Chapter 134: The Dead May Pass, the Living Must Halt!

"What does the stone gate say?"

Chen Mo asked.

Each of the pyramid's eight faces has a massive gate 12 meters high and 8 meters wide.

At this moment, all the massive gates are tightly shut.

The gates are covered with dense runes that appear to be the script of an ancient civilization.

Hanbing Mingya pointed the tip of his wing at the symbol atop the black‑iron gate and then translated, "Raven!" (Your Majesty, these characters mean 'the dead may pass, the living must halt.') "Only the undead can enter these pyramids?"

"Uh‑uh, Your Majesty, that's what it says."

Hanbing Mingya nodded.

"The inscription also records that if a living being forces entry, they will suffer a terrible curse, enduring a pain worse than death."

"Furthermore, the undead script on the gate records the origin of this pyramid's master and the purpose of constructing the pyramid."

"Each pyramid here is actually a Divine Chosen Land built by a powerful living being, intended to select a Divine Chosen for itself."

Hanbing Mingya pointed the tip of his wing at the gate's inscription and translated word for word, "Undead entering the pyramid will trigger the Divine Selection Trial."

"There are nine stages in the trial; passing each stage yields generous rewards."

"Undead who complete all the trials will become Wu Nie Te's Divine Chosen, truly becoming the master of this pyramid!"

"In addition, it also possesses the qualification to access the Underworld River."

Chen Mo nodded.

He understood roughly.

These ninety‑nine pyramids are actually trial grounds forged by ninety‑nine powerful ancient Egyptian entities; undead creatures that pass the trials can obtain rewards.

Unlike the regional spirits of other secret realms, the pyramid secret realm requires passing the trials left by the pyramid's master to become the regional lord of that area.

And the so‑called Underworld River is most likely also a region within the inner world.

Although after completing the Undead Law Lion, Chen Mo can assume an undead form, which should meet the requirements for entering the pyramid trials.

However, Chen Mo has no interest in taking the trials or becoming a Divine Chosen of these Egyptian deities.

He already possesses the pinnacle mythical auspicious beast inheritance, the cultivation method best suited to him, and a self‑discipline challenge panel!

There's absolutely no need to take those so‑called trials.

What interests him most about the pyramid secret realm are the undead beings that, after being struck by undead energy, have awakened.

These can help him complete the Undead Law Lion's self‑discipline challenge.

If convenient, building an undead army to play with is also a good option.

Of course, once the pyramid secret realm arrives, the Undead Law Lion's self‑discipline challenge will be nearly finished; then assuming an undead form to explore the interior of the pyramid wouldn't hurt.

He also wonders whether there are any natives inside these pyramids.

Immediately after, Hanbing Mingya led Chen Mo to tour the other pyramids.

Including the central Golden Pyramid and nine Bronze Pyramids.

"The former masters of these Bronze Pyramids were all pinnacle totem beings; for example, the master of this pyramid is named A Peipu."

"According to the inscription on the stone gate, it is an undead giant serpent with golden scales, surrounded by chaotic aura, a symbol of annihilation."

"The sole Golden Pyramid's master, named Anubisi, is the legendary god of the undead."

"The stone gate records that it is a true deity."

"The pyramid trial it left behind is the hardest of all trials."

"That terrifying lion‑human‑face beast is its servant."

Chen Mo nodded.

Along the way, Hanbing Mingya did his utmost to answer Chen Mo's questions.

Allowing him to gain a rough understanding of the pyramid secret realm.

"Your explanation just now was good; go to Ta Xuehu to claim 1000 contribution points!"

After roughly touring, Chen Mo addressed the "guide" Hanbing Mingya.

"Raven!?" (Your Majesty, may I transfer the contribution points to Lord Bing Que?)

Hanbing Mingya's eyes flickered, a bit nervous.

Bing Que owes it a life‑saving debt; Hanbing Mingya actually wants to repay it. Chen Mo nodded.

"Sure."

His impression of this Hanbing Mingya improved by another point.

Contribution points hold no value for Chen Mo, the ruler of the Ice Lion Kingdom; they are merely a means to motivate his subjects.

"Raven!" (Your Majesty, thank you!) Hearing Hanbing Mingya voluntarily give the contribution points to himself, Bing Que felt a slight shame.

At that moment, a voice of the Lion King suddenly rang in its mind.

"Take me to the farms and undead pastures here!"

Chen Mo said.

To complete the Undead Law Lion's self‑discipline challenge, he needs new undead creatures for research.

Additionally, he wants to see if he can cultivate some useful mutated undead‑type spirit plants.

"Cheep!"

Bing Que nodded.

Soon, it led Chen Mo to a newly built cemetery.

The cemetery is near the pyramid secret realm, covering about 200 hectares.

The entire cemetery is shrouded in black mist, looking grim; through the mist, one can vaguely see rows of tombstones standing on the ground.

This is the skeletal breeding area within the undead pasture.

Each tombstone is engraved with a number and the name of a skeletal creature.

When Chen Mo had just arrived at this cemetery, he happened to see a thin, pallid, lifeless youth dumping large basins of rotting meat mixed with bone shards in front of the graves.

Obviously, this youth is an awakened one of the necromantic system, and also the "keeper" of these undead creatures.

At this moment, he was feeding the skeletal creatures in the area.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing Chen Mo's figure, the youth hurriedly knelt on one knee and spoke respectfully.

He felt excited and nervous, never expecting that he would one day get to see the king of the Ice Lion Kingdom!

In the hearts of most people, the Ice Lion King has already become a legendary existence.

"Get on with your work!"

Chen Mo's voice sounded directly in the youth's mind.

And upon smelling the "fragrance" of the rotting flesh, the soil beneath the graves and tombstones continually stirred, as one skeletal undead creature after another crawled out of the graves.

Skeletal dogs, skeletal wolves, skeletal foxes; their eyes flickered with pale soulfire.

The strongest among them was a skeletal wolf, whose aura had already reached high-level extraordinary.

Apparently sensing Chen Mo's powerful aura, that skeletal wolf, just having emerged from the grave, was frightened and shrank back.

But most of the skeletal creatures had only food on their minds, and began to chow down.

Their intelligence is not high.

"Chirp!" (Your Majesty, these undead creatures are easy to raise; normally they just eat and sleep.) The ice sparrow spoke.

Next, it again brought Chen Mo to tour the places where other necromantic-system extraordinary beings live.

Besides the "Skeletal Area", there is also the "Spirit Area" where ghosts, souls, and other non-corporeal undead beings live, as well as the "Monster Area" where ordinary undead beings such as ghost-faced spiders and soul-absorbing birds live.

Within these three areas, over 90% of Egypt's newly awakened extraordinary beings gather.

Under the control of the Ice Lion Kingdom, almost all newly awakened undead creatures were brought here and then placed under unified management.

The brains of most undead extraordinary beings are not very sharp; often a few bone shards or chunks of rotting meat are enough to trick them.

Next, the leader of the Snow-Stepping Foxes, Bing Li, established these three "areas", and in each area selected and cultivated a person with decent intelligence and loyalty to the Ice Lion Kingdom to be king.

Then let these "kings" uniformly manage the other undead beings within the areas.

Chen Mo was very pleased with this.

These areas before our eyes already have the rudimentary form of an undead legion!

(End of chapter)