0p0 Chapter 229
Chapter 229
The dragon-patterned stone box was opened, revealing two bracelets that had turned black.
Zhang Qilin stepped forward, took out a bracelet, and handed it to Zhang Hao: "This is one of the Zhang family's most precious treasures, the Double Ring, which can block divine bestowal."
Divine intervention means that God uses His consciousness to influence the Zhang family and manipulate their actions to achieve His own goals.
However, due to the obstruction of the bronze gate, the divine revelation can only occur when members of the Zhang family appear near the bronze gate.
Therefore, it goes without saying how important the double-ringed device with the ability to block divine transmission was to the Zhang family.
The meaning behind Zhang Qilin handing the Double Rings to Zhang Hao at this moment was quite clear: as long as the Zhang family accepted the Double Rings, the heavy responsibility of dealing with the gods would fall into his hands.
Without hesitation, Zhang Hao took the double-ringed bracelet and put it on his hand: "Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to kill the god and completely liberate the Zhang and Wu families."
"I believe you can do it, and only you can do it."
"Rumble..."
After Zhang Hao put on the double-ringed earrings, a mechanical turning sound suddenly rang out in the ancient building.
"come on in!"
After the sound rang out, Zhang Qilin jumped directly into the stone coffin in front of the shrine.
Everyone jumped in when they heard Zhang Qilin's call.
A few seconds later, the entire stone coffin, along with everyone inside, plummeted downwards.
Everyone felt a sudden darkness before their eyes and could see nothing at all.
Zhang Hao has night vision, so even though it's pitch black around him, it's no different from daytime.
At this moment, they descended rapidly in a stone coffin. The shaft was surrounded by stone coffins cast with molten iron, densely packed and layered, far more than what they had seen inside the Drum Tower.
It's unclear whether the noise caused by the descent of the stone coffin alerted the creatures inside, or if there was some other reason.
The thing inside the coffin pounded on it desperately, making a continuous "thump, thump, thump" sound.
It is unknown how long they descended or how deep they reached, but with a loud "bang" and a violent tremor, the stone coffin suddenly stopped.
At the same time, a rumbling sound rang in everyone's ears.
A stone slab in front of the coffin was slowly rising, and a burst of scorching air rushed in, burning the skin with a dull ache.
Behind the stone slab was a huge cave, which was filled with a fiery red light. Even without night vision or any light source, the environment inside could be seen clearly.
The cave outside was at least the size of several football fields, but inside was a bubbling lava lake.
There are several waterfalls around the lava lake, with water constantly flowing down.
When the cold water collides with the scorching magma, a cloud of white mist rises instantly.
Above the lava lake are bronze chains extending from all directions, which together hold a platform the size of a basketball court suspended above the lava lake, making it look like a fairy island floating there from a distance.
This scene left everyone stunned. Putting aside the scale, even in modern times, it would be extremely difficult to build such a place in this environment.
How did the ancients manage to do that?
"Look! Aren't those the hexagonal bronze bells we saw before?!"
"Knowing it's a hexagonal bronze bell, you still make it so loud? You don't want to live anymore!"
Wu Tianzhen offered a reminder.
The fat man quickly covered his mouth, looking frightened.
Such bronze bells have appeared several times, with traces found in the Lu Palace, shipwreck tombs, and the Qinling Mountains. Now, they have also been found underground at Zhangjia Ancient Building.
The hexagonal bronze bell will ring with the slightest vibration, and its sound can plunge people into a hallucination and make them go berserk.
Zhang Hao walked out of the stone coffin, crossed the stone gate, and went to the edge of the lava lake to look at the platform floating on the lake.
An ancient coffin can be vaguely seen sitting there.
Coffin, hexagonal bronze bell, underground of Zhang Family Ancient Building.
Could this be the most mysterious place in Zhangjia Ancient Building?
This is a place that only the clan leader can reach, carrying the Soul-Stabilizing Bell.
Legend has it that there is a mysterious room in the Zhang Family Ancient Building containing a coffin in which the previous patriarch of the Zhang family lies.
The way each patriarch of the Zhang family receives the inheritance is by entering that mysterious room. After fully receiving the inheritance, they will emerge from inside carrying the previous patriarch.
Zhang Qilin seemed to sense Zhang Hao's doubts and said calmly, "It's just what you think."
"Everyone, stay close behind me and don't stray too far, otherwise the Soul-Stabilizing Bell will become ineffective."
After Zhang Qilin finished speaking, he leaped upwards, grabbed the bronze chain above his head with both hands, and then flipped over to stand on the bronze chain.
As soon as he touched the bronze chain, the hexagonal bronze bells hanging on it jingled.
Wu Tianzhen and Fatty became confused as soon as they heard the voice.
Zhang Qilin was prepared and had already taken the Soul-Stabilizing Bell in his hand and shook it.
"Jingle Bell……"
The sound of the Soul-Stabilizing Bell canceled out the sound of the hexagonal bronze bell, and Wu Tianzhen and the fat man's eyes instantly regained their clarity.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go up!"
"Oh well."
The two responded simultaneously and immediately jumped onto the bronze chains with Zhang Qilin's help.
After they went up, Zhang Hao jumped up on the spot.
Once everyone was on the bronze chains, Zhang Qilin led them to the platform in the middle.
As he walked, he rhythmically shook the Soul-Stabilizing Bell to counteract the mesmerizing sound emitted by the hexagonal bronze bell.
"Fatty, watch out!"
As soon as he reached the middle, Zhang Hao saw a humanoid monster appear below the chains, hanging upside down on the bronze chains like a bat.
The monster was entirely green, just like a jade or emerald.
As soon as the fat man got close, the monster immediately flipped over and reached out to grab the fat man's ankle.
Upon hearing the warning, the fat man looked down and was so startled by the height of over ten meters that he stumbled and nearly fell.
Fortunately, Zhang Hao grabbed him and prevented him from falling.
However, several treasures in his pocket fell out.
The gold bracelet turned black, melted, and disappeared instantly when it fell into the lava.
The fat man patted his chest and let out a long sigh: "Thanks to Brother Zhang Hao, otherwise if I had fallen, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be ashes left by now."
"Alright, be careful."
Zhang Hao noticed that the jade humanoid monster immediately withdrew its hand and returned to its original form, ceasing its attack, as soon as he touched the fat man.
He guessed that the fat man might have been attacked because he was the only outsider there.
Whether it's the Zhang family, to which Zhang Hao and Zhang Qilin belong, or the Wu family, to which Wu Tianzhen belongs, the bodies of both families are needed by God.
There must be something special about it; that's probably how the monster is distinguished.
He only attacked when the fat man approached and sensed the presence of an outsider.
Then Zhang Hao put his hand on the fat man's shoulder, and sure enough, they were no longer attacked by the monster.
The four of them successfully reached the platform in the middle of the lava lake.
At this moment, Zhang Hao noticed that in addition to an ancient wooden coffin, there was also a bronze object the size of a truck cab floating above the platform.
At the same time, a system notification sounded in his mind.
[Ding! Rare item, meteorite copper, discovered.]