying aura, completely and utterly, as though it had never existed at all.
"Brother, how... how did you know it was me?" Wang Qiang asked.
"Did you forget you've got my tracking talisman on you?" Chu Feng countered.
"Crap, I-I-I... I forgot." After saying this, Wang Qiang turned to face the people from Divine Body Heavenly Palace and said with a grin, "Greetings, Palace Master."
"Wang Qiang, how... how did you come out of there?"
The Palace Master of Divine Body Heavenly Palace still hadn't fully recovered, still shaken by the terrifying aura that had emanated from the barrier gate, worry still lingering on his face.
"Palace Master, I was just pulling a little joke on you all. That gate looks frightening, but in reality it's... it's pretty much useless. It's just an ability I-I-I... I've mastered," Wang Qiang said cheerfully.
Following Wang Qiang's explanation, everyone finally understood what had happened.
It turned out that Wang Qiang had successfully opened one of the burial mounds and obtained an inheritance, along with a power that allowed him to use certain abilities within the Ancient Burial Ground.
Specifically, he could freely activate teleportation arrays to rapidly reach any location he wished.
Furthermore, he could lock onto the position of anyone he wanted to find. When activating the teleportation array, the image of Chu Feng had appeared in his mind, which was why he had opened a teleportation array leading to this particular formation.
"That's wonderful! With an ability like yours, traveling through this Ancient Burial Ground will be much easier," said Huangfu Shengyu.
"Easy... easy, my foot."
"You... you have no idea how much effort it took me just now to open it the first time."
"And after a successful activation, I can't... I can't do it again for a short while," Wang Qiang said.
"Then what kind of inheritance did you receive? It must have been from a very powerful figure, right?" Huangfu Shengyu asked again.
"My inheritance—well, the name doesn't exactly sound like it belongs to a good person. It's called... called... called the Evil Flame Ancestor," Wang Qiang said.
"The Evil Flame Ancestor?" At these words, Chu Feng's expression froze for just a moment.
Meanwhile, Wang Qiang rolled up his sleeve without hesitation, revealing a black mark on his arm that emanated a faint, eerie dark glow.
"After I got the inheritance, that burial mound was suddenly filled with black qi everywhere, and it got super creepy."
"This weird... weird thing even appeared on my arm."
"This..."
Looking at the mark on Wang Qiang's arm, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, instinctively glancing toward Chu Feng.
Because that mark—though much smaller and radiating a different kind of glow—bore a striking resemblance to the talisman mark on Yuwen Yanri's chest.