Gritting his teeth, Zhou Chong summoned a snow-white ruler, swiftly sending it flying out. It released a blinding light, like a sun descending upon the secret vault. 0

Aware that the area had been activated like a complex formation, including nether runes and other elements, he had no time to waste. He felt a looming threat approaching from afar.0

Boom!0

He resorted to brute force to break the formation!0

This was the Thunder Ruler. As its snow-white light fell, lightning interwove, striking violently. Unfortunately, the ruler had been damaged when sent through the veil, marked with four long cracks. Its thunderous power was significantly less than expected, and it continued to crack further.0

Finally, the Thunder Ruler exploded, piercing through the nearly formation-like setup at the secret vault.0

Zhou Chong felt a pang of loss. Given enough time, the ruler could have been slowly repaired, but now it was destroyed.0

However, if he could acquire the golden bamboo slips, this loss would be insignificant. Moreover, he had already obtained the Soul Locking Bell, an invaluable treasure.0

In the distance, a robot flew at high speed, firing a shot that hit Zhou Chong, blasting apart his blood shadow and causing more of the lightning scars on his true bone to flake off.0

"Hmm?!" He stared into the distance, his heart pounding at the threat posed to him.0

Swoosh...0