CHAPTER 861: CHAPTER 871: UNDERGROUND PALACE

The design of this ring is extremely unique. Its pattern is surprisingly a fierce and terrifying spider.

Its eight legs are distributed on both sides, forming the hoop part of the ring.

After successfully refining it, the name of the ring naturally appeared in Chu Feng’s mind.

"Poison Spider Ring!"

This ring is a low-grade magical treasure, and its ability is relatively singular. Once activated, it can shoot out a thread of spider silk from the ring, which can then entangle enemies or objects.

This is its only function.

In Chu Feng’s opinion, the ability of the Poison Spider Ring is somewhat trivial. However, in certain situations, it can play a surprisingly effective role.

He tried to activate it using sword essence, and it consumed very little sword essence.

A thread of transparent spider silk shot out swiftly, wrapping around a small tree in front.

After winding around the tree trunk twice, Chu Feng forcefully pulled it back.

Crack!

The tree trunk, as thick as an arm, was easily snapped by him. The break was as if cut by a knife, neat and smooth.

"Tsk tsk, any equipment that can be called a magical treasure is never simple. I underestimated this Poison Spider Ring, but I didn’t expect the spider silk it shoots out to have such tremendous power. If used unexpectedly, and wrapped around the enemy’s neck, then pulled hard, it’s unimaginable."

Seeing the power of the Poison Spider Ring, Chu Feng couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

He knew that he had found a treasure this time.

Fortunately, he had just teamed up with the Demon Eye Evil Spirit King to eliminate that person instantly. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Just the ring alone was enough to cause Chu Feng trouble.

Not long after Chu Feng refined the Poison Spider Ring, the Demon Eye Evil Spirit King devoured that person’s soul.

"Master, I’ve gained nothing!" the Demon Eye Evil Spirit King reported dejectedly.

"What a pity, I should have left one alive to interrogate them before killing them." Chu Feng sighed, having no other choice but to find a way to search himself.

"Haha... I fooled you. Thankfully, I didn’t fail in my mission; I found memories about the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom’s first generation Heavenly Emperor’s mausoleum within that person’s soul." The Demon Eye Evil Spirit King actually played a joke with Chu Feng. Seeing Chu Feng fall for it, it danced joyfully in the air, continuously changing.

Chu Feng wished he could cut it down with a sword.

At such a time, it still had the mindset for jokes.

"You rascal, hurry up and tell me, where’s the entrance? Watch out, or I’ll turn you into an elixir if I’m in a bad mood," Chu Feng scolded fiercely.

The Demon Eye Evil Spirit King had been with him long enough to understand Chu Feng’s temperament.

To his people, he was very kind.

So, it wasn’t afraid of Chu Feng at all.

"Master, follow me, it’s over there!"

Saying this, the Demon Eye Evil Spirit King led the way in front, with Chu Feng closely following behind.

Soon, they reached the peak of Xiong Mountain.

Generally speaking, after choosing a burial ground, the tombs are usually set at the foot or midway up the mountain. Very few are selected at the peak.

"The entrance to the underground palace is at the peak? You must be kidding," Chu Feng was somewhat disbelieving.

"No kidding! It’s in this patch of scattered rocks; it’s a mechanical array." The Spirit Body of the Demon Eye Evil Spirit King fluctuated and gradually became clearer. It actually used its Spiritual Body to touch those stones.

One by one, seemingly random stones were easily pressed into the ground by it, thirty-six in total.

"Your spirit body can already materialize?" Chu Feng asked in surprise, staring at the Demon Eye Evil Spirit King.

He never expected that its Spiritual Body could already materialize.

In Chu Feng’s impression, for a Spiritual Body to materialize, it would at least require reaching the level of the Yin Department Emperor.

Even ordinary Yin Gods couldn’t materialize.

"I have managed to cultivate to the Hundred-Eyed Evil Spirit King’s level, so materializing temporarily is naturally not a problem. Moreover, these thirty-six stones are all array mechanisms; pressing them doesn’t require much force."

The Demon Eye Evil Spirit King replied proudly.

Rumble!

The entire Xiong Mountain shook, and then a pitch-black hole appeared.

At this point, Chu Feng fully believed the Demon Eye Evil Spirit King’s words.

The entrance to the underground palace truly was here.

"Master, hurry in!" the Demon Eye Evil Spirit King urged.

Chu Feng didn’t dare to delay, immediately flashed, and entered through the entrance.

The external array mechanism should be something like the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang.

As soon as he entered the underground palace, the Nine Yang Strange Fire on Chu Feng’s fingertip began to dance joyfully.

"Great, there really is an Abnormal Fire inside. This trip was worth it."

Chu Feng felt infinitely excited and joyful. As long as he could elevate the Abnormal Fire to the seventh grade and then refine a Ninth Grade Talisman Elixir, he would no longer have to fear the Azure Dragon Royal Family’s more than twenty top-level experts.

"Don’t get carried away, or you’ll end up laughing to tears!"

This entrance led straight down, descending nearly two hundred meters before reaching the bottom. What came into view was a luxurious subterranean palace.

Inside was a Constant Light Lamp, emitting a faint glow.

It made the underground palace appear even gloomier, causing those inside to more easily feel fear.

Unlike other palaces, the entire underground palace consisted of this single grand hall, which served as its main tomb. There might be some small tomb chambers, but inside, they would only likely contain some burial pottery and such.

Looking around, the main tomb chamber was built with great opulence, with all necessary facilities in place.

This Founding Emperor of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Country might have, until his death, remained attached to the worldly power and wealth.

It was equipped with as many as three Soldier and Horse Pools, with vivid stone soldiers and horses. There were also terracotta figurines.

It’s said that some emperors, before their deaths, would poison all those loyal to them. Then they would have the potters wrap their corpses. They were then baked into terracotta figurines using charcoal fire.

The stone-carved soldiers and horses were mostly generals and the like.

Such people, being high in position and authority, couldn’t be easily poisoned. Otherwise, it would not only severely weaken the state’s strength but also affect stability.

Carving their likeness in stone and placing them in the tomb as burial accompaniments was the best choice.

"Let me break a terracotta figurine and see!"

Chu Feng flicked his finger, and a sword light struck a terracotta figurine in the Soldier and Horse Pool.

Bang!

After a crisp sound, the terracotta figurine cracked.

Inside revealed a charcoal-like corpse. Having been burned, its moisture had long since evaporated, and with the terracotta shell protecting it on the outside, despite the passage of millions of years, their bodies remained intact.

They hadn’t decayed.

"Rulers can indeed be ruthless. I had seen it in historical records and thought it was mere speculation and fabrication. I didn’t expect it to be true."

Chu Feng was certain that the charred corpse inside the terracotta figurine had once been a living person.

Beyond the Soldier and Horse Pool was a Worship platform, with incense tables set up.

There are relatively fresh signs of worship.

It’s likely that the Azure Dragon Royal Family enters the underground palace annually to worship this Founding Emperor.

Further up, aside from the civil and military officials positioned on the golden steps, a colossal black jade coffin was suspended in the air by massive mysterious iron chains.