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Chapter 272: The Golden-Armored Corpse Appears
Deep within the underground mausoleum, at the heart of the Heavenly Coffin Three-Tribulation Corpse-Subduing Formation.
Yin winds sobbed, as though ten thousand ghosts were weeping softly.
Seventy-two black coffins stood in a ring. Each was inscribed with profound, obscure Corpse-Refining Blood Talismans and bound to the others by baleful chains, drawing down stellar killing intent and exuding resentment that made the heart tremble.
Beneath the black coffins, dark red blood continually seeped through cracks in the ground, gathering into seven winding streams that slowly flowed into a golden coffin suspended upside down from the central dome.
Creak!
The coffin lid opened halfway, revealing a narrow gap.
The next instant, a dark golden arm slowly emerged. Its bladelike nails gleamed coldly as its hand gripped the coffin's edge.
When corpse energy's extreme yin gave birth to yang and the skin turned gold, the corpse could move freely beneath the sun and rend mountains and earth with a gesture. Such was a Golden-Armored Corpse, Five Metals Indestructible.
A Golden-Armored Corpse with dark golden skin was a terrifying existence only two steps away from becoming a Golden-Armored Corpse King, its strength comparable to a great cultivator at the Golden Core late stage.
Yet, sensing the formation's fluctuations, this Golden-Armored Corpse did not emerge directly. Instead, it withdrew its arm and allowed the lid to fall shut, remaining concealed within the golden coffin.
"Heh... finally... you've come!"
The voice from within the golden coffin sounded like rusty iron scraping, sending chills down the spine.
"But only one Golden Core... is still nowhere near enough."
As the words fell, the Golden-Armored Corpse inside raised its head fully, revealing an incomparably handsome face.
Its eyes had no pupils. Only two clusters of golden corpse fire remained, as though illuminating