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Chapter 540: Mysterious Death Tomb! A Land of Deathly Silence and Despair!
Chapter 540: Mysterious Death Tomb! A Land of Deathly Silence and Despair!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The dull and crisp sounds reverberated, as if nails were being hammered into one's forehead, and then a mallet was used to chisel and pry.
With each strike, Su Ping's entire body trembled, both inside and out.
It was as if his soul was being cracked open by these sounds.
Fortunately, the noise only lasted for a few moments before ceasing.
His consciousness gradually returned from the haze of spatial teleportation, and he belatedly looked around.
This place perfectly matched his imagination.
Decay, desolation, gloom, and silence.
It was exactly as Su Ping had envisioned the Death Tomb before entering.
Except for the dull sound that had just occurred.
However, Su Ping's eyebrows soon furrowed deeply.
His contracted beasts, Qian Yi and Xiao Qing, whom he had summoned ahead of time, were indeed by his side. But the members of the Death Tomb Force who had entered behind him were nowhere to be seen.
This was one of the worst-case scenarios anticipated during training.
The entrance they had used was random.
The location where each person appeared was not fixed! Fortunately, they had anticipated this situation during training.
Su Ping took out various items from his Beast Taming Space.
First was a compass-like object.
Its mechanical needle and LED display were extremely clear, resembling the Spirit Detection Compass from before.
However, this device was a mutual positioning compass.
Through this device, he could detect all companions within range.
The result caused Su Ping's heart to sink.
In the Death Tomb, not only was spiritual detection ineffective, but this device couldn't even turn on.
Even when Su Ping provided a powerful battery, the screen remained blank.
Clearly, the Death Tomb isolated all mechanical equipment from energy.
Indeed, not only were external tools like mechanical weapon facilities cut off, but all other energies were nearly absent.
Except for the absolute death energy, there was only an infinite amount of necrotic negative energy.
In other words,
Aside from Qian Yi, none of Su Ping's beasts could even recover energy within the Death Tomb.
Use one, lose one.
Even the Beast Taming Space of a Beastmaster, without external energy supply, could not provide recovery for beasts with only death energy.
They could only rely on external objects.
Fortunately, Su Ping's wealth allowed him to prepare ample resources. The other members of the Death Tomb had also prepared supplies.
Thinking of this, Su Ping exhaled.
He took out a piece of paper.
Of course, it wasn't a beast but a specially crafted resource.
This paper figure could automatically search for and guide him to nearby paper figures. It was created by Yin Luo during this time.
It must be said that this necrotic breeding master was quite skilled.
This object was made using origami figures as materials.
By splicing and dividing the souls of origami figures, each person held a piece, and upon activating it with psychic energy, these fragmented souls would automatically move towards nearby parts.
No other means were needed to connect them.
However, to Su Ping's surprise, after multiple tests, this origami figure still failed.
After activating it with psychic energy, the figure spun in circles in place, unsure of which direction to take.
Su Ping exhaled.
Then, he communicated through the soul contract again.
"Fatty..."
"Master! My connection with the main body is completely cut off, and the signal transmission on others' bodies is also invalid. Master, where are we..."
Damn.
Su Ping's hanging heart sank completely.
However, this was within expectations, and Su Ping didn't waste effort in this regard. Instead, he thoroughly surveyed his surroundings.
The hazy mist enveloped the area, growing thicker the further away.
The surroundings resembled a small hill, with a small tombstone in the center. Aside from that, there was nothing else.
Su Ping immediately looked at the small tombstone.
Psychic energy permeated, and a sense of deep, eerie silence emerged, causing Su Ping to instinctively retreat several steps.
The tombstone remained unchanged.
Not a trace of alteration.
"Qian Yi!"
Qian Yi drew his sword, and as the blade emerged, not even sword energy spread. To Su Ping's surprise, the tombstone shattered the next moment, turning into gray powder and vanishing.
Leaving behind a patch of gray emptiness.
Aside from that, nothing else.
So fragile?
Su Ping was taken aback. Could it be a trap?
However, as expected, countless undead didn't appear. The extremely silent place exuded an oppressively deathly silence.
But as this thought emerged, Su Ping realized his mistake.
On this small hill, countless figures abruptly emerged from the endless gray mist, like bamboo shoots after the rain.
They exhibited no signs of intelligence or thought, moving mechanically and rigidly. However, the aura emanating from them was undeniably powerful.
Over a hundred undead creatures, including more than ten Monarch-ranked beasts and the rest at the Overlord Peak, were present.
Of course, to an outsider, facing such a large number of ferocious beasts would already be an extremely challenging task.
But for Su Ping, and even more so for the well-prepared Tomb Heaven Force, this was nothing out of the ordinary.
Qian Yi took the lead without hesitation.
"The battle within this arena will be handled by Qian Yi. Xiao Qing, don't intervene unnecessarily."
Su Ping's soul contract conveyed the command.
As for Xiao Ya and Lao Sha, they waited in the Beast Taming Space.
Both of them possessed formidable combat power, but they lacked energy recovery abilities.
Unlike Qian Yi, who could continuously replenish his energy through the necrotic death energy of the undead creatures, the Heavenly Cycle Five Elements Body also ensured a constant supply of energy recovery.
Qian Yi's body radiated a five-colored brilliance, and his energy aura intensified at an astonishing rate, even though he had not completed his evolution and was currently the weakest among them, except for the little flame.
However, in terms of combat power, there was a high probability that he was still the strongest!
Not to mention the Heavenly Cycle Five Elements Body, which could connect to hundreds of origami figures with paper swords, ready to provide assistance at any time. The benefits of this far exceeded those of ordinary companion beasts.
In this secret realm of the Tomb Heaven, the number of necrotic companion beasts was not the only advantage; their ordinary combat power was also quite formidable.
Qian Yi did not employ any fancy sword techniques, nor did he enter a state of unity with heaven and man.
He used the simplest sword technique: Blade Slash.
Along with the divine-level Golden Spear Technique.
A sword beam transformed into a crescent-shaped sword aura,
With a single sword strike, and that was all it took.
The ten or so Monarch-ranked undead beasts at the forefront were either reduced to bone fragments, turned into chunks of meat, or simply had their souls shattered.
The golden crescent-shaped sword aura did not dissipate; instead, it seemed to envelop an even larger area.
The remaining undead beasts behind them were also instantly slashed to pieces by a single sword strike! The beasts in other directions did not escape the might of the sword either.
Hundreds of ferocious beasts, not even daring to come within a hundred meters of Su Ping, were directly slashed to bits.
Was that it?
Su Ping looked around in confusion.
The broken stele was still there.
There were no signs of change.
In the midst of the ashen fog, he stood on a small hill, unable to see any boundaries, and there seemed to be none.
He didn't even know which direction to take.
However, aside from these, there was nothing else.
After Qian Yi had slain the hundreds of necrotic beasts, Su Ping stood in place for five minutes, waiting for something to happen, but nothing came.
What should he do now? Su Ping looked around suspiciously, then pointed to several directions:
"I'll choose whoever the rooster points to. Alright, let's go this way."
It wasn't that he was being too playful or hasty; it was just that in this eerie place, aside from the endless ashen fog, there was nothing else to be seen.
He regretted smashing the stele; he hadn't expected it to be so sturdy!
After probing with psychic energy and energy detection, wasn't it reasonable to expect something to happen?
But now, there was nothing but emptiness, and even the necrotic companion beasts that had just been there seemed to have come from all directions, making it impossible to find a path back.
The boundless ashen fog became everything.
Even the Tomb Heaven mark that had been resonating in Su Ping's soul became silent.
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Entering this world of ashen fog, it was as if they had suddenly become mute.
In this situation, with no other options available, he couldn't maintain this state for long.
After three minutes, he seemed to have reached the edge of the world.
The ashen fog, which had been indistinct at around two hundred meters, now solidified before him as he walked in one direction, as if the space had been completely sealed off.
The ashen fog in front of him took on a solid form, blocking his path!
Qian Yi's sword slashed out, the sword aura surging, but it only caused the fog to swirl without dissipating.
Qian Yi slowly stepped into the fog.
In that instant,
A chill!
Trembling!
A pure fear of death emanated from their souls.
And there was also an indescribable feeling, like being pricked by needles.
This was Su Ping's perception, the only tangible sensation after coming into contact with the ashen fog.
Wait, he hadn't actually touched the fog yet; it was Qian Yi who had made contact.
And this feeling was transmitted through Qian Yi's body, via the soul contract, into Su Ping's soul.
Fortunately, after sensing something amiss, Qian Yi's body instantly returned.
He warily and incredulously stared at the fog before him.
However, what was even more bizarre was that Su Ping suddenly realized that Qian Yi was not afraid or curious but rather excited.
Yes, excited! Qian Yi looked at the ashen fog, eager to test it.
It was as if he had spotted some rare treasure.
"Qian Yi, what's wrong?"
Qian Yi pointed at the ash fog.
"Wow! (Delicious! So tasty!)"
Delicious? Although this eerie place was a treasure trove for Qian Yi, a necrotic companion beast, the specifics of its value were still uncertain.
Can this be eaten?
How do you eat it? Qian Yi quickly provided an answer by tossing the Golden Sword he was holding into the ash fog.
Ten seconds later, the Golden Sword returned, enveloped in layers of gray airflow.
Qian Yi grabbed it and then opened his mouth wide towards the sword's edge.
Slurp!
As if eating a skewer, the gray thread of ash merged with the gray airflow on the Golden Sword, and Qian Yi plucked it out and swallowed it.
Su Ping watched Qian Yi with some tension.
The reason he didn't stop Qian Yi was that he also wanted to see what was going on.
In this realm, amidst the ash fog, it was like a heavenly barrier, and for now, it seemed he truly couldn't cross it.
Moreover, he didn't dare to waste any more time.
If too much time passed, he wouldn't know what state the members of the Tomb Heaven Legion were in.
So, Qian Yi's situation seemed to be the only way to unravel the mystery.
However, Qian Yi didn't encounter any issues.
Or perhaps, this little fellow's perception was still functioning well.
After consuming the gray fog, the origami figure belched, and then, before Su Ping could react, the air stirred, and Qian Yi directly broke through his realm!
Yes, the sixth rank of the Monarch!
Breaking through the species limit.
Such a species limit was broken so effortlessly? Despite having broken through many times before, it had never felt this easy.
Not only did Qian Yi break through, but the feedback from his breakthrough also caused Su Ping's spiritual energy, which had long reached a bottleneck and hadn't meditated to break through, to tremble. Subsequently, a wave rippled through his soul.
The ninth rank of the Monarch!
Upon entering the Tomb Heaven, danger didn't appear, but instead, Su Ping and Qian Yi's realms directly advanced.
Su Ping never expected such a situation.
However, before Su Ping could properly inspect for any side effects, suddenly, a familiar sound echoed from all directions once more!
'Clang!'
'Clang!'
'Clang!'
The sound from when they first entered reverberated again.
And in that instant, that feeling returned.
Su Ping clamped his hands over his ears, but the sound seemed to come from all directions.
The pain of nails scraping against his skull was once again crystal clear.
The first time, it was during the hazy state of entering, but this time, it was so real.
However, at that moment, the grayish-white flame of the Tomb Heaven mark, which Su Ping had always considered a burden in his soul, slowly ignited.
Suddenly, the stinging pain and terrifying vibrations disappeared without a trace.
Su Ping looked at Qian Yi in bewilderment.
Qian Yi looked at him with some surprise, while Xiao Qing closed her eyes, seemingly enduring something, and her body involuntarily radiated a strand of cyan light.
Su Ping turned to Qian Yi: "Qian Yi, didn't you hear it? That sound just now!"
Qian Yi blinked, seemingly unaffected:
"Wow? (Sound? What sound?)"
He didn't hear it?
Such a sound, like a deep-toned bell, either muffled or piercing, and this little fellow didn't hear it?
"Xiao Qing?"
"Woof!"
Xiao Qing struggled, but even with her green demon body, her twisted expression was enough to prove the pain caused by that sound.
Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed. What the hell was going on? Was it because Qian Yi was a necrotic companion beast? Was the suppression and rejection of companion beasts in the Tomb Heaven too strong?
However, before Su Ping could think further, suddenly, Qian Yi brandished the Golden Sword in front of him: "Wow!"
Su Ping looked up.
In the ash fog, silhouettes appeared once more, faint and indistinct.
Clearly, those necrotic beasts had reappeared.
This time, their numbers were about ten percent more than before.
However, before Su Ping, they were still like chickens and dogs.
These necrotic beings died once more.
Apart from becoming nourishment for the death cycle within the beast taming space, there was no other residue.
However, that was all.
In the entire silent land, inside the Tomb Heaven, there was no change.
If one had to point out a change, perhaps it was the tiny 'crack' in the direction where Qian Yi had just swallowed the ash fog.
But in this vast ash fog, without direction, end, or goal, what significance did this crack, pointed out by his little rooster, hold?
Su Ping turned around, and at that moment, he was stunned.
The strange little monument that Qian Yi had just shattered with his sword reappeared there.
(End of Chapter)
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