Chapter 234: The Demon Emperor Tomb

Just as the four were about to unleash their techniques, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation, trapped by the Golden Light of the Heaven-Turning Seal, blew up its own arm.

In an instant, demonic Qi permeated the area for nearly a hundred miles, and after the great seal emitted a soft "hum," Zhang Nuo's expression turned ugly.

"Not good! He has escaped!"

Hearing Zhang Nuo's exclamation, the Divine Sense of Zhuge An and the others swept toward the Golden Light, but they all stopped the techniques they were preparing. Because inside the Golden Light, it was completely empty; the shadow of the External Incarnation was nowhere to be found!

"Pursue!"

Zhuo Zhiyan pointed at the lamp wick in front of her, and the sky-high flames dispersed the black demonic Qi. Sweeping her eyes around, she saw the one-armed External Incarnation rushing at full speed toward the depths of the Dark Swamp.

The four had no time to think; they retracted their Magic Treasures and, with a surge of escape light, gave chase! Even though the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation was missing an arm, its flight speed was completely unaffected, and Zhuge An and the others were slowly being left behind.

Zhang Nuo frowned deeply. His Heaven-Turning Seal had actually failed to trap the opponent; this was his first failure since he began his path of cultivation. It seemed that the gap in cultivation level could indeed not be compensated for by Magic Treasures.

Taking a deep breath, a black mist spread like ripples between his brows, and subsequently, a pair of butterfly wings burning with crimson flames quickly grew from his back. With a gentle flap, Zhang Nuo's speed increased, leaving Zhuge An and the other two behind.

The Demon Emperor's External Incarnation felt a slight movement in its Divine Sense and sensed someone behind it flying just as fast. Turning its head back, it saw Zhang Nuo with wings on his back, chasing after it like a gust of wind and lightning.

"Stinking brat! Just wait until I retrieve my Magic Treasure!"

Inwardly, the External Incarnation cursed Zhang Nuo thoroughly. It had never expected that a self-mutilating escape technique would be forced out by a cultivator at the Golden Core Initial Stage.

High in the sky, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation was in front, Zhang Nuo was behind, while the Sect Masters of the three great sects, including Zhuge An, were left at the very back.

Although their cultivation was higher than Zhang Nuo's, the three were clearly inferior in terms of flight speed! Even the usually proud Zhuo Zhiyan had to admire Zhang Nuo's brilliant methods at this moment.

The place where they fought was not too far from the center of the Dark Swamp; at the speed of the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation, it took only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to arrive.

Zhang Nuo's heart turned ice-cold as he watched the opponent move his hand seals to open the Restriction below! Yet, he had no way to stop it.

Originally, to obtain the items in the Demon Emperor Tomb, Zhang Nuo had no choice but to let the Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect enter alone, but now the External Incarnation knew the method to open the black Restriction, so naturally, it would not be as laborious as he had been!

As the Demon Emperor performed several hand seals, the entire Dark Swamp erupted with turbulent sounds, and sheets of mud and water swept into the high sky like ocean waves; the momentum was like a living hell.

To avoid being hit by the mud and water, Zhang Nuo and the others had no choice but to fly high into the sky, looking down at the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation below, the four sighed incessantly!

Several days of effort had been in vain, and at the final moment, it had still reached the Demon Emperor Tomb. A huge, semi-circular Black Light Barrier emerged from the swamp below.

Turning back, the External Incarnation coldly glanced at the four people high in the sky, a ferocious smile appearing on the corner of its mouth! The next moment, its body slowly sank into the black Restriction.

As the External Incarnation entered the Demon Emperor Tomb, the hearts of the four, including Zhuge An, sank as well! Once the opponent returned to the tomb and retrieved the Magic Treasure, it would be absolutely impossible for the four of them to kill it!

"Quick, leave!"

Xiao Zhengxing was the first to react, driving his escape light to fly toward the outside of the Dark Swamp, and the other three also shook their heads helplessly and followed.

Once they were out of this swamp, a layer of gloom hung over everyone's faces! Anyone could guess what would happen next.

The four found a place closest to the Chuansong Guangzhu to stop, and after looking at each other, Zhuge An said in a deep voice:

"Let's rest for a moment! Let's see what the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation is like after it comes out! If things go wrong, we will immediately return to the Tianjiang Plain from the Chuansong Guangzhu!"

Zhuo Zhiyan nodded slightly, looking at the still-surging Dark Swamp, her heart also very heavy. This was the only feasible way now.

The four then landed back on the ground, sat cross-legged, and absorbed the Spiritual Qi around them. In the blink of an eye, a day passed! To their surprise, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation had not come out of the tomb; theoretically, retrieving a few Magic Treasures should not take too long.

The next day, the External Incarnation still did not appear, and now Zhuge An and the others could no longer sit still.

"Inside the Demon Emperor Tomb, could there be other ways to return to the Tianjiang Plain?"

As soon as this thought was raised, the expressions of the three changed. If that were really the case, Nanxuan Laozu must be under immense pressure outside!

"That shouldn't be! Back then, the Demon Emperor knew his time was short and could not have left a back door for his own tomb!"

After a moment of contemplation, Zhang Nuo said slowly. He knew more about the Demon Emperor Tomb than Zhuge An and the others; that Black Book came from the tomb!

Although Zhang Nuo was the youngest among the four, his words carried significant weight.

"I think Young Friend Zhang Nuo is right! Who would leave such a back door for their own tomb?"

Xiao Zhengxing said with a slight nod.

"This is strange! Why hasn't the External Incarnation come out yet?"

Zhuge An held his chin with one hand, unable to figure it out for a long time. It wasn't until the third day that there was finally movement in the Dark Swamp.

With a loud "Boom—" sound, as if something had exploded, a black pillar of light rose from the center of the swamp. It took a long time before it slowly faded!

At the top of the pillar of light, a person stood in mid-air, face full of murderous intent; it was the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation!

"Who stole the treasures in the tomb! Who!"

The angry roar resounded through the sky, shaking the Dark Swamp into ripples! Although Zhuge An and the others were far from the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation, they could still hear its words clearly.

"Someone stole something from the Demon Emperor Tomb?"

Zhuo Zhiyan looked at the other three in disbelief, only to see that they were also looking blank. The Restriction of the tomb was powerful; if one did not know the method to enter, even a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage could not destroy it.

Furthermore, every trial of the Four Great Sects only allowed disciples at the Foundation Establishment Stage to enter; it was almost impossible for things to go missing from the Demon Emperor Tomb.

Although Zhang Nuo also looked puzzled, he knew very well in his heart that the item missing from the tomb was now in his Storage Bag—that Black Book.

Seeing the level of the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation's anger, it was not hard to imagine how important that book was to it! However, since he had already learned the contents of the book through the "Hell Butterfly," Zhang Nuo felt relieved! No matter who it was, if such a strange book were lost, they would go mad.

After roaring in the high sky for a long time, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation's Divine Sense suddenly captured the presence of Zhang Nuo and the others, and it reached out its only remaining arm and pointed fiercely toward them.

"You four guys! All of you stay here!"

As it spoke, the External Incarnation vented all its anger on the four, including Zhuge An. Its figure moved strangely, and with a "swish" sound, the Demon Emperor's speed increased significantly! In almost the blink of an eye, it was right in front of the four!

At this, the four gasped in unison! The Demon Emperor who had retrieved his Magic Treasure was indeed not comparable to before!

"Quick, run! Return to the Tianjiang Plain!"

Facing such a fierce opponent, Zhuge An and the others knew clearly that even if the four joined forces, they could not be the opponent's match now.

"Want to leave! Not that easy! Leave your dog lives behind!"

The Demon Emperor let out a long howl, and as he opened his mouth wide, a Golden Brick was spat out. This Golden Brick was only the size of a thumb at first, but it grew to the size of a mountain as it met the wind, slamming down toward Zhang Nuo and the four.

The huge Golden Brick blotted out the sky and sun, rushing down with a "whoosh" sound of wind! In this strike, the Demon Emperor left no room for mercy.

Seeing the terrifying momentum, Zhuge An and the others shrank their necks in fear and quickly flashed into the Chuansong Guangzhu.

"Boom!" As the huge Golden Brick hit the ground, it smashed a pit several zhang deep; compared to the Heaven-Turning Seal in Zhang Nuo's hand, its power was countless times stronger.

Fortunately, the four escaped relatively quickly! They were not affected; otherwise, if they had really been hit by the Golden Brick, they would have been turned into meat patties directly!

Casting a cold glance toward the beam of light where Zhuge An and the others were fleeing, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation let out a cold snort from his nose! He turned his head back to look into the Dark Swamp, a look of suspicion appearing on his face.

Who exactly had stolen his Black Book? From the depths of his memory, the Demon Emperor had initially suspected Zhang Nuo, Zhuge Qing, and the others. In the recent trial, only they had approached the Dark Swamp, but at that time, their cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage; it was impossible for them to have broken the Restriction and entered the Demon Emperor Tomb!

After repeated deliberation, he still abandoned this lead; in fact, no matter how much the Demon Emperor calculated, he would never have calculated that Zhang Nuo possessed a Spirit Insect capable of ignoring Restrictions!

It was precisely the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" that had stolen the Black Book from his tomb!

His expression became increasingly gloomy; the moment he thought of the "Master" of the "Great Underworld Mansion" still waiting for him to hand over the Black Book, and now that the book had vanished into thin air, he knew that if he told Qin Xiaofeng this reason, the other party would absolutely not believe him! If he were truly entangled by the "Great Underworld Mansion" because of this matter, he would never have a good life again!

The more he thought, the angrier he became; the loss of the Black Book had disrupted all of his previous plans!

"Who stole my treasure!"

He let out a long howl toward the sky! But the only answer he received was his own echo!