Chronicles of Heaven's Chosen - Chapter 29

“Tomb guardian corpses?!”

They were actually tomb guardian corpses!

Such creatures had invariably been loyal to the tomb’s master in life. When their master died, they willingly refined their own bodies so they could continue guarding the tomb.

There were six of them here, and one had even reached the early Soul Transformation Realm!

“Tomb guardian corpses generally carry their master’s secret-treasure keys,” Yan Haonan said.

A surge of excitement ran through the cultivators at his words, but the sight of the six overwhelmingly powerful corpses instantly doused it.

Forget them—even Ying Wuji might not be able to defeat these creatures!

“What realm has Ying Wuji reached?” someone exclaimed.

Although he was at a disadvantage, he could still exchange blow after blow with six tomb guardian corpses. His strength clearly surpassed the Nascent Soul Realm.

Yuan Yao frowned anxiously. “Can Youngest Senior Brother hold out?”

Song Yan and Cang Li exchanged a look.

“Yaoyao, stay here,” they told her. “We’ll go help.”

“Don’t worry. We’ll be fine,” Song Yan added.

Yuan Yao shook her head. “I have the life-saving talismans Master gave me. I can help too.”

“We know,” Song Yan said gently. “But I don’t want you to be hurt.”

Even if the talismans saved her life, his Little Junior Sister could still suffer grave injuries.

He did not want this training expedition to leave a scar on her that could never be erased.

“But…”

Cang Li cut her off. “Yuan Yao, wait until we’re about to die. Then you can come save us.”

The instant he finished speaking, Yuan Yao stomped hard on his foot.

Cang Li howled in pain.

“Eldest Senior Brother, I want to help too.” Lu Xiangxiang stepped forward, her expression resolute.

Yuan Yao immediately became alert.

She could tell Lu Xiangxiang was not pretending this time. She truly wanted to go.

Naturally, Yuan Yao could not allow that.

“Junior Sister Lu, stay here with me.” She caught Lu Xiangxiang by the arm.

Lu Xiangxiang frowned and tried to pull free, but no matter how she struggled, she could not escape Yuan Yao’s grip.

“That’s right!” Cang Li relaxed at the sight.

Then he and Song Yan shared a tacit glance. The two left the passage and flew toward Ying Wuji and the tomb guardian corpses.

Lu Xiangxiang watched them go and sneered inwardly.

This worked too.

She would let them fight and reap the rewards once both sides were exhausted.

In her previous life, Song Yan and the others had entered the Wuduan Secret Realm. Apart from Cang Li contracting with the black dragon, none of them had gained anything. Instead, they had suffered terrible losses.

Rumor had it that all Six Great Secret Treasures of Immortal Venerable Nie Lie had been taken by a mysterious person.

At the thought of the legendary Saint-grade sword manual, heat stirred in Lu Xiangxiang’s chest.

That manual was also one of the treasures her man yearned for most.

This time, she would seize it and give it to him.

Yuan Yao keenly sensed the subtle shifts in Lu Xiangxiang’s emotions. One moment she was cold, the next excited, and then she seemed almost shy.

Yuan Yao was speechless. What in the world was she thinking about?

Boom!

An explosion thundered in the distance.

Yuan Yao’s heart clenched. She looked up and saw her three senior brothers fighting the six tomb guardian corpses.

Her Eldest Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother were only at the early Golden Core Realm. Both had been injured earlier and had yet to recover their full strength. Even defending themselves against the corpses’ attacks was proving extraordinarily difficult.

Weng Mingshu squeezed in beside her.

“Yuan Yao, call your senior brothers back!” she said earnestly. “They can’t defeat those tomb guardian corpses!”

Yuan Yao fell silent.

She knew her Youngest Senior Brother did not want to retreat, and her Eldest and Third Senior Brothers had chosen to stand with him.

Ying Wuji had always enjoyed challenging opponents stronger than himself.

Sometimes, she thought her Youngest Senior Brother was stubborn as a mule. Once he chose a goal, nothing could make him give up.

After hearing Weng Mingshu, Lu Xiangxiang looked at Yuan Yao as well, scrutiny in her eyes.

If she were Yuan Yao, she would order Song Yan and the others to retreat at once.

“They don’t listen to me.” Yuan Yao drew a deep breath, lowered her eyes, and slowly released Lu Xiangxiang’s hand.

Pity stirred in Weng Mingshu when she saw her looking so dejected. She was about to offer a few words of comfort and tell Yuan Yao not to take it too much to heart when—

“Aaaah! Then I won’t listen to them either!”

Yuan Yao shouted and, before anyone could react, shot into the battle zone like a gust of wind.

Weng Mingshu gaped yet again, her jaw almost falling off.

Lu Xiangxiang froze too.

“Sword, come!”

Multicolored light flared in Yuan Yao’s right hand. Her fingers closed around the sword hilt.

“Great Sun Heaven-Scorching Mirror—”

“Go!”

With her left hand, Yuan Yao hurled out an ancient mirror. The Great Sun Heaven-Scorching Mirror spun rapidly in the air with a deep hum.

It expanded in an instant, hanging overhead like a blazing sun and radiating searing light and tremendous power.

Ying Wuji and the others sensed her arrival, and an indescribable frustration lodged in their chests.

It felt as if their Little Junior Sister had entered a rebellious phase—unmanageable, reckless, and endlessly worrying.

“Youngest Senior Brother, send one corpse my way!” Yuan Yao shouted.

Ying Wuji’s brows drew together almost imperceptibly. Then he swung his longsword and blasted one tomb guardian corpse out of the encirclement.

In that instant—

He retreated at full speed.

True Solar Fire poured from the Great Sun Heaven-Scorching Mirror and engulfed the corpse.

Boom!

The flames ignited across its body at once.

The tomb guardian corpse felt nothing. Sensing Yuan Yao, it flashed forward and attacked her instead.

Yuan Yao’s face changed. She turned and ran.

She sprinted at full speed.

The tomb guardian corpse chased Yuan Yao.

And the Great Sun Heaven-Scorching Mirror chased the tomb guardian corpse.

Everyone stared at the bizarre procession.

Yuan Yao had worried she might not run fast enough, so she had already fastened a high-grade speed-enhancing artifact around her ankle.

Song Yan became distracted and nearly lost his life to a tomb guardian corpse.

“Eldest Senior Brother, stop watching her!” Cang Li shouted. “She has Master’s life-saving talismans. She won’t die!”

Song Yan withdrew his gaze. After a grave acknowledgment, he focused fully on the corpse before him.

Cang Li ordered the black dragon to engage another tomb guardian corpse.

The dragon was unwilling, but Cang Li sighed repeatedly and told it, “If you refuse, I’ll have no choice but to die right in front of you.”

“Human, you are shameless and despicable!” the black dragon raged.

If Cang Li died, it would die too!

The dragon ground its teeth in fury, but it had no choice except to obey.

Song Yan and Cang Li joined forces against one tomb guardian corpse.

Ying Wuji faced three alone.