Chapter 109

The roots of the Bronze Sarcophagus giant tree coiled at the bottom of the abyss like dragons, each root composed of condensed Star Sand. The Star Marks shimmering on their surface were of the same origin as the tribulation mark on Su Jiuli. As she approached the roots, stepping over the wreckage of a collapsed floating bridge, the Star Sand beneath her feet suddenly condensed into a Wu Clan Bone Flute. Dark red blood seeped from the flute’s holes, wrapping around her wrists and staining her tribulation mark a crimson gold. The flute body trembled, sounding out an ancient Buried Star Formula melody from thirty thousand years ago. Wherever the sound waves swept, nine Bronze Sarcophagi emerged from the fissures in the roots. The taotie patterns on the coffins opened their fangs, gnawing on the drifting Star Sand, which transformed into the sight of weeping child-corpses upon entering the coffins. Su Jiuli channeled a surge of chaotic energy to slash at the Bone Flute; the moment the blade’s light touched the flute, a bronze downpour erupted from the bottom of the abyss.