System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

In the blink of an eye, the insect mother's body began to shrink rapidly, as if all her life force had been drained. Her tentacles and suckers lost their vitality one by one and drooped helplessly at the edge of the stone coffin.

In the end, the insect queen completely withered, turning into a desiccated corpse, no longer possessing the terror and threat she once posed.

The entire process was so fast it was astonishing, as if that drop of Qilin blood was a natural enemy specifically targeting this creature, capable of instantly stripping it of its life force.

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

The fat man's eyes widened, almost unable to believe what he was seeing.

The others looked at each other, their hearts filled with shock and confusion.

Zhang Hao narrowed his eyes slightly, secretly relieved. He understood that this was not only the power of the Qilin blood, but also the ancient bloodline flowing in his body that played a crucial role at the critical moment, and that there was some unknown connection between him and these ancient creatures.

With the death of the insect queen, the surrounding air seemed to become much fresher, and the oppressive and fearful atmosphere gradually dissipated.

The group began to carefully examine the inside of the stone coffin. In addition to the insect mother's corpse, they also discovered some ancient relics, including some ritual implements and some stone slabs engraved with mysterious symbols. These may very well hold secrets about the insect mother, the ancient vampires, and the ancient history of this land.

"It seems these things are related to the bronze gate of Motuo!" Wu Tianzhen said in a deep voice.

"These relics, along with the existence of the insect queen, all point to a far more profound event: the bronze door that was hidden by the Zhang family ancestors."

Before Uncle Wu finished speaking, his hands were already skillfully rummaging through the stone coffin. Years of exploration experience had made him adept at handling such situations.

His gaze was sharp, not missing a single detail. Suddenly, his finger touched an unusual protrusion, a button that was almost integrated into the inner wall of the sarcophagus, its surface covered with the marks of time, making it difficult to spot unless one was deliberately looking for it.

"Everyone be careful, there's a trap here!"

Uncle Wu whispered a reminder, and without hesitation, pressed the button.

As the button was pressed, a dull mechanical sound came from the bottom of the sarcophagus.

Then, to everyone's surprise, the bottom of the stone coffin slowly moved to the sides, revealing a deep and narrow passage. The passage was pitch black at its depths, as if it connected to another unknown world.

"It seems we have found a way to go deeper."

Uncle Wu's voice carried a hint of excitement, but also a touch of wariness.

He knew that every step into the unknown meant both greater risks and opportunities.

Zhang Hao stood at the back of the line, his gaze sweeping over everyone to make sure they had all safely entered the passage before he lightly leaped and landed steadily in the stone coffin.

He did not rush forward, but instead turned his gaze to the corpse of the insect queen.

Although the shriveled corpse had lost its former terror and vitality, it held immeasurable value in Zhang Hao's eyes.

He took a deep breath, slowly stretched out his hands, and gently touched the corpse of the insect mother.

A faint chill emanated from my fingertips; it was the last trace of the ancient creature's breath.

"System, fuse with the ancient vampire queen!"

[Ding, congratulations host, the 116th fusion has been completed.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for fusing with the rare item, the Ancient Vampire Queen. You have gained the item's trait: 100% enhanced blood-sucking ability (allows you to extract blood from living beings to evolve your own bloodline).]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for fusing a rare item. Qilin bloodline evolution progress +10.]

"Ok?"

Zhang Hao was stunned when he heard the system notification, and then he was overjoyed.

The ancient vampire queen has the same ability as the rare item, the iris ring: bloodsucking.

It was precisely because of his blood-sucking ability that his Qilin bloodline was able to evolve so quickly.

Now, due to the fusion with the ancient bloodsucking insect mother, the bloodsucking ability has been enhanced by 100%, which means that the evolution progress of the Qilin bloodline will double.

Evolving with Qilin blood will be much simpler.

Moreover, as long as it is fused with a complete Qilin corpse, the Qilin blood will be directly transformed and evolved into the original Qilin bloodline.