Urban Martial Saint

Walking on the ground, Ye Qing already understood the basic operating principles of the Demon Sect’s mechanism. It seems that the Demon Sect has used some secret technique to alter the ground, allowing it to absorb a person’s inner strength. The absorbed inner strength is then used to operate the mechanism inside, which is why the mechanism can match the strength of those who enter; that’s the principle behind its operation.

Although Ye Qing didn’t know exactly how the Demon Sect achieved this, he had already become somewhat numb after witnessing the Inverted Five Elements mechanism outside. Human wisdom is endless, and who knows what methods the ancients used to create such mechanisms.

To conserve inner strength, Ye Qing tried to take larger strides, minimizing the number of times his feet touched the ground. As for others who didn’t practice martial arts, they didn’t have this issue, so they weren’t worried. The group continued their journey until they reached the stone platform’s side.

”Finally arrived!” Seeing the coffin, Handsome Fatty Wang excitedly ran over and immediately reached out to pry open the coffin.

”Don’t move!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong shouted, startling Handsome Fatty Wang, who turned his head and said, ”Damn it, you’re trying to scare Fat Lord to death, aren’t you?”

”If I don’t scare you, you’ll cause trouble!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong hurried over to stop Handsome Fatty Wang and said in a deep voice, ”This coffin cannot be touched.”

”Why?” Handsome Fatty Wang asked curiously, looking at the coffin. ”This place is so grand, there’s definitely something extraordinary inside. The most it can contain is a zombie. We’ve been tomb-robbing for so many years and seen so many things. Would we give up the treasures inside just because of a zombie?”

”It’s not about the zombie.” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said solemnly, ”Take a closer look at this coffin to see what material it’s made from.”

Hearing Nine-Fingers Wu Yong, everyone moved closer to carefully observe the coffin.

”This coffin...” Ye Qing furrowed his brows, looking at the coffin, and whispered, ”Could it be made of metal?”

Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said gravely, ”It’s not just metal; this coffin is made of pure silver!”

”Made of pure silver?” Handsome Fatty Wang perked up again, looking at the coffin, and said, ”Oh, it’s ancient silverware. Given this craftsmanship and age, this coffin alone is worth a lot. I understand, you’re afraid I’ll damage the coffin, right? No worries, I’ll be careful.”

”What do you know!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong retorted, ”Haven’t you heard of Silverware Soul Sealing?”

”Silverware Soul Sealing?” Everyone exclaimed in surprise, and Ye Qing asked curiously, ”What does Silverware Soul Sealing mean?”

”Silverware Soul Sealing, as understood literally, means using silver-made vessels to lock in souls,” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong explained. ”However, that’s just a superstitious notion. In all my years of tomb-robbing, I’ve never seen any soul. But one thing is clear; anything that needs to be sealed with silverware is extremely frightening, far more dangerous than those dragon crocodiles we’ve encountered outside.”

”Ah?” Everyone exclaimed in shock simultaneously. Those dragon crocodiles were already terrifying, so what could be inside the silverware that’s this dangerous?

Handsome Fatty Wang said, ”Anything sealed inside a coffin can’t be alive. At most, it’s just a zombie; how can it be more dangerous than a dragon crocodile?”

”Hmph, do you think a coffin can only contain zombies?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said sternly, ”Do you know how I lost this finger?”

”Wasn’t it bitten off by a zombie?” Handsome Fatty Wang asked.

”Bitten by a zombie?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong sneered, ”What kind of zombie could bite off my finger? This finger was from when I accidentally opened a silverware and encountered a small insect inside it in my early tomb-robbing days.”

”Was it bitten off by a small insect?” Handsome Fatty Wang asked curiously.

”Not bitten by a small insect, my master chopped it off for me,” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said gravely. ”As soon as the small insect touched me, my master took out a dagger and cut off this finger. Then, he dragged me and ran without delay. I had no idea what was happening at the time. When we reached the corner, the nine people who had entered the tomb with us were all dead. Not a single one survived. And all of this was just because I released a small insect from the silverware!”

At this point, Nine-Fingers Wu Yong took a deep breath and said solemnly, ”I later learned that this method is called Silverware Soul Sealing. The small flying insect sealed inside that silverware was called Dead-on-Sight, scientifically known as the King of Deadly Poison. It’s an extremely rare poisonous insect that can live for hundreds of years in a confined space. The ancients used them to guard tombs. Once released, everyone nearby would not be spared. Fortunately, my master was knowledgeable, otherwise, you wouldn’t be seeing me now!”

Upon hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded. Silverware Soul Sealing truly is terrifying.

”Such a large silver coffin, it can’t possibly just contain that King of Deadly Poison, right?” Handsome Fatty Wang mumbled, but it was clear he was also quite frightened.

”No matter what it is, this coffin must not be touched!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong stated bluntly.

Actually, the group had already distanced themselves from the coffin. After all, when it comes to tomb-robbing, Nine-Fingers Wu Yong is an expert, and naturally, no one dared to defy his words.

”So what do we do now?” Handsome Fatty Wang looked around and said, ”We’re already here, are we supposed to just walk out?”

”Why is there a big hall here?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong was also frowning, trying hard to recall the map that Ye Qing had taken. Nine-Fingers Wu Yong had memorized all the content on the map, but everything he saw along the way couldn’t be matched with the map, making him suspect if the map he saw was fake.

As everyone was still puzzled, suddenly, a man shouted loudly, ”Ninth Master, Ninth Master, there’s another coffin over here.”

Everyone immediately walked over. The man stood at the end of the platform, and behind this end, there was actually another area. Earlier, everyone stood in front of the platform and didn’t notice the situation behind it. Now that they rushed over here, everyone could clearly see the situation behind the platform.

In this area behind the platform, there was also a coffin placed. However, this coffin was made of wood, not metal.

”Why is there another coffin here?” Handsome Fatty Wang immediately walked over, excitedly saying, ”Could this be the real deal? That silver coffin must have something wrong inside. This coffin is the actual burial place?”

Nine-Fingers Wu Yong furrowed his brows tightly. He didn’t walk over but turned his head to look at the platform beside him. After a moment of silence, he suddenly reached out and knocked on the platform a few times, and a series of thumping sounds came from the platform.

”This platform is hollow!” Almost everyone exclaimed in surprise simultaneously. If not for Nine-Fingers Wu Yong knocking on the platform, no one would have thought of this.

”It seems to be the case!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong looked at the wooden coffin and said in a deep voice, ”This platform is actually the real entrance. And this entrance appears to be inseparably connected with this coffin.”

”Then what are we waiting for?” Handsome Fatty Wang immediately walked over and said, ”Let’s push this coffin aside and study it properly.”

”Wait a minute...” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong hurriedly tried to shout, but he was still a step too late; Handsome Fatty Wang had already pushed the wooden coffin open.

The coffin seemed to be decayed or perhaps not tightly closed. With Handsome Fatty Wang’s push, the lid of the coffin opened halfway. At this moment, everyone almost held their breath, staring blankly at the coffin, each person’s face frozen with their expression.

They were all tomb raiders, and naturally knew the consequences of a coffin being recklessly opened. They looked at each other, and after a while, all turned their eyes towards Handsome Fatty Wang.

”Damn it!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong couldn’t help but curse, glaring at Fatty Wang, ”Why are your hands so reckless?”

Fatty Wang also looked apologetic. Seeing the coffin open, he immediately turned and ran far away, hiding in front of the platform, afraid that something monstrous might crawl out of the coffin.

Ye Qing stood in front of everyone, clutching the scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao tightly. If there really was a monster inside the coffin, he would have to step in and stop it.

However, after everyone waited almost ten minutes, there was no sign of movement from the coffin, as if there was nothing inside at all.

”See, I told you it’s fine.” Handsome Fatty Wang finally regained his confidence, walking over from the front of the platform and said, ”I’ve experienced countless battles, can I make a mistake on such a small matter? You guys just don’t believe in my professional ability. I’m telling you, this little thing is really too simple. As long as I step in, it’s definitely a breeze!”

Ye Qing pouted, muttering a curse under his breath. Handsome Fatty Wang happened to see it and asked in surprise, ”Young Ye, are you talking to me?”

”Yes, I’m complimenting you.” Ye Qing replied grumpily, ”Pushed the coffin lid open, you really know how to cause trouble!”

Handsome Fatty Wang’s old face turned red and he said, ”I didn’t expect the coffin to be so light and the lid would open with just a push. Ah, stop with the nonsense, quickly check if there’s an entrance over there? If there’s an entrance, we should go in quickly, don’t waste time here.”

That coffin lay over there, and everyone looked at each other, standing far away, yet no one was willing to go over and take a look. Nobody knew if there was an entrance behind the platform yet.

Seeing everyone standing still, Handsome Fatty Wang said, ”Hey, hurry and go over to take a look, why is everyone standing there not moving?”

Nine-Fingers Wu Yong looked at Handsome Fatty Wang, ”Then you go take a look.”

”Why me?” Handsome Fatty Wang retorted displeasedly.

”You pushed the coffin open, why do you ask why?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong replied.