System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

When swimming, we wore headlamps, but the light wasn't strong enough to make out the countless triangular heads moving on the surface of the water.

The fat man immediately stopped, raised his waterproof backpack above his head, took out a flare from it, and fired it.

"Snapped!"

The flare exploded in mid-air, instantly illuminating an area of ​​several kilometers.

Only then did everyone realize that the triangular head that appeared on the water was actually a black-haired snake.

Black hairy snakes are highly venomous; a bite can be fatal instantly, leaving no chance for rescue.

Black-haired snakes! The moat was full of black-haired snakes.

The commotion caused by everyone going into the water attracted them all.

These black-haired snakes have very distinctive features; their scales are thin and long, just like hair, hence the name "black-haired snake."

Suddenly, hundreds or even thousands of pointed heads appeared on the water's surface and kept approaching.

This is only what's on the surface; it's unimaginable how many more black-haired snakes are underwater.

Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

Wu Tianzhen and Fatty couldn't help but glance underwater.

In just a short while, the black-haired snake had already swum over and surrounded Zhang Hao and his group.

However, the next second the black-haired snakes scattered as if fleeing for their lives.

Everyone turned to look at Zhang Hao upon seeing this.

"Uncle, you didn't actually bring the Black-haired Snake Mother's inner core with you, did you?"

Zhang Hao smiled and said, "I did carry it with me, otherwise these black-haired snakes wouldn't have scattered on their own."

Of course, Zhang Hao wouldn't reveal that he had actually fused with the Snake Mother's inner core, gaining the ability to control all snakes.

Lian Zhu Jiu Yin can control even a few small black-haired snakes, let alone a few small black-haired snakes.

"We don't know what's in this moat yet, let's swim to the other side quickly."

Zhang Hao urged him on and swam to the other side of the moat before climbing up.

Fortunately, nothing bad happened along the way.

After they climbed ashore, they walked down to the city gate.

This ancient city is very well-constructed, with city gates, walls, and watchtowers all intact.

Except for the lack of people, it is no different from any other ancient city outside.

A dozen minutes later, Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and Zhang Qilin arrived at the foot of the city gate, which was now tightly closed.

The fat man immediately rushed forward, bracing his hands on the city gate in preparation to push it open.

"Fatty, wait a minute."

Zhang Hao emitted a peculiar sound wave towards the city gate, intending to use his sound wave positioning ability to investigate the gate and see if there were any mechanisms on it.

After the sound was reflected back and received, a series of images appeared in his mind.

He had a clear picture of the situation near the city gate.

It was just a normal city gate, without any mechanisms or traps.

"Alright, open the door."

Upon receiving the order, the fat man exerted force with both hands simultaneously, and with a series of creaking sounds, the city gate was successfully pushed open.

The city gate faces a straight stone-paved road, four or five meters wide, leading directly to the tallest building in the very center of the ancient city.

The layout of this ancient city is the same as that of the Zhang family's ancestral home in Changbai Mountain, Northeast China.

Zhang Qilin also confirmed that the tallest building in the city center is the same as the Zhang Family Ancient Building.

After crossing the city gate and entering the ancient city, the group walked briskly towards the ancient building.

"and many more!"

The fat man suddenly spoke up after taking only a few steps.

"What's wrong?"

"Hum..."

The fat man took two deep breaths.

Can you smell the aroma of braised beef?

"Fatty, I think you're starving. This ancient city hasn't been inhabited for who knows how many years. How could it possibly taste like braised beef?"

"Didn't the braised beef can spill on you?"

Not long after entering the ancient city, Zhang Hao also smelled the aroma of braised beef. At first, he thought it was because the canned food that Fatty had brought had spilled out, and the smell was spreading out.

Now, after hearing what the fat man said, he also had doubts.

"No, this time I only brought canned green pepper and pork stir-fry, I didn't bring any braised beef at all."

"Strange, why does it taste like braised beef?"

Wu Tianzhen looked puzzled, not knowing where the problem lay.

"Hum..."

Zhang Hao took two breaths. At first, he didn't pay attention, but after paying more attention, he also noticed something was wrong.

The faint aroma of braised beef wafting in the air was distinctly fresh, unlike the smell of canned food.

"The smell is coming from over there, let's go take a look."

Zhang Hao pointed to the left and turned from the stone-paved road into the alley on the left.

Has anyone noticed anything unusual?

As soon as he entered the alley, Zhang Hao saw several bunches of fresh vegetables in front of a house.

Its vibrant green color makes it look as if it were just picked from the ground.

"Could it be that someone else has come in here besides us?"

Zhang Hao shook his head: "Impossible. Even if someone came in, what would he do with vegetables?"

"Uncle, look at the houses and streets in the ancient city. They're all spotless. Don't you think there are people living there?"

"No, if someone lived there, where did they all go? And how do they survive underground?"

At this moment, Zhang Hao noticed that Zhang Qilin's brows were furrowed, as if he had remembered something.

He then asked, "Young man, do you know something?"

Zhang Qilin shook his head: "I felt like I was about to remember something, but then something suddenly stopped me, and then I couldn't remember it anymore."

During the conversation, Zhang Hao and his team found the source of the braised beef's flavor.

It was coming from a two-story building.

They pushed open the door and saw a charcoal stove in the house with a pot of braised beef bubbling on it.

"Could this place really be inhabited?"

The sight of fresh vegetables was already puzzling, but now there's a pot of piping hot braised beef with charcoal burning underneath.

No one would believe it if you said no one lived in the ancient city.

Zhang Hao went out of the house and emitted sound waves in all directions.

The next second, the situation within a radius of several hundred meters flashed through his mind.

These houses all looked like they were inhabited; they were not only spotless, but many parts were just like the rooms we had just entered, with burning flames and fresh food inside.

What's puzzling is that there are signs of human activity, but no one is actually there.

Logically, with the fire still burning in the stove, it's impossible for a person to have gone far; at the very least, they should have left traces of their activity.

But now there's nothing at all, which is such a contradiction.

"Uncle, do you think we might be hallucinating, and everything we're seeing is fake?"

"Yes, it's an illusion. We must be hallucinating!"

Zhang Qilin said decisively, "No!"

Zhang Hao agreed with Zhang Qilin's statement that he was immune to hallucinations and that everything in front of him was definitely not a hallucination, but real.

"Didn't we see two identical Lao Yangs before? Do you think this ancient city might also be a materialization of the Bronze Divine Tree?"