Prehistoric: The female saint Shiji, brilliant and talented

However, the female corpse was moving faster than anyone could imagine, and seemed to be able to ignore the impact of energy to some extent.

With a strange twist of her body, she actually pierced through part of the blazing palm force, and her black fingernails, carrying a fishy smell, had already touched Shi Ji's protective aura!
"Hey!"

The protective aura emitted a sound of corrosion.

Although Shi Ji tried his best to dodge, the female corpse's fingertips still narrowly grazed his sleeve, leaving several charred marks. A cold and vicious aura then attempted to invade his meridians!

Shi Ji let out a muffled groan and retreated rapidly. At the same time, she circulated the powerful solar true fire (or some kind of masculine magic power) within her body, instantly forcing out and refining the corpse evil energy that had invaded her body.

A hissing sound came from the wound.

The sound was loud, and wisps of black smoke rose from the air. The intense pain caused cold sweat to bead on his forehead.

"What on earth are you?"

Shi Ji's gaze was sharp as a knife, fixed on the female corpse floating in mid-air in front of her, exuding a strong resentment, and she asked in a deep voice.

He could sense that the female corpse was not a pure undead creature; a faint but extremely stubborn soul fluctuation remained within her body.

The female corpse stopped her pursuit and "saw" with her eyes, which burned with eerie green flames.

Standing on the rocky shore, her voice was erratic, filled with endless resentment and a sense of vicissitude: "Who am I? Heh... I am nothing more than a pitiful cultivator who perished here countless years ago... Only because my resentment was too deep, my obsession too difficult to dispel, and I was unwilling to enter the cycle of reincarnation, so I stubbornly kept my remnant soul here, guarding this long-rotten body... I am waiting, waiting for a destined person to take me away from this eternal prison..."

Upon hearing this, Shi Ji felt a chill run down her spine.

He never expected that there would actually be a cultivator's remnant soul that could survive to this day due to resentment in this Immortal Ruins. What kind of strong obsession would that require? The strangeness of this place once again exceeded his expectations.

The remnant soul of the female corpse continued in a seductive yet crazed tone, "Since you've come... it must be fate!"
Do not resist, become my servant!

I will grant you immortality...to stay by my side forever and serve me!
Don't worry, my preferences are perfectly normal... I hate women, and... I don't like men either!
All I want are loyal servants!

Ha ha ha ha! "

The female corpse let out a maniacal and twisted laugh, the sound echoing across the empty plain of bones, sounding particularly eerie.

Upon hearing these illogical and contradictory words, Shi Ji's lips twitched slightly.

This remnant soul was clearly somewhat clouded by the erosion of time and the distortion of resentment, but the powerful resentment it emitted was undeniable.

"wishful thinking!"

Shi Ji responded coldly, her tone resolute.

His faith is unwavering; how could he be misled by such evil spirits?
"Humph!

If you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink!
My power is enough to suppress you here, condemning you to eternal damnation!

The female corpse let out a fierce howl, and the Yin energy around her surged!

A flash of black light appeared, and the female corpse vanished from her spot. The next moment, she appeared directly in front of Shi Ji like a ghost!
A withered yet terrifyingly powerful ghostly claw tore through the air with a sharp whistling sound, aiming straight for Shi Ji's throat!

This attack was faster and more ruthless than before!
Although Shi Ji was startled, she remained calm. With a thought, an ancient and majestic battle armor instantly covered her entire body!

This armor, named "Undying Star Armor," was obtained from an ancient star palace ruin. Its defensive capabilities are astonishing, making it one of his most important life-saving trump cards.

"clang--!"

The female corpse's claws slashed fiercely at the Star Armor's breastplate, unleashing a deafening clang of metal against metal!

Blinding sparks flew everywhere, and powerful shockwaves spread in all directions, shattering the bones on the ground into dust!

Shi Ji was so shaken by the immense force that she staggered back seven or eight steps before regaining her balance, her blood and qi surging violently.

The female corpse was also thrown back by the recoil, tumbling several times in the air before barely coming to a stop.

After regaining her composure, Shi Ji was not surprised but rather pleased.

Through that head-on clash, he clearly sensed that the power that the female corpse's remnant soul could unleash combined with her body was roughly equivalent to the early stage of a human quasi-emperor. Although powerful, it was not invincible.

He is now a true Emperor-level being, further enhanced by the "Undying Star Armor".

This treasure is fully capable of fighting, and may even win!
"evil creature!
Prepare to die!

Shi Ji let out a low growl and launched an attack.

His body was surging with magical power, his fist imprints were as big as mountains, and he was wrapped in a blazing masculine energy as he charged towards the female corpse!

He knew that the most effective way to deal with such evil things was with the most yang and powerful force.

In an instant, a fierce battle unfolded on this plain of bones.

The female corpse moved strangely and attacked viciously. Sometimes she would turn into black smoke and disappear, and sometimes she would solidify and launch fierce attacks, controlling the broken bones on the ground to turn into various weapons to attack Shi Ji.

Shi Ji, relying on her powerful cultivation and defense, fought steadily, her True Sun Fire constantly scorching the surrounding Yin energy, her fists and palms containing the power to destroy mountains and rivers.

The battle lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The remnant soul of the female corpse was ultimately a rootless duckweed, and the power sustained by resentment could not last long, while Shi Ji grew stronger with each battle.

Finally, Shi Ji seized an opening in her opponent's defenses and unleashed a "Star-Shattering Finger" attack that incorporated a time-space acceleration effect.

With a flick of his finger, the beam pierced through the woman's forehead, shattering the flickering soul fire within!

"Do not--!"

The female corpse let out a piercing scream filled with resentment. The immense resentment instantly dissipated, and the decaying body crumbled into pieces, ultimately turning into a pile of ashes. Only an ancient-looking storage ring, faintly shrouded in eerie energy, jingled softly.

It fell to the ground with a thud.

Shi Ji let out a long sigh of relief, raised her hand and took the ring into her hand. She scanned it briefly with her divine sense and found that in addition to some miscellaneous items whose spiritual energy had long since dissipated, there were also several jade slips containing incomplete cultivation techniques, which might have some research value.

He kept it as a spoil of war.

After taking a short break to recover and tend to the wound on her chest, Shi Ji continued her journey deeper into the Immortal Ruins.

Along the way, he encountered several more waves of monster attacks.

There are skeleton warriors crawling out of piles of bones, shadow demons lurking in the black mist, and even fierce ghosts formed from pure resentment.

These monsters vary in strength, but they are all extremely troublesome and carry the sinister aura unique to the Immortal Ruins.

With her powerful physique and superb supernatural abilities, Shi Ji fought valiantly all the way, eliminating the evil spirits that blocked her path one by one.

Although the continuous battles were dangerous, they also seemed to be tempering his cultivation. He could feel that his second-level Emperor realm was being continuously consolidated, and he was even faintly touching the threshold of the third level. It seemed that he only needed an opportunity to break through naturally.

He walked for an unknown amount of time, until he crossed a continuous black mountain range that resembled the spine of a giant dragon.

As he crossed the last ridge, the sight before him made him stop in his tracks.

Below is a vast canyon, with sheer cliffs rising as if cut by a knife on both sides.

Within the canyon, a thick, impenetrable black mist permeated the air. This mist not only obstructed vision, but even divine senses probing into it were quickly swallowed up and dissolved, like mud oxen entering the sea.

A chilling sense of danger emanated from the depths of the canyon.

Shi Ji stood at the edge of the canyon, observing carefully for a long time, her brows furrowed.

He tried to inject a wisp of magic into the black mist, but the magic was like a pebble thrown into a deep pool; it only stirred up a ripple before being instantly annihilated by the black mist.

Immediately afterwards, as if enraged, a black lightning bolt formed from pure destructive energy suddenly struck out, its speed comparable to teleportation!
Shi Ji was prepared and retreated quickly, narrowly avoiding the attack.

The black lightning struck the spot where he had just stood, melting the hard rock into a bottomless crater, with black energy hissing at the edges.

Makes a sound.

"What a terrifying restriction!"

The formation within this canyon could easily annihilate an ordinary emperor!

Shi Ji was horrified.

This land of immortal ruins is indeed fraught with danger at every step; this canyon looks like a dead end.

To rush in would be tantamount to suicide.

Shi Ji felt a sense of urgency and decided to leave the Immortal Ruins first to meet up with her companion Yun Heng, who might still be searching for clues in the outer area.

He had previously agreed with Yunheng to explore separately, but this place was too dangerous, and he was worried about Yunheng's safety.

He immediately tried to contact Yunheng through the communication jade talisman, but the message sent by the jade talisman seemed to sink without a trace, and he received no response for a long time.

"Could something have really happened to Yun Heng?"

Shi Ji frowned even more deeply, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart.

Yun Heng's origins are mysterious, and his background seems extremely powerful. If he were to perish here, it could lead to enormous trouble.

Shi Ji's gaze returned to the bottomless, perilous canyon, her eyes shifting uncertainly.

A strong sense of danger told him he should get away immediately, but another intuition, and a deep-seated desire for opportunity, was stirring within him.

"If Yun Heng really met with misfortune, the place where he fell might leave clues."

But such perilous places often conceal extraordinary opportunities... Now that I've come this far, how can I leave empty-handed out of fear?"

Shi Ji was torn between her inner turmoil and her own conscience.

He has always been steadfast in his Daoist beliefs, bold yet meticulous, and possesses numerous magical treasures and trump cards, giving him considerable confidence in his ability to protect himself.

Ultimately, the desire to explore and the pursuit of the truth overcame caution.

He decided to risk venturing into the canyon to investigate!
Having made up her mind, Shi Ji no longer hesitated.

He first adjusted himself to his best condition, preparing all kinds of defensive magic treasures and protective divine abilities. Then he took a deep breath, and his figure transformed into a stream of light, carefully flying into the all-consuming black mist.

The black mist was as thick as liquid, greatly hindering the flight speed and constantly eroding the protective divine light.

Shi Ji could only shrink her divine sense to the extreme, barely able to probe a few feet around her, proceeding cautiously step by step.

I don't know how long we walked in the darkness, but the fog ahead seemed to be thinning a bit.

Finally, he passed through the area with the densest black fog, and the view suddenly opened up before him.

The deepest part of the canyon is not the deadly place one might imagine, but rather a relatively peaceful space.

At the center of this space, the most eye-catching thing is an enormous stone egg that floats silently in mid-air!

This stone egg is dark gold in color, as if it were cast from divine metal, and it is as big as a small mountain!
The eggshell surface is not smooth, but covered with countless naturally formed and incredibly complex patterns. These patterns sometimes resemble the movement of stars, and sometimes they look like inscriptions of the Great Dao, exuding an ancient, vast, and mysterious aura.

Upon closer inspection, you'll find that many of the patterns appear incomplete, as if they've been eroded by endless years, or... are in some kind of unfinished state.

The stone egg floated there silently, as if it had existed since the beginning of time. It emitted a faint glow, yet it gave people a heart-pounding, powerful sense of life, forming a stark contrast with the deathly silence of the entire Immortal Ruins.

Shi Ji's memory was as clear as yesterday. The runes covered with strange patterns in front of her were clearly the ancient runes used to bury that mysterious female corpse.

His gaze slowly shifted to the giant egg that stood quietly not far away, and his heart suddenly started pounding, as if it wanted to break free from the confines of his chest.

"What is the origin of this giant egg? Could it be that the body of that woman has undergone changes over time and finally transformed into this form?"

Shi Ji pondered to herself, a series of questions surging into her mind like a tide.

He slowly squatted down, his fingertips gently brushing across the surface of the giant egg. An indescribable evil aura spread from his fingertips, making him shiver involuntarily.

After a meticulous study, Shi Ji discovered that the aura contained in the runes on the giant egg was completely different from that of runes formed from ordinary curse power.

Runes formed from curses often carry a chilling, venomous resentment, but the evil aura of these runes carries a more ancient and profound mysterious power.

"Could these runes be related to the supernatural powers that the female corpse cultivated before her death? You know, the power of curses is the female corpse's original power. If the runes are related to her supernatural powers, it makes sense."

As Shi Ji pondered, she continued to observe the runes on the giant egg.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning—"Could this be the legendary cursed ancient coffin?"

This conjecture instantly excited Shi Ji. After all, he now controlled nine cursed ancient coffins, but the whereabouts of some of them remained unknown.

The exact location of these missing cursed coffins has always been a major mystery for Shi Ji. He has spent a great deal of time and energy searching for them, but has always come up empty-handed.

Now, the giant egg that appears to be a cursed ancient coffin has undoubtedly given him a glimmer of hope. He immediately decided to thoroughly explore the secrets of this place before making any further plans.

Shi Ji took a deep breath and slowly approached the giant egg.

The closer one gets to the giant egg, the stronger the eerie, bone-chilling wind becomes. The coldness seems to penetrate clothing and reach the very marrow, making one feel a chill run down one's spine.

What surprised Shi Ji even more was that he could vaguely sense a faint but real breathing sound from the giant egg—this was clearly a sign of life!
In other words, a living being was hidden inside the giant egg! (End of Chapter)