Chapter 1353

Looking at the direction Zi Chen was heading in, and looking at the second item in this world, Xu Ming's expression also changed, becoming uncertain.

It was a long and flat black object. Perhaps because it had been there for too long, there were obvious traces of rust on it, making it look very mottled.

However, in Xu Ming's understanding, the more rusty an item was, the more extraordinary it was.

Seeing Zi Chen head straight in that direction, a trace of anger rose in his heart. However, wanting to catch up at this moment was undoubtedly a fool's dream because the latter's speed was simply too fast.

What exactly was that rusty thing?

Would it be a long sword with extraordinary power, a long saber with destructive power, a long black ruler with unique shape, or …

Without a doubt, Xu Ming fell into a state of worry. However, he did not take advantage of this time to go deeper. Instead, he watched as Zi Chen rushed forward.

At the same time … he seemed a little annoyed.

It was all because of this damned guy. He had distracted him. Otherwise, with his eyesight, how could he not have seen this thing?

Just as Xu Ming's heart was in a fierce struggle, Zi Chen finally arrived in front of the black object. He stopped in his tracks and glanced at Xu Ming in the distance. He smiled coldly at the other party and bent down to grab the black object.

As he bent down, the energy around Zi Chen's body vibrated. He was very vigilant. Usually, there would be powerful existences guarding the vicinity of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. This thing looked extraordinary, so perhaps there was something guarding it.

However, after Zi Chen grasped the black object, there was nothing abnormal in the surroundings. Not even a battle spirit appeared.

"There's no danger." Even Xu Ming in the distance was slightly startled.

Even further away, Wu Xie and the others' expressions changed when they saw this scene. Seeing that there was no danger in the surroundings, the anticipation on their faces weakened a little.

If there was no danger, it meant that there was no value in guarding it. If there was no value in guarding it, it meant that it had no value in the first place. Perhaps it was just an ordinary item that could not be more ordinary and had just been casually discarded.

Xu Ming also had the same thought. He desperately hoped that this was really just a piece of trash.

At this moment, Zi Chen grabbed the black object with his right hand. A huge force gathered in his hand. He held the black object tightly and pulled it out of the ground with great force. Then, he shouted, "Rise!"

With a 'peng' sound, the black object was lifted off the ground, and some soil was raised around it. Then, Zi Chen's figure staggered back a few steps, becoming unstable. This was not because the black object was too heavy, but because it was too light. Zi Chen had used too much force, causing his center of gravity to be unstable.

There was nothing to protect it, and it was an extremely light object. Even Zi Chen's heart sank slightly.

When he saw this thing and steadied himself, the other half of his heart turned cold.

It was an object, but it was not a weapon. Instead, it was a rusty scabbard. The scabbard was extremely light, as if it had no weight at all. Its surface was covered in a layer of rust, so there was nothing special about it.

When Wu Xie and the others saw that Zi Chen had actually pulled out a scabbard from a distance, they shook their heads in disappointment. Clearly, they felt that it was not worth it to miss the best opportunity to enter the depths for something like this.

Fortunately, Xu Ming did not advance, so Zi Chen still had a chance to stop him.

Although they were disappointed, Wu Xie and the others did not stop fighting. However, it was worth mentioning that a few corresponding battle spirits had appeared during this period of time, and they had dealt with them.

However, one of the 62 of them had died. Now, there were 61 people left, and the person who had died was from Huping City.

As he gazed at the scabbard in Zi Chen's hand, as well as the latter's continuously changing expression, a stunned expression surfaced on Xu Ming's face. Soon after, his anxious mood directly dissipated as he opened his mouth and laughed heartily.

"Haha … haha …"

His laughter, which was filled with joy and mockery, rang out. His clear laughter seemed to drown out the sounds of the battle in the distance.

What are you laughing at? Is it really that funny? "Zi Chen's face darkened as he coldly glanced at Xu Ming.

"You thought you'd discovered a treasure, right? You didn't think it would be a piece of trash. Haha … You treat trash as a treasure. Only you people from Huping City would do something like that." Xu Ming's laughter continued.

Zi Chen, who had originally intended to throw away the scabbard, tightly gripped the scabbard when he heard this as he disdainfully replied, "Idiot, do you think that this thing that appeared in this world is a waste product? Have you ever seen waste products in this world? Waste products, to think that you can say that. Do you think that this is a waste recycling station?"

As if to prove his words, Zi Chen held the scabbard in one hand and the scabbard in the other as he walked back into the depths.

Xu Ming was stunned by what he had said. His laughter faded, and he stared at the scabbard in Zi Chen's hand with an uncertain expression.

Perhaps … this really was an incredible item.

Along the way, Zi Chen discovered that Xu Ming did not go any further. He asked in confusion, "Why aren't you going any further?"

Xu Ming coldly smiled. His eyes were filled with undisguised killing intent as he said, "I'm waiting for you. It won't be too late to continue after I've dealt with you."

Zi Chen looked at the ball of light in the depths, then turned back to look at Xu Ming. He said, "What's the point of that? After we've killed each other, we still have to go deeper. Why don't the two of us go deeper first? It won't be too late to decide the victor after we reach the ball of light."

Xu Ming stared at Zi Chen. His cold gaze seemed to want to see through Zi Chen.

Zi Chen calmly looked at Xu Ming, but his grip on the scabbard tightened.

Xu Ming coldly smiled. He actually agreed with Zi Chen's suggestion. He nodded and said, "That's fine. We'll have a battle to the death under the ball of light."

With that, he turned around and charged into the depths.

This time, he ran for more than ten miles before he encountered another battle spirit.

Judging from the battle spirit's aura, the latter was infinitely close to the Domain Realm. In other words, he was about to reach the third level of battle spirit.

Xu Ming raised his head and looked at the ball of light ten miles away. He grinned maliciously and charged towards the battle spirit in front of him.

As he charged forward, he sent out a palm strike towards the battle spirit.

Facing the incoming palm strike, the battle spirit also attacked with his spear. There seemed to be a dragon's roar as the spear transformed into a dragon shadow and rushed towards Xu Ming.

Just as the battle began, Zi Chen's tense heart relaxed. He was really afraid that Xu Ming would rush to the ball of light.

"Decapitation."

After using his strongest attack to kill the battle spirit, he rushed forward. This time, he also ran for more than ten miles.

Unfortunately, as soon as he arrived, Xu Ming's battle had already ended. He paid the price of a light injury to kill the battle spirit and rushed into the depths.

"Damn it."

Zi Chen cursed and instantly rushed forward. As he rushed forward, the battle spirit attacked Zi Chen.

Zi Chen gripped his long saber tightly and shouted, "Slash!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the long saber in his hand actually left his hand. A pitch-black Golden-eyed Beast soul shadow emerged from the blade. The soul shadow stared coldly at the battle spirit in front of it. The aura of the long saber skyrocketed the moment the soul shadow appeared.

The surrounding space began to distort. The saber seemed to tear through the air as it slashed towards the battle spirit in front of it.

Facing this attack, the battle spirit remained expressionless. He raised the long sword in his hand high and a ray of light appeared on the blade.

This ray of light instantly became resplendent. Then, like a stream of water, the light filled the entire sword. The long sword shook in the void. As the energy vibrated, it directly slashed down.

"Boom."

The saber and sword collided. The entire world seemed to quiet down for a moment. A powerful surge of energy swept out from the point of collision. At the same time, a rumbling sound rang out.

The saber light's attack was gradually dissolved by the long sword. The Golden-eyed Beast's attack was clearly blocked by the battle spirit.

But in the next moment, a spear shadow flashed with silver light. It pierced through the energy shockwaves and headed straight for the battle spirit's forehead.

"Puff."

The long spear pierced through the battle spirit's forehead. A sharp spear light shot into the distance. The air seemed to be pierced through by this finger.

After the spear shadow, Zi Chen appeared. A light shield appeared around his body. Inside the light shield was a battle armor. At the center of the battle armor was a small beast.

Just now, it was the battle armor that had blocked the energy shockwaves, giving Zi Chen a chance to use his spear.

After the battle spirit's forehead was pierced, the battle spirit's figure in front of him slowly dissipated. Zi Chen put away his spear and grabbed his saber. He shook his thunder wings and fled into the depths.

Hearing the commotion behind him, Xu Ming had just turned around when he saw the battle spirit being killed. Then, he saw Zi Chen rush out unscathed.

"How is this possible?" Xu Ming couldn't help but cry out in disbelief.

In order to fight for speed, he paid the price of minor injuries to kill the enemy. But the enemy was faster than him, and he was not injured.

But although he was shocked, he didn't stop moving. In the blink of an eye, he was below the ball of light.

However, before he could leap into the air to grab the ball of light, he saw another person appear in front of him.

The moment this person appeared, Xu Ming felt a dangerous aura. He couldn't help but stop.

In front of him stood a battle spirit in a black robe. He held a sheathed saber in his hand. His eyes were incomparably black and bright, and he seemed to be very intelligent. He sized up Xu Ming with an indifferent expression, as if he was a life form with intelligence.

After feeling the oppressive aura from the other party, Xu Ming's pupils shrank. He whispered, "Third grade battle spirit."

A third grade battle spirit was already at the Domain Realm in the outside world. It was the same as his realm. But the other party was a remnant soul. It was obvious that his comprehension of battle skills was deeper than his.

Looking at the third grade battle spirit in front of him and then at the ball of light above his head, Xu Ming's face suddenly had a sinister smile.