Flame Spider (I)
For the fat man, the bloodline potion was extremely important, which is why he exclaimed in surprise when he saw Li Wei take out such a one.
"This was made by a friend of mine, a knock-off... Ogre Bloodline Enhancement Potion. Its success rate is only half that of the genuine product sold by the Shadow Street merchant, around 25%. However, it's still incredibly rare and valuable in Shadow Street. This time, we need to gather six remains, which is extremely difficult. With your C1-level combat power, you'll only be a hindrance, so you can have this. I hope you succeed in the bloodline fusion and thus increase your combat power."
The friend Li Wei mentioned was naturally An Hei, who spent his free time holed up in the lab researching, and this potion was one of his research achievements.
As soon as Li Wei finished speaking, the fat man let out an excited howl and grabbed the bloodline enhancement potion. Seeing the fat man's excited expression, Li Wei mimicked the fat man's shrewd businessman look and said, "Don't get me wrong, this isn't free. It's market price, no discounts. Give me points when we get back..."
In the end, the fat man accepted Li Wei's 'fair trade,' but in exchange for the 'Earth Spirit Remains' he had. Li Wei was happy to put the remnants into the Copper Pot.
The enhancement process went smoothly. The fat man successfully fused with the ogre bloodline, his strength more than doubled, and his combat power also rose to B1 level.
The huge leap excited the fat man, who led the charge into the 'fire-type tomb gate'.
After the fat man left, Li Wei took out the Beast Soul Sword and summoned the Blood Demon and Flower Demon, two Old Ghost.
"How's the refining of the three Archangel I entrusted to you in the seventh-level Illusion Realm last time going?" Li Wei asked.
After handing the three Archangel over to the Blood Demon Old Ghost, Li Wei never inquired about the matter again. He had assumed the three would possess the Archangel's bodies, but he was wrong. The Blood Demon only mentioned that they were just three birdmen, not enough to contain our souls. He only wanted to refine a few 'corpse puppets'.
'Corpse Puppet', a powerful physical weapon that can be driven and controlled with just a wisp of divine thought.
This time, Li Wei had a new plan, and he thought of those three Archangel.
The Blood Demon was taken aback, then rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "The forging is complete, but Master, these 'corpse puppets' aren't of much use to you. They were forged by me, and only I can control them..."
Li Wei rolled his eyes at the Blood Demon: "Who said they wanted that piece of junk? I just need to borrow it. Hurry up and stop talking nonsense."
Helpless, the Blood Demon spat out three streams of light, and three Archangel appeared on the ground. However, they were now completely lifeless. According to the Blood Demon, the three Archangel had their souls forcibly extracted and their bodies refined into 'corpse puppets'. Li Wei's Eye of Perception, however, discovered that these three 'corpse puppets' had actually retained their original combat power, and their bodies had been reforged, making them impervious to water and fire, and immune to lightning and frost—truly deadly weapons.
"Blood Demon, control them to go to the other tombs. Make sure to get your hands on all the remains except for the Fire Spirit's remains. Flower Demon, you go too. Split up. If you encounter any enemies, kill them; if you can't, retreat. I'll take you to get revenge later. Go!" Li Wei said succinctly. With a wave of his hand, the Blood Demon and Flower Demon flew out with screams, while the three corpse puppets flapped their wings and disappeared into different tombs.
Li Wei had no intention of personally searching for the remains one by one. Since he had so many resources at hand, wouldn't it be foolish not to make use of them? Moreover, given the strength of the Blood Demon and the Flower Demon, dealing with the Corpse Keeper shouldn't be a problem.
Following the fat man into the fire-elemental tomb chamber, one could immediately feel the surrounding air temperature rise significantly.
There was a stone door in front of them, and the fat man was squatting there, trying his best to push it open.
"This stone door weighs at least tens of thousands of pounds, it's impossible to push it open. Brother Li, why don't you give it a try?" The fat man wiped the sweat from his brow and said, panting heavily.
Li Wei shook his head, glanced at the fat man, and asked, "Is there anything like a trap or mechanism?"
The fat man shook his head vigorously. "I've searched everywhere, but it's not there."
After Li Wei entered, he saw the stone door, which did indeed look very heavy. He knocked on it, and the dull sound indicated that it was very solid.
"It's sealed off," Li Wei frowned. He looked down and examined the floor below. There were marks of it being smashed by a huge force. Obviously, the stone door had fallen suddenly, and judging from the cracks, it must have fallen not long ago.
"Could it be that someone triggered a mechanism, causing this stone door to fall?" Li Wei thought of Lord Wang and his group; it was very likely that they were the ones who triggered the mechanism, and perhaps they were on the other side of the door at this moment.
"We're out of ideas. Why don't you use that fist technique again to smash this stone door open?" the fat man suggested.
Li Wei shook his head and said, "This isn't an ordinary stone door, look."
As he spoke, Li Wei suddenly threw a punch, which landed solidly on the stone door. There was a muffled thud, and the stone door trembled slightly, but it was completely undamaged.
This shows that the stone is extremely hard; even Shockwave Fist would not break it in a short time.
"What should we do then? Why don't we try another route?" the fat man suggested, backing out.
Li Wei glanced at the fat man, then laughed and scolded, "You forgot? We have another way to get through without breaking the stone wall."
"What is it?" the fat man asked curiously.
"Don't you remember how you escaped from the tomb?" Li Wei reminded him.
The fat man slapped his forehead. "That's right, we have the Earth Spirit Remains..."
After taking out the Earth Spirit Remains, Li Wei wasn't sure if it would be useful or if, like the Water Spirit Remnant, it would allow him to avoid water simply by holding it in his hand.
Next, Li Wei and the fat man each held half of the stone and walked towards the stone door.
As they got closer, the fat man closed his eyes and muttered something to himself, which almost made Li Wei burst out laughing.
The fat man was chanting. "Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, may the Supreme Lord Laozi manifest his divine power, holding this little treasure in my hand, and bless us to pass through!"
He kept repeating the same sentence over and over, which was very childish, but the fat man's expression was very serious, clearly indicating that he took this repetition very seriously.
Perhaps it was the fat man's nagging that worked, because the moment Li Wei touched the stone door, he didn't encounter the obstacle he had imagined, but miraculously passed through it.
The fat man maintained the same expression, eyes closed, simply walking, while Li Wei saw clearly that the Earth Spirit Remains had granted them a similar ability to pass through walls.
The stone gate is extremely thick, a full three meters. What does it feel like to be inside a stone?
Feeling suffocated? Suffocated? Or unable to breathe?
No, Li Wei felt nothing at all. Apart from being unable to see anything, he felt nothing else. He covered the three meters in a flash, and the next second, Li Wei eyes lit up.
What followed was the burning sensation on my face.
This was undoubtedly a tomb, but a ditch ran around it, through which molten lava flowed like water. In the center of the tomb was a stone coffin with its lid overturned, and it was empty at the moment.
Beside the stone coffin lay a person.
Without even looking, Li Wei knew it was a dead man, because he couldn't sense any life force. Upon closer inspection, he discovered signs of a struggle nearby.
The fat man stared at the dead man for a long time before saying, "Isn't this Lord Wang's subordinate?"
Li Wei had met those reincarnated beings, including Lord Wang, once before, but he wasn't as familiar with them as the fat man, so Li Wei didn't recognize them at first. However, after the fat man reminded him, he recognized the corpse.
This unfortunate reincarnator had a hole the size of a bowl in his chest, the area around the wound was burned, and his internal organs were all charred. He looked like a cooked crab, exuding a meaty aroma.
Based on the situation at the scene, Li Wei roughly deduced what had happened.
It seems that after the fat man left Lord Wang's group, they entered the tomb chamber and triggered a mechanism, causing a massive boulder weighing tens of thousands of kilograms to fall behind them—the three-meter-thick stone door—completely blocking their escape route.
Then, a monster appeared in the stone coffin. The monster was likely also a mage, skilled in fire magic. One of the deceased reincarnators was caught off guard and died from the attack, while the remaining people fought the fire mage. There were no other corpses here, nor were there any monster corpses; they had probably all left through the passage ahead.
"Then let's hurry and chase after them!" The fat man jumped up from the ground and ran towards the passage opposite.
Li Wei quickly followed.
The passageway was also steaming hot. The path was made of stone slabs, which were severely damaged due to their age. The floorboards were hollow, and looking down through the damaged areas, one could see that about two or three meters below, there was only hot lava.
"This is a lava hell," Li Wei exclaimed. Here, fire magic would obviously be greatly amplified.
The passage wasn't long; in just a few minutes, Li Wei and the fat man arrived at a cave.
This is indeed a real 'karst' cave. The surrounding walls are all dark brown volcanic rocks, and lava flowing from underground converges in front, forming a lava lake. At this moment, it is radiating heat, with lava bubbles constantly churning.
Ahead, Li Wei and his companion discovered another corpse. This time, Li Wei recognized it; it was one of the five reincarnators he had recruited. Like the previous reincarnator, the deceased's death was gruesome, his body riddled with holes the size of fingers. Upon closer inspection, the wounds appeared as if they had been caused by red-hot metal spikes piercing the flesh.
Across from the lava lake is the entrance to a passage; if Lord Wang and his group didn't die, they must have left from there.
Just as Li Wei was about to get up, he heard the fat man exclaim in surprise.
"Damn it, there's something in this lava!"
In churning magma, even a piece of iron can melt into molten iron. What else could be inside besides molten magma?
Li Wei looked closely and, sure enough, following the direction the fat man pointed, he saw something rising from the lava.