System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

Upon hearing Zhang Hao's prompting, Xie Xiaohua's gaze instantly locked onto the neatly arranged eye patterns on the wall.

At first, these eyes were simply embedded quietly in the murals, as if they were merely decorative elements.

But as Xiaohua observed him closely, he gradually noticed something unusual.

Those eyes seemed to be moving slowly, though the movements were so subtle that they were almost imperceptible without careful observation.

“These eyes…their movement seems to be conveying some kind of information.”

Xie Xiaohua's voice was tinged with disbelief. He quickly pulled out paper and pen from his backpack, ready to record this strange discovery.

He pressed himself against the wall, his eyes following the movement of the eye patterns, his pen flying across the paper as he sketched lines.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment, and Xiaohua's attention was completely focused on the eyes and the paper in her hand.

He would sometimes look up to observe, and sometimes look down to draw, not daring to miss a single detail.

About half an hour later, he finally put down his pen, let out a long sigh, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Look, these lines look like a maze map!"

Xie Xiaohua pointed to the pattern on the paper and shouted excitedly.

The crowd gathered around, examining the piece of paper closely.

The surface was covered with intricate lines, forming a huge maze pattern.

The lines twisted and turned, as if leading them to some unknown place.

Zhang Hao took the paper, studied it carefully, and then nodded:

"That's right, this is indeed a maze map."

It seems our earlier guess was correct; these eye patterns are indeed conveying a message to us.

Guided by the map, they continued along the tomb passage.

Every time they traveled a certain distance, they would encounter a fork in the road.

But with the help of maps, they can always quickly find the right route.

They carefully navigated the tomb passages, avoiding various traps and mechanisms.

As they went deeper into the tomb, the air in the passageway became increasingly stuffy, as if even breathing became difficult.

After a long period of exploration, they arrived at a spacious tomb chamber.

This burial chamber was quite different from the previous tomb passages; it was much more spacious.

In the center of the tomb chamber stands a tall statue of a deity.

The statue had a majestic face and piercing eyes, as if it could see through everything in the world.

In front of the statue, there is a shrine.

In front of the shrine lay a vermilion coffin, lying quietly.

The coffin was exceptionally large, with countless iron chains as thick as an arm wrapped around it.

The iron chain was covered with yellow talismans, which swayed gently in the breeze, making a rustling sound.

As soon as Zhang Hao and his group approached the coffin, all the talismans suddenly burst into flames and instantly turned to ashes.

Zhang Hao and his group quickly retreated and stood at a distance to observe the changes in the coffin.

At the same time, the coffin began to shake violently, causing the iron chains to rattle deafeningly.

It was as if something inside was struggling desperately, trying to break free of its restraints and burst out of the coffin.

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

The fat man shouted.

Xie Xiaohua also frowned, staring intently at the coffin, trying to discern something from the vibrating iron chains.

But the chains seemed to be driven by an invisible force, shaking wildly, making it impossible to discern the mystery within.

Zhang Hao stared intently at the coffin lid. He could feel that the aura emanating from the coffin was exceptionally powerful, even causing the Qilin blood within his body to boil.

Just then, the coffin lid suddenly popped open with a bang, and a dark shadow shot up from the coffin, rushing straight at Zhang Hao.

The dark figure moved with incredible speed, like a black lightning bolt, and arrived in front of Zhang Hao in an instant.

Zhang Hao reacted extremely quickly, dodging the attack from the shadowy figure with a swift movement.

But as he dodged, he also saw the true face of the shadowy figure.

It turned out to be a paper figure dressed in a black robe.

The paper figure was over three meters tall, with bulging muscles all over its body, as if it contained boundless power.

Its eyes were bloodshot and it roared as if it wanted to devour Zhang Hao and his companions alive.

"Everyone, be careful!"

At Zhang Hao's command, the crowd quickly dispersed, forming an encirclement that trapped the black-robed paper figure in the middle.

The paper figure seemed to disregard them, waving its seemingly ethereal yet powerful arms, each swing causing the surrounding air currents to surge and whistling.

Xie Xiaohua's eyes were serious. He took out a handful of iron pellets from his pocket, and his fingers moved quickly, sending the pellets flying out like bullets.

The bullets transformed into streaks of light, hurtling straight towards the paper figure.

However, the paper figure seemed to have been prepared, and easily dodged Tie Danzi's attack by turning its body to the side.

Iron Egg traced an arc in the air before finally crashing into a corner of the tomb.

"This thing seems to be more than just a simple item."

Xie Xiaohua wiped the sweat from her forehead, her voice slightly breathless.

The fat man watched in terror, swallowed hard, and said in a trembling voice:

"How...how can this paper figure be so powerful?"

Zhang Hao did not answer; his gaze remained fixed on the paper figure.

Ordinary paper figures are easily pierced, but this paper figure is not only difficult to deal with, but also seems to have its own intelligence in its defense.

At that moment, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Rare item discovered: Human skin figurine.]

Zhang Hao was stunned. This thing was actually made of human skin. What was the point? Judging from the height and size of this human skin puppet, it would probably take the skin of more than ten people to make such a large human skin puppet.

We don't know what abilities we'll gain after the fusion.

The human skin puppet's attack continued. Just as the puppet swung its arm, he shifted his body to the side, dodging its attack, and simultaneously punched it in the chest.

The fist whistled through the air, carrying the scorching heat of the Qilin's blood, instantly tearing the black robe of the human skin puppet to reveal the dense array of runes inside.

The human-skin puppet let out a shrill roar, its body beginning to twist, as if it could not withstand the power of Zhang Hao's punch.

But at that moment, it suddenly opened its mouth and exhaled a cloud of black smoke, which instantly filled the entire tomb chamber.

"Hold your breath!"

Zhang Hao shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone held their breath and covered their mouths and noses with their hands to prevent the black smoke from entering their bodies.

In the smoke, the paper figure became blurred, as if it had merged into the darkness.

Suddenly, a faint light flickered in the smoke.

A thought struck him, and he quickly rushed toward the direction of the light.

Sure enough, at the end of the smoke, he found the real human skin puppet.

At this point, the human skin puppet had become extremely weak, and the talismans on its body had begun to fall off.

Zhang Hao seized the opportunity and punched it on the head, instantly rendering it unable to move.

He reached out and grabbed the human skin figurine, and gave the order:

"System, fuse the human skin puppet!"