The tomb maiden took out a palm-sized red stone from her bosom. Jiang Yuan recognized its origin at a glance; it was a fragment of the Soul-Suppressing Stele seen in the memories of the dead mercenary.
"General, you can see the tomb maiden's past inside. If the tomb maiden utters even a single falsehood, it's not too late for you to execute her!" The tomb maiden held the fragments of the Soul-Suppressing Stele in both hands, intending to give the Soul-Suppressing Stele to Jiang Yuan.
"I didn't expect a mere Tier 1 like you to possess a fragment of the Soul-Suppressing Monument!"
Jiang Yuan had been very interested in the Soul-Suppressing Stele when he saw it in his memory fragments, and now that he had seen its true form, he naturally had to examine it.
"In-depth analysis!"
The red stone flew into Jiang Yuan's hand, and three seconds later, information about the Soul-Suppressing Stele appeared in his mind.
Soul-Suppressing Monument Fragment (Medium), Quality: Perfect, Effect: After use, it slightly enhances the soul's strength and permanently increases soul energy by 100 points (cannot break the spirit realm barrier).
"No wonder those people have been fighting over the Soul-Suppressing Monument fragments!" Jiang Yuan memorized the appraisal results; the Soul-Suppressing Monument fragments were excellent treasures for enhancing strength.
After confirming that the red stone in front of him was indeed a fragment of the Soul-Suppressing Stele, Jiang Yuan finally felt relieved. He slowly probed into it with his divine energy to search for information about the tomb maiden's past.
The Tomb Maiden's birth was unlike that of other undead. To be precise, she was the spirit of the Soul-Suppressing Stele. However, due to the corrosive influence of a large amount of death energy, she gradually merged into the entire underground palace and occupied the body of Princess Zhao Lian of Zhao, who had been buried alive with her. She then became an indispensable part of the underground palace. Since she gained consciousness, she has inherited the will of the Soul-Suppressing Stele, guarding the entrance to the underground palace and imposing a netherworld barrier on the entire palace, thus indirectly suppressing all the undead creatures within through protection.
"So, you have a very close relationship with the Soul-Suppressing Monument?" Jiang Yuan was still a little surprised when he saw the information displayed by the fragment of the Soul-Suppressing Monument. He didn't expect that this seemingly inhuman and ghostly person in front of him had such a background.
“It was like that before, but now…” The tomb woman raised her head and shook her head timidly.
"Why are you so afraid of me?" Jiang Yuan squatted down and looked at the tomb woman's face with great interest.
The tomb maiden remained silent, but her gaze lingered on Jiang Yuan's waist, where the Demon-Refining Pot, given to him by Consort Luo, was the very pot that had annihilated the Spirit King's soul.
"Are you afraid of it?" Jiang Yuan asked with a smile, holding the Demon Refining Pot in his hand. He couldn't help but find the tomb maiden's naivety amusing. Even if you didn't say it, I could tell from your eyes, okay?
"General, spare my life!" The tomb maiden's expression flashed with fear, and she immediately kowtowed upon seeing the Demon Refining Pot.
"Get up, stop pretending to be pitiful! I have a question for you. If you can answer it, I might as well keep you around!" Jiang Yuan put away the Demon Refining Pot. This thing could elicit such a strong reaction from the Tomb Maiden, so it must be a good thing. Before, he thought that Luo Fei was just using it to fool him, but now it seems that he really misunderstood her.
"General, please ask!" The tomb maiden did not dare to get up.
"How many pieces did the Soul-Suppressing Stele break into? Also, is this underground palace the domain of the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi?" Jiang Yuan asked calmly.
"The Soul-Suppressing Stele was broken into a total of one hundred and twenty pieces, including seventy-two small pieces, thirty-six medium pieces, and twelve large pieces." The tomb woman quickly reported the number of Soul-Suppressing Stele fragments, but when she answered the second question, her expression became hesitant.
"What's wrong? Can't you say?" Jiang Yuan pursed his lips and looked at the tomb woman indifferently. In fact, he only had the first question. As for the second one, he already knew the answer in his heart. He only asked it to get a definite answer.
"I dare not and have no right to interfere in the affairs of you generals!" The tomb maiden trembled, as if she were preparing to accept her death sentence.
"Major Jiang, what exactly is she?" Long Lei was extremely curious about the tomb woman's identity. After all, this was a burial pit, and most of the people who could crawl out of here were not human.
"Can't you tell?" Jiang Yuan shrugged jokingly.
"I can't tell!" Long Lei honestly shook his head.
"Grave Maiden, stand up and introduce yourself!" Jiang Yuan commanded the Grave Maiden, who was kneeling and dared not get up.
"Um?"
Long Lei and Long Fei looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Little dumpling, watch over her, I'm going inside to collect some things!"
Jiang Yuan left the little dumpling behind and then crawled into the wall that had been breached.
The first thing Stone Breath sensed was a side chamber, followed by the aura of the Tomb Maiden. The fact that such a hidden tomb chamber was located here clearly meant that what was inside was not simple.
Upon entering the side chamber, Jiang Yuan immediately felt a chilling wind whistling past his ears, and a dense aura of death pressed down on him, trying to stop his progress.
But who is he? How could the representative of death, who wields the hand of death, be forced back by mere death energy?
"Do you really think I'm easy to bully?" Jiang Yuan sneered. The next second, the phantom of the Grim Reaper appeared behind him, and all the eerie winds stopped abruptly.
Jiang Yuan was certain of one thing: this was the place where Bai Qi had buried alive 400,000 Zhao soldiers in history. Moreover, Bai Qi was indeed the third guardian of the tomb of the Lord of War, responsible for the gathering of the sighs of the earth.
Judging from the Undead Swamp and this underground palace, the process of condensing the Earth's Sigh is extremely evil. It is a natural sigh completed with the lives of countless people. The dead are buried alive underground. Whether in the underground palace or the swamp, how desperate they must have been in life, and even after death they cannot be reincarnated underground, continuing to complete the task of condensing the Earth's Sigh.
"How could I let you succeed with such a method of rebirth!"
After dispelling the eerie wind and making up his mind, Jiang Yuan opened the side chamber.
The weapon is damaged.
The protective gear is damaged.
The treasure's energy was depleted.
Almost the instant the Heavenly Eye was activated, a series of identification results came back.
After being left unattended for a long time without proper care, most of the treasures in the tomb were corroded by the death energy, losing their original power and becoming a pile of junk. Only a handful of items remained intact after such devastation.
"This death energy must have been specially modified, otherwise it wouldn't have such power!" The sword in Jiang Yuan's hand had turned into a handful of fragments. If the normal course of history were followed, this underground palace should have been built more than 2,200 years ago, but 2,000 years is not enough time to corrode these weapons to such an extent.
But now these treasures, which far surpass ordinary tools, have all turned into fragments. Obviously, this is due to the environment inside the underground palace.
"This is!"
Jiang Yuan had just brushed the debris off his hands when he spotted something with a dim light among the debris. He casually pulled it out from the pile of debris.
The object that was found was a white jade bead. The surface of the bead was covered with dirt that was difficult to clean, but the scent of the bead gave Jiang Yuan a special feeling.
"It looks like a treasure!"
Jiang Yuan threw down the appraisal report.
Concealing Breath Pearl: As long as it is held in the mouth, those below the Heavenly Spirit Realm cannot detect the user's life force.
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