"It means the problem must have arisen from one of these places."
"It's most likely the Bronze Gate under the First Emperor's Mausoleum, or Iceland, or maybe the Changbai Mountain Heavenly Pool. In any case, the Han Dynasty's Great Tomb has the smallest probability."
"Makes sense!" Tong Tong's eyes sparkled as she cheered on her master's might.
The melodramatic temperament made Luo Yu rub his temples.
After all, it was an Artifact Spirit that was thousands of years old, acting as joyous as a happily impaired child.
He didn't put the Bagua Mirror away but carried it close to nurture with his warmth.
Then he stood up and tore through space.
He went to the Han Dynasty's Great Tomb and opened the tomb according to the method in his memory.
Inside the dark tomb corridor.
Luo Yu moved unhindered, all the traps had long been dismantled by him.
Upon seeing the four side chambers.
He paused slightly, pondering that of the four side chambers' owners, he had found two: Dajiuer and Zhen Fu'er, both suffering from memory loss.
Another probable White-Haired Goddess was likely under the Heavenly Pool.
And the owner of the last Red Crystal Coffin, the beast claw's, was still unknown.
Finally, Luo Yu stood at the entrance of the main tomb chamber.
He looked at the huge stone door that had last required the Strength of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers to open.
He lifted it with one hand and flipped it upward.
"Boom!"
The entire stone door, heavy as if it weighed thousands of pounds, was lifted...
As the sealed stone door opened, a powerful force rushed towards him from within.
If it had been Luo Yu from before, he naturally would have struggled to cope with it.
He would have been pushed out.
But now, Luo Yu had already broken through to the Superior Realm and was the strongest of the unprecedented Superiors, not so easily handled.
"Boom!"
Brilliant colors erupted from Luo Yu's body as various Dao Principle Forces manifested.
They protected his entire body,
No matter how powerful the rush of energy, he remained unmovable.
He stood there steadfastly.
One hour...
Two hours...
This forceful blast of energy continued, locked in a stalemate with Luo Yu.
Luo Yu was astonished in his heart.
Thank goodness he hadn't been reckless before, trying to forcefully enter, or he would've exhausted himself without even gaining entry.
It was only with his current profound foundations that he could still maintain his stance.
If it were any other God's Child attempting this, even with a Divine Artifact, they wouldn't last half an hour.
After resisting this force for five hours...
Luo Yu's heart was even more shaken, it was an incredibly impressive feat; this must be the method left by some predecessor of the Great Xia.
How could it have retained such persistent and unyielding power even after thousands of years had passed?
Moreover, Luo Yu had noticed that this force harbored no killing intent.
Its purpose was merely to push out any intruders that came in.
If there were no treasures within this main tomb chamber,
Surely, such an obstacle would not have been set up.
Luo Yu's eyes burned with fervor as he stared ahead, the main chamber filled with Yellow Soil everywhere.
At the end of the tomb chamber, a Green Sapling swayed gently.
Below the sapling was a simple unornamented earthen platform.
With cracked surfaces, the square earthen platform once had Tiger Talismans and stones placed upon it.
Luo Yu felt as if everything here was somehow related to him.
He needed to achieve the corresponding strength to come over.
After all, when he opened this place last time, the Tiger Talisman had flown out on its own.
When he held out for nine hours,
Even with Luo Yu's strength, he was starting to feel fatigued.
The mysterious force that charged at him showed no sign of weakening.
"What in the world is going on!"
"If this keeps up, I won't be able to hold on."
Luo Yu's brow furrowed, his expression no longer as relaxed as before.
"Huh?"
Luo Yu suddenly discovered that his body seemed to have undergone some kind of change.
He sent out a strand of his Divine Spirit to enter a state of internal vision.
In the face of this forceful onslaught, his entire world became more solid,
Seeming to help him refine his foundation further.
At the same time, some special energy particles were merging into his body.
Although there was no visible increase in strength, his foundation had been strengthened several times over.
It was like comparing seeds.
One seed could grow several meters of food in the future, while another might die off before reaching much height; that's the difference in foundation.
Realizing that this power could bring benefits, Luo Yu, who had initially been impatient and even anxious, couldn't help but feel excited.
He relished the challenge.
"Swoosh——"
"Swoosh swoosh!"
By the fifteenth hour, Luo Yu was utterly drained.
The power inside his body was depleted.
There was no way to replenish Spiritual Energy in this tomb chamber, so his formidable recovery ability couldn't come into play.
But his foundation had improved at least by dozens of times, if not more.
It was even more refreshing than any natural treasure could ever be.
Luo Yu was still relying on the strength of his flesh, struggling to hold on.
"Damn it."
"This is too tough."
Luo Yu clenched his teeth, as every inch of his muscles shivered and trembled.
He was extremely fatigued.
So fatigued that every inch of his skin, each muscle cried out with exhaustion, longing to immediately sleep soundly.
But he forcefully perked up, knowing the longer he persisted, the greater the benefits would be.
"Humph."
Luo Yu let out a low grunt.
But due to excessive fatigue, his shout was weak and breathless.
Beads of sweat slid down his cheeks, dampening his collar.
His legs started to tremble.
Just as he was about to give in, wanting to activate the Donghuang Bell to help him withstand,
he found that under this force, he actually couldn't activate the Divine Artifact.
He could only rely on his own foundation to tough it out.
But he was already at his limit.
"Damn!"
Luo Yu employed the Secret Technique of Myriad Transformations.
A golden power surged within his body, forcibly circulating through his limbs.
Potential was being stimulated.
Green plants in his small world that bore the Great Dao Flowers vibrated, sprinkling the light of Dao principles.
Luo Yu's bent body once again stood upright.
Time ticked away slowly.
Luo Yu felt every minute, every second drag on interminably.
He didn't even know how long he had persisted, as he had long ceased to pay attention.
But certainly, it had been over a day.
Suddenly, the power within the entire main tomb chamber retracted, and Luo Yu, caught off guard, plunged forward, stumbling and falling onto the Yellow Soil.
"Bang."
This was also his first real step into the main chamber of the tomb.
"Finally..."
"It's over!"
Luo Yu no longer cared about the benefits or anything of the sort.
His willpower and physical strength had reached their true limits.
Especially since he was no longer able to even celebrate his success.
Because now, a problem had arisen.
He was utterly drained, there was no Spiritual Energy around for him to recover, and he found even standing up difficult.
He could only recover quickly once outside.
The problem was, how to get outside.
Holy shit!
Luo Yu's mentality exploded, wondering if he would die here.
That would be the biggest joke in the world.
A God's Child, unmatched within and beyond his realm, dead in this godforsaken place out of sheer exhaustion.
That was just absurd.
However, at that moment, something unexpected occurred.
The Yellow Soil of the entire main tomb chamber vibrated, waves of yellow pulsating from every direction, converging and entering Luo Yu's body.
"Hmm?"
Initially, Luo Yu resisted, yet he also lacked the strength to do so.
Quickly, with the first strand of yellowish light entering his body,
Luo Yu couldn't help but utter a relaxing groan.
It was like rain after a long drought, the parched land soaking up the nourishment of rainwater.
His physical strength, Divine Soul Power, and even that thoroughly exhausted will started to recover at an unbelievable speed.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"
Under the infusion of wave after wave of yellowish light,
Luo Yu's aura surged around him, buzzing with energy, and he quickly stood up.
No longer in the sorry state as before.
In fact, his aura continued to grow stronger, exceeding his peak period.
Luo Yu looked on in shock at the yellowish light.
He noted that the surrounding Yellow Soil had now lost its color.
It was filled with a dead silence.
"What kind of power is this!"
Luo Yu swore, he had never seen such a unique power.
It didn't belong to any known Dao principles.
When the last strand of yellowish force was injected into his body,
Luo Yu's energy soared like a rainbow, breaking and then rebuilding.
His strength had ascended to yet another level, as if he had broken through a major boundary.
Every inch of his muscles glowed with the luster of yellowish light.
Around the small world of his Dantian, a layer of this yellowish flow enveloped it.
"Wait a minute!"
Luo Yu felt the explosive power stored in his muscles.
His heart trembled.
This yellowish flow, it couldn't be the legendary Xuanhuang Qi, could it!!!