System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

Seeing the shocked look on Zhang Hao's face, the fat man said, "Brother Zhang Hao, are you shocked?"

"Ok!"

Zhang Hao responded.

The corpse under the tree was none other than Old Ma, who had sold them the bronze bells not long ago. His height, appearance, build, and even the clothes he was wearing were exactly the same as when they first met him.

"Based on the degree of decomposition of the body, it is estimated that Old Ma has been dead for more than a month!"

Zhang Hao understood what the fat man meant; Old Ma had sold them the bronze bells about ten or twenty days ago.

But the body had been dead for more than a month.

"Do you think he might be Old Ma's twin brother?"

The fat man asked, puzzled.

"Old Ma didn't mention having any brothers back then, so I don't think he had any twin brothers."

Zhang Hao guessed that perhaps Lao Ma really was dead, and what they saw was just a dead person materialized from the Bronze Tree.

His shock wasn't because the body on the ground was Old Ma's.

What shocked them was the Bronze Tree's powerful materialization ability, which could actually bring the dead back to life in a way that outsiders couldn't tell at all.

The person materialized from the Bronze Tree not only looked exactly like the original owner, but also had the same personality.

Unless you live with someone every day, outsiders simply cannot tell the difference.

Wu Tianzhen and the others saw Zhang Hao go to the fat man's side, and the two of them were pointing at the ground and talking about something.

Driven by curiosity, one after another they moved closer to Zhang Hao.

When they saw the corpses on the ground, they were all stunned into silence.

"Holy crap, isn't that Old Ma?!"

"How did he die here? And who were we seeing?"

"Could it just be Old Ma's twin brother?"

The first thought that came to everyone's mind upon seeing Old Ma's body was whether the body on the ground was actually his twin brother.

However, Zhang Hao refuted all of these claims.

He shared his idea, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"My uncle is right, this corpse is Old Ma!"

"If this corpse is Old Ma, then what we saw was a ghost?"

"Materialization! The Bronze Tree has the ability to materialize!"

Just then, Zhang Qilin, who was usually silent, took the initiative to speak.

His idea was the same as Zhang Hao's: the corpse belonged to Lao Ma.

"Materialization?"

"Isn't that divine power? Does the Bronze Tree really possess such abilities?"

"This is terrifying! There are such amazing treasures in the world!"

When everyone heard about materialization, they looked incredulous, wondering how such a legendary ability could actually exist.

At this moment, Zhang Hao suddenly remembered something from the past.

Back when the Nine Gates were in Shacheng, Zhang Dafoye once led his men down to the human-shaped tomb in the northern mine of Shacheng.

They found a huge bronze door in the tomb.

Behind the bronze door lies a world of the dead, in which lies a fist-sized piece of meteorite.

That piece of meteorite copper also has the ability to materialize.

Er Yuehong successfully replicated an identical lady using the materialization ability of meteorite copper.

Meteorite copper and bronze divine trees possess the same abilities.

Zhang Hao speculated that the bronze sacred tree might be a huge piece of meteorite copper that fell from the sky in ancient times, which was later discovered by the She people, who then used the meteorite copper to build the Qinling Sacred Tree.

If a fist-sized piece of meteorite could bring the dead back to life and create an exact replica of them.

How strong would the Qinling Divine Tree's ability to materialize such a massive meteorite be?

Thinking of this, Zhang Hao couldn't help but smile.

The stronger the Qinling Divine Tree becomes, the greater the benefits to him, and he will gain even more powerful abilities after merging with it in the future.

Seeing that everyone was skeptical of what he said, Zhang Qilin didn't explain further.

He carried the black gold ancient sword back to the tent.

Seeing this, the others also returned to their tents.

Several people sat in the tent and lit a fire with some dry firewood they had just found to keep warm.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Hao vaguely felt something enter the tent.

He opened his eyes with a whoosh and saw a monster the size of an adult standing in front of him.

They were all blue-faced and fanged, with thick fur all over their bodies.

The monster resembles a monkey, but is much larger.

The monster had a large head, long ears, and an oval-shaped protrusion on each side of its nose. The surface of the protrusion was blue, making it look very eerie.

Seeing this, how could Zhang Hao not recognize him?

The monster that appeared in the tent in the middle of the night was a mandrill!

This is a type of mountain demon known as the mountain spirit.

This is a monster with strong defense and also considerable attack power.

"Everyone wake up!"

Zhang Hao roared.

"What's wrong? Is something dirty showing up?"

Wu Tianzhen and the others woke up completely bewildered.

Only then did they notice the dozen or so monsters that had appeared around them.

The group of people were startled and sat up abruptly from the ground.

Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and the others stood back to back to defend against the mountain demon's attack.

"Roar!"

A group of mandrills roared and launched an attack on Zhang Hao and his group.

Each mandrill's claws were long and sharp.

With claws over an inch long, it could easily scratch a person's face, and a single touch could tear off a piece of flesh.

Seeing this, Zhang Qilin drew his Black Gold Ancient Sword and shielded everyone behind him.

When he saw a mandrill swooping down, he brandished his sword to defend himself.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

A series of metallic clanging sounds rang out as Zhang Qilin attacked.

"The mandrill's claws are too hard! Even the young man's black gold ancient sword couldn't cut them!"

"Judging from the mandrill's behavior, I even suspect that its claws are made of metal."

"Roar……"

Zhang Qilin continued to brandish the black gold ancient sword in his hand.

He truly deserves to be called the pinnacle of combat prowess in the world of tomb raiding.

Of course, Zhang Hao is not included, since he is the only one with a system that is also incredibly powerful.

Seeing that the nails couldn't cut through it, Zhang Qilin simply ignored the knife-like sharp nails and chose to attack the weak points on the mandrill's body.

With a single stroke of his blade, a mandrill lost an arm and collapsed to the ground, howling in terror.

Zhang Qilin frowned upon hearing the sound.

"Oh no, it's summoning its companions!"

"What? It's already recruiting helpers at the very beginning?"

"Alright, Fatty, what time is it for you to keep talking nonsense? Let's figure out how to break through the encirclement first!"

The next second, everyone heard a rapid sound of footsteps moving toward them.

Unlike ordinary monsters, mandrills are not too difficult to deal with, even if there are only one or two.

But they are social animals and appear in groups.

With so many of them, it's easy to get overwhelmed; those who aren't skilled enough might just be torn to pieces.