The forms of the dark beasts are ever-changing. When they attach themselves to vast tombs, they merge with the tombs like parasites, inseparable in life and death.
Moreover, since the Shadow Beast itself has no fixed form, it can take on various shapes and forms.
For example, the hard stone walls and tentacles at the entrance of this tomb.
It can also transform into an ocean or take the form of a mountain!
However, no matter the form, they all possess extremely strong offensive capabilities!
During his time in the realm of demons, Lu Yu received a lot of important information about ancient Earth from Huo Wu.
He had also learned some information about the Shadow Beasts from Huo Wu.
Many powerful individuals aimed to use shadow beasts as guardians for their tombs. For instance, Hu Wu’s father had once considered this, and even competed with other demon lords and humans while he was still alive.
In the end, Hu Wu’s father and several demon lords were defeated and fled, along with many humans who also suffered defeat and retreated.
The one who ultimately won was an unnamed human!
To be able to seize the Dark Beast from several Demon Lords and even humans capable of battling Demon Lords, just how powerful must this person be!
What kind of existence was the owner of this cemetery?
Obtaining a Dark Beast, is it a matter of luck or strength!
Lu Yu’s eyes, glowing faintly in the red light, surveyed the pitch-black cave as he walked deeper, his heart growing increasingly uneasy.
The rugged path beneath their feet was paved with heaps of bones, scattered in clusters. These bones lay in various postures, and some of the skeletons even had star soldiers strapped onto their backs.
It has been countless millennia since these star soldiers remained intact, though the light upon them has long since vanished.
Obviously, these people were all grave robbers who ended up dying here!
Lou Xiaoyu trembled slightly as she held Lu Yu’s small hand, staring at the bones scattered across the ground. She felt terrified, especially when she saw the remains still frozen in expressions of horror and anguish from their final moments, their grotesque postures illuminated only by the darkness.
After all, she’s a girl, so her courage is naturally a bit smaller!
When the two walked out of the cave, Zhang Qing and the others were anxiously watching the cave entrance, and only smiled when they saw the two of them.
Lao Wu of the building let out a sigh of relief and said, “I thought the two of you were dead!”
Zhang Qing laughed and said, “You scared me to death. There were so many screams in the dark that I couldn’t tell who was screaming.”
Lu Yu looked at those who had been forced to walk ahead; nearly half of the hundred or so people were already dead.
Surprisingly, this end of the stone cave turned out to be an extensive land area. The ground was still composed of crushed stones, while the dome overhead, dozens of meters high, was made of lifeless gray rock.
In the center of the flat ground, numerous protruding stone piles were filled with star soldiers.
These star soldiers varied in shapes and sizes, all of them radiating dazzling brilliance. Particularly striking were the weapons, whose gleams shimmered with rippling waves. Where these waves passed, even the void itself showed faint traces of distortion!
“Never seen before, never seen such star soldiers!”
Many people’s eyes sparkled with greed, and without waiting for Zhang Qing to speak, they had already rushed ahead to the center of the flat ground.
The first person raised a star-forged weapon, examined it quickly, and then burst into laughter.
“This is a Level 6, a Level 6 Star Soldier. Goodness, it has a mass attack skill, and even another mass attack skill on top of that!”
The person waved his Star Soldier, from which a brilliant light shot into the sky. One after another, sword shadows dashed out from the radiance and then slashed down toward the lands in all directions.
Where the sword’s shadow passed, the earth itself was split open, leaving deep gashes in its wake.
The man laughed maniacally and grabbed another star weapon with his other hand. This time, his laughter was even louder as he said, “Level seven—it’s actually a level seven star weapon! Whatever I get is mine. Haha, I’ve struck it rich!”
The man’s狂笑 (maniacal laughter), along with the shining skills of the Star Soldiers, immediately attracted more than ten people.
More than ten people rushed over together, then grabbed the star soldiers and burst into arrogant laughter.
The remaining people wanted to rush forward, but were stopped by Lu Yu’s cold voice: “Something unusual must have a hidden reason! No one would just leave so many star soldiers here for you to take!”
“You, all of you, are just jealous! Are you too cowardly to take on a Star Soldier?” someone shouted in dissatisfaction, a glint of sharpness and malice flashing in their eyes.
Everyone had long held grievances against these few individuals, and now with such a powerful star soldier at their disposal, killing these five would be as simple as squashing ants.
Zhang Qing kept stroking his chin, continuously eyeing those people who had picked up the items and shouted in excitement, narrowing his eyes.
Lao Wu was tapping his head with his hand, as if pondering something!
At this moment, more than twenty people were walking towards Lu Yu and the others, each holding a shining weapon.
“Oh, here comes.” Zhang Qing laughed.
Lao Wu coughed twice and laughed, saying, “You guys have always been thinking about taking our lives, right?”
“It’s better that you all know.” One person waved their star soldier in hand and sneered, “Along the way, you’ve all been very considerate. Now, it’s time to repay the favor.”
“You four men had better tell us everything you know about this place, and we’ll let you die quickly. As for that woman, hehe, she can stay.”
“That’s right. Hurry up and speak; it will make your deaths quicker and cleaner.”
Someone pointed a finger at Zhang Qing with a cold voice, saying, “It was you who killed my brother, so I’ll kill you first.”
Lao Wu said, “I think you’ve made a mistake. You may think you’ve won, but in reality, it’s you who are dead.”
Lao Wu’s words made the two dozen or so people wielding star soldiers hesitate for a moment, then they burst into laughter.
“Just kidding. I’m holding two grade-seven star weapons. Two area-attack skills will make killing you a piece of cake.”
“How many of you have group attack skills? Look at how many of us there are; killing you would be like slaughtering dogs!”
“You old bastard, don’t act so smug over there. By now, if your side had the means to win, you would have already made your move.”
More than twenty people, wielding star soldiers, advanced menacingly. Their expressions were hideous, as if they wanted to vent all the resentment they had accumulated over time.
Lao Wu chuckled and said, “Don’t you find it hard to understand why a bunch of powerful star soldiers would be casually placed inside a tomb?”
More than twenty people slightly changed their expressions, feeling that Lao Wu’s words made sense.
“Don’t you think it’s a bit strange that, since it’s a tomb of the deceased, the items inside were obtained by you so easily?”
More than twenty people had already turned pale, and a sense of foreboding seemed to creep into their hearts, making them feel somewhat frightened.
“Disturbing the peace of the dead, don’t you think you should pay a price for that?”
Someone’s hand began to tremble, wanting to discard the star soldier in their hand.
“How… how is this possible? Why can’t I get rid of it!” The person stammered, and when he raised his hand, he discovered that his palm had merged with the star soldier. Black lines from the star soldier pierced into their blood vessels, already extending up to his shoulder.
Lao Wu chuckled and said, “There exists a kind of grave keeper known as a ‘Sword Slave.’ When the old man collected this information, he always felt it seemed false—it was simply too incredible. However, looking at it now, all of this is actually true.”
“Once a slave, always a slave! You will never escape your fate as sword slaves for the rest of your lives, nor will you ever leave this sword graveyard!”
Lao Wu looked at their pale faces, narrowed his eyes, and sneered coldly, “Therefore, the only way to avoid becoming sword slaves is to leave quickly. If you stay any longer, you will completely turn into sword slaves, until the moment you die from exhaustion, never releasing the sword, and spending your entire life as nothing more than a soulless corpse, guarding this tomb forever.”
“Yeah, yeah, let’s go quickly.” The group of people forced themselves to laugh despite the fear lingering in their hearts.
“Gentlemen, we were just kidding earlier; when would we ever dare to actually lay a hand on you?” More than twenty people nodded repeatedly, their faces beaming with flattered smiles.
“Forward, through here.” Zhang Qing pointed to the other side of the sword graveyard and said, “There should be another dark passage on that side.”
“We’ll lead the way!” shouted more than twenty swordsmen.
Lao Wu smiled slyly and nodded, signaling everyone to follow him.
Many people couldn’t help but swallow hard as they passed by the sword burial ground.
You can look but not touch, and anyone would feel frustrated at this moment!
After a few minutes of frantic running, when the more than twenty sword-wielders saw the pitch-black passage just ahead, they couldn’t help but cheer.
More than twenty people held their breath, ready to rush into the passage—
Suddenly, from the sword burial ground behind, a series of loud, rumbling booms erupted.
The star weapons held by more than twenty swordsmen suddenly lit up.
Buzz! These people, uncontrollable, lifted off the ground and flew toward the direction of the sword burial ground.
“Old man, you’re a damn fraud.”
“Damn you! I curse you to die a terrible death!”
More than twenty people screamed in a miserable and strange way, their wrists already fused with the star soldiers.
Lao Wu smiled and muttered to himself, “If I didn’t say this, would I actually tell you the truth and let you stop us from moving forward?”
“After passing through the passage, we should be reaching the burial site,” Zhang Qing smiled and said, “Old tradition, everyone, you go first.”
The remaining twenty-odd people hesitated for a moment, but eventually steeled themselves and walked in.
After waiting for these more than twenty people to enter, Zhang Qing turned serious and said to Lu Yu and others, “Up to here, everything I know has come to an end. What lies ahead, I do not know either. Therefore, everyone must be cautious. Without our blood, the tomb cannot be opened. So there’s no need to worry about those people entering before us.”
“You’re sure about continuing forward? One wrong step could cost your life,” Wang Jilong said, recalling the danger they faced when first entering the platform and the eerie nature of the sword burial ground, and began to hesitate.
Zhang Qing smiled and said, “Hey. Brother Wang, you’d better remember that I’m the only one who knows the way out. If I don’t tell you, you’ll have no choice but to keep following me.”
Wang Jilong’s face darkened as he coldly said, “I should have made that kid from the Lu family cough up something earlier on the platform. It’s really annoying to keep being threatened by you like this!”
Lou Lao Wu immediately felt a twinge of regret.
Thinking about the treasures in the tomb, he forgot the most important thing.
Lu Minghai and those people must have known how to get out as well.
“After passing this checkpoint, you can ask those people,” Zhang Qing said with a smile. “That is, if they manage to survive.”
As he spoke, Zhang Qing took a step forward and entered the black hole first.
Lao Wu and Wang Jilong thought for a moment, then stepped in as well.
When Lu Yu tried to hold Lou Xiaoyu’s hand again, her face turned slightly red as she pulled her hand back, shaking her head and saying, “I can walk by myself this time!”
Lu Yu was momentarily stunned, then said, “Okay! But if anything unexpected happens, call for help immediately—I have a way to rescue you.”
Lou Xiaoyu smiled and gently nodded her head.
Lu Yu and Lao Xiaoyu stepped into the black hole separately.
Just as the two stepped into the black hole, in front of the sword burial ground, over twenty individuals had already fused their arms with the star soldiers, transforming into two blade arms.
These more than twenty people lost all hope; at this moment, they couldn’t even move and could only watch helplessly as death approached.
However, at that very moment, the tombstone at the center of the sword burial ground suddenly cracked open.
Inside, a star weapon emerged, wrapped in countless beams of starlight.
As the star soldiers floated upward into the air, a coffin rose from beneath the grave.
This coffin was extremely ordinary, yet not a trace of corrosion could be found on it.
The coffin cracked open, revealing a suit of golden armor lying silently inside.
Suddenly, beneath the golden armor’s helmet, a pair of sharp, radiant eyes suddenly lit up with intense brightness.
More than twenty people watched in terror as the person within the coffin came back to life—it was truly a ghostly sight!
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