196: Chapter 196 The Soul-Destroying Bone-Corroding Sword, Lin Bayi Opens the Coffin

Lin Yuan swallowed the soul body of the Lord of Slaughter in one gulp, immediately showing an expression of satisfaction; this time there were quite a few transcendent points.

He looked toward the system panel; the transcendent points had surged by 100 points. Combined with the transcendent points devoured from Yu Ziyang and the other two, plus the remaining 10 points from before, the total was 140 points.

This had reached the requirement for advancing to Mystic Realm Fourth Level, but Lin Yuan resisted the temptation to immediately increase his strength, deciding to wait until after leaving the Wasteland Star.

Being too strong too easily would arouse suspicion, especially since the young master of the Yu Family had just died here. Regardless, he had the transcendent points and could advance anytime.

With this thought, Lin Yuan looked toward the statue of the Lord of Slaughter.

"Old Chu, do you think the Lord of Slaughter was driven mad by me? Hahaha..." Lin Yuan laughed in his mind to Chu Yunfeng.

"Ah? What... what did you say?"

Chu Yunfeng's voice came out somewhat stammering, laced with a trace of timidity.

It couldn't be helped; he had just witnessed a powerful figure, whose strength surpassed his own when he was alive, being completely devoured by Lin Yuan. The shock was truly immense.

Although he often witnessed Lin Yuan devouring soul bodies, he had never seen Lin Yuan devour a soul body of such a high level. The sense of fear projected from that experience made Chu Yunfeng’s limbs feel cold...

"Old Chu, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, nothing. Oh, right, there seems to be something inside this statue!" Chu Yunfeng quickly changed the subject.

Lin Yuan also felt that there must be a treasure inside this statue; otherwise, it wouldn't have generated two kinds of fierce winds.

With this in mind, Lin Yuan threw a punch at the statue in front of him...

Boom!!

The statue shattered into pieces, and a white bone sword appeared on the ground. The bone sword had a ferocious design and exuded a powerful aura that corroded the soul.

"Lin Yuan, this is the spirit-extinguishing bone-corroding sword, a notorious treasure sword in the starry sky. When attacking, it can carry spirit-extinguishing and bone-corroding effects, just like the canyon before. Hurry up and claim ownership!" Chu Yunfeng reminded him.

"Claim ownership? How? My swimming dragon sword and heavenly slaughter sword never claimed ownership either," Lin Yuan asked, confused.

"The swimming dragon sword's grade is too low, but with a sword spirit, its grade is barely usable. A sword spirit claiming ownership means the divine sword claims ownership. As for the heavenly slaughter sword, I told you before, only when you birth the heart of slaughter will the heavenly slaughter sword recognize you and automatically complete the ownership claim."

"As for this spirit-extinguishing bone-corroding sword, its grade is not as high as the heavenly slaughter sword. You only need to drip blood to claim ownership."

Lin Yuan was speechless upon hearing this. So mystical? Dripping blood to claim ownership...

Fine, drip blood then. Who cares about the principle behind it.

With that thought, Lin Yuan flicked his finger, and a drop of fresh blood shot into the bone sword.

The bone sword immediately shone brightly, with gray-blue light circling and rotating around it. A feeling of being connected by blood instantly surged through him.

Lin Yuan directly grabbed the bone sword, examining it up and down with some pleasant surprise. This sword was indeed powerful. Holding this sword, Lin Yuan felt that anyone at Mystic Realm Fourth Level could be easily slain before him...

He swung the bone sword, and fierce winds immediately tore through the void, impressively powerful.

In future battles, casually drawing the sword could carry two special effects, greatly increasing his strength.

Once the heavenly slaughter sword recognizes him, with him wielding the heavenly slaughter sword, and his clone wielding the spirit-extinguishing bone-corroding sword and the swimming dragon sword, wouldn't that be incredibly awesome...

Happily putting away the spirit-extinguishing bone-corroding sword, Lin Yuan's gaze swept across the great hall again, searching for other treasures.

He was unable to view the memories of the Lord of Slaughter. It seemed that at the moment of being devoured, he had erased his memories to hide some secrets.

"Old Chu, help me look. Are there any other treasures in this tomb?"

Chu Yunfeng's divine sense was stronger than his own, and his experience was richer. Treasure hunting was best left to a professional...

But Chu scanned around but found nothing.

"Strange. Logically, this tomb of the Lord of Slaughter was constructed so meticulously, and his soul body remained here. Therefore, when he died, he should have been prepared. So where did his corpse go?" Chu Yunfeng was very confused.

Lin Yuan also frowned, continuing to examine his surroundings.

Suddenly, a tiny hole on the wall behind the statue caught Lin Yuan's attention.

He flashed over and approached the hole, carefully observing its internal structure.

"Old Chu, why does this hole look like a keyhole to me?" Lin Yuan guessed.

"That's right, it should be a keyhole. But where is the key?"

"Key?... Right!"

A flash of inspiration hit Lin Yuan. The spirit-extinguishing bone-corroding sword appeared in his hand, and without hesitation, he inserted it into the hole. Immediately, clicking sounds came from within the hole.

It seemed he guessed correctly. After the bone sword was completely submerged into the wall, Lin Yuan held the hilt and slowly turned it once.

Click!

After a light sound, continuous sounds of mechanisms and rotating gears suddenly came from inside the wall. A crack running through the floor and the ceiling suddenly appeared on the wall.

As the internal gears turned, the wall slowly opened to both sides, revealing the scene inside.

Lin Yuan's eyes widened, staring blankly at the inside, where a small palace, seemingly made of some unknown metal, was suspended in mid-air.

The entire palace exuded a dense killing aura, and around the palace rose the same red mist as on the surface of the Wasteland Star.

The red mist continuously seeped out through the ventilation openings above the palace.

Several hundred soul beads floated around the palace.

"It seems the red mist on the surface of the Wasteland Star originates from here..." Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Lin Yuan stepped through the void, arrived at the entrance of the palace, waved his hand to collect all the soul beads, and then immediately activated the Slaughter Domain. The power of the same origin pushed away the surrounding red mist.

Lin Yuan stepped inside. The palace was not very large, only about three hundred square meters. In the very center of the palace, a metal coffin was placed.

Lin Yuan approached the coffin and examined it back and forth. Red mist was constantly seeping out from the coffin's seams, creating a very bizarre atmosphere.

"It really feels like I'm a grave robber now. Fine, let me, Lin Bayi, open his coffin once... Ah! I didn't bring candles... I'm too unprofessional..." Lin Yuan shook his head regretfully.

"Hurry up and open it. You already devoured his soul body; are you afraid he'll jump out and bite you?" Chu Yunfeng said irritably.

"Old Chu, you don't understand. How rare is it to experience the atmosphere of Ghost Blows Out the Light? Forget it, I'm not interested anymore."

Lin Yuan slapped the coffin lid with one palm.

Creak! Creak!

After two crisp sounds, the coffin lid slowly slid open, revealing everything inside.

Lying in the coffin was a Middle-aged man. Judging by his facial features, they were the same as the soul body of the Lord of Slaughter, so his identity was confirmed without a doubt.

Besides the corpse, there were no other treasures, but Lin Yuan's gaze remained fixed on the location of the Lord of Slaughter's heart.

The heart was continuously emitting red mist outwards...

"Old Chu, did this Lord of Slaughter condense the so-called heart of slaughter?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Impossible. If the heart of slaughter were formed, combined with the heavenly slaughter sword, this world would surely be ruled by him. Yet he died here. I suspect he failed while trying to condense the heart of slaughter here, leading to his demise and complete dissipation. Even the living beings on the Wasteland Star were annihilated by the energy dispersed when he failed, with the souls of transcendent experts turning into these soul beads," Chu Yunfeng analyzed.

"This Lord of Slaughter was truly ruthless... So, is his heart useful to me?"

"More than useful, your luck is heaven-defying! I wondered why there was so much red mist; it turns out his Blood of Slaughter was preserved. If you merge with this Blood of Slaughter, not only will your strength greatly increase, but it will also significantly reduce the time and difficulty required for you to condense the heart of slaughter."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan immediately stared intently at the location of the Lord of Slaughter's chest...