Crocodile Ancestor's Ferocious Might, the Nine Dragons Set Off Again

At the site of the Great Thunderclap Temple, an incomparably tragic aura surged into the sky like an enraged dragon, threatening to tear apart heaven and earth.

Immediately afterward, the earth seemed to be savagely ripped apart by an invisible giant hand, shattering completely. A colossal creature shot into the sky amid earth-shaking tremors, its might so immense that it shook the vast heavens!

Above the Great Thunderclap Temple, Demonic Energy billowed like a black Vast Ocean. Within the darkness, two enormous blood-red eyes, like lanterns, radiated a chillingly vicious light as they stared unblinkingly in the direction of the crowd.

With just that one glance, everyone felt as though their souls were about to break free of their bodies. Their strength seemed to be drained away, and they nearly collapsed onto the Five-Colored Altar.

The two enormous lantern-like blood eyes rapidly drew closer through the darkness. As they approached, the roar of the World-Shaking Crocodile Ancestor crashed beside their ears like rolling thunder.

That roar contained some unimaginable power, seemingly capable of directly seizing one's soul and spirit and plunging people into endless terror.

Had the Ancient Bronze Coffin not let out a strange, crisp metallic tremor and formed a barrier that temporarily blocked the terrifying assault on their souls, everyone present would likely have faced a fate too dreadful to imagine, falling into eternal damnation.

At that moment, the tragic aura swept in from afar like a tsunami blotting out the sky, making them feel as if they stood at the heart of a storm.

The great Demonic Creature that had escaped from beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple merely remained still, yet the aura it naturally emitted was as unbearable as Mount Tai pressing down upon them. Everyone felt their souls trembling, their hearts filled with despair.

"That is the Crocodile Ancestor from the myths, the one Buddha suppressed beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple! Now that it has escaped, who in this world can possibly suppress it again?!"

Someone in the crowd cried out in terror, their voice filled with despair and helplessness. Hearing this, everyone felt as though they had fallen into an icy abyss. All hope seemed utterly destroyed, and the entire world appeared destined to sink into darkness.

"Go, get into the Bronze Coffin!"

Lin Yu shouted sharply, his voice firm and powerful, injecting a dose of courage into everyone. He led them all in a mad dash toward the Ancient Bronze Coffin.

At this point, they had already done everything they could. Their fate now seemed to rest solely upon the mysterious Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin.

The group quickly retreated into the Ancient Bronze Coffin, each person's emotions churning like a storm-tossed sea, unable to settle for a long while.

Yet at that moment of despair, they suddenly discovered that the blood of the little crocodiles on the altar seemed to be drawn by some mysterious power. It turned into specks of bloody light, pierced through the altar's curtain of light, and slowly drifted into the sky.

The bloody lights gradually gathered in the air, forming an unstable Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram. It flickered with strange light, causing the Starry Sky Gate, which had been on the verge of collapse, to shine once more with mysterious and alluring radiance.

Clearly, everyone noticed this astonishing change, and their faces immediately lit up with excitement.

"Kill them—kill as many as we can! These Divine Crocodiles are descendants of that peerless Demonic Creature. At their core, Divine Blood flows through them, condensed with divine power. Once refined through this altar, it can be transformed into the mysterious energy the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram needs!" someone shouted excitedly.

"That's right. This Five-Colored Stone Altar was originally a sacrificial platform. In the distant past, blood sacrifices must have been taken into consideration," another person agreed.

As everyone continued slaughtering the Divine Crocodiles, the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram in the sky became increasingly clear and resplendent, as though forged from the hardest metal. Its brilliance dazzled the eye, while the eight symbols of the trigrams flickered in and out according to an incomparably complex pattern, changing countless times in a short span.

At last, amid everyone's anticipation, all eight symbols were about to light up, seemingly signaling that the Ancient Starry Sky Road was about to open.

"Aoooh!"

In the distance, the Crocodile Ancestor seemed to sense their intentions and let out an earth-shaking roar. Seeing that the Ancient Bronze Coffin showed no unusual reaction, it grew even more overbearing, spewing clouds and mist as it slowly closed in on them.

Within the towering black mist, an enormous black hand reached down like a heavenly curtain, viciously grabbing toward the Five-Colored Altar.

The hand was shaped exactly like a human hand, but it was simply too enormous. Its fingers alone were seven or eight meters long, black and gleaming yet sinister, exuding an aura that chilled the soul and frightened many people out of their wits.

At that most critical moment, the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram in the sky finally took complete form.

Completed by the divine power contained within the Divine Crocodiles' blood, the symbols in all eight trigram positions shone with dazzling light at once, and the Starry Sky Gate appeared before everyone again.

"Boom!"

With a dull yet earth-shaking blast, the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram opened completely like an enormous gateway, revealing a mysterious and profound passage.

The passage was pitch-black and bottomless, and no one knew where it led.

The enormous hand reaching toward them was pushed aside by a mysterious and powerful force just as it was about to touch the altar.

At the same time, the nine massive Dragon Corpses, which had remained silent and motionless, suddenly began to tremble as though summoned by some mysterious force.

Though they had become cold corpses, dragons that stood alongside gods remained beyond desecration.

A powerful, ancient Dragon Qi flowed from their bodies. Like invisible pressure, it made all the Divine Crocodiles on the Five-Colored Altar tremble in fear and lie prostrate on the ground. Then their bodies shook violently like chaff in a sieve, utterly Deterred by that Dragon Qi.

In the end, the Divine Crocodiles retreated in panic like a receding tide.

In the blink of an eye, the altar was left covered with crocodile corpses, and the altar that had been noisy and chaotic moments before instantly fell quiet.

Outside, the Crocodile Ancestor seemed unwilling to let them go so easily and continued unleashing supreme killing techniques in a frenzy. It stretched out that terrifying giant hand, and boundless divine power erupted within it, surging toward the Ancient Bronze Coffin like a raging flood. It sought to crush the vessel that had dared offend its majesty, along with everyone inside it.

However, the Crocodile Ancestor's calculations did not succeed. Its seemingly invincible giant hand not only failed to breach the sturdy Ancient Bronze Coffin, but instead appeared to strike an even more powerful force.

With a muffled sound, the Crocodile Ancestor let out an enraged roar. Its giant hand had actually been injured by the Bronze Giant Coffin. Even more terrifyingly, Divine Blood poured from its wound and was greedily absorbed by the Five-Colored Altar below.

"Clang!"

Under everyone's tense yet expectant gazes, the Bronze Giant Coffin shook violently. Then its lid slowly closed, releasing a deep, heavy sound, as though proclaiming the beginning of a new journey.

The nine incomparably enormous Dragon Corpses, like tireless guardians, pulled the bronze coffin carriage slowly into the sky.

The sight was dreamlike and awe-inspiring. The Interstellar Train that had once existed only in legend finally set off once again, carrying everyone's unknown fate toward the depths of the boundless universe.

Even one as powerful as the Crocodile Ancestor ultimately failed to stop the mysterious Ancient Bronze Coffin and could only watch helplessly as it carried everyone farther and farther away.