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Chapter 524 The Judgment of Death

Imhotep stood atop the altar, as if he were the sole ruler of this land of death.

He looked down at Zhang Qi, who was being dragged into the divine realm, a smug smile on his face.

This is his domain, the courtyard of the gods, where all external forces will be suppressed.

Zhang Qi ignored his expression.

Data streams flashed in the eyes of the giant's armor, rapidly analyzing this forcibly constructed subspace.

Gravity, energy constant, spatial curvature... everything is completely different from the outside world. This is a phase space similar to the Meta Realm in Ultraman Nexus.

Within this space, the energy link between the [Bio-Renewal Armor] and the outside world is being continuously weakened by an invisible force.

In this case……

Zhang Qi had made up his mind and lifted the heavy golden scripture with one hand.

Energy was poured into it without reservation, in an attempt to activate this rule-based artifact specifically designed to suppress undead creatures.

"Om..."

The pages of the "True Book of the Sun" moved without wind, and the ancient Egyptian sun totem on the golden metal cover shone with a brilliant light.

The light was sacred and intense, carrying the majesty to burn away all evil, like a miniature sun rising from this eternal darkness.

The light coalesced into a beam, transforming into a pure golden divine arrow that tore through the silent darkness and shot straight toward Imhotep on the altar.

However, Imhotep simply watched quietly, without even making any defensive gesture.

The moment the golden divine arrow left its body, the black mist in the surrounding space, which was deeper than ink, swarmed up like a swarm of sharks that had smelled blood.

They entwine, wrap, and permeate, strand by strand, clinging to the golden light.

"Zizzi-"

A harsh sound, like boiling oil being poured onto a branding iron, rang out.

The golden, sacred light dimmed and became mottled at a visible speed under the erosion of the black mist.

That burning, fiery power that consumed evil was being rapidly neutralized and dissolved by the laws of death.

Finally, when it was still dozens of meters away from Imhotep, the golden light was completely swallowed by darkness.

"it's useless."

Imhotep's laughter echoed through the empty underworld, carrying an ancient and hollow resonance.

He slowly extended a hand toward the "True Scripture of the Sun," which was struggling to shine again.

"This is the underworld of Anubis, the final resting place of the dead. Here, however, there is no sun..."

Anubis...

Zhang Qi murmured, "This name is not unfamiliar."

In the original world of The Mummy, both Imhotep's immortality and the Scorpion King's cursed power originate from this ancient Egyptian god of death.

Furthermore, Imhotep possesses the "Bible of the Dead" and the Scorpion King's bracelet. With these items, it's not impossible for him to briefly project a divine kingdom belonging to the Grim Reaper in the real world.

In that case, it's not impossible to temporarily suppress the power of the "True Scripture of the Sun"...

But... if that's really the case, why was Imhotep so wary of the Book of the Sun before, and why did he only make his move at this time?

He could think of two possibilities...

First, the means of constructing this "underworld kingdom" is a consumable, perhaps a one-time forbidden spell in the "Bible of the Dead," which is used only once and may even cause irreversible damage to the scripture itself.

Secondly, using this method comes at an extremely high price. This price is likely closely related to Imhotep's own source of power.

Either way, it illustrates one thing.

The seemingly unsolvable "divine kingdom" before us is not a conventional method that can be used at will.

In other words, during their last encounter in Cairo, he had indeed forced this arrogant, immortal high priest into a situation where he had no choice but to use his trump card.

Just as Zhang Qi was pondering a solution, Imhotep made his move.

He did not transform into wind and sand, nor did he summon the dead.

He simply opened his arms slowly, as if to embrace the darkness. Ancient, obscure syllables, filled with sacrificial meaning, uttered from his mouth; they were not human language, but prayers communicating directly with the gods.

As he chanted, the entire divine kingdom trembled.

On the altar, the hundred-meter-tall jackal-headed statue's eyes, carved from obsidian, suddenly lit up with two deep and cold soul flames!

“Crack…Crack…”

The sound of rocks grinding together rang out, and the enormous statue, which should have been an inanimate object, actually came to life. It slowly lowered its head, and its soul-fire eyes, devoid of any emotion, pierced through the distance of space, locking firmly onto Zhang Qi's giant armor.

Affected by that gaze, Zhang Qi felt his scalp tingle; it was the instinctive feeling of life facing death, its natural enemy.

Then, the statue raised its giant hand that was holding the scales.

An ancient scale emerged from nothingness, with a bronze tray on one side and another on the other.

But in the next moment, a pulsating, illusory heart appeared out of thin air on one of the trays.

On another tray, a pure white feather landed lightly.

"Ok?"

Inside the giant suit, Zhang Qi frowned slightly and subconsciously touched his chest with his gauntlet.

A strange, empty feeling came from my heart, as if something important had been invisibly pulled away.

He certainly recognized the scene before him.

This is the most famous "weighing ceremony" in ancient Egyptian mythology.

In mythology, after a person dies, their soul is guided to the underworld, where it is judged by Anubis, the god of death.

The method of judgment was to place the heart of the deceased on one side of a scale and the feather of the goddess Ma'at, symbolizing truth and justice, on the other side.

If the heart weighs the same as or even less than a feather, it proves that the deceased was kind and just in life and qualified to enter the "Field of Reeds" and obtain immortality.

Conversely, if the heart becomes heavy with sin, tipping the scales, then the heart will be devoured by the demonic beast Amit, who will guard it, and the soul of the deceased will be cast into hell, never to be reborn.

Clearly, what he was doing at that moment was not a true post-mortem judgment, nor was it something Imhotep was initiating.

This is an attack method that borrows from mythological concepts and directly affects the "rules" level!

Zhang Qi's mind raced, and the light walls of the [AT Field] instantly unfolded layer upon layer in front of him, the orange hexagonal light shields protecting the giant's armor completely.

However, all this is in vain.

On the altar, the enormous scales began to slowly tilt.

The end containing the illusory heart plummeted downwards in an irreversible manner!

Almost at the same instant, an indescribable, terrifying power originating from the conceptual level erupted from within Zhang Qi's giant armor!
It ignored the absolute defense of the [AT Field] and the indestructible biomaterial structure of the [Bio-Armor], and directly acted on the chest area of ​​the bio-armor, which corresponds to the location of Zhang Qi's heart!
"Bang——!!!"

A dull, heart-stopping explosion.

The giant's heavy breastplate was as if it were being forcibly burst by an immense force from the inside out, and countless fragments of biomass and metal debris shot out in all directions!
Crimson blood gushed from the huge gash, leaving a shocking mark on the dark obsidian ground.

"Uh……"

A sharp pain coursed through his entire body, and Zhang Qi let out a muffled groan.

The towering giant in its armor could no longer support its massive body, and it collapsed heavily to one knee.

"Ah……"

Imhotep watched this scene with a knowing smile on his face.

He admitted that the defensive barrier on the other side was indeed powerful, perfectly withstanding both his necromancy and physical impacts.

But this is the power of the gods.

It is one of the oldest rules in the world, a law engraved at the very core of the world.

The judgment of life was a domain unique to Anubismin.

As long as life is alive, nothing can stop it, because that is death...

It's just a pity...

Imhotep could feel that the divinity within him, which originated from Anubis, the god of death, had been partially depleted after launching this attack.

With that thought in mind, Imhotep no longer hesitated.

His entire body transformed into a cloud of flowing yellow sand, accompanied by a whistling wind, drifting towards the kneeling giant in his armor.

His target was the "True Scripture of the Sun" that had fallen beside Zhang Qi.

Once we retrieve this unique nemesis and deal with the heavily wounded enemy before us, the remaining enemies will be no threat.

The sand flow arrived in an instant, coalescing into Imhotep's arm, which reached for the golden scripture.

But just as his fingertips were about to touch the pages—

The massive, armored arm, which should have been limp and lifeless due to the severe damage, suddenly rose up with incredible speed!
With a single grasp, he tightly gripped Imhotep's body, formed from sand and dust, in his palm...

(End of this chapter)