This isn't a souls-like game at all.

Since ancient times, gravekeepers have been girls born with disabilities.

It is said that the disabled body symbolizes the inherent imperfection of life - death.

Therefore, they are very suitable to become the gatekeepers of the boundary between life and death - saints.

"A gravekeeper's ring. Does that mean the body belongs to a particular gravekeeper?"

Ye Yiyi looked thoughtfully at the sky where ashes were falling.

"The gatekeeper of the boundary between life and death... this is indeed the Saint."

"Could it be that this is the reason why the corpse was placed in the deep pit as the gravekeeper of the Autumn Shell Locust?"

"And when the Autumn Shell Locust returned from the dead, the boundary between life and death was breached, and the gravekeeper's corpse was transformed into a mummy..."

If you think about it carefully, isn't this exactly the same thing that the saint did?

Ye Yiyi's mood became inexplicably heavy.

Putting aside the background description, this ring itself is also a fixed holy monument teleporter that can teleport the wearer to a fixed holy monument.

This is something strange that has never appeared in the game. I think it is the teleportation point of a new map.

Ye Yiyi has no plans to teleport for the time being. His schedule is already full and there are a lot of things waiting for him to do, so the matter of the ring can only be put on hold.

"When we get back to the temple, show it to the Saint."

Then he stood up, leaving this place to Yuangungun, and flew out of the deep pit.

It would take some time to repair and restart the base components, which did not require Ye Yiyi's help, so he returned the same way and took the elevator back to the control room.

On the way, he looked at the ring, and then found an inconspicuous yellowed bone piece from the things Qiu Ke Sui Huang left him.

This bone fragment is only a few centimeters in size and thin. It is unknown where the fragment came from.

And its description is also very interesting.

[Desecration of Cursed Objects]

Item Description: Bone fragments containing the power of decay, extremely easy to damage.

A cursed object crafted from the desecrated bones of living beings.

Among the digital life prototype messengers who intend to emerge.

Used on one of the characters who has committed blasphemy.

Osukopoulos is the life prototype messenger of the Seed Spirit Lotus.

It is said that he was summoned by the king.

Participated in secret research experiments on the autumn locust.

This gives us a glimpse into the greatness of immortal life.

Thus breeds blasphemous ambitions.

After reading the item description, Ye Yiyi suddenly understood.

The skull of the Old One was not specifically used as a curse against Osukboros.

The real cursed object is actually this cursed bone fragment.

However, since this bone fragment is extremely fragile, the person who made it tried every possible means to combine it with the skull of the ancient saint worm.

The body of the Autumn Locust is a "holy cursed object", eternal and immortal, and indestructible, which is why the bone fragments are kept intact.

After Ye Yiyi returned the ancient saint's skull to Qiu Ke Sui Heng, Sui Heng separated the bone fragment from the skull and returned it to Ye Yiyi.

As for how he came to this conclusion, it was because among the several things that Qiu Ke Sui Huang gave him, except for one gift specifically for dung beetles, the others were all items of this type.

For example, the infinite space-time core.

An immortal seed that parasitizes the autumn locust.

A hymn about the emergence of insects related to the autumn locust.

Finally, add this cursed bone fragment.

"Since the bone fragment is still there, there's no need to worry about Lotus Face escaping."

As he thought about this, he looked at the "secret experiment" in the description and seemed to remember something.

"If I remember correctly, the Blessed Eyes and Holy Spell Heart produced by the Curse Frog mentioned that the Prototype Messenger of Life was summoned by the King, blessed, and allowed to participate in secret experiments, right?"

Could it be that this experiment actually refers to the experiment conducted by the King Dragon on the autumn locust?

He frowned slightly, thinking that maybe it was because the experimental research on the King Dragon had yielded results that it successfully transformed from an ancient dragon into an immortal life?

"It seems to match... Uh, that's not right. Qiu Ke Sui Huang said that when he met the King Dragon, the other party already possessed the Tangled Horn..."

"Damn, that's so complicated!"

He scratched his head, his head filled with all kinds of information, finally piling up into a mess.

Forget it! I don’t want to think about it anymore!

He wisely chose to stop thinking and look at other objects.

Let’s first look at the immortal seed that parasitizes the autumn locust.

[The immortal seed of the Cordyceps sinensis tree]

Item Description: The heart of a tree condensed from a tree.

Found in undead trees, it is an extremely rare item.

One of the materials used to craft props.

It can also be used to make staffs or accessories with special effects.

Or replant it and irrigate it with vitality.

It can bring the immortal tree back to life.

The Cordyceps sinensis fungus is born along with the immortal insect.

Also died along with the immortal worm.

It is said that they are the tree sages.

A fungus tree cultivated to recover immortality and the power of the spiritual waterfall.

Therefore, it is naturally endowed with the unique effect of suppressing the power of the immortal insect.

"In other words, the staffs and accessories made from this thing have special attack effects that directly target undead insects."

Ye Yiyi nodded slightly.

Of course, you can also ask the gardener to plant the mushroom trees directly, and then cultivate various unique props that can target the undead insects.

Of course, its greatest use is to help the insects extract pure metamorphosis power from the metamorphosis cocoon.

"So, besides this place, the insect people should have quite a few farms for producing Kunqing Cordyceps."

"The output of these farms directly affects the speed at which the Zerg increase their strength, cultivate their army, and increase their combat effectiveness."

"If we can find it and destroy it, it will deal a huge blow to the power and morale of the Insect Worshipers!"

Judging from the way he had killed a group of Kinsects and Insect Men in seconds before, the Lotus-Faced Envoy didn't feel any pity at all.

You can probably guess that the Soaring Insect, which has metamorphosed three times, is not even considered a high-level combat force in the Insect Worship Cult. At best, it is an above-average elite monster.

Similarly, a Sky Insect that has undergone three metamorphosis can be a small leader in a place. Perhaps only those who have undergone four metamorphosis or more are the true high-level leaders of the Insect Worship Cult.

"Even though no matter how many times they metamorphose, they're still just a bunch of noobs with echoes under 100,000."

Ye Yiyi shook his head indifferently, then took out a yellowed parchment and looked at the hymns written on it.

Autumn locust plague

Chapter 584: Ascension Egg.

Autumn locust plague

Spell slots occupied: 1.

Skill consumption: 40.

Requirements: Faith 35.

Item Description: One of the hymns praising the flying insects.

It can summon locusts and temporarily grant them shelter in a disaster shell.

It will indiscriminately devour all life within its range.

The insect worshippers sang hymns praising the autumn locusts that swept across the eastern border.

It is said that since then, locusts have also been regarded as a symbol of disaster.

"A mediocre hymn..."

Ye Yiyi read the instructions and gave his evaluation immediately.

"It's only mediocre if used against an enemy, but if used to kill people, set fires, or create natural disasters like food shortages, it would be an excellent hymn."

However, this also indirectly shows that the Insect Worship Cult does have the means to create natural disasters.

The only thing we don’t know is the extent to which the “disaster shell shelter” given to locusts can actually provide.

If ordinary locusts could be strengthened to the level of the sickle locusts that we have seen before, which are as big as hounds, then this hymn would be worthy of being called a "nuclear weapon."

As long as the user is determined, it is easy to create a super locust plague that sweeps across the entire continent.

If it happened on the eastern border where locust plagues had ravaged the country before, even the Rodno Empire, with its size, would suffer a major blow.

It’s just that there are so many strange things and disasters on the border, and a mere locust plague seems to be nothing now.

Ye Yiyi took out the Hymn Book of the Emerging Insect and put the parchment scroll up. He saw that the words on the parchment scroll disappeared, and there was an extra page in the Hymn Book that recorded the chapter "The Plague of Autumn Locusts".

"Not bad, that's the third Flying Insect Hymn I've collected."

He nodded with satisfaction, put away the hymn book, and finally took out the gift given to him by Qiuhusuisui.

When he was comforting the Autumn Shell Locust in the Impression Hall before, he briefly mentioned the existence of dung beetles and asked about the power of metamorphosis.

After the autumn locust said goodbye and left, he received a gift for the dung beetle - a special insect egg that was the size of a fist and had a bronze color.

Ascension Egg

Item Description: Special insect eggs that are shaped like gold and stone and are difficult to destroy.

A conceptual object that contains the power of archetype.

A life enhancer specifically used for insect spirits.

After use, it can be used as insect eggs to ascend and emerge.

Unlock the shackles of the upper limit of innate life.

Activate the life force of the archetypal life in the blood.

The unique life archetype of the insect spirit genus has the great title of "Ancient Saint".

An insect said to have activated the power of the archetype.

They all have the possibility of tracing back to their origins and becoming "ancient saints".

"In other words, as long as this egg is present, any insect can have the potential to evolve into a flying insect, or even an 'Ancient Saint'."

Ye Yiyi read the description of the item and put it away carefully.

This is his biggest gain from exploring this place!

With this, the dung beetle's strength will be greatly enhanced.

No one knows what it will eventually become after it becomes a derived life and activates the archetypal power in its blood.

The thought of such a thing made him excited, but when he thought of the past performance of the "ancient sage" Qiu Ke Sui Huang, his joy seemed to be dampened.

But even if it becomes the "Ancient Saint Insect", what can it do?

Wasn't he still scratched to death by the King Dragon's claws, and his body dragged back to be used as experimental material?

As a super life form born directly from the prototype of life, the Autumn Locust is the prototype of the locust genus. It cannot even defeat an ancient dragon that has become an immortal life form. Its combat effectiveness is really poor.