The two of them struggled to drag Zhou Xuan up. As soon as Fu Ying pulled Zhou Xuan up, the two of them rolled to the side, and Wei Haihong, Lan Gaofeng, Li Yong, Fang Jianjun and the others immediately pushed the stone slab over and covered it, leaving no gap.
Li Jinlong, Wang Dagui, and Wang Qiang were all patting Wang Sheng and the police officer's feet to get rid of the corpse worms that had burrowed into their legs. After Lan Gao and Li Yong covered the two men with the stone slab, they quickly surrounded them and kept a close watch. If the corpse worms came out, they had to be killed, otherwise, even though they had burrowed into the body, they would be fatal.
Wei Haihong glanced at Zhou Xuan and saw that although he was the last one to come up and had personally witnessed the stone chamber filled with corpse worms surrounding him, he was perfectly healthy now, without a single wound.
Fu Ying took a few breaths, then sat up and carefully examined Zhou Xuan's body. She searched his feet thoroughly but couldn't find any trace of corpse worms, and there wasn't a single scratch on Zhou Xuan's feet.
Wei Haihong was taken aback, then realized that Zhou Xuan's abilities were far more than that!
Fu Ying breathed a sigh of relief when she couldn't find any wounds or injuries. After thinking for a moment, she quickly pulled Zhou Xuan's left hand, the one that had been holding the corpse worm in the stone chamber, and examined it closely. The hand was perfectly fine, without a single wound! Zhou Xuan had already thrown away the corpse worm that had turned into gold. He sat up and looked around. Under the shimmering lights, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but gape in astonishment at the sight of his surroundings!
Volume One: The First Signs of Growth, Chapter 107: The Stone Coffin
…! It's a huge, palace-like school.
This large stone palace covers an area of no less than a thousand square meters and is about ten meters high, with hundreds of large stone pillars standing neatly in rows in the middle.
Directly in front of the palace stood a large stone coffin, around which lay seventy or eighty skeletons, all dressed in what appeared to be ancient armor. Their heads and hands were exposed, revealing bare white bones. Beside these skeletons were swords, spears, or halberds, their weapons heavily corroded and rusted.
Beside the large stone coffin sat a withered corpse. A bronze sword stood upright in its hand. The armor on this skeleton was much more imposing and majestic than that of the others, suggesting that this person must have been of very high status.
Zhou Xuan was about fifty meters away from the stone coffin. Even in his best condition, let alone with the loss of his ice energy, he couldn't have reached that far.
Professor Qin Zeng, carrying a lantern, slipped over to examine these ancient artifacts, completely captivated by them. On a stone table beside the large stone coffin were some bronze and pottery pieces.
Zhou Xuan was very surprised because his biggest worry was whether the extraterrestrial stone mentioned by the Blue High-ups was stored in that large stone coffin. If so, would they have already been exposed to radiation?
Although he had his doubts, firstly, the icy aura couldn't be detected at such a distance, and secondly, he didn't sense the unpleasant aura he had previously smelled on Wei Xiaoqing, that aura of death.
After checking on Zhou Xuan, Fu Ying was relieved to see that he was perfectly fine, but she was still a little worried. Zhou Xuan had been acting dazed and confused lately.
Zhou Xuan stood up. Wang Sheng's feet were covered in blood, with several places exposing the white bones. His brother, Wang Qiang, was checking to see if there were any corpse worms inside his legs.
Zhou Xuan went over and used his icy aura to probe, and he knew that the corpse worms in the heart had been driven out and killed. There were four or five bloody holes on his legs. Wang Qiang took out medicine from his backpack, applied it, and then wrapped it with bandages.
For people like them, first aid supplies such as medicine are essential and they always carry them with them.
On the other side, the police officer wasn't so lucky. Li Yong and Fang Jianjun were squatting beside him. They tore open his clothes and saw that the corpse had already burrowed into his lower abdomen.
He couldn't help but cry out in pain. Zhou Xuan squatted down and used his icy energy to probe him, and he couldn't help but gasp!
He had three corpse worms in his abdomen and two more in his chest cavity. The intestines in his abdomen had been bitten into pieces, and the two in his chest cavity had even swallowed several holes in his heart.
Although Zhou Xuan didn't understand medicine, he knew that the patient was definitely not going to survive. He immediately used his ice energy to transform the five corpse worms in the patient's body into golden worms.
The officer immediately went limp; the excruciating pain in his body had subsided, but he lacked the strength to speak or struggle.
Zhou Xuan stood up, sighed, and walked away. He already knew the outcome would be certain death, so there was no need to linger. He continued to spread the icy energy as far as possible before heading towards the large stone coffin. He wanted to see if the most dangerous thing was inside.
Professor Qin Zeng had already run to the stone table beside the sarcophagus. He took out a magnifying glass from his bag and examined the utensils on the table. Within that range, if there was radiation, Qin Zeng would definitely not have been able to escape.
Zhou Xuan carefully walked over step by step, but strangely, his icy aura could not detect anything inside the large stone coffin, and he could not get past the stone coffin, so he did not feel any danger.
That's rather strange. Ever since he developed his ice-based superpowers, anything he couldn't detect was considered to be from outside Earth. Could such a large stone coffin also be an object from outer space?
The other skeletons had no flesh and blood, so Zhou Xuan couldn't tell whether they had been exposed to the radioactive material from the miniature coffins.
The police officer whose heart was being devoured by corpse worms finally succumbed to his injuries and died. Wang Qiang also bandaged up his brother's wounds.
Both Li Jinlong and Wang Qiang's groups were highly skilled tomb raiders. After the immediate danger subsided, they quickly became interested in the artifacts and antiques within the grand palace. They assessed these items to determine their value.
The armor and weapons on these dozens of people weren't worth much. Perhaps the bronze sword in the hand of the general-like man next to the large stone coffin was worth something, and the utensils on the stone table were also worth a lot of money. But all of these together would be worth at most a few million. For them, it wasn't worth spending so much effort for such a small amount of stuff. Looking around, they found it empty and didn't see anything else, so they were somewhat disappointed.
Zhou Xuan approached the coffin and gently touched it with his hand. He tried to use his ice energy again, but it still couldn't penetrate the coffin.
Li Jinlong and Wang Qiang were the most experienced. Besides the burial goods in the tomb chamber, the second most important thing in tomb raiding was the coffin. Generally, the real treasures and valuables were placed in the coffin.
They both saw Zhou Xuan slowly circling around the stone coffin, so they went over. When they got closer, their eyes met, they smiled, and Li Jinlong said, "Open the coffin?"
Wang Qiang nodded, and the two of them moved closer to the stone coffin, one on each side. They gripped the lid and pulled hard, letting out a cry.
Li Jinlong turned and waved to Wang Dagui, who was propping up Li Quan's backpack so he could lean against it and rest. Then he quickly ran over.
Upon seeing this, the senior executive frowned. He, Li Yong, and Fang Jianjun walked over, but the first thing they said to Zhou Xuan was, "Little Zhou, how is it?"
Zhou Xuan knew that the Lan superiors meant to ask if there was any danger inside the coffin, and whether there might be that thing inside.
Zhou Xuan shook his head. First, it wouldn't be detectable. Second, if it were, they would all have already been exposed to radiation. No one could escape within this range.
Since we don't understand, and this is the very reason we came, we should still open it and take a look.
Li Jinlong and Wang Qiang's main goal was to find the treasure. Otherwise, if they took such a big risk and got nothing, wouldn't they have to keep going after they left?
The Blue High-Rankings couldn't get any hints from Zhou Xuan, and according to his own thinking, the best course of action was to open the coffin.
After thinking for a moment, the senior executive gestured to Li Yong and Fang Jianjun. Together with Zhou Xuan, the seven of them circled the large stone coffin, pulling with all their might. Li Jinlong shouted "One, two, three!" When he counted "three," all seven of them exerted their combined strength. The coffin lid creaked open, and a small part of it was moved aside.
The coffin lid was moved apart from the coffin below by a gap of more than ten or twenty centimeters. The moment Zhou Xuan moved it apart, he transmitted the icy air into the coffin. The information he received in his mind made him startled again!
The coffin was filled with pearls, jade, coral, and agate; the treasures in this coffin were worth more than all the wealth he had ever seen before!
Beside the gap created by the moved coffin lid, Wang Dagui quickly shone a powerful flashlight into the crevice and peered through it. Just that one glance was enough to leave him speechless with excitement. He then slammed his head against the stone coffin with a loud thud, the impact so forceful it gave him a large bump on his forehead.
Wang Dagui covered his forehead, his voice trembling as he said, "Third...Third Uncle...inside...inside..."
Li Jinlong snorted, "Could it be that there's a ghost?" As he spoke, he walked over, and the others also gathered around. After all, everyone was curious about what was in the coffin, even though their motivations were different.
Only Zhou Xuan didn't approach; the detection of the icy energy was no different from seeing with his eyes. Sometimes it was even clearer. Li Jinlong and Lan Gaochao were at the front. Before they even shone their powerful flashlights inside, they saw a shimmering light emanating from the coffin. Upon closer inspection, they saw that the glowing objects were beads the size of eggs!