He simply cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Seeing Chen Qian remain silent, Zheng Lei continued, "There is another piece of evidence: the first generation of the Nine Kings must have entered this 'door'."

"What?"

"The chains on those 'doors'."

Zheng Lei pointed and said meaningfully.

"chain?"

He turned his head to look before sinking.

"These chains were all left by kings and nobles, and each chain represents a king or noble who made the move."

Zheng Lei explained, “Every time someone in China becomes a king or noble, a seal is left on this bronze door. This is a rule set by the nine kings, and the original nine chains were left by the nine kings.”

"Think about it, if this 'door' didn't truly conceal a shocking secret, why would the Nine Kings need the combined power of all the kings and nobles to seal it?"

“But clearly, this ‘door’ has never actually been opened.”

Shen Qian stared blankly at the chains. He had sensed before that each chain, which shimmered with various colors of light, contained unimaginable power. It turned out that they were all the work of a king!

From this perspective, it's quite possible that the Ninth Prince could actually enter it, otherwise he wouldn't be so concerned about this "door".

As for why the Ninth Prince sealed this "door," Shen Qian guessed it wasn't as simple as Zheng Lei had said.

He still couldn't quite believe that the secret to becoming the Martial King was related to a "door," which would be tantamount to completely denying everything about the Ninth King himself.

Does that mean that if any Tom, Dick, or Harry went in, they would become King Wu?

This sounds more like an unreliable, hearsay rumor.

Boom!

As he was deep in thought, the bronze door stirred again.

The dull, thunderous roar continued, as if something was constantly pounding against the other side of the bronze door, causing the entire door to tremble.

"Has this kind of anomaly occurred before?" Shen Qian asked.

"This has never happened before, otherwise everyone wouldn't be so nervous."

Zheng Lei sighed, "When the city was built in the center of the earth and designated as the exclusive domain of the mountains and seas, some people speculated that the Council of Kings and Marquises wanted to use the power of countless mountains and seas to guard this 'gate'. However, for more than two hundred years, this 'gate' has never changed."

"Major Shen just happened to be there; it wasn't until yesterday that this 'door' started to move."

"Yesterday?" Shen Qiantong shrank back. "Those black mists..."

"That's right, it was during the time of the great upheaval that this 'door,' which had been silent for countless years, seemed to suddenly awaken."

Zheng Lei said with a wry smile, "Normally, there aren't this many people stationed in the underground city. Many of them were only able to come here after being temporarily transferred."

"I'm really curious what's banging on the 'door'..."

He stared intently at the trembling door that seemed about to open, and murmured to himself.

"Well, whatever's inside the 'gate,' the seals of so many kings and nobles are enough to make it as solid as gold..."

Zheng Lei stroked his beard and smiled confidently, when suddenly a roar many times larger than before resounded.

boom!

Splash!

Amidst the horrified gazes of countless martial artists from the mountains and seas, the massive bronze gate suddenly hummed, and then slowly revealed a crack.

"The door is open!"

Amidst the gasps and exclamations, everyone tensed up.

In an instant, this world was filled with the power of countless powerful beings from the mountains and seas.

Buzz!

The countless chains wrapped around it shone brightly, unleashing tremendous power in an instant, firmly blocking the bronze gate that was still opening outwards.

Seeing that the bronze gate was firmly blocked by the chains left by the kings and nobles, and could not be advanced any further, everyone subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"What is that?!"

Just then, someone cried out in horror.

A great uproar broke out in the world.

Because from the bronze door that had been opened a crack, a stream of light suddenly shot out.

The flowing light displayed a variety of colors, captivating everyone's attention the moment it appeared.

Whoosh!

Three chains intertwined and extended, seemingly trying to catch the flowing light, but the light was faster. With a nimble flash, it avoided the chains' blockade and escaped their range.

Boom!

With the combined force of countless chains, the bronze gate closed again, but the stream of light still managed to escape, dancing up and down in the void as if cheering and jumping for joy.

Suddenly, the stream of light stopped in mid-air, and only then did all the martial artists present finally see its appearance.

Enveloped in multicolored light, three crystal-clear white pebbles, shaped like lotus seeds, were gently pulsating.

No one present knew what these things were, but for some reason, just staring at these three white pebbles, everyone's hearts were pounding uncontrollably.

Many martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realm couldn't help but reveal the projection of the Great Dao above their heads.

Before anyone could react, a figure burst through the air, rushing toward the white pebble at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

"Major Shen?"

Zheng Lei was stinging from the sudden gust of wind beside him and was somewhat dazed.

Because the figure that suddenly sprang up was none other than Shen Qian.

Shenqian was the first to react, but not the only one.

Almost immediately after Chen Qian, several more figures rushed out, their target the white pebble.

"A rare treasure!"

"This white pebble is definitely an extraordinary treasure!"

All the people present seemed to awaken from a dream, their eyes instantly burning with fervor.

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