Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble!
The entire treasure vault shook up and down as if struck by some immense force. Then, a blinding light shot straight out from within.
Immediately afterward, a streak of light shot out of the sky, wrapped around something as it burst from the treasure vault. Once that thing emerged, the entire vault stopped shaking.
Everyone wanted to see clearly what the final thing expelled was, but the light was too dazzling for them to make it out.
At the same time, Ye Qiong, Teng Tongtian, Hao Lianjun, and Bing Wuji all made their moves almost simultaneously.
They nearly all reached for that ball of light at the same time.
Hao Lianjun was the first to seize it. He was closest, since the ball of light had been flying in his direction.
He thrust out a huge hand and crushed the ball of light on the spot, revealing its true form within—a single Ancient character, one emanating an ancient, archaic aura.
"Dou!"
Ye Qianqian recognized this ancient, tadpole-like script almost immediately. It was an extremely ancient Dou character.
Although the Ancient Barrens Continent had passed down its heritage for millions of years, that heritage had never been severed, so its writing had not changed too frequently. There had never been many kinds of script in total. For martial artists who had achieved success in cultivation, their memories had also been greatly enhanced, so remembering these Ancient characters was no problem at all. Of course, after several transformations over the ages, only ancient great clans—powerful forces like the Ye Family, which had stood for countless years—could preserve systematic studies of Ancient characters. Only the descendants of such powerful clans could truly recognize all kinds of Ancient characters, as well as countless heavenly treasures and earthly materials.
This was an