"This Bronze Key?" Huo Lian took the Bronze Key that had come from Zhuo Mengshen from Huang Xiao and examined it carefully.
After killing Zhuo Mengshen, the two of them had rushed back to the Fierce Mountain Gang as fast as they could, with no time at all to study the Bronze Key.
"This key looks very old," Huo Lian said after turning it over.
That was plain to see; there were still traces of bronze corrosion on the key.
Huang Xiao could tell that there had probably been more corrosion originally. Zhuo Mengshen had likely cleaned it, but had still been unable to remove it all.
"Evil?" Huo Lian looked up at Huang Xiao.
"It should be an Evil Dao Object. Hmm, that would mean something from the Evil Domain here, right? I can still faintly sense an aura of evil qi," Huang Xiao said. "This key really is remarkable. It strikes directly at the divine sense and is practically impossible to defend against."
The character for "evil" was engraved on the key. It was small, but still clearly legible.
"Impossible to defend against?" Huo Lian frowned and asked in some puzzlement.
"Yes, it seems able to ignore divine sense defenses," Huang Xiao sighed. "Unfortunately, there seem to be considerable restrictions on unleashing that aura. It requires the other person's blood, which makes things rather troublesome."
If it could be activated directly when facing an enemy, it would be quite a fine treasure. With that restriction, however, its effectiveness was greatly diminished.
"If it really is as you say, even with restrictions, it could still serve as a trump card against enemies in the future," Huo Lian said with a chuckle. "Still, I keep feeling there's more to this key's wonders than that."
"Could it be a key to