At this moment, terrifying heartbeats echoed out from the three-zhang ancient coffin, shaking the void, trembling the earth, and vibrating the mountains and rivers. They seemed to meld with the very pulse of heaven and earth. Each beat was like a drum pounding against the heavens, shaking the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, even causing everyone's heartbeats to gradually synchronize with its rhythm, mastering the dominant melody.
"Hmph!"
Ye Chen and Ye Gucheng, the two Young True Kings, were naturally the first to react. As peerless geniuses of their generation, they possessed extraordinary means to resist, causing their heartbeats to differ from the coffin's existence. With a Daoist shout, they startled the others awake, who all broke out in a cold sweat and began employing various methods to resist this influence.
The Kings could manage as well, but many of the other young prodigies found it difficult. One by one, their rhythms were disrupted by the pulsations formed by the heartbeat. A significant portion of them even suddenly exploded, their bodies bursting apart in a bloody mess, accompanied by the strange rhythmic heartbeat.
This scene caused many to pale.
"Look, blood is seeping out from the ancient coffin!" a King suddenly exclaimed in alarm, pointing at the ancient bronze coffin with indescribable horror.
The many powerhouses looked over from afar. When they saw clearly, they couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath of cold air.
The originally simple, bronze three-zhang ancient coffin was now slowly oozing crimson blood. It flowed over the coffin body, staining the ancient bronze coffin red, and dripped down onto the apex of the pyramid altar.
Demonic and eerie!
The scene before them was exceptionally demonic and eerie. It must be known that the blood of the alien race creatures was different from theirs—it was pitch black and possessed strong corrosive properties. But the blood before them was clearly bright red, like human blood, evoking a nameless terror that made one's heart pound with fear.
The bright red blood continuously flowed out from the ancient coffin, dyeing the coffin red and staining the very top of the pyramid altar.
That three-zhang bronze ancient coffin seemed to contain a world within, a sea of blood from which blood endlessly poured forth. Finally, the entire massive, mountain-like pyramid altar was dyed a bloody red, a scene of utter eeriness.
This made everyone even more apprehensive, filled with a sense of foreboding.
At this moment, vast swathes of pitch-black demonic mist began to spread out from the three-zhang ancient coffin, blotting out the sky and sweeping across the firmament, enveloping the space above the pyramid altar.
Vaguely, through the haze, one could see a terrifying figure gradually materializing within the three-zhang ancient coffin. The demonic and eerie aura suddenly intensified many times over, as if an unparalleled great demon was descending.
"Shuo yi ru er ni duo ke sun Di ke me..."
An ancient language resounded between heaven and earth, originating from the three-zhang ancient coffin where demonic mist churned tumultuously, supremely demonic and eerie.
"Shou er dun sui Si er na me..."
Simultaneously, countless demons in this region chanted ancient sacrificial texts, resonating with it, making the scene appear even more demonic and eerie.
"What should we do?"
Even the powerful Kings felt uneasy, because the scene before them was far too demonic and eerie.
They all wanted to take action, but Ye Chen and the others stopped them, fearing even more demonic events might occur. For now, observing quietly was the main course.
Ye Chen gripped the Heavenly King Spear in his hand even tighter, ready to awaken its power at any moment. He asked Old Yan, "Do you know what this is?"
Old Yan's tone was grave: "Be careful. It's very likely another, even more terrifying type of demonic and eerie creature."
Ye Chen was stunned, then his expression changed. Could it be that the thing inside the three-zhang ancient coffin wasn't an alien race demon, but another, even more fearsome existence?
Old Yan said, "The strength of the alien race far exceeds our imagination. It is not a single race; otherwise, it absolutely could not have posed a threat during the Mythical Era."
"Shui e lie, ba chi e e."
Once again, ancient words emanated from the three-zhang ancient coffin. Suddenly, the sky darkened, overcast with dark clouds accompanied by a foul-smelling rain of blood. The atmosphere instantly became many times more terrifying.
The entire space between heaven and earth was enveloped by a demonic and eerie aura.
"Be careful, the demonic entity is appearing!" Ye Chen shouted.
At this moment, from within the three-zhang ancient coffin, amidst the blood rain and demonic mist, a massive hand suddenly appeared, covered in crimson hair with sharp, purplish-black nails.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The wind howled, and blood rain drifted down. The demonic and eerie aura in this space intensified further. Visible to the naked eye, as the demonic mist churned within the three-zhang ancient coffin, a gigantic figure appeared. A terrifying aura spread out, making even Ye Chen feel a sense of dread.
Suddenly, mournful crimson lightning flashed across the sky. Amidst the thunderclaps, everyone clearly saw a ferocious humanoid monster, its entire body covered in crimson hair, appear before their eyes!
The monster had finally appeared!
Everyone could see that from within the three-zhang ancient coffin, a humanoid creature nearly two zhang tall had emerged. Its entire body was covered in bright red, crimson hair, with a ferocious visage that appeared exceedingly demonic and eerie.
It stood atop the ancient coffin. Although only two zhang tall—even seeming small compared to the alien race King-level demons—the aura it radiated was more than twice as terrifying.
Its appearance seemed to make the entire space between heaven and earth grow many times colder.
Ye Chen's expression changed. He had never seen such an alien race creature before, but he recalled a rumor. Not long before advancing towards the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, the various Saints guarding it had encountered an incident. Blood rain had drifted down, a foul wind had blown, crimson lightning had flashed, and a fearsome monster covered in crimson hair had appeared. It had even subdued a Saint, capturing him. Since then, there had been no news, his fate unknown.
Could it be this humanoid crimson-haired monster before them?
Not just Ye Chen, but even Ye Gucheng, Daochu, and others remembered this incident. Their expressions suddenly changed drastically, filled with horror.
That was a terrifying creature that could easily subdue even a Saint, terrifying to an unimaginable degree.
No matter how strong they were, they were merely Ye Chen and Ye Gucheng, the two Immortal True Kings. Although powerful, they were still far inferior to a Saint, let alone facing such a terrifying creature. Even if all the Kings joined forces, it would absolutely be a fight with no chance of survival.
Thinking this, almost without the slightest hesitation, the young Kings immediately took to the skies to flee far away, prioritizing survival above all else.
Even Ye Chen and Ye Gucheng fled without hesitation. Although they were Young True Kings, possessing the solitary pride of believing in their own invincibility, they weren't foolish enough to resist such a terrifying existence.
Below the pyramid altar, countless alien race demons knelt in submission, continuously chanting ancient sacrificial texts as if offering worship to the crimson-haired monster.
"Bu luo an duo shi er ban bu de!"
The crimson-haired monster spoke softly, conversing. Then, its eyes glimmered eerily as it coldly swept its gaze over the various Kings, filled with the chill of death, before letting out a heaven-shaking roar.
Roar—
The sound shook heaven and earth. The entire space trembled, the ground split, and several demonic mountains shattered completely. Several young generation powerhouses who were slightly closer directly had their flesh and blood disintegrate, their bodies crushed to dust, suffering complete annihilation of both body and spirit.