"The Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord is here. This Dark Abyss is nothing but a joke."
At that moment, True Lord Wei Huo spoke. He had never flattered anyone, but when he did, no one could match him.
"True Lord, you jest. As the saying goes, there is always someone better beyond the horizon, and another mountain beyond every mountain. Your spiritual fire, however, is truly divine." Li Zhōujūn spoke with great humility.
The three of them exchanged several rounds of commercial flattery.
The three continued onward.
Li Zhōujūn fell into deep thought.
Even these seemingly insignificant human-faced spiders were at the Core Formation realm. He feared that even stronger evil creatures would appear farther ahead.
Sure enough, as the three continued along their path,
a black, heavy profound-iron coffin blocked their way.
"A black coffin blocking the road—this is no good omen." True Lord Wei Huo's expression turned solemn. He continued, "Mountain Lord, wait here. I'll break this coffin!"
With that, raging flames began to coil around True Lord Wei Huo, making him look like a fire god descending into the mortal world.
But just as True Lord Wei Huo was about to strike,
a cold woman's voice rang out. "If you don't want to die, don't provoke this coffin."
As the voice fell,
a woman dressed in a black gown embroidered with golden phoenixes suddenly appeared before Li Zhōujūn and the others.
To appear here without making a sound, this woman was clearly no ordinary person.
"Who are you?" True Lord Wei Huo asked with a deeply furrowed brow as he looked at the black-robed woman who had suddenly appeared and stopped him from attacking.
"Do you know what's lying inside the coffin?" the black-robed woman asked with a cold laugh.
"What is it? It couldn't be the remains