Chapter 165: Burial Upright

At this moment, whether it was the people of the Eurasian Union or those from the United States, they were all dumbfounded. They had thought that Su Mengli struggled so much against a group of worms, but it turned out that she was just playing around earlier and hadn’t used her true abilities!

Originally, they had somewhat looked down on the awakened individuals of China, but now they had raised their guard once again, and both sides had come together.

After passing the death worms, the three parties finally saw the coffin of the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

This coffin was different from the traditional China coffins. The usual coffins were square, with the lid nailed on top.

However, the coffin of the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was upright. Ye Xuan looked at the coffin and inexplicably remembered a saying from his Ninth Uncle: “Ancestor buried upright, descendants will surely excel!”

The fact that the coffin was upright was one thing, but it looked more like a piece of raw wood than a coffin.

Chu Han had mentioned before that the burial customs of the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty were quite unique. After the emperor’s death, they would select a thick sandalwood log, split it in half, carve out a human-shaped groove, place the emperor’s body inside, close the log, secure it with four golden hoops, and transport it to the burial site.

At this moment, in this burial site, nine sandalwood logs with golden hoops stood upright, arranged in a certain formation, exuding an inexplicable aura.

Whether it was the golden hoops or the sandalwood, they both held certain value. If tomb raiders came, they would probably be ecstatic.

Unfortunately, these things held no meaning for the awakened individuals. According to Chu Han, the ancient ruins were right below these nine large coffins.

And at this moment, the awakened individual, Mike, who was glowing gold, arrived in front of one of the sandalwood coffins and began tapping on it with his hand.

“Is there an ancient emperor inside? I wonder if there are any valuable items to collect.”

Mike spoke as he grabbed the golden hoops wrapped around the sandalwood and with a slight force, one hoop after another was broken by him.

Long Hanjie’s face changed, and he said, “Stop, we are here for the ruins, don’t destroy the ancestors’ coffins!”

Although the Yuan Dynasty had entered China as invaders, most history textbooks around the world currently acknowledged that the Yuan Dynasty was also part of China’s history. Long Hanjie couldn’t just stand by and watch.

Mike ignored Long Hanjie and instead moved faster, quickly tearing apart several golden hoops and then opening the sandalwood coffin.

Subsequently, a tall figure, whose clothes had rotted, but whose body was still intact, appeared.

This body was covered in a thick layer of salt crystals, indicating that the salt had absorbed the moisture emitted by the body, keeping it exceptionally dry. The dry, oxygen-free environment had prevented the body from decaying for hundreds of years.

As Long Hanjie watched this scene unfold and was about to take action, Ye Xuan stopped him. “Wait, don’t act recklessly.”

“But…” Long Hanjie’s words were cut short as a sharp, piercing scream suddenly rang out.

Turning around, they saw Mike, who was glowing with gold, with an arm piercing through his chest. That arm belonged to the emperor’s corpse!

After the corpse passed through Mike’s chest, it still held a red, pulsating heart in its hand.

Mike’s eyes widened in disbelief, unable to comprehend how a corpse that had been dead for hundreds of years could move!

Then, the emperor’s corpse retracted its arm and bit into the heart. The heart burst, blood splattered, and the once desiccated emperor zombie now appeared more lively, with a hint of color on its face.

At this moment, blood continued to flow from Mike’s chest. Regardless of his abilities or recovery, losing his heart meant he could only hold on for a minute or two at most. His death was inevitable.

Therefore, none of Mike’s teammates approached him. They all nervously watched the emperor zombie in front of them.

However, Su Mengli exchanged a glance with Ye Xuan, and both of them had their own speculations.

Perhaps, the corpse mutation was fake, but the chaos caused by this was real. There’s definitely a necromancer.

This guy, somehow managed to sneak into this tomb under the watch of the three powerful individuals. The sudden attack by the emperor’s corpse was definitely not a mutation but rather manipulation!

Just then, a sharp voice rang out, “I am the Yin Emperor, the ruler of the three realms, capable of controlling life and death. Kneel before me, the emperor of the mortal world!”

As soon as this voice fell, apart from the emperor zombie that had attacked earlier, the other eight sandalwood coffins burst open, revealing eight bodies whose clothes had completely rotted away.

These eight bodies, like the previous one, were covered in a thick layer of salt crystals, ensuring their preservation.

At this moment, after breaking out of their coffins, the nine emperor corpses let out a long howl towards the sky, exuding black smoke from their mouths, and then all knelt in one direction, paying homage to the so-called Yin Emperor.

At this moment, whether it was the Eurasian Alliance or the United States, they all took a few steps back, preparing to watch the show from the sidelines.

If these nine emperor zombies could perish along with the awakened individuals of China, it would be even better. China would then not get any benefits from the ruins!

And at this moment, among the American awakened individuals, a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl said, “I will avenge Mike!”

Her teammates immediately tried to persuade her, “Sarah, don’t act impulsively, consider the bigger picture!”

Sarah with golden hair and blue eyes shouted loudly, “To hell with the bigger picture, my boyfriend is dead! I will avenge him!”

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