In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

The two bodies lay there silently, as if nothing had happened.

Su Mo frowned deeply. "Something's strange!"

With a flick of his wrist, a gleaming longsword appeared in his hand—it was none other than Liu Bang's serpent-slaying imperial sword, Chixiao.

Su Mo stared directly at the two corpses. "The Nine-Story Demon Tower is the burial method used in the mausoleums of the ancient Demon Kingdom's monarchs. The man is the Demon King, and the woman should be the Demon Mother!"

"Demon Mother! No... you should be called Ghost Mother, you are the High Priestess of the Demon Kingdom!"

After saying that, Su Mo smiled faintly, grabbed the Crimson Sky Sword, and rushed forward, intending to make the first move.

"boom!"

At this moment, the two corpses inside the coffins no longer had any intention of hiding. A chilling aura rushed out, and the two valuable coffins exploded on the spot.

Su Mo sneered, "That's interesting!"

As he spoke, he was already beside the corpses, and the Crimson Sky Sword struck the two corpses with the force of thunder.

"Ding!"

The longsword struck the Demon King's chest, and immediately, a crisp ringing sound rang out.

"This body is incredibly monstrous. A thousand-year-old corpse is definitely not comparable to those hundred-year-old corpses in Savage Valley!"

"but…"

Su Mo's lips curled into a mocking smile. "If this is what you're relying on, then you might as well die!"

As he spoke, Su Mo cut his finger, and blood spurted out, falling between the two blades of the Crimson Sky Sword.

"Roar!"

A faint, almost imperceptible dragon's roar echoed across the sky.

In Su Mo's golden eyes, a golden five-clawed dragon and a white python with a pure white body coiled around the longsword. The Serpent-Slaying Emperor Sword was fully activated, exuding a murderous aura and imposing power.

"Roar!"

The two thousand-year-old zombies let out a fierce howl, emitting a piercing sound, as if they were evil spirits from hell. The two corpses attacked Su Mo from the left and right, forming a siege.

"Good timing!"

Su Mo was not surprised but delighted. He first used the "Treading Snow Without a Trace" technique to easily dodge the attacks of the two corpses, and then leaped to the back of the Demon King.

Holding the Crimson Sky Sword, which was tainted with the blood of the Azure Dragon, he plunged it directly into the Demon King's body.

"Fuck!"

The longsword pierced his body, and black smoke billowed from the Demon King's body. After letting out a mournful howl, his corpse turned to ashes on the spot.

"Ahoho!"

When the ghost mother saw the male corpse turn to ashes, her withered face twisted in agony, her hair fluttered behind her, and her fingertips flashed with black light as she angrily lunged at Su Mo.

Su Mo neither dodged nor avoided the attack, just as the Ghost Mother's ten fingers were about to pierce his head.

"Shh!"

The Crimson Sky Sword was unleashed once more, and the Ghost Mother was instantly cleaved in two by Su Mo. Her corpse twitched on the ground for a moment before evaporating again.

"hehe…"

Su Mo chuckled softly. Seeing that there was nothing else around, he put the gold and silver jewelry on the ground back into his system space and used the Snow-Treading Without a Trace technique to swoop down below.

After landing, Su Mo didn't linger and immediately chased after the archaeological team in the direction they had left.

.........

On the other side, although everyone was possessed by Su Mo's Azure Dragon bloodline, no one could help but feel their scalp tingling when faced with the overwhelming swarm of decaying fireflies.

Seeing that Su Mo had not returned for a long time, the group did not dare to linger in the Nine-Story Demon Tower and began to return the way they came.

After crossing the underground river, everyone collapsed on the riverbank. Looking at the cave on the opposite bank, they all breathed a long sigh of relief.

"We finally survived!"

"Ha ha…"

Several young members of the archaeological team burst into hearty laughter.

"Splash!"

Ripples spread across the river's surface.

"........."

Everyone was puzzled. "What's going on?"

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, a giant wave surged out, and everyone instinctively looked back. The next second, everyone's expression changed.

Suddenly, a colossal beast, unlike anything anyone had ever seen before, emerged from the water. It had a frog-like head, two eyes like lanterns, and a body several meters long, its scales shimmering with iridescent colors.

"Roar!"

The beast roared, and everyone's eardrums felt like they were about to burst.

"what is this?"

The fat man roared, "Who the hell tells me what this thing is?"

"Ow!"

The giant beast opened its eyes, which were as big as copper bells, roared, and opened its blood-red maw to attack the group.

"This is a prehistoric giant salamander, even older than dinosaurs!"

Professor Chen was also completely bewildered, "It should have disappeared long ago!"

The fat man was furious: "What the hell?! You guys are digging all the way back to prehistoric times?!"

"run!"

Old Hu, remarkably clear-headed, exclaimed, "Stop talking nonsense, run!"

"Oh!"

Seeing the food within reach trying to escape, the prehistoric giant salamander raised its foot and slammed it down heavily.

"what!"

The earth-shattering sound, accompanied by the force of an earthquake, sent five or six members of the archaeological team flying.

"Cough cough cough..."

Old Hu struggled to his feet and, seeing the prehistoric giant salamander about to come ashore, he snatched a submachine gun from a young soldier and fired bullets at the prehistoric giant salamander without restraint.

"Da da!"

The dark barrel spewed out crimson flames, "rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!"

However, all of this was in vain. Such power was like a tickle to it. The prehistoric giant salamander strode towards the crowd.

"rub!"

The prehistoric giant salamander stomped its forelegs on the ground and pounced on the crowd with the ferocity of a raptor pouncing on its prey.

Seeing this, Lao Hu, Fatty, and the others closed their eyes in despair.

"brute!"

Su Mo leaped forward, simultaneously unleashing Bajiquan and Piguazhang, gathering all his strength in his hands. Just as the prehistoric giant salamander was about to land, Su Mo delivered a merciless iron punch to its head.

The prehistoric giant salamander seemed stunned, shaking its head repeatedly.

"You beast, die!"

Su Mo pressed on with renewed vigor, continuing his fierce attack.

"Ow!"

After all, it was a prehistoric tyrant salamander. It seemed to have sensed something and used a dragon tail swing to knock Su Mo into the underground river.

"........."

Seeing this, Old Hu and Fatty's expressions changed drastically. "Brother Su!"

The two of them knew Su Mo's skills better than anyone else. Now that even Su Mo had been defeated, who here could possibly be a match for this prehistoric giant salamander?

"Whoosh!"

A figure shot out from the river, expressionless, and rolled in mid-air before landing easily on the head of the prehistoric giant salamander.

"Pfft!"

Without saying a word, Su Mo activated his Golden Eyes, quickly located the brain of the prehistoric giant salamander, and immediately brought down the Crimson Sky Sword in his hand.

"Throat groan!"

The giant salamander's voice was hoarse, and it shook its head violently.

Su Mo steadied himself, quickly drew the Crimson Sky Sword from his hand, and then fell straight down.

Pull it out!

Pierce!

This process was repeated for only half a minute before the prehistoric giant salamander became powerless to struggle, its eyes glazed over, its breath ceased, and it collapsed by the riverbank after letting out a mournful cry.

"........."

This scene shocked everyone.

Old Hu's voice was barely audible, "Blessed by Heaven, all taboos are lifted!"

The fat man said, "What 'Heavenly Official Bestows Blessings'? This is a god descending to earth!"

Chapter Twenty-Three: A Bountiful Harvest

"Clang!"

Realizing that the prehistoric giant salamander was completely dead, Su Mo drew his longsword and jumped off the giant salamander's head.

"..."