Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

Gazing at the two men before them who had suddenly frozen, their eyes now hollow, Liu Rulong and Wang Zhongtian felt their hearts pound like stormy waves.

A moment ago, they had clearly seen a pair of bright green eyes!

"They have no eyes? Then what were those green eyes we saw?" Shangguan Wan'Er asked, equally astonished.

Before, they had encountered two green-eyed men.

It was just that back then, Wang Zhongtian had slain them with a single sword strike, so no one had noticed anything peculiar about their eyes.

Only now did they clearly see how bizarre these two men were.

"They really don't have any eyes!" At this, Ling Fei's eyes also widened in astonishment.

Then, his mind raced.

'Legend says that in the Ancient Era, there were peerless experts whose souls would linger after death, gathering together to form remnant souls and be reborn in an unconventional way. Over time, as many feared death, more of these beings came into existence. The souls of ordinary experts aren't strong enough, so the new souls they form are often incomplete, resulting in low Spiritual Wisdom and puppet-like movements. However, such beings are immortal, persisting even after a millennium—a different kind of long life. Later generations called them zombies!' A glint flashed in Ling Fei's eyes as a similar passage from an ancient text surfaced in his mind.

'These two must be ordinary zombies.'

He had finally confirmed the identity of the two men.

"Zombies?" Hearing this, Shangguan Wan'Er's fine brows knitted together. She murmured, "Legends say zombies are exceptionally evil. Why would they be here?"

Wang Zhongtian and Liu Rulong also frowned.

Zombies...

They were beings of legend, yet here they were in these Ancient Ruins.

"This place..." With a hint of surprise, their gazes shifted forward.

One look was all it took for them to be utterly stunned. Their Heart Spirits were completely captivated by the scene before them, and all thoughts of zombies vanished.

Ling Fei's expression also changed accordingly.

Before them was a massive cavernous space.

In the middle, five-colored Light Patterns bloomed, as brilliant and dazzling as divine radiance.

They were currently above this cavern space, about a hundred meters from the ground.

As far as their eyes could see, in the center of the cavern floor, two long rivers intertwined and circled.

The river water converged into a circular pool, and the water inside flowed like a Yin Yang Diagram, clearly demarcated.

But if one sensed carefully, they could discover that the so-called lake water was two different types of energy.

One was a murky gray Yin Corpse Qi that had condensed into a liquid.

The other was pure Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, flawless and pristine, flowing in the pool like the most perfect liquid in the world.

A few colored Light Patterns even shimmered within it.

Around the edge of the pool stood nine massive pillars.

On these great pillars, thick iron chains were intertwined.

And where the chains converged, an Ancient Coffin was suspended!

The material of the Ancient Coffin was special, like stone yet like jade, giving it a gentle but weighty appearance.

Dragons, phoenixes, and various profound Inscription Patterns were carved upon it. A vast and majestic aura emanated from these Inscriptions, filling the entire space. The aura struck Ling Fei, Shangguan Wan'Er, Wang Zhongtian, and Liu Rulong at the entrance, making their hearts tremble and sending ripples through their souls.

At this moment, they felt as if they were facing a great sage of ancient times. The aura emanating from the Ancient Coffin ahead inspired an involuntary sense of fear.

A feeling of insignificance welled up in everyone's hearts.

"An Ancient Coffin!" A fervent light appeared in Wang Zhongtian's eyes.

'Could it be... that this is truly the tomb of a great sage from Ancient Times?' Liu Rulong was incredibly excited.

'The layout here is... odd!' This scene left Ling Fei utterly shocked as well.

However, after the shock, he began to survey the situation inside the cavern.

In the center of the cavern was the Yin Yang-like pool with two types of Essence Qi circulating. The Nine Pillar Hanging Coffin radiated sheets of Light Patterns.

If one looked closely, the two energies rose from the pool and coiled around the Ancient Coffin.

Besides this, Light Patterns writhed on the nine pillars, shooting up to the cavern ceiling above the Ancient Coffin.

On the ceiling, nine beams of light converged, forming a halo.

This halo bloomed with five-colored Light Patterns, its radiance filling the entire cavern.

At the same time, multicolored brilliance flowed down from the beams of light flashing on the nine great pillars. It then followed the Dao Patterns that bloomed on the chains, gathering toward the suspended Ancient Coffin. Wisps of colorful, essential light, along with the Essence Qi from the pool below, were all being continuously absorbed by the Ancient Coffin.

"This Ancient Coffin seems to be absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence Qi," Shangguan Wan'Er noted with surprise.

Even she had discovered the strangeness of this place.

"The coffin should contain a departed sage, but if he's already dead, why is he still gathering Heaven and Earth Essence Qi?" Ling Fei was utterly baffled.

The pool below had dense Essence Qi, and also some evil Yin Qi.

All of this was too strange.

'Could this great sage from Ancient Times be trying to resurrect himself?'

Then, Ling Fei looked up at the ceiling again.

Not only was it wreathed in colorful light, but Light Patterns also flowed across it, like a Star River.

At the edge of the cavern floor were miniature models of mountains and rivers, resembling a miniature world.

Wang Zhongtian chuckled. "Look at this layout. It seems this ancient sage wanted to use an Array to gather Heaven and Earth Essence Qi and be reborn. Heh, but how can someone be reborn after death!" Then, he thought to himself, 'Since this sage had the ability to lay such a grand Array, his coffin must contain treasures.'

'Even if there are no Weapons, the Battle Armor he's wearing must be a Supreme Treasure.'

Thinking of this, the light in Wang Zhongtian's eyes grew even more fervent.

After all, the armor worn by those green-eyed men had been impervious to blades.

Only an attack from the Primordial Pill Realm could destroy it.

Would this sage's armor be any worse?

In Ancient Times, powerful experts were often buried wearing their Battle Armor, sometimes even with their Weapons.

That sage's Weapon should at least be able to withstand an attack from a Primordial Pill Realm Cultivator, right?

Or perhaps even stronger.

At this thought, the blood in Wang Zhongtian's veins began to boil.

Liu Rulong also figured out what was happening.

'I can't let them get there first!' Liu Rulong's gaze sharpened. He then glanced at Wang Zhongtian, a questioning look in his eyes.

From his look, he clearly wanted to form an alliance with him.

Originally, Liu Rulong had always been on Shangguan Wan'Er's side.

But after the last incident, Liu Rulong understood that in Shangguan Wan'Er's eyes, he was now nothing more than a coward who feared death.

So, he now chose his own interests.

Seeing Liu Rulong's look, Wang Zhongtian nodded in acknowledgement.

Then, Wang Zhongtian said to Ling Fei and Shangguan Wan'Er, "That Ancient Coffin must hold treasures. Shall we go take a closer look?"

Although they were wary, they made no hostile moves. Wang Zhongtian had no trump cards left, and acting rashly would do more harm than good.

Ling Fei and Shangguan Wan'Er exchanged a glance. "Alright," they agreed.

Although they too felt something was off about this place, they reasoned that the ancients were long dead. How could they possibly be resurrected?

At the mouth of the cavern, there was a set of stairs leading straight down to the solid ground below.

The four of them descended together.

Walking here, they were completely enveloped by the colored light and wrapped in that vast aura.

Then, they arrived at the edge of the pool.

"The Heaven and Earth Essence Qi is so dense," Liu Rulong couldn't help but exclaim as they arrived.

"But that malevolent qi is terrifying as well," Wang Zhongtian added, frowning slightly. "If not for that malevolent qi, this place would be the perfect Cultivation Land."

'Could a ten-thousand-year-old Corpse King be inside this Ancient Coffin?' The thought surfaced in Ling Fei's mind as he reached the edge of the pool.

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