Chapter 85.3

Editor: Kat

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“Are these the black shadows that were drawn on the black slate?

Wei Xun avoided the black hairs that were growing insanely long. They converged after drilling out the crystal slate, forming pieces of “human skin.” He recalled the eighth slate painting – the black shadows that penetrated the nine-story crystal tower, which was a sign of the demon’s resurgence.

Why didn’t they appear before, but came out now instead?

Wei Xun thoughtfully looked at the thin layer of rust-colored liquid in the golden box in his hand.

‘Have you seen them before?’

‘No’

Xiaocui shook her head and replied, ‘The place where my people live doesn’t have these things.’

They weren’t present where the Insects of Evil lived… Wei Xun thought of the black hairs on the back of the ancient corpse, which fell off after confronting/coming up against the fragments of the black stone jade skull.

So——

Wei Xun performed an experiment.

He put the golden box on the ground and backed up, and sure enough, he saw the target of the black-haired skins change. They turned to target the golden box.

The rust-colored liquid in the box had a special appeal to them.

However, the black-haired human skin that approached the side of the golden box first shrank and withered.

Irradiated ores could damage them and even kill them.

No wonder the swarm of Insects of Evil had survived in the underground ruins for thousands of years, but Xiaocui had no impression of this black-haired human skin in her inherited memory. Because they feared radiation, they wouldn’t appear near the mines at all.

The rust-colored liquid was attractive to the black hairs and it could surpass its fear of the radiation. Therefore, they went to the golden box one after another to seek death, and Wei Xun felt like he had placed a fully automatic sticky mouse trap on the ground.

However, the black hairs that fell down in large patches really looked disgusting. After the black-haired human skin was cleaned up, Wei Xun took the golden box and put it in the center of the room, letting it continue to exert its power. When he found that there were too many shrunken black-haired human skins, and the new skins could step on the “corpses” of their predecessors and come into contact with the rust-red water, Wei Xun spilled a handful of high-radiation ore he had collected along the way onto the ground.

The black-haired skins hurriedly sprang away.

“See if you can eat them,” Wei Xun said to Xiaocui.

He held high radiation ore in one hand and a drop of rust-red liquid in the other, and dropped it on a piece of black-haired human skin.

He saw that the skin swelled rapidly and became bigger, and the black hairs grew increasingly thick, like a cashmere carpet that was rapidly thickening. It stretched wildly, and even devoured all the other black-haired skins it touched.

But after extending to a certain extent, it did not wait for Wei Xun to throw the irradiated ore to get rid of it. This black-haired human skin actually shrank on its own, turning into a small carbon ball in the blink of an eye. With the addition of the other black-haired human skins that it had devoured when it had expanded previously, a large area was cleared at once.

After the black-haired human skin that had absorbed the rust-red liquid shrank back, it exuded a different smell from other black-haired human skins that had been wilted by the irradiated ore.

There was a lingering scent of evil on it——to Wei Xun, Xiaojin, Xiaocui, and the other demonic insects, this smell was a little fragrant.

The diluted scent of an abyssal demon was coming from it.

‘You, try it first,’ Wei Xun said to Tangliang No. 1.

He felt that he was like the patriarch of a feudal family that was allocating food as he watched Tangliang No. 1 scrambling to eat the small carbon ball. Its black jade-like outer shell seemed to become shinier.

This was good stuff.

‘Does the stone on the fifth floor of the crystal tower that you perceive resemble it?’

Xiao Cui nodded confidently. She wanted to eat the carbon ball too, but with a bigger goal in mind, she could still hold on, so she wouldn’t snatch the small carbon ball.

‘Is that so.’

Wei Xun even felt that the black-haired human skin looked like some kind of special fungus parasite, and the “stone” the height of half an average human on the fifth story of the crystal tower was actually a fungus stone, the origin of the human skins. Something that occurred along with the resurrection of the devil skin perhaps produced or catalyzed the formation of the black-haired human skins.

The entire crystal tower on the black slate’s carving was occupied by black shadows. It was depicting the resurrection of the black-haired human skins. The sap in this special “iron tree” could gather all the black-haired human skins together and make them “cannibalistic.” It would ultimately lead to the self-destruction of these human skins

He was afraid it was the last line of defense prepared by the former Bon warlocks in advance to prevent the flood of black-haired human skins.

The Bon warlocks thought of a line of defense, but Wei Xun thought of a food production line.

‘Eat the entire iron tree away.’

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer black-haired human skins emerging from the crystals, Wei Xun decisively ordered the young fox. When it cried and said that its stomach capacity was not enough, Wei Xun thought deeply and took out the mountaineering bag he had prepared before entering the tour. In addition to those essentials, other items were discarded to minimize the pressure on the young fox.

After all, there was still a fungus stone half the height of an average human to take home.

When the black-haired skins were all killed by the irradiated ore, the entire second story of the crystal tower was completely changed. The iron tree disappeared, and the ancient corpse, which was originally supported by the iron tree, was “sitting” down with Wei Xun’s support. There was a mountaineering bag behind him, his head was upturned, and the back of his head was resting on the mountaineering bag.

This scene looked really weird, but Wei Xun was very excited and waved his hand.

‘Go, go and bring our fungus stone and demon skins home!’

Except for the young fox who was struggling and rolling due to overeating, Wei Xun’s other loyal subordinates were firmly united by his side and actively responded to his call. Then, he went down to the third story dedicated to the dragon god and the fourth story dedicated to the deity, Tagla Membar.

Although Wei Xun coveted the golden dragon statue, the black jade statue of Tagla Membar, and the still well-preserved ivory, gold, and other offerings, the young fox really couldn’t eat anymore.

Wei Xun had to get more Yang Energy and expand the capacity of the young fox’s belly.

When Wei Xun went down to the fifth story, the situation was different. In this story, the crystal had become completely opaque and pure milky white, the color of ice and snow. But in this white crystal tower, there were more than a dozen ancient corpses with their backs against the crystal wall, standing in a circle.

It wasn’t only a question of how they managed to stand against the wall. Simply put, their backs were partially immersed in the crystal. Their attire was similar to that of the gusin on the second story, but simpler, and should be those of the gusin priests of other eras. Maybe every gusin warlock would come here when their death was approaching, and use special ceremonious means to integrate himself into the crystal tower.

Their purpose was to seal and guard the evil “stone” that was half the height of an average human in the center of this story.

Calling it a stone wasn’t quite right, as it looked like a dark-brown “wooden stake” with a thick, knitted black fuzz on it.

Wei Xun noticed that the black hair under the stake had penetrated deep into the crystal floor, and the gusin warlocks standing around were no longer looking up at the sky. They were looking deeper into the crystal tower instead.

Just like what was depicted on the black crystal slate, the demon skin had resurrected, and all the statues in the tower, the warriors and the priests, all morphed/changed from looking up at the sky to looking down at the ground. Their figures became blurred, as if they were eroded by a black shadow.

Surrounded by dozens of ancient corpses, every move seemed to be under their watch. This situation felt really eerie. But why would someone who did good deeds feel guilty under their gazes? Wei Xun calmly let the young fox eat the stake while they watched.

In order to make room for the stake, Wei Xun even took out the largest item, the wet corpse with a golden eagle head, out of the young fox.

‘They hid my body on the godly mountain-——’

A faint sigh suddenly rang in Wei Xun’s ear.

‘They threw my head into the holy lake.’

This voice seemed to come from deeper underground, and it seemed to ring directly beside Wei Xun’s ears. The tremors started again, like another aftershock, but Wei Xun saw the milky white crystal stone under his feet gradually darken in color.

A gloomy and cold sensation emerged from the ground, and no matter how many layers of clothes Wei Xun wore, it couldn’t stop the chill. It was as if the sensation had sunk into the crevices of his bones, and he couldn’t stop his blood from completely freezing.

‘They peeled my skin and suppressed it at the bottom of the crystal tower.’

The voice still resounded in Wei Xun’s mind. Wei Xun couldn’t distinguish what gender the voice belonged to, or whether the speaker was old or young. It resonated like some higher-level existence whose origin was too mighty for humans to discover.

There were a series of beeps from prompts given by the Travel Services, some of which notified him that the Treasure Hunter title series had increased task completion, and some of which notified him of the increased progress in the main task of the tour. However, Wei Xun’s full attention fell on these two prompts:

[Your esteemed self has observed the resentment of the devil’s shadow. Resentment level: A class]

[They hid my body on the godly mountain,

They threw my head into the holy lake,

They peeled my skin,

And suppressed it at the bottom of the crystal tower.

They say I started the war,

They say that I have brought endless disasters and ruined the country.]

[They fear me, they seal me, and want to kill me.]

[A thousand years have passed. They have become dust, only I am alive.]

[Your esteemed self has triggered the branch scenic spot: The Resurrected Demon Skin. The total progress of the branch scenic spot is 60%]

[Warning! Warning! Your esteemed self has met with danger far beyond your esteemed self’s rank!]

[The Travel Services recommends fleeing immediately, or your esteemed self will die!]

The prompts from the Travel Services became more and more rapid. The whispering voice was not suppressed by it, but became clearer and clearer. Wei Xun’s heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, he gasped slightly, his pupils dilated slightly, and he froze in place as if he was in a daze.

That voice was speaking, repeating itself increasingly clearly and at shorter intervals as time passed—

It was as if someone was stuck to his ear, or had drilled into his heart, whispering.

‘This is my thousand-year epic, and you are the first witness in a thousand years.’

‘You know who I am.’

‘Say my name and I will bestow you a reward.’

The names of devils were taboo and held infinite demonic power. In the past, there were people who read out the name of the devil. As a result, they became the most loyal and crazy devout believers of the devil. The devil was coaxing him. It hadn’t completely rid itself of the shackles tying it down.

‘Say my name.’

If Wei Xun spoke its name, it would get rid of its shackles immediately, and Wei Xun would become its slave!

Wei Xun stuttered and hesitated. Devils were like seasoned hunters in coaxing and tempting people.

‘Call out my name and I’ll reward you.’

“You……”

‘Say it, say my name.’

Under the patient and tempting voice of the devil, Wei Xun finally spoke out a sentence smoothly.

But what he said was completely beyond the devil’s expectations!

“Do you know what my name is?” Wei Xun reversed the question back to it.

In a very harmonious tone, he said, “Why don’t you tell me my name first.”

The author has something to say:

Sorry for being late today! I’ll send out 300 small red packets in this chapter, mua, mua!

I will update more tomorrow, *finger hearts*~

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