Chapter 284: The King of Cowardice Flees, Great Sun Imperial Bone

Zhou Chen nodded in satisfaction.

This way, even if Gu Jifeng fled to the ends of the earth, he would always know where the other party's Opportunity was.

At the moment Zhou Chen bound him, Gu Jifeng, who was ahead, suddenly stopped.

He turned his head sharply, his gaze accurately locking onto Zhou Chen's position.

Their gazes met in mid-air.

Gu Jifeng's pupils constricted, and his expression instantly became solemn.

Terrifying!

Extremely dangerous!

Run!

Although the person before him appeared to only have a cultivation of Emperor Realm Third Layer, Gu Jifeng's intuition screamed a warning, telling him he must leave immediately.

Without any hesitation, he turned and left.

His figure flickered, transforming into a streak of green light, and disappeared at the end of the valley in the blink of an eye.

"…"

Zhou Chen watched the figure fleeing and was somewhat speechless.

This guy ran away so decisively?

Without saying a word, he just turned and slipped away; his alertness was second to none.

As expected of the King of Cowardice who could live for a million years.

However, Zhou Chen didn't plan to give chase.

Since he was already bound, the other party's Opportunity couldn't escape.

He glanced at the information on the panel—one day later, Wei Wu Ruins, Great Sun Imperial Bone.

"Wei Wu Ruins…" Zhou Chen rubbed his chin.

The name sounded like it held significant potential.

An Imperial Rank Top-Grade Great Sun Imperial Bone; if he could intercept it, perhaps it would trigger a ten-thousand-fold critical hit.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chen no longer hesitated and immediately rushed toward the Wei Wu Ruins.

According to the prompts on the opportunity panel, the Wei Wu Ruins were located deep within the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land, about three thousand miles from here.

Zhou Chen used his movement technique and hurried at full speed.

Along the way, he encountered several waves of Cultivators, but he avoided them all.

His goal now was the Great Sun Imperial Bone; everything else could be set aside for the moment.

About half an hour later, Zhou Chen arrived at a desolate Gobi desert.

In the center of the desert stood a massive stone gate.

The stone gate was a hundred zhang tall, made entirely of black boulders, its surface covered in dense runes, emitting an ancient and weathered aura.

"This is the place." Zhou Chen stopped.

His Divine Sense swept over the stone gate and found the runes on it were extremely complex, containing a powerful sealing force.

However, the Seal had already loosened; clearly, after countless years of erosion, its power was nowhere near what it once was.

Zhou Chen pressed his hand against the stone gate, and spiritual energy poured in.

Rumble—

The stone gate slowly opened, revealing a deep, dark passage.

The walls on both sides of the passage were covered in reliefs of war scenes.

Countless soldiers were fighting, blood flowing like rivers, corpses strewn everywhere.

Zhou Chen stepped into the passage.

The passage was very long; he walked for a full fifteen minutes before seeing light at the end.

Passing through the passage, the view suddenly opened up.

This was a massive underground palace, and in the center of the palace stood twelve giant war puppets.

Each war puppet was ten zhang tall, cast from an unknown metal, emitting a cold killing intent.

Zhou Chen's Divine Sense swept over them, and his expression changed slightly.

These twelve war puppets each had the strength of the Emperor Realm Fifth Layer!

Furthermore, their positioning was extremely deliberate, faintly forming a grand array.

"Twelve Capital Heavens Slaying Array?" Zhou Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

This was a top-tier killing array from the ancient era, composed of twelve powerful war puppets, with enough power to trap and kill an Emperor Realm Sixth Layer powerhouse.

It seemed the master of these Wei Wu Ruins had quite impressive strength during their lifetime.

Just as Zhou Chen was observing the war puppets, the twelve puppets suddenly opened their eyes.

Crimson light flickered in their eyes, and a terrifying killing intent instantly locked onto Zhou Chen.

"Intruder, kill without mercy!"

A cold, mechanical voice sounded, and the twelve war puppets moved simultaneously.

Boom, boom, boom—

They swung massive battle-axes, hacking toward Zhou Chen.

The Void Realm was torn apart, and the terrifying force caused the entire palace to tremble.

"Good timing!"

Zhou Chen advanced instead of retreating, the power of the Azure Lotus Dao Body erupting instantly.

He threw a punch, directly clashing with the battle-axe of one of the war puppets.

Bang!

A loud explosion occurred, and the war puppet retreated three steps, its footsteps leaving deep imprints on the ground.

Zhou Chen remained motionless, even having the strength to dodge the attacks of two other war puppets.

"The Azure Lotus Dao Body combined with the Physical Body strength of the Pluto Seal's third layer is indeed no joke."

Zhou Chen flexed his fist, feeling quite good.

However, he did not underestimate his opponents.

Twelve Emperor Realm Fifth Layer war puppets, and they had formed a killing array; the power was absolutely not to be underestimated.

"In that case, let's end this quickly!"

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, and the Primal Creation Scripture within him circulated frantically.

The next second, a massive phantom appeared behind him.

It was an emperor dressed in black robes and wearing a Pluto crown, emitting a terrifying pressure that suppressed all ages.

Pluto Seal Second Layer!

"Pluto Covering the Heavens!"

Zhou Chen shouted lowly, and the phantom of the Pluto Seal pressed down violently.

Rumble—

The entire palace trembled as the twelve war puppets were pinned down by this terrifying pressure, unable to move.

They struggled desperately, trying to break free from the constraints, but it was all in vain.

"Break!"

Zhou Chen struck out with another palm, and the power of the Pluto Seal erupted completely.

Crack, crack, crack—

Countless cracks appeared on all twelve war puppets simultaneously, and in the next second, they all exploded into fragments.

The Twelve Capital Heavens Slaying Array was broken!

Zhou Chen withdrew the Pluto Seal and let out a long sigh.

Although it looked easy, he had used seventy percent of his power for that strike just now.

Emperor Realm Fifth Layer war puppets were indeed difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, the Azure Lotus Dao Body and the Pluto Seal were strong enough, and the puppets' attack patterns were relatively simple; otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome.

Having dealt with the war puppets, Zhou Chen began to search the palace.

The palace was huge, divided into several areas.

Zhou Chen searched them one by one and found many good things.

Several Imperial Rank Spirit Medicines, some ancient Medicinal Pills, and a few Imperial Rank Magic Treasures.

But none of these were the main point.

Zhou Chen's goal was the Great Sun Imperial Bone.

He came to the deepest part of the palace, where there was a small altar.

The location of this altar was not in the center of the hall, but in a corner at the very back of the hall, easily overlooked.

If it weren't for the System's guidance, Zhou Chen wouldn't have searched this nook and cranny.

On the altar lay a skeleton; the bones were golden throughout, emitting a blazing light.

"Found it."

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up.

He stepped forward and carefully examined the skeleton.

The skeleton was very well preserved; although countless years had passed, it still emitted a powerful aura.

Especially at the chest area, there was one bone that was particularly eye-catching.

That bone was golden, covered in profound runes, emitting a light as blazing as the sun.

Great Sun Imperial Bone!

Zhou Chen reached out and took that bone.

[Congratulations to the Host for intercepting Child of Destiny Gu Jifeng's Great Sun Imperial Bone, triggering a ten-thousand-fold return. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Immortal Rank Low Grade Great Sun Dao Bone!]

A more brilliant, even more profoundly runed dark-gold-and-black Dao bone appeared in the palm of his hand.

Immortal Rank Low Grade Great Sun Dao Bone!

The ten-thousand-fold return at this time was a qualitative change from Imperial Rank to Immortal Rank; therefore, the ten-thousand-fold return of an Imperial Rank Top-Grade item could only trigger an Immortal Rank Low Grade reward. This point had already been proven once with the Pluto Seal.