System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

As the four stepped through the secret passage hidden behind the wall, an ancient and somber aura quietly spread out, as if they had traveled through a time tunnel of a thousand years, leading them into a secret tomb chamber unknown to anyone.

This tomb chamber is less like a tomb chamber and more like an underground palace forgotten by the forces of nature. It is spacious and deep, with the surrounding stone walls sculpted by time, each stone seemingly telling a story of the past.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao was filled with doubt.

He knew that, based on ancient records and past exploration experience, such secret passages often led to the most central location—the main burial chamber, where the coffin of the tomb owner should be placed, along with countless treasures buried with him, to highlight the glory of the tomb owner in life and the honor in death.

However, the scene before him was completely different from what he knew. In the vast space, apart from the breathing and footsteps of the four of them, there was no other sound, let alone any coffins or treasures.

Just as everyone was looking at each other, puzzled, Zhang Hao's keen intuition made him notice the abnormality under his feet.

He stomped his foot lightly, and a strange sensation came from the soles of his feet. Unlike the hard stone slabs of ordinary tombs, the ground here was like a sponge, soft and elastic.

Zhang Hao gestured for everyone to remain quiet, then slowly squatted down and gently pressed his fingers into the ground, trying to sense the hidden secrets beneath.

"Everyone be careful, this ground is not simple."

Zhang Hao said in a low voice:

"I suspect this might be an ancient mechanical technique, or something designed for a specific purpose."

We must proceed with caution to avoid triggering unnecessary danger.

Upon hearing this, the fat man couldn't help but gasp in astonishment:

"Wow, the owner of this tomb really knows how to have fun, even after death he still has so many tricks up his sleeve."

Although his words carried a hint of mockery, his eyes were filled with curiosity and wariness.

Wu Tianzhen was deep in thought at this moment. Combining his knowledge, he speculated:

"Historically, there are records of powerful and wealthy people designing various complex mechanisms and traps to prevent theft or to pursue immortality."

This soft ground might be part of the solution, perhaps to conceal the real tomb entrance, or to protect some kind of secret.

Zhang Qilin looked around, searching for possible clues or trigger points for mechanisms.

Suddenly, he noticed that in one corner of the tomb, there was a stone wall that was slightly different in color from the surrounding area. It was red, like flesh and blood, and had fine cracks on its surface.

He approached quietly and shone his flashlight carefully, discovering that there seemed to be some kind of regular pattern hidden in the crack.

"look here!"

The fat man walked to the center of the tomb chamber and suddenly shouted.

Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, and Zhang Qilin responded to the fat man's call almost simultaneously, and they quickly gathered in the center of the tomb chamber.

There, a hole the size of a bowl lies quietly on the ground, as if it were a mark left unintentionally by nature, yet it inadvertently reveals endless secrets.

Inside the cave entrance, it was dark and deep, and a blurry figure could be vaguely seen. The outline and posture of the figure reminded people of the remains of the King of Yunnan, the ultimate target they were searching for.

"This...this is the coffin of the King of Yunnan?"

Wu Tianzhen whispered in disbelief, his voice echoing in the empty tomb chamber, filled with a sense of shock and awe.

He had never seen such a peculiar burial system. The entire tomb chamber was actually the coffin of the King of Yunnan. It was a funeral method that transcended the times and subverted conventions, making people marvel at the wisdom and courage of the ancients.

Zhang Hao quickly crouched down, focusing his gaze on the cave entrance, trying to get a clearer view.

Although the corpse had endured for a thousand years, under the light, one could still vaguely discern its former majesty and nobility.

Dressed in magnificent attire and wearing a crown inlaid with jewels, even death could not erase his splendor as a king.

In particular, the bird feather on the crown is so colorful that it seems to embody all the colors in the world.

Its main body presents a deep and noble purple color, like the brightest star in the night sky, or the most mysterious pearl in the deep sea, exuding a faint and charming luster.

On this purple base, there are also golden patterns. These patterns are delicate and complex, as if they are the most exquisite brushstrokes of nature, outlining the silhouettes of phoenixes that are about to take flight.

These phoenixes, some with heads held high and chests puffed out, looking down on all others, others with heads bowed and chests tucked in, gentle and charming, each stroke brimming with boundless vitality and life.

"Phoenix Feather!"

When Zhang Hao and the other three saw the bird feather on the crown, they all exclaimed in unison.

However, just as everyone was still reeling from the discovery of the phoenix feather, the atmosphere inside the tomb quietly changed.

At first, there was only a barely perceptible tremor, as if some enormous creature deep underground was slowly awakening.

Then, the tremors became more and more obvious, and the entire tomb chamber seemed to turn into a huge living thing, slowly wriggling.

"Oh no, the tomb is changing!"

Zhang Qilin was the first to react. He quickly drew the black gold ancient sword from his back and looked around warily.

The originally cool-toned stone wall was now gradually stained with a strange blood-red color, as vivid as fresh blood, yet carrying an ominous premonition.

"What...what's going on?"

The fat man's voice was filled with fear as he clung tightly to Zhang Hao beside him, as if that would give him a sense of security.

Wu Tianzhen quickly calmed down and analyzed:

"It seems that the tomb of the King of Yunnan is equipped with some kind of mechanism or curse. Once someone touches a key point, these mechanisms will be triggered."

We may have inadvertently triggered something that caused the tomb to change.

As he finished speaking, the changes inside the tomb became increasingly dramatic.

The once empty tomb chamber now seemed to have turned into a sea of ​​blood, with red liquid constantly seeping from the surrounding stone walls, staining the entire space crimson.

The air was filled with a pungent, bloody smell that made people feel suffocated and nauseous.

Just then, a system notification sounded in Zhang Hao's mind.

[Ding! Rare item discovered: Flesh Fungus Corpse Cave.]

It turned out to be a flesh-and-corpse cave, and a rare find at that.

The so-called Flesh Fungus Corpse Cave is a monster formed by a ten-thousand-year-old Tai Sui after absorbing enough corpses. It has extremely strong vitality and will not rot even after ten thousand years of dehydration. It will revive in a very short time as soon as it comes into contact with air.

When Zhang Hao and his group first entered, it was just a cave, but the air they brought in brought the corpse cave back to life.

Legend has it that the Corpse Cave can devour everything and merge with itself. Once an item is devoured, it can never be separated. When the Corpse Cave dies, everything it devoured will disappear.

Zhang Hao looked through the bowl-sized hole in the middle again and saw that the inside of the hole was like the mouth of a giant beast, writhing rapidly, trying to devour the corpse of the King of Yunnan.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Hao frowned. They had to retrieve the Phoenix Feather immediately, otherwise, once it was swallowed by the Corpse Cave, they would never be able to obtain it again.