"Creeeak..."
Suddenly, the entire ancient redwood coffin began to shake. Something inside seemed to be struggling to get out, and the chains securing it scraped against the coffin, making a sound that set their hearts trembling.
"This ancient coffin is only made of wood. Can it really hold whatever's inside?" Tianma Liuxing asked, clutching her pounding heart.
"Hard to say," Duanmu Qingyue said.
"Why not just let it out?" Ao Miaomiao was remarkably bold. She looked at the old man. "Senior, could you cut the chains?"
The Second Prince and Fourth Prince were alarmed. The Second Prince hurriedly said, "Senior, please think this through. There must be something terrifying inside. Letting it out could be dangerous!"
The old man shook his head. "Leaving aside whether I can break the chains easily, judging by the situation, there's no need for me to act anymore."
Following his gaze, everyone looked toward the ancient redwood coffin. The chains securing it were already covered in cracks and were about to snap!
"How can this be? This coffin has been buried here for who knows how long, and the chains are about to break just as we arrive?!" the Fourth Prince exclaimed. Were they really that unlucky?
"Now isn't the time to ask that. Until we know what's inside, we should back away first," the Second Prince said.
Everyone accepted his suggestion and retreated some distance, silently watching the ancient redwood coffin shake.
Before long, all the chains snapped. Yet the ancient redwood coffin suddenly fell still, no longer shaking. The creature struggling inside showed no sign of breaking out, either.
Once the chains broke, however, Hua Yunfei sensed the World Spirit Fragment much more clearly. Evidently, the chains had been part of the reason he had been unable to sense its aura earlier.
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