A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 299 9 Coffins

However, this dark depths of space is not empty; instead, floating in the darkness are enormous coffins.

These coffins included wooden coffins, stone coffins, iron coffins, bronze coffins, and crystal coffins...

There were nine coffins in total, floating in mid-air like a tic-tac-toe grid. The stone coffin in the very center seemed to be an ancient divine coffin, stretching for millions of miles, like a divine dragon, lurking in the depths of darkness, resembling an ancient divine city, suppressing the nine abysses and eight wastelands.

Nine enormous coffins drifted in the dark void, emanating an eerie aura that sent chills down one's spine.

Even the extraordinary dared not make a move, as if those coffins sealed away something terrifying. Although they had seen similar scenes on the cave walls of Sun Village before, none of the coffins in Sun Village, while numerous, were as large or as eerie as those here.

Weird, so weird.

"Senior, what...what's inside these coffins?"

Chao Bufan suddenly shivered, stood there motionless, and asked cautiously.

"I don't know what's inside, but something feels off. It's definitely a dangerous place."

He Jingde and the others stood on either side of Chao Bufan, four on each side. Chao Bufan noticed that they looked serious and somewhat nervous, and none of them dared to take a step forward.

"Patriarch He, where is this place?" Chao Bufan asked.

"This is the Black Spirit Realm."

It was clear that He Jingde was a little nervous when he answered that question.

Chao Bufan asked again, "Is there anything strange about this place? What's inside those coffins?"

Xuanyuan Leiting said, "Young Master Chao, why don't you take a closer look?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan focused his gaze forward, and what he saw immediately startled him. The nine floating giant coffins were engraved with strange, twisted runes, each rune acting as a seal, as if imprisoning the most terrifying evil spirits and demons in the universe, ready to wreak havoc if released. Apart from the central stone coffin, the surrounding eight coffins were stained with blood to varying degrees, a truly horrifying sight.

None of the nine coffins showed any signs of damage. Even the huge wooden coffin had clearly visible growth rings on its wood, showing no signs of decay.

What shocked Chao Bufan the most was that each coffin had a character on it. The central stone coffin had a large "人" (person) character on it, while the other eight coffins had characters for "神" (god), "鬼" (ghost), "妖" (demon), "魔" (monster), "冥" (underworld), "佛" (Buddha), "仙" (immortal), and "龙" (dragon).

Add the character for "person," and isn't it exactly the Nine Heavens Great World in the World Tree?

Chao Bufan was shocked and it took him a long time to react. He quietly moved his divine sense to the stone coffin in the middle and tried to penetrate into it to see what was inside.

But little did they know, before their divine sense could even reach the inside of the coffin, it was swallowed up by a chilling intent.

"what!"

Chao Bufan let out a painful scream as his mind was instantly shaken and pierced by a sharp pain, as if a long needle had suddenly pierced his brain. His face was pale and he was shocked: "What terrifying thing is in this coffin that can devour my divine sense?"

Before he could think any further, a mysterious force broke through the air and invaded him, instantly piercing through layers of protection, penetrating the barriers of space and time, and entering the extraordinary mind.

"what!"

Chao Bufan let out another scream and hurriedly took a step back. He held his head in his hands, feeling a splitting headache and his head was about to explode. Strange and unfamiliar images flashed through his mind like fleeting moments.

The sudden turn of events left He Jingde and the others bewildered, their expressions one of astonishment. Xuan Yuan Leiting hurriedly asked, "Young Master Chao, what's going on?"

But at that moment, suddenly, the massive stone coffin moved. All the runes carved on it lost their light, and then, the lid of the coffin creaked open, revealing a small gap between the lid and the body of the coffin.

The enormous stone coffin could probably contain Mount Tulong, and the number of runes on it was unknown. Chao Bufan could clearly sense that the power emanating from any one of the runes could instantly kill him. Moreover, these runes seemed to be drawn by some force, and they began to wriggle and then gather together.

The moment all the runes came together, a strange power erupted from the stone coffin.

Just how powerful is that strange force inside the coffin?

The extraordinary is beyond imagination, and I dare not even imagine it.

This unexpected turn of events clearly startled the eight family heads, their eyes filled with terror, and they all staggered backward.

Everyone felt drenched in sweat, their bodies trembling, and a deep shadow looming over them.

"Oh no, everyone get out of here!"

Almost as soon as He Jingde said those words, everyone fled without hesitation.

On the altar platform, when He Huacheng and the other elders saw their patriarch and Chao Bufan emerge from the Black Spirit Domain, they were all ashen-faced and dazed, as if they had lost their souls. They were all shocked. He Huacheng hurriedly asked, "Senior brothers, what's going on?"

Everyone shuddered, feeling a chill run through their bodies and a tingling sensation on their scalps.

Ding Zheng said with a look of fear, "Luckily we got out in time, otherwise, we would all..."

Chao Bufan frowned and asked, "Patriarch He, what exactly is inside that coffin? How can such a powerful force exist there?"

He Jingde was terrified and it took him a long time to speak before he finally said, "It's full of spiritual veins."

"A spiritual vein?" Chao Bufan was taken aback.

He Jingde nodded and said, "That's right. The Black Spirit Domain is actually the root part of the World Tree. Except for the dragon vein inside the stone coffin, which is alive, the spiritual veins in the other coffins are dead."

"Dead?"

Xuanyuan Leiting said, "Humans are born, grow old, get sick and die, and flowers, plants and trees also wither and die. The World Tree is the same. The reason why the Demon Realm, God Realm, Ghost Realm, Demon Realm, Underworld and other worlds were destroyed is because the World Tree had withered. Therefore, they were destroyed."

He Jingde continued, "As the saying goes, mountains have mountain ranges, land has dragon veins, and a world also has its own spiritual veins. If a spiritual vein dies, then the living beings in that world will cease to exist."

Chao Bufan frowned, trying to recall the strange images that had flashed through his mind. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember them. It felt like he had been in a very long dream, and when he woke up, he couldn't remember anything.