Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 225 The Palace Within the Tomb

The human-faced serpent fell down, and Chu Danqing only saw its true form after it died.

Its head has a human face, its torso is covered with bony armor, and its head resembles a crown.

As the flowing blood dripped onto the ground, it corroded and created pits.

Above the corpse of the human-faced serpent, a broken star also floats.

Chu Danqing took it down, and the two portions of imperial purple energy merged together, changing the progress in the suffix from 1/3 to 2/3.

Now only the last centipede remains.

As for the human-faced snake, it naturally followed in the footsteps of the flesh-winged centipede.

"It looks like a Gu jar, as if it's trying to raise a Gu king." Chu Danqing looked at the corpse of the human-faced snake under his feet, and the feeling wasn't exactly pleasant.

"Perhaps, but it's been at least a thousand years since then. No matter how much planning there is, it's all just a handful of dust now," Guo Ming said.

The people are all dead, and the so-called Kan Dynasty has long been a part of the dust of history.

There is no such thing as a thousand generations, only a record in the history books.

“Yes, it’s more like self-comfort,” Chu Danqing echoed, then said, “Then the next one should be the scorpion.”

Longteng is a metaphor for centipede, Yinhui is a snake, and Shichai is naturally a scorpion.

Chu Danqing does have this much knowledge.

"It doesn't seem like it." Guo Ming's gaze drifted deeper into the passageway.

The figures stood there quietly.

They looked like both slaves and soldiers.

When they looked closely, they realized that the figures looked very familiar.

“Passing ghost soldiers,” Chu Danqing immediately said. These were a group of mummified corpses wearing tattered armor.

Due to the passage of time, both the weapons and armor were practically worn out.

This kind of thing wouldn't normally happen in a completely enclosed environment.

After all, it can be dry for a thousand years, wet for ten thousand years, and neither dry nor wet for half a year.

This situation arose thanks to the Human-Faced Yin Hui, the Ghost-Faced Dragon Teng, and their underlings.

"No, it's far from it." Guo Ming retorted immediately. He could tell that these mummies were just mummies, not those powerful Yin soldiers.

If ghost soldiers really block your way, then you might as well not do the mission, as there's practically no chance of success.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the mummified corpse stirred.

The next moment, the flying sword sliced ​​through his head, beheading him instantly.

This action was like stirring up a hornet's nest, causing all the mummies to come to life.

"It must be the work of the centipede scorpion." Chu Danqing looked into the depths, where more and more mummified corpses were moving towards them like puppets on strings.

It seemed like it wasn't quite used to its body; it hadn't even taken two steps before it stumbled and fell to the ground, then crawled over on all fours.

When it moves, it's like a giant scorpion.

“They’re all puppets. We can just find the real thing and kill it.” Guo Ming glanced around and then quickly locked onto the location.

However, he did not go there in person, but directly formed the Three Talents Sword Formation with the Zi Shi Shen Hou Sword, the Chou Shi Da Ji Sword, and the Yin Shi Gong Cao Sword.

The sword formation pierced through all the mummies blocking its path, finally embedding them directly in a spot in the darkness.

The next moment, sword energy erupted, creating an area of ​​damage along with sword intent.

All I can say is that the centipede died an even more gruesome death.

The previous human-faced serpent at least left a complete corpse, but this centipede serpent will probably have a hard time even piecing together a complete body.

As the flying sword returned, all the mummies stopped abruptly, then collapsed to the ground due to loss of balance.

It smashed to pieces upon landing.

It was clear that it had lost the blessing of the centipede and turned back into an ordinary dried corpse.

[Mission Completed, You Gain: Paradise Points x 20000, Attribute Points +5]

Once the three insects are killed, the corresponding hidden quest is completed.

However, no treasure chests dropped, so they're probably still accumulating them.

This is a good thing for Chu Danqing, probably because the mechanism of hidden missions is starting to change.

Chu Danqing walked to the corpse of the centipede, which was so mangled that its original form was unrecognizable, and took the last bit of imperial purple energy.

The second phase of the task has now been successfully completed.

[Third step of the chain quest: Place the Ziwei Jade Seal on the Dragon-Slaying Platform in the Absolute Star Palace for 24 hours to be cleansed with imperial aura]

[Trial Difficulty: S-Rank (Nightmare)]

[Trial Reward: Unlocks the next stage of the chain quest]

[Trial Failed: This Talent Awakening Quest is Aborted]

"Huh?" Chu Danqing was shocked when he saw the third task.

"How did the Dragon-Slaying Platform come out?"

Chu Danqing felt as if she were gradually uncovering a terrifying corner of this trial world.

With both the Starfall Palace and the Dragon-Slaying Platform, could there really be a dragon in the Yellow Dragon River?

Didn't we agree that these mythical creatures were all created from human corpses after death through feng shui techniques?

The main issue is that the word "slice" is indeed quite vicious. While "dragon-slaying platform" is understandable, "slice-dragon platform" is practically a form of death by a thousand cuts.

"Perhaps it's just a difference in customs." Guo Ming also saw Chu Danqing's third link in the chain of tasks, but he didn't feel anything.

In order to gather high-quality dragon materials for Chu Danqing, the Guo family dismantled countless dragons.

In order not to damage the quality of the dragon-like materials, this dismantling was almost like being slowly sliced ​​to death.

In other words, Chu Danqing didn't realize what was happening and didn't witness it firsthand, otherwise he wouldn't have had this mindset.

"Alright, let's just keep going." Chu Danqing calmed down and continued, "But it turns out that what's down here isn't a tomb."

The group continued down and came to a stone gate.

Based on the style and patterns of the stone gate, it can be determined that this is not the original stone gate, but was built later along with the tomb of Prince Yuanping.

Chu Danqing was able to recognize it because its style has a very high degree of similarity to the tomb of Prince Yuanping.

Unfortunately, because his knowledge of feng shui was only superficial, he couldn't see what the meaning was.

These dragon and phoenix carvings are certainly not just for aesthetic purposes; they must also have feng shui-related uses.

“Sometimes wandering sorcerers aren’t that useful,” Chu Danqing complained. “Although I’ve accumulated several times, the effects vary depending on the type of world.”

"Brother Chu could try a different identity. Although continuing to accumulate experience could lead to a qualitative change, it is still too limiting," Guo Ming suggested.

In the previous world where the rank promotion assessment was conducted, Chu Danqing's identity as a wandering sorcerer was very useful, because his past accumulation directly led to his second-level identity as a former Qingyi Guard.

However, in this trial world, interpersonal relationships are weak, so identity is of limited help.

He definitely has a Level 2 identity, but Chu Danqing hasn't had the opportunity to develop it.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Chu Danqing asked.

To be honest, Chu Danqing couldn't really imagine what kind of identity would suit her.

He did desire a high-status identity like a king, general, or nobleman, but Paradise didn't offer that.

The jobs offered by the park are mostly travel merchants or itinerant doctors, identities that have little connection to the local area.

In more dire cases, they become refugees or runaway slaves.

There were practically no locals; everyone was an outsider.

This identity is more logical and allows the apostles, as 'outsiders,' to integrate better.

However, as one accumulates different identities, secondary and tertiary identities may emerge.

Anyway, my current identity is that of an outsider.

Other identities offer limited help to Chu Danqing.

The traveling merchant knew nothing about commerce, and the itinerant doctor was ignorant of medicine.

In other words, itinerant sorcerers, who are similar to swindlers, can use their fabrications to cover up their lies.

Da Bao and the others can also integrate more perfectly.

Upon hearing this, Guo Ming thought about it and realized that the identity of a wandering sorcerer was indeed more suitable for Chu Danqing.

"It seems that only the wandering sorcerer is suitable for Brother Chu, the identities offered by Paradise are really limited," Guo Ming said helplessly.

The main problem is that the park imposes too many restrictions on the identity of the individuals in question.

"These are all basic identities; they should be able to be upgraded later." Chu Danqing couldn't help but think of the consumable item, Tianchi Dragon's Obsession.

After selecting your identity, you can upgrade once.

"Let's not talk about that now, getting into the underground palace is the priority." Chu Danqing changed the subject back to the main business.

Guo Ming had been trying to break through the stone gate with the Three Talents Sword Formation, but the Yin energy flowing over the stone gate limited the damage from the Three Talents Sword Formation.

It can only be destroyed after the yin energy has been completely eliminated.

This means that the underground palace behind the door contains some great secret.

"It's so sturdy, it gives off a bit of a sealing vibe," Chu Danqing suddenly remarked.

Upon hearing this, Guo Ming paused, "It's likely to be another tough battle."

Logically speaking, that seems to be the case, since it's an S-level series of missions, it's normal that it would contain some kind of extremely dangerous creature.

It just sounds a bit odd coming from Guo Ming.

You're already at Tier 3, how difficult could a Tier 1 S-rank difficulty mission possibly be?

"Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only S-rank. Actually, it's because my rank is too low and I don't have enough authority, so I've compressed the difficulty of SS-rank and SSS-rank into it."

"For me, I have to work my ass off."

"Not to mention that all the treasure chests in the tomb of Prince Yuanping haven't been cleared yet, so they're definitely all inside," Chu Danqing said. "For you, it's very simple."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Three Talents Sword Formation pierced through the Yin energy, immediately opening a passage through the stone gate for them to pass through.

When it appeared, a sound like a dragon's roar came from the underground palace.

The sound was extremely sharp when it reached Chu Danqing's ears, making him feel uncomfortable.

The sound stopped abruptly as soon as it started, as if someone had forcibly muted it.

The discomfort that had just started disappeared instantly.

Chu Danqing's expression turned serious. He picked up a powerful flashlight and shone it into the dark underground palace, trying to see what it looked like.

The good news is that the underground palace doesn't use some kind of light-absorbing material like the Netherworld Ferry, so the situation inside the underground palace can be seen clearly.

The bad news was all too clear; not only Chu Danqing, but even Guo Ming subconsciously held his breath.

(End of this chapter)