Almighty Genius

Chapter 2286 - 1780: Taking the Fall

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This is not surprising for Qin Fang to think this way, as the news about the underground palace seems to have been known to the Six Major Families for a long time... They even precisely grasped the timing of its opening. It's almost impossible to say they know nothing about this place.

"Could the corpse hanging there be a member of the Six Major Families?"

Qin Fang couldn't help but maliciously speculate.

However, Qin Fang knew clearly that this was impossible...

The Six Major Families haven't existed for long, after all, The Green Gang has only been around for a little over a hundred years, and the time that corpse has been in the underground palace is at least several hundred years old... Back then, the Six Major Families didn't even exist.

But no matter what, judging from the performance of the Six Major Families, it's clear they know some information about this underground palace, which is how they could catch up so quickly... As for those mercenaries sent in earlier, they were just cannon fodder to clear the path.

Once the obstacles in front were cleared, that's when they flooded in...

They even directly found the most hidden place without spending as much time as Qin Fang and Vincent searching for the location of the mechanism…

"Perhaps, how to leave here will depend on them..."

Upon understanding this, Qin Fang couldn't help but think so.

This mysterious space looks like a cage with no exit. Other than the platform in the center being the key point, Qin Fang found nothing else of use.

Even on that platform, all Qin Fang discovered was a Concealment Formation, but how to use this platform, or what's behind it, to leave here... Qin Fang still had no idea for now.

However, one thing is certain, this mysterious space should lead to the most mysterious part of the underground palace, and might also be where the hidden treasure of the underground palace truly lies!

While Qin Fang was thinking about this, the experts from the Six Major Families rushed towards him at great speed, and quickly spotted the charred corpse on the ground… All of them stopped.

"Someone came before us…"

Noticing this corpse, the leading Great Grandmaster-Level Expert stopped to investigate, similar to how Vincent did earlier, checking the body's temperature, and couldn't help but furrow his brows, saying, "The body still retains some warmth, it hasn't been dead for long… hurry and catch up, or we'll be too late!"

Saying this, he was ready to lead the others forward, clearly not putting much concern on this sole corpse… After all, they had sent hundreds in to die as cannon fodder, why would they care about just one body?

"Wait…"

But at this moment, a middle-aged man in the crowd suddenly spoke up.

"What is it, Chen Chong…"

The others were immediately puzzled, all looking at this person, asking urgently.

They knew someone had entered this mysterious space before them, how could this not make them anxious?

"He is my third brother, Chen Zhi…"

The middle-aged man called Chen Chong squatted down and fished out a jade pendant from the body… Although the jade pendant was burned and scalded, slightly deformed, the patterns and words on it could still be discerned.

"Chen Zhi?"

The others were immediately stunned. Being members of the Six Major Families, how could they not know Chen Zhi, a grandmaster-level expert from the Chen Family?

Everyone's strength was about the same, but for Chen Zhi to inexplicably die here… and in such a burned state, it was beyond reason!

"How could this be? How could it be Chen Zhi?"

Precisely because it was beyond reason, it made everyone shocked and many couldn't help but murmur.

"There are no mechanisms in this passage, surely someone did this intentionally…"

At this moment, Chen Chong spoke with a grim face.

The Six Major Families indeed had some understanding of the underground palace, mainly because they held a fragmented map of the underground palace, not of the earlier levels, but of the Seventh Level of the Underground Palace and this mysterious space.

With the map, they naturally knew there were no traps laid in this passage. Yet, Chen Zhi's corpse was found here, clearly just burned…

"There are no traces of burning here, clearly my third brother's corpse was deliberately brought here to be hidden, so the perpetrator… is definitely ahead!"

Chen Chong, with a fiercely determined expression, carefully examined around the corpse and reached this conclusion.

"Let's go, let's check it out…"

Hearing Chen Chong's conclusion, the others found it made perfect sense and immediately charged forward.

Among the Six Major Families, there might be some internal strife or discord, but those are internal conflicts. When facing external threats, they still stood united… For instance, in this underground palace treasure hunt, the Six Major Families were still collaborating closely.

At least, until they find the ultimate treasure, they wouldn't fall out…

But now a grandmaster-level expert sent by the Six Major Families, has inexplicably died, which inevitably sent a chill down the spines of the others... Since someone could kill Chen Zhi, it's evident that any one of them could also be killed.

Against such an adversary... they naturally felt considerable pressure!

Chen Chong didn't say some things out loud. He discovered traces of Chen Zhi having used the Three Needles Explosion... Although the body had been burned, the traces were not very clear, yet Chen Chong still recognized them. That is to say, even after Chen Zhi unleashed his most powerful strength, he was still killed by the opponent!

The strength of the person who killed Chen Zhi is definitely terrifying...

It couldn't be anyone from the Six Major Families, but Chen Chong did think of one person!

However, he didn't voice his suspicion... The secret technique of the Three Needles Explosion was accidentally obtained by the Chen Family and had been well hidden. Hardly anyone knew about it, and Chen Chong still didn't want to reveal it!

"It's somewhat of a pleasant surprise..."

Watching the people of the Six Major Families leave, Qin Fang then emerged from the shadows, smiling softly.

Then, Qin Fang swiftly moved toward the center area...

Since the fish have already entered the net, naturally, it's time to stir things up a bit and decide when to close the net!

"Vincent, it's really you!"

When Qin Fang reached the center area, he heard Chen Chong's loud yell followed by the sounds of a fierce fight. Even without seeing the situation, Qin Fang could guess what was happening.

"Chen, what do you want?"

However, Vincent wasn't an easy target. Previously, unclear about the situation, he easily dodged Chen Chong's attack. But realizing that Chen Chong was going all out to kill, he didn't hold back either.

Bang~~~

With just a gentle palm strike, Chen Chong's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

If it weren't for the grandmaster-level experts of the Six Major Families catching him, just this strike would have gravely injured Chen Chong...

Pfft~~~

Even so, Chen Chong still spurted out a mouthful of blood.

His strength was not weak, reaching near the peak of the grandmaster level; with full power, he might not be much weaker than Gagarin, perhaps only slightly inferior to Wei Feng.

But against a great grandmaster-level Vincent, he was evidently not enough... Just a light strike already injured him.

This incident was quite similar to Qin Fang's battle with Chen Zhi...

"Vincent, you killed my third brother, I swear my Chen Family will be at odds with you forever!"

Though severely wounded, Chen Chong gritted his teeth and said viciously.

The Chen Family, one of the Six Major Families, had considerable strength and resources, and a great grandmaster-level expert was their ultimate power, their most precious asset... Losing one would plunge the Chen Family into years of decline, waiting for another grandmaster-level expert to rise before they could regain their prestige.

Furthermore, the Chen Family only had two great grandmaster-level experts in total, one of whom was an old patriarch over eighty years old, with one foot nearly in the grave, ready to leave at any moment.

Therefore, the slightly over fifty-year-old Chen Zhi was the Chen Family's reliance and pillar for the next twenty years...

Unexpectedly, the old man of the Chen Family was still alive, but the robust Chen Zhi was killed... This was nearly the demise of the Chen Family; such hatred runs deep, and Chen Chong's words were not exaggerated!

"I killed your third brother? Chen Zhi?"

Vincent was momentarily stunned. Though he didn't regard Chen Chong seriously, other families' members were watching like tigers ready to pounce, so Vincent couldn't underestimate them, let alone knowing nothing about this situation.

"You must be mistaken? Chen Zhi's strength is comparable to mine. Although I can defeat him, it's impossible to kill him... Moreover, I have no reason to do so!"

Even the forceful Vincent chose to explain rather than bluntly deny at this moment!

"Hmph... Of course, you'd say that, but how do you explain this?"

At this moment, someone immediately threw out Chen Zhi's corpse, and Chen Chong furiously questioned.

"This is..."

Vincent was stunned, of course, recognizing the corpse. He had personally examined it, and then understood why Chen Chong and others might see him as an enemy, "This has nothing to do with me; he was already dead when I got here..."

"Hehe... Even now, you want to deny it!!!"

Chen Chong angrily laughed, looking at Vincent with a gaze full of resentment and malice.

Vincent's words were riddled with contradictions, Clearly, there were only these people here, and Vincent was the first to arrive... then who else could the killer be? (To be continued. If you like this work, please cast a recommendation vote or monthly vote at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)