Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 221 - The Burrow

Chapter 221: Chapter 221: The Burrow

Chapter 221: Chapter 221: The Burrow

It turned out that Xiao Hei had appeared in this plaza early on, right when he entered the second cave and was being transported.

At the time, there were still eight teleportation gates remaining on the plaza.

Furthermore, this dark passage had also opened up at that time.

People returned intermittently, entering the dark passage and not coming out again.

Xiao Hei stayed because he was waiting for Shi Hao; as for the big yellow dog, that was purely out of fear of death and instinct for survival—not at all about loyalty.

Xiao Hei said that the teleportation gates vanished one by one, and Shi Hao realized that this coincided with the time they had picked the Divine Lotus.

In other words, after the Earthcore Fire Lotus was harvested, this place provided an additional option for teleportation: to the outside world. Additionally, another dark passage opened up because of this.

Therefore, more and more people bypassed the other caves and returned to the plaza, entering the dark passage instead.

Because of this, the number of people Shi Hao and his companion met had dwindled until, finally, not even a shadow could be seen.

To others, they were utterly unaware of the existence of the Divine Lotus, assuming that the caves were only a form of selection, to see if they could pass through. If they succeeded, they could return to the plaza and enter the dark passage.

“Shall we go?” Xiao Hei gestured towards the dark passage ahead, showing little curiosity.

He preferred eating and sword training and was not particularly curious.

So, it wouldn’t bother him to go inside, but he wouldn’t feel regret if they decided against it.

“Woof!” The big yellow dog nodded repeatedly in refusal.

That was a joke, right? The previous Flame Cave was more than enough. It had luckily been the first to be teleported back and wanted no part of that experience again.

“Let’s take a look,” Shi Hao said with rising interest.

“Woo!” the big yellow dog howled mournfully. Was this lunatic serious? Torment yourself if you must, but why drag me along?

Shi Hao grabbed the big yellow dog and strode towards the dark passage.

The passage was very long, and after a considerable walk, they suddenly were met with a spacious opening—an underground cave.

The cave was enormous, roughly ten miles in circumference and about thirty feet in height, exuding an incredibly imposing aura.

The place was bustling, an image of busy excitement.

What’s going on?

Because everyone was excavating. Many people wielded shovels, digging through dirt, but what puzzled Shi Hao was that despite the presence of Soul Nurturing and Other Shore Realm experts, the digging pace was disappointingly slow.

Lu Yun!

Shi Hao quickly caught sight of a figure—tall and handsome, standing out among the crowd like a crane amongst chickens, recognizable at a glance.

He could not help but feel a surge of killing intent, quietly clenching his fist.

“Eh, you have a grudge against that guy?” Su Manman was highly sensitive and immediately asked.

Shi Hao nodded, “There’s some conflict.”

He didn’t elaborate. Matters of revenge were, of course, personal.

Su Manman acknowledged with an “Oh” and did not pursue further.

Shi Hao was puzzled because he hadn’t seen Lu Yun in the plaza before, but now the man had arrived, which meant it must have happened in the past few days.

Besides, several Self-Observation experts from the Lu Family had arrived, putting the Luo Family at an apparent disadvantage.

“More people have come since then?” he asked Xiao Hei.

“Mhm,” Xiao Hei nodded.

“Why didn’t you tell me before?”

“You didn’t ask me before.”

Alright, point taken.

Shi Hao was curious; the emergence of this underground cave had indeed drawn serious attention from the Lu Family—it had even brought Lu Yun here.

But what had they discovered here, and what were they excavating?

And why, when all these experts from Soul Nurturing and Other Shore Realms were present, was the progress so slow?

The excavation work was not confined to one area but spread out over a dozen spots, resulting in more than a dozen hollows and mounds of earth.

“What are you all standing around for? Come over here and help!” an elder in the nearest pit called out to them impatiently.

This was an Other Shore Realm master.

A member of the Tian Family.

He was not the one digging, but the one overseeing the operation.

Su Manman immediately felt disgruntled, about to lose her temper, when she was stopped by Shi Hao.

“Alright!” Shi Hao agreed, pulling Su Manman along as they walked forward.

With such a pull, Su Manman’s anger dissipated in an instant, leaving her with a slight blush of shyness.

“This guy actually dares to hold Miss’s hand?”

“Damn it, taking advantage of Miss!”

“Never mind, he doesn’t know Miss’s true appearance, it seems to be an unintentional act, not deliberately taking advantage.”

“Hmm, let’s let it pass this time!”

She thought to herself, like a little wife, being led forward by Shi Hao.

If those who knew her saw this, they would be utterly shocked.

She had become a completely different person!

As Shi Hao walked, Xiao Hei naturally followed.

The three of them entered the pit where there were spare shovels, which they each took up and began to dig.

However, as delicate as Su Manman was, she naturally wouldn’t really dig, she was just going through the motions.

Huh?

Shi Hao started digging and soon discovered why progress was so slow.

The earth was incredibly hard, as if forged from fine iron, with a shovel striking sparks and penetrating just an inch or so.

No wonder after more than ten days of work, they had only managed to dig about seven zhang deep.

But, if the earth was so solid, what could it be hiding?

“We’ve found something!”

Just then, a loud shout full of surprise came from a distance.

Instantly, people in the pit put down what they were doing and ran towards the location of the shout.

Shi Hao and his two companions exchanged glances, and of course, followed suit.

This was the central pit, overseen by the Lu Family, with the fastest progress; it was the pit that reached seven zhang deep and the largest, measuring about ten zhang square.

At this moment, everyone crowded around, with most of them standing at the edge of the pit, peering down into the tightly surrounded space.

Shi Hao saw a red object exposed in the corner of the large pit but since it was just a small part, it was unclear what it actually was.

“Dig faster!” a patriarch of the Lu Family ordered.

Everyone was reinvigorated, abandoning the shovels and using their hands instead.

——Except for specially made metal shovels, the strength was actually not as good as using hands directly, with just a wrapping of forceful energy, they could easily grab the soil in handfuls.

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Previously, these masters were somewhat mindful of their image, but now that something had been discovered, they were no longer holding back.

The Luo Family’s people also came over, but with the Self-Observation experts of the Lu Family outnumbering them, even Luohan Cheng didn’t dare to act recklessly. Besides, it was still uncertain if a treasure had been found; he wasn’t in a hurry.

As they continued to remove the earth, the red object revealed more of itself.

A chest.

A treasure chest?

The Lu Family members grew even more enthusiastic, digging more vigorously.

However, as more of the chest was revealed, many people began to frown.

It indeed was a chest, but it was meant for holding a person.

A coffin!