There's a skeleton dungeon connected to my basement.

Chapter 311, Divine Artifact Freedom

The act of helping was merely a minor incident, and there was no further entanglement.

Proceed deeper into this dungeon.

Without further hesitation or lingering.

The only reward for advancing through this dungeon is an epic item.

"Even the advancement rewards are only epic."

After a simple weighing of the pros and cons, Xiao Yang felt that there was really nothing worth lingering on for him at the third level of the corpse tax.

"Let's not waste any more time."

Keep going.

Soon, the final boss appeared before us.

It's a boss with an opening animation. He touches a pitch-black banner that's planted deep underground, and he's pulled into a mysterious, dark space. Black mist churns around him, and countless shrill screechs and screams echo through the air.

This is quite a big show.

Xiao Yang was amazed by this.

The final boss is about to appear. Not far away, a scarlet ghost priest slowly climbs out of the black mist.

With a fierce and venomous face, it crawled out of the black mist like a giant spider, raised its head, and signaled that the battle was about to begin.

Then the Taoist priest saw the figure dressed in scarlet robes slowly pull off his mask not far away.

Eyes facing each other.

The next moment, the scene in front of it changed, and it seemed to see its own body.

One disintegration ray failed to kill the boss in front of me.

It's probably related to resistance.

Pure energy isn't particularly effective against monsters like ghosts.

Otherwise, how could someone who is only half-epic level have survived a single disintegration ray from his own attack?

Yes, this Ghost Taoist is a half-epic boss, or perhaps a proper epic boss, the kind without a title.

"If we add about five more points of spirit to the disintegration ray, or make the environment where the attack is launched a little brighter, then it should be about right."

After completing the attack, Xiao Yang gave the following summary.

He only put ten points of his energy into this disintegration ray.

Unfortunately, false spirit cannot be used as a blue bar.

Xiao Yang estimated that the level of the boss at the end of the third level of the Corpse Tax dungeon was about the same as that of the White Dragon in the Academy dungeon.

Although he went through a lot of turmoil during this period, he has indeed become stronger and stronger.

A guy of this caliber, without any epic titles, is practically dead if you just give him a single glance with ten points of mental energy.

Xiao Yang currently has 200 points of spirit. Even disregarding the 10-point guarantee, this means he can stare down 19 untitled, half-step epic level opponents in a row.

Thinking of this, he hissed and gasped, followed by a seamless transition to showing off.

"I'm getting stronger and stronger!"

"That's what perseverance and hard work are all about!"

Just as Xiao Yang was showing off and marveling at his growth, the ghostly Taoist's head on the ground began to reassemble into a body.

The hazy, illusory body slowly grew out, and soon it was able to get up again.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yang noticed this scene.

"Should we use this guy for a weapons mission?"

The thought flashed through my mind, but I quickly dismissed it.

"Forget it, it's too weak."

The Dark Slayer was lifted high and brought down heavily. It felt like it had struck nothing, but the malevolent energy swirling around it tore the ghostly Taoist's head to shreds.

The Deep Slayer possesses the ability to become stronger in battle.

Damage can be increased slowly.

But recently, Xiao Yang discovered a problem that wasn't really a problem.

These enemies are too weak to withstand even the first axe blow, let alone enter a slaughter state, let alone trigger the damage bonus again and again.

A black jade tablet fell out of the Taoist priest's head.

Soul-Nourishing Jade Pendant

Quality: Epic

Effect: Nourishes the soul. Description: The living dug me out of the ground, and then handed me over to the dead.

It's a pretty good item, and it can be paired with the advancement rewards for the third level of the Corpse Tax.

Soul-Nourishing Incense Burner

Quality: Epic

Effect: Nourishes the soul

Description: The living dug me out of the ground, and then gave me to another group of dead people.

After putting away the two items, his body gradually faded from this dark and gloomy area. In a daze, Xiao Yang reappeared at the bottom of this dark canyon.

A black banner appeared before them.

This should be Xiao Yang's reward for clearing the level.

Reaching out, Xiao Yang grasped the pole of the black banner. This thing was rather temperamental, and for a moment Xiao Yang felt his palms grow even colder.

That's all there is to her temper.

With slow, gentle force, the black sail was gradually pulled out.

In an instant, Xiao Yang saw countless figures, densely packed, appearing on the surface of the black banner, all staring blankly at him at the same moment.

A notification popped up.

[Player touches the special equipment Nine Thousand Soul Banner]

[The player touched the special equipment Nine Thousand Soul Banner, triggering a special equipment quest.]

[Equipment Upgrade Quest, Seal Off the Netherworld]

Sealing off the Netherworld

Mission objective: Bring more souls into the Soul Banner.
Quest Reward: Equipment Upgrade

Introduction: More souls, more souls, and I can go even further, from legend to myth.

"interesting."

A legendary, top-tier piece of equipment, on its way to becoming a myth, appeared before Xiao Yang.

"Has the level of power reached that point?"

"That doesn't make sense either. I only have an epic weapon, how could that possibly be enough to reach the threshold of using a divine artifact?"

He muttered those words to himself.

It feels like I've recently stumbled upon a treasure trove of divine artifacts. If Xiao Yang successfully upgrades this Myriad Soul Banner, then this will be his third divine artifact.

"I feel like I can compete for the title of the richest epic at some point."

Perhaps it's possible right now.

Even without the Silver Crown, the Silver Crossbow alone is far too overpowered.

Although it looks like an extremely rough, pitted silver crossbow, if you fire an arrow out of the blue, even a god could be overturned.

Using it to fight legendary and epic games is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

The only downside is that there are too few Silver Branches.

Repelling the plague rat horde completely depleted one unit, while defeating the rat tamers consumed half a unit.

However, there's no need to worry too much about the consumption issue now. The Silver Tree didn't fall and became a neighbor. If we improve our relationship later, will we still lack Silver Branches?

Obviously not!
For a moment, Xiao Yang even considered building a statue for the Silver Tree in the City of Hope.

Perhaps this can help garner some goodwill.

There are now two and a half Silver Branches left.

These can be left for the beasts of plunder and conquest.

If we get rid of it, the final product, the Beast Dog Whistle, will definitely be a divine artifact.

There's too much; we can't possibly use it all.

It feels like everyone's about to have the freedom of magical artifacts.

Lost in thought, Xiao Yang did not accept the equipment upgrade quest that automatically popped out when he grasped the Nine Thousand Soul Banner.

wait.

Until another notification popped up.

[Special Mission: Shatter the Netherworld.]

(End of this chapter)