Chapter 178: Necrotic Source Crystal, Is It Related to the Death God?

【Necrotic Source Crystal】

Supernatural Grade: Fifth Tier

Effect: A supernatural item created by the Death God using his own divine power.

Necrotic Source Crystal contains deathly divine power, able to strengthen the physique and mental strength of allied undead creatures around it.

At the same time, it can reduce the mental strength and physique of enemy undead creatures.

……

"I originally thought this thing was a fifth‑tier supernatural item; no wonder I asked God Summer for help and spent so long without finding it."

Looking at the content shown in the appraisal result, Su Hao couldn't help but sigh.

After initially upgrading the shelter to second tier, Su Hao obtained a set of architectural plans for the Death Tombstone in the shelter's living room.

The main material for its construction is the Necrotic Source Crystal.

Even though Su Hao is a reborn person, he had never heard of this material called Necrotic Source Crystal.

To upgrade the shelter to third tier, the Death Tombstone building must be constructed.

In order to find the Necrotic Source Crystal material, Su Hao first posted a purchase request in the God Summer Doomsday Investigation Group's chat.

Later he directly asked Zhu Ge Chang Qing, offering a magic potion recipe as payment, to have the gods help search for the material.

Although no one in the entire God Summer has a supernatural grade comparable to Su Hao's, and his actual combat strength needs no further mention, God Summer has a huge population—even after a large portion died in the apocalypse, over a hundred million people still survive.

What baffles Su Hao is that, despite so many people helping to look for this Necrotic Source Crystal material over such a long time, not only was the material not found, but even any related information was absent.

Only now did Su Hao finally understand the reason.

As it turns out, the Necrotic Source Crystal is a fifth‑tier supernatural item.

For an item of such high supernatural grade, numbers confer no advantage; this is something ordinary people cannot come into contact with.

Even if someone could obtain such information, they would likely die before they could get the word out.

The higher the supernatural grade of an item, the greater its power and the higher its danger level.

"Damn it, why would a building needed to upgrade the shelter from second to third tier require a fifth‑tier supernatural material?"

Su Hao really felt like cursing; the Death Tombstone building is an essential structure for upgrading the shelter to third tier.

This is merely upgrading the shelter to third tier, not to fourth or fifth tier.

Yet constructing this building requires a fifth‑tier supernatural material—this is hardly fair! "No!"

"In my previous life, this shelter belonged to Ye Xiu."

"Ye Xiu's ultimate strength was at most comparable to mine now, and perhaps even weaker than my current strength."

"No matter how you look at it, he absolutely could not have defeated the Hatred and obtained the Necrotic Source Crystal."

"Furthermore, if he had really built the Death Tombstone, how could his territory possibly lack undead creatures?"

"In other words, last time, when Ye Xiu's shelter upgraded from second to third tier, the building that needed to be constructed was not the Death Tombstone?"

Thinking this, Su Hao couldn't help but frown slightly.

The same shelter, when it falls into different hands, results in the required upgrade building undergoing such a huge change.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Su Hao's own formidable strength, and his bringing forth large numbers of skeleton warriors and hellish demons, he would absolutely be unable to defeat a fourth‑tier supernatural Hatred, and thus unable to obtain this Necrotic Source Crystal material.

After this shelter came into Su Hao's hands, the building required for its upgrade became utterly absurd, and the item left behind by the Death God happens to be this Necrotic Source Crystal material. It is obvious that this change is absolutely related to the Death God.

"Could it be that…"

"Is it that I was able to be reborn because of the Death God's doing?"

Su Hao's brows knit tightly, but soon he shook his head, rejecting that idea.

As a deity, the Death God possesses great power—this is beyond doubt.

But for him to let a person be reborn from the future into the past is still somewhat exaggerated.

If he could really do that, then even among all deities, he would belong to the strongest tier.

How could such a deity fall into slumber?

However, even if the Death God is not the key cause of my rebirth, it must still be closely connected to it.

At the very least, the Death Tombstone building is absolutely tied to the Death God; otherwise, how could such a coincidence occur? Being able to live a second life is, for Su Hao, the greatest wealth.

Since the Death God is related to my rebirth, participating in some of the Death God's affairs, as far as I am able, is also quite reasonable.

Thinking this, Su Hao shifted his gaze from the Necrotic Source Crystal to Andrew's soul fire and said, "What does the Death God want me to do?"

"As for what exactly needs to be done, my god hasn't given instructions; he only said that once you see this thing, you'll know exactly what to do. As for the other thing, it is a gift from my god to you."

"Do I myself know what to do?"

Upon hearing this, Su Hao's brows furrowed slightly, showing a doubtful expression.

Aside from being usable for constructing the Death Tombstone, he knows nothing else about this Necrotic Source Crystal material.

"Could it be that…"

"Is the Death God's purpose simply to have me build the Death Tombstone?"

After thinking it over, Su Hao guessed this possibility.

After all, the only thing he knows is to use the Necrotic Source Crystal material to construct the Death Tombstone building.

Perhaps the Death Tombstone building holds important significance for the Death God.

If this building is constructed, perhaps it could help the Death God awaken from slumber.

After all, Su Hao is merely a second‑tier supernatural being; expecting him to directly participate in divine affairs is obviously unrealistic.

However, if Su Hao were to use a specific material to construct a special building, that would be quite easy.

Moreover, since Su Hao wants to upgrade the shelter to third tier, he must build the Death Tombstone building, leaving him no room to refuse.

"I understand what to do."

Su Hao stopped thinking about it, gave a slight nod, and placed the Necrotic Source Crystal material into his storage bag.

Afterwards, he shifted his gaze to the black sickle inside another black light sphere.

Whether in appearance or the aura emanating from the black sickle, it is far more formidable than the material of the Necrotic Source Crystal.

Moreover, according to Old Grandpa Andrew, this black sickle is a gift from the God of Death to himself.

Being able to be presented as a gift by a divine being, its preciousness needs no explanation.

Immediately, Su Hao's mind stirred, and he used the Item Appraisal Technique on the death scythe before him.

(End of chapter)