Tomb Raider: The man is in the Nine Gates, but the system insists it's the Primordial Era.

"This is the aura of a zombie resurrection."

Zhang Qiling frowned and sniffed at the peculiar scent emanating from below the tomb entrance.

The unique smell of rotting flesh alternating with fresh blood.

After hearing this...

Everyone present changed their expressions.

Under normal circumstances.

Even corpses that are born from changes in the feng shui of ancient tombs and underground palaces mostly need to be exposed to the aura of living beings before they can rise from the coffin.

Otherwise, one would have to spend their entire life inside a coffin to maintain a relatively stable state.

There is an aura of corpse transformation in the underground palace.

Then it must be an ancient corpse buried here, which had already come into contact with the aura of living people before their group arrived.

It even ate the flesh and blood of living creatures.

The zongzi (zombies) are recorded in Zhang family records with a clear hierarchy.

The zongzi that have been opened and the corpse raised is the lowest grade and the weakest.

After consuming human blood, its body begins to mutate, gaining astonishing strength and defense, making it impossible for five or six normal adult men to defeat it.

This type of zongzi is the same type as the ancient corpse in the General's Tomb at Ping'er Mountain.

The ancient corpse in the General's Tomb on Ping'er Mountain rose to life after Chen Yulou and others touched the coffin and absorbed the aura of living people.

After the corpse was resurrected, the ancient corpse became so terrifying because the strength of the Unloading Ridge disciples was uneven and they had absorbed the blood of some people.

That ancient corpse, with its sheer power, nearly caused the entire Unloading Ridge faction to be wiped out.

By this time, the blood corpses beneath their feet had long since consumed the blood of countless living beings, evolving an even more unique ability to infect blood.

It's even stronger than the rice dumplings from the General's Tomb on Ping'er Mountain.

A single blood corpse is enough to injure Zhang Qiling, the strongest in the Tomb Raider universe.

If seven blood corpses appeared in the world at once...

"What's down there might be beyond my expectations. I'll go in and check the situation first. If it's not good, I'll come back up and retreat immediately. You all stay where you are and wait for me."

With the Western Zhou Dynasty tomb right beneath his feet, Su Mu couldn't possibly leave without investigating it.

But he was worried that something might happen to the others around him if he were to lead the team.

If it were just a blood corpse, that would be fine.

However, if all seven blood corpses were to move out together, along with the ancient green-faced fox corpse, the nine-headed cypress corpse king, and other sinister creatures, then Su Mu alone would no longer be able to completely control the situation.

Most importantly, this tomb is not located at the point in time when Wu Xie opened it in later generations.

Therefore, strange occurrences, unlike those encountered by Wu Xie in later generations, could happen anytime and anywhere in the tomb.

"Remember, you must not come down."

After giving his final instructions, Su Mu grabbed the rope that Zhang Qiling had tied and jumped down into the tunnel.

The people on the ground looked at each other in bewilderment.

This was the first time they had heard Su Mu give such instructions.

After spending a long time together, they all came to understand one thing.

If Su Mu says there's a huge treasure hidden down there, money and valuables, you don't have to believe him.

But if Su Mu were to describe a dangerous place, it would definitely be one where anyone who went in would die.

on the ground.

After watching Su Mu jump down into the tunnel.

After slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, Wu Naigou began to look up at the starry sky and started telling the people around him about the grudges and affections between the Wu family and the Blood Corpse, as well as the terrifying nature of the Blood Corpse.

After a while.

Everyone gasped in shock.

Through Wu Naigou's account, they all learned about the terrifying abilities of the blood zombie infection.

The blood corpse can infect living people in an instant, turning them from normal people into mad, bloodthirsty, terrifying zombies.

Wu Naigou's expression was complicated: "The last blood corpse to emerge from the Blood Corpse Tomb at Biaozi Ridge should be one of my family members. So when I pulled him out of the ancient tomb, he didn't choose to hurt me. Instead, he tried his best to control his last thought and turned to run towards the Maosen Mountain Forest."

"I haven't seen him since then."

"But I heard from the locals afterwards that the area has since become a forbidden zone for humans, and the places in the forest where bloody footprints appear are its territory."

"..."

Just then.

A violent collision sound came from below the tomb.

"We agreed on a 1v1, you shameless bastard, why are you calling for backup now, damn it!"

Su Mu's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth.

After he jumped down the tomb robber's hole and landed, he was immediately confronted by the blood-soaked corpse that had been moving inside the ancient tomb.

The blood corpse possesses astonishing strength, speed, and defense, yet the blood constantly surging and flowing from its body contains a deadly infectious toxin.

Su Mu was not afraid of the poisonous blood infection, but under the suppression of heaven and earth, he was still unable to truly unleash the power of the ancient witch clan.

As their fists and feet clashed, a series of sparks actually flew out from the blood corpse's terrifying defense.

For a short time, Su Mu was still testing the other party in order to prepare for the experience of encountering similar evil creatures again in the future.

Unexpectedly, after realizing that it could not defeat Su Mu, the blood corpse began to roar to the sky, emitting a corpse howl that awakened the other six ancient corpses sleeping in the coffins.

Among the seven coffins arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper.

The remaining six coffins were all emitting black smoke.

The visual effect is most striking in the coffin located at the very center.

And this is the location of the mysterious ancient corpse in the later Wu Xie story, which made Zhang Qiling kneel down to show respect when he arrived here.

This tomb is the tomb of a Western Zhou emperor, but according to the obvious clues, it is the main tomb of the Seven Star Lu King Palace.

As a qualified time traveler.

Su Mu was naturally very familiar with the storyline of the Seven Star Lu Palace.

He knew perfectly well that the coffin buried under the roots of the nine-headed cypress was not the actual body of King Mu of Zhou.

Instead, by following clues from the past, they discovered the underground palace of King Mu of Zhou, who was originally buried here, and the double underground tomb that was later expanded from the tomb of King Shang of Lu.

When King Lu Shang was conquering all directions, he accidentally obtained a ghost seal that was said to be able to command ghost soldiers.

After realizing that his lifespan had reached its limit, he ordered people to build his royal mausoleum inside the underground palace of King Mu of Zhou.

However, after the construction was completed, King Lu Shang's royal tomb was seized by his advisor, Tie Miansheng.

They took away the Ghost Seal, the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish, and the Golden Thread Robe, which originally belonged to King Lu Shang.

The reason why Su Mu has been unable to subdue the blood corpse in front of him is most likely because this blood corpse is the original Lu Shang King, who once dominated the battlefield and had never been defeated.

In his previous life, King Lu Shang was a war god who looked down upon all directions.

Although he lost his memories of being alive after his death, he still retained his combat experience and abilities from when he was alive.

Furthermore, King Lu Shang, who was resurrected after death, was endowed with even greater power, faster speed, and an even more indestructible defense.

Therefore, it will only become more powerful on the existing basis.