Chapter 71: Supreme-Level Demonic Corpse Emerges from Seclusion—Great Crisis!

Inside the pitch-black divine tower, thick gray mist churned violently.

Here, the mist had turned into black mist, incredibly dense.

Ji Xuan surged forward, using the holy king’s hand bone to shield himself from the black mist’s corrosion.

Behind him, Jun Xiaoyao also entered the divine tower.

As for Jiang Shengyi and the others, they remained outside dealing with the remaining demonic corpses.

In just a brief moment, Ji Xuan had already reached the tower’s peak.

At the peak stood a pitch-black coffin, bound by hundreds of golden chains.

From within the coffin emanated a supreme aura of pressure.

The source of the pressure in the Yuan Tian Secret Treasury was this very pitch-black coffin.

“Finally found it—just as the ancient texts described…” Ji Xuan took a deep breath.

He was excited, yet tense.

If the records were correct, the treasure should be inside this coffin.

Yet what gave Ji Xuan slight pause was this:

The source of the gray mist was also this coffin.

Even a fool would realize something strange had occurred within it.

To open it would bring uncertain fortune or disaster.

At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao’s figure appeared.

Dressed in white robes, he stood aloof and otherworldly, utterly out of place in this environment.

When Jun Xiaoyao’s gaze fell upon the coffin radiating supreme authority, his eyebrows lifted slightly in surprise.

“That must be the corpse of Yuan Tian the Supreme,” Jun Xiaoyao mused. “But why bind it with golden chains?”

The golden chains resembled a seal more than a restraint.

Coupled with the ominous gray mist, Jun Xiaoyao had a rough idea of what was happening.

He turned again to Ji Xuan, his expression cold and indifferent.

“Do you think you still have the strength to resist before me?” Jun Xiaoyao said.

“Jun Xiaoyao, I came here fully prepared. Do you truly believe you can control everything?”

As soon as Ji Xuan spoke, he activated the ancient talisman in his hand with magic power.

Instantly, the talisman erupted in a rain of light, ancient runes surging forth.

The hundreds of golden chains coiled around the coffin trembled with a clanking sound.

The entire coffin began to rumble.

Jun Xiaoyao stood still, showing no intention to interfere.

This stunned Ji Xuan. He couldn’t help asking: “Jun Xiaoyao, aren’t you going to stop me?”

Jun Xiaoyao’s behavior confused him.

“Stop you? Why would I? You came to the Yuan Tian Secret Treasury with some goal—perhaps seeking a great opportunity.”

“And if I’m not mistaken, that opportunity lies within this coffin.”

Jun Xiaoyao spoke calmly.

Ji Xuan’s face hardened as he stared at Jun Xiaoyao, his eyes filled with deep wariness.

A prodigy with only brute strength wasn’t worth fearing.

But one who possessed both strength and cunning? That was terrifying.

Without doubt, Jun Xiaoyao was exactly that kind of person.

Ji Xuan’s thoughts had been completely read by Jun Xiaoyao.

“Hmph, so you’re just going to watch me seize the opportunity?” Ji Xuan sneered.

“I dislike getting my hands dirty. If you do the work, I can just take it afterward—doesn’t that sound better?” Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly.

Hearing this, Ji Xuan’s face turned purple with rage.

If he could have beaten Jun Xiaoyao, he would have punched him already.

“Hmph, I have the ancient talisman to protect me—when the time comes, it’ll be you who suffers!” Ji Xuan thought coldly.

At that moment, the hundreds of golden chains finally shattered completely.

Instantly, the coffin lid exploded open, and a terrifying wave of black mist surged out like smoke from a wildfire.

Simultaneously erupted an extreme malevolent aura and supreme pressure!

Even Ji Xuan, who knew some of the truth, felt his heart leap with dread.

Jun Xiaoyao, however, remained calm, only slightly furrowing his brows.

A towering figure emerged from the black mist.

The figure wore ancient golden robes, his face square and stern, radiating overwhelming malevolence.

His hollow eyes dripped with crimson light.

His entire body was covered in long black hairs, identical to the demonic corpses outside.

“This… is Yuan Tian the Supreme.”

Jun Xiaoyao murmured.

How could a supreme sovereign have fallen so low?

Roar!

The supreme demonic corpse let out a monstrous bellow.

Its voice shattered into sonic waves, ripping the entire tower top apart!

Ji Xuan’s legs trembled, nearly collapsing to the ground.

The pressure was too overwhelming—ordinary Spirit Bridge cultivators would have their heart meridians shattered instantly.

A supreme being was still a supreme being—even after death for countless years, reduced to mere bones, it still inspired terror.

Jun Xiaoyao, however, showed no change in expression, a world apart from Ji Xuan’s terror.

“Just a supreme demonic corpse that’s been dead for who knows how long…” Jun Xiaoyao said.

Had this been a true supreme being, even Jun Xiaoyao’s prodigious talent would have offered no resistance.

But Yuan Tian’s demonic corpse had lost all magic power after death, possessing no divine techniques.

Its body had also been corroded by black mist, reducing its physical strength to a fraction.

Now, this supreme demonic corpse possessed at most one ten-thousandth of Yuan Tian’s former power.

Even so, one ten-thousandth was far beyond what any Spirit Bridge or Return-to-Unity prodigy could withstand.

Roar!

The supreme demonic corpse roared, its blood-red eyes locking onto Ji Xuan first—closer at hand.

Ji Xuan gripped the ancient talisman tightly.

The demonic corpse’s eyes flickered faintly.

Then, it turned its gaze to Jun Xiaoyao.

Boom!

The supreme demonic corpse attacked, devoid of any reason or restraint.

Its hands lunged forward, shaking the very space.

Jun Xiaoyao’s eyebrows lifted.

He wanted to see just how strong this supreme demonic corpse truly was—reduced to one ten-thousandth of its peak power.

Jun Xiaoyao activated the Divine Elephant Subjugating Force; the spectral image of an ancient divine elephant appeared above him, like a golden primordial mountain crushing heaven and earth.

Seven hundred million divine forces erupted from his body.

Moreover, this time Jun Xiaoyao finally unleashed the true power of his Primordial Ancient Body.

Instantly, golden blood qi surged wildly.

The blood qi of the Primordial Ancient Body suppressed and weakened demonic and evil entities.

The supreme demonic corpse’s power was further reduced by over thirty percent.

Jun Xiaoyao activated dragon qi; blue light surged beneath his skin, forming dragon-scale inner armor.

He activated the defensive techniques of the Divine Elephant Subjugating Force, summoning the Shadow God’s Protection.

In his left hand he formed the Emperor’s Seal; in his right, he unleashed the Dragon Fist—two powerful techniques unleashed simultaneously.

In offense, defense, and every aspect, Jun Xiaoyao had pushed himself to the extreme.

He rarely fought with such full force.

This terrifying disturbance reached Jiang Shengyi, Jun Xuehuang, and others outside the tower.

“That’s the aura of a supreme being—it’s a supreme-level demonic corpse!” Jiang Shengyi’s face paled instantly.

A supreme demonic corpse was not something any young prodigy could possibly resist.

Even some veteran experts of the Spirit Ascension or Divine Flame realms couldn’t stand against it.

“Divine Son!” Jun Xuehuang and Jun Zhangjian’s faces turned ashen.

They had never imagined Jun Xiaoyao would dare oppose a supreme demonic corpse.

In their minds, this was impossible.

“Is Jun Xiaoyao truly insane? He dares challenge a supreme-level demonic corpse?” Ji Xuan exclaimed in shock, then sneered.

He had always been humiliated by Jun Xiaoyao.

Now, finally, they could see Jun Xiaoyao’s dire state.

BOOM!

Under the gaze of Ji Xuan, Jiang Sheng, Jun Xuehuang, and others.

Jun Xiaoyao, giving his all, slammed head-on into the Supreme Demon Corpse.

In an instant, space trembled, heaven cracked and earth shattered!

The golden divine radiance of the Primitive Holy Body clashed with the overwhelming malevolent aura of the Supreme Demon Corpse, both exploding outward!