"Thump, thump, thump."
Eerie knocking came from inside the Soul-Suppressing Coffin. With every knock, everyone's heart seemed to stop for an instant.
Uncle Wei's breakthrough had entered another stage. The fact that the Evil Corpse had not devoured him yet meant he was halfway to success!
"Everyone here must have seen the kill bounty on the dark web. Kill Wei Wudi, seize his opportunity to become a King, and collect a hefty bounty from the Dark Alliance. That's quite a temptation!"
"Besides, now there's a monstrous young prodigy here too."
"If we kill him, the Dark Alliance certainly won't shortchange us!"
"What are you waiting for?"
A voice rose from among the masked figures. The speaker had used some secret art, and no one could pinpoint their location.
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
Then they began speaking one after another.
"Is this boy worth as much as Wei Wudi?"
"If we can get twice the bounty the Dark Alliance promised for that item after killing Wei Wudi, I'll brave any danger!"
"No need to worry about that. This boy's talent in the sword is probably on par with the King of Reincarnation's in his youth. The bounty will definitely be astonishing."
"Watch your words!" someone snapped.
"The King of Reincarnation thinks he's always been young. If word of that gets out, he might cut you down!"
"Hiss... a slip of the tongue."
Everyone fell silent again for a while.
After confirming that the boy was indeed extremely valuable, the greed in their eyes intensified. Some, however, still retained their reason.
"The temptation is certainly great, but these are dangerous waters. After every fight earlier, he looked like he was running out of strength, only to cut down another Great Grandmaster..."
"Indeed. This boy has too many trump cards. I