Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse-Chapter 850 - 511: Behind the Door Lies the Secret of the World
What is that altar all about?
Xu Xin felt like his entire head was about to explode.
The thought he just had kept lingering in his mind.
Although his idea was bizarre, the more he thought in that direction, the more plausible it seemed.
However, there were some obvious loopholes in his reasoning.
For example, the altar currently right above him that Qin Fu said was destroyed had connections with the Blood Pattern mutated creatures from the beginning.
His first encounter with that altar involved offering sacrifices to the altar, causing the statue to shatter and releasing a Blood Pattern creature.
But here, this Crystal Palace clearly did not belong to the same faction as the Blood Pattern Race.
It seemed somewhat like... the giants’ faction?
Moreover, the altar was not only on his side.
Ji Chaoyang also had one on his side.
Surely, it couldn’t be that Ji Chaoyang’s side also...
Hmm...?
"What’s wrong?" Shi Wanyun, who had been watching Xu Xin, immediately asked when she noticed his peculiar expression. "Have you discovered something?"
"...Just speculating on the current situation." Xu Xin’s eyes flickered as he spoke.
"So, how did this guy get here?" Zeng Tao pointed to the still unconscious Qin Fu, leaning against the massive door, "We came up following you, does he have the same déjà vu as you?"
...Probably not possible.
But if we want to know, we can just ask him directly.
Xu Xin took out a pill and placed it in Qin Fu’s mouth.
However, Qin Fu did not improve; he remained unconscious.
"...Ah, isn’t this guy in a weakened state?" Lou Fei’Er suddenly realized, "His weakened state is exactly like this, mentally listless?"
Indeed.
Xu Xin had considered this possibility when Qin Fu didn’t wake up.
Compared to the obviously physically weak states of the others, Qin Fu’s weakness wasn’t apparent from the outside.
"...Could it be that he reached this place by using his explosion state, relying on highly concentrated spiritual power to avoid those traps?" Jin Yue speculated.
"Huh? No way..." Zeng Tao disagreed, "If it were me, I wouldn’t enter an explosion state here. What about the weakness after it ends? Isn’t that suicidal?"
"What if he was forced into explosion state?" Lou Fei’Er suggested. "Xiaotaozi, you’ve never passively entered explosion state, have you?"
When on the brink of death, those with mutated bloodlines automatically recover from severe injuries and enter explosion state.
Of course, this depends on the seriousness of the injury; after all, fatal injuries vary in severity. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
If it’s just a slashed throat or a penetrated head, the injury range is small, and after recovery, enough strength remains to support the body’s action to enter explosion state.
But like Ma Hongwei earlier, whose entire body was crushed by a giant python, exhausts energy during recovery and falls into a deep sleep.
"He possibly entered explosion state on the lower level, and with its powerful spiritual power, avoided the traps to get here," speculated Jin Yue.
"Huh? If it were me and I saw such terrifying traps, I wouldn’t continue upward; I’d go back the way I came," Zeng Tao continued to complain.
"Then die here underground?" Lou Fei’Er retorted, "At least going up, there might be a way back to the surface."
Shi Wanyun stood silently behind the group, not quite understanding what they were discussing, so she didn’t join in.
However, she was aware of their current situation.
Just a moment ago, she was in a room with Jin Yue and Zeng Tao, applying insect repellent lotion and saw the blood patterns on their bodies.
Moreover, when she first met them, she could feel the mutated bloodlines within them.
So, she wasn’t completely in the dark and just listened quietly from behind.
Xu Xin stroked his chin, looking at the seated Qin Fu by the door.
He had another hunch.
Earlier, on his way down, he had spoken with Qin Fu.
In Qin Fu’s broken, indistinct words, he seemed to mention the word "palace."
In other words, he was probably already in this palace at that time.
And according to Shi Wanyun, Zeng Tao, and Jin Yue, the palace hadn’t shown its true form yet. From the outside, it just looked like a stone palace.
And perhaps the unformed palace didn’t have such powerful traps?
Afterward, he and Lou Fei’Er quickly pushed the door open, activating the entire area.
If that’s the case...
Qin Fu might have become like this partly because of him...
Oh well, either way, Qin Fu can’t wake up now, so he’s useless for the moment.
Xu Xin turned his bracelet and directly absorbed the unconscious Qin Fu into it, then stood up, looking up at the big door.
Shi Wanyun spoke up, "I’ve just been observing this door; there’s a large keyhole in the center, requiring a key to open."
"A key?" Zeng Tao scooted to the front and looked up, "There’s really a keyhole! Hey, do you think the key is somewhere on the lower two floors?"
