Chapter 169 : Chapter 169

Chapter 169: The Heartbeat from Within the Bronze Ancient Coffin!

【Although you had no cultivation at all right now, in the Desolate Wasteland of Death, this could at least barely be considered good news.】

【In the Desolate Wasteland of Death, as long as one used Spiritual Qi, the consumption of one’s lifespan would accelerate.】

【But now that you had no cultivation, you did not need to worry about that at all. The only thing that worried you was that even without using spiritual power, your lifespan would still be consumed at double the normal rate, only somewhat more slowly.】

【In the dim and desolate Desolate Wasteland of Death, you saw that familiar Death Mountain, and you began walking toward it step by step.】

【Relying on your True Dragon Treasure Body, even without cultivation, you still moved quite quickly.】

【The Death Mountain before your eyes did not seem that far away, but in reality, you walked for a very long time without reaching it.】

【Five years later!】

【After walking for five years, you still had not reached Death Mountain, but you could feel that you were already very close to it.】

【You remembered that the last time, it had taken you a full fifty years to reach Death Mountain.】

【Suddenly, you came to an abrupt halt and froze in place.】

【You had suddenly thought of something.】

【Before this, you had entered the Desolate Wasteland of Death a total of two times.】

【You remembered that during both of those times, after inhaling a large amount of Death Qi, you had fallen into a chaotic state.】

【In that state, you had completely sunk into the depths of your own mind, muddleheaded and dazed, with no idea what you were doing at all.】

【Yet this time, to your surprise, you discovered that you had not entered that state.】

【During the previous two times, you had fallen into that state not long after entering the Desolate Wasteland of Death. But now, five years had already passed, and you were completely fine.】

【"Could it be because I have no cultivation?"】

【After thinking it over again and again, you realized that the greatest difference between this time and before was your cultivation.】

【"Cultivation... cultivation!!!"】

【You suddenly realized that within the Desolate Wasteland of Death, it seemed that every strange phenomenon was related to cultivation.】

【You remembered that the first time you entered the Desolate Wasteland of Death, you had been chased by Chu Wudi and had no choice but to flee into this place.】

【After entering the Desolate Wasteland of Death, you discovered that both your cultivation and Chu Wudi’s had been suppressed to the Nascent Soul Realm.】

【Then, you discovered that within the Desolate Wasteland of Death, as long as one used spiritual power, one’s lifespan would drain away at an unimaginable speed. The more spiritual power one used, the more lifespan one lost.】

【So the only possibility you could think of at that moment was cultivation.】

【With that thought, you continued walking toward Death Mountain.】

【The tenth year!】

【After ten years of traveling on foot, you finally arrived at the foot of Death Mountain.】

【You could not believe that the first time you entered the Desolate Wasteland of Death, it had actually taken you fifty years to reach Death Mountain.】

【You had no idea how many places you had wandered through in the Desolate Wasteland of Death during those fifty years.】

【After entering Death Mountain, you found that the Death Qi there was even denser, yet it seemed to have no effect on your body whatsoever.】

【This Death Mountain looked enormous, but once you truly walked into it, you discovered that it was not as vast inside as you had imagined.】

【Very soon, you arrived at the summit of Death Mountain.】

【After reaching the summit, you narrowed your eyes as you looked at the scene before you.】

【"As expected, it’s here!"】

【Looking at the enormous Bronze Ancient Coffin before you, you drew in a deep breath.】

【The last clear thing you had seen during your first time in the Desolate Wasteland of Death had been this very Bronze Ancient Coffin before you, but because your condition had been abnormal at the time, you had not examined it carefully.】

【Now, after seeing the Bronze Ancient Coffin clearly, you were once again shaken by it.】

【You saw that the enormous Bronze Ancient Coffin was surrounded by nine gigantic bronze pillars, and from the top of each bronze pillar, a thick Bronze Chain extended toward the Bronze Ancient Coffin.】

【You saw that the nine Bronze Chains were suspending the Bronze Ancient Coffin tightly in midair.】

【THUMP!】

【Suddenly, a tremendous noise rang out from inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin.】

【The sound made your soul tremble violently, and your body could not help stumbling back several steps.】

【The moment you heard that sound, you suddenly remembered that the first time you had died in the Desolate Wasteland of Death, it had been because of this very sound.】

【At that time, neither the strength of your fleshly body nor the strength of your soul was comparable to what it was now.】

【On top of that, because you had been invaded by Death Qi back then, after hearing that sound twice, you had died completely.】

【THUMP!】

【Then you heard the sound again, followed by the rattling of the Bronze Chains.】

【"This is?"】

【As you listened to the sound coming from inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin, it felt strangely familiar, yet for a moment you could not remember what it actually was.】

【THUMP!】

【THUMP!】

【...】

【You stood before the Bronze Ancient Coffin and listened for a long time, until your expression suddenly changed drastically.】

【You instinctively took several steps back, your eyes widening as you stared at the Bronze Ancient Coffin in utter disbelief.】

【"Th-This is... a heartbeat?"】

【After listening for so long, you discovered that the sound coming from inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin was almost exactly the same as the sound of your own heartbeat.】

【And the more you listened, the more convinced you became that the sound from the Bronze Ancient Coffin really was a heartbeat.】

【"How is that possible... Could there really be a living person inside?"】

【The moment that possibility occurred to you, cold sweat instantly broke out down your back.】

【Under the special Laws of the Desolate Wasteland of Death, there was actually someone who could continue living here. This was something you had never expected.】

【You could not imagine what kind of existence could survive within the Desolate Wasteland of Death for so long.】

【"The Immortal Realm?"】

【"No... could it be someone above the Immortal Realm?"】

【At this moment, you fell into deep hesitation.】

【You wondered whether you should open the Bronze Ancient Coffin before you and see who exactly was lying inside, and why a mere heartbeat carried such terrifying power.】

When Su Ming saw this, disbelief also appeared on his face.

He had not expected that such a powerful existence actually existed within the Desolate Wasteland of Death.

In Su Ming’s view, even the strongest member of the Bizarre Insect Clan he had ever seen was not as powerful as the being within the Desolate Wasteland of Death.

Su Ming knew that the person inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin was definitely above the Immortal Realm. Their realm had likely already surpassed even his imagination.

He was very eager for his simulated self to open the Bronze Ancient Coffin and see what secrets lay within.

In Su Ming’s view, as long as it was within the simulation, then no matter how dangerous an action was, as long as it had value, it was worth trying, because it would bring him tremendous benefits.

Su Ming continued looking at the Simulator.

【After hesitating for a long time, you fixed your gaze firmly on the Bronze Ancient Coffin before you.】

【You knew that without cultivation, there was no way for you to leave the Desolate Wasteland of Death.】

【Since you could not leave the Desolate Wasteland of Death, then you had to uncover at least a trace of the truth within it.】

【With that thought, you leaped up and landed on top of the Bronze Ancient Coffin.】

【You placed both hands on the Bronze Ancient Coffin and unleashed all the power of your True Dragon Treasure Body, trying to push it open.】

【A moment later, you discovered that even using your full strength, you were still unable to move the Bronze Ancient Coffin in the slightest.】

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