Running A Cemetery in North America-Chapter 449 - 320: Great Virtuous Master

"What is this?"

Zhou Mangmang looked shocked, seeing the high-grade coffin.

The status of its owner in life must have been illustrious; could they have found Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s coffin?

"Be careful, a very strong murderous aura."

Sun Yan’s face was full of caution, the longer he stayed here, the more he sensed something was amiss.

However, before Sun Yan could finish his sentence, the terracotta warriors in those pits suddenly began to tremble one by one.

One by one, souls drifted out from the terracotta warriors, all surging into the coffin.

Then, the coffin began to shake violently, and the lid slowly shifted aside as a towering figure emerged from within.

"Who dares trespass in the king’s tomb?"

That figure was a general in Qin Kingdom armor, holding a long sword, his gaze coldly fixed on Sun Yan and Zhou Mangmang outside the pit.

"Intruders shall pay the price, be buried with the king."

The general swung his sword, and a large number of soldier spirits rushed toward Sun Yan and Zhou Mangmang.

Sun Yan quickly summoned the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade and clashed with those soldier spirits.

These soldier spirits could not possibly be a match for Sun Yan, yet the general who stood from the coffin raised his sharp sword:

"My Qin soldiers, protect our king!" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"I, Wang Ben, command you to battle once more for Qin!"

The general shouted, and Sun Yan suddenly felt as if a cry resonated through the Earth Palace:

"Stalwart old Qin, united in national peril. We do not rest until blood ceases to flow!"

A great number of soldier spirits gathered on Wang Ben’s sword, which began to glow with a golden light, accompanied by the sound of dragons roaring from the blade.

Deafening the entire Earth Palace.

"Is he Wang Ben?" Zhou Mangmang was startled.

Wang Ben, the illustrious general of the Qin Kingdom.

He once led the army to attack the Chu Kingdom, defeating the Chu army greatly and capturing Chu cities.

Then led an attack on the Wei Kingdom, flooding the capital Da Liang with the waters of the Yellow River, destroying the Wei Kingdom, and seizing all its territory.

Along with Li Xin, he led an attack on the Yan Kingdom, capturing King Yan Xi, and destroying the Yan Kingdom.

In the same year, he captured the remnants of the Zhao forces, wiping out the Zhao Kingdom.

Later, he led the Qin army to capture King Qi, overthrowing the Qi Kingdom.

His immense achievements earned him the title of Marquis Tongwu, making him a famed general of the Qin Kingdom.

Wang Ben’s father Wang Jian was also a renowned general.

His son Wang Li succeeded Wang Ben in leading troops, defending the frontier against northern invaders.

During the late Qin farmer uprising, Wang Li was ordered to lead troops south to join Zhang Han in besieging anti-Qin forces like Zhang Er at Ju Lu, but was later defeated by Xiang Yu and captured.

The Wang family, with Wang Jian and Wang Ben, made great contributions to the unification of Qin.

After Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, Wang Jian and Wang Ben returned home without engaging in politics, ending well.

However, according to Zhou Mangmang’s understanding, Wang Ben had his own grave after death and was not buried with Emperor Qin Shi Huang, so why was he here now?

History indeed holds many unknown secrets.

"Slash!"

Wang Ben swung his sword, unleashing dragon cries, as a black dragon flew from the blade.

Hurled toward Sun Yan, who fiercely summoned the Mountain-Cracking Axe to strike at the black dragon.

The clash of dragon and axe caused the entire Earth Palace of the Emperor’s Tomb to shake endlessly.

Just as Wang Ben was ready to swing his sword again, a gust of eerie wind came from the depths of the Earth Palace.

Where the wind passed, the ground was covered with ice, black ice encasing the surface.

A mass of spirits fled from the depths of the Earth Palace but were pursued and frozen into ice blocks by the eerie wind.

"Not good! Someone is stealing the divine artifact!"

Wang Ben’s eyes changed sharply, looking at Sun Yan with even more fury: "Petty thieves! You even have accomplices!"

Sun Yan looked at Zhou Mangmang in confusion, completely unaware of what the other party said.

Yet the anomaly in the corridor already showed an unknown change in the depths of the Earth Palace.

"I’ll hold them here, you go find the Creation Bell and Cauldron."

Zhou Mangmang swung his double whips, solemnly urging Sun Yan.

Sun Yan had the means to find a path in the Earth Palace; this was the right moment for him to go deeper and find the Creation Bell and Cauldron.

Zhou Mangmang preferred to entrust his Divine Enthronement opportunity to Sun Yan.

"Then be careful."

Sun Yan knew now was no time for retreat, the priority was to quickly find the Creation Bell and Cauldron and help Zhou Mangmang complete the God-Enshrinement Task.

Therefore, Sun Yan immediately turned and departed, summoning the black dog to find the road to the next chamber.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

Wang Ben roared, intending to chase Sun Yan, but Zhou Mangmang quickly stepped forward with his double whips to block Wang Ben’s path.

"I am your opponent, to leave, you must pass through me."

Zhou Mangmang flung his double whips, forcibly halting Wang Ben’s actions.

He aimed to win Sun Yan as much time as possible.

——

Deep within the Imperial Mausoleum.

A mysterious person held a bronze cauldron, placing it on a stone platform.

The stone platform began to sink, revealing a four-sided cauldron stored inside a glazed cabinet.

The cauldron’s surface was adorned with intricate star trajectory patterns, giving it an extraordinary appearance.

"Master Xu, what you couldn’t achieve, allow me to assist you."

A low chuckle of anticipation sounded from the mysterious individual, who intended to break the glazed coffin and retrieve the cauldron within.

"Stop!"

At that moment, the terracotta warriors around suddenly cracked and fell apart.

The soldiers inside brandished long halberds, charging at the mysterious figure and slashing at him.

"Hmph." The mysterious individual sneered, striking out with a palm.

The terracotta warriors protecting Emperor Qin Shi Huang were blown away.

"Surely Emperor Qin Shi Huang didn’t die back then, or the Creation Bell and Cauldron wouldn’t be here without his coffin; surely back then, he gained benefits from the Kunlun Ruins and achieved longevity."

The mysterious person muttered absentmindedly.

His hand rested on the glazed coffin, applying a bit of force, as cracks appeared on the glazed surface, shattering it.

As the mysterious figure was about to grab the Creation Bell and Cauldron, the space around him suddenly appeared to disintegrate.

It was as if space itself had begun collapsing, causing the mysterious individual to fall downward.

In the darkness, a gigantic figure emerged, dragon eyes overbearing, gazing down.

"Daring to touch Kyushu dragon veins, loosen the Immortal Family’s seal, eternally suppress the Imperial Mausoleum."

The colossal figure reached down, grabbing at the mysterious individual.

Directly extracting his soul from his body.

The mysterious person’s consciousness gradually faded, feeling his soul entering a cold container.

His body no longer under his control.

This unprecedented feeling filled the mysterious individual with fear and unease.

Master Xu had never mentioned such means in the Emperor’s Tomb.

"No!"

At this critical moment, the mysterious individual bit his tongue hard, forcibly awakening his consciousness through the intense pain.

His eyes glinted fiercely at the huge figure: "I am the Great Virtuous Master, no one can take my soul!"

"Lei Gong, assist me!"

Thunder roared!

The sky above Lishan suddenly gathered thunderclouds, a bolt of lightning struck the ground, creating a large pit.

In the mysterious figure’s hands deep underground, a surge of electric light emerged.

Thunderbolts exploded, shattering the giant figure before him.

Upon regaining awareness, he found himself lying on the ground, drenched in cold sweat as if he had experienced a nightmare.

"Emperor Qin Shi Huang, he isn’t dead!"

The mysterious individual exclaimed in disbelief.