Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 418: Golden Crow Crown Prince Trail

Sharky looked at the heavens above and said, "Those must be at least heaven-grade ki stones, maybe even immortal-grade! They’re also so big."

Charlotte nodded, "Yes, and judging from how these treasures have been placed into the sun, moon, and stars, this is a huge formation. Forcefully removing them would definitely trigger the Imperial Tomb’s alarm."

"There’s a large lake here," Alina said. She exclaimed in alarm, "Huh? The water is real!"

Normally, in order to preserve models of lakes and rivers in tombs, the architects would use substitutes like mercury; then, they wouldn’t decay for a long, long time. They could also release poison that protected the tomb.

The others were also a bit surprised. They walked over and checked for themselves. Sure enough, it really was water!

"I understand what’s going on. The flow of wind and water matters a lot to tombs, so water is actually extremely important. It’s just that an ordinary person can’t be as bold as the Fiend Emperors in their designs, to find an unending water source here," Sharky explained after thinking about something.

"The Golden Crow royal family is of the fire attribute, the most dominant of the yang forces. We all know the saying that yang alone can’t produce life, while yin alone can have no growth."

"There must be a harmony of yin and yang. This water source is used to balance the yin and yang of this Imperial Tomb. Tsk tsk, the one who designed this Imperial Tomb in the past really was a genius..."

Diana moved over to Sharky’s side and whispered, "Sharky, do you think the Unknown Region is inside this lake?"

Sharky nodded and said, "That’s what I think too. How about this? I’ll head down and take a look, and you will take care of yourselves for a few minutes."

"Don’t worry about us. You’re the one who needs to be careful down there." Diana harrumphed.

Sharky wanted to warn her, but when he recalled that she was a grandmaster, he felt that his worries were a bit unfounded. Soon afterward, he jumped into the water and began to search the bottom of the lake.

The three women waited by the lakeside. Diana looked as if she didn’t care on the outside, but she actually worried about him.

After an incense stick’s worth of time, the water’s surface rippled. Then, Sharky emerged from the water.

"So?" the three women quickly asked.

Sharky shook his head, saying, "I looked around inside, and I even examined the bottom of the lake. There weren’t any hidden entrances or passages."

"If there was not anything inside, then only a single place is left, which we haven’t searched yet in this Imperial Tomb."

Thinking about that place, they were startled. The only place left was where the Golden Crow Crown Prince was going to undergo the previous Fiend Emperors’ trial by fire. They hadn’t expected that after all this time, they still had to go through what they wanted to experience the least.

Sharky discussed things with the three women. In the end, they decided to enter the main hall and take a look in the end.

After all, Sharky has his own plan, so he also wants to settle the matter with the Crown Prince.

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They moved quickly. Along the way, with the rune formation expert Charlotte at their side, they were able to avoid a lot of dangers ahead of time.

Soon afterward, they arrived at the corner of a corridor. A bright flame shone before them.

Alina said quietly, "The underground palace must be up ahead."

Sharky nodded. He focused his mind and moved forward.

Inside was a grand palace. The most striking thing about it was a pitch-black sculpture that towered several meters into the air. It looked like both a person and a beast, and yet was neither. It had a human body with a bird head, and its hands were claws.

Behind it was a pair of pitch-black wings, making it look as if it would spread its wings and fly away. Its sharp bird beak and the special pupils in its eyes gave off a unique air of violence and viciousness. Looking at it gave the impression of facing some great prehistoric beast.

Even though the sculpture was an inanimate object, there was a wisp of terrifying pressure spreading from it that was even greater than that of the current Fiend Emperor.

Charlotte and Diana were both shocked, exclaiming, "This sculpture is a bit strange!"

Alina asked quietly, "Could it be that the Fiend Ancestor is still alive?"

"How could that be? The Fiend Ancestor was a being from tens of millions of years ago! How could he possibly survive until now?!" Diana replied, shaking her head. "But this sculpture does seem to carry a bit of the Fiend Ancestor’s aura."

"Could it be that the previous Fiend Emperors’ heroic spirits all entrusted their soul fragments to this statue? But how is that possible?" Charlotte muttered to herself. She seemed to have stumbled upon a difficult academic problem.

Meanwhile, Sharky was sizing up the palace surroundings. He saw someone dressed in a long golden robe, every part of his being exuding an insufferable air of arrogance. Who else could it be but the Golden Crow Crown Prince?

There were eighteen guards scattered around the hall. All of them were strong, yet reserved.

The weakest of them was at the ninth rank, but none of them exceeded the Golden Crow Crown Prince’s cultivation.

Anyone who could be brought inside by the Golden Crow Crown Prince was definitely one of his most trusted aides.

Just then, the Golden Crow Crown Prince walked up to the fiend ancestor statue step by step. His face was brimming with excitement and admiration.

"I am going to begin receiving the trial. You are all to guard the exits. Do not allow anyone to interrupt me," the Golden Crow Crown Prince ordered.

"Understood!" The eighteen guards replied confidently, then began vigilantly watching the surroundings. One guard moved toward the passage Sharky’s group was in. The party was so alarmed they quickly moved backward. Fortunately, they all excelled in stealth skills, so they weren’t discovered.

The Golden Crow Crown Prince nodded in satisfaction when he saw that. Then, he spread his arms toward the fiend ancestor. After that, he began to chant cryptic syllables.

Suddenly, the fiend ancestor statue seemed to come alive. Its eyes shone.

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Sharky and the others’ expressions changed. Could it be that the Fiend Ancestor really would return to life? That would definitely be the absolute worst situation for them.

Suddenly, a strange event happened. The two guards closest to the Golden Crow Crown Prince moved, attacking his vitals at the same time.

The other guards hadn’t expected the colleagues they were so familiar with to suddenly attack the crown prince. By the time they reacted, it was already too late.

The two guards were extremely quick, and their cultivation was on the higher end among the eighteen guards. They were already at the hero soul stage of the master rank. As such, even though the other guards all shouted in anger and chased after them, they couldn’t catch up.

Meanwhile, the Golden Crow Crown Prince had his eyes closed, as he was undergoing the most crucial part of the trial. Even if he did notice the activity happening behind him, he wouldn’t be able to break free from the trial for quite some time. That meant the two guards’ choice of timing was particularly vicious and ingenious.

"Could it be that they were also sent by the Second Empress?" Diana asked through ki transmission.

"I don’t think so," Sharky said, shaking his head. If the Second Empress had already sent someone, why would she invest so much into recruiting him?

"The Golden Crow Crown Prince is probably finished. It’s a good thing we didn’t have to make a move," Alina said, sighing in relief. She didn’t want Sharky to take any risks.

"That may not be the case. The Golden Crow Crown Prince is too calm right now," Charlotte said with a frown. The crown prince had been much less composed when he was in the Snake race.

Sure enough, as soon as she spoke, the crown prince who had previously been immersed in the trial swiftly opened his eyes. Then, a raging flame protected his entire body. It was the Golden Crow royal family’s innate skill: Golden Crow Sacred Fire!

The two hero soul master rank assassins were somewhat surprised. However, they didn’t withdraw. Instead, they each clasped a pendant and barriers of light surrounded their bodies. Thus, they were just barely able to fend off the Golden Crow Sacred Fire.

They had clearly anticipated such a situation ahead of time and prepared a fire-resistant magical artifact as a defense.

Of course, the Golden Crow Sacred Fire definitely wasn’t ordinary fire. Their magical artifacts definitely wouldn’t last for long. However, a few seconds would already be enough for them to kill the powerless Golden Crow Crown Prince.

However, just then, a blazing wave of heat spread outward. A sun rose above theGolden Crow Crown Prince’s head, and a golden war chariot rushed out from it.

The two assassins’ bodies were clearly affected by the sun’s radiance. Their fire-resistant pendants instantly shattered into several pieces, and smoke began to appear from their bodies.

The golden carriage rushed directly at the closest master rank assassin. It locked onto the assassin, who couldn’t avoid it at all as it swiftly rammed into him. His entire body shook violently, blood gushing out of his mouth wildly. He then crashed into the ground like a broken sack.

The other assassin was horrified when he saw that. He bit down on the tip of his tongue and released a spray of blood essence, seemingly activating some life-saving skill.

He barely managed to struggle free from the sun’s restrictions, then ran for his life. He knew he wouldn’t get another chance to kill the crown prince. The only thought left in his mind was to run away.

Suddenly, two giant wings that were several dozen meters long emerged from the Golden Crow Crown Prince’s back.

They were like giant blades, instantly hacking the fleeing assassin’s legs in half. The assassin fell from the air and rolled across the ground in pain.

The golden wings weren’t as simple as they looked. They contained sinister sword ki that entered through the wounds they created, which then ran amok in the assassin’s body. As such, even a master rank cultivator like him ended up screaming miserably.

Sharky was shocked when he saw that. He hadn’t expected this loser he had previously defeated to be so strong, seriously injuring two master rank cultivators so quickly. Even though they were only at the hero soul stage, they were still master rank cultivators!

He remembered that Charlotte and Diana had previously warned him that the only reason why he had been able to defeat Golden Crow Crown Prince was that his techniques perfectly countered his opponent’s.

It just so happened that Sharky didn’t have to fear the crown prince’s most powerful moves. However, against other opponents, Sharky wouldn’t necessarily be stronger.

Otherwise, the Golden Crow Crown Prince wouldn’t be publicly recognized as the absolute best of the fiend race’s younger generation’s five elites.