Chapter 0822: Ancient Treasure Chest

Chapter 0822: The Ancient Divine Chest

Xiao Yuemei's magical mirror could detect spiritual beings.

She scanned the crowd ahead and confirmed that no one had flown to the center of the chest, so she was certain there was a spiritual being inside.

This immediately made Qin Yun even more curious!

The contents stored inside the massive chest were most likely a living being!

"What exactly are the Dragon Family up to? Yun'er, can you sense anything?" Qin Yun asked Ling Yuner.

"I don’t know either, but we could capture someone from the Dragon Family to question!" Ling Yuner said. "Whatever is stored inside that chest must be priceless!"

"Who knows, maybe something is sealed inside—after all, the chest is so huge!" Qin Yun suddenly worried that the Dragon Family might be releasing some fearsome creature.

Given the formidable power of the Dragon Family members ahead, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei couldn’t afford to be reckless.

But waiting idly wasn’t a solution either. If more powerful members of the Dragon Family arrived, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei would stand even less chance of obtaining whatever was inside.

"Yuemei, I’m making my move!" Qin Yun whispered. "I plan to use the Lion Monarch Cannon to blast two ships and make the chest fall to the ground!"

That enormous chest undoubtedly contained something of great importance to the Dragon Family.

The flying speed of those massive airships was painfully slow, showing how cautious the Dragon Family was.

Qin Yun bore a deep grudge against the Dragon Family, so he would never miss an opportunity to strike back.

And if he could seize their treasures, that would be all the more satisfying.

"Good! Maybe it’ll throw the Dragon Family into chaos… or the chest might accidentally open!" Xiao Yuemei cheered, never one to shy away from chaos.

Qin Yun produced the Lion Monarch Cannon.

He kept his distance, over ten thousand meters, from the Dragon Family’s main force.

Surrounded by mountains, any loud explosion wouldn’t reach outsiders.

After improvements, Qin Yun’s Lion Monarch Cannon could aim accurately even from great distances.

This time, instead of gathering energy for the shot, Qin Yun loaded a special payload—a Martial King’s Dao Pill.

The explosion of a Martial King’s Dao Pill was terrifyingly powerful, enough to leave even an Emperor Wu reeling from the blast.

Seeing Qin Yun take out the Martial King’s Dao Pill, Xiao Yuemei clenched her small fists and chuckled with glee. "Brother, you really know how to make things exciting!"

Qin Yun grinned, then aimed at the rear of one of the flying airships.

Whoosh!

The Lion Monarch Cannon produced a peculiar force, launching the projectile at incredible speed with minimal noise.

In the blink of an eye, the Martial King’s Dao Pill covered over ten thousand meters.

Though a few Martial Kings noticed, they couldn’t react in time.

Boom!

The Dao Pill struck the rear of the airship, detonating in a shockwave of blue energy.

The tail of the flying airship, hundreds of meters long, was blown open, leaving a gaping hole, sending shards of metal flying everywhere, and the interior of the ship was also severely damaged.

Whooosh!

The shockwave from the explosion took several seconds to reach Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei.

The massive mountain beneath the giant ship was also shaken to collapse.

Terrifyingly, the shockwave affected the other flying airships, causing violent shaking.

Boom! Boom!

The struck flying airship crashed to the ground with a thunderous crash.

The enormous rectangular container lost balance on one side, then yanked down the other flying airships with it.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

First, the massive black rectangular container crashed onto the ground, smashing a giant mountain, followed by several flying airships being pulled down.

"Bullseye!" Xiao Yuemei high-fived Qin Yun, cheering excitedly.

Qin Yun hadn’t expected the Martial King’s Dao Pellet he fired to be so powerful—it seemed the Lion Cannon had amplified its force.

Originally, even if one flying airship was destroyed, the others could still lift the massive box.

But the explosion’s shockwave was too strong, crippling the other vessels and causing them to lose balance momentarily, only to be dragged down by the heavy black box.

"Who dares ambush us from the shadows? Show yourself! I am Long Xuanhui, an elder of the Long family! If you've got the courage, come out!" the Half-Immortal of the Long family roared furiously.

His voice, filled with rage and killing intent, reverberated through the valleys, shaking the trees in the mountains.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei, of course, didn’t step forward, chuckling quietly as they watched.

Just as they were quietly laughing, the massive black box suddenly trembled, followed by deep, pounding thuds.

"Brother, it’s reacting—there’s something alive inside!" Xiao Yuemei exclaimed in surprise, whispered mentally to Qin Yun. "What could it be?"

"Could it be a dragon?" Qin Yun asked.

"Impossible... If it were a dragon, why would it be sealed in a box?" Xiao Yuemei disagreed.

"Maybe it’s some powerful beast!" Qin Yun suggested.

In the distant sky, the Long family members were in chaos.

Martial Lords at the Black Tortoise Realm rode small draconic lizards, flying around in search of nearby enemies.

"Yuemei, let’s snag one of those!" Qin Yun said, eyeing the flying draconic lizards above.

"Mm, those nuisances are too annoying—we must take one down!" Xiao Yuemei grinned. "Should I take action?"

"Not yet!" Qin Yun replied, instructed Ling Yuner to get ready.

Before long, a lesser dragon, several meters long, swept past Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei’s position.

The two were hiding atop a mountain peak, concealed beneath gnarled old trees—even without turning invisible, they were nearly invisible.

As the draconic lizard flew by, Qin Yun purposefully leaked a wisp of his aura.

The Martial Lord of the *Black Tortoise Realm* on the dragon seemed to sense it too, then controlled the dragon to dive down into the woods.

Seeing the dragon descend, Qin Yun immediately activated enhanced gravity, pinning down both the dragon and the Martial Lord on it.

Xiao Yuemei quickly rushed over, pulling out a sack and covering the Martial Lord with it.

Qin Yun used the Lion Cannon like a club, striking the dragon’s head several times until it was knocked out, then laid into the person inside the sack fiercely.

Xiao Yuemei also laughed as she kicked and punched the man.

After venting their excitement, the two stopped and removed the sack.

The dragon was then stored by Qin Yun into the second pearl of the Nine Sun Divine Pouch.

The Martial Lord was a youth, now thoroughly disoriented.

As soon as the sack was removed, Xiao Yuemei took out a small black pill and shoved it into the youth’s mouth.

"You’ve swallowed my Heartrending Pill. If you dare lie to me or refuse to answer my questions, you’ll suffer writhing torment!" Xiao Yuemei said with a vicious grin.

Qin Yun was secretly surprised—Xiao Yuemei had such a potent pill. He decided to ask her for some later.

"You… you’re the ones who destroyed our ships?" the youth asked angrily.

"Enough nonsense. If you want to suffer a fate worse than death, just say the word, and I’ll start torturing you right now!" Xiao Yuemei pulled out a barbed dagger, smirking cruelly.

Xiao Yuemei was indeed skilled at intimidation.

"Y-you… don’t do anything reckless!" The youth from the Dragon family went white as a sheet at the sight of the barbs, a certain part of his body aching in sympathetic pain.

"I’ll ask you questions now, and you’ll answer truthfully! If you refuse or lie, then you’ll…" Xiao Yuemei stabbed the barbed dagger into a tree, slowly pulling it out and ripping out wood fibers, making for a terrifying sight.

The Dragon family youth went white as a sheet, genuinely afraid Xiao Yuemei might do the same to him—it would be pure agony.

"I’ll ask you—what’s inside that big crate?" Xiao Yuemei demanded.

"That’s… that’s… a strongbox our Dragon family hid many years ago!" the youth stammered.

"I’m asking what’s inside it!" Xiao Yuemei hissed, driving the spike into the tree again.

"I… I don’t know! All I know is that our ancestors left something inside back then. Because… because our Dragon family is facing a great enemy, we dug it up!" The youth was so frightened he began crying.

The "great enemy" the Dragon family faced was likely the Jian family’s impending attack on Tenglong Province.

By now, everyone knew the Jian family sought to dominate the Mortal Domain before invading the Immortal Domain.

"I heard noises from inside earlier. Is there something alive in there?" Qin Yun asked.

"That… I don’t know. I only heard it contains relics left by our ancestors—things like construct warriors or construct dragons!" the youth said tearfully. "It’s our Dragon family’s strongbox, meant for dire situations!"

"Where were you taking it?" Xiao Yuemei pressed.

"To a secret Dragon family base, where we’d open it!" The youth had regained some composure.

After exchanging a glance, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei knocked the youth unconscious and bound him.

Xiao Yuemei whispered, "The Dragon family’s strongbox? Left by their ancestors! That ancestor must’ve entered the Immortal Realm and left behind many treasures before departing… If only we could get them!"

"No chance we're taking that—it’s too big, and there are too many powerful guards watching," Qin Yun said, rubbing his chin. He certainly wanted some of the contents, but it would be extremely difficult.

"Are we really going to give up?" Xiao Yuemei thought it would be a waste.

"Of course not!" Qin Yun frowned. "We gotta move fast. If we delay too long and more members of the Long family arrive, we’ll truly lose our chance!"

"Brother, do you have any ideas?" Xiao Yuemei watched the huge chest nervously.

"Yes, but it’s a bit risky! How about we go inside the chest?" Qin Yun suggested.

"Perfect!" Xiao Yuemei thought of the Piercing Mystic Art. If they could get inside smoothly, they could indeed retrieve items from within.

"But what if there’s some crazy-dangerous stuff in there? That’s what worries me," Qin Yun said.