Tomb Raiding: All Things Merge, Starting with 400x Strength

Just now, the phantom in my mind saw the Fire-Treading Qilin say something about bloodline transformation, and it looked very scared.

However, Zhang Hao knew that the Qilin bloodline had not yet completed its nine evolutions and did not yet have the ability to transform into human form.

Then why would the phantom exclaim in surprise that the bloodline has taken form?

Zhang Hao guessed that the person must have unleashed their physical potential when they encountered danger, briefly gaining an ability similar to bloodline transformation.

It's not that true bloodline transformation has such power; a single roar can shatter the consciousness of a thousand-year-old monster. How much more powerful would true bloodline transformation be?

Uncle Wu and the others were stunned to see Zhang Hao kill a terrifying enemy with a single punch.

Before they could even rejoice, the surrounding corpse beetles pounced on them like madmen.

Initially, the corpse beetles were controlled by someone and simply surrounded everyone. Now that the three people have been killed by Zhang Hao, the corpse beetles have lost control and are attacking based on their instincts.

Zhang Qilin slashed his palm across the Black Gold Ancient Blade, and blood gushed out instantly from the wound.

The corpse beetles, sensing the aura of the Qilin's blood, immediately scattered as if fleeing for their lives, daring not to approach again.

"Xiao Hao, what's wrong? Wake up!"

Zhang Hao's mind had been preoccupied with his thoughts, and he only came to his senses when he heard Uncle Wu's shouts.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw the wound on Zhang Qilin's palm, and then he realized what had happened.

"The effects of the Qilin blood are not without time limits. This is the lair of the corpse beetles, and their numbers are enormous. The blood from just the two of us is simply not enough. We must leave here first."

Pan Zi said helplessly, "Xiao Hao, the way we came is blocked, and there are no other exits in the cave. Where should we leave?"

Zhang Hao pointed to the ceiling: "I already noticed when we came in that this cave is connected to the outside world. We just need to climb up along the nine-headed cypress."

"But the Nine-Headed Hydra Cypress..."

The fat man stopped halfway through his sentence, only then realizing that Zhang Hao had a Celestial Stone that could evade the Nine-Headed Cypress's attacks.

As for the corpse beetles, he and Zhang Qilin could handle them.

Climbing up the Hydra Cypress is far better than staying where you are and waiting to die.

After making the decision, the group began to evacuate. Zhang Hao walked at the very back of the group. While everyone's eyes were on the ceiling, he put the bronze coffin that came out of the tree hole and the cold jade bed on the altar into his system space.

The two enormous objects quickly filled the system space to the brim.

It seems that 1000 cubic meters of storage space is still too small, and we must find a way to expand the storage space.

1000 cubic meters may seem like a lot, but it's actually just a three-dimensional space with a length, width, and height of 10 meters.

After finishing all that, he followed the group and was about to climb the Hydra Cypress when he suddenly noticed that the leader of the three men he had killed had a glittering, exquisitely crafted pendant the size of a thumb around his neck.

Zhang Hao rushed over, grabbed it, and then returned to follow the group as they climbed the Nine-Headed Cypress.

Zhang Qilin's palm still had traces of Qilin blood, so the corpse beetles dared not get too close.

The group successfully returned to the tree canopy, where there were countless vines that looked like tentacles.

These vines sensed the movement and slithered over here.

As the tentacled vines approached them from all directions, everyone was terrified.

If they hadn't known that Zhang Hao possessed the Heavenly Star Stone and other such items, they would have run away in fear long ago.

The vines kept approaching the group, but when they were still dozens of meters away, they suddenly stopped, not daring to come any closer. Moreover, as Zhang Hao got closer, they kept retreating.

Even after Zhang Hao and his group climbed out of the cave, the vines were still lurking behind them, ready to pounce.

It's easy to imagine that without the Celestial Stone, it would have been impossible to leave this place.

Suddenly, Zhang Hao wondered how the three people who had suddenly appeared had gotten in.

They weren't attacked by the Hydra Cypress when they went in. Could it be that they also had Celestial Stones on them?

Zhang Hao took out the pendant he had taken from the corpse and compared it with the Tianxing Stone. He found that they were indeed made of the same material, but they had been carved and decorated, which was why he hadn't recognized them at first glance.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

Zhang Hao and his companions emerged from the ancient tomb and were resting on the edge of the cave when they heard a rustling sound.

Looking up into the cave, one could see that the corpse beetles had also followed the nine-headed cypress tree.

"These damn corpse beetles are relentlessly chasing us. Do you think I'm a pushover just because I'm not showing my power?!"

As he spoke, the fat man took out a bundle of explosives from his backpack, lit it, and threw it into the cave.

"I'll blow you all up, you bunch of dead bugs!"

"boom!"

A few seconds later, a loud bang came from the cave, and the ground beneath everyone's feet began to shake as the explosion rang out.

The soil around the cave edges showed spiderweb-like cracks, and then large chunks collapsed downwards.

Uncle Wu shouted and led everyone to flee desperately. They ran for over a hundred meters before the ground beneath their feet stopped collapsing.

"Fatty, do you want to be buried with the corpse beetles?!"

"Uncle Wu, if we hadn't blown the cave entrance up, the blood from the corpse beetles would have been insufficient, and who knows what kind of disaster the release of the nine-headed cypress would have caused."

"Alright, think before you do anything in the future. At least let us retreat to a safe place before detonating it."

"Hey, I got it!"

The fat man chuckled, then plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

"Where's the guy?"

"Where is Aning?"

"Won't they both fall in and get buried alive?"

Wu Tianzhen suddenly realized that two people were missing from the group: Zhang Qilin and A Ning were gone.

"She ran away. I saw the woman run away as soon as I came out, but I didn't see the young man."

"Panzi, are you sure?"

Wu Tianzhen couldn't help but worry when she heard that Pan Zi hadn't seen Zhang Qilin either.

"Don't worry, if you're fine, how could the young man be in trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Tianzhen immediately realized that what the fat man said made sense. Zhang Qilin was far more capable than him, and if he was alright, how could Zhang Qilin possibly be in trouble?

"Brother Zhang Hao, when you left, I saw you pick something up from the corpse. Could you show it to me?"

"Ah."

Zhang Hao responded and took out the pendant, tossing it to the fat man.

"Wait, let me take a look first."

The fat man had barely gotten his hands on it before Uncle Wu took it away before he could even look at it.

"Third Brother, is there a problem?"

Uncle Wu didn't speak, but held the pendant in his hand, closed his eyes, and seemed to be thinking.

After a long while, he exclaimed in surprise, "An ancestral tablet! This is the ancestral tablet of the Three Surnames Water Demon!"

Zhang Hao also knew something about the Three Surnames Water Demon. If the tomb raiders and the tomb raiders were those who searched for tombs on the ground, then they specialized in searching for tombs underwater.

The three surnames are Ding, Jiang, and Yi, and each generation of each family will produce a water demon.

A water demon is a member of a family with special abilities, such as the ability to breathe freely underwater. A second water demon will only be born in the family after the death of the previous one.

The Ancestral Tablet is the magic weapon of the Water Demon family. Only when the Water Demons cooperate with the Ancestral Tablet can they accurately locate the ancient tombs underwater.

Thinking about this, Zhang Hao suddenly realized something.

The three middle-aged men who suddenly appeared had said that the three-surname water demons were containers they kept in captivity. Combined with the fact that there was only one water demon per generation, and that a new water demon would only be born when the previous one died, I suddenly understood.

The Three Surnames Water Demon, whose reputation in the tomb raiding world is second only to the Nine Gates and Four Schools, is one of the forces controlled by the so-called god.

What a load of bull! The water demon is nothing but a person whose body has been taken over by the consciousness of another person.