Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 728 The Death of Huang Chao.

"impossible!!"

When Xiao Ran saw the name on the memorial tablet clearly, her head buzzed and a piercing ringing echoed in her ears.

"Impossible, impossible!!"

He couldn't believe it, nor could he understand it: Huang Chao, a celestial being, was actually... dead??

"This must be a trap set by this guy, trying to trick me into opening the coffin and then trigger a mechanism to ambush me?"

Xiao Ran considered various possibilities, and quickly took out the [Decapitation Blade] and the [Suppressing Calamity Token], activated them, and then concentrated his mental energy to surround the coffin, looking as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

The Yin spirit's avatar appeared behind him. With a thought from Xiao Ran, the avatar waved its hand and grabbed the coffin lid.

Xiao Ran was prepared to fight to the death, and even secretly carried the portrait of the Plum Blossom Taoist in her hand.

Whether this guy is truly dead or faking it, or hiding in the coffin preparing to rise from the dead, as long as Huang Chao dares to show his face, Xiao Ran will definitely give him a full-force attack.

"Crack!"

With a dull thud as the coffin lid slammed shut, the guillotine in Xiao Ran's hand gleamed with a blinding cold light, its chilling killing intent causing the thin veils hanging in the hall to flutter violently.

"Kakaka..."

However, as the coffin was gradually opened, none of the countless possibilities that Xiao Ran had anticipated appeared, and the vast hall was eerily quiet.

Apart from Xiao Ran's own breathing, there was no other sign of life.

Xiao Ran used her spiritual power to peer through the crack in the coffin and saw that there was indeed a corpse lying quietly inside.

The body lay quietly in the coffin, and although it was unknown how much time had passed, the body had not decomposed.

Upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to discover that an invisible aura enveloped the corpse's body.

This aura seemed to be slowing down the decay of the corpse, so much so that the limbs still looked very fresh.

"Is it really you??"

Xiao Ran's eyes gleamed with a fluorescent light as she stared at the familiar face of the corpse in the coffin, deeply moved.

"Impossible, how could it really be you??" Xiao Ran looked around the coffin, unwilling to give up. She saw that besides Huang Chao's physical body, there were two other things inside the coffin.

One of them was Huang Chao's sword. Xiao Ran was very familiar with this sword. After several exchanges, this sword had left a very deep impression on him.

And the other thing was even more profound.

It was a golden scroll, and when Xiao Ran's gaze swept over it, a special aura emanated from it.

"Locust List!"

This thing also left a deep impression on Xiao Ran.

When the two fought in Chang'an, Huang Chao opened the imperial edict and instantly sealed his swordsmanship and corpse techniques.

It can be said that this imperial edict was specifically designed to target his treasure.

These two items were Huang Chao's most treasured possessions, yet they were now placed inside a coffin, further illustrating the identity of the owner of the corpse before them.

Xiao Ran swayed and almost fell to the ground.

They couldn't believe Huang Chao's death, and a strong sense of resentment welled up in their hearts.

This feeling was exactly the same as when Huang Chao, having cultivated himself into a celestial being, went out with divine gear, ready to unleash a carefully prepared ultimate move, only to find that Xiao Ran had logged off.

He even had the portrait of Plum Blossom Taoist in his hand, just waiting for Huang Chao, that old thief, to show his face and send him off. Good heavens, he was already lying asleep in his coffin.

The powerful blow landed on cotton, catching Xiao Ran somewhat off guard.

He sat on the ground, looking again at the letters Huang Chao had written, and couldn't help but feel a little sad and even disappointed.

As Huang Chaoxin said, although his sins are in his time, his benefits will last for generations.

This applies to both reality and the labyrinthine city.

Although Huang Chao caused a great deal of chaos here, in a sense, he also did a great favor.

They slaughtered nearly fifty percent of the population of this lost city, overthrew the corrupt dynasty, and wiped out all the royal families and powerful clans.

Although the process was destined to be bloody, from the company's perspective, Huang Chao was even a hero.

From Xiao Ran's perspective, this guy... is indeed a worthy opponent, no matter from any angle.

If two people share the same stance, they might become good friends.

Perhaps that's why Xiao Ran felt even more annoyed; not being able to give this ruthless tyrant a brilliant death was inevitably regrettable.

"Whose coffin is this?"

At this moment, Gu Xintang also came in. Seeing that there had been no movement for a long time, he didn't know what had happened. Still feeling uneasy, he forced himself to come in despite the stench.

Unexpectedly, there was a coffin here. Looking down, I saw Huang Chao's memorial tablet on the ground.

He was also greatly surprised.

"Huang Chao?? Is he Huang Chao?"

Gu Xintang looked at Xiao Ran with a surprised expression. After seeing Xiao Ran nod to confirm that it was correct, Gu Xintang was even more astonished.

Like Xiao Ran, he also couldn't believe that the corpse in the coffin was actually the famous Huang Chao.

"Impossible. As far as I know, the celestial beings have never perished since ancient times. Their life and death are determined by the rise and fall of the world, and cannot be controlled by human power. How could he possibly be dead?"

As someone who successfully ascended to the Celestial Realm by stirring up chaos in the world, nothing should be able to affect Huang Chao unless the chaos in the world ends.

“But he really is Huang Chao.” Xiao Ran stood up and walked to Huang Chao’s body. Although he was also puzzled, it didn’t stump him.

Xiao Ran raised the [Suppressing Calamity Decree] and shone it on Huang Chao's corpse.

"Privileges and the seizure of property."

As the light from the Suppression Order flickered, Huang Chao's skill book and memory book gradually appeared on his corpse.

Xiao Ran held both of them in her hands, opened Huang Chao's memory book, and wanted to find out the cause of Huang Chao's death from it.

However, when the memory book was opened, it was completely blank; there was nothing inside.

"No memory??"

This was the first time Xiao Ran had encountered such a situation.

Even the leaders of the Changchun Society have some kind of restriction placed on their memories, but it can only block a portion of the key memories.

The fact that Huang Chao had no memory at all, with his memory completely blank, was something Xiao Ran found utterly baffling.

He quickly opened the skill book.

However, Xiao Ran was relieved to find that the contents of the skill book were still there.

Celestial-level swordsmanship [Sword Art of No Life], profound fist techniques [Locust Sky Fist], profound magical arts [Locust Arts], [Art of Fierce Battle]...

Even Huang Chao's own talents are all contained within it.

However, the energy required for the exchange is terrifying.

For example, Huang Chao's swordsmanship requires 80 energy points, which is simply outrageous.

As for the other abilities, they are equally valuable; at least for now, Xiao Ran's meager energy points are far more valuable.

Although I cannot directly plunder the abilities in this skill book, it indirectly confirms that the corpse in the coffin is Huang Chao.

Fortunately, although Huang Chao's memories were gone, the corpse in the coffin in front of her still made up for many of Xiao Ran's regrets.

Even after lying in the coffin for so long, the remains of the celestial being showed no signs of decay.

With the sword beside him and the [Locust Ranking], this is quite a haul.

Xiao Ran patted the [Yin Soldier Gourd] at his waist and directly put Huang Chao's corpse into it, then waved his hand.

The two items from the coffin also fell into Xiao Ran's hands.

Leaving aside the sword, it wasn't a cursed object; it was simply a weapon that could cut through iron like mud.

However, the scroll of the "Locust Ranking" caused a strange expression to appear on Xiao Ran's face.

A Grade B cursed item, "Locust God's Forbidden List," has been discovered. This cursed item does not require activation.

All laws listed on the list exist without moral principles; their origins must be suppressed and their source severed.

Privilege 1: Names on the blacklist are banned.

The ability to write restrictions on the Locust List, once used, will seal the power of all users within a kilometer radius, rendering them unable to use it.

[Note: This item has seven restricted slots. Once a restricted ability is written on it, it cannot be changed. Five abilities have already been filled: Restriction of Cursed Poisoning, Restriction of Knife Techniques, Restriction of Flying Swords, Restriction of Magical Arts, and Restriction of Corpse Control.]

Cooldown time: 7 days

[Note: Activating this privilege requires offering sacrifices to the Locust God. The higher the quality of the sacrifices, the longer the privilege lasts.]

Privilege 2: Locust God's Decree

Once this privilege is activated, one's words become law, and one can unleash an extremely powerful divine spell through recitation.

Cooldown time: thirteen days
[Note: Activating this privilege requires offering sacrifices to the Locust God; the higher the quality of the sacrifices, the better the effect.]

"As expected of a Grade B cursed item, its effects are truly extraordinary!"

Looking at the effect of the [Locust Ranking] in his hand, Xiao Ran couldn't help but praise it in his heart, but after praising it, Xiao Ran had a bitter smile in his heart.

"This thing is a good thing, but there are seven forbidden options in total, and five of them were filled in at once. That's fine, but the key point is that these five abilities are all targeted at me."

"No wonder you just threw this thing in the coffin without fear of it being stolen. It's like you just wrote my name on it, isn't it?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran cursed Huang Chao in her heart for being such a spendthrift. It was bad enough that he only left her two empty slots, but the key point was that she really couldn't use this thing.

Once used, almost all of one's abilities will be sealed, and combat power will be reduced by 80%, which is purely killing one hundred enemies while losing one thousand of one's own.

"Fortunately, it's a blessing that this thing didn't fall into other people's hands. After I upgrade the paper craftsman to a C-level finishing touch master, I should be able to initially control the [dormitory manager's pen]. At that time, I can use the power of the pen to modify the abilities on it."

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran felt much more relaxed. After putting away the imperial edict, she said to Gu Xintang, who was still in a daze, "Let's go."

"Huh??" Gu Xintang was taken aback. "Where are we going?"

"Of course, he should leave the palace. Huang Chao is already dead. I don't think the person who's been stamping the Imperial Seal everywhere lately is Huang Chao. He's probably not even in the Ghost Capital."

Xiao Ran picked up the scroll, which was originally prepared for the Wasp King, but unexpectedly it had become a museum. Huang Chao left behind the drawings: "The things on this are too profound, I can't understand them either. I'll go back and find Shao Hongzhang to study them. I believe that with the ability of this supervisor, it shouldn't be difficult for him to understand this drawing."

However, just as the two were about to turn and leave, a melodious chime came from afar.

"Thump!! Thump thump!!"

As the bell rang, Xiao Ran and Gu Xintang both felt a throbbing pain in their heads...

In a daze, Xiao Ran opened her eyes first. The once dilapidated hall was now filled with jewels and opulent wealth.

At the same time, in the hall in front of them, a chorus of shouts came from the crowd: "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)