Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 226 - Massive Underground Tomb

Chen Fan didn’t hold anything back as he attacked. The impact could topple mountains and overturn seas.

None of the skeleton jiangshis could withstand his onslaught, and even the jiangshi general crumbled into a heap of shattered bones with a single palm strike, clattering on the ground.

After dealing with the skeleton jiangshis, Chen Fan stood in the air, gazing sharply at the dark hole from which these creatures had emerged.

That carnivorous bone tree attacked me first, and some mysterious force controlled these skeleton jiangshis. This force... It came from inside the hole. Is there a cemetery below? Chen Fan thought.

The jiangshis’ orderly movements and worn-out armor suggested that they were once soldiers in life.

That would mean that there was a cemetery beneath his feet. And if there was a cemetery with so many soldiers and even a general at the third level, it had to be the tomb of some aristocrat.

“There’s a high chance a Corpse King-level expert is buried here. I want to go down and see what dangers and treasures are in the tomb...”

Chen Fan’s eyes lit up, showing no signs of fear.

In Zhuxian Town, he had killed a Thousand-Year Corpse King and obtained treasures like the Innate Golden Armor and Sun Stone.

The Corpse King buried here should be stronger than the one in Zhuxian Town. That would mean he also stood to gain more treasures.

Firm in his decision, Chen Fan jumped into the pitch-black hole.

Buzz!

Upon entering the pitch-black hole, Chen Fan felt an unsettling wind that made his hair stand on end.

The hole was a tunnel that stretched deep underground, resembling a maze with its intricate twists and turns—a clear indication that it served as the passageway to a tomb.

Deep underground, the earth was hard and rocky without the rotting smell. It was a mausoleum dedicated to some prominent figure from an unknown dynasty or era.

Crack!

Chen Fan unintentionally crushed a skeleton as he navigated the tomb's passage.

Venturing further into the passageway within the Fiendish Corpse Mountain Range, Chen Fan found himself in complete darkness. So, he channeled his primeval qi to his eye and could then see everything ahead clearly and vividly.

As he moved deeper, the tomb passageways expanded, and he encountered groups of animated skeletons.

Closer inspection revealed that someone had sacrificed and refined humans to create these skeletons. He could also see sinister black vein lines on their bones.

Evidently, a demonic practitioner had inscribed runes on them, granting the skeleton jiangshi soldiers the ability to absorb nefarious qi automatically.

The corpse king buried below seemed to have held a remarkable status in its past life.

Chen Fan quickly advanced deeper in.

The Fiendish Corpse Mountain Range was massive. The tomb passageways were intertwined in a complicated manner, deeper into its depths. A Yuanfu realm expert with a cultivation level similar to Chen Fan's would have fallen in danger by now, as the nefarious qi would have eroded their primeval force. And if they then faced the Corpse King, they would have died.

However, Chen Fan wasn’t worried at all.

Chen Fan could venture deeper into the underground tomb because of his exceptionally robust primeval force, surpassing that of others. Moreover, the Heaven Seizing could refine all substances, including the nefarious qi and the corpse qi here.

Crack! Crack!

Chen Fan flew through the underground tomb passageways one after another, coming across more and more skeleton jiangshi soldiers.

Some of these skeletons had steel needle-like hair growth, with black, vacant eye sockets flickering with soul flames.

Boom!

Suddenly, a skeleton jiangshi with red hair jumped out and thrust its palms forward. A dark red flame enveloped him. The flame was also toxic, all thanks to its cultivation technique—Toxic Flames Cultivation Technique.

Contact with these flames would immediately ignite the opponent’s primeval force and introduce poisonous qi into them, quickly transforming them into a skeleton jiangshi.

The red-haired skeleton jiangshi was at the fourth level.

Unfazed, Chen Fan swiftly approached, colliding with the jiangshi like a meteorite.

A resounding boom echoed as the skeleton shattered, and its dark red flames dispersed like fireworks. Chen Fan dealt with the poisonous part by simply revolving his cultivation once.

Chen Fan held a blood-red demon core in his hand. He stomped once, and the ripples reduced the remaining skeleton jiangshis to piles of crushed bones.

Swish.

Chen Fan continued forth unimpeded, revolving his cultivation at full strength. He passed through every passage like a typhoon, leaving not a single jiangshi alive.

Suddenly, a sharp howl came from the depths of the underground tomb.

All the jiangshis and skeletons immediately retreated into the underground passages. Soon, not even a ghost or spirit could be found in all the passageways combined.

“What is this? What a powerful sound!”

Chen Fan flitted toward the noise, navigating through layers of passageways. As he progressed, the surroundings opened up, revealing a massive tomb in the depths underground.

The tomb soared to great heights, with over a hundred feet of space from the ground to the ceiling. Dragon, phoenix, and other intricate decorations adorned the walls, while the ground displayed patterns of mountains and rivers, and the ceiling featured depictions of the sun, the moon, and the stars formed by embedded illuminating pearls.

In the center of the tomb stood a colossal coffin, seemingly designed for a giant occupant. Crafted from bronze, the coffin featured carvings of ancient ferocious beasts on all four sides, indicating the high status of its former occupant.

When Chen Fan entered the tomb, an ancient corpse flew out of the bronze coffin.

Unlike the skeleton jiangshis, this male figure retained withered flesh and skin, resembling a skeleton wearing a layer of human skin. The human skin emitted a golden luster, exuding an indestructible aura.

This ancient male corpse was wielding a three-meter-long guandao. The cold blade light emanated a chilling intent, and the space seemed filled with cold blade qi.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes. While not on the same level as Duan Jingtian’s Purgatory Divine Halberd, the guandao was definitely a rare and precious treasure.

This ancient male corpse was wrapped in a thick layer of corpse qi. Its aura was so powerful that it could terrify Yuanfu realm experts at the first or second level.

This ancient male corpse was a Thousand-Year Corpse King at the fifth level. In the Spring Autumn Sect, it would be an existence equivalent to a core disciple.

“A mere fourth-level Yuanfu realm brat dares to trespass into my, King Huai of the South’s, tomb. You’re simply courting death!

“You trespassed into my tomb and killed many of my ancient corpse subordinates. I’ll refine you into a slave jiangshi general to guard my tomb. Only that will appease the hatred in my heart. Go to hell!”

Suddenly, a powerful aura locked onto Chen Fan, followed by a swift flash of blade light as King Huai of the South swung his guandao.

The blade light seemingly looked like a green dragon trying to devour Chen Fan.