Excessive ferocity due to caution

Inside the cramped stone coffin, Giddens began to tell the two what had happened in the church and the Ronald Empire back then.

He is a witness.

They were also participants.

Ji Debing was the most capable monk under the Great Sage.

The Rhône Empire, which was sacrificed in the church back then, actually had a hidden story.

"There are some things you won't believe unless you see them with your own eyes."

Even after more than four thousand years, Ji Debing's voice still trembles when he talks about this.

"The Great Sage is the most ambitious person I've ever seen since the church was built!"

"If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the coroner, he might have actually succeeded!"

Qin Bai complained:

"How could his ambition not be great...? This madman actually sacrificed the entire empire to his so-called gods!"

In the darkness, Ji Debing chuckled:

"A sacrifice to the gods?"

"You're still too naive."

"Exactly the same as me back then."

Qin Bai was dumbfounded:

"Isn't that right?"

Inside the coffin, a deathly silence pervaded.

Ji Debing didn't speak, but both of them could feel that he was trembling with fear.

"Those are all excuses..."

"That madman secretly altered the crucial activation runes of the grand formation!"

"He didn't sacrifice the entire Ronald Empire to the god of suffering, but... he sacrificed it to himself and the church!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Bai felt as if he had been struck by lightning. In the darkness, he was completely dumbfounded!

"He...he sacrificed the entire empire for himself?!"

Ji Debing closed his eyes, his body trembling uncontrollably, and his voice also trembled.

"Yes."

"The great sage does not wish to become a follower of the god of suffering..."

"He intends to use the power of the people of the Ronald Empire to elevate his religion to new heights!"

"He... wants to stand on equal footing with the god of suffering!"

The shock came like a tidal wave, engulfing Qin Bai.

Even Zhao Yi was surprised.

To sacrifice the entire empire for oneself and one's church, to ascend the entire religion to the heavens and sit on equal footing with the gods... what kind of madman could do such a thing?

"Unfortunately, he prepared for this for over a hundred years, and everything was within his grasp, except for this coroner's hall..."

Ji Debing's lips curled into a bitter smile.

"And what about the Great Sage?"

Zhao Yi asked.

Ji Debing replied:

"God knows?"

"Perhaps he's dead, or perhaps he was captured by the two bronze figures and other stone statues in the coroner's hall."

"Everything here is bizarrely strange. If I hadn't been lucky enough to discover this stone coffin, I wouldn't be alive today..."

"This stone coffin not only shields against powerful ghosts patrolling outside, but also prevents any living creature inside from aging..."

Qin Bai suddenly realized:

"No wonder you've lived for over four thousand years..."

Ji Debing sighed:

"Living like this is no different from being dead..."

"However, since you've ended up here by chance and dealt with those terrifying vengeful spirits outside, we can now leave."

"If I can leave this place, I must thank you properly."

The three of them stayed in the coffin for a long time.

After confirming that there was no sound outside, Zhao Yi led the way out of the stone coffin.

He attempted to store the mysterious stone coffin into his system's containment space, but failed.

Zhao Yi originally thought that this kind of thing would be perfect for Ouyang Feng.

However, the stone coffin possessed a mysterious power that prevented it from being stored in the system space.

With a touch of regret, Zhao Yi and his companions headed back.

Given the current situation, although Zhao Yi still hoped to venture deeper into the coroner's hall to see what was going on, he understood that with their current capabilities, it would be difficult to go any further...

The three of them carefully crept along the direction they had come from.

Something's not right.

After riding Peppa Pig for about a hundred miles, Zhao Yi suddenly spoke.

"This road... is not the road we came from."

Qin Bai, his face also pale, said:

"I don't think so either. I thought I remembered wrong just now..."

Ji Debing was stunned:

"no?"

"Could you have remembered the wrong direction?"

Zhao Yi frowned:

"There are obvious landmarks at that mass grave; it's impossible to be mistaken."

Qin Bai and Ji Debing's expressions immediately turned ugly.

"So...should we go back?"

Ji Debing asked tentatively.

Zhao Yi glanced at him.

"You've been here long, where do you think we should go now?"

Ji Debing shook his head:

"Although I stayed in the coffin hall for a long time, I was always inside the stone coffin and basically never went out."

"I have no idea."

Zhao Yi looked at Qin Bai, who was equally bewildered.

"Then let's continue in this direction."

Zhao Yi said.

Paige continued walking forward.

But the speed slowed down.

There was no further movement around them; the terrifying imprisoned ghosts that had previously roamed the area had all vanished, leaving only desolation and deathly silence.

There's always a reason behind unusual events.

After failing to see the prisoner ghosts who could kill them at any moment, the three became suspicious and uneasy.

After walking for a few more minutes, Zhao Yi suddenly spoke up:

"Where are you taking us?"

Qin Bai and Ji Debing were both taken aback.

"What?"

Zhao Yi stared at Ji Debing and repeated:

"Where are you taking us?"

Qin Bai, who was behind, was dumbfounded:

"Brother Yizi, what are you saying...?"

Ji Debing was also dumbfounded:

"What?! I'm taking you somewhere... You're the one leading the way!"

Zhao Yi retrieved Paige, stood on the wilderness, and took out the human skin of Klaibin and the painting of Mesa.

"It's okay if you don't tell me..."

"A fight to the death might not be such a bad choice."

Seeing that Zhao Yi was serious, Qin Bai immediately stood beside Zhao Yi, looking at Ji Debing with a wary gaze.

Although he did not notice anything unusual about Ji Debing, Qin Bai still had considerable trust in Zhao Yi along the way!

Since Zhao Yi thinks there's something wrong with him, he must have discovered something.

Upon seeing the two cursed items in Zhao Yi's hand, Ji Debing's expression changed.

After a long period of unpredictable mood swings, Ji Debing suddenly revealed a sinister smile.

"When did you find it?"

Zhao Yi calmly said:

"I knew something was wrong the moment I opened the coffin lid."

"The world before my eyes seems to be veiled by a layer of gauze."

"If I'm not mistaken, we are actually still inside that stone coffin."

Ji Debing sneered:

"You're quite clever."

"Many people have come here over the past four thousand years, but none of them have been as lucky as you."

Qin Bai clenched his fists and glared, saying:

"Who exactly are you?"

"Why do you want to harm us?"

Ji Debing squinted:

"To harm you?"

"If it weren't for me, you would all be dead long ago."

"I saved your lives, so your lives belong to me... That's fair."

Zhao Yi took out a cigarette.

"It is indeed very fair."

Ji Debing's lips curled up:

"very good."

"I like straightforward people!"

"Now, all you need to do is follow me obediently."

Zhao Yi:

"I refuse."

Ji Debing was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said:

"If it's fair, why refuse?"

Zhao Yi stared into Ji Debing's eyes and calmly said:

"How do I know that the giant hand above my head is trying to grab me... and not you?"

PS: First update.

The second update today will definitely not be delayed until after 10 PM.