I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 98 The Bottomless Pit Under the Yellow River

As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. When ordinary people see treasures, they will not think too much about it. Even if they know there is danger, they will still hope for the best.

A civilian saw the crystal coffin in the Yellow River and knew that there must be priceless burial objects inside, so he rushed down without saying a word.

Doesn't he know that the Yellow River is flooding abnormally?

Doesn't he know the danger?
Of course he knew! But now there were tens of thousands of civilians, and he was afraid that the treasure would be snatched away by others.

One person took the lead, and the rest could no longer sit still, and they all rushed towards the crystal coffin.

Zhang Chen stood on the river bank, looking at the riverbed mud that had not yet dried up. There was a hint of caution in his eyes, because he knew that he was fishing for the crystal coffin, and the crystal coffin was also fishing for him.

Zhang Chen's only trump card is that his true dragon destiny is hidden under the light of his own righteous god. Even if the opponent is at the ninth level of Yang God, it is difficult to detect the trace of his true dragon destiny.

Of course, the most important thing is that the true dragon's fate itself has the characteristic of concealment.

"Why didn't the crystal coffin disappear with the water of the Yellow River? Without the blessing of the water flow, the opponent's strength would be reduced to only one tenth of what it was. Aren't they afraid of being overturned?" Zhang Chen asked.

Fox Fairy Nannan glanced at Zhang Chen and said, "Isn't it because of you? The other party is getting anxious now. Once the formation of the dragon-transforming pattern begins, it can never be stopped. Now the other party has made a desperate move. Either he can attract the true dragon fate and succeed in the dragon-transforming pattern. Or he can wait until the water luck gathers to a certain level, which exceeds his load, and the dragon-transforming pattern fails and crushes him."

Fox Fairy Nannan's voice was full of gloating: "And the other party also knows that he must fight quickly, otherwise he will alarm the court and no one will be able to please him. He is challenging you to a duel. As long as you win, you can take his place and transform into a dragon. And if he wins, he will swallow your fate and transform into a dragon successfully!"

Fox Fairy Nannan turned her head and looked at Zhang Chen: "So what should you choose?"

"That's a ninth-order Yang God. Wouldn't it be death for me to go up to him?" Zhang Chen said unhappily, "Even if I use all my abilities, I'm definitely no match for him."

"Don't you have the skill of bewitching?" The vixen looked at Zhang Chen: "I think your skill of bewitching can restrain him."

"My soul-snatching skill requires seeing the target's body with my own eyes, and then marking the target's body." Zhang Chen looked at the crystal coffin: "So I need to open the crystal coffin now."

Then Zhang Chen shifted his gaze and fixed it on the vixen.

"Why are you looking at me? You don't expect me to open the lid of the coffin? Poor me, I am so thin. How can my delicate fingers lift that crystal coffin? That lid weighs at least a thousand pounds. You won't be so inhumane as to exploit me?" The vixen began to play the victim. Ever since she knew that Zhang Chen wanted to slay the dragon, her attitude towards Zhang Chen had completely reversed and became better than ever before.

Zhang Chen smiled when he heard this. Seeing the exaggerated performance of the vixen, he knew that the other party was unwilling to open the coffin lid, so he did not force her, because he knew that there would always be someone who would try their best to open the coffin lid.

I saw that the group of villagers had surrounded the crystal coffin, with pairs of hands stroking the crystal coffin, their eyes full of fanaticism.

"This is a crystal coffin. It is priceless. Even 100,000 taels of silver cannot buy it. The person buried inside must be an important figure, and the burial objects are unimaginable. We are going to make a fortune this time!" A civilian touched the crystal coffin and recognized its origin.

Zhang Chen also followed him down at this time. Now that his true dragon destiny was hidden, the other party had no way of knowing that he had the true dragon destiny. He could just blend in with the crowd and secretly check out the enemy situation.

Zhang Chen looked at the crystal coffin from a distance, only to see that the crystal was not transparent, and seemed to be covered with a layer of cotton wool. From the outside, he could only vaguely see a figure lying quietly in the coffin. As for the figure's appearance, he could not see it clearly at all, and could only make out a rough shape.

When I got closer, I found that there were no carvings or decorations on the crystal coffin. The entire crystal coffin was five meters long and two meters wide, and looked a little larger than an ordinary cargo box.

“It is true. The crystal coffin in front of me is the source of the dragon energy. The dragon energy in the sky is bursting out from the crystal coffin in front of me.” There was a flash of golden light in Zhang Chen’s eyes. He raised his head and looked at the dragon energy hanging high in the sky. The end of its tail was connected to the crystal coffin.

"How much is such a large crystal worth? Not to mention the funerary objects in the crystal coffin, if we can knock off a corner of this crystal coffin and sell it, it will definitely fetch a good price." A villager leaned close to the crystal coffin, his voice full of enthusiasm.

"Crack~"

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of whips and a violent voice from a distance:
"Everyone, disperse! Everyone, get to work!"

At this time, five hundred police officers holding iron bars rushed over like wolves and tigers from a distance, and pushed the villagers away roughly.

The leading general was wearing iron armor. He waved his whip to clear the way and beat the civilians who were blocking the way. He shouted and scolded the civilians:

"This is a rare treasure, how can you lowly people covet it? Get out of here right now."

Facing the general's reprimand, with the treasure in front of them, the civilians were unwilling to swallow their anger any longer. But a strong man stiffened his neck and argued:
"This coffin was discovered by all of us, so it should belong to all of us and be divided equally among us. Why is it monopolized by you alone? What do you think?"

"Yes! This coffin was washed out by the Yellow River. We found it together. Even if you are from the imperial court, you cannot take this treasure for yourself!"

"That's right. Why do you want to keep it all for yourself? Haven't you heard that whoever sees it gets a share?"

"Kill the damn official, and we'll divide the crystal coffin equally. It's worth it even if we have to live in exile all over the world!"

"He was buried in a crystal coffin, so there must be some earth-shattering treasure inside. We cannot let this bastard official take it all for himself!"

……

At this time, tens of thousands of civilians gathered in one place. Everyone was talking to each other, relying on the strength in numbers, and they were not afraid of being punished by the official.

Moreover, they were just civilians serving the country, not criminals, so they did not feel so insecure when facing the officials.

At this time, tens of thousands of civilians shouted, and the sound echoed throughout the Yellow River bed. Accompanied by shouting and pushing, tens of thousands of people actually surrounded the officials like a wave.

Then the civilians began to push and shove like a wave, pushing each other and approaching the officials.

The leading general was so frightened by this scene that he broke out in a cold sweat. You must know that the beginning of the riot is pushing and shoving. If he cannot control the situation after the pushing and shoving, he is afraid that the formation of the officers will be broken up, and then fighting will start.

"Stop it, everyone. You dare to attack the imperial official. You will be charged with the confiscation of property of all nine generations of your clan. Calm down, everyone. Don't misunderstand what I mean. What I mean is that there are only so many treasures in the crystal coffin. How can we divide them among tens of thousands of people? Even if there are a thousand people, it won't be enough!" The general quickly changed his tone and screamed at the top of his voice.

These words calmed down the excited servants. They regained their senses and looked at each other in bewilderment. Yes, how many burial objects can there be in this crystal coffin? A thousand at most, right? But there are tens of thousands of people here, how should they be divided?

Following the words of the leading general, the civilians, who had been as excited as chicken blood, now calmed down. They looked at each other with a hint of confusion in their eyes.

We were just a bunch of common people, how could we have our own opinions? When we heard what the official said, we were all at a loss and stood there with bewildered faces.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Someone in the crowd shouted.

"Why don't we open the crystal coffin first to see how many treasures are inside, and then convert them into silver. If we distribute them this way, everyone of us can gain something. What do you think?" At this time, the general saw that the situation was under control, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise an obscure arc. He asked everyone, his voice full of sincerity.

"Your Excellency's words make sense. The treasures in this crystal coffin are limited in number. We can open the coffin first, then convert the treasures into a price and distribute them to everyone present."

"Your Excellency is right!"

"I agree with your Excellency."

……

A group of people talked at once and agreed.

Zhang Chen stood in the crowd, looking at the servants who had no organization or discipline and were like headless flies. He couldn't help but shook his head: "It's hard to achieve anything!"

"My fellow countrymen, the Yellow River is now prone to sudden floods. We cannot stay in the riverbed. We should prepare ropes and drag the crystal coffin ashore so that we can be safe. After dragging the crystal coffin ashore, we will discuss how to open the crystal coffin and then check and count the treasures inside, how about that?" The general shouted to the people around him.

Of course the people had no objection to hearing this, so someone found seven or eight thick ropes, and everyone shouted as they wrapped the ropes around the crystal coffin. Then hundreds of strong villagers worked together to try to drag the crystal coffin. But as everyone exerted force, the crystal coffin shook a bit, and then water began to emerge rapidly from the mud in the underground river.

The Yellow River is starting to rise again!

Seeing that the Yellow River was starting to rise again, everyone dared not delay and ran to the shore screaming.

Zhang Chen mixed in the crowd and said to the vixen beside him, "What do you think?"

"This crystal coffin was meant to fish you out from the riverbed, and it didn't intend to be pulled ashore. The Yellow River's water veins belong to the other party's domain where they can transform into dragons. It's impossible for them to leave the Yellow River and come to the shore. Haven't you heard of the old saying? Something like 'A dragon swimming in shallow water is bullied by shrimps'. Once it reaches the shore, even if the other party is a dragon, I'm afraid it won't get any benefits." said the fox spirit.

Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, which meant he agreed with the other party. At this time, everyone was standing on the shore in shock, looking at the surging water of the Yellow River, all with expressions of doubt and confusion.

When the water of the Yellow River receded, everyone ran down to pull the rope. However, as soon as they pulled the rope, the riverbed of the Yellow River began to flood again.

After this happened five or six times, everyone suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"This crystal coffin is a bit weird. Once we pull the coffin, the Yellow River will flood. This coffin is so weird!" someone muttered.

For ordinary people, they have never heard of mysterious things and have no concept of mystery in their minds at all.

It’s like an ordinary person cannot imagine how luxurious those rich people are, and you have never even heard of it.

Even if they had not heard of the mysterious message, they realized something was wrong. But the crystal coffin was priceless, not to mention the burial objects inside? If they could dig out the burial objects inside, they would definitely be able to live a life of luxury.

The leading general rolled his eyes and said, "Lengthen the rope for me, and bring all the horses to me. We will pull the rope from the shore. I don't believe the water of the Yellow River can flood the shore."

As a place of corvée labor, how could there be a shortage of slow horses, donkey carts, and oxen?
As the tide receded, a group of laborers began to extend the ropes to the shore, harnessed the donkeys and horses, and extended the ropes again.

There were probably several hundred donkeys, a hundred horses, and dozens of oxen in the corvée department here. Under the command of the general, everyone was busy in an orderly manner.

Although the scene was a bit messy, it was not chaotic.

"What do you think?" Zhang Chen asked while hiding in the crowd.

"That's a ninth-level existence, what are you thinking?" The vixen said unhappily, "In terms of strength alone, the combined strength of everyone is definitely greater than the dragon species in the crystal coffin. The other party will definitely not be able to resist this mule-horse power, but at this level, it's not that easy to deal with."

As the vixen finished speaking, the sound of a gong attracted Zhang Chen's attention. Following a command, countless horses and carriages worked together, and the sounds of shouting and waving whips continued to echo on the shore.

As the donkey and the horse exerted force, the rope straightened and the crystal coffin was actually pulled.

"Click~"

This time, no Yellow River water appeared. Instead, the riverbed of the Yellow River collapsed. The crystal coffin fell directly down and got stuck in a pit, unable to move forward or backward.

We all have the experience of pulling things. As long as the object is stuck in a corner, it will be impossible to pull it even with ten or a hundred times the strength.

And that's what happened now. The crystal coffin fell into the big pit and got stuck in the pit. No matter how hard the mules and horses tried, they couldn't move the crystal coffin at all.

"Collapse~"

At this moment, a rope broke because of excessive force.

"Don't continue to drag it hard, otherwise all the ropes will break. Go and see what's wrong with the crystal coffin!" The general gave the order quickly.

An officer hurriedly ran to the center of the Yellow River. When he arrived in front of the crystal coffin, he looked at the crystal coffin hanging in the air and shouted, "Sir, it's bad! Come and see, there is a bottomless pit here! The coffin is stuck on the edge of the pit. No wonder we can't pull it out."

Bottomless pit?
Hearing the news, everyone on the shore was shocked and ran over.

(End of this chapter)