"My lord, do not be blinded by words. Look at their current state, so exhausted. And recall what the Tongtian Pavilion did before. They must have encountered danger and been injured here," said the Knight of the Dead.
Hearing this, Zuo Shendian calmed down. It was true, both sides were on opposite banks, and although the passage was narrow, it was long and winding. Chen Fan might have played some trick in this passage.
"I will not cross," Zuo Shendian continued to bellow.
"Then I'll leave first~ I'll remind you of one thing, these stone figures can move. Bye~ I'm running away after I take what I want."
After speaking, Chen Fan walked into the new tomb passage without looking back.
"Damn it!!! I'm so angry, all members cross the river quickly!!!" Zuo Shendian roared.
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"Brother Chen Fan, they are about to cross the river. Do you think this river is good for swimming?" Bai Zhannian asked Chen Fan as they walked at the back of the team.
"Guess how many people will die..." Chen Fan said directly, seeing Bai Zhannian's lack of confidence in the river.
"Of course, it would be best if they all died here. Then we wouldn't have to fight a difficult battle with them. Their numbers are several times ours, and there are even nine Nascent Soul stage powerhouses..." Bai Zhannian replied truthfully.
"Yes, your analysis is good. I also hope this river can keep them. After all, their arrival brings us no benefits," Chen Fan said, and then continued to lead the team forward.
"I hope they can all be left behind..." Chris prayed in thought.
This tomb passage was not too long, nor too short. Soon they reached the exit, only to find a thick stone wall in front of them.
"Welcome to my Chaotian Mechanical City. Of course, this is also the tomb I built for myself..."
That familiar voice reappeared in the sky.
Without any hesitation, Chen Fan immediately started cursing.
"Go to hell, you damn thing! What kind of mechanism did you design for that river? We reached here without any injuries, but you insist on killing a few teammates before you're happy?" Chen Fan shouted at the sky.
"You know, if you had said that in the past, you might have been a corpse by now..." The voice in the sky echoed again, with a clear hint of anger in its tone.
Bai Zhannian immediately started to mediate. It seemed that every awkward situation was resolved by Bai Zhannian.
"Senior, please don't argue with ignorant juniors like us. After all, if Brother Chen Fan didn't consider you a friend, he wouldn't have cursed at you. I, a junior, apologize on behalf of Brother Chen Fan. You have a magnanimous heart and are generous. We beg you to forgive our rude behavior."
After speaking, Bai Zhannian bowed deeply towards the void again.
Hearing Bai Zhannian speak, Chen Fan stopped talking and merely snorted coldly.
The voice in the sky, after hearing Bai Zhannian's words, its tone also returned to a gentle state.
"But there's no other way out around here," Chen Fan asked.
"Of course. This is the last tomb chamber, and only I can open this dragon-blocking gate." With that, the sound of the stone door opening gradually began to be heard.
"I hope you will not let us down..." The voice in the sky completely disappeared as the dragon-blocking gate opened.
"Buzz... Buzz... Creak..."
What met their eyes was a huge sphere suspended in the air, irregularly rotating, but never deviating from its position. Below the giant sphere was a deep pool of water, similar in size to the sphere. Heavy water continuously poured down from a hole in the sky, and the flowing water followed the rotation of the sphere to the stone walls on both sides. Below the stone walls, there was still flowing heavy water, and every few meters, there was a dragon's head spewing heavy water outwards.
"Is this the principle of the perpetual motion machine of the Chaotian Ancient Tomb? Why does it feel inexhaustible?" Chen Fan said in confusion, his mind racing. Bai Zhannian, standing calmly beside him, spoke.
"If the heavy water initially filled the entire main tomb chamber, after years of evaporation, only this much remains. Based on my estimation, it would take at least another thirty thousand years for the remaining heavy water to evaporate completely. This is not far from the definition of eternal."
Hearing Bai Zhannian's answer, Chen Fan nodded. Indeed, if the liquid quantity is large enough, the evaporation rate can be slowed down, thus achieving a state of pseudo-eternity.
"So, where is the tomb owner's coffin?" Chris interrupted Chen Fan and Bai Zhannian's conversation and asked his question.
Bai Zhannian pointed to the ceiling. Everyone looked up.
Nine massive golden chains were pulling a transparent, pure white jade coffin in the air.
Inside the jade coffin lay a slightly overweight man, but his face was unclear.
Above the coffin was a giant dragon carved from a single piece of jade. The dragon's head was facing downwards, with a pearl in its mouth pointed at the man in the coffin.
"So damn extravagant, but where is the divine artifact?" Chris asked.
There was no red light emanating from the divine artifact.
"Yes, where is the divine artifact?" Chen Fan asked, turning around, but everyone shook their heads.
At this moment, the dragon-patterned compass on his chest flickered with an unusual red light. Chen Fan took out the compass and looked at it.
The red light on the compass directly turned into a beam of light, passing through the coffin and the sphere, and pointing directly at the pearl held in the dragon's mouth.
"Could it be this pearl?" Chen Fan looked at the pearl quickly.
I clearly remember from the mural that the divine artifact was a piece of clothing, how could it be a pearl?
"Chen Fan, give me your life!!" From the main entrance, Zuo Shendian's voice rang out again.
The members of the Knight of the Dead also quickly prepared for battle.