The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 1543 - 1539: Key

"Looking at this, it seems that five high-level Yuan crystals are needed to activate it, which suggests that the power of this cannon far exceeds that of the Divine Craftsman Cannon." Shen Luo’s gaze fell on the round indentation at the tail of the golden cannon barrel, his eyes lighting up with joy.

He had more than a dozen high-level Yuan crystals in his hand, which were certainly enough to activate it. It’s a pity that the Gray Tower has a Divine Spirit prohibition, and he couldn’t use this giant cannon; otherwise, he could have let Che Qingtian experience its power.

Shen Luo sighed regretfully and put away the golden cannon.

Given the urgency of the situation, he had no time to examine the other Armored Crystals. He immediately activated the Free and Easy Mirror and gathered all the Armored Crystals and weapons within the Hall.

This place could be discovered by Che Qingtian sooner or later; he did not want to leave these precious Armored Crystals to the opponent.

The Hall instantly became empty, but on the Stone Platform at the very end, there was a black iron box emitting a faint black light, resisting the extraction by the Free and Easy Mirror.

"Eh, what is this box?"

Shen Luo was somewhat surprised. He walked over and tried to pick up the box, but it seemed as though it was cast onto the Stone Platform, which was connected to the Ground, making it immovable.

He muttered to himself about the peculiarity, stepped back two paces, and drew out his Pure Yang Sword to strike it.

A loud clanging sound of metal and stone echoed, sword light bloomed, and sparks flew from the iron box, which remained undamaged.

Just as Shen Luo was about to lean in for a closer look, the black light on the iron box suddenly fluctuated, rapidly condensing into a scroll-like light curtain that flickered softly as if waiting for something.

"A Secret Key Seal?" Shen Luo muttered to himself.

He had heard about this kind of prohibition from Fire Spirit Child; typically, it’s used to guard Secret Chambers or treasures, requiring the correct secret key to open. The secret key could be a charm, text, or drawing. Forcibly opening it would only cause the prohibition to self-destruct and destroy the treasure within.

Shen Luo thought for a moment, his finger emitted Golden Light, and he wrote the character ’Yan’ on the Scroll Light Curtain, but it quickly disappeared, and both the light curtain and the iron box showed no response, obviously the key was incorrect.

He thought for another moment and then wrote the three characters "Tianyan Palace" on the light curtain, still incorrect.

Shen Luo furrowed his brows, submitted all possible keys he could think of repeatedly, but still, there was no response.

"It seems that the Master of this iron box has set a special key. As a newcomer, I fear I can’t open it; let it be." He was not greedy and was just about to leave when a thought suddenly crossed his mind.

"Perhaps..." he turned back, and on the Scroll Light Curtain, he traced a complex pattern, precisely the final symbol on the Map Scroll.

Just as he finished tracing the pattern, the Scroll Light Curtain violently fluctuated, then retracted into the black iron box in a flash, and all the other black lights around the box were also drawn in.

The lid of the box made a ’clack clack’ sound and opened automatically.

Shen Luo suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked into the box, his eyebrows raising.

Inside the box was a half-foot-long black iron rod, engraved with many lines and some protrusions, appearing to be yet another Key.

"A key? Is it to open something?" Shen Luo picked up the item.

At that moment, one of the teal walls next to the Stone Table suddenly shook, countless teal-gray fragments fell off, and after a few breaths, a tightly closed Bronze Gate appeared on the wall, standing twenty or thirty feet tall and looking very spectacular.

Shen Luo’s gaze settled on the center of the Big Gate, where there was a pot-lid-sized circular bulge. With a wave of his hand, the circular lid slid to the side, revealing a small black hole.

He looked at the iron rod key in his hand, finally understanding, and inserted it into the hole, fitting perfectly without any gaps.

"Indeed, it’s this place," Shen Luo said with joy on his face, twisting his fingers.

From inside the Bronze Gate came the clicking sound of mechanical operations, which only stopped after several breaths, and the massive gate slowly opened.

Shen Luo’s face showed astonishment; behind the Bronze Gate was an even larger Giant Hall, hundreds of feet tall, with a massive armored giant standing inside, almost level with the top of the hall’s ceiling.

The armored giant’s whole body was golden, with silver-white mysterious patterns engraved on its chest and face. Its eyes, the size of Copper Bells, flashed with terrifying purple light. Its thick arms held a fiery red giant axe and a black Giant Hammer, giving off an aura like a natural demon god, exuding boundless dignity and a suppressing aura that inspired fear in anyone who saw it.

"What a terrifying armored giant!" Shen Luo gasped in awe.

The patterns on the giant’s face, unknown Spirit Patterns, could release an extremely fierce aura of killing intent on their own, striking terror into the hearts of those who looked upon it. The purple light in the giant’s eyes seemed to contain twin thunderstorms, and the axe and hammer gave off a formidable dominance, capable of destroying heavens and earth.

Among the armored figures Shen Luo had seen, only the Qingtian Mechanism of Tianji City surpassed the one before his eyes.

"Speaking of Qiang Tian’s Mechanism, this artifact indeed bears resemblances to Tianji City’s Qingtian Mechanism," he observed the Gold Armor briefly, a thought suddenly flashing through his mind.

At that moment, a flash of white light surged over his body, and the Nameless Elder’s Elder’s Token flew out automatically, inserting with a ’click’ into the chest of the Giant Domed Armor, sinking into it.

There, a golden part protruded slightly outward, forming a door of a hidden compartment.

Shen Luo was momentarily stunned by the sight before him, but soon regained his composure and leapt towards the chest of the giant armored figure, grabbing and pulling at the hidden door.

With a "click", the hidden door suddenly opened, revealing a space of about a yard in size, surrounded only by walls as smooth as jade discs. In the center sat a golden chair, covered with colorful runes that connected to the surrounding jade discs, appearing extremely mysterious.

"Is this the control center of this armored giant?" he muttered to himself, taking a quick look around and ensuring there was no danger before stepping inside.

Upon entering, a look of surprise immediately appeared on Shen Luo’s face.

Because here, the pervasive prohibition of Divine Sense within the Gray Tower disappeared, allowing his Divine Sense to freely extend outside his body.

Since entering the gray tower building, his Divine Sense had been firmly confined within his body, unable to reach outside at all, feeling like he was tightly wrapped in a layer of clothing; very uncomfortable. Now that this restriction had lifted, he couldn’t help but operate his Divine Sense to spread out, with strands of Divine Soul Crystal Thread mingling within, touching the golden chair and the surrounding walls.

Suddenly, the golden chair burst into dazzling Golden Light, emitting a suction force, pulling Shen Luo to the chair before he could react, rendering him immobile.

Above him, the jade disc suddenly split open, and a golden ball fell down, hovering in front of the golden chair, covered with countless mysterious Yan Patterns.

Shen Luo’s face showed shock, promptly summoning the Thousand Cup Golden Goblet to protect his body. Soon realizing there was no danger, he gradually steadied his mind, carefully observing the golden ball in front of him.

"What is this?" He carefully operated his Divine Sense to explore the golden ball, but the patterns on the ball suddenly lit up en masse, swiftly absorbing his Divine Sense.

In less than a breath or two, nearly half of Shen Luo’s Divine Sense was devoured.

Alarmed in his heart, Shen Luo struggled to retrieve his Divine Sense, but it was no match for the suction power of the golden ball, his Divine Sense continuing to be rapidly devoured.