One Punch Startles Five Levels Guests, One Hand Subdues Treasure Thieves

Pockmarked face remained deaf to their pleas. His bloodshot eyes were fixed on the mechanism compass on the coffin lid, and he issued commands again, trying relentlessly.

After three more consecutive failures, everyone's patience had been worn to its limit.

Until the next attempt.

Crack!

This time, the sound of the mechanism turning was exceptionally heavy, with a smoothness that had never been felt before.

"It's done!"

A look of ecstatic joy appeared on Pockmarked face's face, which was covered in sweat and pockmarks.

"Quick! Hurry and open it!"

Everyone's spirits were also greatly lifted. They immediately surged forward, gripping the edge of the coffin lid together, channeling their strength, and lifting it upwards.

Bang! The coffin lid was heaved open and slid to the side.

However...

After the coffin lid was opened, the joy on everyone's faces froze.

What greeted their eyes was another inner coffin lid, almost identical to the outer one.

They still had to continue unlocking it.

"Damn Feng Qu Xian! That demon, is he playing with us?!"

The burly man with the braided beard could no longer contain his temper and erupted in curses.

"Let's go! We'll go help Brother Duan first, and then we can deal with this damned coffin when we get back!"

Hearing this, everyone straightened up, turned, and rushed towards the tomb passage.

Pockmarked face was the last to move. His face was filled with unwillingness and defeat. Although he had avoided the fate of an empty coffin, this outcome didn't seem much better.

He got up dejectedly, preparing to follow everyone to deal with the enemies outside first.

But, just as he was halfway through bending down to get up.

A hand landed on his shoulder.

At the same time, a deep voice came from behind him:

"Don't panic, try again."

Pockmarked face stiffened.

Who? When did he get behind me?

I didn't sense him at all?

"Er Gou!"

Xu Miao was the first to sense something was wrong and turned her head sharply.

She saw a sturdy figure, who, at some unknown time, had already appeared behind Pockmarked face.

He stood there, as if he had always belonged, blending into the shadows of the tomb chamber.

Xu Miao felt this person looked somewhat familiar, and in a flash, her memory returned.

It was that man from outside Hunxi Valley that day!

The others also sensed it at this moment and saw the large man behind Pockmarked face, their hearts jolting in surprise.

When did this person get in?

None of us here sensed his approach?

Is he human or ghost?

As everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, Chen Duan turned his head, his gaze calmly sweeping over everyone, his voice not loud:

"Everyone, please continue. I only take things, not lives."

His words were spoken plainly, yet they carried an invisible authority and pressure.

At this moment, the burly man with the braided beard in the group let out a roar and, mustering his courage, lunged forward.

"Playing mysterious!"

He leaped into the air and threw a punch.

The punch was very fast and carried immense force, clearly already at the upper echelon of Fourth Level cultivation!

His fist, still an inch away from Chen Duan's face, seemed to hit a wall.

A faint crimson aura appeared out of nowhere, enveloping his fist, preventing it from moving forward any further.

Like a mud ox entering the sea, his strength was completely neutralized.

"Hmm?"

The burly man's eyes widened, his pupils contracting sharply.

Damn, protective True Qi, this is Five Levels!

He didn't even have time to change his move or retreat before a large hand reached out with impossible speed and grabbed him by the face.

The large hand held his entire body by the head and slammed him into the ground.

A deafening crash, gravel flying.

A dent was smashed into the ground!

Chen Duan then pulled the bloodied, unconscious, bearded man out of the pit. He had already restrained most of his strength, otherwise, that blow would have been enough to shatter the man's skull.

Casually tossing the bearded man aside, Chen Duan turned his head again, his tone unchanged:

"Continue."

A moment later.

In the main tomb chamber, besides the unconscious bearded man, Xu Miao, Pockmarked Face, and two others were nervously trying to unlock the stone coffin.

Their expressions were tense and fearful, drenched in sweat. Under absolute power, they dared not resist or disobey in the slightest.

Meanwhile, Chen Duan leaned against the entrance of the tomb chamber, his lips moving as if he were whispering to something.

This bizarre scene made Xu Miao and the others feel even more creeped out.

After a long wait, the lock on the stone coffin remained unpicked.

Chen Duan seemed to be growing impatient, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You can't even remember how to unlock your own lock?"

"Hmph! It's your fault for being too heavy-handed back then, blurring many details for me!"

"Hiss~ Too slow, let's just use brute force, it's faster and saves effort."

"Absolutely not! Absolutely not!" Feng Qu Xian hurriedly stopped him.

"Forcibly opening it might damage the treasures inside!"

Chen Duan was somewhat speechless. Fortunately, there was someone knowledgeable among them, otherwise, he might have really tried to carry the entire stone coffin out and deal with it slowly.

Just then.

From the passage beside them, hurried footsteps could be heard.

"Madam, is it not done yet? We're out of time, let's retreat!"

Duan Chonghe, covered in blood, rushed into the main tomb chamber in a panic.

As soon as he crossed the threshold, his peripheral vision caught sight of a man.

Xu Miao reacted the fastest, immediately shouting a warning:

"Husband, be careful! He's a Five Levels expert, he's here to steal the inheritance!"

"Hmm?"

However, Duan Chonghe had only just reacted.

A fist slammed towards his chest.

Fast! Too fast!

Duan Chonghe only had time to summon True Qi to protect his heart.

His entire body lifted off the ground and flew backward, embedding him into the tomb chamber wall.

"Husband!" Xu Miao let out a mournful cry, but Chen Duan's gaze swept over her, and she instantly wilted.

The sliver of hope that had just risen in the hearts of the others with the arrival of their Eldest Brother also shattered and sank to the bottom.

Duan Chonghe was a genuine Five Levels master, and he was... he was defeated with a single punch?

They were not Five Levels and could not truly comprehend the terror of that punch, only knowing it was fierce.

Duan Chonghe, embedded in the wall, however, had deeply experienced the value of that punch.

He had glimpsed Chen Duan's appearance just moments ago and was undoubtedly horrified.

Was that the man who inquired about the Kong family's whereabouts that day?

His strength is this formidable?

Is he a helper hired by the Kong family?

No, it doesn't seem like it! If they had such a strong ally, why would those remnants of the Previous Dynasty have tangled with me for so long?

Duan Chonghe's mind was in chaos, but he wisely did not struggle out immediately.

If another blow came, he might truly be finished here.

'The Kong family is behind anyway, let's observe the situation first.' He simply suppressed his aura, pretending to be dead in the wall, and waited for developments.

Soon, more dense footsteps could be heard.

"Villain, how dare you covet my ancestor's inheritance! Release the opportunity!"

Kong Mingcheng and the others charged into the main tomb chamber, radiating killing intent.

Hearing this commotion, Xu Miao and the other four "locksmiths" remained indifferent, continuing their work with their heads down.

"Stop! Didn't you hear me?" Kong Mingcheng shouted sternly, seeing that the other party was ignoring him.

Xu Miao and the other three pretended not to hear, their movements actually speeding up, just wanting to finish as quickly as possible.

"Quiet."

A plain voice rang out, reaching everyone's ears.

Kong Mingcheng's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly realized that someone was standing in the shadows beside him.

At first glance, he could tell that Chen Duan was extraordinary.

This was because the faint red True Qi emanating from him was completely unhidden.

Another Five Levels expert?

Kong Mingcheng became extremely vigilant and was about to speak when the voice of his third brother, Kong Tianpeng, came from behind.

"This voice? Senior Chen?"