Tomb

Just as Song Wen finished setting up his cave abode, he received a message from a Sacred Beetle Gu that was monitoring the island's edge: Peng Guang had arrived.

Peng Guang was stopped by Song Wen before he even set foot on the island.

"Senior, my two maids did not go to the island you specified. I wonder if they are still on your island?"

Song Wen said, "I think the two of them are quite alert, so I'll keep them here. I hope Young Friend Peng won't have any objections."

Peng Guang said, "How could this junior dare to have any objections? It is an honor for this junior that the senior has taken a liking to them."

Song Wen said, "A gentleman does not take what others cherish. Name your price, and I will buy them."

As he spoke, a pile of Spirit Stone floated out in front of Song Wen, as if he were truly waiting for the other party to name their price.

Peng Guang hurriedly said, "Senior, you flatter me. How could I dare accept your Spirit Stone?"

A smile played on Song Wen's lips; the other party was quite clever.

"Since that's the case, then I won't force you."

Peng Guang was slightly taken aback when he saw the pile of Spirit Stone in front of Song Wen suddenly disappear.

He chuckled awkwardly, "Thank you for your understanding, senior."

Song Wen said, "I have already notified them telepathically. They will be here soon. Please remove the restrictions on them."

Peng Guang bowed and clasped his hands in greeting, "Yes, senior."

When he straightened up and looked up, Song Wen had already disappeared.

Peng Guang looked somewhat disappointed, as if he had a request, but before he could speak...

Two days later, Song Wen arrived at the reef island where the tomb was located.

The reef island is hidden several miles below the surface of the sea; if you don't specifically look for it, you really won't find its existence.

The top of the island is about ten miles wide and is unusually flat, as if a section had been deliberately cut off.

Song Wen summoned the Silver Corpse Silver Corpse, which was in front of him, and he followed behind, about a mile apart, as they dived into the depths of the sea.

As the dive deepened, the light gradually dimmed until it became pitch black.

Soon, the two had descended more than forty miles, and the powerful water pressure came from all directions, squeezing Song Wen's body.

Song Wen's physical body was incredibly strong, and the water pressure couldn't harm him at all. However, Song Wen still erected a Law Power shield just in case.

The deeper you go underwater, the larger the reef becomes.

At this moment, in Song Wen's eyes, the reef island had transformed into an enormous stone mountain, standing tall amidst the surging sea.

Suddenly, a deep cave entrance appeared in front of the Silver Corpse.

Song Wen arrived at the side of the cave entrance and quietly observed for a long time. There was nothing unusual inside the cave, and no large sea Demon Beast were seen nearby.

He summoned the Ghost King, had the Silver Corpse lead the way while the Ghost King brought up the rear, and he stood in the middle, slowly entering the cave.

After traveling several hundred feet, the Cave abruptly ended, blocked by countless fallen rocks.

Song Wen frowned slightly, wondering if the information provided by the An Tong sisters was accurate.

After a moment's thought, Song Wen did not retreat. Instead, he used his Law Power to move the stone out of the Cave.

Hard work pays off.

After spending nearly half an hour, Song Wen finally managed to open up Cave that was more than ten miles long. A giant stone gate, several meters high, appeared before him.

The stone door was half-open, and a faint smell of corpses wafted out along with the seawater.

After the Silver Corpse passed through the stone gate and confirmed that there was no danger behind it, Song Wen entered the stone gate.

Beyond the stone gate lies a long and secluded tomb passage, about two zhang wide and one zhang high, paved with square bluestones.

Some metal was scattered in the tomb passage.

Upon closer inspection, Song Wen discovered that all the metals were artificially forged and were likely parts that had fallen from the puppets.

In other words, there were originally puppets guarding the tomb passage, but they were destroyed.

After walking about a mile through the tomb passage, Song Wen discovered that there was a tomb chamber on each side of the passage.

These two tomb chambers were not large, only a few dozen feet in diameter, and were probably side chambers. They were both empty, suggesting that they had been emptied out.

After traveling another mile or so, a stone gate appeared ahead.

The stone gate was tightly shut, completely sealed.

Song Wen flicked his finger, and a faint Law Power shot out.

The Law Power landed directly on the stone door, causing it to tremble slightly.

This indicates that there are no formations or restrictions above the stone gate.

Song Wen stared at the stone gate, lost in thought.

As he walked along, apart from a faint smell of death in the corridor, he did not find any signs of Sha Qi.

In other words, he had not yet reached the place where An Tong's father encountered the Sha Qi.

An Tong's father must have entered the stone gate in front of him back then.

However, the stone gate is currently tightly closed, which, combined with the previously blocked Cave, is somewhat unusual.

After encountering the Sha Qi, An Tong's An Tong was defeated and fled.

When people are fleeing for their lives, would they really be considerate enough to close the door for the tomb's occupant?

There was a living being in the tomb, or rather, something that could move. After An Tong's father fled, it closed the stone door and sealed the Cave.

Under Song Wen's control, the Silver Corpse stepped to the stone gate, while Song Wen and the Ghost King retreated a mile away.

After Song Wen condensed three thunder spears, the Silver Corpse braced its hands on the stone door and pushed it hard.

The heavy stone door slowly opened, and the seawater in the tomb passage flowed slightly.

Eight black figures rushed out from behind the door.

"Bang!"

The figure charging at the forefront was slapped back by the Silver Corpse's palm.

The other seven figures seized the opportunity to get close and engage the Silver Corpse in combat.

Song Wen did not rush to make a move. The eight black figures that rushed out were all Copper Corpse, with a strength of about the late stage of the second tier.

Even with eight against one, they were no match for the Silver Corpse.

However, these eight Copper Corpse were somewhat special. The Silver Corpse could easily repel them, but they couldn't inflict much damage on them.

The physical bodies of these eight Copper Corpse are far stronger than those of ordinary Copper Corpse.

In the pitch-black tomb passage, Song Wen's eyes suddenly lit up.

He sensed an aura on these Copper Corpse that was different from the ordinary Corpse-Baleful Qi.

It is precisely the Origin-Returning Sha Qi!

These Copper Corpse were infused with Origin-Returning Sha Qi when they were refined into zombies; or they were exposed to Origin-Returning Sha Qi for a long time after being refined into Copper Corpse, which resulted in them containing a certain amount of Origin-Returning Sha Qi in their bodies.

The Origin-Returning Sha Qi made their physical bodies far stronger than those of ordinary Copper Corpse.

Song Wen guessed that the latter was more likely.

No one would infuse the Copper Corpse with the Origin-Returning Sha Qi; that would be a waste of resources.

The Origin-Returning Sha Qi on the Copper Corpse has been refined and absorbed by them. To refine it back would require a huge amount of energy, far exceeding the value of the Origin-Returning Sha Qi on them.

Therefore, these Copper Corpse were of no use to Song Wen.

Three thunder spears, arranged in a triangular pattern, shot out and struck the chest of the three Copper Corpse.

Lightning flashed in the dark depths of the sea, and the three Copper Corpse exploded, splattering limbs and rotting flesh everywhere.

Using the same method, the remaining five Copper Corpse were quickly dealt with as well.

Although the Origin-Returning Sha Qi was strong, it was still restrained when facing Thunder Method. Moreover, the Copper Corpse did not have much Origin-Returning Sha Qi, which was easily defeated by the thunder spear.

After confirming that there were no other threats behind the door, Song Wen stepped through the stone door.

Behind the stone gate is a spacious burial chamber, which should be the main burial chamber of the mausoleum.

The tomb chamber is about a mile square, and the floor, walls and ceiling are all engraved with exquisite murals. However, these murals were carved on ordinary bluestone and have been severely eroded by seawater.

In the center of the tomb chamber, there is a stone platform three zhang high.

On the stone platform, there was a black Corpse Coffin over ten feet long.

A faint Origin-Returning Sha Qi circulated on the Corpse Coffin.