Boom!
Red light flared up in an instant, filling the cramped cave. Lin Chuan's Nine-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan, and three enormous ribs burst forth, completely shielding the three of them at the center. An evil, frigid aura spread through the air, and the overwhelming pressure of Susanoo nearly shattered the entire cave.
Facing Zhou Hui, who stood at the entrance to the treasure vault, both Lin Chuan and Kong Chen steadied themselves.
Before coming here, they had considered whether there might be traps within the treasure vault. Given Zhou Hui's character, hiding the Land of Fire's treasury in Red Cliff Palace was safe enough, but it would inevitably be found sooner or later. If he had not set any traps, Lin Chuan and Kong Chen would have found that far more unbelievable.
What they had not expected was to see Zhou Hui the very instant the treasure vault opened.
"It should be fine," Kong Chen said.
Although they had seen Zhou Hui, he did not possess the aura of a living person, nor that of a dead one. He was more like an image left behind here. More importantly, neither of them sensed any danger, which was why Lin Chuan had not attacked immediately.
"If you were able to reach this place, then it seems the Land of Fire has already fallen. I should be dead as well..."
Zhou Hui at the entrance to the vault looked at Lin Chuan and Zhou Hui, speaking calmly.
"Even dead, you still can't let people rest easy," Lin Chuan said softly.
Indeed, he was already dead, yet he still came out to scare people. That was truly shameless.
"I'll go in and take a look first. Wait here for a moment," Lin Chuan said to Zhou Yu.
Whether Zhou Hui