After passing through the golden door, I arrived at the third floor.
Since I didn't know the situation, I didn't dare to rush in. I sat down and circulated the Dao energy in my body a few times before I calmed down.
I slowly opened my eyes and heaved a sigh of relief. Then, I started to observe the surroundings.
With my previous experience, I took out the prayer beads and placed them on my hand. Then, I stuck close to the wall and walked forward.
I didn't dare to be careless. From time to time, I would glance at my surroundings.
After walking for more than ten minutes, the prayer beads didn't change. Since my nerves were always tense, I had consumed a lot of energy.
At this time, I became even more nervous. It wasn't because I couldn't find the way to go upstairs, but because I felt a pair of eyes staring at me from behind. However, when I turned around, I didn't see anything.
Of course, I didn't think that it was an illusion. After reaching the Seal Heavenly Master Realm, my perception of the surroundings had already surpassed that of ordinary people. Unless someone stronger than me deliberately created an illusion, I wouldn't be wrong.
Before entering the Spirit Lock Tower, I couldn't imagine that I, a Heavenly Master, would be defeated again and again. I didn't even have the power to fight back against the Twin Rakshasa on the second floor.
One could well imagine just how terrifying the monster in the third level was for it to be able to make me so nervous.
However, what would come would come. It was useless for me to be afraid. It would be better for me to recover my energy. Otherwise, if I were to be caught unprepared, I would be defeated in one blow.
Thinking about this, I threw the prayer beads back into the Xiang Liu pouch. Then, I sat down and closed my eyes to adjust my breathing.
At the same time, I spread part of the Dao energy in my body around five meters around me. Although it consumed a lot of energy, the surroundings were filled with a strange aura. I couldn't afford to be careless.
When the Dao energy in my body had circulated for the ninth cycle, the sound of Dao energy exploding echoed around me.
The Chaos, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly exploded. It made my body shake. I hurriedly opened my eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.
I saw a broken arm flying toward me. I didn't expect it to be something like that.
Although it was only a broken arm, with my previous experience, I didn't dare to underestimate it.
Judging from how it easily broke through my Dao Qi barrier just now, its strength is already extraordinary. One must know that even a Heavenly Master Seal would not be able to break through my Dao Qi barrier with a single strike.
Seeing that the arm was getting closer and closer to me, I hurriedly stood up and took out the Xuanyuan Sword from my mouth.
Unexpectedly, when the arm saw me raise the Xuanyuan Sword high, it stopped in place and didn't come forward.
However, its actions aroused my vigilance. I knew that none of the monsters in the Spirit Lock Tower were easy to deal with.
It's definitely not because it's afraid of the sword in my hand. As for the reason, I have no way of knowing it now.
However, the fact that it didn't move gave me a chance. This was the best time to seize the initiative. While it was unprepared, I would deal a fatal blow to it. Perhaps I would be able to defeat it.
After thinking about it, I placed the Xuanyuan Sword on my back and slowly leaned forward. The Qi in my body was slowly transferred to the Xuanyuan Sword.
When the arm saw me coming, it still didn't react. Seeing this, I felt that I had a better chance of winning.
When I was only two meters away from him, I roared and swung the Xuanyuan Sword at the severed arm on the ground.
Wherever the Sword Qi went, it stirred up a cloud of dust, completely blocking one's line of sight. When the Sword Qi landed on the ground, there was a deafening rumble that shook the entire building. The echo lingered in the building for a long time.
When the dust settled and the echo died down, there was no trace of the arm in its original position. There was only a shallow hole on the ground left by the sword energy.
Seeing this, I subconsciously thought that the arm had been cut to ashes by the Xuanyuan Sword. After all, that attack had used up all the Dao energy in my body.
At this time, the exhaustion brought about by the exhaustion of Dao energy swept through my body. I couldn't stand and could only sit on the ground.
I took a deep breath and calmed my aura. Then, I closed my eyes and began to absorb dragon energy from the jade bracelet to fill the gap.
I didn't set up a barrier of Dao energy. I just wanted to recover faster.
However, in just two cycles, a strange voice rang out beside his ear. "Emperor Xuanyuan?"
Hearing this sound, my heart tightened. Is there something else on this floor?
Thinking about this, I opened my eyes and looked at the source of the sound.
There was a skull on the ground two meters away from me.
He hadn't sensed that this thing was here before. Could it be that the sound just now was coming from it?
I looked around to make sure that there was nothing else. Then, I fixed my eyes on the skull.
I didn't dare to reach out to touch it, so I had to use the Xuanyuan Sword to poke the skull. As soon as the sword touched it, I saw its mouth open and close, saying, "How dare you?"
After hearing this, I frowned and took the Xuanyuan Sword back. Then, I asked, "Who are you?"
The skull didn't answer. Instead, it talked to itself, "You're not Xuanyuan Emperor. You're too weak.
Why is the Xuanyuan Sword in your hand? Why do you have his aura? "
His words were true. Compared to Great Emperor Xuanyuan, my strength was indeed far too lacking.
However, since this thing recognized the Xuanyuan Sword, it wasn't an ordinary person. Then, I repeated my question.
This time, it answered me neatly, "I'm the King of the Shang Dynasty, Wang Hai."
Then, there was a burst of sound in the air. It should be the sound of something breaking through the air. It was said that once one's speed exceeded the speed of sound, it would cause an air explosion and produce a thunderous sound.
In the blink of an eye, two broken arms, two leg bones, and a chest cavity flew in from all directions. Together with the skull, they formed a complete skeleton.
Seeing this, I suddenly thought of Prince Ye's corpse in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Prince Ye's corpse had two hands, two thighs, chest, head, and teeth broken in different places.
It was said that Prince Ye was Shang Wang Hai. Wang Hai was killed and his corpse was divided into eight parts. Together, Wang Hai had two heads and six bodies.
Wang Hai was the sixth grandson of King Bo (Qi), the eldest son of Ming. He succeeded as the leader of the Shang clan and was one of the ancestors of the Shang clan.
Wang Hai was from Shang Qiu during the Xia Dynasty. In the eleventh year of Xia Shaokang, Wang Hai's father, Ming, was sent to deal with the problem of the Yellow River. At that time, Wang Hai started to help his father.
However, in the thirteenth year of Xia Dynasty, his father died in the Yellow River.
So, the Shang people would worship Ming during the winter solstice.
Because of this, Wang Hai officially became the seventh leader of the Shang clan.
According to the records, in the twelfth year of Emperor Xie, Wang Hai and his younger brother, Wang Heng, set off from Shang Qiu. They carried goods and drove cattle and sheep to You Yi in Hebei.
Mianchen, the leader of the You Yi Tribe, had evil intentions. He killed Wang Hai, drove away Wang Hai's entourage, and took the goods and sheep.
Since then, Wang Hai was dismembered and turned into the corpse of the Ancient Great Monster King, Ziye.
According to the records, Wang Hai was the sixth grandson of Shang Qi.
Talking about the Shang Qi, I suddenly thought of the silver-eyed man in the Fire God Temple. I remembered that he had told me that he was Shang Qi.
He called me Imperial Father, and at that time, I knew my identity as Emperor Ku.
So, the skeleton in front of me was Emperor Ku's seventh grandson.
Suddenly thinking of this, I found it hard to express my emotions.
I didn't know if I should be happy or worried.
Seeing that I didn't respond, Wang Hai asked loudly, "Who are you? What are you doing here?
Also, why do you have the aura of my ancestor, Emperor Xuanyuan? "
I smacked my lips. I didn't know how to answer him. I was Emperor Ku, so of course I had the aura of my ancestor, Emperor Xuanyuan. Otherwise, how could I make the Xuanyuan Sword recognize me as its master?
However, if I told him the truth, he definitely wouldn't believe me.
But if I didn't tell him, he would probably attack me. He would bear the crime of deceiving his master and ancestor.
After the incident with the Twin Rakshasa on the second floor, I realized that everything that appeared in the Spirit Lock Tower had a reason.
The appearance of Emperor Ku's seventh grandson on the third floor probably meant that he wanted this matter to have a connection.
Moreover, there was nothing more important in this world than a bloodline connection.
After thinking about it, I decided to tell him the details.
After hearing my words, he was stunned on the spot. His body didn't move at all.
However, in just a moment, the skeleton around him started to creak. Then, he shouted, "How dare you! You dare to offend my ancestor!
Watch as I pull out your tendons and pull out your bones, then throw you into the Nine Hells to suffer the pain of purgatory! "
After saying that, his aura surged. I saw him spit out dark green smoke from his mouth, heading straight for me.
I had never seen this smoke before, but it definitely wouldn't feel good after coming in contact with it.
I immediately retreated and used the Dao energy in the Veins of the Heavens to build a barrier three meters around me to block the green smoke.
Unexpectedly, when the smoke hit the barrier, it wasn't blocked at all. Instead, it passed through. This scene left me speechless.
Seeing that the barrier was useless, I didn't dare to waste any more energy.
I waved my hand and retracted the barrier. At the same time, I raised the Xuanyuan Sword to block the smoke.
However, the Xuanyuan Sword didn't have any effect on the smoke. Instead, it sped up its speed.
Seeing that, I quickly ran away. As I ran, I thought about how to prove what I had said so that he would stop.
I had seen Wang Hai's speed just now. Before I could run far, he had already caught up with me, and his hand was already clutching my neck.
From his empty eyes, I could feel the aura of death. Moreover, he gradually increased the strength of his hand, which proved that it wasn't an illusion.
At this moment, my face was red. I didn't have any strength left in my body. I could only exhale through my nose and mouth.