readytorunbook Chapter 597 Entering the Extreme Yin Dungeon
Chapter 597 Entering the Extreme Yin Dungeon
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Passing through the black barrier gate, we entered the underground palace of the imperial mausoleum.
Emilia's beautiful golden pupils narrowed slightly.
The scene inside the underground palace was completely different from what she had imagined.
The scene before me was bizarre and shocking!
A dark, gloomy sky; towering, ancient, yet dilapidated and desolate palaces; winding corridors; intricate, crumbling palace walls; dust and fallen leaves piled up on the ground; and dim lanterns hanging above the palace gates, swaying in the wind, illuminating this abandoned palace...
Rows of stone terracotta warriors holding halberds stood in the desolate square, their bodies covered in dust.
Among the soldiers were rows of chariots, but these chariots were not pulled by warhorses, but by some kind of monster-like stone statues that resembled both a qilin and a dragon. However, these dragon-like monsters had no auspicious aura whatsoever; their heads were sculpted with ferocious and savage expressions, and their eyes had strange patterns. These patterns were so bizarre and ingenious that they seemed to stir up a sense of malevolence in anyone who looked at them...
What's even more bizarre is that this is clearly an underground palace, underground! Yet there's a sky, and in fact, a moon in the night sky! It's a black, extremely yin moon!
"This is... the underground palace of the human race's royal tomb?"
Princess Emilia didn't know why, but she felt that the environment was somewhat gloomy and oppressive. Her delicate body trembled slightly, and goosebumps rose on her skin: "Isn't this underground? Why is there a moon here?"
“Princess, don’t be alarmed. That should just be an illusion.” Master Diluc smiled. “I think this is probably a scene from the palace during the reign of the First Emperor of Humanity, more than a thousand years ago.”
Emilia frowned: "I didn't expect this underground palace to be so big... Did the First Emperor of the human race replicate his palace one-to-one in this mausoleum?"
I think so.
"Then...why does this place feel so eerie? Isn't the Azure Dragon a sacred beast?"
Princess Emilia was filled with anxiety.
She felt that this place had no sense of sacredness or grandeur at all. If someone told her that this was the tomb of the four ancient ferocious beasts, she might believe it!
Diluc said, "Because after the Azure Dragon died, its remaining power was transformed into the seven stars of the Azure Dragon Constellation. The power of extreme Yin completely suppressed the power of the Azure Dragon Constellation, so this is why it has become like this. This is normal."
Diluc smiled confidently: "Even if the Azure Dragon has any remaining power in this underground palace, it is insignificant. With me by your side, Princess, I can absolutely guarantee your safety."
"Is that so..." Princess Emilia breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little more at ease. "In that case, let's get moving. This place looks quite large, and we only have five hours. We don't know which palace the Azure Dragon's remains are buried in."
"Princess, please rest assured. For an expert like me, it won't take five hours at all; one hour is more than enough."
As Diluc spoke, he confidently led the way, pushed open the dilapidated door in front of him, and entered the abandoned palace.
Emilia followed, glancing back at the terracotta warrior statues on either side before entering.
For some reason, she always felt that these terracotta warrior statues were secretly watching her...
It must be my imagination...
Emilia, accompanied by the other Holy Elf guards, followed Diluc into the palace.
Right after they entered.
A transparent afterimage slowly emerged from the air, eventually materializing into a human shape.
Yege glanced at Emilia and the others' backs and thought to herself that these guys were indeed here for the Extreme Yin Azure Dragon dungeon.
Even in his previous life before he transmigrated to this world, he had not been able to successfully complete this dungeon.
It should be said that no player was able to complete the entire game smoothly.
So although he had some understanding of this instance, he didn't know much about it.
It's quite necessary to have Emilia and the others draw the attention of the dungeon monsters and level bosses for him.
"Hey, Old Deng, can you hear me?"
Ye Ge tried to communicate with the Azure Dragon using the Azure Dragon Technique.
'...'
However, after more than ten seconds, no reply came back.
Previously, once Ye Ge entered the Azure Dragon Palace, she could communicate directly with the Azure Dragon through spirit.
It seems that on this extremely yin night, the old Azure Dragon has indeed fallen into a deep sleep.
The Seven Constellations of Azure Dragon within him could not be activated here.
Ye Ge looked around the gloomy, dilapidated palace.
It is exactly the same as the dungeon scene of [Extreme Yin - Azure Dragon Palace] in the game.
But I don't know why,
Although the Azure Dragon's power has disappeared, Ye Ge still feels that some kind of divine power exists in this place!
How could divine power exist in the underground palace of an imperial tomb?
Ye Ge narrowed his eyes.
He suddenly turned around and looked at a terracotta warrior statue not far to his right.
The terracotta warrior statue remained motionless, but Ye Ge noticed that the way it held the halberd had changed slightly compared to before.
Ye Ge's lips curled into a slight smile.
He didn't expose the stiff disguise of the terracotta warrior statues, pretending not to see them, and gently pushed open the palace door and went inside.
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Emilia, accompanied by five Holy Elf guards, followed Diluc into a grand hall.
As they stepped into the main hall, a strange, eerie wind, thick with millennia of dust, swept over them, carrying with it a faint, hoarse sound, as if something was beginning to awaken.
Emilia's unease intensified; she felt as if some indescribable force was watching them from the shadows.
"Oh? I didn't expect there to be so many treasures in the First Emperor of the Human Race's underground palace." Diluc didn't seem to care much. His eyes lit up slightly. He wandered around the hall, opened one of the treasure chests, and took out a handful of jewel crystals.
Spider crystal, Tianhao stone, Holy Pearl, Ghost Eye Bead...
Each one is priceless.
The main hall also contains countless bronze and gold statues, which appear to be priceless treasures.
Master Diluc said, "I originally thought that a backward race like humans wouldn't have any good burial goods in their imperial tombs, but I didn't expect that the First Emperor of the human race would have hidden so many treasures for himself!"
"Master Diluc," Princess Emilia finally couldn't help but say, "Don't you think something's strange about this place?"
"What's strange about it?" Master Diluc smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't scare yourself. The underground palace is shrouded in extreme Yin energy, so it's understandable that the Yin energy here is a bit heavier. I've seen this kind of thing many times, and in my eyes, it's nothing serious."