System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

Chapter 331

Xiaosheng Mountain is covered with snow all year round, and beneath the snow is a thick layer of ice.

The fat man took out a Luoyang shovel from his backpack, examined it here and there, and frowned as he said:

"Fourth Grandfather, I'm afraid your method won't work. With such a thick layer of ice, our tools are completely useless. So how are we going to find the entrance to the mausoleum passage in such a large area?"

"You youngsters are so ignorant. You think you can be stumped just because you can't use a Luoyang shovel?"

Fourth Master ordered one of his subordinates, "Lang Feng, it's your turn to make a move!"

"Fourth Master, please specify the location!"

The subordinate called Lang Feng stepped out from the crowd, opened his backpack, and took out a bundle of detonators.

Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and the others were all shocked by what they saw.

Seeing how confidently Fourth Grandfather was, I thought he had some brilliant idea, but it turned out he was going to use a detonator.

The explosive power of a detonator is much greater than that of ordinary explosives; even if it's not a snow-covered mountain, an explosion could cause the tomb to collapse.

Logically speaking, as the fourth of the Nine Gates, he should be able to understand this principle.

Since he knew this, there was only one reason why he did it: his time was running out, he was anxious, and he desperately wanted to enter the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top to learn the way to immortality.

"Fatty, I didn't expect there to be someone even bolder than you!"

"Who says otherwise? Detonating a detonator on a snowy mountain will definitely trigger an avalanche. You don't want to live, and you're dragging us down with you!"

"Lang Feng has decades of experience in blasting. He will control the amount of explosives, so there will definitely be no avalanche. You younger ones can rest assured."

"Brother Zhang Hao, what do we do?"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Fourth Grandfather, Fatty had no choice but to ask Zhang Hao for help.

"If they want to use detonators, let them. I see a crack in the cliff over there; we can hide there and we won't be afraid of an avalanche!"

Zhang Hao pointed to the cliff not far behind him and said.

Upon hearing this, the fat man gave him a knowing look, then called to Tianzhen, Xie Xiaohua, Huo Xiuxiu, Yi Sa, Ding Yudie, and Zhang Qilin, and the group hid together in a crevice in the rock.

As soon as the group entered, they heard a loud "bang," followed by a "rustling" sound coming from the direction of the mountaintop.

"Oh no! An avalanche!"

Fourth Uncle's men shouted for help.

One of them, with sharp eyes, spotted where Zhang Hao and his group were hiding, so he helped Fourth Grandfather rush over and hide in the crevice.

As soon as they entered, snow from an avalanche falling from the mountaintop came right in front of them.

"Hu, hu, hu..."

Grandpa Si and the others were panting heavily and it took them a while to recover.

He looked around and noticed that two of his men were missing.

"Where are Lang Feng and Cheng Cheng?"

"Fourth Master, they didn't have time to escape and were buried by the snow!"

"Sigh, they've been with me for decades, how could something like this happen?"

"Tch, they brought it on themselves. I told you not to use detonators, but you wouldn't listen. Now that there's been an avalanche, people are dead, and it's too late to regret it."

"you……"

Fourth Grandfather pointed at the fat man, his anger rising. He wanted to explode, but what the fat man said was true.

"Do you think we want to use detonators? We already conducted experiments before we came here. Using detonators is the only way. Otherwise, there's no way to break through the ice that's several meters thick!"

"You can't do it because you're incompetent. Brother Zhang Hao can break through the ice without detonators!"

Fourth Grandfather's gaze shifted to Zhang Hao, looking him up and down: "Although the Zhang family lad has some skill, is he really capable of breaking through a layer of ice several meters thick?"

"We'll find out later whether it's possible or not!"

During the conversation, the avalanche outside the crevasse had already passed.

Seeing that there was no danger, the group emerged from the crack and returned to the location of the explosion.

A crater about two meters deep was seen blasted into the thick ice, but it was still at least four or five meters away from penetrating the ice.

Fourth Grandfather looked at Zhang Hao: "They all say you have a way to break through the ice. Don't say I didn't give you a chance. As long as you can break through it without using explosives, this thing is yours!"

As he spoke, he pulled a nine-clawed hook from his pocket, with an iron chain attached to the end.

"Nine-claw hook!"

"Isn't this Fourth Master's treasure? It's been with him since it was very young, and he actually took it out!"

When the nine-clawed hook appeared, his men were all stunned into silence.

The fat man patted Zhang Hao on the shoulder: "Brother Zhang Hao, it's just a nine-claw hook, why are you so surprised?"

Zhang Hao smiled and said, "You don't know its meaning. Because it has been with him since he was a child, Fourth Master treasures it very much. Whoever has this can ask Fourth Master of the Nine Gates to do anything for him, even if it means losing his life."

"I see. Well, you'd better do your best later."

"Don't worry."

The ice layer definitely needed to be broken through, but to Zhang Hao's surprise, there was this unexpected bonus.

When the time comes, taking the Nine-Clawed Hook to browse through the Chen family's treasure vault should yield quite a few good items.

"Fourth Grandfather, you must keep your word."

Zhang Hao grinned at him, then jumped into the deep crater created by the detonator.

When Fourth Uncle and his men saw Zhang Hao jump down, they immediately looked into the deep pit, curious about how Zhang Hao had managed to break through the several-meter-thick ice.

Zhang Hao jumped into the deep pit and immediately punched the ground beneath his feet.

Fourth Uncle and the others were all taken aback.

"Young Master Zhang, are you sure this is it?"

"Even the detonator didn't blow it through, and you want to smash it through with your fist? It's not even dark yet!"

"You're just a young calf that doesn't fear a tiger! With your method, you wouldn't be able to break through even in ten years!"

……

Before they could finish speaking, they heard a "crackling" sound coming up from the deep pit.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ice surface, centered on Zhang Hao's fist.

With a light stomp of his foot, Zhang Hao created a hole beneath his feet, large enough for an adult to pass through, piercing directly through the ice.

Fourth Master and his men were stunned by what they saw. If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that such a thing could actually happen.

"How can this be!"

"How could you possibly have such strength, punching straight through several meters of ice!"

"A monster, an absolute monster! No wonder you were so confident just now. If I had your strength, I could do the same."

……

Zhang Hao smiled, his gaze falling directly on the nine-clawed hook in Fourth Grandfather's hand.

With this, one can enter the Chen family's treasure vault. As fellow members of the Nine Gates, the Chen family's treasure vault must contain many things.

Fourth Grandfather saw Zhang Hao's eyes and knew exactly what he was thinking. He threw the nine-clawed hook into the deep pit and said, "Boy, catch it. I won't break my promise to a junior."

Zhang Hao took the nine-claw hook and put it away. Then he called Fatty and the others to come down as well. After securing the rope, they prepared to go down.

Upon hearing the call, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and the others jumped into the deep pit and began preparations.

Suddenly, Yi Sa exclaimed, "There's a big-headed baby under the ice!"