Although he did not want to come to this point, nor did he want to leave any traces for the demon kings who entered later to discover, he had no other choice at this moment.

"Breaking down the door at this time was a last resort, not an intentional act of sabotage. Please forgive me, senior."

Young Master Wang cupped his hands in greeting to the main hall, then took a half step back and took out his bone knife.

Immediately afterwards, he mobilized his spiritual energy, causing hundreds of thousands of candle flames, which were the limit of his power, to condense on the blade.

Suddenly, the emerald green bone knife burst into flames, and then, under Wang Zheng's compression, it gradually turned into a layer of black film with a red glow, which adhered to the bone blade.

The terrifying flames were compressed to their extreme, radiating an endless scorching heat that baked Wang Zheng's own hair until it curled up and turned scorched. A terrifying aura emanated from the blade.

Wang Zheng's hair and beard bristled with rage, making him look like a god or demon.

"Open it for me!"

With a sharp shout from Wang Zheng, he gripped the knife handle tightly with both hands and then slashed fiercely at the crack in the door.

"Boom!!!"

A deafening roar erupted from the main hall as the fully charged candle flames crashed into the seemingly fragile wooden door, producing a deafening sound, sparks flying everywhere, and it exploded.

In an instant, visible and powerful fluctuations of spiritual energy spread outwards...

The gate was indeed incredibly resilient, withstanding several attacks from the candle flames without sustaining any damage or even leaving a scorch mark.

Wang Zheng felt a jolt in his wrist, and the magical weapon that the Demon King had conjured instantly flew out of his hand, arcing through the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

The force of the recoil was not exhausted; it violently impacted Wang Zheng, causing his entire body to fly backward uncontrollably and crash directly into the Yingyu statue in the center of the hall.

"Pfft!!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

Wang Zheng's face turned ashen. He shook his numb arm, looked at the hundred or so points of stamina that had slipped down in his data panel, quickly condensed a ball of holy light and pressed it against his chest to replenish it, then couldn't help but curse.

"Luckily, I held back and didn't burn my spiritual energy to its limit, otherwise the force of that counterattack would have shattered me directly."

This was the first time that Young Master Wang had tried to break the deadlock with brute force but failed. He then picked up the bone knife from the ground in a daze and looked at the small crack that had appeared on the tip of the knife. He was immediately heartbroken.

Only then did the belatedly aware young master Wang begin to reflect.

"Speaking of which, I was teleported here, not through the main entrance. Is there some kind of teleportation array that sent me out?"

But there's nothing else in this hall except for this snail statue. Could it be some kind of trap to lure people in and imprison them?

No, no, that doesn't make sense. If it were a trap, why would it teleport someone to this main hall? Wouldn't it be better to go to some other dangerous place...?

As Wang Zheng was talking to himself, a sudden inspiration flashed through his mind.

"No, the teleportation is done using the Snake Fish Pearl, and there's a Snake Fish statue in this hall. Does that mean we can escape using that pearl?"

Realizing what was happening, Wang Zheng immediately took out the Winning Fish Spirit Pearl and then carefully probed it with his spiritual power.

The already radiant spirit pearl now emitted a strange fluctuation, enveloping Wang Zheng entirely.

This time, when Wang Zheng went forward, he didn't feel any resistance at all. The invisible barrier seemed to be completely non-existent, and it actually merged and intertwined with the fluctuations emitted by the spirit pearl.

With that, there were no more obstacles in Wang Zheng's way. With a gentle push, the main gate of the hall opened.

At this moment, Wang Zheng cursed himself for being stupid.

Even with such obvious hints, I still didn't notice them and foolishly thought I could get through the level by brute force.

Not only did he waste over 100,000 units of spiritual energy, but he was also shocked to the point of vomiting blood.

"It's all Old Li's fault for saying that the relic's appearance would definitely be solved by brute force. That mistaken idea affected my thinking. Otherwise, I would have solved the mystery long ago..."

At this moment, Wang Zheng shamelessly shifted all the blame onto others, then stopped worrying about the wasted 100,000 units of spiritual energy and strode out...

"Awesome! The spiritual energy in these ruins is this concentrated. What about the so-called blessed lands and grotto-heavens? Perhaps they only differ in size?"

Wang Zheng greedily inhaled the rich spiritual energy in the air, feeling so refreshed that it seemed as if every pore of his body had opened up.

It must be said that the scenery in these ruins is truly magnificent, like a fairyland.

After stepping out of the main hall, the first thing that catches the eye is a long staircase paved with golden marble, leading to the gatehouse in the distance.

A crystal-clear avenue runs through front of the two side halls, one on the left and one on the right, extending from the gatehouse inwards and leading to the rear.

In the center of the main hall was an incredibly spacious square, with a huge square cauldron in the very center, covered with dense and complex inscriptions. All around were pavilions and towers, magnificent buildings, which looked incredibly majestic and imposing, with an awe-inspiring presence.

At this point, Wang Zheng realized that he had just entered the main hall at the very center of this Heavenly Palace of Ruins. Although he hadn't gained much benefit from it, he was relieved to think that the ruins were originally used to imprison the ancient demon, Yingyu.

Looking around, all the side halls on either side of the main hall, and the wing rooms behind them, were all locked up tight.

Wang Zheng initially planned to search through these imposing halls and seize the benefits first.

Who knows when those demon kings will break through? He still needs to hurry up and find a way out.

Wang Zheng first went to the first side hall outside the gate tower, looked at the gilded plaque above the main gate, and read it word by word:

"Welcome Pavilion!"

...

Of course, this wasn't because Young Master Wang suddenly became able to recognize these ancient characters; it was simply because he guessed based on his own way of thinking and the appearance of the characters.

As for whether the guess is accurate or not, nobody knows.

Unfortunately, Young Master Wang came full of enthusiasm but left disappointed.

When he got close to the palace gate, he found that it was also separated by a barrier, and even taking out the Winning Fish Spirit Pearl had no effect.

After testing all the palace gates and getting the same result, Wang Zheng returned to the side palace gate, still unwilling to give up, wanting to test the strength of the barriers on these buildings again.

As soon as he circulated his spiritual energy, the vermilion gate began to shake slightly, emitting a buzzing sound, and even the distant gate tower exuded a sense of repulsion.

It seemed to be a warning to Wang Zheng: Try it and you'll die!