What’s going on? Shi Hao was deeply shaken, utterly astonished!
Because the words spoken by that golden Burial Guard had truly stunned him—this was no ordinary matter, its implications were profound.
He had never understood the Burial Guards before, but today he kept uncovering their secrets. His heart was anything but calm, and he found it hard to control the intense urge to explore further.
“What nonsense are you spouting? How could a Burial King be born here?” Sanzang rebuked sharply, his expression deadly serious, his gaze piercing, filled with fury.
“Half-baked knowledge leads to reckless words. That is the greatest disrespect to the Burial King. Beware—a mere thought from afar could annihilate your entire clan!” Shenming also reprimanded.
The Burial Guard immediately paled and quickly shut his mouth, not daring to say more.
He was a golden Burial Guard, hailing from an extremely powerful and ancient family whose members were all extraordinary, known as the Undying Clan.
But before the supreme Burial Kings, this was nothing.
Burial Kings, unseen for countless eons, could annihilate all life with a single move—none could oppose them!
The other golden Burial Guards also tensed, no longer daring to gossip. Though they had heard rumors, none had been confirmed. Since Shenming and Sanzang, true descendants of Burial Kings, had refuted it, the origins of the Burial Kings should not be questioned.
“Fine, I’ll tell you. The surge of vitality here is unpredictable for the Burial Earth—it doesn’t necessarily mean a new Burial King is being born!” Shenming said sternly.
“But… I clearly heard that living beings have emerged here before,” a little girl spoke up, muttering softly. She was in her teens, delicate and pretty, not too afraid of Sanzang and Shenming.
“It’s true that supreme beings have emerged, but whether they were Burial Kings is not for you to ponder. If you don’t understand, go ask the ancestors of your clans,” Shenming replied.
Shi Hao remained silent, listening intently. These matters were terrifying—he was hearing shocking secrets.
This place was clearly extraordinary, hiding monumental mysteries.
**Boom!**
The black Burial Abyss erupted, spewing forth radiant auspicious lights as dense spiritual energy surged along the massive opening, making the area even more dazzling.
At this moment, not only was Shi Hao shocked, but even the Burial Guards were dumbstruck, staring blankly at the scene. The radiance was too brilliant, like a rising sun.
Darkness was torn apart, and chaotic mist was dispersed.
The massive Burial Abyss now appeared somewhat hazy. Inside, it was no longer absolute darkness—there was light, making it briefly translucent.
“Is that… immortal light?” Shi Hao’s pupils contracted as he stared at the abyss. This place was too bizarre—how could immortal aura appear in the underground realm of the Burial Guards?
That light was dazzling and sacred, surpassing all pure lands, filling the once-dead black abyss with vibrant vitality.
“A living being really is trying to escape!” A golden Burial Guard’s voice trembled—he could hardly believe he was witnessing a miracle.
For it was said that if a living being emerged here, it would be an event of profound significance, and some creatures might be unimaginably powerful.
**Crack!**
Suddenly, the heavens seemed to split!
The beam of light erupting from the Burial Abyss was too intense, dispersing the chaotic mist and scattering countless specks of immortal radiance.
Nearby space collapsed, pierced by the light.
Then, an overwhelmingly terrifying aura spread, leaving all the golden Burial Guards stunned as they beheld a wondrous sight.
Deep within the black abyss, as vitality surged, it seemed as if an ancient realm was being pried open—a living being was struggling to break free.
**Boom!**
A deafening explosion erupted. Within the black abyss, a portal appeared, pierced through. After the immortal light surged, darkness returned briefly before flickering uncertainly.
Some forces were clashing, intertwining.
Shi Hao was shocked—he felt a sense of familiarity. Activating his Heavenly Eye, he peered into the abyss.
In the flickering light, as the void beneath the abyss split, he saw a dark space, faint “fireflies,” and a blurry cage.
**Whoosh!**
But before he could observe further, a streak of light shot out—a living being had truly broken free, soaring into the sky from the passage.
“An supreme being has descended!” a golden Burial Guard whispered.
“Hmm… it’s a soul!” Sanzang said gravely.
It was a soul, but an incredibly powerful one, burning like a sun, its divine energy surging wildly.
To break free, it was incinerating itself, unleashing boundless power.
“That place!” Shi Hao murmured, his heart trembling. He was certain—he had sensed this aura before. He had been there.
**The Dark Prison!**
Years ago, while cultivating immortal energy, Shi Hao had nearly perished, his body and soul almost destroyed. Once, his soul had even left his body, entering a dark space.
There, he had seemingly witnessed reincarnation, glimpsing one dark prison after another—and he himself had been trapped there.
If not for the Ancient Sacred Child attacking him and chanting the Scripture of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which had accidentally returned his soul, he would have been in grave danger!
That strange journey had left Shi Hao unable to tell whether it was real or illusory.
Now, he was certain—this soul had escaped from that dark prison!
In fact, this wasn’t his first encounter. During the Three Thousand Provinces’ genius battles, before his clashes with Ning Chuan and the Ten Crown King, he had witnessed a similar phenomenon in the ruins of the Immortal Ancient.
Back then, the void had split open, and a soul had escaped, burning itself nearly to destruction before vanishing into a mysterious ancient hall called the “Welcoming Temple.”
Shi Hao’s eyes deepened as he stared at the Burial Abyss, his mind roiling with shock. But he remained silent, watching intently.
Back then, trapped in the darkness, he had seen the River of Time and countless dark prisons floating upon it—an incredibly mysterious sight.
Now, sensing this familiar aura, his thoughts ran wild!
Clearly, this creature was unimaginably powerful, but it had paid a steep price to escape—burning itself, expending its utmost strength.
It pierced through the darkness, scattering light, tearing through chaos, and emerged from the abyss.
Immediately, some golden Burial Guards knelt, for they firmly believed in the legends and sought to welcome this being.
But then, something tragic happened.
The immensely powerful soul rapidly withered, its radiance splintering—its soul exploded.
**Poof!**
In the end, the world dimmed as the soul was extinguished. Though it had broken free, it had also met its doom.
Shi Hao felt that too many mysteries lay ahead—he couldn’t see the truth clearly, yet his mind raced with endless conjectures.
Was the dark realm connected to this Burial Abyss?
Because, according to Burial Guard legends, this wasn’t the first time a living being had emerged here.
Moreover, some powerful beings that escaped the Burial Abyss had ventured into the deepest parts of the Ancient Burial Grounds—beings rumored to rival the Burial Kings.
Otherwise, why would some golden Burial Guards believe such phenomena heralded the birth of a new Burial King?
**”A-mi-gu-da-mo…”**
At that moment, from an unfathomable distance—as if from the horizon or the depths of the underworld—a voice echoed, ancient and ethereal.
As the voice sounded, faint golden specks appeared near the shattered soul. Though sparse, remnants of energy, they resonated faintly.
Like a wisp of golden gauze, they drifted away, following the direction of the voice.
They weren’t moving on their own—they were being summoned!
“What do those words mean?” Shi Hao asked the Longevity Tree.
“I don’t know!” The ancient herb actually shook its head!
Shi Hao also noticed that even Shenming, Sanzang, and the other golden Burial Guards looked puzzled—they had no idea what it meant.
They could only confirm that the voice had traveled through the underground veins of the Burial Earth, its origin frighteningly distant!
As this unfolded, the ancient voice continued intermittently, like a summoning chant, guiding the remnants away.
Clearly, the soul had perished—what remained were mere fragments of its memories. Was some supreme being trying to retrieve them?
“Could it be another monster that escaped the dark prison, calling back its kin?” Shi Hao suddenly wondered.
His head spun. What exactly lay within the Ancient Burial Grounds? It was all too bizarre, too unfathomable—and utterly chilling.
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