"You mere ants, dare to block this king? Hmph!" The crystal skull snorted, and terrifying black primal energy surged around it!
In an instant.
Waves of black primal energy swept out, instantly pushing Zhang Yang and the giant python away.
The stone tablet was knocked flying and rapidly shrank.
The crystal coffin’s light dimmed.
One of the giant python’s dragon horns was broken off.
Bang! Bang!
Zhang Yang and the giant python suffered injuries of varying degrees, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood, in unbearable pain!
And this was not the worst news. Zhang Yang let out a weak cry.
"No!"
He wanted to get up and help the giant python, but found he didn't even have the strength to stand.
At this moment.
The giant python was already held in the crystal skull’s grasp!
The crystal skull stared at the giant python, its eyes flashing with immense killing intent!
"You dared to touch my heart, now, it's time to return it!"
With that, the crystal skull grabbed the giant python’s dragon horn, and then its sharp skeletal hand instantly tore through the python’s tough body.
A tearing sound~
Amidst the giant python's shrill screams, its heart was ripped out from within its body.
Sensing the familiar aura on the heart, the crystal skull revealed a smile.
"Heh heh, what belongs to this king, no one can take away!"
After snatching the heart, the crystal skull roughly shoved it onto its skeletal chest cavity.
Instantly!
A surge of black primal energy churned, transforming into the crystal skull’s meridians.
The heart, just snatched by the crystal skull, began to circulate.
Countless black lines connected to the heart, forming its meridians.
Feeling the changes in its body, the crystal skull couldn't help but clench its fist and laugh heartily.
"Hahaha, powerful strength will soon return! This king is finally about to succeed! Only the last step remains!"
Now, only the physical body was missing!
As long as it seized the vital energy, it would be completely resurrected!
And it would possess an immortal body!
"Giant python!"
Zhang Yang shouted weakly, propping himself up with his hands and crawling towards the unconscious giant python!
Blood mixed with tears, falling continuously!
The sight was truly tragic!
This scene.
Luo Luo and the others, who were locked in fierce battle with the spectral spirits of Prince Mo’s legion, also noticed it. Their expressions changed drastically.
However, their current situation was not good, and they were in no position to break free and stop the crystal skull.
They could only watch helplessly as it entered the altar!
"Chi Yan, be careful!"
Zhang Yang shouted loudly.
Near the altar.
Chi Yan had made all preparations.
Standing alone, he blocked the path in front of the altar.
"Stop!" Chi Yan said sternly.
"Heh, little brat, so many ancestors of your clan couldn't do anything to this king, what can you do?" The crystal skull sneered.
Then.
A punch, filled with black primal energy, was instantly unleashed.
The black fist shadow charged forward, carrying terrifying power!
Chi Yan’s face changed greatly. Although he was afraid, he did not flee!
Because behind him were his clansmen!
"I won't let you in today! I must protect my people!" Chi Yan roared.
He also gathered his full strength and met the punch with his own!
Bang!
Crack!
Pfft!
Chi Yan’s arm, which had clashed with the crystal skull, broke directly!
The terrifying black primal energy instantly corroded Chi Yan’s entire body.
This caused Chi Yan to spit out a mouthful of blood and be sent flying heavily!
"Heh, just an ant, unable to even withstand one punch from this king!" The crystal skull sneered.
After sending Chi Yan flying, it directly strode towards the altar.
Looking up, it saw the green crystal within the altar’s barrier, its demonic eyes flashing with excitement!
Over a thousand years!
It had finally found it!
"Hahaha! Endless vitality! This king's resurrection is in sight!" The crystal skull laughed maniacally.
This laughter held both sorrow and excitement.
When Prince Mo knew his lifespan was nearing its end, he had tried every means to defy fate.
After much investigation and research, he finally found news about the longevity technique.
This was also why Prince Mo later willingly abdicated his throne and went to the far west.
However.
The longevity technique was not easily obtained.
Prince Mo went through numerous hardships, and just as his physical body was about to be destroyed, he clung to his heart and his consciousness.
For this.
He had even cursed the tomb keepers of the far west, transferring their power to himself through a special method.
Then, in the divine tomb of the far west, he placed his heart and frantically absorbed vital energy!
And he had his clansmen remain there to multiply and guard it.
However.
If it were only this, it would still be far from enough for resurrection.
The vitality of the Shennong Tomb in the far west could only sustain one heart.
For Prince Mo to truly revive, he had to find a physical body that could recover its immortality.
So he came to Shennong Gorge, where there was also a divine tomb of Shennong.
Unfortunately.
Prince Mo’s physical body was destroyed, and coming alone, his strength was still too weak.
Therefore, he had been locked in a struggle with the tomb keepers of the Chi Yan tribe for over a thousand years.
But Prince Mo had his own methods, continuously absorbing the power of the fierce beasts in Shennong Gorge to sustain himself and accumulate enough energy.
If everything had gone according to plan.
In another decade or so, Prince Mo would have been able to quietly open the divine tomb and be resurrected.
But Zhang Yang’s appearance completely disrupted his plans.
Not only did he damage his heart in the far west,
but he also encountered Zhang Yang in Shennong Gorge, disturbing his most meticulously planned resurrection.
Fortunately.
Prince Mo’s final desperate gamble succeeded.
He completely refined the fierce beasts of Shennong Gorge, and even killed the Chi Yan tribesmen, forcing them to open the divine tomb!
At this moment.
Prince Mo, who had toiled for over a thousand years, no longer had to wait!
The green crystal above the altar was within his grasp!
"Hahaha, today, no one can stop me!" The crystal skull laughed.
His skeletal arm instantly tensed, and he fiercely punched the altar’s barrier.
Boom!
The barrier, enveloped by vital energy, immediately showed cracks.
"No! Stop it quickly!" Chi Yan roared.
The clansmen within the altar were about to be resurrected.
If the crystal skull destroyed it now, their resurrection would have no hope!
Chi Yan used all his might, trying to get up and resist the crystal skull, but in the end, he didn't even have the strength to stand, only roaring in unwilling rage.
"Hmph! Mere ants, letting them revive would be a waste of heaven's bounty!" Prince Mo snorted.
Then.
He clenched his fists and furiously pounded the altar’s barrier.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The altar’s barrier, subjected to strong impacts, was visibly covered in cracks.
Like a spiderweb, it looked as if it would shatter at any moment.
Crack!
Suddenly.
A crisp sound was heard.
A tiny hole appeared in the barrier.
Seeing this, the crystal skull laughed, "Haha, shatter for me!"
With that.
Another punch was aimed at the hole.
If this punch landed, the barrier would surely shatter.
And the Chi Yan clansmen within the altar would have no chance to be resurrected.
But now, no one could stop the crystal skull.
Chi Yan, the closest to here, could do nothing but roar with all his might.
"Stop, don't!"
"I beg you!"
"..."
Chi Yan continued to roar and plead.
But the crystal skull remained unmoved.
"Heh, this king’s resurrection will change the entire world's landscape. This is your honor! Your sacrifice is meaningful!"
"Hahaha!" The crystal skull laughed loudly.
However.
Just as the crystal skull was about to smash through the barrier.
A five-pointed star formation suddenly appeared.
"Prince Mo, this world no longer belongs to you. Stop now."