The rusty bronze door is covered with many ferocious totems, and a bloodthirsty aura emanates from the cracks in the door.
Ayao stood before the bronze door, looking like a tiny ant. She gazed at the runes on the bronze, stretched out her hand, formed hand seals, and cast several spells onto the bronze door. The door emitted a red light, and the restrictions on it vanished.
Although the restriction on the door disappeared, the door did not open automatically; it required brute force to push it open.
Although the bronze door was very heavy, A Yao now possessed pure phoenix blood and was a member of the royal family of the ancient phoenix clan. Pushing open such a door was a piece of cake for her.
She placed her hands on the door and began to exert force. As she continued to exert force, the bronze door, which had been sealed for hundreds of millions, billions, or even longer years, was slowly opened.
With a sudden burst of strength, Ayao pushed the entire door open, shoving it to both sides.
As soon as she opened the door, the bloodthirsty aura surged out like a torrent.
Golden light shimmered on A Yao's ancestral armor, and a phantom of a phoenix appeared behind her. The ancestral armor was automatically protecting her from the corrosive blood energy, which was exceptionally concentrated and even a Celestial King might not be able to withstand it.
Inside was a grand hall, exceptionally magnificent, supported by incredibly thick pillars. A gray mist swirled around the ceiling, obscuring anything because her divine sense couldn't penetrate it. Ayao gazed at the sky, a golden phoenix totem appearing in her eyes, but even with her piercing gaze activated, her ability to see was limited.
Ayao walked step by step inside, opened her storage space, and released several golden jade cicadas. She hadn't released all of them before, so there were still quite a few spirit insects in her storage space.
She walked slowly, and the golden cicadas dispersed.
Ayao looked around, but the area was empty, with nothing in sight. However, there were traces of a fierce battle on the ground, and she could even sense some residual magical energy fluctuations. The owners of this energy were clearly all incredibly powerful Immortal Emperors. Yet, there were no skeletons here. Ayao searched the surroundings for a long time but did not see a single bone.
There were quite a few weapons, but they had all lost their luster. These magical artifacts had been severely corrupted by dark power and were no longer usable.
The golden cicadas that were released died quickly; they couldn't withstand the bloodthirsty aura here.
Ayao had to explore on her own. Holding the Ancestral Phoenix Sword, she created four clones, each heading towards a different passage. After a while, one of her clones found a coffin in a side hall. This coffin was extremely strange.
Because the memories were synchronized, A Yao's main body and the other clones immediately flew to that place. After all the A Yaos arrived at the side hall, the five A Yaos merged together and became one person again.
The bloodthirsty aura inside this side hall was particularly strong. Just standing here made her feel uncomfortable all over, even though she was wearing the Ancestral Armor.
Ayao looked at the coffin in front of her. The coffin was several meters long. It wasn't lying horizontally, but standing upright. The coffin looked rotten and decayed, as if it would shatter at the slightest touch. The coffin was sealed with tape, and withered vines were sprouting from inside. These dead vines hung down to the ground.
Ayao looked horrified.
The bloodthirsty aura was released from this coffin.
What's inside such a dense aura of bloodlust?
Did she experience death? Was there the very essence of death within her?
Ayao gripped her sword and approached step by step. Suddenly, she took something out of her storage space.
A beam of red light landed, transforming into a veiled girl in blue. This girl had long brown hair, fair skin, and her exposed eyes were devoid of emotion. This was a puppet created by A Yao.
The puppet girl slowly flew forward. When she was about two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) away from the coffin, the vines that had sprouted from it came to life. These withered vines, like incredibly sharp spears, pierced through the puppet girl's body and tore her to shreds. The coffin shook, and numerous withered vines emerged from within, all heading towards A Yao.
These vines are clearly not to be touched, otherwise they will surely be corroded by its deathly power.
Ayao's body shot backward, but the vines caught up very quickly.
The time talisman she used before had expired, and she is no longer at the Immortal Emperor level.
Although she was wearing the Primordial Armor, A Yao was only at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Seeing the situation was dire, A Yao immediately used another Time-Travel Talisman. The talisman emitted a dazzling light, which then merged into A Yao's body, causing her cultivation to surge to the Immortal Emperor realm.
With a casual wave of her hand, the sword energy of the Ancestral Phoenix Sword severed all the attacking vines.
Just then, a white figure appeared. This white figure emerged from the darkness, wearing a white mask, with white hair flying, and a silver-white longsword in his hand thrusting towards A Yao. A Yao was startled and immediately used the Ancestral Phoenix Sword to block.
With a resounding clang, the sword energy surged, causing the entire hall to rumble and crack, countless fissures to appear in the walls, and the hall collapsed. Ayao was thrown backward, utterly terrified. Her hand gripping the sword was numb; the opponent's strength was astonishing.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
The man in white slashed at her with several sword strikes, each one incredibly fast. Ayao dodged quickly, but at that moment, those terrifying vines returned.
Rumble—
The building collapsed in large numbers, and Ayao flew outside. The man in white chased after her.
Ding ding ding—
The sounds of clashing blades echoed continuously, and the sword energy tore open exaggerated cracks. This star field was already incredibly strange, but after A Yao and the man in white fought fiercely here, it became even more eerie. The buildings floating in the starry sky collapsed on their own, and after they collapsed, a strange song could be heard, a song that sent chills down A Yao's spine.
Is it a song that makes people lose their fighting spirit?
The decaying coffin stood in the starry sky, from which countless withered vines sprouted, spreading like a terrifying forest. The vines did not attack the man in white, but only A Yao. A Yao unfurled her phoenix wings, her body enveloped in nine-colored immortal light, which shattered the attacking vines, but could not stop the man in white from getting closer.
This man in white also possessed the strength of an Immortal Emperor, and A Yao felt that he was even stronger than the Demon Emperor Tian Luo and the others.
"Who are you?" Ayao asked loudly.
The other party remained silent and launched a frenzied attack.
Bang!
During the battle, A Yao was knocked away and crashed into a star, shattering it.
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