Chapter 166: A Giant Hand (1/2)
“The sky cannot dwarf it, and the earth cannot bury it!” Wu Tulong looked at the inheritance tower, eyes gleaming brightly. “One fine Sword Pagoda indeed!”
He wasn’t referring to the tower itself, but rather the sharpness exuding from it, the edge that belonged to the matchless treasure sealed inside the tomb: the Sugato Sword!
“Lu Yun’s already gone down to lay hands on it.” Mo Qitian shook his head gently. “If we don’t want to be left in the dust….”
“We need to obtain that treasure, or at least prevent Lu Yun from doing so!” Dongfang Hao took in a deep breath. “He’s a madman who grasped my sword intent after fighting me for only three days. If he gets his hands on the treasure and comprehends the sharpness of the tower, we won't stand a chance against him.”
His own interests also lay with the unyielding sharpness that enveloped the tower.
“Let’s go!” The four youths looked at each other and, disregarding the four protectors behind them, dashed toward the tomb’s entrance.
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After the Sugato Sword’s intent had pierced the ancient tomb, a dense tomb aura leaked out and permeated the air. Quite a few immortals in Lu Yun’s vicinity jumped into the hole shortly after him, but—
Boom.
An enormous explosion erupted from the cavity as a hand close to three hundred meters wide reached out and shooed everyone away. A thick arm probed out shortly afterwards, as if a giant was about to crawl out from underground. The land shook, enormous fissures snaking in every direction. Even Dusk City, fifteen kilometers away, was impacted, its walls quaking and swaying.
“What on earth is that?!” Likewise repelled by the big hand, Lu Yun crashed to a heap on the ground and stared, aghast. The giant arm was a rotten affair of gory flesh and mishmash skin. He could smell the putrid stench wafting from it, even from this far away.
“A zombie!” Solemnity crossed his face as he came to his senses. The ancient lord’s tomb couldn’t contain the Sugato Sword; it could only seal it in the tomb’s outer regions. As long as he could enter the tomb, it would be easy enough to locate the treasure and lay claim to it. Alas, he hadn’t expected such a strange zombie to appear and swat him away like a fly.
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“What an enormous zombie!” The other immortals who’d been sent flying were also flabbergasted.
“Sure enough, the tomb of every ancient lord is protected by this level of foul creature. It seems there’s little hope for us this time as well.” Many immortals contemplated beating a hasty retreat when they saw that the zombie was about to break out of the ground.
Just like other tombs that housed ancient lords across the world of immortals, it would be very difficult to explore this one without losing numerous dao immortals in the process. And in a special place like Dusk Province, not even dao immortals in the flesh could call upon the full extent of their powers. Therefore, this tomb was basically impossible to explore.
“It looks like the supreme treasure is unattainable. Not only that, I think we can even forget about the legacy, no matter how close at hand it seems. The zombie will certainly destroy Dusk City with its emergence, and it’ll drag the tower back inside the tomb, too!”
Many noticed the giant hand struggling in the direction of the inheritance tower, as if to yank it back underground. Its efforts might be futile, for now, but the monster would certainly succeed once it crawled out of the hole in the ground. Dusk City would just be collateral damage.
“What a pity, what a great pity! We went through enormous pains to finally see the ancient legacy, only to run into an invincible monster!”
“Dusk Province truly is a forsaken place. Even the treasures in plain sight are out of reach!”
More than a thousand immortals had rushed into the cavity, but they’d all been swatted right back out. If not for the zombie being hobbled by limited space and unable to fully unleash its strength, they would all be dead by now, Lu Yun included.
“I can’t let it emerge, otherwise Dusk City is completely done for.” An unsettled Lu Yun watched the giant arm continue to stretch out. That simple arm was already close to three hundred meters in diameter. How much bigger must the body be? Once it came aboveground, the earth around it would sink, destroying at least half of the city in the process.
The governor took a deep breath and once again rose in the air.