Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 628 - 0629 Disaster Strikes! (Fifth Update)

Chapter 628: 0629 Disaster Strikes! (Fifth Update)

As the demonic insects were continuously eradicated, the tense atmosphere eased significantly.

After about fifteen minutes, countless corpses of demonic insects lay on the ground, thoroughly eliminating the threat they posed.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, as their gaze fell upon the more than ten bodies, many sighed softly. They had only just entered the Great Emperor’s tomb and already incurred such significant casualties without even a glimpse of fortune. Continuing deeper into the tomb, how many more would be laid to rest here?

Some felt a pang of sorrow for those like them that had perished, while others were indifferent. After all, only the strong could enter the Great Emperor’s tomb, and those who died were merely the weaker descendants of ancient clans. Even if they had not died here, they might have lost their lives further inside.

Indeed, great opportunities existed within the Great Emperor’s tomb, but to obtain such fortunes, one must bear the corresponding dangers.

The emergence of the demonic insects was a bloody lesson to everyone—this journey through the Great Emperor’s tomb had just begun, and the true test of fortitude lay ahead.

The five members of the Tang clan were unharmed, having expended only a bit of their energy. The biggest losses were sustained by those ancient clan descendants at the bottom of the hierarchy. Teams that had started with five members now had only three or four remaining.

Outside the Great Emperor’s tomb, the elders of various clans settled down in place. The tomb opening would last for three months—a period neither short nor long. The strong individuals unable to enter could only wait outside.

Tang Heshan stood before the massive entrance of the Great Emperor’s tomb, watching the indistinct grey mist with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

If his daughter Tang Surou could seize that opportunity within the tomb, the Tang clan might truly become the fourth greatest ancient clan.

Regrettably, all he could do now was wait. Even though Tang Heshan was eager for Tang Surou to emerge, he also wished for her to come out after obtaining the opportunity.

The other powerful beings from various clans simply sat down to meditate while they waited. For them, three months could pass in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Great Emperor’s tomb.

With the crisis of the demonic insects cleared, the group continued to delve deeper into the ancient city.

The stone-paved road on the ground led to a partially collapsed grand hall not far away, where the war clan’s youth had died and from whose hands the ancient sword was taken.

The demonic insects had also initially flown out from this grand hall.

Ji Lingchen and the other outstanding heirs of the three great ancient clans took the lead in entering the grand hall, with Tang Surou and Ye Qiu closely following behind.

The hall’s dilapidation was not unexpected, with dust everywhere, and fallen roof tiles piled up on the floor.

On both sides of the grand hall were two doors that seemed to lead to the deepest part of the ancient city.

However, most people’s attention was still focused on the stone sculptures in the grand hall—three gigantic statues.

These three stone statues were carved with lifelike precision, especially their facial expressions, which seemed almost alive, with eyes that appeared to hold their own character as they watched the people before them.

In front of the three statues stood three incense burners, some tilted over, others with half-burnt incense sticks still inserted.

Who were these three statues of?

No one knew for certain, but it could be inferred that since they were sculpted and worshiped, they were unlikely to be weaklings.

It was a pity that to the people present, they were unrecognizable, only able to vaguely sense that these figures in the statues were no ordinary individuals.

"Look, each of these statues seems to be holding a book in hand," someone suddenly pointed out.

As these words fell, three figures flew up instantly.

Ji Lingchen, Mu Cannan, and Shi Qingbing, the three prodigies, made their move decisively.

Secret manuals of the strong!

Everyone’s hearts heated up as they watched the three figures each dash toward a secret manual, leaping up to grasp the books in their hands.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Three figures landed, each looking at the book in their hands with joy in their eyes—it was a Cultivation Technique!

The crowd of various clans behind them became somewhat restless, knowing that these were the secret manuals held by the statues, undoubtedly the Cultivation Techniques of powerful martial artists. This was a huge opportunity; if one could learn them, they would certainly become incredibly strong.

Many were envious and jealous, but dared not come forward to fight for them, because they were the strongest three of the young generation in the ancient lands.

Even the two great upper-stream ancient clans, the Sun Clan and the Yue Clan, did not act rashly.

Sun Baichi of the Sun Clan clicked his tongue, not making a move, and Yue Yi of the Yue Clan also watched intently, his thoughts unknown.

"Damn it, with those three here, following behind, aren’t we unable to get even a single hair!" A youngster from a mid-stream ancient clan said somewhat angrily.

Although no one dared speak these words out loud, many heartily agreed. While they as descendants of the ancient clans were naturally not as strong as Ji Lingchen, Mu Cannan, and Shi Qingbing, to watch the three obtain the powerful martial arts manual right before their eyes was a bitter pill to swallow.

If they continued to follow behind these three, the outcome was obvious—certainly all the treasures would end up with them. The competition would be among those three elites of the ancient clans; it had nothing to do with the rest.

The eyes of some martial artists from the ancient clans flickered, staring at the two stone doors, preparing to leave and find their own path.

But at this moment, the entire hall began to shake, as if there was an earthquake, with tiles continuously falling from above.

"Damn it, what’s happening?" Many became alert, feeling that something was about to occur; otherwise, there would not be such a shaking without reason.

Boom!

A loud boom had many people’s hearts trembling, their pupils instantly dilating.

"Damn it, the statues are coming to life!"

As expected, the statues that had previously been standing still suddenly moved, shifting their feet as they prepared to step down from the high platform.

Everyone watched this scene in horror, unable to comprehend how the lifeless stone statues could come to life, and it did not seem to bode well.

Thump!

The first statue jumped down, causing everyone’s hearts to tremble as the ground cratered beneath its feet.

Then the second statue leaped down, and seeing this, Ji Lingchen, Mu Cannan, and Shi Qingbing reacted swiftly, leading their kinsmen in a dash toward the exits on both sides.

Meanwhile, the three statues kept moving toward the crowd, lifting their heavy feet, ready to trample all those before them.

"Damn, it was them who took the secret manuals, and yet it wants to kill us! You three damn statues, open your eyes wide!" someone cursed loudly, as Ji Lingchen and the others were escaping so quickly that some people had not even had the chance to react before the statues attacked.

Suddenly, the crowd was thrown into complete chaos, with Ye Qiu grabbing the somewhat dazed Tang Surou and rushing towards an exit.

Ye Qiu had already sensed a crisis looming here. He had felt that someone was watching them before, and now it seemed likely that it was these three giant statues.

He quite agreed with the earlier words of a brother from the ancient clan; Ji Lingchen and the other elite descendants of the great clans were indeed ignoble, taking the treasure and running away first, leaving the rest to suffer the consequences.

Luckily, Ye Qiu reacted quickly, immediately pulling Tang Surou with him as he charged out of the crowd, soon reaching the exit. Tang Ze, Tang Hao, and Tang Lu also reacted swiftly, seeing that the situation was dire, they quickly followed suit.

"Ah, save me!"

"Ji Lingchen, you damn well killed me!"

"Damn it, you three great elites of the ancient clans, you deliberately made us take the blame..."

The hall was in complete disarray. Ye Qiu and the others glanced back, hearing many curses directed at Ji Lingchen and others. Seeing a statue approaching their location, the five of them immediately rushed out of the side door.

Engaging with the statues would be a complete waste of energy with no benefit to be had; they certainly did not want to take the blame for Ji Lingchen and the others.