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Chapter 155 - 118: Nine-tier Platform, Ice Coffin (A smile behind a light veil and He’s Jade+)

Chapter 155: Chapter 118: Nine-tier Platform, Ice Coffin (A smile behind a light veil and He’s Jade+)

Even though Sui Yi could guess the other party’s intentions, what she found most helpless was that she had no choice in the matter.

To die here, or to die after entering the real Underground Palace, she would rather choose the latter.

Because at least the latter would let them see the true appearance of the Underground Palace, enough to die with their eyes closed in peace.

Of course, she also felt that the time gap between these options might change everything.

She had always been a person who didn’t believe in destiny.

Hence, she opened the door, and watched as a crowd of people rushed in, finally when Gong Jiu grabbed her and entered, she took a deep look at that Ghostface Man.

King against king, right?

It was about time!

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At the door, Leng She and others were actually cooperating with Brother Ma and his men!

They fought together against those monsters.

This small door became the site of spreading bloodshed, Sui Yi entered earlier than most, because Gong Jiu was so fast, as soon as he reached her, he carried her into the Underground Palace, leaving Brother Ma and his men frantically attacking those monsters.

"Quick, hold the door shut!" Brother Ma, quick to react, intended to seal the door, however...

"Damn it! Why is there no door lock!"

This design is unscientific!!!

Brother Ma’s face turned green, he could only ask Ah Hai and other tall people to forcefully hold the door, while shouting with all their might, "Push, yes, push harder!"

Sui Yi and others who leaned against the wall were speechless.

Was this like giving birth?

However...

"My God," Flower Demon exclaimed in awe.

Sui Yi turned her head following the voice.

They stood on a platform at the front of the corridor, looking forward to a vast space.

The Underground Palace, it was a huge palace, the area seemed as large as the space of nine combined palace halls above.

In this Underground Palace, all six sides were flat stone walls, the four walls featured enormous bas-reliefs with immeasurable length and width, just the carvings on the reliefs could dazzle thousands of sects.

In front of everyone, at a great distance, that wall seemed to be carved with many people, which was not clear from a distance, whereas the sides were more distinct, on the left, a grand ancient battlefield, with thousands of soldiers charging on the ground, as well as people rushing on the earth or hovering in the sky...

On the right side, thousands of giant beasts were roaring, in the sky and on land, with ghosts in chaos.

The mere sight of these two walls was enough to take the breath away of everyone present, not to mention the nearest wall, the one behind them.

People turned around and saw the wall behind them.

On such a large wall, what was carved was a splendid royal court.

On both sides stood many people in rows, many many of them, clad in splendid clothes, with maids, ministers, military generals, and concubines...

But what made Gong Jiu and the others feel extremely uneasy was... the reliefs on that wall, those people, they were all headless!

"Headless?"

"All headless! Good heavens, what does this mean! Could it be related to those headless figures we encountered earlier..."

The headless figures on the wall, the headless figures encountered in the corridor...

The implication was too ominous!

It was filled with a deathly, blood-curdling air.

"No, there is one person, he has a head," Flower Demon pointed to a spot.

It was a man.

He stood quietly in the center of the wall, dressed in splendid clothes, hands behind his back, walking down that path, his clothes trailing on the ground. Though made of stone, it conveyed an overwhelmingly heart-pounding aura.

In fact, this was a very handsome man, exuding extraordinary nobility, his expression stern, yet he seemed to look from afar at a certain place.

As if, since ancient times, he had been looking at that same spot.

That place... Everyone followed his gaze, looking to the central area – in fact, what initially caught everyone’s attention was this spot.

The vast area, unlike the palaces above, had nothing but a plain and empty stone surface.

The floor was so smooth it was like a mirror.

"This is not ordinary stone..."

Gong Jiu bent down to inspect the slabs, perfectly joined with barely visible seams, in pure jade color.

Could it be jade?

Impossible, such a large area, if it was all made of jade, how terrifying would that be?

The expressions of everyone present were full of shock.

Because the value of this place far exceeded their estimates, even, they believed it to be a divine miracle.

Perhaps, only a miracle could be like this.

This made Gong Jiu and the others rein in most of their scavenging thoughts.

After all, whether it be the Black-clad Dharma King or the green monsters, both had told them... this was absolutely nothing that could be explained by any historical records.

Sui Yi kept looking at one place.

In the center, a giant platform rose a hundred meters high, the lowest level about five hundred meters wide in each direction, with nine levels stacked like a pyramid, forming the Nine-tier Platform, and on top of the ninth tier, there lay an ice coffin giving off a deathly chill.

Because it was still too far away, it was not very clear.

Everyone was puzzled.

"Is that an ice coffin?"

"Impossible, the temperature here isn’t that low. If it was an ice coffin, it would have melted long ago, it’s not like the Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice in the martial arts novels..."

"Are you talking about the one the Little Dragon Girl sleeps in?"

At this moment, although everyone was shocked, they were more eager to explore, after all, although this place was empty, the inside of the ice coffin surely contained many treasures.

Leng She, Lin Feng, and Kadis, among others with exceptional skills, had already taken the lead and dashed out, Flower Demon and Shen Di and others were not willing to be outdone.

Gong Jiu’s eyes followed their movements, but in the end, she did not move.

Sui Yi noticed her turning her head, was taken aback, then chuckled, "Go ahead."

Gong Jiu looked at her silently, with depth in her eyes, then suddenly bent down, tearing off the bandage that had been wrapped around her own wound. Thankfully, Sui Yi’s waist was slender, so in that moment, she quickly wrapped the strip of cloth around Sui Yi’s waist twice.

Next to Sui Yi, his breathing was audible in support.

Gong Jiu’s voice seemed somewhat despondent.

"Before coming here, until now, I never told you the real purpose of my visit."

"So, you’re going to tell me now?"

Due to serious injury, Sui Yi’s voice was somewhat weak, soft and delicate.

"No, I won’t tell you,"

Gong Jiu shook her head.

"....."

After finishing bandaging the wound, Gong Jiu stood up, looking down at the stooped Sui Yi, "This mission, as a member of the Palace Family, I must complete it... Of course, if both of us can get out of here alive, I’ll tell you..."

Having said that, she stepped forward, embraced Sui Yi, then reluctantly let go and turned to leave.

Moving quickly, with Zhang Wei fiercely following behind, the two rushed towards the high platform.

Sui Yi’s gaze was shallow as he held his abdomen, where the blood had slowed to a trickle, but pain was everywhere on his body...

In his left hand, he clutched a map, which he kept hidden at his waist.

Gong Jiu had just given it to him.

What did it mean?

Was it a final thought? Did she really think she could escape?

Huff...

Gently exhaling a breath, Sui Yi slowly began to circulate Magnetic Sensation...

At this moment, before Gong Jiu and the others could reach the high platform, Brother Ma had already cried out in pain.

"Damn! Can’t hold them back anymore!"

Bang!!

The door was breached and burst open, Ah Hai and the others were directly blown away!

Whoosh, at the entrance, a large group of "people" surged in, and the eight monsters also sprang forth.

Seeing these hideous creatures crawl on the sacred and magnificent ground, existing in such a splendid space made Brother Ma and the others feel the scene was an eyesore.

Beside, Sui Yi leaned against the wall, inconspicuously concealing his aura.

At this moment, Brother Ma and the others were taken aback because these monsters and "people" had not moved an inch.

Very eerie.

Thus, Brother Ma immediately shouted to Gong Jiu, "Quick!! Miss, these monsters have gone stupid right now! Hurry up!"

No sooner had he finished shouting than those "people" roared towards them...

Sui Yi: "...."

Hadn’t they said those monsters reacted to sound waves?

Brother Ma, there was really no need for you to be so loud!

Whoa, Brother Ma got a fright, promptly blocking the path of those monsters.

Whether it was them or subordinates like Leng She and Lin Feng, they were all engaged in blocking the intruders.

Blood soon began to flow on the white jade-like ground.

At this moment, Gong Jiu and the others rushed towards the high platform like mad, to the very top!

Whoosh!

Lin Feng was the first to arrive at the eighth level of the platform, only two meters away from the ice jade coffin. He spread his hands, eyes filled with frantic greed.

The treasure, the endless power, was his...

Bang!

The sound of a gunshot!

Zhang Wei’s bullet fired, Lin Feng dodged to the side, and nearby, Leng She drew his sword, and with a push of his feet, leaped up to make an aerial slash at Zhang Wei!

Swish!

The air was cut by a sharp sound.

Gong Jiu took the opportunity to strike at Lin Feng!

"Heh, you really think I’m no match for you?" Lin Feng sneered, kicking at Gong Jiu with Snapping Kick, his leg like a slashing blade!

On another side, Flower Demon and others were blocked by Kadis and his people.

Above on the platform, a fierce battle ensued in a blink of an eye.

Below, Ah Guna and the tribesmen exuded an intimidating killing intent, with a portion raising their bows for indiscriminate shooting!

"Fuck! Why are you attacking Ninth Miss!" Feng Sha and the others were furious!

"Anyone who moves against the sacred Jade Pavilion shall be mercilessly killed!" Ah Guna drew his bow, with an arrow aimed at a man’s head!

Swish!

The arrow flew!

It sliced past Gong Jiu’s head... nearby... Clang!

Leng She’s sword in hand vibrated violently, the tip twisting and rebounding...

Without a doubt, between Gong Jiu and Leng She, the first one Ah Guna wanted to kill was naturally Leng She!

"Ignorant people, instead of attacking us, why don’t you deal with those monsters down there?"

Lin Feng felt the tribespeople were a great threat, especially when they were running out of ammunition; these tribesmen’s fighting power was undoubtedly the strongest!

The arrows could even be recycled!

"Them? Naturally, someone will deal with them," Ah Guna notched a second arrow, aiming it at Lin Feng’s head...

Lin Feng was horrified and quickly ran along the platform toward the other side.

There, the arrows couldn’t reach!

And while seizing this moment, Gong Jiu boldly climbed to the ninth tier, arriving in front of the white jade pavilion, placing her hands on the lid of the coffin.

The Jade Pavilion, the goal she had always strived for, was it finally within reach? (To be continued. If you like this novel, please vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), or cast a monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)