Chapter 117: The Tomb of Yao

  The fireball exploded with a deafening roar in the mountain cave, followed by a sky of flames bursting out, like a burning cloud bringing out strings of tantalizing tails.

  A loud cry of "ya" echoed through the light group, and the light on his body expanded outward again, pushing all the fire poison to the outside.

  "He's getting angry!"

  The sweet voice sounded again, causing Hu Gao and the others to be on guard. Even the Fire Poison Bomb, a powerful killing tool, had no effect at all. It was unknown what kind of attack this hidden enemy would launch.

  The flames in the air suddenly dispersed, and the enlarged light group rushed towards Hu Gao like lightning. Hu Gao barely had time to raise his Shadowless Sword before he was struck and almost fell apart.

  The light ball didn't stop and flashed again, knocking Yun Feng and Han Chong apart once more.

  Hu Gao was secretly shocked in his heart, he didn't expect the guardian beast here to be so powerful, three people joined forces and couldn't even block an energy ball it released.

  "Hey, you guys are really weak, I haven't even warmed up yet."

  "Who is it?" Hu Gao looked around but didn't find any enemy.

  "Here! Here!" That sweet voice urged hastily, and the light cluster flew in front of Hu Gao, flashing.

  Three people looked up and took a closer look, the bright light was emitted by a fist-sized firefly, which was fat and plump, except for two more pairs of wings, it looked no different from a gourd.

  "Who are you?" Hu Gao asked guardedly.

  "How can you talk?!" Han Chong exclaimed in surprise.

  "Are you a fourth-grade demon beast?" Yun Feng asked.

  Three people asked in unison, causing the firefly dancing in mid-air to let out a dissatisfied hum.

  "You're really impolite, asking others questions without introducing yourself first?"

  "I'm going down to Han Chong!" Han Chong's face regained its composure as he spoke in a casual tone.

  "Walk without changing your name, sit without changing your surname, the Rain City has no empty sword pavilion! Yun Feng's presence in front of outsiders is still quite intimidating."

  "Young Master Hu Gao, Miss is polite!" Hu Gao was not so reserved and could speak freely, having seen many beasts that could talk, he even started joking.

  "Hey, not bad, young man!" said Ying Guang with an air of superiority, "I'm a fourth-stage intermediate Starfire Firefly, don't think I'm cute and get any ideas, or this lady will knock you down with just one claw!"

  After finishing speaking, it waved its indistinguishable paws, full of intimidation.

  "How dare I?" Hu Gao replied with utmost respect, "May I ask, miss, where is this place? My two friends and I got lost on the way here. Would you please direct us?"

  "You insignificant adventurers! This is the resting place of Yao, the first of your human Four Great Gods!" The radiant light seemed to want to scare the three to death, speaking in a mysterious and unfathomable tone.

  "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I've mistakenly entered this place, please forgive me, miss!" He said, and then Hu Gao bowed deeply with great respect.

  "Do you believe what I'm saying or not?" Ying Guang seemed to be angered by Hu Gao's attitude.

  "Really! How dare I doubt Miss?" He said, and then Hu Gao looked at Ying Guang with a hint of resentment.

  "Whatever, one look at you and I can tell you're not a good person." Jingguang directly made up her mind, "Others don't want to play with you anymore, come with me instead, Ehuang wants to meet all of you."

  "The maiden smiled and I ventured to ask, is the Butterfly Emperor the master of this house?" Hu Gao said orally, gesturing for Yun Feng and Han Chong to follow him.

  "Ehuang is just Ehuang, she's not the master here." Yingguang flew ahead, acting as a guide light.

  "Hu Gao asked again, 'May I ask, who is the master of this place?'"

  "Nature is great, isn't it?" Ying Guang replied matter-of-factly.

  "May I ask, is it Emperor Moth's strength or Yao's great strength?"

  "How dare you ask so many questions! Now, shut up for others!" Ying Guang turned back and shouted at Hu Gao, bursting out with an aura far surpassing that of Huo Yun Cang.

  Three people were shocked, it turned out that this bean-sized firefly was indeed a fourth-order one!

  Hú Gāo didn't ask any more questions. He thought that this incredibly powerful firefly was stupid, and even if he asked again, he wouldn't be able to get anything out of it.

  "It's really like that, only listening when others get angry, just like Fei Luo." Ying Guang hummed with satisfaction and continued to lead the way.

  Hú Gāo didn't ask who Féi Luó was.

  Soon, Jing Guang led them to their destination, which was actually around the coiled Red Dragon and arrived on the other side.

  Here stand over a dozen majestic and powerful ants, all as large as rhinoceroses, silent.

  Ever since they saw Huoyun Chan, the three of them kept encountering powerful demons and monsters, and Hu Gao and the others were no longer surprised.

  Among the scattered ants, a larger ant guards, its entire body is crimson red, but it has a transparent feeling, and its body is covered with a layer of shiny scales.

  The most peculiar thing is that this ant is half-human and half-ant in shape, with a pair of antennae on its head, as well as a pair of coral-like horns.

  Ying Guang fell onto Ban Ren Yi's shoulder and reported to him: "E Huang, they've brought them over."

  "Good job, Ying Guang." The half-human ant said kindly.

  Isn't it Mothra? How can it be a giant half-human ant?

  Hu Gao was filled with doubts in his heart.

  The half-human ant turned to him, and a gentle voice said: "I am the Ant Queen Yao Huang of Li Zhuang, welcome you to the great Ya's resting place, successor."

  Huh? So this half-human ant's name is Ehuang? But how did she know her successor's identity?

  Is this really the tomb of Yao, the greatest deity in human history and the founder of the cultivation system?

  Hu Gao was perplexed and shocked in his heart, completely showing on his face. He turned his head to look at the two companions, seeing even greater shock on their faces.

  For a moment, the three of them looked at each other in dismay, unsure what to do next. The situation had gone beyond their imagination.

  It is said that Yao's totem was the divine beast Chi Long, and it is said that Yao once asked the Li Zhu ant tribe, the most powerful and not to be trifled with on the Totem Continent, to help him build a palace... There are really too many legends about Yao.

  If this is the emperor's tomb, then why did the ant mounds appear? It all makes sense now. If Queen Jing said that, then their previous guesses based on the murals might all be true!

  Even if this is not the real tomb of Emperor Yao, it must have a great relationship with him.

  It was probably because he had been with the Divine Beast Wujiaojinlong for a long time that Hu Gao was the first to walk out of his shock, thinking to himself, wasn't there a self-proclaimed divine being on his own body?

  "Dare to ask, Emperor Yao, is this really the tomb of Emperor Yao? Why has no one on the Totem Continent ever mentioned it?" Han Chong felt his throat drying up, if he went back and told his father that he had been to the tomb of Emperor Yao, it would be a shocking event for the family.

  "Yes, for ten thousand years, we have been guarding this place. This is not only the tomb of Emperor Yao, but also the resting place of the great Red Dragon." Ehuang explained.

  "If this is really the tomb of Emperor Yao, then we..." Hu Gao thought to say, do they still have a chance to get out alive? Just thinking about it was terrifying. The tomb of Emperor Yao, which had gone undiscovered for thousands of years, had been inadvertently broken into by them. What kind of rhythm was this?

  "Don't worry, successor." Yue Huang saw through Hu Gao's concern. "This place is open, and everyone who enters here doesn't need to worry about this."

  "Is Yao's tomb open?!" Hu Gao reacted slowly.

  "Weren't we the first batch of people to come here?"

  "Why have we never heard of the existence of Emperor Yao's tomb?"

  Yun Feng and Han Chong were so surprised that they couldn't help but ask out loud, interrupting the conversation between E Huang and Hu Gao.

  The Queen Mother did not seem to mind, and calmly said: "The Tomb of Yao is opened once every 365 years. There are also people like you who come in before it opens, but over the past ten thousand years, very few have entered. The Tomb of Yao was built by the Li Zu ants under our surveillance. No one can easily find the core area, and outsiders only know that this is the nest of the Li Zu ants, without knowing its connection to Yao. You were able to come here because of that Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, the successor."

  "Xiao Wu?" Hu Gaoqi said, "How did you know I'm a successor."

  "You're worried about your partner, the successor. He's fine, don't worry." Nüwa closed her eyes and sensed for a while, saying: "As soon as you passed through the earth's sap, I felt its arrival. A lovely little guy, recently ate something not too bad, but having some trouble digesting it. This clan is like this, eating non-stop when they're young."

  Huh? Upon hearing Wa Huang say that, Hu Gao finally reacted, realizing that the "successor" identity mentioned by the other party was not his own Hu tribe's successor identity, but rather Xiao Wu, who possessed the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and was the true successor.

  "Is it because of Xiao Wu that I became a successor?" Hu Gao asked.

  "Not bad, you're the first person to bring them in as a family. There have been others who brought divine beasts in before, but not of their kind, so they didn't receive Yao's inheritance, which we've been guarding until now."

  Ehuang looked at Yunfeng and Han Chong, then finally at Hu Gao, continuing: "The appearance of their kind will always cause a stir in the human world. It's still young, you as its friends must keep this secret and withstand the calamity that will come one day."

  "I know!" Hu Gao patted his chest and replied, "E Huang, what is Yao's heirloom?"

  "That's a cultivation technique that Yao learned from Lord Red Dragon, it will be useful for you, inheritor."

  It's really like this! The half-dragon person on the mural is indeed Yao! Hu Gao was excited in his heart.

  "Before I hand over the heirloom, I have something to give you." After saying that, Ehuang picked up the plump little ant next to her and said softly: "Qieruo, bring out some dragon's breath crystals."

  Ying Guang nodded in the mouth of Fei Luo, and the pale face that had not yet turned red was suffocated to be all red. From the space ring hanging from her neck, she took out more than a dozen scarlet crystals.

  As soon as Hu Gao saw the crimson crystal, he immediately recognized it and was somewhat surprised. "This crimson crystal, we also obtained one outside."

  "This is a crystal formed from the condensed fire attribute energy of Lord Akakawa's sacred body, which contains a large amount of fire attribute energy and some dragon might. From time to time, we throw some into the outer forest to help those fire-attribute monsters. You must have gotten it from them."

  Although it wasn't like that, Hu Gao still revealed an embarrassed smile.

  "As for Yao's legacy, you need to take it yourself, although this is a bit difficult for you."

  "We're not afraid of difficulties!" Hu Gao patted his chest proudly.

  "That's good, some time ago, a small snake stole the heirloom, although I found it and beat that ignorant little snake, but I didn't get back the heirloom."