Create a Dungeon

Chapter 40: Create a Dungeon

After Du Yan left, Lu Wu's consciousness also withdrew from the underworld.

Originally, Lu Wu had planned to hand all the yin spirits over to Du Yan as the price of his allegiance to the Rock Ghost King.

After all, in Lu Wu's view, the soul power he possessed was clearly more useful than these yin spirits.

However, Bei Li stopped him, which was why Lu Wu extracted 150,000 yin spirits and stored them in the Battle Artifact.

"Xiao Li, what are these yin spirits used for?" Back in his room, Lu Wu looked at Bei Li and asked.

"Of course they're useful. You have to know that no one else has an artifact like ours to control soul power. So, for forging weapons and equipment, they basically rely on yin spirits. Only high-grade equipment requires rare soulstones. Yin spirits also have another very important use: constructing traversal passages."

"Can't soul power do that too?" Lu Wu asked in surprise.

"It's different. Soul power can create teleportation gates, but not traversal passages. Those require sacrifice, and yin spirits are the sacrificial offering for teleportation. Their fundamental nature is vastly different."

Lu Wu rolled his eyes. "Be more specific. You know I'm basically illiterate when it comes to the underworld."

Bei Li narrowed her eyes with a smile and nodded. "Haven't we been discussing how to create dungeons? These yin spirits can finally be put to use. The reason I had you keep 150,000 of them is because that's exactly the amount needed for a sacrifice to connect with the Hell Path."

This time, Lu Wu understood. He said excitedly, "So that means we can unlock the dungeon feature?"

Bei Li nodded. "Yes. This time, I chose the Hell Path, a forbidden region of hell. Demons are constantly born inside, making it perfect for players to level up. It's especially suitable for assassin players, since many of the materials they need for class advancement can be found there."

"More importantly, the Hell Path has eighteen levels. The farther down you go, the stronger the demons become, so it's especially challenging for players who are still growing."

"How long will it take to build the traversal array?" Lu Wu asked after thinking for a moment.

"About an hour."

Lu Wu nodded. With a thought, he used the Battle Artifact to issue an announcement to all players in the region.

All-Region Announcement: The game will undergo maintenance in 10 minutes. The dungeon feature will also be unlocked. Please look forward to it!

The announcement caused an uproar among the players.

Lu Wu had considered this as well. Drawing an array outside the Netherworld Palace would be far too conspicuous, and he needed to be present personally. As the Mastermind, it was better not to expose himself.

After waiting in the room for ten minutes, Lu Wu checked the online count and discovered that seventy to eighty thousand players were still online.

So he directly used the artifact's authority to forcibly kick them all out of the game.

With nowhere else to go, the players gathered on the forum.

Crayon_Shinchan: Oh my god, this is outrageous! I was just about to kill the Iron Corpse! I'd been grinding it for twenty minutes! Is there any compensation?

Peppa_Boar: Same as the poster above. I was fighting a Netherworld Warrior with my friends, but just when it was about to die, I got ruthlessly kicked out of the game. I strongly demand maintenance compensation. My standards aren't high—a purple weapon will do.

A Mammoth: Didn't you guys notice the important part? Dungeons are opening!!!

Invincible_Loneliness: Buying Soul Coins daily. FortifiedByUsingCash and getting stronger. Any players selling Soul Coins long-term, please add my QQ: 1234567.

Assassin_Creed: Every feature in this game is amazing. I'm really looking forward to the dungeons. Looking for a dungeon pioneering team in advance—let's grow together~

Xueli_The_Strongest: I hope dungeon drop rates are high. I want to replace my equipment, but my Soul Coins disappeared in no time. So sad~

It was clear from the forum that the players were eagerly anticipating the dungeons. Naturally, Lu Wu would not disappoint them. Holding Bei Li's hand, he descended into the underworld.

The area around the normally crowded Netherworld Palace became desolate after maintenance began, but that was exactly what Lu Wu wanted.

The two walked around near the Netherworld Palace and finally chose a spot neither too near nor too far from it, then began constructing an altar.

Of course, when it came to technical work like this, Lu Wu was always just a spectator.

Bei Li raised her hand, and all the yin spirits inside the artifact were drawn out. Immediately, ghostly green jellyfish-like floating creatures drifted through the surroundings.

Bei Li then began manipulating yin energy. First, she drew a massive circle on the ground, then continuously inscribed twisted patterns within it.

After more than ten minutes of drawing, the solemn-faced Bei Li raised her hand again. The surrounding yin energy surged into the circular array, continuously solidifying it, while black light began flickering across the formation.

Buzz—buzz—

As the patterns on the array became nearly tangible, the ground began trembling slightly, and crimson light seeped through the inscribed designs.

"Sacrifice!" Bei Li cried. The floating yin spirits were immediately driven toward the core of the array.

Woo—woo—

An ancient, desolate wail came from the array, like an elderly man bidding farewell to the world during his final moments of life.

Then, something that astonished Lu Wu happened. A pair of crimson arms, with lava still flowing across them, suddenly stretched out from the array and grabbed forward viciously. All the yin spirits gathered above the array were instantly sucked away.

Bei Li stared at the arm with a solemn expression and spoke several phrases that Lu Wu could not understand at all.

After hearing her words, the lava-forged arms swayed gently. An aged sigh came from within the array, after which the massive arms slowly sank until they vanished completely.

The array Bei Li had drawn transformed into a crimson circular pit. Light flowed within it, and its bottom could not be seen.

"Done!" Bei Li smiled happily and looked at Lu Wu with an expression that clearly said, Praise me.

Lu Wu reached out and rubbed Bei Li's little head. "What was that arm? And what did you say to it just now?"

Bei Li pouted. "Don't call him an arm. He's one of the oldest gods of the underworld. Even though he's already dead, he was once a supreme being. I used an ancient sacrificial language to communicate with his remaining consciousness and offered 150,000 yin spirits in exchange for a traversal passage to the Hell Path."

"So he agreed?"

"Of course he agreed. Otherwise, this traversal gate could never have been successfully created. He is the god who governs the Hell Path, one of the forbidden regions. Even after death, he remains the one and only god of the Hell Path."

Lu Wu nodded. "Does that mean we'll have to do this for other dungeons in the future too?"

"Mm. Every forbidden region contains the lingering consciousness of an ancient god of the underworld. Those areas are called forbidden precisely because of those dead ancient gods. Every forbidden region must receive a god's permission before a connection can be opened, so you need to find a way to encourage the players to plunder more yin spirits. Only then can we continuously unlock new dungeons!"