"Damn it, these river demons actually escaped."
"Hateful, letting them get away. If they hadn't caused trouble, these corpse soldiers would have been slaughtered clean long ago."
The remaining martial artists cursed incessantly.
They had worked hard to defeat the corpse soldiers, only to have the river demons disrupt their efforts, leading to a complete failure. They felt utterly frustrated.
"Forget it, since the river demons have fled, let's continue exploring," a strong individual said, shaking his head.
They knew that in their current state, it would be difficult to deal with such strange toxins.
"Mm, let's go."
Everyone nodded and continued descending into the abyss.
However, as soon as these people stepped into the abyss, they witnessed a scene of immense shock.
Zhou Yan, wielding the Heavenly Emperor Sword, was like a true god descended, slaughtering indiscriminately.
"Heavenly Emperor Sword! This divine artifact actually fell into your hands!"
"Kid, how dare you steal the Heavenly Emperor Sword? You're seeking death!"
"Kill him and reclaim the divine artifact!"
One powerful expert after another roared, their gazes icy, and they charged forward.
Clang, clang, clang!
Zhou Yan remained unfazed. With a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Emperor Sword let out a resonant clang, emitting endless brilliance, like the Milky Way descending from the nine heavens, illuminating the surroundings.
"Slash!"
Zhou Yan gripped the Heavenly Emperor Sword and executed an incredibly profound sword technique. With a single slash, starlight scattered across the sky, transforming into a vast river of stars that pressed down, covering everything.
Clang, clang, clang!
The experts who attacked this time possessed peerless cultivation, but they still couldn't withstand this sword strike and were all forced back.
"This is..."
Everyone's eyes widened in horror.
This sword strike was too terrifying. The brilliant starlight drowned out the entire area, making it impossible for anyone to look directly at it.
"Heavens, Zhou Yan he..."
Diao Chan's beautiful eyes widened, her breath caught in her throat.
This sword strike was truly earth-shattering and spirit-moving.
Swish!
However, Zhou Yan's assault did not stop. He flickered, as if transforming into a streak of light, vanishing in an instant. His speed was extreme as he rushed forward, raising his hand to grab one of the coffins.
Buzz!
Abruptly, a halo of light appeared on that coffin, blocking Zhou Yan.
"What is this?"
Zhou Yan frowned. A restriction had appeared on this coffin.
At this moment, several cold glints flew from the surroundings. They were clearly arrows, whistling through the air as they shot towards him.
Zhou Yan reacted with lightning speed, drawing the Heavenly Emperor Sword to block, deflecting all the arrows.
"Hahaha, there really is a restriction!"
"Zhou Yan, you want to take the coffin? Go ahead and open it!"
At this moment, a group of powerful individuals surrounded the coffin, erupting in laughter.
"You are seeking death!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan was enraged. Gripping the Heavenly Emperor Sword, he charged forward, instantly breaking through layers of defenses and arriving before the ancient bronze coffin.
Crack!
Zhou Yan reached out and touched the surface of the ancient coffin, easily dispelling the restriction.
"Hahaha, I've finally found it, my treasure..."
A powerful individual laughed uncontrollably. However, the next moment, the smile on his face froze. His gaze became vacant, his body stiffened, and his eyes bulged out.
"How is this possible!"
The other martial artists were also terrified beyond measure, staring at the inside of the coffin with expressions of dread.
The skeletal remains had vanished.
"This is a corpse!"
"This is..."
Instantly, these martial artists were stunned, not knowing what to do.
"Impossible! I personally excavated this place countless times, and there were absolutely no bones here. Where did this skeletal remains come from!"
The burly man trembled violently, his eyes bloodshot, as if about to bleed.
"Hmph! No matter where it came from, these skeletal remains must have emerged from that black river. Let's first unite and kill him to seize the corpse."
Someone shouted coldly, their killing intent boiling.
Whoosh!
In an instant, everyone surged forward madly, all attacking the skeletal remains.
"Get lost!"
Zhou Yan was furious. He leaped up, sweeping the Heavenly Emperor Sword. A sharp sword energy swept out, instantly beheading over a dozen powerful individuals.
"Bastard!"
Seeing this, the burly man roared in anger, his eyes red.
One powerful expert after another roared hoarsely, their eyes bloodshot, their killing intent sky-high.
They were all overlords of their respective regions, possessing formidable strength, capable of ruling and dominating.
Yet now, they were here, fighting over a set of skeletal remains, utterly disgracing themselves.
Zhou Yan brandished his sword, roaming freely, invincible, defeating all the powerful individuals.
"Kid, you won't succeed."
The burly man was also filled with extreme indignation.
He roared, unleashing earth-shattering killing intent. He unleashed a punch, shaking the void, incredibly powerful, capable of tearing apart a mountain range, aiming to directly slay Zhou Yan.
Bang!
Zhou Yan did not dodge. He thrust out his sword, colliding fiercely with the punch, sparks flying. Zhou Yan remained unmoving.
"Ah!"
The burly man roared, hysterical, desperately urging his true essence, but to no avail. He was pushed back step by step by Zhou Yan.
"Scram!"
Finally, Zhou Yan let out a sharp cry. Sword light pierced the void, impaling the burly man and nailing him to the wall.
"Zhou Yan, if you kill me, the people of Tianhuang City will never let you go."
The burly man, on the verge of death, still gritted his teeth, staring at Zhou Yan with deep hatred.
However, Zhou Yan did not hesitate to swing his sword, blood spraying out.
"Zhou Yan!"
"You despicable villain, I curse you to have a terrible death."
One powerful individual after another roared, their hearts filled with grief.
They were all among the cream of the crop of martial artists from various factions, but now, they were being annihilated by Zhou Yan one by one.
"Heh heh, no need to worry, you'll all be dead soon."
Zhou Yan grinned, then suddenly turned. He brandished his long sword, and instantly, another dozen or so martial artists were brutally slain by him, blood splashing.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yan had already killed twenty to thirty powerful individuals.
"This little beast has an absurdly monstrous strength."
The remaining few martial artists turned ashen, their souls scattered in terror.
Zhou Yan was too terrifying; he could fight them into a state of helplessness with his physical strength alone.
The next moment, Zhou Yan attacked again. His long sword cut through the void, piercing a martial artist from behind with a single strike.
"Zhou Yan, I hate you..."
A piercing scream rang out. The martial artist's body convulsed, falling to the ground, his eyes wide open in death.
"Escape!"
These martial artists were completely terrified and fled for their lives.
However, how could Zhou Yan easily let them go? He pursued them with his long sword, his sword like a rainbow. One powerful individual after another bled profusely.
In the end, only the leader-like middle-aged man remained, standing silently beside the skeletal remains, the flames in his eyes leaping.
Suddenly, an evil, dark green light ignited in the middle-aged man's eyeballs. Immediately, the eyelids of the skeletal remains twitched.
Whoosh!
Instantly, a pitch-black skull shot out from the chest of the skeletal remains. It opened its monstrous maw, and a chilling wind swept out, blowing away the tattered clothes of the skeletal remains, revealing the white bones beneath.