Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

At this moment, Ye Ge walked over while clapping: "Well done, as expected of a big shot from a powerful civilization of myriad races. You have truly broadened my horizons as a human."

Celestial Clan Venerable Zhao said in a gloomy tone, "You bastard, how dare you say that? You were just standing there bastardly pointing and gesturing, but you didn't even come up to help! You caused the death of one of our companions!"

Although it was a siege, there were still casualties in that battle.

A Celestial and a Nightmare were both accidentally kicked to death by the palace guards.

Ye Ge shook his head: "My strength is only at the Asura Realm. Going up to help would only cause you trouble."

As he spoke, he gathered his soul power and demonstrated his level.

Everyone looked at each other.

Only the Asura Realm?

At first, they were wary of Jiang Xiaoming, worried that he might do something that would betray them after they had served their purpose.

But if it was just the Asura Realm, it put them at ease.

In their eyes, everyone below the Saintly level was an ant, let alone an Asura.

He seems to be just a greedy human being.

Muramasa narrowed his eyes slightly.

This human named Jiang Xiaoming was much weaker than he had imagined...

wrong......

This person is definitely not as simple as he seems!

How could someone with the Supreme Member version of the Deep Blue System have such low strength?

"Your Holiness, what do you think?" a member of the Wind Clan asked in a low voice.

The Wind Clan Saintess calmly said, "This human boy's words are probably not entirely trustworthy. Be careful."

Princess Emilia looked at Night Song with a thoughtful expression.

The vampire said, "A human who is merely at the Asura Realm level actually dares to venture into the Azure Dragon Palace? You've got some nerve."

"If I weren't bold, would I have become the most wanted criminal in the Human Empire?" Ye Ge said, "Alright, enough nonsense. Look, the door to the next level of the underground palace has opened."

"Rumble, rumble, rumble..."

The bronze stone door slowly opened.

The other side of the door was pitch black, but you could see a staircase leading down.

"Time is running out, let's go," Ye Ge said.

The one-eyed man then walked towards the gate.

However, Muramasa reached out and stopped him, looked at Yoru with a calm gaze, and said, "Since you've taken the leader's fee, you can go first."

Ye Ge smiled knowingly: "Don't you trust me?"

"Of course I don't trust you," Muramasa said. "When you were fighting the guardians of the underground palace just now, you deliberately left your words unfinished and killed a member of the Celestial Clan. Who knows if you were planning to use us to help you remove all the obstacles in this underground palace, and then deliberately kill us all to take all of the Azure Dragon Treasure for yourself?"

Ye Ge gave the young man from the Sun Wheel Clan a deep look.

Believe it or not, he actually intends to do that.

"You're really wary." Ye Ge: "Do you really think that I, a transcendent being at the Asura Realm, would pose a threat to a group of Saint Realm and Soul Emperor Realm cultivators like you?"

"I understood a principle when I was eight years old." Muramasa said expressionlessly: "Those who lower their guard and underestimate their opponents based on their apparent strength will eventually pay the price."

Ye Ge nodded: "That makes sense. Okay, then I'll go first."

Night Song turned and walked towards the bronze stone door, thinking to herself, 'This little brat from the Sun Wheel Clan is no pushover...'

Upon entering the stone gate, Ye Ge led the way, following the dark staircase to the next floor.

Stepping out of the staircase, one is greeted by a magnificent, golden hall.

Moreover, unlike the dilapidated and abandoned hall before, everything here is brand new. The stone pillars and bronze statues are spotless, as if they are regularly cleaned. Furthermore, there are precious gold and silver treasures everywhere.

As everyone entered the main hall, they couldn't help but marvel at the scene before them.

"Good heavens, just how many funerary objects did this First Emperor of Humanity bury for himself?"

"This is... a Black Crystal?! The finest of all Soul Crystals! It's said that one piece of the same weight is as effective as a hundred Soul Crystals..."

"Everyone says humans are poor, but I haven't seen that at all..."

"Even if we don't get the Azure Dragon's remains tonight, taking all this treasure back should still be a considerable fortune!"

Those who can come here are certainly not people who lack money or extraordinary materials.

But who would complain about having too much wealth?

A vampire has arrived before the treasures, preparing to collect a portion into his Deep Blue System.

The others were also itching to take some as well, seemingly considering whether they should grab some too.

Ye Ge then said slowly, "I advise you not to do that."

Emilia looked at him: "Why?"

"Why do you think these burial items are placed in such a conspicuous position? Are they just there for you grave-digging bastards to take?"

Ye Ge explained: "These items increase aggro. Every time you carry one, the monsters, terracotta warriors, and bosses in this dungeon will increase your aggro and prioritize attacking those carrying burial items."

“If you take all these things, the guardians of the entire underground palace will be awakened and attracted, and then they will surround us.”

That's how it is in the game.

When players first entered this map, they were incredibly excited to see valuable materials scattered all over the ground.

Then all the monsters in the dungeon went berserk, and the terracotta warriors surged in like a tidal wave, each of them possessing the combat power of a guardian of the first level of the dungeon!

Only then did everyone realize that these things were something you could take with your life, but not something you could take with you.

"..."

The vampire's hand holding the black crystal trembled, and he quickly threw it back into the treasure chest.

Emilia: "So that's how it is..."

"The only thing I can take here is this." Ye Ge picked up something on the table that looked like a luminous pearl.

"What is this?" Muramasa asked.

Night Song: "These are Azure Dragon Pearls. To pass through this second level, everyone must collect three Azure Dragon Pearls to reach the third basement level of the underground palace."

Muramasa: "How do we collect them?"

Night Song: "If you're lucky, you can find them in the treasure chests hidden throughout the dungeon, or from the burial companions and terracotta warriors wandering around the dungeon. There's a chance they'll drop after you kill them... But it all depends on your luck. I've seen unlucky people kill over a hundred monsters and not get a single Azure Dragon Pearl."

Muramasa narrowed his eyes: "You've seen it before? So this isn't your first time here."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "So what if it is?"

"Don't pretend?"

"Whether you pretend or not, it's all the same. You'll still have to rely on me anyway."

"..."

Ye Ge tossed the Azure Dragon Pearl in his hand and put it into his inventory: "Alright, enough talk. Time is limited. If you want to clear the level, you'd better split up and go kill some monsters."