Tomb Raiding: The Bloodline of Dragons and Snakes, Starting from the Kunlun Divine Palace

"See that? I'm not bragging, but this keyhole is shaped like the Chinese character '王' (Wang)! I'm sure everyone understands what that means!"

“Before, I suspected that the person inside this bronze coffin might be someone else! But now it’s almost certain that this is Chang Shiwan’s coffin, and his death must be just as Wu Tianjiao guessed before, with other hidden secrets related to the king at that time!”

Everyone stared in astonishment at Wang Yueban's explanation at the three fish-shaped locks in his hand, their minds racing with speculation about the keyhole's location.

"Alright! Wang Yueban, you've said so much, but you haven't gotten to the point yet. Can you even open this bronze fish lock?"

Tall young man Jiang Jiaxu, carrying a video camera on his shoulder, adjusted the camera lens to focus the light on the three fish-hoop lock in front of him, while waiting for Wang Yueban to unlock the key and record this "wonderful" process, which could later become a new paper in his academic research project!

"Heh...hehe...well...I don't know either..."

Wang Yueban helplessly shrugged, indicating that he wasn't omnipotent. He looked at Wu Tianjiao beside him, a hopeful glint in his eyes:

"Since Brother Tian can tell us the origin of this bronze coffin and the fish lock, he might also know how to open 'it'!"

Everyone subconsciously looked at Wu Tianjiao in the direction of Wang Yueban's voice, and felt that what he said made sense!

However, Wu Tianjiao frowned. He took the bronze fish lock from Wang Yueban and focused his attention on the depths of his mind:

[The Thunder Drill, a secret treasure of the Unloading Ridge Sect!]

A hand quietly slipped into his robes, he half-squatted, and flipped the bronze fish lock over, revealing the keyhole with the character "王" (king).

Pretend to pull two objects out of your pocket!

A small hammer and a drill bit! The hammer is entirely black! The handle is made of peach wood and is similar to an ordinary small iron hammer. The drill bit is made of mithril and has four edges, tapering from front to back, with an extremely sharp tip and a square end at its thickest point.

The end position is perfectly aligned with the keyhole of the three-hoop fish lock, and the size of the character "王" corresponds perfectly!

Wu Tianjiao's expression was solemn. He held the drill in his left hand and the hammer in his right, and struck the bottom of the drill from behind. The diamond drill flew forward and hit the keyhole of the three fish-hoop lock hard.

"Ding!"

A metallic crackling sound rang out, and in the next instant, sparks burst forth!

Sparks flew and landed on the hook-shaped ornaments of the bronze coffin and the wild kudzu vines, instantly igniting wisps of blue smoke!

......

"Hey, what are you doing, Brother Tian?"

Fatty Wang's face was filled with disbelief, and he clutched his heart with one hand, looking utterly heartbroken.

Chapter 248: Chi You's Bloodline: The Bloodline is the Beginning, its Course is the Foundation

"Brother Tian, ​​if you're going to use brute force to break this lock, you should have said so earlier. I'm not the unreasonable type. At least let me, a tomb raider, show off my lock-picking skills. Maybe by sheer luck, I can open it!"

"Look at this! It's from the Qin Dynasty! It has three fish-shaped locks, and the keyhole even has the character '王' (king) on ​​it. This represents a completely different meaning! What a waste! What a waste!"

Wang Yueban felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and bundles of millions of dollars flew past him. If Wu Xie hadn't dragged him back, Wang Yueban estimated that he would have collapsed to the ground, filled with regret!

Everyone instinctively covered their mouths and noses and took a few steps back. Although they had already drunk the water mixed with the Three-Flower Jade Dew Pill powder given by Wu Tianjiao, it was still best to avoid inhaling too much of this "toxic" gas!

After all, nobody knows whether the antidote will still be effective if the dosage is exceeded!

Jiang Jiaxu, standing in the crowd, gaped wide-eyed, his finger trembling as he pointed at the bronze coffin not far away.

"It's gone...it's actually gone..."

The eerie green flame beneath the bronze coffin flickered twice before suddenly going out!

This bizarre scene gave everyone a jolt, but Wu Tianjiao didn't pay any attention to this abnormal phenomenon. His gaze fell on the three fish-hoop locks that had been blasted open by the Thunder God Drill in front of him, and just then, the system notification sounded in his mind!

[Ding! Special mission triggered! Completed]

[Three fish-shaped locks; the coffin lock must be shaped like a fish, symbolizing its tireless vigil! Assist the group in breaking the bronze lock 1/1]

[500 Gold Coins Reward for Completing the Mission!]

[Ding! Emergency mission detected!]

[Please stay put, host! Open your arms and embrace the "Zongzi" 0/1]

[The bloodline of Chi You!]

Wu Tianjiao wasn't particularly happy to see the extra 500 gold coins in his mind. The task prompts from the system in his mind made him want to curse!

"System! System, come out here! What kind of mission did you give me this time that I have to stay put and then have a close embrace with the 'zombie' inside the bronze coffin?"

"Putting everything else aside, the corpse lying in this coffin hasn't been bathed for over ten thousand years. I reckon the dust on it is comparable to 'asphalt'! It's just too filthy..."

"I'm telling you! That's absolutely not allowed! But I can smash the 'zombie's' head with a weapon!"

[Ding! Emergency mission detected!]

[Please stay put, host! Open your arms and embrace the "Zongzi" 0/1]

[Special mission rewards are being generated!]

[Mission complete; reward: Chi You bloodline!]

[Chi You's bloodline; the pulse is the origin, governing its flow and regulating its measure, internally connecting the five viscera, externally distinguishing the six bowels!]

Upon seeing the change in the system notification in his mind, Wu Tianjiao instinctively felt that this was something worth doing!

Actually, hugging a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) is acceptable for the time being.

Chi You! This is Chi You! On Earth, he was an ancient demon god. If I could obtain a portion of Chi You's bloodline, not to mention anything else, the famous historical figure Xiang Yu is said to have inherited one ten-millionth of Chi You's bloodline!

As a teenager, due to an accident, he was able to awaken the "Chi You bloodline" within him, thus becoming a ruthless person of immense strength and unparalleled bravery!

Let's leave everything else aside! Just that strong physique alone is something Wu Tianjiao greatly envies. That ancient ferocious man was able to lift a ten-thousand-pound cauldron with one hand!

My expectations aren't high! I just hope that after the Chi You bloodline reward from this stingy system is activated, I'll be able to lift a hundred-pound dumbbell with one hand without any effort.

Wu Tianjiao originally planned not to stay in this place after breaking the three fish-binding locks, but now, what would be a good reason to come up with?

How can one open the bronze coffin gracefully and without appearing flustered?

Wu Tianjiao's eyes flashed with a thoughtful expression. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Wang Yueban behind him, his gaze lingering on Wang Yueban's chest and abdomen.

"Hey... Brother Tian, ​​what are you doing!"

"Let me make this clear first, Fatty. I'm a straight man, true to my word, and I have no improper thoughts about my own kind!"

Wang Pangzi stumbled under Wu Tianjiao's complex gaze, instinctively shrinking his neck as he sensed something was amiss. This wasn't his fault; this tomb raider had experienced too much of the ways of the world and had a strange intuition for certain unscientific events.

Wu Tianjiao ignored Wang Yueban's idle chatter. He stretched his finger forward, his knuckles resting on Wang Yueban's right pocket:

"Wang Yueban's trip this time was at your invitation. You invited us to assist you in coming to this tomb of the Qin Empire, and you said before that what you wanted was in the main burial chamber. Now, Aning, Master Yuanxin, and I have brought you here as agreed!"

"But you showed no intention of searching for anything; instead, you were only focused on leaving the main tomb chamber of the Qin Empire! Why is that? Could it be that you've been deceiving us from the very beginning?"

Wu Tianjiao narrowed his eyes slightly, a hostile glint in them.

"Well....."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yueban scratched his head awkwardly. He turned his head slightly and looked at the people around him. He felt a little guilty and subconsciously fixed his gaze on Kong Zhengye.

However, when Kong Zhengye heard Wu Tianjiao's voice, his expression did not change at all; on the contrary, he seemed somewhat indifferent!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wang Yueban finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"Sigh... Brother Wu Tianjiao, you can't blame me for this. You may not know this, but after entering the tomb of the Wang Qin Empire, I felt that everything was strange!"

"Look at all these things along the way: lice, roe deer, human-faced snakes, and even the Corpse Fiend Eight Trigrams Formation of Qimen Dunjia. I didn't think there was anything wrong with them before, but after thinking about it calmly just now, I realized that these traps and mechanisms in the Wang Qin Empire's tombs might not be designed to prevent tomb raiders!"

"Based on my judgment, if these traps are designed to target tomb raiders, then it's very likely that no matter how many enter, they will all die. Even if you drive an 'armored tank,' you might not be able to completely avoid the 'toxins' in the air!"

"Based on my speculation, all of this is very likely a means used to defend against foreign enemies during the Qin Dynasty. Combined with what you said before about the wild kudzu vines on the bronze coffin, it's not hard to deduce that all these traps and mechanisms were likely designed to protect the secret of the emperor's 'immortality' at that time!"

Chapter 249: Spiderweb-like veins of flame!

As Wang Yueban finished speaking, her lips moved slightly, and finally, after gritting her teeth, she made up her mind:

"Let me be frank, Fatty, we tomb raiders have always had this unwritten rule!"

"Before opening the coffin, a candle will be placed in the upper right corner of the coffin or in a specific location in the main burial chamber. After all, making money off the dead is somewhat immoral."

"In our line of work, the most important thing is to follow the 'rules,' especially the rules for the 'dead'! Didn't Jiang Jiaxu see it before? When you pried open the three fish-shaped locks on the bronze coffin, the flame in its lower right corner went out immediately!"

"I don't need to explain what this means, but it's really chilling to me! This action indicates that the owner of this tomb doesn't want us to touch what's inside the 'coffin'! This is a warning before a crisis!"

.......

Upon hearing Wang Yueban's voice, the tall young man Jiang Jiaxu took a slight step back. He had actually encountered such a bizarre situation.

"Um... Wang Yueban... what you said before, is it true or not! 'The Ghost' Blows Out the Lamp! I've heard such rumors before. This candle represents yang energy, and if it goes out completely, it's the time when 'evil spirits' wreak havoc!"

For the first time, Wang Yueban felt that the young man behind him was quite pleasing to the ear, and couldn't help but reach out and pat him on the shoulder:

"Hehe! I really didn't expect you to be so serious, Jiang Jiaxu! Although I, Fatty, am usually straightforward and not well-liked, my judgment is definitely sound!"

"In my career as a tomb raider, the worst thing that can happen is this. Trust me, you won't go wrong!"

............

However, at that moment, Kong Zhengye in the crowd took a few quick steps forward!

"Kong Zhengye, what exactly do you want to do!"

A figure flashed ahead and rushed directly towards the bronze coffin!

The tombs of the Qin Dynasty are shaped like inverted buckets, but the central stone platform area is not very large!

Before anyone could react, they saw that Kong Zhengye was already close to the bronze coffin.

"Old Kong, what are you doing! Are you out of your mind! Now is not the time for you to act impulsively! When have I ever lied to you! The 'Ghost' Blowing Out the Lamp' incident has just happened, and you're just playing with your life like this!"