Sensing the coffin's movement, Firefox already felt the urge to retreat.
The being inside this coffin was clearly not ordinary.
"I've done what I promised. The location where we encountered the Living Sacrifice Spirits before is here. If I'm not mistaken, the one inside this coffin is the source of those spirits."
Firefox said anxiously.
Watching the Living Sacrifice Spirit source about to emerge from the coffin, all she wanted now was to leave this cursed place as quickly as possible.
She feared Chen Jie might go back on his word.
With Chen Jie's strength, if he did, they wouldn't have a chance to survive.
"Fine… you may leave."
Chen Jie's face was calm.
He had no intention of keeping them.
"Take care!"
Firefox saluted with her fists, then led her team members in a quick retreat.
They ran straight for the park's exit.
"Big sister, that's the actual Living Sacrifice Spirit! Has that guy gone mad? Challenging something equivalent to a fourth-stage awakened human?"
The skinny man looked back toward the position of the Living Sacrifice Spirit source in the park, astonished.
In the apocalypse, everyone was just trying to survive and develop cautiously.
But Chen Jie went completely against the grain, deliberately throwing himself into the jaws of a deformed monster.
"I think he's just cocky because he's got some skills now. Over confidently challenging a level above him—he's pure madness! I'm already a third-stage awakened human. Just seeing that black coffin made even my mimetic battle spirit tremble."
Crow from Firefox's team analyzed.
Standing in front of the black coffin earlier, he had already been uneasy.
In her eyes, Chen Jie was a living madman.
"Don't worry about him! Our priority is surviving this mission and submitting ten spirit crystals—that's already enough. Whether Chen Jie lives or dies, it's not our concern!"
Firefox glanced warily at the black coffin, then turned and was the first to dash out of the park.
She did hope Chen Jie would survive, after all, in her eyes, he was still someone who kept his word.
However… surviving under such a terrifying existence was extremely difficult.
Even the guild leader herself wouldn't dare challenge the Living Sacrifice Spirit source inside that coffin.
Soon, the Dragon Flame team had disappeared at the park's exit.
At this point, only Chen Jie and Xia Wanrou remained in the park.
"Wanrou, are you scared?"
Chen Jie smiled faintly and asked.
Indeed, in this life, even in such dangerous situations, the person willing to stay by his side was still Xia Wanrou!
"I'm not scared. With you here, Xiao Jie, I'm afraid of nothing!"
Xia Wanrou's gaze was firm.
Even though the aura from the black coffin made her mimetic battle spirit react slightly, she wasn't afraid.
She trusted that since Chen Jie brought her here, he wouldn't truly let her fall into danger.
Of course… even if it was dangerous, as long as Chen Jie was there, she would follow without hesitation!
"Silly girl! I won't let anything happen to you. Leave it to me."
Chen Jie said gently.
He reached out, brushing Xia Wanrou's silky black hair.
In this life, he would ensure Xia Wanrou lived a life a thousand times better than anyone else.
So, this Living Sacrifice Spirit source—he had to confront it!
Naturally, he had some confidence in taking on this source.
Otherwise, he wouldn't risk it.
His awakened talent, combined with the Pangu bloodline, inherently suppressed such evil spirits.
Along with the Hongmeng Clear-Dark Qi, identifying this Living Sacrifice Spirit's weakness was no problem.
Having thought it through, Chen Jie summoned the Open Heaven Axe in his hands.
Against this kind of evil spirit, the golden glow of the axe shone even brighter.
The thing inside seemed to sense the presence of Chen Jie's axe.
It began trembling, and the previously stable coffin started banging more frequently!
The red ropes binding the coffin repeatedly emitted flashes of light.
At this rate, the ropes could no longer restrain the Living Sacrifice Spirit source inside!
"Roar—roar—roar!"
A terrifying sound, as if from the depths of hell, reverberated across the land, intimidating all living things.
A few mutated crows, hearing the sound, cawed and frantically fled further away.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The rain had already thinned, but now lightning and thunder streaked across the sky, illuminating the clouds like a dramatic stage, signaling an even fiercer storm to come.
"Mimetic battle spirits, show yourselves!"
Chen Jie flicked two fingers of his left hand, and two golden dragons of Hongmeng Clear-Dark Qi surged from his body into the sky.
The golden dragons' eyes radiated overwhelming pressure, locking onto the black coffin.
Everything was ready.
Chen Jie leaped into the air, standing like a small giant.
The lightning flashing above highlighted him like a spotlight in a stage play.
"Come out! I've been waiting for you…"
Chen Jie murmured, slowly raising the Open Heaven Axe.
Strong energy ripples emanated from the axe.
The surrounding environment changed color.
The side with the black coffin was pitch black, while Chen Jie's side was bathed in golden light.
The world itself seemed split in two.
"Human! Do you truly dare to provoke me?"
Just as Chen Jie was about to strike, a voice of authority emerged from the black coffin.
Rotted yet powerful…
It had been dormant here, waiting for the Living Sacrifice Spirits to continuously transmit energy to it, until fully evolved, before appearing in the world.
Unexpectedly, before it had a chance to evolve, a human carrying conflicting energy had already stood before it.
The key point: this human was only a third-stage awakened human.
And yet, he dared to provoke a Ghost-level deformed monster!
It was outrageously disrespectful!
"What's there to fear? Come out!"
Chen Jie grinned, completely ignoring its words.
"Open Heaven, Split Earth!"
Gripping the Open Heaven Axe with both hands, Chen Jie brought it down in a powerful chop.
The axe shone brilliantly.
Its afterimage grew more solid…
As Chen Jie improved, his talent [Open Heaven, Split Earth] continued evolving!
The axe's residual power alone split the rain in the sky in two.
The surrounding trees were shredded…
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The axe struck the black coffin directly.
Huge sounds shook the entire sky.
Even the Dragon Flame team, far away, could hear the commotion from the park.
"Arrogant!!! Human ants, how dare you disturb me!"
"I never sought trouble with you humans. You should have worshiped me long ago, yet you dare provoke me!"
"I see no need for your existence anymore!"
Provoked, the voice from inside the coffin was filled with rage.