System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

However, what puzzled Zhang Hao was that none of the various traps and mechanisms in the shipwreck tomb he had encountered along the way were fatal.

For example, the bows and arrows in the tomb passage all had lotus-shaped arrowheads, and bronze needles were also hidden inside.

Or perhaps it's a movable stone wall with an escape route at the top.

Connecting all the clues, Zhang Hao concluded that Wang Canghai's purpose in building the underwater tomb was the same as that of the group that modified the Lu Palace: to select a perfect body.

Having gone through a series of traps, by the time they arrived here, their memories should have been erased, turning them into mindless zombies.

At this point, his preserved consciousness can take over the body, thus achieving immortality.

However, it means something that cannot be seen or touched.

Zhang Hao had no idea where Wang Canghai's awareness was.

Suddenly, a possibility occurred to him.

What was the purpose of building this tomb?

There is only one trap once you enter: to lure people into an illusion and then make them devour the corpse in the stone coffin.

Moreover, Zhang Qilin frowned when he saw the corpse in the stone coffin.

Perhaps he wasn't intentionally hiding anything, but simply noticed something was off, without knowing what the problem was.

Zhang Hao had a bold guess in his mind: Wang Canghai's consciousness was inside the rotting corpse in the stone coffin.

He squeezed a drop of blood from his fingertip and dripped it onto the rotting corpse.

"Brother Zhang Hao, what are you doing?"

No one around understood why Zhang Hao suddenly dripped blood onto the rotting corpse.

Zhang Hao shook his head, without revealing his purpose.

He's only guessing now and isn't sure if Wang Canghai's consciousness really exists inside the corpse.

The moment the Qilin blood came into contact with the rotting corpse, the corpse began to hiss and emit smoke.

"what……"

At the same time, the corpse opened its mouth and let out a shrill scream.

"It's come back to life! The rotting corpse has actually come back to life!"

The people around the stone coffin immediately drew their weapons.

However, the corpse went silent again the next second.

"Sure enough."

"Brother Zhang Hao, is it really true?"

"Do you still remember the method of immortality discovered by Wang Canghai, as recorded on the stone tablet?"

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

Zhang Hao explained, "Wang Canghai's final method of achieving immortality should be similar to what is recorded on the stone tablet."

The shipwreck tomb was built by him to select a suitable body.

He preserved his consciousness within the decaying corpse, so that when those who entered the shipwreck tomb overcame numerous obstacles to reach this place, there would be one final hurdle.

That's a rotting corpse. Eating it shouldn't cause poisoning and death. It's probably his last insurance policy to ensure a smooth takeover of the new body. Eating the rotting corpse's flesh can also erase his memories.

This way, he can smoothly take over the new body without any obstacles.

Upon hearing Zhang Hao's explanation, everyone instantly understood the reason behind his actions.

And why would a rotting corpse let out a scream?

It turned out that Zhang Hao's blood had killed Wang Canghai's consciousness.

"I never expected that Brother Zhang Hao could easily break through Wang Canghai's centuries-old plan. If he were still alive, he would probably be furious."

"According to the boss, he originally built this tomb to select a suitable body, but who knew it would attract the boss, a great god, which directly led to the failure of the plan."

"It's all thanks to my uncle's skill. If it were anyone else, he would probably have succeeded by now."

Zhang Hao smiled and shook his head: "Someone as powerful as Wang Canghai couldn't possibly be without a backup plan. Perhaps there's more than one place like the shipwreck tomb? After all, it's not impossible to replicate consciousness many times."

The people around nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's certainly a possibility."

"Alright, everything's taken care of. Everyone, take a break and get ready to leave."

We've been in the underwater tomb for quite some time now, and we've finally finished exploring it all. Staying any longer would waste time and affect our score, so it's best to leave as soon as possible to maximize our fusion attempts.

"Uncle, the way we came is blocked. How are we going to get out of here?"

Wu Tianzhen asked, puzzled.

"I know this!"

Before Zhang Hao could speak, the fat man answered first.

"Oh, Fatty, then tell me how to leave?"

The fat man pointed to the top of his head: "The shipwreck tomb is on the seabed, covered with sand and silt, unlike ancient tombs on land which are covered with entire hills. We can leave smoothly as long as we blow up the top of the tomb."

"Not bad, Fatty, you even thought of that."

Zhang Hao smiled; the fat man's words were pretty much accurate.

However, once the tomb roof collapses, seawater will rush in instantly, and the powerful impact will cause the entire tomb to collapse in an instant, burying all of them alive.

Therefore, another factor to consider is the tide. The water is shallowest at low tide, making blasting the tomb roof the best option.

After finalizing their plan, Zhang Hao and his group returned to the main burial chamber outside.

This is the highest point of the tomb and the closest to the sea.

The fat man climbed up the pillar supporting the tomb chamber, placed the explosives, and waited for the time to detonate them.

"Brother Zhang Hao!"

The fat man sat on the crossbeam, waiting for the time to come before detonating the explosives.

Suddenly, he shouted at Zhang Hao below, pointing in one direction.

Zhang Hao instantly understood what he meant.

After rescuing Aning from the tomb chamber with the coral tree, he had Fatty keep an eye on Aning's every move.

Aning had been sitting motionless in a corner of the tomb chamber at first, but now that it was time to leave, she suddenly started to move.

She rushed into the last tomb chamber that was opened.

Zhang Hao followed her and saw A Ning lift the rotting corpse out of the stone coffin.

It turns out her goal was to decompose the corpse.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao retreated, too lazy to bother with her; she was just a corpse and had no value whatsoever.

Wu Tianzhen kept staring at his watch to check the time. As soon as the time was up, he shouted to Fatty, "Fatty, it's time!"

"okay!"

Upon receiving the order, the fat man immediately detonated the explosives and then quickly moved away.

With a loud bang, the shipwreck tomb began to shake violently.

The sound of "click, click" kept ringing out overhead.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the dome of the tomb chamber, centered on the location of the explosion.

A trickle of water flowed down from the crack, and soon the crack was burst by the water. Finally, the dome of the tomb could not withstand the pressure and collapsed completely with a "boom".

At the same time, a large flow of water poured into the tomb chamber from the opening, only stopping when half of the tomb chamber was submerged by seawater.

At this point, the entire shipwreck tomb was already teetering on the brink of collapse.

Without thinking, Zhang Hao grabbed Wu Tianzhen with one hand and the fat man with the other, and threw them up into the cave.

He threw Yi Sa and Ding Yudie up in the same way.

When it was Zhang Qilin's turn, he shook his head.

He rushed forward a few steps, kicked off a pillar, and then leaped upwards. He repeated this action several times and jumped out of the hole.

"Ah Ning, and Ah Ning too!"

Wu Tianzhen lay down at the cave entrance and shouted down.

Ah Ning looked up at the hole above her head, then raised her arms to the left and right, sending out a flying tiger claw that gripped the edge of the hole.

Then the rope began to tighten, pulling her up.

Zhang Hao smiled at Wu Tianzhen, then jumped up like a rocket, leaping out of the shipwreck graveyard and landing on the sea.

The moment the shipwreck tomb system notification sounded in his mind.