The stone statue that suddenly appeared was an old man, looking quite majestic. It was identical in appearance to the phantom that had appeared outside the stone gate earlier, and it was none other than Emperor Tuoshe.
The stone statue stands between heaven and earth, exuding a supreme aura that transcends all living beings and things.
Under such an aura, Xiao Ning felt as if he were carrying an ancient divine mountain on his back, and the terrifying pressure almost made him lie on the ground.
"ah!"
Xiao Ning's internal energy circulated rapidly, and a powerful aura surged forth. He stood up, his unyielding spirit refusing to bow his head.
Looking up, one sees numerous orbs of light dancing around the stone statue, dazzling and spectacular from afar.
"These are... cultivation techniques and fighting skills?"
Gazing at those orbs of light, Zhu Kun narrowed his eyes, his heart trembling slightly.
Within those orbs of light were ancient scrolls.
He sensed an extremely strong spirituality on those scrolls, a spirituality that was in no way inferior to those so-called Heavenly Rank techniques or fighting skills!
Heavenly-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills—such treasures are extremely rare even among ancient races, yet here…
They were as numerous as cabbages, numbering in the hundreds!
"This space hasn't been this lively in a long time! Little Mudskipper, I didn't expect you to regain consciousness, and you even brought a stranger with you!"
Suddenly, an old voice rang out, its source elusive yet seemingly omnipresent.
The sudden sound startled Zhu Kun, and his gaze quickly shifted before finally settling on the stone statue's shoulder.
There stood an old figure with his hands behind his back, his gaze indifferently fixed on the scene below, as if looking at ants with utter indifference.
"Thoshegudi!"
Upon hearing that familiar voice and seeing that figure, Zhu Kun's eyes twitched, and a hint of fear appeared on his face.
Xiao Ning straightened his back, looked up and stared directly at the figure, and said, "He is not the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe at all, but a Nascent Soul of an Emperor!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, greed overshadowed terror in Zhu Kun's eyes. He licked his lips, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, his gaze filled with both joy and surprise.
To his delight, the Emperor Pill that could break through to the Emperor Realm was right before his eyes. To his surprise, the strength of this Emperor Pill was above that of a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng. He couldn't defeat it, otherwise he wouldn't have been captured and suppressed for over a thousand years.
"What? You two ants, do you really think you can take advantage of me?"
Hearing the conversation between the two, the old man on the stone statue roared angrily.
"Let's do it!"
Xiao Ning shouted and exchanged a glance with Zhu Kun. Then, he immediately made his move, raising his hand and sending a giant fist full of killing intent towards the old man.
Zhu Kun reacted immediately. Without hesitation, his overwhelming battle aura surged forth, transforming into an energy tide that fiercely blasted towards the Emperor-grade embryonic core.
A great war is about to break out!
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Chapter 16 I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table! (10.2k views)
Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion.
"Let's do it!"
At Xiao Ning's command, he took the lead and Zhu Kun followed closely behind. The two of them used their best skills to attack the Emperor-grade embryonic core.
In the blink of an eye, two dazzling attacks slammed into the Emperor-grade embryonic core.
"A trivial skill."
Seeing this, the young Emperor-grade Core Formation cultivator sneered. With a flick of his finger, he sliced through the overwhelming attack energy that was coming his way.
Xiao Ning and Zhu Kun clearly didn't expect to take down the Emperor-grade embryonic core in one strike. Their auras continued to rise, and suddenly, the energy in this space became violent. A massive, earth-shattering attack surged from their hands and continuously struck the Emperor-grade embryonic core.
Despite the combined attack of the two, the young Emperor-grade cultivator remained completely composed, his every move emanating a chilling aura.
He managed to block all of their combined attacks, but although he seemed to be unharmed, he was temporarily entangled and unable to break free.
"Fighting with you is so boring! Let's see how you escape when the ancient emperor awakens."
After exchanging dozens of blows, the young Emperor-grade cultivator let out a disdainful shout, his aura surging once more. He then forced the other two back with a single strike before retreating.
"You think you can just run away because you can't win? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Xiao Ning sneered, exchanged a glance with Zhu Kun, and the two of them followed closely behind, giving chase.
"You annoying guy, get out of here!"
Sensing the relentless pursuit from behind, a hint of impatience and panic appeared in the eyes of the young Emperor-grade cultivator. He pretended to be calm, turned around, and struck out with a palm.
"Emperor's Palm!"
Suddenly, he shifted his position and struck out with his palm behind him. The instant his palm struck out, a dazzling ball of light, about the size of a human head, emerged.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
As this dazzling ball of light appeared, the energy in this space suddenly burst into flames, as if it had encountered boiling oil in a hot fire.