Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

"Hmph, what a coward!" Seeing this, a cold sneer touched Liu Rulong's lips. "This works out perfectly. Once Wang Zhongtian opens the Ancient Coffin, I can swoop in and snatch the other treasures inside. As for whether Ling Fei and Shangguan Wan'Er get anything... that's another matter entirely."

Meanwhile, Ling Fei had retreated far to one side.

Although the so-called Supreme Treasure intrigued him, a strange sense of unease settled in his heart.

Just then, Wang Zhongtian arrived beside the Ancient Coffin.

WHOOSH!

Light Patterns wriggled on the Ancient Coffin, flowing over its surface like a Star River.

As Wang Zhongtian approached, a vast aura enveloped him.

"What a magnificent aura! The Dao Patterns carved on it are incredibly profound. They definitely weren't inscribed by a Primordial Pill Realm Cultivator, and the treasure inside must also be beyond anything a Primordial Pill Level Cultivator could possess." As the magnificent aura enveloped him, a fiery heat lit up Wang Zhongtian's eyes, and the blood in his veins began to boil.

One must understand that in the Empire, aside from the Royal Family, those in the Primordial Pill Realm were already considered regional powerhouses.

'If I obtain a treasure above the Primordial Pill Realm level, once I grow stronger, won't I be able to sweep through the experts of all the clans in the Empire?'

With a burning fervor, Wang Zhongtian continued forward.

Soon, he was merely three feet away from the Ancient Coffin.

Ahead, the Light Patterns flowed with a majestic momentum, making Wang Zhongtian feel as if his breath was catching in his throat. Fortunately, the Light Patterns didn't actively attack him.

'Let's see if I can open this Ancient Coffin!' Wang Zhongtian held his breath and extended his hands toward the jade-smooth Ancient Coffin.

'Is he about to open it?' A fiery glint appeared in Liu Rulong's eyes as he watched. He stared up at Wang Zhongtian on the iron chains, clenching his fists. The bloodline qi in his body began to circulate; he was clearly poised to leap onto the chains at any moment to claim his share of the treasures inside.

In the distance, Ling Fei's nerves tensed. He and Shangguan Wan'Er had both retreated to the top of the steps.

Clearly, if anything strange happened, they were prepared to run for it at a moment's notice.

In his heart, Ling Fei knew that if real trouble started, they most likely wouldn't be able to escape.

But such is human nature; no one was willing to give up on this opportunity before seeing how things played out.

Ling Fei was unwilling to give up either.

In fact, a part of him desperately hoped there was a Supreme Treasure in that Ancient Coffin.

'If there is, I can use it to soar to the heavens.'

'Then, the crisis brought about by killing Wang Dongyang and his men might be easily resolved.'

So, as Wang Zhongtian's palm was about to touch the Ancient Coffin, Ling Fei also released his Heart Spirit, closely monitoring the fluctuations ahead.

Wang Zhongtian's hand slowly passed through the light radiating from the Dao Patterns before finally touching the Ancient Coffin itself.

The Ancient Coffin was smooth and warm. The moment he made contact, Wang Zhongtian felt as if he had touched a vast world. The mysterious sensation filled him with anticipation.

"Open!" Then, Wang Zhongtian channeled all his Power, trying to shove the lid open.

BUZZ!

As Wang Zhongtian's Power circulated, the Dao Patterns on the Ancient Coffin suddenly flashed, and an immense Power surged toward him.

WHOOSH!

Then, Wang Zhongtian was sent flying as if struck by a monstrous wave. The Conical Hat on his head flapped in the air before being shattered by the immense force.

"No..." As the Conical Hat broke and fell from his head, terror filled Wang Zhongtian's eyes.

'Without the protection of this Conical Hat, there's no way I can withstand the dense, sinister yin qi here!'

'A repulsive force?' Below, Liu Rulong frowned.

'The Ancient Coffin can't be touched!' Ling Fei's gaze sharpened.

"Ya, yiya!" Suddenly, the small beast within the Five-Colored Crystal Stone on the cave ceiling cried out, its Gemstone-like eyes showing a solemn expression.

Ling Fei looked up, his gaze instinctively turning to the small beast.

As for Shangguan Wan'Er, her Soul Power was too weak, so she couldn't see the small beast's existence through the colored light at all.

"Ya, yiya!" As Ling Fei's Heart Spirit Sensing reached out, the small beast's voice rang in his mind.

It seemed the small beast was trying to warn him about something.

Unfortunately, Ling Fei couldn't understand what it was saying.

Before Ling Fei could think further, his pupils suddenly shrank, and his gaze locked tightly onto the Ancient Coffin ahead.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

On the Ancient Coffin, the Light Patterns wriggled, and then, an immense soul aura swept out from within.

This soul aura formed a vortex, coalescing above the Ancient Coffin.

In just an instant, a human face condensed into shape.

'A human figure?' Ling Fei's gaze sharpened.

"This..." Liu Rulong's face was filled with astonishment.

Just as everyone watched in shock, the human figure continued to solidify.

"Who dares disturb this seat's meditation!" As the figure solidified, a deep voice thundered out.

Then, the figure fully materialized, transforming into a valiant man in a crown and armor.

His voice thundered, accompanied by an unparalleled aura that swept forth. He was like a Monarch surveying his domain, a soul-snatching light glinting in his eyes. The entire space was instantly saturated with his presence, and Ling Fei felt as if the very air around him was about to solidify.

'What a terrifying aura!' Astonishment filled Ling Fei's eyes.

He had never witnessed such an aura in his entire life.

'Is this a remnant soul or a Primordial Spirit?' Shangguan Wan'Er was utterly stunned.

"Th-this..." At that moment, the sound wave rippled out. Wang Zhongtian, who was already flying backward, was struck by the sonic blast again.

Although he was still flying backward, upon seeing the magnificent man who had suddenly materialized before him, terror immediately appeared in his eyes.

"It was you who disturbed my meditation?!" The magnificent man's gaze shifted, locking onto the backward-flying Wang Zhongtian.

"You damned pest!" Then, the man's gaze turned cold, and his large hand shot out, grabbing for Wang Zhongtian.

WHOOSH!

An immense suction force erupted, enveloping Wang Zhongtian.

His body flew uncontrollably toward the man who had manifested before the Ancient Coffin.

"No..." Terror filled Wang Zhongtian's eyes as he let out a hoarse shriek.

But the large hand pulled him in. The imposing man then opened his mouth wide and moved to swallow Wang Zhongtian.

FWOOSH!

As the man opened his mouth, a swath of Dao Patterns burst forth, forming a Qi Vortex that enveloped Wang Zhongtian.

Then, the Essence Qi inside Wang Zhongtian's body transformed into wisps of energy that streamed into the imposing man's massive mouth.

Within those streams of energy, one could vaguely see Wang Zhongtian's soul being pulled out as well.

In just an instant, Wang Zhongtian's body shriveled. The light left his eyes, and his entire presence vanished.

Then, he became a skeleton and fell into the pool below.

"This..." Seeing this, terror filled Liu Rulong's eyes.

This sudden turn of events was completely beyond his expectations.

'It absorbs Essence Qi and souls... Could this be a Celestial Corpse, or a Corpse King?' In the distance, a grave expression appeared on Ling Fei's face.

'If it weren't an evil being like a Corpse King, why would a great sage from Ancient Times absorb a person's soul and Essence Qi?'

"Go!" Ling Fei immediately urged Shangguan Wan'Er.

"Right." Shangguan Wan'Er nodded. She too had been stunned by the scene before her.

Faced with such a being, she had no power to fight back at all.

Even the Primordial Pill Realm Cultivators she had seen didn't possess such an aura.

If she had to make a comparison, only the current Celestial Emperor possessed such a presence.