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Chapter 537: The Origin of the Celestial Tomb! Preparing to Enter!
Chapter 537: The Origin of the Celestial Tomb! Preparing to Enter!
A brilliant light illuminated the darkness of the night, drawing the attention of countless individuals on the battlefield and within the command post.
The focal point of this radiant convergence was a majestic Emperor-ranked Divine Power Mummy, accompanied by a legion of tens of thousands of mummies behind it.
These mummies served as formidable battle tanks on the battlefield, their sturdy bodies and immense strength forming an impenetrable wall of defense, despite their slow speed. They provided cover for the countless long-range energy-attacking ferocious beasts positioned behind them.
Even on the main battlefield, breaking through such a defensive line would require significant effort and the presence of powerful entities.
However, this seemingly impenetrable wall of defense appeared fragile before the radiant light.
In the gaze of all present, the countless dark golden eyes beneath the night sky converged, forming a massive dark golden pupil within the light matrix. The seventy-two Annihilation Eyes combined to create an enormous dark golden eye.
This eye resembled a colossal cannon barrel, and from its center, a dazzling light erupted.
The beam of light pierced through the darkness, spanning tens of kilometers, and injected itself into the Divine Power Mummy.
The Annihilation Eye earned its name from this very ability to annihilate.
The Divine Power Mummy attempted to block the light with its arms, but within seconds, its body began to disintegrate under the relentless beam of light.
The dark golden pupil, composed of radiant light, slowly scanned the area, and the Annihilation Ray, akin to a high-intensity laser weapon, swept across the battlefield.
With a mere touch, all connected mummies were instantly annihilated.
There was no room for retaliation.
If one had to identify a weakness, it would be the relatively slow movement of the light beam, which might struggle to keep up with extremely fast opponents.
Additionally, the power consumption was immense.
The light flickered a few times, lasting only about thirty seconds before extinguishing.
However, not a single person in the command post felt disappointed.
In just thirty seconds, the Divine Power Mummy and half of its legion had been eliminated.
This was an incredible feat, an unprecedented display of power on the battlefield.
Speed was of little concern; the Annihilation Eye was not created to counter the swift Contracted Beasts on the battlefield.
"Excellent, Su Ping! You've created an extraordinary weapon for our Northern Border Legion!" Lord Cold repeatedly nodded in approval.
Su Ping merely smiled, choosing not to join the front lines. This time, the command of the Celestial Tomb's specialized beastmaster legion was in the hands of his father, Su Anyong.
As he listened to Lord Cold's praise, Su Ping's thoughts drifted elsewhere.
He had little interest in the Annihilation Eye.
Even if he had the 20,000 Universal Experience, he wouldn't waste it on such a thing.
He had other priorities.
His mind was occupied with the approaching Celestial Tomb, a concern that had lingered since he obtained the Celestial Tomb Sword Seal.
Su Ping glanced out the window, his gaze drawn to the snow-covered sky.
Large snowflakes, like goose feathers, blanketed the world in white.
With the arrival of November, the Jianghai Province might still be in the depths of autumn, but in the Northern Province, a frigid and harsh winter had already descended.
The chill in the air seemed eternal.
The call in his mind, even after sealing the Celestial Tomb Mark within the Ten Thousand Spirit Catalog, lingered in his ears.
Although Su Ping felt somewhat confident, the threat of a sword hanging over his head made him anxious.
Especially after delving into the secrets of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng and cross-referencing information and data from the Holy Dragon Legend, his suspicions seemed increasingly likely to be true.
Su Ping had faced challenges in his life, but compared to the Celestial Tomb, they were trivial.
More importantly, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng's slumber during that period had deprived him of a significant advantage.
Su Ping's gaze, through the window, fell upon the distant sky and land, now covered in deep snow.
Amidst the white landscape, a patch of darkness remained.
This darkness was the gloom that shrouded the Northern Border of the Dragon Kingdom.
The haze had likely existed for centuries, a problem that countless Saint-ranked and even legendary beastmasters had failed to resolve.
Now, it would fall upon Su Ping's shoulders.
He stood up, a determined gleam in his eyes, and exhaled a white breath into the cold air.
In the face of certain challenges, fear and avoidance are not viable solutions.
Undoubtedly, this darkness can only be purged with blood or cleansed by iron fists.
Whichever path he chose, this was the road he had to walk.
Just then,
"Speaking of which, I thought you'd join the crowd this time, kid!" Ghost Saint spoke up.
Su Ping shrugged, not bothering to ridicule his father's behavior but instead asking curiously, "Cold Lord, regarding the Ghost Tide of undead, over such a long period, their numbers haven't diminished at all?"
Indeed, this was quite unbelievable.
Su Ping had been in the Northern Border Legion for half a month, and from what he'd heard, there had already been five occurrences of Ghost Tides on a scale similar to the one he'd first encountered.
In just two months, over a hundred million, or even several hundred million, undead beasts had stormed the region. Even with the Northern Border Legion's efforts, they had slain over a billion of them.
It was true that the Undead Calamity relied on numbers, but even so, this scale was absurd.
Cold Lord sighed, "This is the Heavenly Tomb, Su Ping. I estimate you've heard this many times, but I still want to emphasize that you must never regard the Heavenly Tomb as an ordinary secret realm, even with its spatial realm restrictions.
However, the dangers within are far beyond what Monarch Rank can handle! I don't know what will happen to you in there, but I hope you'll come out unscathed."
This time, Cold Lord didn't display the same attitude Su Ping had seen before; instead, he was like a caring elder giving sincere advice and pleading with his younger generation.
Perhaps there was also some helplessness and guilt in his words.
Such dangers shouldn't be faced by Su Ping.
At this moment, the two of them ignored the astonished legion leaders behind them.
Apparently, they didn't know much about the specifics of the Heavenly Tomb, nor did they realize that Su Ping would enter such a perilous place with this identity.
At this moment, everyone's gaze shifted to the young man in front of them, their expressions changing once again.
Who was Su Ping? In simple terms, he was a genuine national treasure-level breeder, the future of Dragon Kingdom.
Such a person was going to face the Heavenly Tomb?
If something went wrong, wouldn't it be a tremendous loss? Were the higher-ups crazy? Everyone looked at each other, speechless.
Su Ping's gaze remained calm, and then he smiled slightly, "Someone has to face it. Compared to Su Anyong going, it's better to let me go. At least I have some grasp and speculations. So, I say it's better not to send the Heavenly Tomb Force. I genuinely have some confidence."
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"Impossible, what grasp do you have? The Heavenly Tomb has only been opened in the Eagle Kingdom, and who knows how many have died there. Su Ping, just from the outside, you can tell that no experience will work in the Heavenly Tomb! You..."
Before Cold Lord could finish, Su Ping interrupted helplessly, "About that, Cold Lord, as the country's Saint Spirit rank Beastmaster of the undead, how much do you know about the Undead System?"
Cold Lord was taken aback, unsure why Su Ping had suddenly changed the topic.
He thought for a moment and nodded, "Actually, it's not bad! I was once part of a wolf pack, and by chance, I bred and evolved a special evolution, the Ghost Wolf!
Since then, I've been in the Undead System's pit, but if you're asking about understanding, I do know quite a bit. Do you have any questions?"
Ghost Wolf? Su Ping recalled this creature.
It was a rare and unique evolution of the Shadow Wolf, Mu Hang's most skilled companion beast.
He paused, then asked, "Do you know the origin legend of the Undead System?"
"Hmm?"
Cold Lord was taken aback again.
He frowned slightly, thinking, "I thought you'd ask about companion beasts or some undead energy in the Undead System. To be honest, I don't know much about these stories, I'm not much of a reader, and I'm not that interested in these tales. How about you, do you have any insights?"
Su Ping nodded, "Recently, after returning from Yunnan and Tibet, I confirmed something. Many things happened in the Heart of All Spirits, and I found a lot of information in this regard. I'm particularly interested in stories about the Undead System, and I find them quite fascinating. Shall I tell you about it?"
Having said that, he began, "According to legend, long ago, death was the ultimate end of life. Souls, consciousness, and self would dissipate with death. But you know,
These things didn't completely change with time; soul remnants, in the most ancient times, didn't disappear just because other creatures weren't aware of them.
On the contrary, it was precisely because of this that the rules were fully established.
So, after a long time, those scattered souls gradually coalesced and became the first undead being in this world..."
Leng Ye sucked on a toothpick beside him. He had zero interest in this far-fetched story.
Not only was the story far-fetched, but it was also incredibly unoriginal. Although he didn't know much, the beast taming stories for kids under ten years old all seemed to be the same.
There was no mention of cultivation, evolution, or any build-up. It was as if the undead being just popped out of a rock crevice. Su Ping also lacked storytelling talent, and his dry words were uninteresting.
However, what Su Ping said next made Leng Ye's eyes widen in surprise:
"This first undead being had no physical form; it was just a massive gathering of souls, and it possessed an extremely important and powerful Origin Rule power: Immortality!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Leng Ye's pupils contracted, and he turned to look at Su Ping.
What was Rule Power? Leng Ye knew a little about it, but not everything. Rule Power was like a special kind of knowledge and the ability to utilize that knowledge. For example, the so-called Undead Rule that Su Ping mentioned, Immortality.
It was as simple as that.
However, undead beings were products of death, inherently representing immortality. But how could every undead being achieve immortality? That was impossible.
Even legendary creatures would find it challenging to achieve this.
What did it mean for the undead being Su Ping mentioned to have achieved this?
"I found some ambiguous statements in some special records. Death itself is an irreversible rule, seemingly the highest level of Rule Power. The undead's immortality rule is derived from this but also requires resistance to death, a lower-level Rule Power.
Therefore, to truly achieve immortality through the undead body, one must pay a price. This price might be a long time and the accumulation of undead energy. According to my speculation, it might also involve the division of the soul's body."
Su Ping was completely unaware of Leng Ye's shocked expression as he continued his speculation:
"According to this theory, the undead creature's body should be divided into four parts, placed in four locations with highly concentrated negative undead energy, forming a special arrangement. After waiting for a certain amount of time or some random conditions to be met,
He, it, or perhaps it, will resurrect from immortality, returning to its original form and power at birth."
Su Ping continued speaking slowly, unconcerned about what he was saying.
Leng Ye's eyes widened, and his originally black and white irises had turned slightly red without him noticing.
Su Ping paid no attention and continued:
"This control over rules, and as the first-born undead being, filled the gap in the rules on Bluesphere, establishing the existence rule for the Undead System. Therefore, unlike the Flame Sovereign and Water Sovereign, the realm of this being's existence is undoubtedly at the legendary Mythic Rank.
Of course, this is just my speculation, and there are still many questions. For example, the mastery of the immortality rule power should not be limited to the Undead System. Other systems that reach this level might also possess it, like the Life System or the Wood System..."
'Should we be listening to this?'
The military leaders behind them were bewildered. They didn't know if Su Ping was telling the truth, but they understood the general meaning of his words.
Could that Heavenly Tomb be one of the graves of a Mythic Rank undead being?
How was that possible? Did Mythic Rank beings truly exist in this world?
However, neither of the two present paid any attention to their thoughts.
Su Ping slowly stood up, glanced again at the heavy snow outside the command post and the satellite images from the command post's observation deck, and stretched lazily:
"Alright, I'll prepare and get some sleep early tonight. I originally wanted to take these guys for target practice, but Su Anyong took the lead and left with his team."
Watching Su Ping's departing figure, Leng Ye remained silent.
The Heavenly Tomb in the darkness, accompanied by Su Ping's words, felt like a mountain pressing down on Leng Ye's heart.
However, the figure that truly felt like a mountain on his shoulders yawned, turned around before leaving, and said:
"I've decided. In two days, I'll go and take a look inside that ghostly place. Please inform Saint Dragon later."
Without waiting for the Ghost Saint to respond, the boy closed the door,
and disappeared into the night and snowstorm, leaving alone.
(End of Chapter)
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