CHAPTER 954: CHAPTER 945: HOLY EMPEROR CORPSE

"Brother Mo!"

Seeing Mo Wangchen walking in, a woman in the secret chamber couldn’t help but express surprise.

The woman was none other than Tian Xinzhi, "You’ve come as well."

"Mo Wangchen?"

The others all frowned, recognizing him as well. Today, Mo Wangchen’s reputation had already spread across the world.

What happened at the Holy Emperor’s birthday feast remains fresh in everyone’s memory even now.

"Hmph!"

A young man snorted coldly, narrowing his eyes, glaring at Mo Wangchen, as if a will to fight was simmering within him. This young man was none other than Jiang Chen, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Body, who had been defeated by Mo Wangchen in the past!

Besides him, there was another familiar woman to Mo Wangchen, the Saintess of the Flame Phoenix Divine Sect, Feng Qing!

Three Saint Level prodigies, and the three old generation experts, each were the Great Elders from the Jiang Family, the Heavenly Family, and the Flame Phoenix Divine Sect, making up six people in total. Besides them, there was one more young genius, whom Mo Wangchen did not recognize.

"Mo Wangchen, why are you here?" The Great Elder of the Flame Phoenix Divine Sect stood up, his expression unfriendly.

"Why? Does the Flame Phoenix Divine Sect have the authority to restrict others from entering these Ancient Ruins?" Mo Wangchen sneered.

"You!"

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder of the Flame Phoenix Divine Sect’s face grew even darker, about to explode in anger.

"Great Elder."

However, before he could take action, Feng Qing stood up behind him to stop him, shaking her head.

This was not the place to resolve grievances, and with a mysterious expert backing Mo Wangchen, how could the Flame Phoenix Divine Sect act rashly?

"Hmph!"

The Great Elder snorted coldly, withdrawing his gaze.

"Previously, I didn’t see you appear, so I thought you wouldn’t come." Tian Xinzhi smiled and said.

"With the ruins emerging into the world, the whole world is astonished, the Desolate Power being such a rare thing in this age, who wouldn’t be moved?" Mo Wangchen smiled and replied.

"Do you think alone you can compete with all the major powers for the Desolate Power?"

The Great Elder of the Jiang Family stepped forward, a bit of disdain appearing on his face.

All Holy Lands and Ancient Martial families had come prepared, even using Holy Path Weapons, what could a mere Mo Wangchen amount to? The Divine King Body was indeed powerful, but in the eyes of true experts, Mo Wangchen’s strength seemed pitifully weak.

"Desolate Power is ownerless, why can’t I vie for it? Does your Jiang Family need to use power to oppress others?" Mo Wangchen responded with disdain.

At the same time, he felt a trace of apprehension. Although the cultivation of those who entered this place was suppressed, these Great Elder-level personalities had come with Holy Path Weapons.

Mo Wangchen couldn’t guarantee whether the Chaotic Power here could suppress the power of the Holy Path Weapons as well, if it couldn’t, he didn’t want to engage in conflict with the other side.

"Why must the two of you get angry? Everyone is here for the Desolate Power. If there’s animosity, perhaps you can resolve it outside. The most important thing now is to first understand this Bronze Ancient Coffin in the secret chamber."

The Great Elder of the Heavenly Family stepped out to mediate, the space of this ruin was unstable, liable to sink back into the earth at any moment. If they couldn’t leave the ruins before that, it could end disastrously. There was no need to waste time here.

"There are inscriptions on this stone tablet."

While Mo Wangchen and the Great Elder of the Jiang Family were disputing, Feng Qing had already been carefully observing the stone tablet by the ancient coffin.

She wiped it with her hand, a thick layer of dust fell off the stone tablet, revealing the words beneath.

Everyone hurried to move closer, obviously not wanting to be left behind in learning the information here.

"Great... Dayan... Ninth... Generation... Saint... Master... Nether... Emperor!"

The inscriptions on the stone tablet consisted of merely eight words, each carrying an endless sense of age and vicissitude.

"This is actually the burial place of the Nether Saint Emperor, the ninth generation Saint Master of the Dayan Immortal Palace!"

The Great Elder of the Fang Family exclaimed, his face incredibly startled.

"Once the dominator of the Daluo Heaven Realm, the Dayan Immortal Palace, after the disappearance of the Night Saint Emperor, began to decline, the sect was annihilated by the ninth generation. Could it be that the one buried within the Bronze Ancient Coffin is the last Saint Master of the Dayan Immortal Palace, The Nether Saint Emperor?!"

"The Nether Saint Emperor cultivated the Supreme Netherworld Technique, rumored to be a legacy from the Netherworld, which he obtained. When mastered, it could command all the souls of the world!" The Great Elder of the Flame Phoenix Divine Sect said, his eyes sharp as a torch.

The Great Elder of the Jiang Family, however, shook his head, "The Netherworld exists only in legends, no one knows if it truly exists."

"Jiang Chen, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, Tian Xinzhi cried out in surprise, causing everyone’s heart to jump. Turning their gaze, they saw Jiang Chen had approached the ancient coffin, attempting to open the lid.

"If the one buried inside truly is the Nether Saint Emperor, it would be a Holy Emperor’s corpse, capable of being refined into a Human Clan Ancestor Artifact, is no one tempted by this?" Jiang Chen said.

Feng Qing furrowed her brow, "The Nether Saint Emperor was an Ancient Saint of the Human Clan, revered by the world, how could we refine his remains into an Ancestor Artifact? Wouldn’t that be a joke in the eyes of the Ancient Clan?"

"Miss Feng Qing has the blood of the Ancient Divine Phoenix in her veins, and is closely related to the contemporary Phoenix Clan, since when have you cared so much for the Human Clan?" Jiang Chen sneered.

"Bloodline is one thing, but it doesn’t change the fact that I am a cultivator of the Human Clan. Besides, your body has dragon bones, does that make you a member of the Dragon Clan?" Feng Qing responded coolly.

"Throughout the ages, how many Holy Emperors have the Human Clan produced? Each of them possessed unparalleled charisma. The Nether Saint Emperor, as the ninth generation Saint Master of the Dayan Immortal Palace, is buried here, and should not be disturbed." Tian Xinzhi also stepped forward to voice her opinion.

"The bones of a Holy Emperor are invaluable. If refined into an Ancestor Artifact, it would be a great contribution to the Human Clan. If the Nether Saint Emperor knows this from the afterlife, he surely wouldn’t refuse." The Great Elder of the Flame Phoenix Divine Sect said, clearly unwilling to miss out on a Holy Emperor’s corpse.

"Whether or not there is a Desolate Stone at the end of this cave remains uncertain. The ruins have emerged into the world, and various powers have painstakingly brought out Holy Path Weapons. They must not leave empty-handed. If there are truly Holy Emperor’s bones in the coffin, they should be taken." The Great Elder of the Jiang Family also said.

"Great Elder?" Tian Xinzhi frowned, looking toward the Great Elder of her family, hoping he would advise against it.

Clearly, to Tian Xinzhi, disturbing the Divine Soul of a Holy Emperor was not a wise move, as it might lead to unforeseen crises.

However, to Tian Xinzhi’s disappointment, the Great Elder of the Fang Family had no intention of stopping it. On the contrary, his eyes were shining with anticipation, almost eager to open the coffin.

"The burial place of a Holy Emperor surely comes with endless crises. Aren’t you afraid of bringing disaster upon yourselves?" Mo Wangchen also frowned.

When the Exterminating-Immortal Sword caused turmoil in Tiannan, the appearance of the Divine King’s Tomb was accompanied by a multitude of yin souls. This is a Holy Emperor’s corpse; if disturbed, the consequences could be dire.

"Opportunity comes with risk. If you don’t even have this bit of courage, how can you go far?"

Jiang Chen glanced dismissively at Mo Wangchen, then ignored the persuasion of the three, using the powerful power of his Heavenly Dragon Divine Body to push the coffin lid open.