As that strange, heart-beat-like muffled sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth, everyone, regardless of their cultivation level, was plunged into a state of stagnation.
Their breathing and their heartbeats unconsciously synchronized with the muffled thuds.
As the muffled thud grew louder, many people began to lose focus, their bodies trembled, and even golden blood involuntarily spilled from the corners of their mouths.
Bang bang bang!
Without warning, dozens of scavenger warriors exploded, turning into clouds of blood mist.
The crisis of death finally brought a few people to their senses.
The demoness Zhongli let out a shrill cry, which not only awakened the scavenger warriors but also helped the others escape the nightmare without discrimination.
Everyone still looked lingering fear, panting heavily as they stared in disbelief at the slightly trembling stone coffin.
With precautions in place, the heart-pounding drumbeats were no longer a deadly threat to the powerful warriors of the Mountain and Sea Realm, but what was sealed inside the stone coffin had already horrified everyone.
It should be noted that even Wang Hou was caught off guard and dragged into the deadly rhythm of that sound, as could be seen from the extremely abnormal expressions on Zhong Li and Jiang Chengye's faces this time.
What kind of being could be so domineering that even kings and nobles could hardly resist it with just a few noises?
"Shenqian, what's wrong?"
While no one else was paying attention, Cheng Qingqing, the moment she was free from the influence of the heartbeat, was surprised and steadied herself against the unsteady steps of Chen Qian.
She noticed that Shen Qian's face was terribly pale, and large beads of sweat were constantly dripping from his forehead.
"I...I don't know...damn!"
Shen Qiang managed to utter a few words haltingly before his expression changed again, and pain flashed in his eyes.
His original plan was to have his hidden clone take advantage of the moment the coffin was opened, when the demoness's mind was relaxed, to cooperate with his attack and rescue Jiang Xuan and Ji Ruoshui together.
Once he is free from worries about the future, no matter what is inside the stone coffin, he will be able to attack or retreat at will, turning a passive situation into an active one.
However, the system just had to act up again at this crucial moment...
Given his mental strength, which had already broken through the second level of restrictions before he was eliminated, and his inheritance of the Word Spirit King's magic, theoretically he should have been one of the least affected people.
But in reality, the moment the seal on the stone coffin loosened, Shen Qian was plunged into an indescribable torment.
This torment actually came from a sudden, agitated system within the body... no, it should be described as ***.
The system, which should have been quietly digesting the residual energy of the Investiture of the Gods, seemed to suddenly go berserk and began to rampage through Shen Qian's body.
Since the system awakened, Shen Qian has never known where the system is located in his body, and he even doubted whether the system has a physical existence.
Even after he condensed his spiritual core and his spiritual power surged, he never sensed the existence of the system.
The system only controls his body when he needs it, but in ordinary life, it is like an illusion that is hard to grasp.
But at this moment, amidst the earth-shaking drumbeats that sounded like the heartbeat of a giant, Shen Qian truly felt the physical presence of the system for the first time.
However... it was in an extremely painful form.
It was like a runaway flame, constantly pulsating deep within Shen Qian's consciousness. Each tumble brought Shen Qian a soul-wrenching pain.
"No, don't worry about me... Go save Eighth Senior Sister first..."
Shen Qian forcibly suppressed the urge to faint on the spot and spoke intermittently.
Cheng Qingqing reacted quickly, her eyes filled with worry, but she still handed the weak Shen Qian over to Qu Bai and the others. She herself flashed and came to the vicinity of the stone coffin with a wary expression, and pulled away Ji Ruoshui, who was still a little dazed from being affected by the stone coffin.
Fortunately, Zhong Li paid no attention to Ji Ruoshui, who was being taken away. She simply stared intently at the increasingly obvious trembling.
Stone coffin.
As for the others, almost no one paid attention to Chen Qian, who had fallen into an unusual state; everyone was just staring at the stone coffin with all sorts of eyes.
Boom!
When the stone coffin finally reached its extreme trembling, accompanied by a loud explosion, the coffin lid shot into the sky and flew far away.
Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, a fist-sized heart, still beating on its own, floated out of the stone crown.
The heart is jet black, and apart from its shape, there is no trace of flesh or blood. It is more like a gemstone, exuding an eerie and dazzling beauty.
Upon seeing that black heart, the enchantress Zhongli was as if she had seen the most beautiful thing in the world, and she revealed a look of infatuation.
"Brother Chengye, look, this is the Heart of the Heavenly Emperor. Isn't it beautiful?"
Zhongli spoke as if in a dream, "Swallow it. As long as you swallow it, you can become a Martial King, the only Martial King after the Nine Kings, and rule over everything of the human race..."
Although Zhongli's voice was soft, the sky was silent at that moment, and everyone could clearly hear what she said.
In an instant, commotion and uproar swept through Yaochi Palace.
"Is that the Heavenly Emperor's heart?"
"Will swallowing it make me a Martial King?"
In an instant, everyone's gaze toward the dark heart shifted from fear and apprehension to burning desire and greed.
Not to mention Erlang Shen, who already coveted the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, even Qu Bai and the others were affected, their gazes unconsciously drawn to the black heart.
King Wu...
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