Yan Shouyi remained oblivious to what was happening on the ground.
At that moment, he was trapped beneath a heavy bronze bell, holding a key fragment but facing a greater peril.
*Dong—*
The bronze bell landed with a dull thud. Anyone standing near it would have felt their eardrums ache from the sound.
And Yan Shouyi was trapped inside!
He felt tangible sound waves striking his body from all sides, causing his flesh, bones, and even blood to churn and boil.
In that instant, he felt a searing pain, as if countless ants were gnawing at every inch of his body. The Great Wind Novel Network.
"Ugh!"
Dizzy and disoriented, Yan Shouyi’s stomach churned uncontrollably, and he even vomited.
This was a pain that ordinary people could not endure!
Fortunately, as the bell's resonance slowly faded, Yan Shouyi’s torment lessened.
He wiped his mouth, trying to steady himself.
A dull thudding sound came from outside the bronze bell’s wall, but it was not strong enough to harm Yan Shouyi again.
It seemed that the anxious Sanyuan was attempting to smash through the bronze bell to rescue him.
But the bronze bell was tall and massive, made of bronze, and clearly beyond Sanyuan’s strength to knock over.
Yan Shouyi could only convey through his thoughts, telling Sanyuan to stop and find another way.
At the same time, he tried to find a way out from within the bronze bell.
Unfortunately, the bronze bell was already heavy, and after falling from a height, it had directly caused the stone bricks beneath to collapse. The entire bell seemed embedded in the ground, forming a seamless fit, leaving Yan Shouyi no chance to find a crack!
This meant that the interior of the bronze bell was a sealed space.
Fortunately, Yan Shouyi was a Tiansha Corpse Puppet. While he needed to breathe, his demand for oxygen was not as great.
He suppressed his breathing, deliberately calming his chest movements, and then calmly considered his options.
Such a massive bronze bell, even Lin Zhitong would be helpless… no, even if Captain Wang and all the others were called, there would be no solution.
The nine-meter-tall bronze bell was nearly three stories high. It was like a three-story building pressing down on Yan Shouyi, and it was impossible to move it by human strength alone.
“If I can’t break open the bronze bell, I’ll dig a tunnel from underneath!”
Yan Shouyi had an idea.
Fortunately, he knew the Art of Qimen Dunjia, so he didn’t need to dig himself. He only needed to utilize the 'Gen Earth' gate to control the stone bricks beneath his feet.
But just as he was about to perform Qimen Dunjia and summon the one hundred and eight layers of the astrolabe, a tremor ran through his heart.
It was Sanyuan, urgently warning him of impending danger!
Yan Shouyi’s heart sank. He put aside the idea of digging for the moment and cautiously scanned his surroundings.
This was clearly a sealed space; where could the danger come from?
What methods did the resurrected Gu Master outside possess?
Suddenly, Yan Shouyi’s eyes turned cold as he thought of something.
If I want to escape from underground, the Gu Master will also think of attacking me from underground!
The bronze bell was difficult to destroy, so attacking from below was the best option!
Yan Shouyi immediately jumped up, using the slippery inner wall to climb to the inner ceiling of the bronze bell. He then grabbed the small hook that had previously held the jade key fragment and hung himself from the top.
Before he could even steady himself, the stone bricks below began to "melt."
These relatively hard stone bricks, like ice blocks, melted into fine sand, bubbling continuously as if boiling water.
Immediately after, dark Gu worms emerged from the sand, instantly covering the entire bottom of the bronze bell, leaving no place to stand!
"These Gu worms seem to like to gnaw on things."
Yan Shouyi thought, "Just now, they easily bit through the iron lock that held the bronze bell, and now they’ve directly chewed through the floor bricks. If I fall, I’ll likely be devoured in an instant, leaving no bones behind. Even as a Tiansha Corpse Puppet, I might turn to dust, beyond recovery."
The advantages of being a Tiansha Corpse Puppet had brought Yan Shouyi many benefits, especially in combat. His incredible healing ability often caught enemies off guard.
But such a formidable advantage was completely useless against a swarm of Gu worms.
The Gu worms below, after entering the bronze bell, began to climb up the inner wall.
Their target was clear—Yan Shouyi!
This outsider who had trespassed into the imperial tomb!
Watching the tide of Gu worms surge towards him, Yan Shouyi gritted his teeth and used the Heavenly Thunder Control Fire Art, releasing Heavenly Thunder Fire to burn the Gu worms.
To his surprise, these Gu worms were indeed afraid of fire. Under the burning of the Heavenly Thunder Fire, they fell in large numbers.
Their black corpses piled up, quickly reaching a depth of over a meter at the bottom.
However, the number of incoming worms was greater. The new worms directly devoured the corpses of their comrades, becoming even more ferocious.
Under the burning of the Heavenly Thunder Fire, the interior of the bronze bell grew hotter and hotter, even the hook Yan Shouyi was holding became scalding hot.
If this continued, Yan Shouyi would be roasted to death inside the bronze bell along with the Gu worms!
Sanyuan grew increasingly anxious, repeatedly slamming its body against the bronze bell, but it was unable to budge the massive bell.
"Sanyuan!"
Yan Shouyi shouted in his mind, "Don't worry about me, go attack the Gu Master in the coffin! These Gu worms obey his command. If you can disrupt the Gu Master, you can throw the Gu worms into disarray!"
Receiving Yan Shouyi's order, Sanyuan hesitated not at all. It turned and flew directly towards the coffin.
The coffin only had a small crack, from which an endless stream of black Gu worms was pouring out.
Upon approaching, Sanyuan first slammed its body hard against the coffin, causing the coffin, suspended in mid-air, to shake violently.
Black Gu worms began to crawl out intermittently, seemingly affected.
Seeing this, Sanyuan circled once more and then unleashed the Five Thunders Righteous Law talisman that Yan Shouyi had left within its body!
*Boom!!*
A golden lightning strike hit the coffin. The black Gu worms were instantly charred into coke and fell powerlessly.
The coffin fell silent for a moment, then suddenly surged with even more black Gu worms!
What was terrifying was that these black Gu worms were no longer crawling insects but small flying insects with wings!
Swarming out in large numbers, the small flying insects gathered in mid-air, forming a black cloud that pursued Sanyuan.
Sanyuan felt both fear and anger. It could not retreat further, otherwise Yan Shouyi would likely die in the bronze bell!
So, instead of retreating, Sanyuan advanced. Spreading its wings, it directly activated the Palm Thunder talisman, lightning flashing on its wings!
Sanyuan transformed into a bolt of lightning and plunged into the black cloud of Gu worms!
*Zizzzzz!*
The lightning triggered a chain reaction within the black cloud of Gu worms. The entire cloud flashed with a bolt of electricity, and then they all died, falling in large numbers!