Chapter 356: Her Ninth Grandfather (1/2)

Unfortunately, apart from a Lockbreaker, no one else could do anything to the sourcebox no matter how powerful they were. The Hunter powerhouses could approach the tree-shaped sourcebox without fear, but if they were to do so, the sourcebox might be destroyed. This was the reason why Lockbreakers enjoyed such a high status; they could do what others couldn’t, and it was completely unrelated to cultivation.

“Brother Nan, as a three star Discerning Elementary Lockbreaker, aren’t you going to make an attempt?” a young man in the crowd asked.

A man standing on the opposite side snorted. “Ryan, you should know that three star Discerning Elementary Lockbreakers are among those who have died.”

“There are differences among people within the same level as well, and how could anyone ever compare to Brother Nan? Everyone knows that Brother Nan is a genius lockbreaker from the Outerverse, so please let us witness your ability,” Ryan loudly replied. The other Lockbreakers around him started clamoring as well.

People of the same profession would naturally be rivals, and nobody present wanted to give up on such a rare sourcebox. Thus, all of them naturally wanted someone else to go and test out the sourcebox first.

“Brother Ryan, since you want to witness my abilities so badly, then why don’t you come along with me?” Brother Nan retorted.

The man called Ryan was slightly tempted by his offer. It was definitely impossible for a single person to unlock this sourcebox by themselves, but there might be a chance if two or three of them made an attempt together. “Fine, if Brother Nan agrees, then I’m fine with cooperating. Is there anyone else who wants to join us?”

“I’ll try.” A middle aged man appeared and offered to join them.

However, this man was immediately pushed back by an invisible wave. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned pale.

“This event is only open to the younger generation. Go back.” The middle aged man in the sky who had recently eliminated the Cruiser-level Savage Ape coldly rebuffed him.

But the middle aged man on the ground remained unconvinced. “No one owns this sourcebox. Why can’t I join in?”

“No means no. If you say anything else, I will remove your name from the Society.”

The man below didn’t dare to argue any further, and he just stood to the side while gnashing his teeth.

The inheritance had to be continuous, and the society treated this philosophy very seriously.

The younger generation had their opportunities, and the older generation had their own as well. This had nothing to do with fairness, as everything was dependent on one’s luck and ability.

It wasn’t just Lockbreakers of the younger generation that had come to Nine Peaks Mountain; there were some members of the older generation there as well. There were even some Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreakers within the crowd, but they hadn’t made themselves known just yet.

After some discussion, Brother Nan and Ryan stepped within a thousand meters of the tree-shaped sourcebox and attempted to unlock it.

At the same time, Dao Bo arrived with Liu Ji, where both of them looked at the tree-shaped sourcebox.

Every sourcebox was unique, and each one carried unique risks as well.

Dao Bo coldly looked at a few of the corpses scattered around the tree-shaped sourcebox. These corpses were completely desiccated and looked miserable. It was no wonder why not many else dared to attempt unlocking this sourcebox.

Brother Nan and Ryan started approaching the tree, but they could not feel anything wrong. Since they had already walked past a corpse, they should have entered the danger zone, but they still weren’t able to feel anything abnormal.

Both of them were three star Discerning Elementary Lockbreakers with contributions who had survived numerous dangerous situations, but despite their acute senses and keen star energy perception, they felt nothing at all at this moment.

The middle aged man in the sky carefully watched the two young Lockbreakers walk forward. He could also sense that there was nothing abnormal about the star energy around the tree-shaped sourcebox. But if that were the case, then what had left those corpses behind?

The two moved closer to the tree-shaped sourcebox until they were only about a hundred meters away. Excitement was clearly shown on their faces; they were almost close enough to touch the tree, which meant that they would be able to start their lockbreaking attempt soon.

Then, Dao Bo suddenly shouted, “RUN!”

His shout surprised the crowd, and in the very next moment, two screams could be heard from Brothers Nan and Ryan. The two of them turned pale and then grey. Their hair started falling out of their scalps, and their skin dried before flaking off like ash. The entire transformation was terrifying.

The middle aged man in the air tried to pull the two of them away from the tree, but he was too late. In less than three seconds, two new corpses had appeared as their bodies collapsed to the ground.

It was a horrifying scene.

Liu Ji’s eyes flashed. This was what it meant to be a Lockbreaker; one had great power, but one also ran great risks. Sometimes, a Lockbreaker might even die without knowing the cause of their death.

Dao Bo was the only one present who had detected anything since he was the only one with a domain. Even the Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker in the sky hadn’t developed a domain yet.

Quite a number of people looked at Dao Bo with strange gazes since he had been the only who had detected any sort of abnormality and reacted.

“It’s Dao Bo, Astral-6’s student leader.”

“I remember that he participated in the Astral Combat Tournament but lost to Grandini Mavis.”

“Actually, Dao Bo didn’t really lose that match. Grandini was just too powerful.”

“No wonder he was able to detect a problem—he’s a top student of the Astral Combat Academy.”

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The middle aged man in the sky appeared and looked at Dao Bo.