137: The complex of buildings deep within! A deadly restriction!
Inside the abdomen of the Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beast, several ancient jade stones shimmered with a faint light. Mysterious characters were carved upon them, indicating they were clearly not ordinary items.
Bronze Bull and the other Elders reacted extremely quickly, making their move immediately and securing a jade stone each into their possession.
As for the remaining, weaker and slower individuals, they showed displeasure but dared not act out on the spot.
In the previous battle, Bronze Bull, Red Maiden, and the other Elders had exerted the most effort. Without them, the casualties among the demon cultivators would have been far more severe.
Both emotionally and logically, they couldn't demand any benefits.
After claiming the items from the Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beast, the expressions of Bronze Bull and the other Elders softened considerably. The joy of their harvest diluted the heartache caused by the casualties among their subordinates.
"Quick, look for others! See if there's anything inside them!"
Elder Yang with Goat Horns suddenly uttered in a low voice, then rushed towards the other Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beasts at the fastest speed.
The other Elders also reacted and began to move one by one.
Before long, many Elders revealed excited smiles on their faces.
They had clearly obtained good things.
At this time, the weaker Deacons could only watch, the huge disparity in strength depriving them of their right to speak.
And after witnessing the dangers of the Hundred Beasts Tomb's core area, even if they wanted to explore alone, it would be difficult to guarantee their survival.
To delve deeper, they could only rely on powerful Elders like Bronze Bull.
"Let's go! The things inside must be even better!"
An Elder shouted excitedly, taking the lead and rushing towards the deeper parts.
The other Elders were unwilling to fall behind, bringing their tribesmen along and following suit.
They gradually developed a tacit understanding.
First, send out bait to lure the Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beasts from the bloody hills, then the demon cultivators ambushing nearby would attack together.
Under this strategy, their speed increased significantly. They killed one Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beast after another and harvested some treasures.
However, this method also carried significant risks.
After the Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beasts rushed out of their graves, they might awaken the surrounding sleeping corpses. Once their numbers grew, the demon cultivators would find it difficult to cope.
Consequently, their casualties were continuously increasing.
Even powerful Elders like Bronze Bull were injured, and nearly half of their tribesmen were lost.
"This won't do!" Elder Yang with Goat Horns said in a deep voice. "If this continues, all our manpower will be lost!"
Red Maiden put away her seductive demeanor and pondered for a moment, saying, "Elder Yang is right. The core area opened without reason this time, and there might be changes occurring in the depths. If we don't seize this opportunity now, there might not be another chance!"
"In that case..."
Bronze Bull looked at the surrounding demon cultivators and said, "Then let us directly head to the deepest part to investigate. What do you all think?"
"I was thinking the same thing," Red Maiden chuckled.
The other Elders present also nodded in agreement.
With a unified opinion, after a brief rest, the Demon Alliance's demon cultivators set off again.
This time, their objective was very clear.
To head straight to the deepest part of the Hundred Beasts Tomb and take away the most precious items!
..."This Demon King truly has a profound foundation."
Xu Qing moved among the bloody hills. The surrounding Yin Qi grew denser, and within the faint mist, specters faintly appeared, attempting to snatch Xu Qing's Vital Blood.
However, what awaited them, without exception, was a fierce ball of flame.
Xu Qing advanced, encountering almost no obstacles. His speed was not particularly fast, but definitely not slow.
Even so, bloody hills still stretched before him, and he had yet to see the Demon King's Tomb in the depths.
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a muffled sound, a snake-shaped Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beast emerged from the hill, attempting to attack Xu Qing.
Before it could get close, an invisible, immense power swept past, directly grinding away the residual soul within its body.
"Thud!"
The Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beast fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Xu Qing glanced at it, and his eyes immediately narrowed.
This snake-like Corpse Skeletal Fierce Beast was enormous, lying on the ground like a small mountain. Its Cultivation Level in life must not have been low.
However, the degree of decay in its body was astonishingly high.
There were hardly any pieces of flesh left on its body, and even the hardest bones had decayed, losing their luster and covered in many cracks.
Xu Qing felt something was amiss.
Logically speaking, the closer to the depths, the stronger the accompanying burial entities should be, and their corpses should be preserved more completely. Why would they decay to such an extent?
Xu Qing suppressed the doubt in his heart and sped up, continuing forward.
He felt that something was wrong here and wanted to quickly find a way to leave.
His magical techniques naturally countered the ghosts and monsters of this place, so he no longer concealed anything, casting the Divine Movement Technique and rushing straight into the depths.
Many things were disturbed along the way, but none could stop Xu Qing's steps.
With the help of Soul Seizing and Spitting Flame, all Yin creatures turned into ashes and completely vanished from this world.
After a while.
Xu Qing's footsteps suddenly halted, and a hint of joy flashed in his vertical pupils.
Ahead.
It was no longer the monotonous, repetitive bloody hills.
Instead, there was a vast complex of buildings!
Palaces stood, with gates and towers towering over the landscape.
The architectural style was grand and majestic, clearly the work of a master. Looking out, anyone would be deeply shaken.
However.
Even such a magnificent place was now in ruins.
Most of the grand palaces had collapsed, tall towers were broken, with only a section of their base stuck in the ground, and the wide streets were completely overturned, revealing the bloody soil beneath.
It seemed... a great battle had occurred here.
But this was the Hundred Beasts Tomb, the burial ground of a Demon King. Who would fight here?
Xu Qing felt increasingly uneasy.
There were too many anomalies in the Hundred Beasts Tomb, which made him feel very stifled, and a violent urge to destroy spread within him.
"I want to see what secrets are hidden here!"
Xu Qing suppressed the irritation in his heart and walked directly towards the building complex ahead.
Upon reaching the edge, a glint flashed in his eyes.
With the help of his Spiritual Eyes, he saw that within the dilapidated building complex, Restrictions were intricately interwoven and densely distributed in every corner!
Each Restriction was incredibly complex, containing a destructive aura!
"So many Restrictions! And they are all deadly Restrictions!"
A chill flashed in Xu Qing's vertical pupils, but he was not afraid.
He immediately cast the Arrangement Formation technique and began to quietly deduce. The interwoven Restrictions before him gradually revealed a certain pattern.
Not long after.
He deduced a safe path.
Xu Qing did not hesitate and walked straight in, continuously using the Arrangement Formation technique to deduce the subsequent paths. Although his speed was not fast, it was stable.
Before long, his figure disappeared into the depths of the building complex.
And just then, figures appeared on the distant bloody hills.