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Clearing the Way
In the silent space, only my voice echoed. As for Qingcheng Ruoxue, there had never been any sign of her appearance. I wore a puzzled expression, and when I saw that Sister-in-Law had given no warning, I reached out again, preparing to touch the coffin a second time.
The pitch-black coffin lay quietly before me, and my hand soon touched its surface. This time, I did not immediately pull back, so in an instant, energy resembling the Return-to-Origin Technique flowed back and nullified my Dao power! I hurriedly withdrew my hand. The second meridian activated at once, but it was only at the Sixth Heaven and was completely useless now. The energy, however, seemed inexhaustible—like an oil tanker's fuel tank fitted with a faucet.
But that also meant taking the coffin away was impossible. Moreover, the instant one touched it, all power would return to its origin. There was simply no way to get started.
Han Shanshan had infiltrated the Office of Divine Artifacts before, and Si Xiaoxian had even spent years there, yet neither had obtained any information about what lay below. Although I had brought plenty of formation flags and formation-breaking Dao Artifacts this time, not a single one could be used now.
I had not given up. If touching the thing did not work, surely attacks would not be nullified as well, would they? Without the slightest hesitation, I sent the Infinite Heaven Sword crashing toward the chains and coffin, each barrage faster than the last!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Countless Sword Qi slammed into the coffin and chains. The chains snapped one after another, but even more chains swiftly flew out and bound the others. As a result, the coffin grew heavier and heavier, while Sister-in-Law's voice soon came from the depths