The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1921: Chapter 2018: Underground Palace Bronze Coffin

This news came from the East Pole Heaven King, greatly surprising Fang Lin.

"How could Tang Country be destroyed? What happened?" Fang Lin immediately asked. At a time like this, such an event must have some connection to the current war.

The East Pole Heaven King immediately replied, "Demon beasts appeared, and nearly half the people in Tang Country suffered. There are nearly no living people left in the entire Tang Country."

Upon hearing this, Fang Lin couldn’t help but tighten his grip on the Message Transmitting Jade Slip, his expression extremely grim. Such a large Tang Country, so many lives, were destroyed just like that by the demon beasts.

"The demon beasts appeared at this time and recklessly absorbed the life force of the people of Tang Country. It’s probably to awaken the Hidden Kill Hall Master early and to assist the First Generation Demon Saint here." Fang Lin thought to himself, realizing the key to the situation upon hearing it was the work of demon beasts.

Fang Lin had the notion of leaving and heading to Tang Country to deal with the demon beasts, but he hesitated and then gave up. Going now was meaningless; the demon beasts had almost killed half the people of Tang Country, and the life force absorbed could only be described as immense. Even if he arrived there, he couldn’t change anything or revive those who had died.

Regarding those demon beasts, Fang Lin knew it was difficult for him to kill them. He had some idea of their origins; even if they weren’t one of the Ancient Spirit Incarnations, there was still a significant connection.

"You four, please finish the battle quickly; another Ancient Spirit Incarnation is on its way! Delay will lead to complications!" Fang Lin shouted loudly, reminding the four Great Beasts.

The four Great Beasts, upon hearing Fang Lin’s words, knew they couldn’t delay any longer. They had to fight to the death, otherwise, they couldn’t kill the First Generation Demon Saint.

The First Generation Demon Saint, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. He watched the four Great Beasts with a cold smile. He still had a chance to turn the tables; as long as he seized the right moment, stalling until the Hidden Kill Hall Master arrived was not a problem.

Moreover, he was very clear that unless the four Great Beasts sacrificed their lives to fight a death battle with him, they absolutely couldn’t kill him.

All the pressure immediately fell on the four Great Beasts. If they didn’t kill the First Generation Demon Saint before the Hidden Kill Hall Master arrived, they would never have another chance.

At this moment, the four Great Beasts’ blood was boiling, and they all simultaneously began burning their Demon Blood, aiming to unleash their greatest power in the shortest time possible.

"You can’t kill me," the First Generation Demon Saint said coldly, turning to flee, choosing to avoid the battle.

The four Great Beasts were stunned for a moment, then immediately gave chase, very angry in their hearts.

All four were ready to fight desperately with the First Generation Demon Saint, but he turned and ran away, giving them no chance to fight.

This was completely to buy time, waiting for another Ancient Spirit Incarnation to arrive. Although it was beneath his status as the First Generation Demon Saint, at the moment, he couldn’t care less about such matters. Survival came first, and the First Generation Demon Saint had made a very reasonable and wise choice.

This became a desperate chase, with the First Generation Demon Saint fleeing for his life and the four Great Beasts pursuing relentlessly. Even as a chase, the scene was quite spectacular, it could be called earth-shattering.

Fang Lin, seeing this, could only follow along. Though he didn’t know what help he could be, unless he personally saw the First Generation Demon Saint killed, he wouldn’t rest easy, especially since Dugu Nian and the others were still in the belly of the Kunpeng. He had to follow and see.

Fortunately, Fang Lin now possessed Heavenly Mandate cultivation, otherwise, if he didn’t even have that, he couldn’t possibly keep up with the four Great Beasts and the First Generation Demon Saint.

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In the depths of a dark underground palace, an enormous hall was filled with deathly silence.

In the deepest part of the underground palace, there lay a rusty copper coffin, engraved with countless formation patterns.

At this moment, streams of life force appeared out of thin air, continuously flowing into the copper coffin through the formation patterns.

In front of the copper coffin stood a figure, with a fair and gentle appearance, though a man, he possessed an appearance somewhat akin to a woman.

This person was Sun Yunling, the top expert of the Hidden Kill Hall who had once appeared, respected by many Hidden Kill Hall strongmen as Elder Sun.

Sun Yunling stood before the copper coffin with awe and anticipation in his expression, a hint of indescribable fanaticism deep in his eyes.

"Master, soon you will truly reveal yourself to the world." Sun Yunling muttered to himself.

Inside the copper coffin was the Hidden Kill Hall Master, also known as the supposed master by Sun Yunling, and one of the Ancient Spirit Incarnations.

Years ago, when Fang Lin was about to complete the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, this person appeared in a black robe, wanting to join forces with Mo Shouhe and the First Generation Demon Saint to seize the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, only to be thwarted by Hou Yi.

When they initiated a catastrophe to absorb the life force of all beings, he was again severely injured by Hou Yi, nearly dying with his body vanishing from the world.

If not for surviving through a strong Ancient Spirit Secret Skill, he would have probably died many years ago.

After all these years, his injuries still hadn’t fully healed, and the Hidden Kill Hall was an organization he managed to create through one of his avatars. The real purpose of Hidden Kill Hall’s actions was, in fact, to awaken the Hidden Kill Hall Master.

Of course, very few in the entire Hidden Kill Hall knew these secrets, and by now, Sun Yunling was the only one left who knew about these things.

As for Sun Yunling, he was also an avatar of the Hidden Kill Hall Master, accepted as a disciple by the person that the eye had transformed into, and was taught the Ancient Spirit Secret Skill, which is why Sun Yunling had such a bizarre body, able to instantly recover from fatal injuries without dying.

Now, through the demon beast outside continually absorbing life force, the Hidden Kill Hall Master’s past injuries were rapidly recovering, and he will soon truly awaken, no longer having to function merely as an eye outside.

Looking at the copper coffin in front of him, Sun Yunling remained firm, without a trace of hesitation. He knew what kind of existence would emerge from the copper coffin, and he also knew that once his master saw the light of day, the earth would fall into a great crisis.

However, none of this mattered to Sun Yunling, as he was completely indifferent to the life and death of all beings on earth.

"Master, please fulfill the disciple’s request," Sun Yunling murmured.

In Sun Yunling’s hand was half of a broken Jade Pendant, not a precious item by itself, but something Sun Yunling cherished deeply in his life.

It was left to him by his beloved, and even death would not make Sun Yunling let go of it.

"Give me your life, and I’ll help you resurrect that woman." Suddenly, a gloomy voice came from within the copper coffin.

Sun Yunling smiled, opened his arms wide, and all the life force surged into the copper coffin.