Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Journey’s End
No one spoke, and indeed, no one knew what had truly happened to the Emperor’s Blood.
If it were said that there had been a battle between an Ancient Emperor and a Great Saint here, with a Great Saint’s power, it would be impossible to make an Ancient Emperor’s blood splatter over such a distance.
There must be many unknown matters within.
"Swoosh!"
At the moment when everyone was puzzled, the corpse puppet moved again in front of them.
Although it had died countless years ago, its speed was still extremely fast, and it turned into a blur, charging towards the crowd.
"Bang!"
Another muffled noise rang out.
A cultivator from the Ancient Race failed to react and was instantly killed by the punch of the corpse puppet. The terrifying power turned him into a mist of blood, without a shard of bone left behind.
Everyone’s faces changed, and they all retreated backward.
Clearly, in this valley, all of their cultivation was entirely suppressed, and facing a Great Saint-level corpse puppet, there was simply no one who could resist it.
"Swoosh!"
In an instant, the scene became much more chaotic.
Everyone was fleeing, retreating to the sides, afraid of being targeted by the corpse puppet.
"Bang!"
But the speed of the corpse puppet was unbelievably fast, and many people still failed to react. In just a few short seconds, many cultivators were again killed on the spot.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, an overwhelming aura spread out, and then it was seen that an elder from a Sacred Land made a move.
He wielded an ancient sword and actively charged towards the corpse puppet, and as he approached the opponent, the ancient sword slashed out without hesitation.
"Boom!"
A great clash erupted, like two mountains colliding fiercely together.
The entire land shook at this moment.
The ancient sword chopped down with an astonishing sacred rhyme, as if it could crush this void, slashing at the corpse puppet’s body.
The corpse puppet was struck and flew back, but its body was as hard as divine iron, only driven back without any real damage.
"This..."
Such a scene shocked the onlookers even further.
Because they could all see that the ancient sword was a Quasi-Saint weapon, an unparalleled magical treasure that could easily destroy a region.
Under such a sword, even a Saint Master level expert would not dare to withstand it.
But now, the corpse puppet wasn’t harmed at all and was merely driven back.
"Even a Holy Weapon can’t kill him!"
"It’s too terrifying! Is this a Great Saint? Although it has been dead for an unknown number of years, it still holds such formidable power!"
No one could help but be surprised, their faces full of terror, eyes filled with dread, just wanting to quickly escape this place.
Otherwise, facing a Great Saint-level corpse puppet, it’s likely that no one present would survive.
"Everyone, let’s work together. If we can’t suppress him, I’m afraid all of us will be in mortal danger!" a strong expert from the Human Race said.
"Swoosh!"
As these words fell, the other top experts didn’t hesitate too much and took out their Holy Weapons, planning to join forces to suppress this corpse puppet right here.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Amazing energy explosions continued, and on both the Human and Ancient Race sides, a total of six people stepped forward, all wielding Holy Weapons, aiming to use supreme might to suppress the corpse puppet.
The six Holy Weapons worked together, undoubtedly extraordinary, and within moments of battle, they completely took the upper hand.
But the troublesome nature of this corpse puppet was evidently beyond their expectations, even with the combined power of six Holy Weapons, they found it difficult to completely suppress the opponent for the time being.
"You all continue ahead, we’ll handle this here," a strong ancient race warrior embroiled in battle with the corpse puppet said.
The others, hearing this, moved forward immediately, heading deeper into the valley at once.
Ji Chen was among them, skirting around the battle zone and heading quickly towards the interior of the valley from the side.
The appearance of a Great Saint-level corpse puppet indicates the extraordinary status of the tomb owner; there must be a sky-shattering secret treasure buried with them.
Obtaining even one piece would be a fortune-changing opportunity for anyone.
Moving quickly into the valley, aside from those from major forces, there were also many loose cultivators like Ji Chen.
Where there is danger, there is opportunity; having come this far, no one was willing to leave, all determined to claim the secret treasure within the valley.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, another loud noise came from ahead of Ji Chen, followed by the sight of many cultivators frantically retreating.
Someone yelled loudly, "A corpse puppet! Another Great Saint-level corpse puppet has appeared ahead!"
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions changed drastically.
Another Great Saint-level corpse puppet appeared!
How is this possible?
Throughout ancient history, Great Saints have been extremely rare. In any era, there would be at most a few, their rarity second only to Ancient Emperors.
What kind of astounding identity must the owner of this Emperor’s Tomb have?
To have Great Saint-level experts repeatedly become his corpse puppets!
Could it be, as everyone speculated earlier, that someone truly buried in this mountain is a Great Emperor?
"Ah!"
Screams continued to be heard, as the reappearance of the corpse puppet instantaneously claimed the lives of numerous cultivators.
Countless people were fleeing madly, trying to evade the corpse puppet’s attack.
Ji Chen had already dodged far away, avoiding the direction of the corpse puppet, continuing to advance deep into the valley.
Many other cultivators did the same, escaping the danger.
"Boom!"
However, as they hadn’t gone far, yet another commotion arose ahead.
Yet another Great Saint-level corpse puppet appeared.
This development completely stunned everyone, including Ji Chen, their hearts utterly astonished.
Three Great Saint-level corpse puppets—what terrifying entity must the tomb owner be to accomplish this?
Thinking like this, Ji Chen continued to maneuver around, dodging attacks from the corpse puppet, quickly heading further into the valley.
Finally, not knowing how long he walked, he reached the end of the path, with a cliff blocking the way.
"No way ahead?"
Everyone couldn’t help but frown; they’d risked their lives to get here, only to find nothing inside the valley.
This was hard for them to accept.
"Huh? There’s a cave here!"
While exploring around, someone quickly made a discovery.
Instantly, everyone’s attention was drawn over.
At the foot of the cliff, hidden by vines, there was indeed a dark cave opening.