# Chapter 771: Palace
Lin Feng looked at Jun Moxi and Yun Feiyang, reached out his hand, and heavily patted both of them on the shoulder. Everything was understood without words.
"Jun Moxi, Qing Mengxin didn't come with you?" Tang Youyou glanced around but didn't see Qing Mengxin's figure. In the past, they had gotten along well with Qing Mengxin, and as fellow citizens of the Dragon Mountain Empire, arriving in this foreign land, she had assumed Jun Moxi and Qing Mengxin would travel together.
"Her master didn't want her to come," Jun Moxi replied. "Everyone has their own path. Qing Mengxin is the future inheritor of Star Dream Pavilion, far more talented than her junior sister. Her master is extremely protective of her, afraid something might happen. Besides, everyone coming to this secret realm are from the dominant forces of various mid-grade empires. Among these geniuses, she doesn't stand out, and it's very dangerous."
Tang Youyou understood immediately upon hearing this. Her father also hadn't felt at ease letting her come to the secret realm. There were too many powerful individuals. Whether in terms of challenges or danger, it far surpassed the Snow Domain competition by an unknown margin. The Snow Domain competition only involved geniuses from the Snow Domain. They were from one of the four lower-grade empires, considered top-tier in the Snow Domain, but placed in the vast and boundless Qian Domain, they were utterly insignificant.
Even if thrown into a crowd, no one would notice your existence.
"This journey is fraught with danger. I hope we all make it through safely and walk out alive." Tang Youyou's voice was somewhat low. No one knew what lay within the palaces where emperors once resided. No one dared claim they would definitely survive.
"Don't worry, I observed the celestial signs last night. My fate isn't that short," Jun Moxi joked. The other three also revealed faint smiles.
Lin Feng extended his hand, placing it between the four of them. Immediately, Tang Youyou, Jun Moxi, and Yun Feiyang all reached out their hands, stacking them together. Four hands seemed to coalesce into an invisible force. They all wanted to walk out alive and climb to higher realms of the martial world.
The Snow Eagle watched the pure and brilliant smiles on the four faces. Its usually calm beast heart was stirred by a ripple. In the beast world, the strong preyed on the weak, and humans were no different. The strong were revered, and interests came first. In such a world, to have such a passionate friendship was truly rare. The smiles on the four faces were all so genuine, as if carrying an invisible force that could infect others.
"Putting on a show," a sarcastic voice came from the direction of Heavenly Lake Heavenly Pivot Snow Peak. Ling Xue, seeing the four of them, seemed displeased and sneered.
Lin Feng glanced at him indifferently but didn't bother to respond, completely ignoring him. Those without heart, how could they understand heart-to-heart friendship?
"Hehe, can I join you?" Huangfu Long beside them grinned naively. The four of them paused, looking at those honest eyes. Lin Feng smiled and nodded.
"Within the four seas, all are friends. If there's sincerity, meeting once is enough. Brother, join us," Jun Moxi said cheerfully, his demeanor righteous and unrestrained.
"Right, within the four seas, all are brothers." Huangfu Long also placed his palm on the backs of their four hands, grinning foolishly. "My name is Huangfu Long. You can call me Great Pest!"
"Great Pest, that name is really inelegant," Yun Feiyang scolded with a laugh. All five of them laughed, then withdrew their hands. Huangfu Long rubbed his head sheepishly. The name did seem a bit inelegant, but what did it matter if he liked it?
Tianchi Xue watched these five people, a strange emotion stirring in her heart. In the vast martial world, finding a kindred spirit was no easy task. In this world, there were too many cold-blooded and heartless people who valued interests above all else.
Those who were supposed to arrive had almost all come one after another. Occasionally, a few more would flash over, but the crowd no longer paid much attention. Their eyes were fixed on the tomb-like mound before them, quietly waiting for time to pass.
Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed, very calm, as if nothing from the outside world could disturb him.
But not everyone could be as composed as Lin Feng. As time passed, their hearts grew increasingly restless. Tension and excitement intertwined and alternated. The time was drawing nearer. When they entered the secret realm, no one knew what awaited them—whether it would be the crisis of death or a tremendous opportunity.
"Thump..."
"Thump, thump..."
At that moment, the hearts of the crowd suddenly began to beat. Within the void of the earth, there seemed to be a special ripple slowly transmitting outward.
"Hum..." The sound gradually grew louder. Everyone felt as if their bodies had moved slightly. However, when they focused, they found they hadn't moved at all. Strange, eerie.
"The time has come." The pupils of the surrounding crowd all contracted sharply. Especially the powerful ones, their eyes all focused, shooting out extremely sharp light.
The secret realm was finally about to open.
"Hum, hum!" The sound of ripples seemed to intensify gradually. The crowd finally truly felt the earth trembling. Their bodies also shook with this vibration.
One by one, the crowd stood up with shocked expressions, their sharp eyes fixed tightly on the tomb-like mound. Their gazes all flashed with sharpness. Their hands clenched tightly. After waiting so many days, was the secret realm finally about to open?
"Hum, rumble!"
The humming sound gradually turned into a rumbling noise. The sand and stones on the ground seemed to writhe, rolling across the surface as if blown by the wind. But at this moment, aside from the trembling ground, this space was silent without a single sound, not even the wind.
The leading experts slowly stepped forward, walking toward the tomb-like mound, their expressions solemn. They had to fulfill their own missions.
"Take care of yourselves." The seven Snow Eagles all stepped forward, their steps seeming to weigh thousands of pounds. As their feet slowly crossed, an invisible force emerged in the void. In just a brief moment, the entire world was filled with a terrifying wave of energy.
Not only the experts of Heavenly Lake Snow Peak, but all the experts stepped forward, all walking toward the central mound.
"Let's act together." No one knew who uttered these words. Then, the crowd saw a terrifying force burst forth toward the mound. The cold wind was incomparably fierce, directly splitting the entire hilltop. In an instant, the mound was covered in flying sand and gravel, dust rising everywhere. The earth began to tremble.
"Boom!" A figure stepped heavily forward. Dust on the ground shot into the sky. From his body, endless terrifying light surged forth.
"Qian!" A sound emerged from his mouth. Terrifying beams of light shot into the sky, extremely dazzling.
"Kun!"
"Boom!" Another person stomped heavily on the ground. The earth let out a rumble. Another beam of light rushed toward the sky.
"Kan!"
"Li!"
"Zhen!"
"Gen!"
"Xun!"
"Dui!"
"Boom, rumble..." The earth trembled wildly. Figures stepped forward one after another. The entire world was filled with terrifying beams of light.
"Qian, Kun, Kan, Li, Zhen, Gen, Xun, Dui!" Beams of light continuously shot into the sky, voices following one after another. On the ground, the beams from the eight directions connected into one, vaguely forming many Eight Trigrams patterns. Then they converged together, becoming an enormous Eight Trigrams destruction array.
"Using people as the array, and all of them are Heavenly Martial realm experts, with such tacit cooperation." Lin Feng's pupils trembled violently. He was also proficient in array formations and could naturally feel the terror of this formation. This secret realm didn't seem to open by itself. These powerful martial artists had absolute tacit understanding at this moment, clearly having been instructed, knowing what they needed to do at this time.
"Boom!" The Eight Trigrams killing array formed by countless beams of light destroyed everything. The mound was directly leveled to the ground. The dust on the surface was all torn apart. The rumbling tremor grew increasingly intense. The crowd felt the ground beneath their feet shaking more and more violently.
The Eight Trigrams killing pattern continuously trembled deep into the earth. But at this moment, the Eight Trigrams pattern seemed to be blocked by something, stopping. There seemed to be a forbidden force there.
"Break, break, break..." Terrifying light illuminated the void. The destructive force shot into the sky. The crowd closed their eyes for a moment. When they opened their eyes again, they found the earth beneath their feet trembling more and more violently. A terrifying rumbling sound came forth. Looking at the deep pit on the ground, the Eight Trigrams pattern had long disappeared. From that deep pit in the ground, a vast palace slowly rose from the earth, shaking everyone's hearts!