One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

That was the mournful sound of an iron chain as thick as an arm being stretched and pulled by some terrifying force!

"Holy shit..."

Zhang Chulan's eyes widened in surprise.

He didn't even think about it, and he didn't care about any longevity elixir.

A burst of golden light erupted beneath their feet.

He was like a startled rabbit, turning around and running away as fast as he could!

As he ran, he didn't forget to shout at the top of his lungs:

"Retreat! Retreat! Junior Uncle! Junior Uncle Lingyu! Quickly retreat behind the pillar!"

"I knew there's no such thing as a free lunch!!!"

Zhang Chulan's escape speed was even three times faster than when he was snatching the treasure.

In the blink of an eye, he had slid behind the thick stone pillar and hidden himself.

Chen Duo and Zhang Lingyu reacted quickly, retreating after a few leaps without lingering in the fight.

And in the center of the main hall.

William and Abe Genji's groups finally realized that something was wrong.

They stopped their attack and stared blankly at the massive bronze coffin that was shaking violently.

"Click...click click..."

The sound of shattering mechanisms echoed in the empty temple.

The sound wasn't loud.

But it felt like a dull knife was slowly pulling back and forth on everyone's heart.

"Brother Yuanyi... the coffin... the coffin moved..."

Sakura Miyamoto grabbed Kaito Kamo's sleeve, her once pretty face now filled with worry.

Cold sweat broke out on William's forehead.

He gripped the dagger, and a hint of barely concealed terror finally flashed in his eyes.

"Fuck... These lunatics, what kind of monsters have they buried in their temple?!"

"boom!!!"

Without any warning.

The lid of the central bronze coffin was suddenly flung off from the inside by a tremendous force!

The lid, weighing several tons, tumbled several times in the air before crashing heavily against the wall a dozen meters away.

The impact caused the entire ground to shake three times.

Followed by.

A stench of decay and chilling energy, accumulated over countless centuries, gushed forth from the open coffin!

The moment this aura came into contact with the air, the surrounding temperature instantly dropped to freezing point.

Even the white jade on the ground was covered with a layer of white frost.

"Retreat! Get off that altar!"

Abe Genji finally realized what was happening.

He roared and led his team to retreat desperately.

but.

Before they could even leave the area around the altar.

"Shh!"

A hand reached out from the edge of the bronze coffin and gripped the rim.

At this time.

Nobody noticed.

The [Longevity Guide] in Abe no Minamoto no Yoshi's arms had begun to stir.

There was a faint hint that it would burst forth from the bottle.

Chapter 397 The Cruel Truth of the Longevity Elixir!

"Clang."

The hand that was gripping the edge of the bronze coffin was fair, slender, and had distinct knuckles.

Inside the main hall, apart from heavy breathing, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone stared intently at the open, enormous coffin, their nerves on edge.

They were terrified that some kind of cataclysmic mutant zombie might jump out from inside.

Zhang Chulan had even shrunk most of his body behind the stone pillar, leaving only one eye out to observe secretly.

In full view of everyone.

Two figures slowly rose from the two coffins and stepped out of the coffin openings.

When the faint, cold light from the dome of the main hall shone on their faces.

Everyone present was stunned.

This is not a zombie or monster at all!

These are two living, breathing, and even somewhat handsome men!

One of them was dressed in dark-patterned armor from the Japanese Sengoku period, with long hair tied back and sharp features.

The other person was dressed in a hunting robe from the Meiji Restoration era, with a thin face and an undisguised aloofness between his brows.

Their skin is firm and their muscles are well-defined.

If we ignore the fact that their clothes don't belong to this era.

If these two walked the streets of Tokyo, they would definitely attract a crowd of talent scouts.

But there's one thing that sends chills down your spine at first glance.

Their eyes.

There was no light, no focus, in those two pairs of pupils.

Like two lifeless black beads, they stared blankly ahead.

Empty, lifeless.

Soulless!

"Is this... a zombie coming back to life, or is it just cosplay?"

Zhang Chulan swallowed hard and muttered under his breath, "His skin is better maintained than mine."

"Watch out for Old Zhang." Wang Ye frowned, his sharp eyes sweeping over the two men.

"There's no vital energy flowing through them. They're not alive!"

Just when both teams were completely bewildered.

The Japanese team, who were closest to the altar, were completely petrified, as if struck by lightning!

"Clang!"

Ashiya Ryo's tightly gripped katana slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.

His usually arrogant and unruly face was now distorted with horror, almost deformed.

"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible..."

Ashiya Ryo pointed at the man in the black hunting robe, his lips trembling so much he couldn't even utter a complete sentence:

"That's...that's my great-grandfather's mentor...who passed away a hundred years ago! How could he possibly be here?!"

"Brother Yuanyi!"

Sakura Miyamoto tugged at Kaito's sleeve, her voice tense, and pointed at the man in the great armor:

“That person…that person looks exactly like the spirit guardian deity in your ancestral hall from five hundred years ago!”

"thump."

Abe Genji's legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees on one knee.

He didn't even have time to refute it.

Because the [Longevity Elixir] in his arms was pounding and burning hot against his chest at that moment!

"What on earth is going on..."

Abe Genji was sweating profusely, his mind blank.

Didn't our family elders say that these two legendary ancestors ascended to heaven and served the gods in Takamagahara after consuming the Longevity Elixir?!

Why are they under the temple?!

……

Before the Japanese team members could recover from the shock of their worldviews collapsing...

"Boom—!"

The entire Takamagahara Shrine suddenly pulsated violently!

This is not an earthquake.

Instead, it was a breathtaking heartbeat that seemed to bring the entire building to life!

"Click, click, click..."

Countless scarlet light patterns suddenly lit up on the originally dark stone walls surrounding the main hall.