Dragon-Marked War God

Jiang Chen suddenly looked up and saw that at the far end of the great hall, there seemed to be a figure standing with his hands clasped behind his back. That figure was full of might, filled with peerless majesty and domineering power. Jiang Chen could not help walking toward the figure, and even Wude and the others looked astonished. It was not until Jiang Chen stood a little more than ten zhang from the figure that he suddenly realized it was only a statue.

But this very statue gave even Jiang Chen an extremely oppressive feeling. The figure was extremely similar to the unfathomable man in the ice, yet Jiang Chen could be sure that this person and the man in the ice were definitely not the same person. Besides, who knew where the man in the ice had gone long ago. Instead, this statue made Jiang Chen feel that this Shihai Ice Palace was absolutely not so simple.

The Five Directions Great Emperor, even as the last Great Emperor of the Divine World, could not possibly have had such powerful means. In this undersea divine tomb, the Shihai Ice Palace, this statue alone was enough for Jiang Chen to conclude that the master of this undersea divine tomb was no ordinary person, and could not be the Five Directions Great Emperor! Because even the Five Directions Great Emperor was not this terrifying.

The statue’s face could not be seen. No matter what angle Jiang Chen looked from, all he could see was the back of a figure. But the aura on this figure was very similar to the man in the ice. What connection there was between them, Jiang Chen had no way of knowing, but at this moment, he felt the greatest pressure he had felt in his whole life.

“Stinky Daoist, this isn’t the Five Directions Great Emperor’s traveling palace at all, is it?”

Jiang Chen abruptly turned his head and met Wude’s eyes. An extremely resolute gaze burst from both their eyes. Wude smiled bitterly and shook his head, then nodded.

“So you found out. This is indeed not the Five Directions Great Emperor’s traveling palace. Because the Five Directions Great Emperor wasn’t qualified to build his traveling palace in the Shichahai Sea.”

Wude’s words left Tantai Jingzang and Yuan Hua completely baffled, and even Jiang Chen was no exception. Although he knew this was probably not the Five Directions Great Emperor’s traveling palace, he did not know what kind of place it really was.

To Jiang Chen, this place was still unfathomable.

“Then what is this place?”

Tantai Jingzang also looked at Wude blankly.

“If I said I don’t know either, would you believe me?”

Wude said, looking at Jiang Chen.

“I believe you.”

Jiang Chen nodded.

“All I know is that this is the place where an extremely terrifying great power passed away. That Heavenly Tomb should be the mark left by that legendary, terrifying great power. The Five Directions Great Emperor was actually five people: five Great Emperor Realm experts guarding this mysterious great power, each standing in one of the five directions, east, south, west, north, and center. To have Great Emperor experts serve as the guards of a tomb, that is not something an ordinary person could do.”

Wude continued with a grave expression. Now that they had finally entered the Shihai Ice Palace, there was nothing more for him to hide. This was also something he had only discovered step by step as he went deeper.

“At first I only had my suspicions. It was only when I saw these five terrifying guards protecting the bronze coffin that I could be sure.”

Jiang Chen glanced at Wude. This guy really was keeping a lot hidden. He had felt from the very beginning that he was not simple, and now it seemed he had not misjudged him after all. But who exactly was the mysterious great power inside this bronze coffin?

“It seems getting this far wasn’t easy for us either.”

Yuan Hua said with great emotion. The Five Directions Great Emperor had turned out to be nothing but a common soldier. The true master of this Shihai Ice Palace was the ultimate great power. It was just that, even now, none of them knew the identity of this mysterious great power.

Jiang Chen silently gazed at the bronze coffin. Everything they wanted to know should be confirmed in this bronze coffin. But at this moment, the pressure in the Shihai Ice Palace kept making it hard for Jiang Chen to breathe. This was definitely no benign place.

“Whose tomb this Shihai Ice Palace really is, I don’t know either. So now the only way is to open the coffin. Only by opening this bronze coffin can we know which peerless great power’s tomb this is.”

Wude said in a deep voice, putting away his earlier grinning face. Opening a coffin, and the coffin of an ancient great power at that, was definitely not easy. Even though they had come this far, they did not dare to be sure that the next step would leave them safe and sound.

“If we open this bronze coffin, perhaps danger will come along with it.”

Jiang Chen pondered for a long time and said in a low voice. At this moment, even Wude looked at Jiang Chen. Whether to open the coffin or not was entirely up to him.

Tantai Jingzang, Wude, and Yuan Hua all turned their eyes on him. All along the way, Jiang Chen had overcome every obstacle. He was the one most qualified to make this call. Whether to open the coffin or not was entirely up to a single thought of his.

This time Wude was not reckless. Instead, he stood quietly beside Jiang Chen, without his earlier joking and bickering, completely in the manner of a hermit master. His Daoist robe stirred though there was no wind, and he was full of spirit.

“Open it or not?”

Wude asked with great gravity. No one knew what would happen once the coffin was opened. Whether that peerless great power who had died ten thousand years ago still had some trick in reserve was also unknown. So danger in this Shihai Ice Palace could descend again at any moment.

Jiang Chen turned his head and looked once more at that figure, like a mountain ridge, its momentum like a rainbow. He still decided to open the coffin. After all, they could not come all this way for nothing. Things had come to this point, and they had no way back. If they feared wolves ahead and tigers behind, could they still call themselves cultivators? The reason generation after generation of powerful experts and great powers had been able to step into the supreme Great Emperor Realm was that they had the spirit and conviction to press forward without hesitation. The strong were never afraid of anything.

Jiang Chen knew that he had no way back. The coffin had to be opened. As for what danger lay in store, even he could not be sure. At the very least, the pressure the Shihai Ice Palace put on him was hard to resist. Jiang Chen was already prepared. Perhaps only now would this battle truly be decided.

The heart of the strong knows no fear. The Dao of Heavenly Domination that Jiang Chen cultivated was just like that, without any fear. They had only one choice: to keep going forward. The one who fought was the hero!

“Open the coffin!”

Jiang Chen nodded silently. If it was a blessing, it would not be a curse, and if it was a curse, it could not be avoided. At this point he had no choice left at all. This step was imminent! No matter how terrifying the expert in this bronze coffin was, he had to take a look.

Perhaps for them this would be a tremendous fortune, who could say. Life and death hung on a single thought. Whether it would be good or bad, no one knew.

“Good!”

Wude’s eyes blazed and his gaze was awe-inspiring. He had been waiting for exactly these words from Jiang Chen!