Chapter 194: Revival

The moment the tomb gate opened, an extremely heavy, foul stench rushed out, filling the entire tomb passage.

It was the smell of rotting air.

This place had not been opened for over a hundred years.

A hundred years was enough to dissolve the flesh of any living creature. Even the Miao King had only left behind one insect, borrowing a corpse to return to life and lingering on.

But the breathing from within the coffin was real, and it gradually became long and clear.

Ji Tianrui began to laugh.

And the middle-aged man's face was already livid.

He clenched his fists repeatedly, his gaze fixed on Ji Tianrui, who only had half a body left but was still laughing softly, his eyes full of hatred.

Then, he turned his head to look at the coffin.

"No!"

"Absolutely cannot let him wake up... otherwise, I, Elder Yin, and even His Majesty, will find it hard to survive!"

"While he hasn't fully revived... let's gamble!"

Swish!

The middle-aged man suddenly erupted, his true energy surging so violently it tore his meridians, gaining speed far beyond his usual limits, and he instantly rushed into the tomb chamber.

Passing Ji Tianrui, he glanced at her hatefully and struck with a palm.

Boom!

Ji Tianrui had voluntarily dispersed her protective true energy to break through the obstruction and had been cut in half; now she only had her upper body left. Opening the stone door had exhausted her last bit of true energy; at this moment, she was on the verge of death, so how could she defend against this palm strike?

With a muffled sound, she was instantly sent flying, smashed against the wall, and rolled onto the ground. Blood gushed from her abdomen, and her vision gradually went black.

But she still laughed softly, barely lifting her head to look at the coffin.

The middle-aged man rushed to the front of the coffin and stepped forward!

His left leg landed with a boom.

His right fist was held at his waist, and he struck with all his might!

Hum—

This punch was powerful; even an ordinary Heaven-Man expert should have reduced this stone coffin to powder, but when his punch hit it, it emitted a harsh humming sound, and the stone coffin remained completely undamaged.

It was not that the middle-aged man held back; at this moment, blood overflowed from his mouth and nose, and he had suffered heavy internal injuries.

Seven Injuries Fist—Seven Injuries General Formula!

Before injuring the enemy, one injures oneself! Destroying the liver and lungs, all seven are injured!

This punch hit the stone coffin, and seven strands of force penetrated into it; even if the coffin were made of refined iron, it would be torn apart by the force!

And the sound of breathing from within the stone coffin actually stopped.

But the middle-aged man knew the terror of the person inside the coffin, so how dared he be careless? Ignoring his own internal injuries, he struck his fists desperately at the stone coffin!

Heart-Damaging Formula!

Lung-Damaging Formula!

Liver-and-Intestine-Destroying Formula!

Hidden-Separation Formula!

Essence-Loss Formula!

Trance Formula!

The essence of the Seven Injuries Fist was poured onto the stone coffin as if it were worthless, and the middle-aged man's injuries became heavier with every strike.

"Pfft—"

Finally, he could not suppress his internal injuries, suddenly spitting out a mist of blood, and he withdrew.

Inside the coffin, there was no longer any sound.

"Finished?"

The middle-aged man muttered to himself in disbelief.

"Dead...?"

"Really... ha, hahaha, hahahaha!"

He laughed out loud, only feeling that his previous fear was simply ridiculous! If he had known this, why suffer here for over ten years in trepidation!

He should have come in and thrown a punch long ago!

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The middle-aged man turned his head to look at Ji Tianrui, who was coughing up fresh blood.

"Your scheme has failed!"

"Cough, cough... heh."

A smile appeared on Ji Tianrui's pale face.

"Senior, is this your first time fighting to the death? Only after grinding your opponent to dust is it time to be proud... You haven't even seen the corpse, aren't you laughing a bit too early?"

"Look..."

Ji Tianrui tremblingly raised her hand, pointing at the stone coffin.

"My scheme, it succeeded."

"!!!"

The middle-aged man's pupils shrank, and he suddenly turned to look at the stone coffin.

On the stone coffin, the blood he had just sprayed was slowly disappearing.

It seemed as if the stone coffin was sucking his blood.

"!!!"

The middle-aged man's face turned pale instantly; ignoring his internal injuries, he channeled his true energy to the limit, flashed to the front of the stone coffin, and struck down with a punch!

Puchi.

A soft sound.

His fist stopped in mid-air.

The middle-aged man looked down at his own chest.

There, a mummy-like arm was present.

It had gripped his heart.

Fear appeared on his face, and he struggled to speak.

"Your Maj—"

Whoosh—

That arm pulled out his heart and retracted into the stone coffin.

The middle-aged man collapsed limply, his lips moving. His hands and feet twitched a few times, and then there was no more sound.

After a long while, a soft sigh came from inside the stone coffin.

"Sigh—"

"Not, fit, to, use."

Boom!

The coffin lid suddenly exploded, and stone fragments flew everywhere.

After a while, a person sat up from the stone coffin.

To call him a person, he actually looked more like a mummy.

His skin was shriveled, his hair sparse, his teeth loose, his cheeks sunken, and his whole body was pitch black. He wore a decayed bright yellow robe, the patterns faded, but one could faintly make out nine embroidered dragons.

Only his pair of eyeballs were full and vibrant.

The mummy stood up, leaning on the coffin, his nose twitching, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Ji Tianrui.

"Heaven, Man."

Ji Tianrui chuckled.

"Your Majesty, I am a witch from the Miao frontier, full of poisonous insects, also not fit to use."

"If Your Majesty is hungry, outside the tomb, there is a traitor named Yin Ruihua, who should be fit to use."

"However, I hope Your Majesty, considering my merit in waking you, can heal my wounds? In another cup of tea's time, I will truly be dead."

The mummy looked Ji Tianrui up and down.

"Good."

Before the words had faded, he had already appeared in front of Ji Tianrui, grabbing the lower half of her torso and piecing her together.

Then, he reached out and grabbed Ji Tianrui's pulse point.

An unusually vigorous and violent true energy poured into Ji Tianrui's body, stimulating the insects inside her.

In an instant, flesh began to grow at Ji Tianrui's wounds, and her tendons and bones reconnected.

A quarter of an hour later, Ji Tianrui took a long breath, like a drowning person taking their first breath of air.

"Ha—"

Ji Tianrui propped herself up with her hands and slowly stood up. Although she was covered in blood and some flesh had not yet been fully restored, she could already move freely.

"Thank you for your grace, Master."

She said with a chuckle.

The mummy looked at her.

But suddenly raised his hand and struck her on the shoulder with a punch!

Ji Tianrui, having just recovered from heavy injuries, how could she resist? Her whole body flew backward, smashed heavily against the wall, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Im, polite."

The mummy said, then turned and walked toward the outside of the tomb.

Ji Tianrui raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth and laughed softly.

"Hehe... truly violent..."

"The rumors are not false."

She slowly raised her head and looked outside the tomb.

"Elder Yin, how is it? Seeing your old master, should you rise up to resist, or surrender?"

She looked again in the direction of the capital.

"The method to break the situation has been found."

"Let me see if you are truly dead."

Ji Tianrui slowly opened her mouth.

"Father."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 195 =====