Chapter 359: Bluffing, Actually I Am the Ancestral King
"Bang!"
The coffin lid opened.
Instantly, a blinding light shot out from the coffin, like an eternal flame, burning fiercely.
Qin Chuan was startled.
If it weren’t for the guardian power of the system, this light could have reduced him to ashes.
After a long while, the light dissipated.
Inside the coffin lay a mysterious mirror, the frame was ashen gray, as if carved from stone, and its outline was like a burning flame.
The mirror surface was golden.
Golden to the point of yellow!
It seemed that countless worlds were melting within the mirror surface, with threads of light refracting out, enough to incinerate the heaven and boil the seas!
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."
The refracted light fell on Qin Chuan, causing the transparent shield around him to melt constantly, emitting blue smoke.
You should know.
This was the protection provided by the system, even the collision of those nine Golden Crows couldn’t shake it in the slightest!
At this moment, those nine Golden Crows were still frantically ramming outside, but inside, he could barely hear any sound.
Even better than the soundproofing in a bedroom.
"What a treasure!"
Qin Chuan’s eyes lit up, with such a powerful weapon, just a few beams could kill most strong foes instantly.
He reached out to grab it.
"Stop!"
At that moment, a voice full of righteous indignation came from behind, seemingly a young man.
But Qin Chuan ignored him, still reaching for the mirror, and then he found that the mirror was incredibly heavy and couldn’t be moved.
Only then did he decide to turn and look.
However.
Before turning around, he used a treasure previously exchanged to change his appearance—exactly to Qin Zi’s likeness.
Looking back.
What caught his eye was a ragged young man.
This person looked like a refugee escaping a fire, with a scorched body, half-burnt hair, leaning on a withered branch standing on the horizon, gasping for air, seemingly suffering from exhaustion.
"Huff... You... Do not desecrate... the Ancestral King’s body!"
He gasped heavily as he spoke.
Qin Chuan, bearing Qin Xiaozhu’s face, naturally brought "Pig’s Contempt" to its peak.
He looked at the person with three parts disdain and seven parts sneer, coldly saying: "Who are you to meddle in my affairs?"
This person was indeed an ant.
He noticed that the man had only the cultivation of a mere Saint Realm, extremely weak like an ant in today’s Nine Heavens World.
However, since he could appear in this Rising Sun, he must possess exceptional qualities, potentially even... so it would be wise to offend a bit.
After all, he was now Qin Zi!
"I... My strength may be weak, but as a citizen of the Ancestral King, I will never allow anyone to desecrate the Ancestral King’s body!"
Facing Qin Chuan’s gaze, the young man lacked some confidence, but supported by his faith, he bravely said: "The one you face is Zhao Ri, a wanderer from Barbaric Dragon Domain, Longwei County, Wo Wo Village!"
"Hah, stupid!"
Qin Chuan chuckled, waving his hand towards the man.
Whoosh!
A strong wind howled past, although he only used the power of the True God Realm, it was still something this man couldn’t resist.
Instantly, the man was blasted several kilometers back, swept by the storm, disoriented, crashing to the ground in a sorry state.
"You can kill me, but you can’t defeat me! My belief will never be defeated!!"
The young man staggered to his feet, shouting with determination.
"Boastful talk."
Qin Chuan waved again, and the man went flying again, crashing into the ground, eating dirt.
Yet he stood up again, continuing to shout: "To desecrate the Ancestral King, you’d have to step over my dead body first!"
Whoosh!
Qin Chuan flickered, suddenly appearing in front of him, their eyes met, and the wind he brought kicked the man’s hair back and his tattered clothes flapping violently.
"You..."
The young man named Zhao Ri instinctively shrunk his neck, his heartbeat racing, face pale.
Facing a strong opponent, claiming not to be afraid would be a lie.
"Are you really not afraid to die?"
Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes and asked, with a hint of expectation and appreciation in his gaze, quite eerie.
"I’m afraid to die, but..."
Zhao Ri took a deep breath, then looking at Qin Chuan, said: "As a citizen of the Ancestral King, I will never allow you to desecrate the Ancestral King!"
Having said that, he raised his head, eyes tightly shut, with an air of "if you want to kill, just kill, no need for words."
And Qin Chuan watched him for a long time.
Then suddenly laughed.
"Hahaha..."
His laughter carried a touch of comfort, a touch of warmth, as he gently rubbed Zhao Ri’s head with his right hand, speaking warmly: "Child, you have spirit..."
"Ah? You!!"
Zhao Ri suddenly opened his eyes, looking at Qin Chuan with doubt and confusion, wanting to back away but his body wouldn’t respond.
Qin Chuan’s smile grew even warmer, speaking gently: "Don’t be afraid. Actually... I am the Ancestral King."
"Stop your nonsense!"
Zhao Ri backed away two steps abruptly, filled with righteous indignation: "The Ancestral King is the faith of our clan, we don’t allow anyone to insult it!"
Qin Chuan smiled and shook his head, his voice rich and mellow, saying: "Child, your loyalty pleases me, but your tone displeases me."
Zhao Ri’s expression turned even more uncertain, revealing struggle in his eyes. After taking a deep breath, he asked: "You say you are the Ancestral King, how do you prove it?"
Qin Chuan smiled calmly and confidently said: "Because in this place, only the Ancestral King, and the Ancestral King’s most devout follower, can enter. You are that devout follower, and I... naturally am the Ancestral King."
"This..."
Zhao Ri’s heart was shaken, for some reason, he involuntarily believed it somewhat.
This feeling was strange, he felt as if the other wasn’t lying, as if... this matter was indeed so.
However, concerning the Ancestral King was grave, how could he easily believe just the other’s words?
So, he gritted his teeth and asked: "You say you are the Ancestral King, how do you prove it? Besides, I just saw that the nine Golden Crows under the Ancestral King were attacking you, how do you explain that?"
Qin Chuan, with a crafty smile, replied: "Child, you must know, at times, seeing isn’t always believing."
"What you saw just now, the nine little ones attacking me, wasn’t exactly that. They were merely assisting me in breaking the seal."
After saying that, he glanced at the nine Golden Crows in the sky, with a slight air of authority, said plainly: "Stand down, all of you."
"Caw caw!"
Instantly, the nine Golden Crows trembled, seemingly controlled by an invisible power, then receded, landing on the Fusang Tree.
They lowered their heads, as if submitting.
"How could this be..."
Zhao Ri’s eyes widened, a gigantic wave stirred in his heart.
He didn’t know how to describe his feelings, but instinctively, he felt—it shouldn’t be this way!
However.
Facts spoke louder than words, the nine Golden Crows truly submitted, besides the Ancestral King, who else could command their submission?
And Qin Chuan smiled slightly, continuing:
"To an ordinary person, I wouldn’t bother to prove anything, but you, my most devout follower, I don’t mind letting you understand."
With a gesture, he brought Zhao Ri to the front of the Bronze Coffin, pointing at the mirror within, smiling: "Do you recognize this?"
"This is... the Ancestral King’s relic, the Heaven-Burning Mirror!"
Zhao Ri’s eyes widened, instinctively reaching for it.
However, Qin Chuan unnoticeably withdrew, calmly saying: "Don’t worry, you said this is the Amazing Mirror, now if an ordinary person holds it, can they command it? But if I, as the True God, were to reclaim it, it might just listen to me."
"This..."
Zhao Ri’s heart was trembling, inexplicably believing it a little.
This feeling was strange, he felt as though the opposite party wasn’t lying, as if... this was how it should be.
However, the matter of the Ancestral King, how could he....believe so easily in it based on just this one-sided claim?
But he gritted his teeth again and asked: "You say you are the Ancestral King, how can you prove it? Moreover, I just saw the nine great Golden Crows attacking the Ancestral King on the seat!"
Qin Chuan, with a touch of authority yet remaining calm, said lightly: "You nine scrappy little things attacking me, step down at once. You can admire but realize this shouldn’t concern you."
Whoosh!
At these words, that initially motionless mirror suddenly glowed with multicolored divine light, then abruptly it floated up, turned into his hand, firmly gripped by him.
"Now, do you believe?"