Chapter 1006

【Dragon Language Thunder Staff】: Divine Artifact, requires level 500, Divine Power +250,000, Ignore Resistance +100,000, Spell Damage Amplification +20%, using thunder-element magic power increased by 50%, if the user is a thunder-affinity deity, then level requirement -150

This weapon is the same as the battle helmet given by the 1st boss, both have a -150 level restriction.

Shen Di happens to be a thunder-affinity deity mage; seeing this, he joyfully said: 'Could this have been prepared for me?'

Xiao Feng laughed loudly: 'Among us, only you play with thunder; once you reach level 350 you can use it—zap anyone who annoys you!' He then directly distributed it to Shen Di.

Chu Long and Zhan Tian were both envious.

They have already run many dungeons with Xiao Feng, but a Divine Artifact only drops in this dungeon.

Before, seeing Xiao Feng give his teammates Divine Artifacts, they had always been a bit envious, but as the heads of their respective forces, they also felt embarrassed to shamelessly ask him for gear.

This time they finally got the opportunity; Xiao Feng was also straightforward, directly giving it to them, letting them see hope.

Perhaps the 3rd boss will drop a Divine Artifact they can use next!

And it's the kind with a -150 level requirement!

Among the items dropped from the 2nd boss's treasure chest there is also a Supreme Treasure, though its effect is rather ordinary.

【Dragon's Toxic Blood】: Tier 2 Supreme Treasure; during combat it tempers weapons, increasing damage by 15% against beast-type creatures below level 650, and after combat it is automatically reclaimed.

This item only works against beast-type species; it can be used on savage beasts as well, but given Xiao Feng's output it's not very meaningful—it can't counter high-level ones, and low-level ones don't need it.

So it's better to just give it to the Chaos Sapling as fodder; one piece adds two Supreme Treasure points, which is also quite cost-effective.

The rest of the loot is fairly ordinary; Xiao Feng couldn't be bothered to distribute it, so he just dumped it into the team's shared stash.

'Let's go see what the third boss looks like, and whether it really has two heads.' He called out and walked toward the enormous sarcophagus at the end.

This sarcophagus is ridiculously huge—400 meters long and 200 meters wide, several times larger than a stadium.

It sinks into the ground to an unknown depth; the part above ground is 80 meters high, like a main city wall.

The sarcophagus is engraved with complex magical patterns, appearing ancient in history and exuding a mysterious aura.

'The boss will surely burst out of the coffin later; scared girls, remember to find a certain surnamed Xiao man to rely on in advance.' Li Li smirked.

Dun Dun objected: 'I'm not scared at all; this place isn't scary in the slightest, unlike upstairs!'

'Being a little scared isn't shameful, and it lets you take advantage of the handsome senior; don't be polite with us.' Zhang Fan also teased.

Dun Dun felt deeply struck; it seems being frightened at the tomb passage entrance has become an unshakable stereotype.

Xiao Feng watched them make fun of him, feeling somewhat helpless.

'You guys be careful; I'll go check on top of the sarcophagus to see how to trigger this boss.'

The 2nd and 3rd bosses are clearly fighting in the same large chamber; it's just that the third hasn't appeared yet, probably needing some kind of stimulus.

Xiao Feng flew upward on the wind to above the sarcophagus; its lid was tightly sealed, carved with a scene of twin-headed flying dragons battling an ancient god, with magical patterns winding around the edges, as if sealing the coffin so it cannot be opened.

With such a colossal coffin, trying to push it open by brute force is impossible—not even the Flame Monarch could manage it.

Now, due to the side effects of 'Cosmic Meteorology,' Xiao Feng's magic is at base scale, plus a fivefold amplification from the 【Beast Bone Infinite Ring】, totaling 600%.

The Flame Monarch is only 24 meters tall, but it wasn't nearly as overbearing when it was over 200 meters.

He struck the lid a few times with magic; aside from producing a dull thud, it caused no substantive damage and didn't awaken the third boss.

Li Li shouted from the ground: 'Judging by the previous conditions, we probably still need to open a mechanism, or else spread out and search.'

'Hmm, then let's split up and look.' Xiao Feng felt it made sense and nodded.

The ten people split up to search for mechanisms; he took the area above the sarcophagus lid, while Old Li and Old Zhang searched around the coffin.

Zhan Tian and Chao Ge searched near the steps and fire basins beneath the sarcophagus.

Xing Yun Miao and Dun Dun ran to the base of the wall behind the sarcophagus to search.

Shen Di and Chu Long weren't idle either, going to examine more distant walls.

Mang Mei saw that everyone had a target; feeling she had no place to search, she stood in the middle of the tomb chamber and looked around.

A few minutes later, Xiao Feng asked the group: 'Any discoveries?'

Li Li replied: 'Nothing at all; although the earlier mechanisms were well hidden, once found you could tell they were mechanisms at a glance. Here there is completely none—I don't know what's going on.'

Chu Long, Xing Yun Miao, and the others also said they found nothing, as if there were no mechanism at all.

Xiao Feng wondered aloud: 'Do I have to violently break the coffin?'

This is merely a level 450 dungeon; although he has the ability to violently open the coffin, the force he would use is actually that of a high-level Divine Artifact, even approaching Divine King level.

The system couldn't possibly arrange this; there must be something they overlooked!

They searched for a few more minutes, still finding nothing.

At that moment, Mang Mei suddenly said: 'Xiao Feng big brother, look at these relief murals… could there be some trick to them?'

'Murals?'

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Mang Mei.

She pointed to the carvings on both sides of the tomb chamber depicting the glorious deeds of the twin-headed flying dragon Lu Er Jia, saying: 'These relief murals should be carved according to Lu Er Jia's life trajectory; there are sixteen panels total, each showing a battle. In the first fifteen panels, the enemies are all various kinds of monsters. But in the final panel, the enemy is another giant dragon.'

Xiao Feng found it interesting and quickly flew over to inspect.

The tomb chamber is huge; the murals on its walls are also enormous, each over 500 meters long and wide. The content isn't overly complex, but one can see the protagonist twin-headed dragon strenuously fighting a powerful foe.

The carving of the murals is rather crude, lacking artistic merit; its main purpose is to record the tomb owner's former glory.

In the first panel, the twin-headed flying dragon battles a fierce tiger; beside the tiger there is a text label, which though unreadable, the system automatically translated as 'Divine Tiger'.

In the second panel, the twin-headed flying dragon's foe is a human hunter, labeled 'Upper God Dragon Slayer'; he shoots an arrow at the dragon, badly wounding Lu Er Jia, but his own head is gone—apparently bitten off by Lu Er Jia.

Third panel, fourth panel…

Each mural bears a label, and the enemies' strength grows stronger, gradually becoming titles like 'Designated God', 'Lesser Divine Artifact', 'Peak Lesser Divine Artifact', 'Medium Divine Artifact', 'Peak Medium Divine Artifact', 'Upper Divine Artifact', 'Dark Ancient God', 'Primeval Evil God'…

Each one's strength is nothing to sneeze at.

In the fifteenth panel, the twin-headed flying dragon Lu Er Jia's opponent is a giant python several times its size, labeled 'Giant Serpent Aquas·Divine King'.

This is Lu Er Jia's sole defeat; he didn't win, had a wing torn off, and fled wounded.

Finally, in the sixteenth panel, Lu Er Jia, missing one wing, battles a giant dragon just as massive as himself.

This giant dragon looks somewhat familiar, resembling the current Dragon Emperor Akanuoshi; I don't know whether it's Akanuoshi's true form or his senior.

From the mural, it's clear that Lu Erjia couldn't beat his opponent; the body, heavily wounded by the God King, couldn't withstand the immense strength of a fellow clansman, and was pressed to the ground by a giant dragon resembling the Dragon God Akanuoshi, flapping its single wing in vain.

The mural's lines are simple; it isn't lifelike, but the atmosphere is well rendered, full of dynamism, making one involuntarily imagine the scene of that time.

At that time, two giant dragons fought in the air; Lu Erjia's two heads each spewed different-colored dragon breath, attacking a flying dragon resembling Akanuoshi.

The opponent easily blocked it, a breath of dragon sent Lu Erjia flying back, then lunged forward, planting its feet on Lu Erjia's abdomen, pressing him belly-up onto the ground and smashing him down like a meteor.

The battle's outcome isn't shown on the mural, but it's easy to imagine that Lu Erjia definitely lost, and perhaps died in that battle.

The deeds of the Dragon Clan Meritorious Official were not spread abroad, but were covered up.

But Lu Erjia's subordinates were unwilling to let this matter be buried in the river of history; they took his remains, left the clan, came to this barren land, and recorded it on the mural.

If everything on the mural is true, then Lu Erjia's life was indeed somewhat tragic.

His lineage went unrecognized, and his countless merits were ignored.

After suffering heavy wounds in the battle against the God King, he not only received no care or rest, but was instead struck down by his own people.

Such a dragon's life—how pitiful and lamentable!