latelenovela Chapter 239 Opening the Coffin and Killing
Chapter 239 Opening the Coffin and Killing
For an ordinary person, even with a gun, it would be a dead end, but for Cheng Feng, it's far from over.
A wisp of fire appeared, instantly burning the rushing vines to ashes.
The Hydra Cypress, in extreme fear, retracted the vines that were following it.
The flames caused it to writhe in agony, and many corpses fell from its crown.
The four goddesses, who were intently watching Cheng Feng, froze.
A large number of corpse beetles crawled out from the corpse. They dared not approach Cheng Feng and scattered in all directions.
Many of them ran towards their location.
"Shirley, quickly use the Tomb Raider Seal to block it!"
As soon as Chen Wenjin finished speaking, Yang Xueli pointed the Tomb Raider Seal forward.
The corpse beetles that were rushing towards them quickly turned and followed the other groups into various crevices.
"Luckily this stuff works, otherwise all these bugs would have nowhere to run."
As Huo Ling sighed, Cheng Feng had already arrived in front of the trembling Nine-Headed Cypress.
He then jumped up a few steps along the trunk to the upper branches, where the coffin that originally belonged to King Mu of Zhou was hidden among the vines of the nine-headed cypress.
Cheng Feng casually used his Fish Intestine Sword to cut off the vines that were in the way.
As the vines fell, many more corpse beetles crawled out from among the bodies.
Basically, most of the corpse beetles in the Lu King's Palace Tomb lived on the nine-headed cypress.
The two have a strange symbiotic relationship: the nine-headed cypress captures blood food, and this blood food is eventually eaten by the corpse beetle to remove its internal organs.
The excrement of the corpse beetle is the best nutrient for the nine-headed cypress.
The two complement each other, forming a complete offensive and defensive supply system.
Because it feared that Cheng Feng would set it on fire, the Nine-Headed Cypress chose to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Ignoring Cheng Feng's tyranny over it, it chose to extend its vines and grab at Yang Xueli and the other three girls who were watching the commotion.
"Master, this strange tree is looking for us!"
Having already noticed, Cheng Feng waved his hand and flicked out a wisp of fire, instantly burning a large clump of vines from the roots.
The vines that had been close to Yang Xueli lost their strength and collapsed to the ground.
"Behave yourself, or I'll burn you!"
He stomped on it hard, leaving a footprint six or seven centimeters deep on the tree trunk.
The Hydra Cypress was completely withered, its remaining vines twitching as if in great pain.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Feng jumped directly to the tree branch where the coffin was placed and examined it from head to toe.
"You've schemed and plotted your way to this point, but you won't make it through today."
Even before the coffin was opened, Cheng Feng could hear the heartbeat and breathing coming from inside.
The body of the man with the iron mask is still alive.
Because it was too inconvenient up there, Cheng Feng kicked one side of the coffin.
Suddenly, the coffin, weighing a thousand pounds, was kicked off the treetop by a tremendous force.
Finally, it crashed to the ground with a loud bang.
"Ouch, it's so high, we can't let the treasure inside break!"
Huo Ling said with some reluctance.
Cheng Feng jumped down from the tree right after the coffin, and at the same time, red flames ignited from inside the trunk of the nine-headed cypress.
The fire burned cracks into its sturdy trunk, and flames flickered outwards along these cracks.
Ding~
The Nine-Headed Hydra Cypress quest is now complete.
Reward: Nine Deaths Terrifying Armor
Do you wish to collect it?
“I won’t accept it.”
Cheng Feng plans to place this thing on the floor of his house to protect its security.
As Cheng Feng came down, a small, red, flying corpse beetle also escaped from the burning tree.
It was quite self-aware and flew straight in the opposite direction of Cheng Feng without the slightest hesitation.
With the Corpse Beetle King having fled, the other Corpse Beetles wished they could grow wings too.
Within seconds, all the crawling carrion beetles, except for the dead ones, fled the area.
"Master, this nine-headed cypress should be quite valuable, it's a bit of a waste to burn it."
The four women came to Cheng Feng's side. While Chen Wenjin and Yang Xueli were examining the coffin, Huo Ling stepped forward and said something.
Cheng Feng put his arm around Huo Ling's shoulder and said:
"Don't worry, this isn't a unique plant; there's another one in Gutongjing."
If you like it, we can bring that one back and raise it.
Huo Ling quickly shook her head.
"Forget it. It's fine if they've known each other since they were little.
I'm afraid this ancient, monstrous plant, which I don't know how many years it's lived, will suddenly go berserk if I bring it home.
Cheng Feng smiled. If Huo Ling really liked it, he wasn't afraid of the trouble.
At worst, we can just get some corpse beetles. With him, neither the Nine-Headed Cypress nor its symbiotic corpse beetles pose much of a threat.
"Old Cheng, I've found the mechanism to open this coffin."
At this moment, Yang Xueli straightened up and spoke.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's open the coffin!"
At this time, Yang Xueli's sense of identification with the tomb raiders was not yet that deep.
So the idea of lighting candles wasn't brought up.
After hearing Cheng Feng speak, Yang Xueli pressed the Bagua pattern on one side of the coffin.
Upon hearing the sound of the mechanism being activated, everyone stepped back.
Soon, the top of the coffin opened up to the sides, revealing the outer coffin inside.
The group gathered in a circle, but did not make any rash moves. Instead, they observed the situation inside.
"There seems to be breathing sounds inside!"
Standing at the head of the coffin, Chen Wenjin looked surprised.
She did hear breathing, but she wasn't sure, since the one inside was at least a thousand years old.
"This is normal. The Queen Mother of the West gave the method of immortality to King Mu of Zhou."
Now that King Mu of Zhou's attempt to achieve immortality has failed, someone will naturally take his place.
As he spoke, Cheng Feng reached into the coffin and then lifted the lid with one hand.
With a loud crash, the coffin lid slammed onto the wall seven or eight meters away.
At this moment, the corpse inside slowly sat up.
"It's a fake corpse!"
Huo Ling exclaimed in surprise and, along with Ah Xiang on Cheng Feng's other side, hid behind Cheng Feng at the same time.
Then, I stared at the corpse with a pounding heart.
Its entire body was covered in pure white jade pieces, and through the tightly connected jade pieces, one could see that they were strung together by golden threads.
"Golden Jade Clothes!"
Yang Xueli and Chen Wenjin exclaimed at the same time.
The two were then surprised to find that the person inside the jade burial suit was experiencing slight rise and fall in his chest, just like a living person.
"Chang Sheng, this person really achieved immortality. A thousand years have passed and he is still alive."
"He has lived long enough; today is his day of reckoning."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng raised his hand and placed it on its head. With a click, Cheng Feng turned its head 180 degrees.
"Hey? Why did you kill him, husband?"
Huo Ling asked curiously.
Cheng Feng looked inside the coffin and then took out a wooden box from it.
Upon opening it, one sees a silk scroll covering an object.
"This silk scroll contains some information; Shirley should be able to understand it!"
As he spoke, Cheng Feng took down the silk scroll and handed it to Yang Xueli.
And what lies beneath is also revealed.
This is a black and white jade seal with special patterns engraved on it, possibly in a script, but Cheng Feng does not recognize it.
In addition, it is carved with a ferocious beast head on top, but there are no historical records to refer to.
I have no idea what this thing is.