The two of them climbed the steps together. The instant Nie Li touched the coffin lid, a vast surge of soul force erupted, making them hurriedly raise their heads to fend it off. Even the coffin began to shake with a thunderous rumble.
When it finally stopped, Ye Ziyun's head hurt as though it would split apart, forcing her to retreat down the steps.
Nie Li guessed that this was Emperor Kongming's coffin and that later generations had placed a Restriction on it. Ye Ziyun did not need to go back up; he would handle it.
Only then did Ye Ziyun realize that they had gone up together, yet while her head had nearly split apart, Nie Li seemed perfectly fine.
She did not ask any further questions and merely reminded Nie Li to be careful.
Nie Li returned to the coffin, pondering why, although Emperor Kongming had belonged to the Sacred Empire, the writing on the lid was not in its script. Even he could not decipher these runes. The stone coffin was completely sealed, yet a power within it seemed to be constantly calling to his soul sea.
Nie Li placed his hand on the coffin lid. All at once, a tremendous amount of soul force burst out and poured into his soul sea.
Unable to endure such an enormous influx of soul force at once, Nie Li clutched his head and cried out.
Ye Ziyun hurried toward Nie Li, but the Restriction began attacking her relentlessly. Wounds appeared across her body, yet she paid no heed to her injuries. All she could think of was getting Nie Li out.
But the closer she got, the more terrifying the Restriction's attacks became.
In the end, she was hurled dozens of meters away. Covered in wounds, she struggled to