Wen Qi clenched his fist with one hand, and the golden soul power entangled it, aiming at the black shadow and punching it! The black shadow probably didn't expect that someone would dare to confront it head-on, and was not prepared to dodge at all. The punch was particularly solid, and when it was knocked away, it couldn't help but let out a painful roar.

Without waiting for the black shadow to land, Wen Qi snorted coldly, chased after it, and circled behind the black shadow at an extremely fast speed. He twisted his waist, used his legs as a whip, and hit the black shadow's waist again from top to bottom.

A dull sound was accompanied by a low howl from the black shadow, and the black shadow was immediately embedded in the ground, unable to move for a while, and finally revealed its true appearance.

The body of a goat, the face of a human, the teeth of a tiger, the claws of a human, it turned out to be one of the ancient fierce beasts, the Taotie! Mingren's pupils also shrank, "There are actually ancient beasts in this world!"

Wen Qi moved his wrist and said, "It's not alive, it's just a soul, otherwise it can't be so weak." Tianshi's ability is aimed at all souls. If Taotie was still alive, it would be impossible for him to be knocked down by her so easily.

Mingren looked at it carefully and nodded, "It is indeed a soul, but it is very solid and looks like a physical entity."

After just two sentences, Taotie struggled to get up from the ground, shook his head, and looked at Wen Qi warily.

Wen Qi looked it up and down and commented, "It recovered quickly. Can you understand what I'm saying?"

Taotie didn't move, his eyes rolling around as if looking for an opportunity to break out.

Wen Qi separated a strand of soul power and sent it to Taotie's mouth.

Taotie had just been beaten, and his vigilance was still there, but the taste of this strand of soul power was so fragrant, much more fragrant than what he had just eaten, so he couldn't help it and swallowed it in his mouth.

Wen Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Now, do you understand?"

Taotie was still intoxicated, and subconsciously called out in a baby-like voice, which was quite cute. And all the vigilance and hostility in his body disappeared in an instant.

Mingren felt that things were not that simple, and couldn't help asking, "What did you do?"

Wen Qi took a step forward and touched Taotie's head. "It would be a waste to leave such a powerful beast in the ancient tomb. I plan to take it out to see the world."

Mingren looked at Taotie, who was enjoying the food without any resistance, and suddenly an idea came to his mind. He shouted in shock, "You took it?!"

Wen Qi raised an eyebrow, "Is it not possible?"

She had originally wanted to recruit an animal as her soul messenger, and was also planning to go to Africa when she had time to see if there were any animal souls like leopards, lions, or eagles. If they were not strong, she could cultivate them. She did not expect to encounter a strange beast this time.

It's true, when luck comes, it can't be stopped.

Mingren was a little mad, "This isn't a question of whether it works or not! You're taking it too easy!"

Wen Qi also nodded and sighed, "It is indeed very easy. If it were any other fierce beast, it would not be so easy, but who makes it a glutton? It is greedy and can't resist the temptation of my soul power. As long as it eats my soul power, it will become my soul master."

Mingren was dumbfounded, still unable to believe this was true. How could a dignified Taotie be subdued so easily? It was too uncool! Wen Qi patted Taotie's head, "With it leading the way, it will be much more convenient for us to be in the tomb."

Setting out on the road again, along the tomb passage, Taotie quickly brought the two to the main tomb chamber.

The main tomb chamber is very large, with a length and width of nearly ten meters. The coffin is placed in the center of the tomb chamber, surrounded by circles of statues of court officials in official uniforms, kneeling in front of the coffin. The tomb walls are surrounded by guards holding spears.

"The negative energy here is very strong." Mingren said, "The source should be that coffin."

Wen Qi passed through the gap between the stone statues on the ground, approached the coffin and took a look around. Suddenly, his eyes fixed and he said, "This coffin has no sealing nails."

Mingren also leaned over to take a look. "It doesn't look like it was pried open. It looks like it wasn't nailed open when it was buried."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden vibration from inside the coffin.

Wen Qi and Ming Ren immediately stepped back warily.

At this moment, ghosts suddenly rushed out from the kneeling stone statues on the ground and pounced towards the two of them.

The two quickly dodged to the sides, but the ghost did not chase them, but went in through the gap in the coffin! Wen Qi's face changed, "Oh no!" She jumped up and jumped directly onto the coffin, pressing down with her lower body to compact the lid of the coffin, and at the same time, her soul power turned into arrows, killing all the ghosts around who did not have time to enter the coffin.

"Mingren!" Wen Qi said in a deep voice: "Find me eight things that can replace the sealing nails!"

Mingren looked around and ran straight towards the guards at the wall.

Although the guard is a stone statue, the spear in his hand is a real weapon, and the spear head is suitable as a sealing nail.

Mingren grabbed the spear and was about to pull it from the guard's hand and throw it to Wen Qi.

But when he pulled hard, the spear didn't move at all. Mingren subconsciously looked at the guard's hand. The hand that was originally loosely around the gun barrel was actually clenched!

Mingren's pupils shrank, and he looked up into the guard's eyes. The paper puppet technique was activated instantly! It must be said that his quick decision saved his life.

The guard's other hand had already grasped the stone sword at his waist. If it was a second later, he would have pulled it out and cut Mingren in half.

Almost at the same time, all the stone guards leaning against the walls moved, raising their guns and attacking Wen Qi and Ming Ren.

Mingren quickly controlled the guards to block it, and then released two large paper men to cooperate with the guards.

Finally, he stretched back his right hand, and with a low shout, he pulled out a long sword made of copper coins from his back. The sword was very thin and looked vulnerable, but it was the nemesis of all evil things.

Mingren seemed to have learned orthodox swordsmanship. His every move was light and agile, yet carried great lethality, and each sword was aimed directly at the vital points.

Wen Qi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and stood on the coffin with the Bagua mace in her hand like a stabilizing force. Any guard who approached her would be smashed to pieces by her mace.

But there were still too many guards. While defending, Wen Qi also had to pay attention to the increasingly restless coffin under his feet. He was distracted for a moment, and the coffin was suddenly pushed up a little.

Wen Qi's expression turned stern. He steadied his lower body again and stomped hard, causing the coffin to sink again.

At this time, the guards attacked again. They surrounded the coffin, holding spears and stabbing at Wen Qi's legs and feet.

Faced with the spears attacking from all directions, Wen Qi had no choice but to jump off the coffin.

Without the suppression, the lid of the coffin was instantly pushed out, and the things inside still came out! Wen Qi fell to the ground, and the Bagua mace swept across, smashing all the stone statue guards, and then looked at the coffin.

The body inside sat up, but did not open its eyes.

It was the body of an emperor, from an unknown dynasty. He was wearing a black dragon robe and a crown of pearls and jade. He had a ruddy complexion and delicate skin, and looked just like a real person!

(End of this chapter)