# 1026
Chapter 1027: Secret Treasure
Another two enemies?
This thought flashed through Andre's mind as the Eye of Earth beneath him opened once more, and his figure instantly vanished from its location.
BOOM—!!
The black killing intent blade light sliced through the air, directly shattering a distant low mountain into fragments, the explosion echoing through the wind and snow.
Demonic Cao Yuan held his blade, the killing intent around his body flickering like flames. His crimson eyes swept across the surroundings, seemingly searching for something...
From among the mountain debris in the distance, the Eye of Earth opened once more, and Andre's figure emerged. He stared at An Qingyu and Demonic Cao Yuan, his brow furrowing slightly.
"Strange abilities, exceeded combat power... Is everyone at the 'Measureless' realm in Great Xia this strong?"
He himself was a "Klein"-level expert, and with the God's Ruins of the Earth God, even within the Mist he was someone who could walk freely without fear... But the three "Measureless" Great Xia natives he had encountered since entering Great Xia all possessed means to injure him.
This gave him an entirely new understanding of Great Xia's combat strength.
Andre glanced at the bleeding gashes on his body, unperturbed as he raised his head, about to strike again at these two Great Xia "Measureless" experts, when a thunderous sound rang out from nearby.
A sword light erupted from beneath the earth, effortlessly breaching the thick ground. As rocks and debris scattered, a massive red dragon shadow rose from the depths of the earth, its wings unfurling!
That enormous dragon shadow circled half a loop in the air before hovering still. A deep crimson figure, single-handedly gripping Ame-no-Murakumo, coldly regarded Andre standing upon the Eye of Earth.
Him?
He had actually clawed his way up from that deep underground?!
When Andre saw Lin Qiye's familiar face, his heart was filled with shock.
He had to know that when he had sealed Lin Qiye within the earthen prison, he had directly submerged him to a location over a dozen kilometers below the surface. With such thick layers of rock blocking the way, even if one had Ame-no-Murakumo and cut upward inch by inch, it would take at least a full day.
That amount of time would have been more than sufficient for Lin Qiye to suffocate to death.
Unfortunately, he had never imagined that Lin Qiye could summon a Flame-Vein Earth Dragon.
Moving freely through the earth was precisely one of the Flame-Vein Earth Dragon's racial talents. Combined with Ame-no-Murakumo cutting through the rock layers, even buried deep within the earth, Lin Qiye could still return to the surface in an extremely short time.
Lin Qiye leaped down from Hongyan's back, landing between An Qingyu and Demonic Cao Yuan. His golden eyes narrowed slightly.
The moment he had discovered Andre, Lin Qiye had transmitted information to the others via radio. According to the emergency strategy Lin Qiye had established at the beginning, the guardians of the second and fourth segments adjacent to the third segment had rushed over immediately upon receiving the signal.
And the guardians of the second and fourth segments were precisely An Qingyu and Cao Yuan.
Though it had taken them some time on the road, the two had arrived just in time.
"How are the new recruits?" Lin Qiye glanced at An Qingyu and asked.
"No major issues. The vast majority of new recruits are on the fourth segment. When I received your signal, I had Fatty, who was originally guarding the fifth segment, advance to the fourth to take Cao Yuan's position, then had拽gege go to the fifth segment." An Qingyu stated calmly.
Lin Qiye nodded. "Good."
"Who is this man?" An Qingyu frowned as she looked at Andre standing upon the Eye of Earth, asking in confusion.
"Hehehehe..."
"...Old Cao, I wasn't asking you."
"I don't know." Lin Qiye shook his head. "He speaks English, and is an external god's proxy. He must be a stray infiltrator who slipped through Great Xia's border from the Mist to gather intelligence."
"He's strong." A gray light flickered in An Qingyu's eyes as she began analyzing Andre's body. "But... he doesn't exactly have no weaknesses."
"You take command of the battle. Old Cao and I will support you."
Lin Qiye gripped Ame-no-Murakumo, his gaze fixed on Andre's form as he spoke calmly. "Whatever happens, we must stop him at the border. We cannot let him enter Great Xia."
"Understood."
The moment those words fell, three deep crimson figures simultaneously rushed out from the wind and snow, charging toward Andre from three different directions!
...
BOOM—!
A low rumble echoed from the far side of the mountain range.
Si Xiaonan and Leng Xuan frowned simultaneously, both turning to look in the direction of the sound.
"That's the direction the compass is pointing." Singh said in surprise. "Could someone have found the entrance to Kunlun Ruins before us?"
"Besides you and us, did any other god's nation send people?" Si Xiaonan asked as if casually.
"There was also a god's proxy from Olympus. I tried to join forces with him before, but he refused. Now that I think about it, he should also possess some means to locate the entrance to Kunlun Ruins."
There's another proxy who slipped in...
Si Xiaonan's heart sank slightly.
She was well aware that god's proxies dispatched by god's nations to infiltrate Great Xia and gather intelligence could not possibly be too weak. That Olympian god's proxy was likely like her and Singh—a Klein-realm pinnacle expert.
If given more time, she might find an opportunity to kill Singh, but if two external god's proxies appeared, the situation would be entirely different.
To kill two same-realm external god's proxies without alerting Loki's ears—this was nearly an impossible task.
Leng Xuan quietly met her gaze. Both their eyes held a grave expression.
"We need to pick up the pace." A flicker of light appeared in Singh's eyes. "If that fellow gets there first, things will become rather troublesome."
Si Xiaonan's brow rose. She acutely discerned a different meaning from these words.
"Troublesome? Why? The mission the Heavenly Temple gave you should just be to infiltrate Kunlun Ruins and scout the strength of Great Xia's gods, right?
If that's the case, having someone else enter Kunlun Ruins first to clear the path for us—where we don't have to take the risks ourselves but can follow behind to learn about the movements of Great Xia's gods—wouldn't that be a good thing?
Or could it be that... you actually have another purpose for entering Kunlun Ruins?"
Singh's eyes narrowed.
He fell silent for a moment, then coldly laughed. "As expected of the Trickster God's proxy... However, telling you won't hurt."
"While I was at the Heavenly Temple, I heard an ancient secret from an ancient god. Legend has it that deep within Great Xia's Kunlun Ruins lies a secret treasure..."
"Secret treasure?" Si Xiaonan's brow furrowed. "What use does it have?"
Singh paused, then slowly spoke:
"BREAK THE CHAINS OF LIFE, REVERSE FATE... It can allow gods to touch the Supreme realm, or it can allow mortals to instantly ascend to godhood."