The Moon Beast's Essence, the Artifact Awakens

It actually worked! Su Zhan was overjoyed and planned to search for more clues to see if there were any treasures he could take with him.

As soon as he moved a stone on the edge, the soft, limp columns of liquid sprang up again, as if they had found a target, and suddenly attacked him.

If he hadn't been so agile, he would have been riddled with holes standing still.

This terrified him; it seemed unlikely that he would continue searching here.

However, judging from the characteristics of this tomb chamber, it shouldn't be a place where the Artifact fragments should be.

Furthermore, the Artifact fragments shouldn't be hostile towards me; they wouldn't want to kill me like this.

He carefully withdrew from the tomb chamber, and as soon as he came out, he saw the Moon Beast that was already waiting at the door, staring at him fiercely.

Su Zhan noticed a hint of guilt in its eyes; using it as a shield earlier had indeed been somewhat unethical.

He spoke in a soft, ingratiating voice to the Moon Beast, "See, you're alright too, aren't you? I only tested you because I knew you were fine. You stood there for so long, and not a single drop of liquid showed any aggression towards you."

"Your situation is different from mine. I suspect it's not that they didn't find you, but rather that even if they knew where you were, it was useless; they couldn't attack you, so they simply left you aside."

After hearing his explanation, the Moon Beast's expression improved slightly, but only slightly.

Moon Beast: "If you do this again, this is what will happen to you!" It then slapped Su Zhan's ankle with its claw.

Su Zhan quickly dodged, and his heart skipped a beat as he looked at the Small Space Cracks that had appeared around him.

Was it really necessary to be so ruthless?

Su Zhan fixed his gaze on the tomb chambers in front of him again, but his mood was no longer as cheerful as before.

He got a little cocky after clearing the first room too easily and obtaining such a powerful weapon as the Mirror of Insight.

He even believed that he could easily enter and exit other tombs without suffering any harm.

The liquid had just served as a warning to him: he might end up losing everything instead of getting anything!

It's too dangerous to try and find each room one by one; we must pinpoint exactly which room contains what we're looking for, and even if that's not possible, we must narrow down the search.

He took out the fragments of Artifact he always carried with him, intending to look for some clues on them.

It's a pity that the Artifact haven't responded to his attempts to wake him up. Could it be that he's fallen into a deep sleep due to the Magnetic Field here?

He didn't quite understand it. He held it in his hand, looking at it from left to right, patting and tapping it, and even tried to pour Spirit Energy and Mental Power into it, but nothing worked. All the energy seemed to be thrown into a black hole.

As soon as he took out his Artifact, the Moon Beast remained silent. After watching him hammer and tinker for a long time, it finally sighed.

Moon Beast: "I have a way to help you find what you're looking for, but..."

A simple sentence piqued Su Zhan's interest. He picked up the Moon Beast and rocked it back and forth, saying, "You actually knew that? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

The Moon Beast pulled its hand away from his. "I can help you, but you have to promise that after you find this thing, you'll stay here to find a way to break the Contract!"

He sighed again, shook his head, and said, "If you find it, it seems there's no need to look for a way to break the bond..."

Su Zhan found its words puzzling, but his curiosity and anticipation for the Artifact still prevailed.

No matter the method, as long as we can find the fragments, that's fine!

Unbeknownst to him, his desire for the Artifact grew stronger day by day!

He could sense the Unseen their connection was strengthening, that they must have had some kind of relationship before, but he didn't know it, or perhaps he didn't remember it.

The Moon Beast found a corner, squatted down, closed its eyes, and remained motionless.

A short while later, a round, golden sphere floated up on his forehead.

It appears to contain extremely rich energy, an energy quite similar to the energy of its own body.

Su Zhan clearly sensed that this was its physical origin!

Unexpectedly, the opponent went to such lengths, directly summoning its own essence. After withdrawing its essence aura, it moved closer to Su Zhan.

Su Zhan didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it directly. The moment he touched it, the essence merged into his body.

The primordial energy flowed through his body via his meridians, then reached his other hand holding the fragment, pouring in without missing a single piece.

The black hole that seemed impossible to fill before suddenly appeared full, radiating a powerful energy. The Artifact fragments began to awaken, re-establishing their connection with him, and could now transmit information to him again!

Su Zhan was overjoyed and quickly asked the fragment if it could sense where the other fragment was.

The guidance came very smoothly, and my gaze fell on the fourth burial chamber on the right.

Overjoyed and grateful, he looked at the Moon Beast, Moon Beast was already unconscious. It must have been because summoning the source energy earlier had caused it too much damage.

Su Zhan picked it up and put it away, thinking to himself: I will never forget the sacrifice you made. Don't worry! I will definitely break the Contract for you.

He rushed toward the fourth burial chamber, but when he reached the entrance, the fragments blocked his way once again.

It was sending him some kind of signal back and forth, but it was very complicated. Su Zhan didn't understand what it meant. He only knew that it seemed that it didn't want him to go in right now, and its emotions were quite intense!

Could it be that he couldn't handle the danger inside? He became more cautious and didn't go in directly, but turned around and went back the way he came!

I plan to go back and seek help from the stronger members of my group. Although it will be difficult for them to discover that I'm taking the Artifact, I need powerful assistance.

These tombs are all unique and fraught with danger, so we must not be careless. These powerful individuals are, after all, knowledgeable and strong, and might be able to help us.

When Su Zhan returned, those people had been eagerly waiting for him. As soon as they saw Su Zhan appear, they immediately surrounded him.

They all asked, "How is it? How is it? Have you found any clues?"

Su Zhan: "We did find some things."

His gaze fell on Elder Shishan, carefully observing his reaction, and he said, "I just found a row of very strange tombs, entered one of them, and found a very strange rectangular coffin inside. I even entered an illusion inside, and barely managed to escape."

Elder Shishan stared intently at his own face, listening very carefully to what he had said about the clues he had found. His face showed only surprise and no other reaction.

Su Zhan was certain that he genuinely didn't know anything about this place, hadn't deliberately concealed anything, and hadn't intended to trick him, so he felt relieved.

The things here were beyond his imagination, and he couldn't be sure if the Moon Worship Tribe wanted to sacrifice him to the heavens again, so he had to proceed with caution.

Su Zhan averted his gaze, his expression grim!