"This is the real ’big guy,’ far more terrifying than that enormous flesh corpse..."
A chill surged up his heart, and Mo Hua felt a bit cold inside.
He had previously entertained the idea of ’eating’ this Evil Embryo of Solitary Mountain City, hoping to break through to Divine Sense 20 Patterns.
Now it seems he had offended...
He truly wasn’t worthy of consuming an Evil Embryo at the peak of the Third Grade realm.
In a face-off, who would eat whom was really uncertain.
"Reckless, too hasty..."
Mo Hua pondered for a moment, then immediately shifted his strategy in his heart:
The matter of the Evil Embryo, let’s forget about it; if you can’t provoke it, don’t provoke it...
Of course, it would be best to also get hold of the Dragon Vein of the Great Wilderness.
These people are toying with the Dragon Vein with rebellion in mind; getting it into his hands would also be doing the Taoist Court a huge favor.
Even if he couldn’t use the Dragon Vein himself, handing it over to the Taoist Court in exchange for some of the Court’s secret Ultimate Techniques shouldn’t be a problem...
Mo Hua quickly made up his mind.
On the other side, Young Master Xuan heard about the "Evil Embryo at the peak of the Third Grade" and nodded slightly, showing some apprehension. .
Then he frowned, "If this Evil Embryo is really that formidable, doesn’t that mean we can’t open the coffin?"
The old man in the black robe was silent for a moment, saying nothing more, but rather asked:
"Young Master Xuan, can you uphold the agreement we talked about before?"
Young Master Xuan nodded, "Of course, the demon gate of my lineage will assist your Great Wilderness royalty in revitalizing and dominating the Southern Wilderness against the Taoist Court. All we need is a place for our Demon Gate to preach."
"Good." The Second Elder nodded.
Then he walked up to Shen Tuao, and performed a salute, his expression complex, with a voice old and full of emotion:
"Third Prince, this old servant can only... accompany you up to this point."
"Perhaps in the future, I will have no chance to witness you ascending to the Dragon Seat, ruling the Great Wilderness..."
Shen Tuao, who had always been silent as a mountain and coldly arrogant, suddenly had a trace of sadness in his gaze.
He deeply bowed to the Second Elder.
This was the first time Mo Hua saw him bow.
Afterward, Shen Tuao said nothing further.
That one bow was enough.
The Second Elder nodded, speaking in a calm voice: "I will seal the Evil Embryo, isolating its perception so it won’t awaken. Then you can open the coffin and take out the Dragon Vein. But remember, you only have two hours."
After saying this, the Second Elder began to raise his head, using the Great Wilderness’ secret techniques to observe the position of the Dragon Coffin, calculating something in his mind.
A moment later, he determined the location and walked straight to an open area three Zhang in front of the Dragon Coffin.
The Second Elder sat cross-legged and took out some strange and ancient, barbarian-flavored bone instruments, including claws, small arms, shins, and skulls...etc.
These bones were arranged on the ground by the Second Elder to form a dragon shape.
The Second Elder then took out Blood Ink and drew some specific Formation Diagrams on the ground.
Mo Hua glanced slightly and noticed that these Formation Diagrams looked like Four Symbols Patterns and also like beast totems. Drawn in blood, the style was peculiar and very unfamiliar to him.
"Is this also a secret formation of the Great Wilderness?"
The Second Elder meticulously completed the Blood Patterns.
These Blood Patterns seemed like a bloodline, linking all the White Bones together as if connecting them into a bloody Bone Dragon.
Having done all this, the Second Elder took out the last section of bone.
This piece of bone, as clear as jade, was extraordinary, and it was the Dragon Bone he used earlier to suppress the oppressive energy of the flesh corpse.
The Second Elder bit down on this piece of Dragon Bone.
Then he drew out a sacrificial dagger and, without hesitation, stabbed it into his own heart. At the same time, his whole body trembled violently, as if enduring incredible pain.
Amidst this pain, the fresh blood from the Second Elder’s mouth soaked the Dragon Bone.
The Dragon Bone wailed, gradually turning crimson.
On the ground, the blood-patterned Bone Dragon resonated, and the blood threads slowly entwined and merged with the White Bone to finally form a "Dragon Bone Chain" forged from blood and bone.
This Dragon Bone Chain floated slowly into the air and then, according to a particular position, sealed off the dead angles of the Dragon Coffin, isolating some kind of terrible energy inside the coffin.
Yet the Second Elder gradually lowered his head, and his breath slowly faded away.
Mo Hua saw this, his heart shaken:
Dead...?!
Is this the secret magic of the Great Wilderness Shaman?
This Second Elder, a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator, sacrificed his life, activated Dragon Qi, and together with his blood and the Dragon Bone, forged a Dragon Lock to seal off the Evil Embryo?
Mo Hua glanced at the Dragon Coffin in front of him using his peripheral vision.
Indeed, some mysterious changes were occurring on the Dragon Coffin.
This Dragon Coffin was different from before; it seemed to have been stripped of something, or maybe something was "sealed," making its "current realm" and "Void Realm" existence completely separated for a short time.
Changes in reality would no longer affect the existence on the level of the Divine Thought, namely, the Evil Embryo of the peak Third Grade.
This tactic was truly extraordinary.
The Second Elder’s actions not only surprised Mo Hua; even the Bear Demon Cultivator and Young Master Xuan were shocked.
They hadn’t expected that to open the Dragon Coffin, the Second Elder would actually sacrifice his own life.
Moreover, he did it so decisively, without the slightest hesitation.
The expressions on the two men’s faces were momentarily grave.
The sadness in Shen Tuao’s eyes deepened, but after a moment, he buried this grief, along with all the pain of losing his clansmen before, deep in his heart.
Once again, his face became cold and arrogant.
The sacrifice of the Second Elder could not be in vain. The blood of the Great Wilderness clan could not flow in vain.
All of this was for the revival of the royal family.
With determination in his heart, Shen Tuao slowly moved forward, extending his large hand to cover the golden and luxurious Dragon Coffin, then gradually began to push the lid open.
The sound of a dragon’s roar echoed.
A powerful force of resistance emerged from the Dragon Coffin as traces of ancient Dragon Qi bore into Shen Tuao’s arm.
But these Dragon Qi were once again dissolved by Shen Tuao, who was infused with the power of the Evil Dragon.
Finally, the Dragon Coffin was slowly pushed open.
The atmosphere froze.
Everyone saw the scene within the coffin, and for a moment, they were a little dazed.
Inside the coffin, engraved with golden Dragon Patterns, lay a child of about ten.
This seemed like a young Prince, wearing the dragon robe of the Great Wilderness, with ancient Azure Dragon Patterns embroidered on it.
He lay in the Dragon Coffin, his flesh intact, his face pale yet serene, eyes closed, with a peaceful expression.
Looking at this face, Mo Hua’s pupils abruptly constricted, his heart trembled:
"This person... why do they look a bit... like Yu Er?"