Welcome Back, Your Majesty, the Human Emperor (4K) (Continued)

However, unlike the others, their eyes were not fixed on that empty coffin. Instead, they repeatedly swept over the seemingly vacant main hall and plaza, their gazes dark and inscrutable.

"Uncle, that woman's aura is nowhere to be found here. She most likely never entered this burial chamber."

Di Que transmitted his voice with a secret technique.

"Damn it. If she isn't here, where could she be? We followed her all the way and lured her into this trap. Could she really escape certain death in the end?"

A flicker of uncertainty passed through Kun Zhou's eyes.

"She is only human. Could she possibly have some other fated opportunity within the Demon Emperor's Tomb? That would be far too defiant of all reason..."

"In my opinion, Uncle need not worry. Though her strength has improved rapidly, she is still far from being a match for me. So what if her cultivation has grown again?

"Your original intention in luring her here was merely to exploit this place's peculiarities and cut off any possibility of her escape.

"Though this tomb is vast, there is ultimately only one way out. She can only rely on the tunnel dug by those 'predecessors.' No matter what, she has already entered the trap.

"Since Uncle and I have descended into this tomb, there is no reason for us to leave empty-handed. One of us can guard the entrance to the tunnel while the other remains below to explore and gather some opportunities. After all, this is the tomb of an Ultimate Dao supreme being. Anything we obtain will benefit us both..."

Di Que spoke slowly.

"Good."

Hearing this, Kun Zhou sensed the confidence and pride within his nephew—the conviction that everything was under his control, as though he feared no enemy—and nodded slightly with a