Chapter 141: Frenzied Subjugation, Duel of Beasts! (Two-in-One)

From Chen Mo's golden pupils radiated a faint glow, piercing through the vast black mist to see inside a structure called the Bastet Pyramid, where dozens of bronze coffins at the pyramid's edge slowly opened.

Inside the coffins were necromancer cats whose bodies were entirely wrapped in bandages, revealing only pairs of cat eyes flickering with pale flames.

Cat-form mummies!?

Immediately after, beside the bronze coffins, skeletal cats with nothing but bone frameworks crawled out from the earth.

One must know that the Bastet Pyramid's sovereign, Bastet, took the form of a black cat.

So these cat-form mummies and cat skeletons were very likely its former kindred!? With a thought, Chen Mo quickly obtained the detailed information of the most powerful cat mummy—

【Death-Nether Cat (Male)】

【Level: Low Lord】

【Constitution: 110】

【Agility: 160】

【Strength: 98】

【Spirit: 160】

【Abilities: Curse, Death Claw Strike, Necromancer's Eye, Regeneration】

【Overall Combat Power: 3100~3548】

Low Lord... overall combat power isn't bad either.

One must know this was merely an undead creature reawakened from a Black Iron-grade pyramid.

Besides the Bastet Pyramid, countless undead creatures were also reawakening inside the other pyramids.

Ghost jackals, necromancer rabbits, bone hawks...

Among them, a ghost jackal reawakened from the Gold Pyramid even reached the High Lord realm! It seemed the "natives" of this pyramid secret realm were much stronger than those of the Great Snow Mountain.

After these undead creatures revived, a portion of them curiously ran out through the pyramids' gates.

From every pyramid, undead creatures continuously poured outward in an endless stream.

After reviving, they most likely wanted to see the world outside.

Seeing these undead creatures whose extraordinary levels ranged from Extraordinary to the Lord realm, Chen Mo's gaze burned with fervor.

These were all the "reserves" for the undead legion of the Ice Lion Kingdom!

He wondered if he could directly conquer them all by relying on the kingly aura possessed by the 【Necromancer Law Lion】?

Just as Chen Mo was about to act.

A hoarse voice suddenly rang out from the center of the pyramid secret realm, and every living creature within the pyramid secret realm heard this ancient voice.

The sphinx beast that had originally been sleeping had at some point already opened its yellow-brown eyes, its mouth uttering some kind of profound and bizarre language.

"Caw!" (Your Majesty, it is saying that a new round of undead divine selection has begun!)

The Frost Nether Crow acted as a translator, translating word by word to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo nodded.

The voice of the sphinx beast Sphinx did not stop, and the Frost Nether Crow continued translating—

"All undead creatures may now participate in the divine selection trial of the ninety-nine gods."

"Undead creatures that pass the trial will receive generous rewards, and the chosen ones will even gain the qualification to enter the River of the Underworld."

The trial content Sphinx spoke of was not much different from the text recorded atop each pyramid.

After listening, Chen Mo no longer hesitated and ran directly toward the pyramid secret realm.

However, the instant he stepped into the pyramid secret realm, a hoarse, withered voice suddenly rang out from the depths of Chen Mo's heart—

"Suanni, this realm is the nation of the undead."

"The living shall halt!"

"Please leave immediately, or the consequences will be more than you can bear."

Chen Mo looked toward the base of the sole Gold Pyramid, where the sphinx beast Sphinx's amber pupils were staring straight at him.

The voice that had just resonated in his heart was precisely Sphinx communicating with him through telepathy.

Toward this powerful realm guardian, Chen Mo's eyes held neither dread nor fear.

From the information grasped by the Canopy Ice Spider as well as the Dongxia side, Chen Mo knew that although realm guardians possessed extremely formidable strength, they were constrained by heaven and earth.

They were often confined within a range of about a thousand meters, and under normal circumstances would not take action.

Furthermore, Chen Mo felt this Sphinx was rather polite, actually using the word "please."

Sphinx had in fact discovered Chen Mo's existence long ago.

It did not know where this King-realm Suanni had popped out from! Now that the spiritual energy of this world had not yet fully recovered, how had this Suanni advanced to the peak of the King realm!?

Its existence was bound to affect the undead trial.

The strongest existence within the pyramid secret realm was merely at the High Lord realm.

By rights, a High Lord was already the strongest existence in this world.

But before this peak-King Suanni, that was entirely insufficient.

If this Suanni wished, it could even slaughter every single undead creature inside the pyramids to the last! This was a scene Sphinx absolutely did not want to see.

So it had no choice but to step forward and intervene.

"Then... what about now?"

Chen Mo replied calmly.

In the next second, flames burst from his pupils, and silver soul fire surged upward.

In a mere two seconds, he had transformed into an undead creature through and through!

I will strike in undead form! Seeing this scene, Sphinx's pupils shrank.

It had lived for a long time, yet had never seen a living creature instantly transform into an undead form, and it realized this suanni could also change back to its original form! "Since you are also an undead creature, then naturally you can participate in the Divine Selection Trial."

The Sphinx quickly adjusted its demeanor, a smile appearing at the corner of its mouth:

"But please do not interfere with the progress of the undead Divine Selection, and even more so, do not harm the other trial-takers."

"Rest assured! I will not harm them!"

Chen Mo nodded, making a promise.

These undead creatures were all "reserves" for the future undead legion, so Chen Mo naturally would not kill them.

One must know that undead creatures did not tire, and were also very difficult to truly kill, making them absolutely top-notch at getting work done.

Even 007 would be no problem! "I feel that with your strength, you can participate in Anubis's Divine Selection Trial. I believe you have a great chance of obtaining Lord Anubis's inheritance."

The Sphinx spoke up.

The emotions in its heart had already shifted from initial astonishment to delight.

Although this suanni was abnormally powerful, as long as it became Lord Anubis's chosen one, its spirit would be influenced and gradually become loyal to Lord Anubis.

If there could be one more such a powerful chosen one, for Lord Anubis's current situation, it would absolutely be a good thing! Chen Mo nodded, but in his heart, he did not take it seriously.

He was not interested in the so-called undead trial; what interested him were the undead creatures before him.

Chen Mo first walked to the front of the Bastet Pyramid, his gaze looking directly at those mummy cats and skeleton cats.

"Submit to me."

Chen Mo's voice, through telepathy, echoed in the heart of every mummy cat and skeleton cat.

The strongest mummy cat was just about to refuse—what it worshipped was the cat goddess Bastet! Yet in the instant it opened its mouth, a thought of wanting to follow the undead giant lion before it suddenly rose in its heart.

This undead giant lion seemed to possess a kind of innate regal aura, making it involuntarily want to submit.

"It seems that worshipping Bastet and becoming a follower of the undead giant lion before me are not in conflict."

And so in the end, the golden-eyed mummy cat leader lowered its head, expressing submission.

As for the other undead cats, they naturally chose to submit at the first opportunity.

After Chen Mo transformed into his undead form, he possessed a kind of regal aura that could make undead creatures submit more easily! After subduing the undead creatures of the Bastet Pyramid, Chen Mo immediately headed to the other pyramids without stopping.

The process of subjugation went very smoothly.

It was about what Chen Mo had expected. With a "shake of his lion body," the undead creatures emerging from the pyramids bowed their heads in submission.

The self-disciplined title 【Undead Law Lion】 was really not bad!

Not far away, upon seeing the undead giant lion continuously subjugating the undead creatures within the pyramid secret realm, its pupils dilated, revealing a look of shock.

It was stunned by this undead giant lion's outrageous maneuver.

By all rights, these undead creatures were all followers of other gods, already having deities of their own faith—how could they possibly submit so easily!?

Relying on his "lion charisma," Chen Mo quickly took all the undead creatures within the 89 Black Iron Pyramids as his own followers.

The undead legion was instantly strengthened! "Caw!" (His Majesty is mighty!) the Nether Ice Raven felt its blood boiling.

The growth of the undead legion meant that its own value as the first legion commander of the undead legion would become ever greater!

However, when subjugating the undead followers within the Bronze Pyramids and the Golden Pyramid, Chen Mo ran into trouble.

These undead creatures did not submit.

Clearly, the deities they worshipped were more powerful, and as the followers and believers of these gods, Chen Mo's regal aura was still unable to make them submit.

The strongest creature within the Golden Pyramid was a jackal, its entire body wrapped in pale golden bandages, its pupils an amber color.

It bore some resemblance to the god of the dead, Anubis, of legend.

"Lion King, I acknowledge that you are very powerful, but as Lord Anubis's most loyal followers, we cannot submit to you."

The jackal leader spoke up.

Although it had not submitted, it maintained respect for the undead giant lion.

Not only because of Chen Mo's regal aura, but also out of reverence for a creature that could attain the King realm at this stage.

"How about we make a bet? Lion King, you send out one follower, and we participate in the same trial. If your follower can go farther than me, we will submit to you."

"If I win, please do not interfere with our Divine Selection Trial."

At this point, a giant undead serpent—nothing but bones throughout its entire body, with ghostly blue flames flickering in its eye sockets—suddenly spoke up.

It came from a Bronze Pyramid, named the Apophis Pyramid, whose ruler was that giant serpent of the mortal realm with golden scales.

"You are not qualified to make a bet with me."

Chen Mo said calmly, as he slightly released his regal pressure.

Abyss-like terrifying pressure swept forth; in an instant, the giant undead serpent leader's head and body were crushed firmly against the ground by an invisible force.

Its soul fire flickered ceaselessly, and the giant undead serpent could not help but let out mournful wails of agony.

There was an incomparably vast disparity in power between the two.

With a single thought from Chen Mo, he could crush the giant undead serpent to death.

"Enough! Giant Lion!"

The Sphinx, seeing this scene, could not help but rebuke.

It could ignore the undead creatures of the Black Iron Pyramids, but this giant undead serpent was one of the candidates for the chosen one.

Chen Mo did not stop immediately.

Although the Sphinx possessed extremely powerful strength, the price it would have to pay to make a move against him was incomparably immense.

Chen Mo understood this.

Even if he truly killed the giant undead serpent, the Sphinx would not intervene.

But Chen Mo only intended to teach this giant undead serpent a lesson, and did not plan to kill it outright.

Once it begged for mercy, he withdrew his regal pressure.

The giant undead serpent, having narrowly escaped with its life, kept its head lowered, not daring to look directly at the undead giant lion before it.

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded in its mind——

I can let my retinue and you jointly participate in the undead trial.

If you lose, you all will need to submit to me.

Upon hearing this, the fire of the death giant serpent's soul flickered, its gaze turned toward the phantom wolf leader, and it emitted a hissing sound, as if discussing something.

After a moment, the leader of the death giant serpent spoke:

Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty. The undead race is willing to make a wager with you.

Afterward, it lowered its head and pleaded:

However, can we choose the location of the divine selection trial?

Chen Mo nodded.

Can I choose the Apus Pyramid?

The leader of the death giant serpent unhesitatingly chose the divine selection trial located where the deity it worships resides.

This is a bronze-tier strength divine selection trial, very suitable for lord-realm beings.

The text inscribed on the pyramid's gate reads——

【The divine selection trials of the black iron pyramid and the bronze pyramid target beings at lord rank and below; beings whose strength exceeds lord rank cannot initiate the trial.】

【The golden pyramid's divine selection trial is that of the undead god Anubis; only those who reach the peak of lord rank in the transcendent tier can initiate the trial.】

Yes.

Thank you, Your Majesty. Since you have allowed us to choose the trial site, it is only fitting that I initiate the trial first.

The leader of the death giant serpent spoke, then slowly swam into the Apus Pyramid, injecting death energy into the central golden serpent statue.

Immediately, the trial began! At the same time, projections of the death giant serpent participating in the trial appeared on all eight sides of the Apus Pyramid.

The projections displayed the entire process of the trial participant undergoing the trial.

The trial participant can choose whether to conceal their trial process.

The leader of the death giant serpent chose to make it public.

In the projection, Chen Mo saw that after the trial began, a black mist suddenly rose inside the pyramid.

In the blink of an eye, the pyramid was completely shrouded in black mist.

These black mists are actually the purest death energy.

The death energy converged, ultimately condensing into a giant serpent with scarlet red pupils and a length exceeding ten meters!

【Black Mist Serpent】

【Rank: Low Lord】

【A giant serpent condensed from deathly aura, lacking true wisdom】

Obviously, the first trial of the bronze pyramid is to defeat this black mist serpent before us! This serpent is not a true living being, but a monster condensed from death energy!

Although it lacks wisdom, it possesses the most primal combat instincts and techniques, and can unleash various undead arts.

Hiss!

Soon, the two giant serpents engaged in fierce close-quarters combat.

The death giant serpent's speed and strength were superior; relying on deathly bites, it continually tore the black mist serpent's body into two sections.

However, the black mist serpent also possessed strong regenerative energy; as the black mist roiled, its severed body quickly restored to its original state.

After revival, the black mist constituting its body became much thinner, and its combat power decreased somewhat.

Moreover, the death giant serpent took advantage of the black mist serpent's recovery gaps to continually launch attacks.

After shattering the black mist serpent's body three times in succession, its body completely disintegrated, once again turning into thick black mist that merged with the pyramid's black mist.

In the first trial, the death giant serpent still passed relatively easily.

The death giant serpent gazed backward, and in the external image, it seemed to be looking toward other undead beings.

Its eyes were filled with pride and confidence.

Caw!?

The frigid nether crow tilted its head in confusion.

You, a mid-tier lord-realm undead creature, have defeated a low-tier lord-realm black mist monster—what's there to be proud of!?

(End of chapter)