"Get lost!"

Ma Fei cursed angrily, his face flushed red.

Yang Xiangdi simply shrugged, not taking it to heart.

He understood that Ma Fei was merely struggling with his own internal conflict and didn't truly hate Qiao Yu. However, expecting Ma Fei to accept Qiao Yu so quickly was impossible.

Perhaps Ma Fei would suddenly come to terms with it one day, and he and Qiao Yu could reconcile. Or perhaps Ma Fei would never understand.

"By the way, Ma Fei, what's actually inside that bronze ancient hall?" Yang Xiangdi asked.

"There's nothing inside, just a mysterious five-colored altar. But that altar seems a bit strange!"

Ma Fei's eyes showed contemplation.

"I was stuck at the peak of sword intent, unable to comprehend sword will. But when I placed that rhombus-shaped token on the altar, countless different sword intents suddenly appeared in my mind, demonstrated by a little man!"

"It was also thanks to that altar that I successfully touched the threshold of sword will. After I comprehended it, that token disappeared!"

"Afterward, I let Ziyue try it too, and she said that a little man appeared in her mind as well, but that little man was demonstrating medical skills, not sword intent!"

The more Yang Xiangdi listened, the brighter his eyes became.

"Ma Fei! So, that altar is a treasure!"

"Yes, but the altar must have a token to activate it. After we used our two tokens, the altar didn't react anymore." Ma Fei nodded.

"In that case, we have to go back! Brother Yu definitely needs our help!"

Yang Xiangdi's eyes were serious. He knew that Qiao Yu couldn't reveal his identity. If the token was seen by others, Qiao Yu would be finished.

"I'm not going!" Ma Fei's face darkened immediately.

Yang Xiangdi was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned strange.

"That's right, after all, I can hide myself and sneak in. If you go, you won't be able to help Brother Yu, and he'll have to protect you instead."

"You're talking nonsense! Who said I need him to protect me?" Ma Fei instantly exploded, veins popping on his forehead.

"You don't need him? If it weren't for Brother Yu just now, you probably wouldn't even be able to beat that Qu Ji, right?"

Yang Xiangdi was sarcastic, his eyes sizing Ma Fei up and down.

The more Yang Xiangdi looked at him, the more guilty Ma Fei felt. Then he straightened his chest and said firmly,

"Then let's go! I'll show you whether I, Ma Fei, need someone else's protection!"

Ma Fei stormed off with his sword, and Yang Xiangdi smiled behind him.

He was still that same boy, without a trace of change.

Inside the bronze hall, Qiao Yu, who arrived later, stared at the rhombus-shaped indentation on the five-colored altar, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.

He vaguely felt that this indentation was definitely for placing the Shanhai Token in his hand.

But Kyle, Xing Cang, and the others were all there, and he didn't dare to take out the Shanhai Token at all.

Only five people possessed this token, the five champions of this year's Inner World Combat Tournament.

Taking out the token in front of everyone would be practically the same as revealing his identity.

This altar was obviously an opportunity. No, he had to find a way to get the others away!

Qiao Yu stroked his chin, thinking hard, then his eyes began to brighten.

He had already thought of a practical solution.

Then, Qiao Yu pretended to be nonchalant and slowly walked behind the five-colored altar.

He looked around and saw that everyone was studying the bronze hall and no one was paying attention to him. Qiao Yu waved his dark staff and engraved several summoning formations on the ground.

Immediately afterward, a wisp of translucent ghost quietly flowed out of Qiao Yu's body.

"Boom!"

A sudden loud noise attracted everyone's attention!

Originally dark and silent, the bronze hall suddenly burst into dark black flames!

An ancient aura spread out, shocking everyone.

Everyone turned their heads and saw a translucent, dignified figure rising behind the five-colored altar.

The figure was wearing a white robe, surrounded by black flames, the hazy light concealing his face.

The slender body gave people a majesty like that of an emperor!

"Why do you not kneel when you see a god?"

The old and ethereal voice echoed throughout the bronze hall, shocking everyone who heard it, as if an ancient god or demon was roaring.

Everyone stared blankly at the translucent, dignified figure in the sky, and their hearts were involuntarily subdued.

"Xing Cang, we've hit the jackpot! This bronze hall is probably the inheritance of an ancient powerhouse! Quick, let's kneel!"

Seeing the translucent figure, Meng Qing was overjoyed and immediately knelt on the ground.

Xing Cang, reminded by Meng Qing, also quickly knelt on the ground.

The others followed suit, bowing their heads. Several people kowtowed too hard and bumped their foreheads.

Qiao Yu, standing aside with the Six Paths power activated, almost laughed out loud.

But considering that the Six Paths power couldn't move, he managed to hold it back.

He had to admire the Scholar Ghost's acting skills. If he didn't know the truth, he would have thought that the Scholar Ghost was really a peerless powerhouse.

After absorbing so many Changs in the Fallen God Pit, the Scholar Ghost's current strength was no weaker than a King-level.

In addition, as a ghost, some of the Scholar Ghost's methods were even more difficult to defend against than those of a King-level.

Seeing everyone kneel, the translucent figure transformed by the Scholar Ghost continued to speak, his tone filled with a strong sense of the vicissitudes of time.

"My life can be described as extremely glorious!"

"I knew Tang poetry at the age of three... No, I entered the beginner level at the age of three, the advanced level at the age of ten, and became a Saint-level at the age of twenty!"

"At the age of twenty-five, I condensed my godhood and achieved the supreme god position! The world calls me the God-Envoy—Hermes!"

Everyone gasped when they heard this!

Hermes!

That was one of the legendary Twelve Olympian Gods!

The strong impact made them not notice that this God-Envoy spoke with an Eastern accent.

"I originally thought that no one in the world could kill me, but in the Twilight of the Gods battle, I was besieged by countless powerhouses and ultimately... fell with regret!"

"On the verge of death, I realized that I had not sought out an inheritor!"

"If you want to obtain my inheritance, then leave the bronze hall and exert your strength to the fullest!"

"I will choose the most suitable inheritor from among you!"

As soon as the words fell, the whole place was in an uproar!

This bronze hall actually contained the inheritance of Hermes, one of the Twelve Olympian Gods!

If this news were to spread, countless people would go crazy, and even the elders on the Sacred Mountain would not be able to resist snatching it, right?

"However, why does the God-Envoy Hermes have Netherworld Fire on him?" Xing Cang was a little puzzled, and he felt that something was wrong.

"Young Master Xing Cang, you don't understand this!" Kyle revealed a confident smile.

"Legend has it that the God-Envoy Hermes often accompanied the Underworld Queen Persephone in and out of the Underworld, escorting the spirits of the dead to the Underworld."

"So, it is reasonable for the God-Envoy Hermes to have Netherworld Fire by his side, right?"

After hearing Kyle's explanation, the eyes of both Xing Cang and Meng Qing also became fiery, and at the same time, they were wary of Kyle and An Liya.

As some of the strongest people in the field, they were very confident that the inheritor would be produced from among them.

Everyone immediately withdrew from the bronze hall, and then began to display their own auras!

All kinds of different powers soared into the sky, and everyone, like peacocks in heat displaying their feathers, scrambled to show themselves!

The inheritance of the God-Envoy Hermes was theirs for the taking!

At the same time, deep in the crack of the Fallen God Pit of Sacred Mountain, a handsome man in a suit and leather shoes with an elegant temperament suddenly sneezed loudly.

"That's really strange... I've been a god for so long, and it's the first time I've sneezed. What does this portend?"