CHAPTER 1111: CHAPTER 1111: DEMON EMPEROR’S THOUGHT

Xu Nian heard the Demon Lord’s words, and although he was extremely curious in his heart.

He still held back the impulse in his heart and planned to leave.

"Boom!"

However, just as Xu Nian was about to leave, the coffin behind him made a rumbling sound.

Xu Nian, Murong Xue, and the others were all taken aback and turned to look at the coffin.

In an instant, Xu Nian and Murong Xue’s hearts jumped to their throats.

"Boom!"

There was another loud bang.

They could clearly see the whole coffin vibrate.

Although Murong Xue didn’t know what was in the coffin, as a cultivator at the peak of Tribulation Crossing level, she instinctively felt that there was something extremely terrifying inside this coffin.

So when the coffin shook, her heart reached a peak of tension.

Xu Nian’s face changed drastically, and he subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"What are you looking at, run quickly, if you don’t run now it will be too late." The scolding voice of Wentian Demon Sovereign rang out.

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian immediately came to his senses.

"Run quickly, the thing inside is coming out." Xu Nian immediately shouted.

Then he grabbed Murong Xue and fled.

The Netherworld King was even quicker to react, running for his life.

"Boom boom boom..."

As if it knew Xu Nian and the others were trying to escape, the vibrations inside the coffin became more intense.

It was as if the monster inside was furiously pounding on the coffin boards.

Xu Nian couldn’t help but look back, and his scalp instantly went numb.

He saw that the whole coffin had already bulged and caved in.

It seemed as if it could burst open at any moment.

Xu Nian was utterly shocked.

Even though he hadn’t gotten close.

But as an Artifact Refining Master, he could immediately identify the material of the coffin.

This type of metal was about the same grade as his King Jing Sword, possibly even better.

This meant that this metal was at least capable of crafting a Low Grade Immortal Artifact, or possibly even higher-grade metal.

But now, this metal was being deformed by the thing inside the coffin and might explode any moment.

How could Xu Nian not be completely astounded?

He really couldn’t imagine how terrifying the thing inside the coffin must be.

"Stop running, the thing inside the coffin is about to come out. If you escape the Underground Palace, there’s only death ahead, but staying inside, you might have a sliver of hope."

Just then, the voice of Wentian Demon Sovereign sounded.

Xu Nian was stunned, not run?

Wasn’t Wentian Demon Sovereign telling them to run just now?

Why can’t they run now?

"Boom!"

Just as Xu Nian was confused, an explosion sound came from behind.

Immediately, Xu Nian saw the metallic coffin explode with a loud bang.

The entire underground palace shook violently, and the sky turned dark.

At this moment, Xu Nian felt all the hairs on his body stand on end.

An extraordinarily massive crisis enveloped him.

Xu Nian couldn’t help but glance ahead and saw a humanoid shadow standing there.

This shadow was as black as ink, making it impossible to discern what it was.

But it had a pair of enormous eyes, about the size of goose eggs, glowing red, appearing particularly sinister.

And at this moment, those eyes were staring fixedly at Xu Nian.

In an instant, Xu Nian felt as if he’d fallen into hell, like a thorn stabbing into his back.

"What... what is this thing?" Xu Nian couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

On this shadow, he sensed an unprecedented sense of crisis.

This shadow was powerful.

So powerful that crushing Xu Nian would be like crushing an ant.

He could be certain that this shadow’s strength had entirely surpassed the limits of a Primordial Immortal.

Murong Xue, at this moment, was also frowning deeply, her gaze incredibly grave.

"Kid, this is the Demon Emperor’s Grudge, which forms from the resentment of a powerful Demon Emperor after death, absorbing the resentment of the dead to continuously grow, slaughtering all in its path. It usually only exists in the Three Realms of Immortal, Demon, and Devil; who knows how it showed up here." Wentian Demon Sovereign finally revealed the truth.

"Demon Emperor’s Grudge?" Xu Nian couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.

Although he had speculated about the thing inside the coffin, he still hadn’t guessed it would be a Demon Emperor’s Grudge trapped inside.

Formed from the resentment of a dead Demon Emperor, how powerful must it be?

"Doesn’t that mean it possesses Demon Emperor level strength? Doesn’t it suffer from the oppression of heavenly might?" Xu Nian couldn’t help but ask further.

"No, its strength hasn’t reached the Demon Emperor level. The Demon Emperor’s Grudge needs to absorb numerous resentments to grow; this particular one has been sealed here for tens of thousands of years, and its strength has long been weakened. At most, it has the strength of a Peak of Heavenly Immortal Realm." Wentian Demon Sovereign responded.

"Peak of Heavenly Immortal Realm?" Xu Nian couldn’t help but swallow hard.

Son of a...?

What strength is Peak of Heavenly Immortal Realm?

That’s an existence surpassing Primordial Immortals, true Immortal power.

This shadow being so strong implies it could kill him effortlessly.

"Senior Wentian, do you have any solutions? We can’t just wait here to die, can we?" Xu Nian was regretting coming here now.

Why did it have to come out the coffin now and not sooner or later, but when he was present?

How could such a coincidence exist?

Could his presence have triggered the Demon Emperor’s Grudge?

"Kid, stop thinking about it. No strategy will work; I am not its opponent either. The only hope now is that the Great Formation in this underground palace activates." Wentian Demon Sovereign’s voice echoed.

Xu Nian was dumbfounded, so Wentian Demon Sovereign wanted him to stay in the Underground Palace to rely on the place’s Immortal Array?

But this Great Formation has been abandoned for millennia; can it still be useful?

Xu Nian felt a loss for words.

This is the slim chance of hope Wentian Demon Sovereign mentioned?

"Later, stay behind me, absolutely do not attack. This thing is extremely strong, born from the resentment of a Demon Emperor, we stand no chance against it." Xu Nian instructed Murong Xue beside him.

"Then we’ll die together!" Murong Xue replied straightforwardly.

Xu Nian’s heart warmed at her words, but soon his gaze became resolute.

He couldn’t die, and Murong Xue even more so.

He still had many things to accomplish.

Thus Xu Nian’s gaze towards the Demon Emperor’s Grudge ahead became determined and sharp.

"Roar!"

The Demon Emperor’s Grudge let out a roar.

That roar seemed to shake the entire Tianlan Star, and at that moment, everyone on Tianlan Star felt a tremor of fear in their hearts.

Xu Nian also turned pale, the Demon Emperor’s Grudge was too powerful.

Sweat dripped down Xu Nian’s forehead as the Demon Emperor’s Grudge continued to lock its gaze on him.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, the Demon Emperor’s Grudge moved, rushing swiftly towards Xu Nian.

Xu Nian’s expression changed drastically, without thinking, he summoned the Star Axe and swung it.

As the Star Axe unleashed its power, a brilliance of starlight appeared.

The Demon Emperor’s Grudge seemed somewhat fearful of the Star Axe, immediately morphing into a shadow to dodge to the side, letting out an angry hiss.

Xu Nian, holding the Star Axe, panted heavily.

His eyes, however, remained fixed on the Demon Emperor’s Grudge; he hadn’t used his full strength in the previous strike.

But it had nevertheless drained half of his power.

Moving forward, he could only muster one more swing, and its power significantly diminished.

Yet the Demon Emperor’s Grudge remained unscathed, and it looked at Xu Nian with a greedy gleam in its eyes.