There's a skeleton dungeon connected to my basement.

Chapter 268, The Shattered Divine Artifact
Now that things have come to this point, and the sword is right in front of him, Xiao Yang will try his best to obtain it, no matter what.

There was some apprehension; there was a feeling that if he drew his longsword, the corpse in front of him might suddenly sit up.

For no apparent reason, this scene came to mind.

And it's not fair to blame Xiao Yang for having wild thoughts; the dungeon rules are indeed quite morbidly funny.

"If you're going to die, then die a good death!"

Xiao Yang said this fiercely.

He started to make his move. Although his words were somewhat fierce, Xiao Yang was still very careful in his actions, for fear that a legendary figure might suddenly sit up in front of him.

He carefully reached out and grasped the handle of the silver holy sword in front of him.

Exhale and slowly exert force.

It went very smoothly, and Xiao Yang retrieved the silver holy sword.

At this point, the situation is neither good nor bad.

Nothing worse happened. The man who died in such a terrible and exaggerated manner did not make any further moves after the silver longsword was pulled from his body.

Nothing happened.

He really was a dead man.

The situation hasn't gotten worse, but it hasn't gotten better either.

His gaze fell on the silver holy sword that had been drawn from the corpse. After being separated from the body, the silver color quickly dimmed.

It decayed, turned black, and then collapsed.

It turned into a pool of blackened ashes.

This is how his beloved holy sword was destroyed.

Perhaps the holy sword possessed a spirit; before it was completely destroyed, it struggled for a moment, and a dazzling silver light was emitted.

If Xiao Yang's judgment is correct, this holy sword should be a true myth.

It is a magical artifact.

But now, it was destroyed right in front of Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang stopped moving.

There was a brief silence.

"I'd feel a little better if you didn't emit this light!"

He made this sigh with a sense of helplessness.

A truly powerful artifact was destroyed right before our eyes.

This is truly a terrible thing.

Apart from the corpse, the silver thorns that had grown from the ground, and the holy sword that had turned to ashes, there was nothing else in the empty hall.

These past few days' actions seem to have been a waste of time.

After overcoming this toughest nut to crack, there was basically nothing left in the Silver Church that could stop Xiao Yang.

Unwilling to give up, Xiao Yang conducted a thorough search of the place.

More things have been discovered.

For example, a huge, winding mine tunnel that has been opened up and extends downwards.

After descending into the underground through a winding secret passage, one is greeted by a huge magical energy industrial zone and an enormous, exaggeratedly large underground tunnel boring machine.

The Silver Religion is also in the business of Life Resin, or rather, they are the real big players in this business in Clock Tower City.

Beneath the earth, Xiao Yang found the trunk of the Silver Tree.

The once dazzling and majestic silver tree was now dull, withered, and on its last legs.

The Silver Cult's belief in the Silver Tree in Bell Tower City was somewhat wishful thinking.

You might not believe it, but Xiao Yang found genuine signs of piety in the residential areas of those Silver Cult guardians.

Signs of Devotion

Quality: Excellent

Effect: Increases divine spell level by one.
Description: A medal for the devout.

The devout faith was certified by the divine game.

But you have to say they believe it.

All the Silver Priests used magic, not divine arts. The Silver Tree seemed to have never established any connection with the Silver Cult, and no divine arts had ever been bestowed upon it.

In Xiao Yang's eyes, the so-called silver bloodline was hardly a blessing; at most, it was a kind of influence from a higher position on a lower one.

In Xiao Yang's eyes, the Silver Sect was extremely awkward and strange.

However, the most awkward thing about the strange situation in Bell Tower City is not even the bizarre Silver Cult, but the Silver Tree.

In any case, the Silver Tree is a true god, and if he wanted to, how could things have turned out this way?

At least many years ago, when Clock Tower City was first established, the Silver Tree must have possessed a considerable amount of power.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been sucked dry until now, and it's on its last legs.

Even if only a trace of power remains, a god would certainly find it difficult to deal with these refugees from Clock Tower City.

Xiao Yang could only think of one reason why a god who still possessed power could be forcibly drained into such a state.

"He voluntarily acquiesced to this."

An utterly absurd idea popped into my head.

Xiao Yang's spiritual sense is quite good, which comes from the blessing of the Eye of Spiritual Vision, or perhaps from his own keen intuition.

His mental attributes are like a garbage can, encompassing everything.

Standing before this enormous pit leading underground, Xiao Yang faintly heard a painful wail.

It was a distorted, murmuring sound that almost filled the entire space in front of Xiao Yang. Xiao Yang felt that there were only two beings in Zhongta City who could create such a commotion.

Make some connections based on your current situation.

It could only be the silver tree wailing.

Feeling this painful murmur.

If the Silver Tree is like this, then it's not surprising at all that the Silver Thorns are going crazy like this.

Why did it come to this?

After a long silence, Xiao Yang finally managed to utter this sentence.

"Incomprehensible."

What exactly happened? The answer should be found by looking down. If I'm not mistaken, going deeper into this huge pit should lead to the Silver Tree, where one can confront the torment of suffering.

To delve deep underground and confront a true god, even one who is extremely weak, is a highly dangerous and risky undertaking.

in silence.

Xiao Yang decided to give it a try.

You know, he has never lacked courage.

Now, all it takes is to start this massive magic-powered tunnel boring machine.

Having mentally prepared himself, he nimbly climbed onto the massive magic-powered tunnel boring machine, appearing on the dark and complex control panel.

The densely packed cases and the chaotic knobs, not to mention that even Xiao Yang would be confused by them.

This is a big problem.

But putting that big problem aside, an even more crucial one has emerged.

Xiao Yang didn't seem to have a key; more accurately, he didn't have a credential to start the game.

Please provide proof of activation.

These words appeared on the blurry magical light screen in front of me.

He had such a thing there, and in silence, he decided to pull the red lever in front of him with all his might.

[No startup credentials detected; control panel locked]

[Alert, alert, danger: unauthorized operation]

Amidst the piercing alarm, a flashing red light shone on Xiao Yang's face, casting a shadowy shadow over his expression.

Xiao Yang decided to stop trying, fearing that the next notification would be that he was preparing to self-destruct.

The trip to the Silver Church was surprisingly smooth and without major incidents. The rewards were also quite good; the level was raised to 29, and a one-time-use rare item was obtained. It was a very fruitful trip, completing most of the goals ahead of schedule.

But for some reason, I just felt inexplicably annoyed.

I'm extremely annoyed.

(End of this chapter)