Chapter 1553: The Power of the Curse

"It's quite vicious, too." Chen Yu's brows furrowed slightly: "Let's go, let's see what the situation is over there first before we talk."

Abao nodded; he dared not delay, and hurriedly led Chen Yu forward. They walked through the passage and looked at the platform ahead. Separated by an abyss, the gate on the platform had already been opened, and it was pitch black inside; nothing could be seen.

"There used to be an iron chain bridge here, but now... the bridge is broken." Abao looked at the iron chains broken on both sides and couldn't help but be stunned: "What should we do now?"

"Mr. Chen, I will call people over immediately to repair the bridge," Abao said, steadying himself.

"No need, I can cross this distance," Chen Yu said: "After you go back, tell your leader to send more people to guard this place. Remember, they must be armed with heavy weapons."

"Alright, Mr. Chen. Why must we use heavy weapons? Is it because... something might come out from inside here?" Abao nodded and asked, his eyes filled with confusion.

"That's right. The Curse in this place has already been touched, and no one knows exactly what is inside, so we must prepare for both possibilities," Chen Yu nodded slightly: "Go, don't waste time."

"Alright, I'll go right now." Abao nodded.

Chen Yu took a leap, his figure flickered, and he arrived at the opposite bank.

Abao and the others were startled. They rubbed their eyes involuntarily, thinking they had seen wrong. One had to know that they were separated from the platform on the opposite bank by over ten meters, yet in a flash before their eyes, he had leaped to the other side. Was this kind of power something a normal person could possess?

Chen Yu arrived on the platform and looked at the gates on both sides. The hieroglyphs above already explained everything. Looking at the blood-colored Talisman on the ground, he was slightly stunned: "So there really was an expert following. Looking at this symbol, it must be a descendant of the Gold-Touching lineage. This Ye Er is truly quite meticulous."

Generally, such Secret Realms are extremely dangerous inside; if no one is following, nine times out of ten, one would not be able to come out.

This Ye Er was battle-hardened and very confident, but in this regard, he could also be considered quite meticulous. If it weren't for a descendant of the Gold-Touching lineage following him, he probably would have lost his life here the moment he entered the door.

However, Chen Yu did not have time to study these things; he stepped into the cave.

He saw two bronze-cast sphinxes ahead, with an oil lamp lit on top of them.

Although he did not know how many years had passed, the lamp oil, refined by mixing human oil with the fat of some animal, was still burning.

These two sphinxes had strange expressions, as if they were mocking those who entered the cave.

Chen Yu glanced at the sphinxes and then walked forward. After bypassing the statues, he saw three mummies kneeling behind them.

These mummies were likely preserved while alive. Although their faces could not be seen, it was not hard to tell from their twisted forms that the torture they suffered before death was extremely painful.

Chen Yu turned his head and saw several symbols on the ground, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

These symbols were for concealing one's tracks, a unique technique of certain Gold-Touching families. After entering a place, leaving these symbols behind could save a lot of trouble along the way.

The group led by Ye Er had just passed through this place using this very technique, so as not to disturb the wandering souls of this place.

However, this method was a Secret Technique of a certain Gold-Touching lineage; although Chen Yu was powerful, he did not understand it.

Just as he was about to leave, he felt a burst of baleful energy attacking from behind. Chen Yu frowned; sure enough, what one fears is what comes.

Looking back, he saw the three mummies from earlier slowly lifting their heads. No expression could be seen on their heads, which were wrapped tightly in burial shrouds.

"Well, it finally came after all." Chen Yu was not surprised; a place like this was clearly a Seal Land.

Moreover, with both a Curse and warnings at the entrance, what was inside was not some treasure, but a bona fide evil object. He did not know much about what was inside, but for a kingdom where Theocracy was supreme to solemnly seal something so far away from their territory, the thing inside was definitely not something benign.

With the appearance of Jiutun, this world had actually already formed a butterfly effect. It was likely that more and more inexplicable things would emerge in the future. As for the thing before him, no matter what it was, Chen Yu felt he could not let it leave the island alive.

The three mummies slowly stood up and walked toward Chen Yu with extremely eerie speed. The burial shrouds on their bodies were stained with blood, and their rotting, almost non-existent faces appeared extremely terrifying.

They opened their bloody maws toward Chen Yu, emitted silent roars, and then their figures shrank, limbs on the ground, and they quickly scattered.

Although these things had long since rotted away, their movements were still very agile, and they could even crawl upside down on the ceiling.

Whoosh—one mummy finally could not hold back and was the first to launch an attack on Chen Yu. Chen Yu's figure flickered, and the thing slammed into the wall behind Chen Yu with a thud, causing its body to fall apart instantly.

Chen Yu smiled slightly; these things only looked fierce, but in fact, they were fragile.

He beckoned with his right hand, joined his fingers into a Sword Finger, and the surrounding Primordial Qi gathered at his fingertips. With Chen Yu's shout of "Break!", the three mummies instantly turned into ashes.

Chen Yu knew that this matter was not that simple.

Sure enough, as a bronze humanoid coffin behind opened, a warrior over a zhang tall slowly walked out from inside.

This warrior was over a zhang tall and covered in green armor, but where there should have been a face inside the helmet, there was nothing. Furthermore, there were no arms connecting his hands to his weapons.

On his face, there were only two eerie red glimmers, flickering like two balls of fire.

Green Armor Soul-Lock; his physical body had long since vanished, and all that was locked inside the armor was a soul.

Moreover, this was definitely not comparable to ordinary things, because the moment he appeared, Chen Yu felt a sharp aura emanating from him.

The giant axe flickered, and a dull, shrill whistle sounded like an invisible sound wave, surging in all directions.

Following this shrill whistle, countless mummies were summoned from the ground. A vast, mighty horde of nearly a hundred appeared. These mummies had been cursed; their movement speed was extremely fast, like lightning and wind, and their limbs were flexible.

Ye Er should be glad he brought Qishu along and used some methods, which was why he did not disturb the wandering souls here. If he had truly disturbed them, his two hundred-plus men would likely all have died here.

Shrill whistles erupted from the mouths of these mummies. These things hissed, rushing toward Chen Yu one after another.