It grows stronger when faced with a strong opponent; even an Immortal Emperor would have to kneel be

Many of the surrounding Central Plains forces looked displeased upon hearing Zhang Ao's words.

After all, they mostly held prestigious titles in Zhongzhou.

Such domineering behavior is truly unbecoming.

However, they did not stop them, because they were also curious about what was inside the palace.

Since Chen Ping and the other three have already gone inside, let's stop here for now.

Inside the palace, Chen Ping was the first to appear. He looked around the palace with a look of amazement on his face.

The palace was majestic and radiant with holy light. Every piece of building material emitted bursts of divine light, and the interior was filled with array patterns and Daoist charm.

Chen Ping was amazed.

Then Luo Qingcheng, Ling Xiao, and the other two also walked in, all three of them looking surprised.

They were also awestruck by the grandeur of this mysterious palace.

"Holy crap, these are Heavenly Sacred Stones, countless Heavenly Sacred Stones!"

Wang Long looked around and exclaimed in surprise at the sacred stones of heaven and earth scattered everywhere on the ground like trash.

He quickly took out his storage bag and stuffed the sacred stones into it.

Luo Qingcheng was also running around the palace, extremely excited.

After all, the stones that can be seen everywhere are sacred stones of heaven and earth, and the palace is also filled with countless items that exude the charm of the Dao.

Numerous magical artifacts, treasures, and cultivation manuals were scattered throughout the area.

In a short while, Luo Qingcheng's arms were full of items, and she smiled excitedly at Chen Ping.

"Senior, this place is full of amazing stuff! We're rich!"

Chen Ping ignored him.

He had no use for these magical treasures, secret manuals, or sacred stones, so naturally he wasn't interested in them.

His gaze fell on a stone tablet engraved with a mysterious array on the high platform of the palace.

A flag radiating divine light was also planted on the stone tablet, shining brightly.

The flag was waving incessantly, as if some great terror was being suppressed below and was about to break free.

"I hope there's something sealed up down there."

Chen Ping looked at it for a moment, hesitated for a second, and then pulled the flag down.

He was fearless and had no scruples.

"Brother Chen, you mustn't!"

Ling Xiao exclaimed in surprise from behind, his expression changing drastically. He didn't know what was being suppressed under the flag.

However, the palace exudes an eerie and mysterious aura, and what is suppressed beneath it is anything but simple.

But Ling Xiao spoke too late; the flag had already been pulled down by Chen Ping.

At the same moment, deep within the palace, a woman slowly awoke.

Her pupils were deep and dark, and her whole demeanor was eerie.

It doesn't look human at all.

Bound by countless chains of array formations, she felt the flags inside the palace being pulled away, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

"The seal has been broken, hahaha."

The woman murmured softly, recalling the great battle of antiquity, in which a human emperor fought to the death to suppress her here.

She could no longer remember how many years she had been silent in this place; her breath grew weaker and weaker, and now only a remnant soul remained.

If this were delayed any longer, she would be completely annihilated.

Unexpectedly, the seal was broken at this moment.

She gave a sinister smile.

She then activated her own aura, and her body, like a vortex, rapidly absorbed life force.

All the materials surrounding the palace instantly emitted a grayish-white light, and the woman absorbed all the energy within them.

The energy of the Heavenly Sacred Stone on Wang Long's body instantly dissipated, turning him into a pile of waste stones.

Wang Long looked astonished.

The large number of magical treasures that Luo Qingcheng had painstakingly collected all lost their divine light and became useless.

Luo Qingcheng's face was filled with disbelief.

"What happened? My magical artifact has instantly become useless."

After the female phantom absorbed all the surrounding energy...

The once almost transparent phantom became more solid.

Immediately afterwards, she activated her aura, and all the layers of arrays and chains binding her body shattered, allowing her to completely break free of her restraints.

She then appeared in front of Chen Ping and the others.

Chen Ping and the other three were slightly surprised upon seeing this.

White hair, black eyes, skin as white as jade, and an eerily beautiful face.

Although she looks very much like a human girl, all four of them could tell that she was not human.

It was simply because the aura emanating from her was too strange and indescribable.

Then, she looked at the flag in Chen Ping's hand and revealed a playful smile.

"Human brat, it is you who broke my seal."

Chen Ping remained calm as he sized up the woman and spoke softly.

"I think so."

Ling Xiao, Luo Qingcheng, and Wang Long looked at the woman who had appeared.

His pupils constricted sharply, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

They didn't know why they were afraid of women; it was as if this feeling was innate and very strange.

But they had never seen this woman before, so why did they instinctively feel fear?

The woman looked at the four people and saw that Ling Xiao and the others were trembling. She then gave a cold smile.

However, she then looked at Chen Ping, who had a calm expression, with curiosity in her eyes.

"You're not afraid of me?"

Chen Ping felt completely bewildered; apart from looking a bit fierce, the woman in front of him had nothing special about her.

He said it casually.

Why should I be afraid of you? Are you that scary?

Upon hearing this, the woman was slightly taken aback, and her aura suddenly surged, filled with killing intent.

The three people behind Ling Xiao trembled even more violently, cold sweat streaming down their foreheads.

They didn't know why they were afraid of this woman, afraid of her aura, but they just couldn't control themselves.

"Damn it, don't move!"

Luo Qingcheng pounded her uncontrollably trembling legs.

"By the way, you shouldn't be human. What are you?"

"Also, shut your aura, you scared my friend."

Chen Ping looked at the woman and frowned as he spoke.

He pulled down the flag and saved the woman, though he didn't know who she was.

But since they had at least saved her, she not only didn't thank them, but also released her aura to scare Ling Xiao and the others.

Even he, who was usually good-tempered, couldn't help but feel angry.

The woman listened to Chen Ping's slightly solemn words but didn't take them seriously at all.

She didn't take these four weak humans seriously at all.

In ancient times, even the human emperors were helpless against her, let alone them.

Even though she has been suppressed for many years and her strength is less than one ten-thousandth of her peak, she is still more than capable of dealing with them.

The woman then fell into a memory, recalling how she had been ambushed and sealed in this place by a human emperor due to a moment of carelessness.

Thinking of this, the woman gritted her teeth, her hatred reaching its peak.

She had long since lost track of how many years had passed, and was unaware of the situation in the outside world.

In her time, humanity was weak and vulnerable, nothing more than slaves and food for all races, ants huddled in dark corners to eke out a living.

Later, the human race inexplicably rose to power, and an invincible Heavenly Emperor was born among them, leading the human race in a great war against all other races.

She had barely stepped onto the battlefield when she was ambushed and suppressed by a human emperor.

She knew nothing about what happened after that.

Now that she has awakened, she has no idea what the situation of all races is like.

However, at this moment, she looked at Chen Ping and revealed a sinister smile.

She was already strikingly beautiful, but this smile seemed particularly incongruous and eerie.

As if ingrained by instinct, the three of them were almost brought to tears when they saw that smile.

Chen Ping frowned; this woman actually dared to scare them.

He slowly raised his hand.

He slapped the woman with his palm.