Chapter 161: Chapter 161: Corpse Puppet
"Boom!"
The scene suddenly became incredibly chaotic, with intense energy surging in the sky above.
Countless cultivators flew toward the black iron piece, swarming like locusts.
During the movement, someone directly made a move, using a powerful attack to drive back other cultivators beside them, while locking eyes on the black iron piece, intending to seize it.
The battle was extremely fierce, and within less than ten breaths, a large group of cultivators perished in mid-air, either being blasted into flying ash, leaving no bones behind.
The allure of a fragment of a holy weapon was far stronger than imagined.
Now, everyone seemed mad, scrambling for the black iron piece.
Soon, some powerful beings also joined the fray, using mighty means to instantly kill nearby competitors, determined to obtain the black iron piece.
Ji Chen never made a move from beginning to end, standing on the ground quietly watching.
At this moment, he frowned slightly, hesitated for an instant, and ultimately dismissed the idea of taking action.
In such a chaotic battle, if one rashly joined the competition, it would be exceedingly dangerous, and snatching the holy weapon fragment amid such fierce scuffle was no normal difficulty.
More importantly, even if the iron piece was truly seized, one would instantly become the target of many, making escape nearly impossible.
"Buzz!"
Just as the scene was utterly chaotic, the ground trembled once again.
Several mountains ahead collapsed, light flashed up, and another broken iron piece fled into the sky, causing an uproar among everyone present.
This was yet another fragment of a holy weapon, and at the moment of appearance, it reignited the frenzy, sparking the contention of countless people.
"So many fragments of holy weapons?"
Ji Chen frowned, feeling that something was amiss.
What happened in the mountain, why are there so many fragments of holy weapons?
Who was the ancient emperor buried within?
With such doubts in his heart, Ji Chen forged ahead amid the chaos, not involving himself in the contest over the fragments, but swiftly heading towards the direction of Li Yuan’s Tomb.
His subconscious told him that something unknown likely happened deep within Li Yuan’s Tomb.
Along the way, many cultivators shared Ji Chen’s thoughts, ignoring the fragments and rapidly heading towards the interior of Li Yuan’s Tomb.
If indeed an ancient emperor was buried here, there must be an emperor’s weapon in the mountain.
Compared to holy weapons, the allure of emperor’s weapons is evidently greater.
They are truly the supreme magical treasures in the world, said to possess power to destroy the world!
"Roar!"
During the movement, Ji Chen heard some angry roars.
Scanning, he saw a large number of demon beasts appearing in the mountain.
Yet these demon beasts were not attacking people, rather, they seemed to be frightened by something, desperately fleeing in all directions, wanting to escape this boundless mountain.
"What exactly is happening in the mountain?"
Ji Chen frowned tightly, this phenomenon was too rare, making one’s heart secretly uneasy.
The earth trembled continually, with fragments of holy weapons flying from the mountain at intervals, causing a scramble.
Countless cultivators contended fiercely, the scene was exceptionally tragic, within less than half an hour, at least a thousand cultivators had perished here.
Not only humans, many strong beings of the ancient race also lost their lives in the contest, buried forever in this boundless mountain.
"Swish!"
Amid the chaos, from a distant horizon came the sound of wind breaking.
Scanning, one saw a dense silhouette of people, it was a team of over a hundred, arriving together, they swept across from high above without minding the fleeing demon beasts in the mountain, heading at the fastest speed towards the interior of Li Yuan’s Tomb.
"It’s the forces of Taixu and Dao Inference Sacred Land, and experts from the Mo and Gu families are among them!"
Someone exclaimed, recognizing this team of hundreds as formed by several top human powers, looking to advance into the depths of the mountain without wasting too much time on the periphery.
"Swish!"
Following these major powers, in another direction in the distant void, another batch of people appeared, similarly about a hundred.
"It’s the ancient race’s strong beings! They have also gathered together!"
"Such terrifying aura, the team includes three ancient king-level strong beings!"
"What exactly happened in the mountain? Even ancient kings have been alarmed to come!"
"In the previous human team, there were also several Saint Master-level figures, could it truly be the Emperor’s Tomb emerging? Otherwise, it would be impossible to alarm so many top experts!"
Countless people were astonished and surprised to the extreme.
These top powers not only joined together but also showed no intention of staying on the periphery, not even tempted by the fragments flying from the mountain, but aiming to reach the depths of the mountain at the fastest speed, as if discovering an earth-shattering treasure.
"Follow them!"
"Such a setup indicates there must be a treasure emerging in Li Yuan’s Tomb, could it really be the emperor’s weapon?"
Along with the astonishment, countless people also began to move immediately, following behind the major groups of ancient and human races, wanting to explore the depths of the mountain.
Ji Chen didn’t hesitate either, going with the flow, his body quickly traversing the mountain forest.
He didn’t advance by flying, clearly not wanting to draw too much attention, especially with many powerful ancient beings in the mountain now, including several ancient kings.
If they discovered him here, trouble would likely come knocking.
Thus, Ji Chen had to proceed low-key, trying not to let others notice his presence.
"Boom!"
It is unclear how much time had passed, Ji Chen ran along the mountain forest, many other cultivators also arrived here.
Ahead, a sudden loud noise was heard, followed by Ji Chen sensing terrifying energy fluctuations spreading, with boundless force surging, churning clouds and winds, making the world dimming considerably.
"What happened?"
Many frowned, gazing far away, their eyes unwittingly showing a tinge of dread.
"Run quickly! A large number of corpse puppets appeared ahead, at least several hundred!"
"Too frightening, just one face-off resulted in dozens to near a hundred cultivators being killed, they are the guardians of the Emperor’s Tomb!"
Exclamations echoed, many loose cultivators like Ji Chen also scrambled to flee.
Not far ahead in the forest, the strong beings from Taixu, Dao Inference, and other sacred lands tangled with the corpse puppets, making the scene much more chaotic.
From another direction, sounds of battle also came, the gathered ancient race seemed to also face attacks from corpse puppets, fighting back with all their might.