Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

Weren't you laughing pretty wildly just now?

Why did you stop laughing so suddenly?

Chen Yibai immediately noticed from the frozen expression on Gu Chen Lao Zu's face and the way his eyes changed more than ten times in a second that the fear in his eyes was not because of Kang Wang.

It was the red armor worn by King Kang!

As mentioned before, in ancient myths and legends, the Plague Emperor Haotian wielded a "Plague-Pointing Sword," which could cause his opponents' magical artifacts to become infected with plague with a single swing. At best, the artifacts would lose their magical power; at worst, they would be corroded and produce plague poison.

The key point is that 'at best, one will lose their magical powers'.

In other words, not all metal weapons in the world will be corroded and produce plague when infected with sword plague!

Even the Plague Sword is not an absolutely invincible entity.

To take a broader view, consider the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Fuxi Qin (a type of zither), the God-Slaying Whip...

To take a closer look, take the red armor worn by King Kang. Although we don't know what material it is made of or what its origin is, it can withstand the sword plague without being corroded!

To be more precise, what the Lonely Star Ancestor truly feared was not the crimson armor worn by the King of Kang, but the crimson ancient sword made of the same material as the armor!

Where's the sword? Where's the sword?

Chen Yibai quickly widened his eyes and looked around at the ruins in the corner.

Once he gets his hands on the Crimson Ancient Sword, Old Ancestor Guchen should be crying!

However, the entire hall was now a pile of collapsed ruins after the coffin was blown up. If the Crimson Ancient Sword was buried under the ruins, it would be quite difficult to find it in a short time.

However, at that moment, Chen Yibai noticed that the Kang King, who had crawled out of the ruins, did not look in this direction at first. Instead, he turned his head and stared intently at a pile of brick and tile ruins on the left with his scarlet eyes, and then instantly leaped up and rushed over.

Without a doubt, they're definitely after the Crimson Ancient Sword!

"Your command is as firm as a mountain; follow me into battle!"

Chen Yibai reacted quickly, gripping the Earth Token and shouting at the top of his lungs, rushing straight in the same direction as the Prince of Kang.

Upon receiving this order, the Heavenly Generals who were 'rebelling' immediately shifted their attack target and quickly followed Chen Yibai.

Just as King Kang rushed to the ruins and reached out to lift a pillar that had fallen on the rubble, Chen Yibai also rushed over with the Heavenly Generals.

The Heavenly Generals following behind Chen Yibai were extremely fierce. They raised their rotten and broken swords and slashed at the King of Kang.

King Kang ignored the celestial generals and frantically dug through the ruins.

After all, King Kang had already withstood over a hundred blows in the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals and Earthly Fiends Formation. With his red armor protecting him, these attacks were like tickles to him, and he was not afraid at all!

Keng!

However, when a large, ghost-headed sword struck his back first, King Kang's previously indifferent expression instantly changed.

His crimson armor was cleaved straight through by the decaying, broken blade in the hand of the Heavenly General; the blade missed by less than a centimeter, just before striking his flesh.

It seems that although the red armor was not corroded by the sword plague, nor did it produce any plague poison, its sturdiness and defensive power were greatly reduced.

At that moment, the shadow of a crimson ancient sword appeared in the ruins.

However, many more Heavenly Generals, holding their nine-ringed ghost-headed sabers high, were descending with a whooshing sound.

Without the protection of the red armor, wouldn't he be chopped into pieces after a few strikes?

The crimson ancient sword was almost within reach, about to be in his hands.

But the demon head blade about to fall from above forced him to dodge!

"Bah!"

King Kang let out a strange cry in extreme anger, and could only reluctantly withdraw his hand and dodge the knife to the side.

Clang clang clang...

The ghost-headed sword fell with a whooshing sound, but missed its target and broke upon hitting the ruins.

At this moment, these Heavenly Generals were like candles that had burned out, their oil exhausted and their strength extinguished by the corrosion of the sword plague. Only a skeleton covered in rotting flesh remained, lying on the ground.

However, for Chen Yibai, this was a case of making the best use of them.

Turn back and offer them a stick of incense to guide their souls on their way.

By the time Kang Wang, who had dodged the knife, tried to turn around, Chen Yibai was already one step ahead, drawing the crimson ancient sword from the ruins!

This crimson ancient sword only suffered from a sword plague, turning completely dark black like the crimson armor on King Kang's body. Because it was not corroded, it did not produce any plague.

I've finally gotten the Crimson Sword back!

Chen Yibai stood on the ruins, looking at Kang Wang, then glancing at Gu Chen Lao Zu, a wicked smile appearing on his lips.

Now it's my turn to laugh!

King Kang was a step too slow. In the end, Chen Yibai snatched the Crimson Ancient Sword away. His eyes were fierce, but his crimson armor had lost its defensive power, so he dared not go up and try to take it again. He could only retreat quickly.

"Trying to run? Nobody's getting away today!"

Chen Yibai originally wanted to catch up with Prince Kang and start by taking action against him.

But then I thought, this crimson ancient sword was also infected with the sword plague, so it was definitely not as tough and sharp as before. If it were to perish together with the crimson armor on King Kang, and both were destroyed, how would Ancestor Guchen deal with it?

So Chen Yibai immediately turned his gaze to the Old Ancestor Guchen: "We should start by taking action against you!"

Seeing Chen Yibai charging towards him with a sinister grin, wielding a crimson ancient sword, the Old Ancestor of Lonely Star panicked. He completely lost his previous imposing aura and arrogant smirk, instantly cowering and pleading, "Grandpa Candle Dragon, please have mercy! We have no grudges against each other, why such cruelty..."

Call me "Grandpa"?

Even if you call them ancestors, there's no point in discussing it!

Weren't you laughing so happily and arrogantly just now? Why are you not laughing now?

You probably don't know how miserable the last zongzi who laughed like that in front of me was!

Seeing that Chen Yibai was not buying his pleas for mercy and was instead smiling even more evilly, Gu Chen Patriarch hurriedly shouted, "Grandpa Zhulong, have mercy! I know the whereabouts of the Nine Cauldrons of Yu the Great. I can help you find them. Whoever obtains the Nine Cauldrons will rule the world. From now on, you will be the new king of the mortal realm!"

"I also know about the tomb of King Zhou of Shang, Di Xin..."

"And...and...and the Ten Ancient Divine Tombs. I have a way to help you open them. These tombs are all filled with ancient magical artifacts and supreme treasures..."

The Old Ancestor of Lonely Star was so anxious that he kept talking non-stop, and you could tell from his tone that he was truly terrified.

After all, the Old Ancestor Guchen was a wisp of his spirit remaining in the mortal world, which was somewhat similar to King Kang, so it was normal for him to cherish his life and fear death.

But Chen Yibai completely ignored all of this and wouldn't believe his nonsense!

"I don't easily believe what people say, why would I believe you?"

"What bullshit about the Nine Tripods of Yu the Great and the Ten Ancient Divine Tombs? Even if they really exist, I don't need you to find them!"

"Although you may not have heard that it was forbidden for beings to become spirits after the founding of the People's Republic of China, you should also know that after the Investiture of the Gods, there were no more gods in the human world, right?"

"So, die the way you were supposed to die, then die again!"