Chapter 126: Funeral Offerings of the Undead, We’re Rich!

Chapter 126: Funeral Offerings of the Undead, We're Rich!

Cao Xing was indeed tempted.

However, he knew very well that this underground palace contained a long-sealed treasure.

Cao Xing asked: "What about the treasure in the underground palace?"

The undead Karl Han replied: "You even know about this?"

"However, that is deep within the underground palace, in the final temple. Only those with royal blood can open it."

Cao Xing was taken aback. "Uh, then where am I supposed to find someone with royal blood?"

The undead shook its head. "We don't know, but you can ask the undead of Duke Baradin; he should know."

Cao Xing rolled his eyes.

Talk about setting a trap for him.

To open the treasure, one must find the royal blood of Ascalon.

And to find the royal blood, one had to rescue the undead of Duke Baradin.

Cao Xing said: "I understand. How do we get in now?"

"Follow me."

After saying that, the undead Karl Han led Cao Xing to the side of the sealed door.

Then, it pointed at several dusty coffins nearby.

Following its movement, the stone slabs on the coffins opened, revealing a passage about two meters in diameter.

"This is a hidden passage we left behind. From here, you can enter the interior of the underground palace."

"However, be careful not to let the Soul Eaters discover this passage."

"Once the Soul Eaters discover this passage, we will destroy it without hesitation. By then, you won't be able to get out."

Cao Xing nodded and said: "Got it."

Then he looked at his subordinates and said: "Let's go, time to go down."

The bald-headed Braum hesitated for a moment, then raised his shield and jumped down.

Then came Assam and Andrew.

As for Sarah, ever since entering the passage, she hadn't been seen at all.

She looked even more like a ghost than these Ascalon undead.

But Cao Xing knew Sarah had already entered the tunnel.

When almost everyone had entered,

Blood Spider Queen Hilda remained standing in place.

"Hilda, get in. What are you standing there stunned for?"

Hilda said with a disgusted expression: "Hmph! You actually expect this Queen to crawl through a dog hole like this!"

Cao Xing was speechless. "This isn't a dog hole, it's an underground passage."

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get in."

Through their time together, Cao Xing already knew that Hilda was a woman whose words and actions contradicted each other.

In short, a tsundere.

So for this kind of woman, a tough attitude worked best.

Sure enough, under Cao Xing's command, although Hilda still looked extremely unwilling, she jumped into the cave.

Then, Cao Xing, Liu Muxue, and Ji Xinyue walked at the very back and jumped down as well.

The field of vision before them darkened.

Just as the undead Karl Han had said, this was a long-sealed passage emitting waves of decaying odors, and the air was stagnant.

After advancing for a certain distance,

Cao Xing felt that Liu Muxue beside him seemed a bit scared, her body trembling slightly.

"Muxue, are you scared?"

Liu Muxue shook her head: "N-No…"

Cao Xing smiled and directly grabbed her right hand.

The warm sensation of her palm came through.

Instantly, a trace of shyness appeared on Liu Muxue's face.

Given their current relationship, just holding hands wouldn't usually cause Liu Muxue to react this way.

But there weren't just Cao Xing here; they also had their subordinates and an outsider like Ji Xinyue.

Especially Ji Xinyue, who watched their actions with an astonished expression.

For a moment, Liu Muxue was so embarrassed that she lowered her head completely.

However, she made no other movements, simply letting Cao Xing hold her hand.

The three of them continued advancing at the back.

However, not long after moving forward, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue discovered that someone seemed to be missing from their group.

Ji Xinyue had disappeared at some point!

The two exchanged glances, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Cao Xing thought they had encountered a scene straight out of a horror movie, and was just about to tell everyone to be on alert.

Just at that moment, footsteps gradually came from behind.

Tap tap… Tap tap…

Through the dark environment, Cao Xing saw a figure.

At this moment, she was tightly gripping an iron sword with both hands, trembling all over while scanning her surroundings vigilantly.

At the same time, she was speeding up her pace, seeming to want to catch up with the group.

Seeing Cao Xing and the others waiting for her, Ji Xinyue said apologetically: "S-Sorry…"

However, she was too frightened, to the point that her voice was trembling in waves.

Liu Muxue glanced at her, then said softly: "Axing, bring her along too…"

Cao Xing was slightly stunned, but he understood Liu Muxue's intention.

Thus, he put his staff into his backpack.

Amidst Ji Xinyue's astonished gaze, Cao Xing directly grabbed her right hand.

At that moment, Ji Xinyue felt a pair of strong, powerful hands clasp her wrist and pull her forward.

"Mmm…"

Ji Xinyue felt a surge of embarrassment instantly flood her mind, which even dispelled the fear in her heart.

Right now, holding one beauty in each hand, Cao Xing walked quickly forward through this dim tunnel.

All the way, Ji Xinyue remained in a state of shyness and bewilderment.

A moment later, she seemed to snap out of it and said in a mosquito-like whisper: "T-Thank you…"

Cao Xing nodded and didn't say much else.

After walking for about a kilometer,

the system prompt appeared.

[You have entered the interior of the Ascalon tombs…]

Some faint lights appeared ahead.

At this time, Braum whispered from ahead: "Hey! Look what I found, a sealed door!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing let go of the two beauties' hands, pushed through the crowd, and walked over.

Sure enough, he saw a stone door in front of Braum.

[Tunnel Door]

[Armor: 300]

[Durability: 50000]

[Attached Effect: Self-Destruct]

…

Seeing the effect above, Cao Xing knew this wasn't a door that could be opened with brute force.

However, on it, he saw a hexagonal groove.

Which precisely corresponded to the item the undead gave him.

Cao Xing took out the [Ascalon Crypt Stone Talisman] and placed it inside.

A faint flash of light swept past, and the stone door slowly opened.

At this moment, Cao Xing silently retreated behind Braum to prevent any monsters from suddenly jumping out from inside.

"Braum, protect me."

The bald-headed Braum directly raised his shield, blocking in front of Cao Xing.

However, when the stone door fully opened, they did not encounter any monster attacks.

Cao Xing poked his head out and began to examine the situation inside.

This seemed to be a hidden secret room.

Dim lighting, spiderwebs covering the corners, and coffins that had been opened everywhere made the place look equally eerie.

Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they would have to fight right as they came out.

"Let's go, we're going in."

Receiving Cao Xing's command, Braum crawled out of the passage first.

Then, everyone else followed in single file into the secret room.

After Ji Xinyue and Liu Muxue, the two girls holding hands, walked out, the door behind them closed again.

Cao Xing observed the layout of this secret room, then began searching around.

Prying here, tapping there, he didn't even spare those coffins.

Seeing Cao Xing squatting in front of a coffin and studying it,

Ji Xinyue asked with confusion on the side: "Great Lord Cao Xing, what are you doing?"

Cao Xing shook his head and said: "Nothing, just seeing if there are any names of the Ascalon people on these coffins. They are the guardians of the underground palace and brave warriors."

"Although they died here, they shouldn't leave without even a single name behind."

Ji Xinyue nodded in realization.

However, Reinith beside them heard this, and a look of deep emotion appeared in her eyes.

As an Ascalon person, she felt an even deeper resonance with Cao Xing's words.

Reinith bowed respectfully and said: "You are a benevolent lord. Reinith represents these departed undead and expresses her sincere respect to you."

[Your territory member: Reinith Hawkeye has been moved by your words, loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 95]

Cao Xing wore a guilty expression, but still nodded.

Liu Muxue in the back seemed to have noticed something, covering her mouth and laughing softly.

Cao Xing stood up and found that these coffins couldn't be taken away or disassembled.

He felt a bit regretful in his heart.

At this time, as if remembering something, Cao Xing glanced into the coffin a few times.

With that glance, he actually discovered something.

It seemed to be a blackened pouch.

Cao Xing was just about to reach out to pick it up when he felt a sharp gaze appear behind his back.

That was Reinith's gaze.

He coughed twice and said: "This underground palace has fallen. We should take these dead people's Relics out to preserve the traces of their final existence."

Hearing this, the gaze behind him gradually vanished, turning back into a gentle look.

Cao Xing also breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought to himself: "Good thing Reinith's loyalty is high enough; she's willing to believe whatever is said."

"A woman like Hilda isn't easy to fool—no, not easy to handle."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing felt relieved to pick up the pouch inside.

The system prompt appeared.

[Obtained: Ascalon Soldier's Funeral Offering Pouch. Open?]

Cao Xing's eyes lit up.

"Funeral offering pouch? What can be opened from it?"

He directly clicked to open it.

[Successfully opened]

[Obtained: Ancient Brass Coin * 3]

[Obtained: Magic Energy Crystal * 5]

[Obtained: Fragmented Gold Nugget * 3]

[Obtained: Book: Blue Pearl]

…

Seeing the items inside the funeral offering pouch, Cao Xing's heart suddenly skipped a beat!

"Holy shit! Ancient Brass Coins!"

He clearly remembered that when he killed that Snow Demon earlier, it had also dropped a few Ancient Brass Coins.

According to the system, as long as one collected 100 of these things, they could exchange them for an ancient treasure chest.

And the ancient treasure chest had a high probability of yielding ancient weapons!

Through the transaction with the Luna Chamber of Commerce during the day, Cao Xing knew that any random ancient weapon could sell for a high price of over 100,000 crowns.

He didn't expect to be able to pick up Ancient Brass Coins here as well, and Cao Xing was in a great mood.

Besides that, those fragmented gold nuggets added up to dozens of grams, which could fetch a pretty good price.

"Not bad, not bad! With this underground palace being so large, there must be many coffins like this. If we can find a few more funeral offerings, we'll strike it rich this time!"

Cao Xing instantly became excited.

"Everyone search inside these coffins and see if you can find other funeral offerings."

Speaking of this, Cao Xing assumed a serious expression and said: "Let's take the final traces of these dead people out, find a suitable place, rebury them in the earth, and build a cenotaph for them."

At this moment, a look of emotion appeared once again in Reinith's eyes.

It seemed she didn't expect Cao Xing to value these Relics of the Ascalon people so much.

Immediately, Reinith took action first, starting to search around.

However, what she didn't know was that Cao Xing would indeed bury the funeral offering pouches.

That was just a trivial matter to him.

It's just that the things inside had long been taken out by him, and what would be buried were merely some empty pouches.

The other subordinates also began searching around.

Not only that, Cao Xing also tapped and knocked on the walls of this secret room.

Ji Xinyue's small mouth was slightly agape, seeming surprised by Cao Xing's actions.

However, Liu Muxue on the side was already used to it, and she also began searching around.

Regrettably, Cao Xing did not find any hidden treasure chests, storage boxes, or the like in this secret room.

However, Reinice had an unexpected haul on her side.

Weighing five blackened bags in her hand, she came over to Cao Xing and respectfully handed them to him.

"Lord, these are all the Relic bags found in those coffins. Please put them away."

Looking at these five bags, Cao Xing's eyes instantly lit up.

Then, he nodded with a solemn expression, "Alright, Reinice, I will take good care of these Relic bags."

Taking them from Reinice's hands, a system prompt appeared.

[Obtained Burial Item Bag * 5, open or not?]

Cao Xing did not open them immediately; instead, he turned around, facing away from Reinice.

Then he clicked confirm.

"Yes."

[Successfully opened.]

[Obtained Brass Ancient Coin * 14]

[Obtained Magic Energy Crystal * 27]

[Obtained Gold Watch * 1]

[Obtained Silver Sword * 1]

[Obtained Gorgeous Hairpin * 2]

[Obtained Fragmented Gold Nugget * 12]

[Obtained Decayed Magic Seed * 32]

[Obtained Book: Poem of Landon]

[Obtained Book: Introduction to Herbalism]

…

Looking at this huge pile of items, intense joy welled up in Cao Xing's eyes.

The items inside the five burial item bags were all different.

But every bag contained two or three brass ancient coins.

Besides that, those items like gold watches and silver swords were all handicrafts.

Their attack power wasn't high, but they could be sold for money.

"Wuhu, this feels even better than opening treasure chests!"

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. We've already made a handsome gain right after entering."

Right at this moment, Cao Xing suddenly heard the sound of an animal crawling coming from outside the secret room.

Rustle… Rustle…

Cao Xing made a gesture, and everyone halted their actions.

Even their breathing slowed down its rhythm.

After a short while, once the sound had faded into the distance.

The crowd relaxed once again.

Then they resumed searching around in this secret room.

At this time, Liu Muxue groped around in front of a wall for a moment.

Seeming to have discovered something, she said softly, "Ah Xing, it looks like there is a big door here."

Hearing this, Cao Xing quickly walked over.

On this wall, he indeed saw a deeply hidden door that looked no different from the surrounding wall.

Except that in the central area, there was a sunken hexagonal groove.

"Ah Xing, if we go out from here, will we be able to reach the interior of the underground palace?"

Cao Xing nodded, "Yeah, that undead Karlhan said that going out from this secret room will lead into a connecting corridor, and through the corridor, we can head to the Four Great Temples and the Kasha Grand Cathedral."

"Now, we also need to hurry up and take action."

Finished speaking, Cao Xing took out the [Underground Palace Stone Talisman] once again and placed it into the groove.

"Creak! Creak!"

The sound of rotating axles came over.

The wall in front of them slowly began to rise upwards.

And before Cao Xing and the others, an even more spacious room gradually appeared.

Then, Cao Xing led his subordinates out one after another.

After everyone completely left the secret room, that stone door automatically closed.

"Rumble…"

The stone door behind them fell back down, restoring itself to the appearance of a wall, and even upon close inspection, no flaws could be seen.

At this time, Cao Xing looked around.

This new room was very large in space, with a ceiling height reaching five to six meters; even though it was underground, it didn't feel oppressive.

However, Cao Xing also saw three deep passages appearing in various corners of the room.

For a moment, Cao Xing didn't know which way to go.

Cao Xing said somewhat blankly, "Damn it, this undead Karlhan didn't make things clear either."

"This underground palace is so huge, which way should we go and where do we go to open the Four Great Temples?"

The others also wore looks of bewilderment.

At this time, Ji Xinyue said softly, "I… I have a map of the underground palace here…"

Cao Xing's eyes lit up, then he asked, "A map, where did you get it?"

"A few days ago… an undead gave it to me…"

Ji Xinyue replied cautiously.

Cao Xing nodded, then also came to Ji Xinyue's side to check the markings on this map.

After a short while, a look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"So this long corridor is called the Eons-Watching Corridor, connecting most areas of the entire underground palace."

"Passing through the passage on the left, one can reach the center of this palace, the Eons-Watching Temple."

Liu Muxue reminded, "Ah Xing, didn't that undead say that the Eons-Watching Temple has already fallen, and it is full of Soul Eaters inside?"

Cao Xing nodded, "Yes, so we can't take the passage on the left. We must first head to the other two passages; these two passages connect to the Four Great Temples."

He studied the map and pondered, "The place closest to us is the Shield Temple, which is the middle passage."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing had already made a decision.

"Let's go, let's take the middle one first."

Words falling, Braum took the lead and stepped into the dim connecting corridor in the middle.

The crowd followed them in.

And when Cao Xing passed by the passage on the left, he felt a sudden tremor inside his backpack.

"Hmm?"

Cao Xing's expression was puzzled as he glanced at the items in his backpack.

Then he discovered that the [Demon-Swallowing Box] purchased from Marita was stirring restlessly.

The demon sealed inside seemed to have sensed something and eagerly wanted to come out.

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, "The passage on the left connects to the Eons-Watching Temple, and behind the temple is the Kasha Grand Cathedral. According to Karlhan, that soul-eating demon is right there."

"It seems that this Demon-Swallowing Box should have sensed the aura of other demons, which is why it wants to come out, right?"

Shaking his head, Cao Xing didn't overthink it, packed away the [Demon-Swallowing Box] properly, and continued stepping into the middle passage.

…

The environment inside the middle passage was also very dim, but it was fairly spacious.

And Cao Xing even saw a few opened coffins on both sides of the passage.

Just as he was preparing to check if there was anything inside the coffins, the sound of an animal crawling suddenly appeared ahead.

"Rustle… Rustle…"

Cao Xing made a gesture and quickly led the crowd to retreat several dozen meters.

At the same time, they saw a slender monster appear ahead, 1.5 meters tall and about two to three meters long.

This monster's appearance strongly resembled a lizard, with a long tail swinging in mid-air.

Its entire body had dark green skin, covered with many spots.

Its hind limbs were strong and powerful, while its forelimbs were slightly bent.

Furthermore, it could walk on its hind legs like a human, and its movements were extremely swift.

It was wandering around, its nose constantly sniffing in the air, seemingly smelling some scent.

Cao Xing glanced at its attributes.

[Soul Eater Lv26]

[Race: Soul Eater]

[HP: 13370 / 13370]

[Attack Power: 667 ~ 691]

[Skills: Spiritual Suppression (Suppresses spiritual entities, reducing all their attributes by 30% and trapping them in an immobilized state for 5 seconds, cooldown 60 seconds) Soul-Dispersing Claw (Wields sharp claws to deal 155% * 2 laceration damage to the enemy. If used on a spiritual entity, it plunges them into a soul-tearing state, causing the spirit to endure immense pain, cooldown 40 seconds) Soul Devouring (Directly devours a spiritual entity, dealing 250% damage. If the spiritual entity dies, it restores 50% of its own HP, cooldown 120 seconds)]

[Talent: Soul-Eaters Body (When attacking spiritual entities, ignores all of the opponent's defense and deals an additional 100% damage to them; when attacked by spiritual entities, reduces damage taken by 50%)]

…

"Good grief, so this is what a Soul Eater is."

"This set of skills was practically born specifically to deal with spiritual entities, right? This is way too overpowered!"

Cao Xing nodded in sudden realization.

No wonder that Tier 3 boss-level undead Karlhan said he couldn't beat an ordinary Soul Eater.

This was completely suppressed to death.

Unless it's an overlord-level undead, it might be able to handle an ordinary Soul Eater of the same level.

Of course, these skills of the Soul Eater didn't have much effect on living people like them.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing gradually grew more confident in his heart.

At this moment, this Soul Eater seemed to be searching for something.

Cao Xing and the others had already prepared for battle.

However, it didn't seem to be looking for Cao Xing and the others.

Instead, it looked at those opened coffins in the corner of the wall.

And among them, there was still one coffin that had not been opened, yet the stone slab on top of it had already loosened.

As if smelling something, that Soul Eater moved its strong and powerful hind limbs, rapidly approaching that coffin.

Then, under the astonished gazes of Cao Xing and the others, that Soul Eater directly extended its hook-like forelimbs and began frantically attacking the stone slab on top of the coffin.

Click! Crack!

The Soul Eater's sharp hook-like claws continuously scraped across the stone slab, producing a series of hair-raising sounds.

Under its attacks, a gap seemed to have been pried open in the stone slab atop the coffin.

A whisper of the undead came from inside the coffin.

"Who dares to disturb my slumber?"

Then the next moment, a miserable scream came over.

"Ah! It's a Soul Eater!"

A female Ascalon undead was directly grabbed by the shoulders and pulled out like that by the Soul Eater.

This undead seemed to still want to resist.

However, that Soul Eater directly activated the [Spiritual Suppression] skill.

The Ascalon undead's body instantly stiffened, as if she had been frozen in place, unable to move at all.

And the Soul Eater, as if it had found some delicious food, opened its pitch-black maw and bit down directly.

[-3473]

A terrifying damage number appeared!

"Ah!!"

This female Ascalon undead let out a series of miserable screams like a wronged ghost, but under the [Spiritual Suppression] state, she was unable to make any movements.

She could only watch as the Soul Eater bit apart and devoured her soul body bit by bit.

The Soul Eater's suppression of these undead was simply too ruthless!

Seeing this scene, a look of unbearable sympathy appeared in Reinice's eyes.

She looked at Cao Xing for help, "Lord…"

Cao Xing nodded, then directly ordered, "Charge, take down this Soul Eater!"

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