Chapter 3263: Death God Artifact

It paused for a moment before sighing again:

"Yes, the exit itself is a temple of the 'Ancient Death God.' I don't know its current state, but in my ancient memories, to use that passage, one needs to offer three sacrifices: an item related to that ancient god, a heart of the living dead, and finally, the reason why you must return to the world of the living.

That is the token or beacon for your return, and everyone must offer one."

The four people had different expressions, but at least Xia De understood everything needed this time. The "Heart of the Living Dead" is also an item needed to open the special ability of 【Soul Cemetery】, which Xia De had used twice.

The one from Stone Osenfurt was used by him to summon Ms. Hela Osenfurt again, helping Xia De, who was very troubled by his love life at the time, to answer his doubts (1688);

The heart of the living dead obtained from the "Sea Return" in Coldwater Port given by the church after the Green Lake incident was consumed by Xia De to exchange for the soul of the little girl "Last Edwards" who was heading towards the end, using "Sloth Edwards (Second Generation Evil Lord)."

The appearance of every "Heart of the Living Dead" must be accompanied by a tortuous and bizarre story, but Xia De felt that it should not be difficult for him to find another one. As for the items related to the ancient gods and the beacon, these two are even simpler.

Two funerary items were exchanged for such useful information. Xia De didn't know if the giant was deliberately helping them.

Next was Xia De's turn. Although Xia De intended to ask more about the secrets of the gods here, he asked another question first:

"Do you know who I am? You just saw me use moonfire."

"I don't know anything, next."

The giant answered almost immediately, and Xia De hurriedly stopped him:

"Then I'll change the question. What else do you know about the gods here? Just say what can be said. We are worried about being watched by the god, so we want to know more about Him. I already know that His throne is the place that seals the gate to death, so the undead in the wasteland cannot move forward."

"Lady Sanmei funerary items."

"Okay."

Xia De handed over three more. This time, only the golden scepter and a gold bracelet remained in the team's hands.

"Legends and stories about these ancient old gods were not secrets at all in the era when I was still alive. Those are common sense and part of the ancient occult system that made up our era.

The power of the 【Tomb King】 comes from the oldest death god. This is a fact known to everyone. It's just that before and after the ancient gods left, the church of this god underwent some changes. They began to promote gold funerary items, while in the previous era, the 【Gravedigger Church】 did not have this tradition. Their past holy objects were just shovels."

Xia De had a vague speculation in his heart:

"Besides the changes in mortal believers, are there any other changes?"

The rotten giant on the throne indicated affirmation:

"Yes, it seems you have grasped the point. Gold rings, bracelets, and arm rings have also appeared on the statues of this god. In fact, you don't need to ask me. There should be statues of old gods remaining from ancient times in this wasteland. If you can encounter them and see those statues, you will understand."

"But what is the reason for this change?"

Xia De asked, and the giant on the throne shook his head:

"I am just a witness to that period of history, not a confidant of the god. Moreover, Son of the Moon, don't you have your own speculations?"

Utensils that can be valued by old gods and even displayed in statues can only be related to ancient gods. Since the time node is before and after the "Ancient Death God" left, it is actually easy to make speculations:

"The old god 【Tomb God】 obtained a ring or bracelet or arm ring of the ancient god, and that object has a crucial role in controlling this kingdom or enhancing the power of that god."

【Outsider, you have obtained part of the secret about the old god "Bone King" (2/3): The old god inherited a certain gold artifact of the "Ancient Death God" and thus took charge of this kingdom.】

"She" voice proved that Xia De's guess was completely correct, so he showed a smile. He felt that he had found the pattern. The secrets here need to be obtained from those individuals who are powerful and ancient enough, so this task only has the last one left.

He looked at Sister Beren again, signaling her to continue asking.

Since the giant has a flame in his hand, maybe he knows more about the flames split out in the Second Era. Xia De thought Sister Beren would ask about this, but he didn't expect her to ask like this:

"Do you have any suggestions for this person who holds the fire?"

Xia De was quite surprised to look at the nun, and the nun still had an expressionless appearance. The giant was silent for a moment and did not ask the living people for any funerary items:

"I have no suggestions for him. He has already walked out of his own path. Since he has stepped on this path, he cannot turn back, but... I have a story to share with you."

Its story was not very long:

"In the heyday of the kingdom, although the population was not as large as the long-eared ones, we could still contend with the prosperous Elf Empire by relying on the powerful power of individuals. But in order to pursue more powerful power, the kingdom dug towards the ground, so those sage giants who tried to find the remnants of the mythical era found a strange black oil."

After drinking a small amount of this black oil, it can stimulate the soul power of the giants to the greatest extent. After being configured as a magic potion, it can even permanently enhance soul power. Although the side effect is that faint black appears on the skin of the body, this is a tolerable side effect."

It looked down at the four living people:

"The Giant Kingdom thus gained powerful power and once became the most powerful kingdom in the main material world and even all sub-planes. But the plague spread quietly among the giants along with the power of the kingdom. Pustules turned into human nature appeared on the body surface, and then turned into viscous pus and flowed out of the body."

The giants lost their sanity because of this and became monsters with black pus attached to their body surface, which triggered the siege of various races and sects led by the long-eared empire. I still remember that war. Countless light spears, fireballs, and storms fell from the sky, and the dense little ones united to defeat one giant king after another, until I was also suppressed here as one of the giant kings."

This is a typical disaster of the outbreak of "Human Pus." Although the Human Pus of the Sixth Era only has the power to bewitch the chosen ones of darkness, it sounds really powerful in the Second Era.

"My story is like this. There is no free power. Everything has a reason, and everything has a price."

This is its warning to Xia De, and Xia De nodded gently to show that he remembered it.

Finally, only Miss Liade was left. She didn't expect that she would really have a chance. After stepping forward, she actually didn't know what to ask, and after thinking for a few seconds, she asked softly:

"I, I was thrown in because I stole the church of the owner of this place... No, I didn't mean to, I was deceived. I originally thought it was just an ordinary underground tomb."

She asked with full hope, but also with some fear:

"You say, do I still have hope of leaving here?"

The giant actually let out a low laugh:

"A funerary item. Everything is possible. If your companions are willing to help you, you do have hope of leaving the kingdom. But... everything has a price. Even if they are willing to help you for free, what price do you have to pay for this?"

Xia De placed the last funerary item in the bag on the steps. So far, of the seven funerary items they brought out, only the scepter he was carrying on his back remained.

Miss Liade pursed her lips and didn't know what to say, but at least she knew she wasn't dead.

The nun, Miss Violet, and Xia De all felt satisfied with this "adventure." The matter here had ended, and the team was about to return to the Gravedigger's Hut. Xia De expressed his gratitude again and took the initiative to say goodbye to the giant, but the giant asked instead:

"Let me ask you a question. If you answer this question, I can tell you a simple way to leave the mausoleum, saving you some time—Human Pus, that demon that corrodes human nature, how is it in your era?"

Miss Violet took over the conversation:

"It broke out about three hundred years ago. The plague area of that year was wiped off the map by a great witch. It's a pity that when the witch's demon-hunting tactical team entered, the main body of that damn thing had already disappeared. It has not appeared in the three hundred years since."

Xia De also spoke:

"I saw it two years ago. It was targeted by something more terrifying at that time. I'm afraid it will have to hide for many more years until it is found by that enemy. Although it is still terrifying to mortals, the era of giants and evil spirits has passed, and it no longer has the power it had back then."

The giant nodded and said nothing more. As a rumbling low sound came, a small piece of floor tiles on the side of the throne platform disappeared, revealing the entrance to the underground secret passage.

So the group of four drilled in, and Xia De walked at the end. Before drilling into the secret passage, he turned to look at the giant who lowered his head. The latter was as silent as a real corpse. It had long since died with its kingdom, and this was its tomb.

Xia De asked one last question before leaving:

"Just now you called me 'Son of the Moon,' so do you really think I am the 'Son of the Moon'?"

The giant seemed quite reluctant to answer this question:

"Some people probably think so, some people really think so, and some people only dare to think so."

"I see... thank you."

After thanking him for the last time, he also drilled into the secret passage. In the empty tomb chamber, only a sigh from the Giant King remained:

"Eternal silence, is it coming soon?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3264 =====