Chapter 53: The Thing in the Coffin
What's this!?
Jiang Yao looked at the huge arm with four fingers as his palm, emitting a foul smell and black mist, and looked like a human being, and immediately remembered the fallen demon monster that attacked them in the forest before, and the picture he saw next confirmed his judgment, only to see that arm suddenly grabbed the edge of the coffin, and then, a huge ugly head was grinning with blood, slowly emerging from the edge of the coffin.
"That's, that monster...... Isn't it!?" Zhou Wentao obviously realized the same problem, and his face suddenly turned pale. "So the thing we met before came out of this kind of coffin?"
"Don't grind any more!Go to the stone gate!Quick!!!" Mu Jianyun covered everyone and ran towards the stone gate, and with a wave of his hand, the Shishen "Ba Snake" appeared again in the blue light on the back of his hand, and roared towards the monster that had not yet climbed out of the coffin, but this time the power of the giant snake seemed to be vulnerable in front of the monster, and under just one palm, the figure of the Ba Snake was torn apart in the gushing black mist.
"Damn, did you consume too much before......?"
Mu Jianyun gritted his teeth, but he didn't stop there, but put his hands together, and there were words in his mouth, and as the two red and blue inscriptions on his left and right arms flashed, two new giant beasts instantly formed in the air. One of them, a tall and sturdy white ape, roared angrily and pounced on the monster that had crawled out of the coffin, biting the monster on the shoulder, while the other colorful leopard shook its thick leopard tail and swept towards the monster's front door.
"Whoaββ!!
The monster's roar was deafening, and even the entire burial chamber began to shake violently, and the monster's reaction became bigger and bigger, and with the crisp sound of "crackling", the bronze chains that were wrapped around the hanging coffin broke root by root, and the entire coffin was also torn apart in this battle, exposing the monster's entire body in front of everyone.
"I'm holding it down here, run!!"
Mu Jianyun stood in place, constantly changing his gestures to manipulate the two giant beasts, under the attack of the two gods, the body of the giant monster appeared Dao scars, but the strange thing is that those scars are rapidly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the two gods are gradually at a disadvantage under the continuous consumption, and as the battle intensifies, the black gas on the monster's body began to gradually spread in the tomb, and Mu Jianyun's breathing has obviously become a little heavy, but even so, he still resolutely blocks behind everyone, not moving an inch.
Hold on for a while...... Hold on a little longer......
Mu Jianyun gritted his teeth, under the continuous erosion of the miasma, a little cold sweat began to ooze from his forehead, and in his faint blurred vision, he seemed to see a figure that made him both familiar and awe-inspiring stand in front of him, staring at him with a scrutinizing gaze.
[Our Mu family has been a famous family in the Lingyu Platform for thousands of years, as my son, as the heir of the Mu family, you must not lose the face of the Mu family at any time!]
I...... Got it......
γβ¦β¦ Hmph, you are satisfied with summoning two gods at the same time?With your cultivation level, how can you be reliable at a critical time?!]
ββ¦β¦ I...... ...... will prove it!"
Mu Jianyun's expression froze, the seal in his hand changed again, and at the same time, another divine inscription faintly flashed on his forehead, but this time the summoning did not seem to go well, and the black miasma that lingered around him also took advantage of this almost crushing summoning, and a trace of black lines quietly crept into his pale gray pupils along Mu Jianyun's veins.
"......Hmmmm!!" Mu Jianyun's face suddenly changed, he turned his head and spat blood, and the Shishen inscription that was being summoned also dimmed at the same time, not only that, but even the figures of the white ape and the fierce leopard that had been summoned also became a little transparent at that moment.
"Don't hold on any harder, come with us!" Jiang Yao saw at a glance that Mu Jianyun's state was different, so he turned around and shouted anxiously at Mu Jianyun while covering the others to retreat to the stone gate.
"If I leave, who will control the style god? stop talking nonsense, go quickly!" Mu Jianyun roared, holding his luck again, this time he did not force himself to summon a new style god, but wiped his hands, and conjured a blue long sword from his palm, only to see a little light blue shimmer emanating from the sword body, and under the blessing of this glimmer, the two-headed god who had been slightly weak in the previous battle seemed to be injected with strength again, and began to fight fiercely with the monster.
"Bang ββ!"
The shock caused by the fight became more and more intense, and gradually, a slight crack burst out above the top of the tomb, and spread rapidly along the surrounding walls like a spider web, shattering and falling; Jiang Yao saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly opened the half-hidden stone door at the end of the tomb with Zhou Wentao, and Qing Yu's Shishen "Liuying" immediately flew to the vicinity of the stone gate, and a wide and long corridor suddenly appeared behind the stone gate under the blue light, leading to the depths.
"You guys go out first!" Jiang Yao said as he sent Qing Yu and Zhou Wentao to the back of the door, then turned his head to Mu Jianyun again, and shouted loudly: "The tomb is about to collapse, hurry up!"
"......" Mu Jianyun held a long sword, staring at the huge fallen demon monster in the struggle not far away, under the continuous consumption and miasma erosion, his face began to become more and more pale, and his steps became a little staggering, and at this moment, Jiang Yao suddenly found that a huge rock was gradually loosening from the top of Mu Jianyun's head, and he was about to fall straight down, but Mu Jianyun at this time seemed to be unaware.
"Be careful!!"
Jiang Yao's face changed suddenly, he didn't care about the cracks on the ground around him, and flew towards Mu Jianyun, and at the same time, the ocean of energy in his body also jumped to his whole body in an instant, only to hear a loud "boom", and the falling rocks instantly engulfed the bodies of the two, and Qing Yu and Zhou Wentao, who were anxiously shouting behind the stone gate, also gradually lost their traces in the collapsed stone gate and falling rocks.
"Whoa!!"
The monster's roar echoed again, and at the moment when Mu Jianyun's body was knocked down by Jiang Yao, the phantoms of the white ape and the fierce leopard also disappeared in an instant in the monster's attack, but the monster that lost its target did not stop there, but immediately moved its blood-red eyes to Jiang Yao and Mu Jianyun, who had just dodged the falling rocks and fell not far away.
"It's not ......!"
Jiang Yao and Mu Jianyun hurriedly got up, but found that they had no way out at this time, and could only watch the crazy monster spew thick black gas towards the two, and at this time, the ground of the tomb was also shattered under the impact of the monster's huge body, Jiang Yao only felt that his feet were empty, and in a whirlwind, he and Mu Jianyun both fell into the abyss under their feet.
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"Pound ......! γ
The huge body fell weakly, and fell heavily beside the dead branches and broken trees in the forest in the middle of the night, as a string of cold and ominous dark purple flames flashed through its body, the body of the fallen demonized monster gradually distorted, and the wail became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a charred and stiff corpse.
"The fourth. β
Emotionless cold words sounded from the forest, and I saw that not far from the monster's corpse, a red-haired man slowly appeared. The hazy moonlight shone through the dappled shadows of the trees, reflecting the man's handsome and indifferent face, and behind him, a dark-haired man with brown skin and golden eyes followed.
"According to you, there are five 'of them' who fled into the woods, and now there should be only one left. Gluttony glanced at the monster corpse that fell in front of him, put away the dark purple fireworks in his hand, and turned his head to look at Xuan Ming behind him, but saw that the other party was looking at the monster scorched by the fireworks with a sad expression, and the golden vertical pupils seemed to be a little unbearable in the depths.
"What, it's distressed?" said the glutton, a mocking smile on his face. "If you had been able to completely wipe out the 'them' who had escaped from the beginning, as I did, instead of just expelling them, 'they' wouldn't have fallen to this point, and this mountain forest wouldn't have been reduced to a dead land. β
ββ¦β¦ It is my duty to protect 'them', and to 'them'...... I can't do it. Xuan Ming sighed softly, looked away from the monster corpse, looked up at the gluttony in front of him, and said calmly. "I can only do my best to control them from going out and harming people, and to protect those who enter by mistake......"
"But even if you go around 'putting out fires', there are still people dying at the hands of 'them', and things are becoming more and more uncontrollable, thanks to your so-called 'mercy'. Gluttony looked at Xuan Ming and said sharply.
"......" Xuan Ming lowered his eyes and did not speak, and when he saw the other party's silent appearance, he didn't say anything more, and turned to look at the depths of the dead forest.
"There's only one end left, so let's hurry...... Let's hope that kid won't be so lucky. Tao Tao said, and was about to continue to go deep into the dense forest, when he heard Xuan Ming's voice suddenly sound from behind him:
"If you don't re-repair the 'seal' and just destroy the few that escaped, it will cure the symptoms at all, you should know. β
Xuan Ming looked up at the man who stopped in front of him, and there seemed to be something different in his golden pupils. "The only way to stop things from getting worse is to re-enforce the seal, as we did more than a hundred years ago. β
"Hehe, you want to use me to help you again?" the corners of the gluttonous mouth hooked, and he looked back at the man behind him.
"I can't go down to 'that place,' and I can't get close to the world to be aware of my presence from the outside world, so ...... Only you can help me. Xuan Ming replied calmly.
"And what will you give me in exchange for this time? First of all, I have no intention of asking for your flesh and blood this time. β
"What I can tell you is that the remnants of the human beings you are looking for in the mountains this time happen to be bound to 'that place'. β
Xuan Ming observed the gluttonous expression and said slowly. "Besides, I can also help you find the lost human surnamed Jiang, which can make you pay attention to that extent, I guess...... That man surnamed Jiang should be very important to you, right?"
"......" Tao Tao looked at Xuan Ming silently, noncommittal.
"Of course, you can choose to accept it or not, after all, this time the situation is far more serious than it was back then, and the danger has increased exponentially. Xuan Ming said, moving his gaze to the right hand of the glutton, which was wrapped in dark purple fireworks.
"Speaking of which, I remember that after you were captured by the Spirit Imperial Terrace, the demonic power was sealed by humans...... But now it seems that I was overthinking. β
"Hehe, if I don't pretend to be sealed by demonic power, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand in front of you freely like this. Tao Tao sneered, raised his hand and said. "Only by maintaining this disguise can we get rid of those pestering people, and we can also accomplish 'some things' as a relatively 'free' identity. β
ββ¦β¦ I just hope that the "things" you are going to do will not put you in danger. Xuan Ming stared at the gluttonous red eyes, as if he saw some kind of attachment in them. "Your eyes are exactly the same as they were when you came to me to ask for flesh, you...... Still can't let go of 'that person' back then?"
"Hmph......" Tao Tao snorted lightly, his face was a little gloomy, and he raised his head, looked at the hazy moonlight in the sky, and said coldly. "For more than 100 years, I have been looking for the key that can lead to the 'truth of the year', and now that 'key' has finally appeared, but for some reasons, it will not be able to be used for a while......"
"'Key'...... Is that the human surnamed Jiang ?" Xuan Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Yes, if Bai Ze's prophecy is correct, the 'truth' I want must be found through that man, so he can't die now. Tao Tao said, turning to Xuan Ming. "Okay, as long as you can help me get that man back, I can work with you to reinforce the seal again, just like back then. β
"That's for the best. Xuan Ming nodded, as if there was concern in his eyes. "But this time the situation is a little different from back then, and a group of humans are also involved......
"Rumbleββ!
A dull explosion suddenly interrupted Xuan Ming's words, accompanied by a slight vibration of the ground, an ominous wind pressure swept from the depths of the dense forest, Tao Tao and Xuan Ming suddenly realized something, and looked up at the same time, but saw a black mist burst violently in the forest not far away, rising into the sky in the misty moonlight.