97: The final treasure! —The Tomb of Gods and Demons

The contract between himself and Ning Xiwei was indeed not an ordinary master-servant contract or an equality contract.

It was a Life-and-Death Contract where their lives were as one.

Because his Power of the Undead was becoming increasingly powerful,

it even affected Ning Xiwei's magic cultivation.

Xiwei seemed to have a stronger perception of undead magic.

It looked like after returning, or after the Grand Exam ended, he should persuade the little girl to study undead magic

instead of following the traditional Summoning Department!

Play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses.

Moreover, it would also be more beneficial for him, the undead, as her summoned creature.

When the two of them fought, their magic coordination would definitely be better.

This was compatibility.

While Lu Chen was staring at Ning Xiwei, lost in thought,

a voice rang out from behind him.

"These patterns..." Ignis suddenly pressed close to Lu Chen from behind, her wet red hair falling beside his neck, "They are truly identical to the Sealing totems of our Flame Demon Altar. It seems you have completely fused the Flame Demon power I gave you. I really didn't bet wrong!"

Her fingers, stained with sulfur water, brushed across Lu Chen's bones.

Because Ignis's temperature was extremely high, the rock pool suddenly began to boil with bubbles.

Lu Chen grabbed her wrist and turned around; the splashing water woke Morning Dew, who was lightly sleeping and enjoying herself nearby.

The Little Priestess opened her eyes and saw what seemed to be a man's well-defined back appearing within the Little Skeleton's phantom image, and she was slightly stunned.

She also noticed the Power of the Undead appearing on Lu Chen.

It contained a powerful life force.

That was Soul Power belonging to a living person.

There was even a hint of Divine Power.

This made Morning Dew incredibly curious about Lu Chen's past.

He couldn't have been born a skeleton, right!

Looking at Lu Chen, who was looming in the steam,

the Little Priestess fully woke up and saw Ignis's bold actions!

“Shameless...!” the Little Priestess whispered, then with a flushed face, she said to Ignis, "Please... please don't do such transgressive things in such a sacred hot spring!"

“I like it!”

Ignis gave a wicked smile and became even bolder.

In her panic, Morning Dew misread her prayers, choosing to look away for peace of mind.

At this time, Shelley stood up and walked over, her icy blue long hair spreading across the pool like silk, her fingertips lightly touching the water's surface: "Three years ago, while I was exploring ancient ruins in the North Pole, an undead Great Master saved me. He was an Easterner from Huaxia, and he used an ancient method to perform a divination for me..."

As she spoke, an ice crystal appeared in Shelley's hand, condensing into a memory projection in her palm. "Before he disappeared, he said 'The Secret Realm here will guide me to find a benefactor'... I think it's you, Your Excellency Lu Chen!"

Shelley's gaze was fixed on the skeleton man in front of her.

Lu Chen suddenly sank underwater, shaking off Ignis.

Then, using his magic, he draped a human form over his white bones.

Although he couldn't completely restore flesh and blood yet,

using a bit of illusion was no problem.

When Lu Chen surfaced again, he had restored a complete human form.

Water droplets rolled down his muscle lines, and amidst his black hair protruded a piece of white bone that even the illusion could hardly cover; monstrosity and divinity intertwined in his eyes!

It added a touch of mysterious, wickedly arrogant handsomeness to Lu Chen!

Lu Chen noticed that all four women were staring at him blankly.

He frowned!

Even if I'm impressive, you shouldn't stare like this, right?

With a wave of his hand, Lu Chen donned a black robe, then turned to look at Ignis and asked, "Ignis, is what your clan's altar Seals a heart?"

The Flame Demon Girl's demon horns suddenly grew hot, and the water's surface reflected the lava vortex in her pupils: "How do you know the Family's most core..."

Her words were interrupted by Lu Chen's fingertip pressed against her forehead.

“I can see it!”

Lu Chen added: "Because your so-called Sacred Object—"

A phantom of the golden compass appeared in Lu Chen's palm, "is a heart that someone dug out of their own chest three hundred years ago... and now it's mine!"

"So you deliberately caught up with the feigning-death Ignis just to recover an organ?" A grey mist rose in Ning Xiwei's pupils!

She hadn't expected the Little Skeleton to be calculating benefits at every step.

What an incredibly meticulous mind!

Lu Chen pulled Ning Xiwei over, "Rest well, you've expended a lot of magic power. Don't worry about these things anymore!"

Ning Xiwei was pressed into the hot spring by Lu Chen to soak.

Then, she couldn't help but let out a sound of comfort.

“Ying~!”

However, Ning Xiwei's ankle beneath the water was grasped by the man's warm hand.

The contract runes lit up on the water's surface, and she realized with a start that she was feeling Lu Chen's heartbeat through the connection.

—The Little Skeleton hadn't lied to her.

This was his honesty with her!

He just hadn't told her, that's all.

"Xiwei, I remember you came from a poor background, but didn't your mother leave you a very special magic pendant? It's called the Styx Pendant, right? Is it still there?"

Lu Chen's voice carried a hint of gentleness.

As Ning Xiwei instinctively reached for her neck, a light spot of the same shape suddenly appeared on his chest, and the hot spring's temperature instantly dropped.

"It seems your mother was no ordinary person." The moment Lu Chen looked at the pendant, he said thoughtfully, "She didn't tell you these things, which means she encountered a very dangerous crisis... It's a pity your mother is no longer here, otherwise she could answer me now!"

After speaking, Lu Chen used the golden compass to draw a spatial gate in the void.

He looked at the women and asked, "Young Miss Shelley! Lady Morning Dew, Ignis, do you still plan on following us?"

As Lu Chen turned around, his long hair brushed against Ning Xiwei's cheek.

He looked at the women and smiled mysteriously, "If you want to follow, then come with me to Hell—this compass is still guiding us to another Secret Realm!"

The moment everyone passed through the spatial gate, new figures appeared outside the hot spring barrier.

It was Chu Ye and the others.

They had also caught up.

The space opened by the compass was a mysterious cave.

Lu Chen's long hair flew in the heatwave; he looked like an emperor stepping out of ancient times!

An unkempt human phantom.

It actually gave him a bit of wild arrogance and dominance.

The Flame Demon's heart and the golden compass resonated in front of his chest.

"Everyone, this Secret Realm is enough for you to slowly explore for the rest of your lives. There are many ancient texts hidden here; take what you need!"

Lu Chen looked at the women and said.

When he turned around, his pupils reflected a skeleton and a human figure respectively, both of which were himself!

At this time, the old man's voice rang out from the sky once again.

"The game should be upgraded."

The golden compass on Lu Chen's chest suddenly flew out, disintegrated, and reorganized, turning into twelve gears embedded in the void.

Seeing this, Lu Chen gave a cold smile!

"Good, let's show the pursuers something interesting—!"

Amidst the sound of gears meshing, deep within the Pacific Ocean of this planet, a bronze giant gate gradually rose—another new Secret Realm.

This Secret Realm was exceptionally cold!

It was a cold older than the polar permafrost, carrying a Dark Holy Power that would make even the strong bend their backs.

Lu Chen's human phantom form completely stabilized at this moment.

He turned to look at the four beautiful girls with different expressions!

A mysterious smile curled his lips,

"This is the final hidden treasure—the Grave of Gods and Demons!"