The cub let out a hissing sound, then lunged at Wen Wen.
The energy had not only healed its wounds but also boosted its strength. Originally, apart from poison, it had no means to threaten a disaster-level monster.
But now, its own strength alone was equivalent to that of a disaster-level giant snake. However, the energy had eroded its mind, making it unable to recognize Wen Wen, and it saw everything before it as its enemy.
Its mouth opened wider than a person, big enough to swallow Wen Wen whole. But Wen Wen merely snorted, and a chain flew from his hand, binding the cub tightly.
Then Wen Wen squatted before it, looking indifferently at its three eyes. With a slight clench of his hand, the chains tightened, digging into its flesh, eliciting a cry of unbearable pain.
Do not dwell on the question of a snake crying out; the throat of the Three-Eyed Phantom-Light Snake is different from that of normal snakes.
Not only were the chains outside its body writhing, but dark chains were also subtly writhing within its body, subjecting the cub to indescribable terror and pain.
As soon as the cub's strength recovered enough to be placed in the containment facility, Wen Wen had captured it and put it inside. Later, when it was possible to implant chains, Wen Wen did not spare the cub.
Therefore, it was completely impossible for the cub to resist Wen Wen.
After the soul-piercing torment, the cub's abnormal impulses vanished. It finally realized what it was doing, then looked at Wen Wen mournfully, whimpering like a puppy, and curled itself into a fist-sized snake ball.
Wen Wen casually stuffed the snake ball into his pocket and then, using the light of the Forgiveness Alms Bowl, surveyed the underground space.
The crevice the cub had squeezed through was extremely narrow, only large enough for creatures the size of a mouse to pass through. But Wen Wen had countless ways to leave from here.
However, Wen Wen decided to linger here for a while longer, as he had become somewhat interested in the place.
This underground space was clearly man-made, and judging by some of the remaining traces, it was estimated to have at least several hundred to a thousand years of history. This should have been an ancient site.
No... it should be a tomb!
On one side of this underground space was a massive iron gate embedded in the stone wall. Wen Wen had seen the style of this iron gate in many historical dramas, but this gate before him was much more imposing than those on television.
Beside the gate stood a stone tablet three meters high, with five characters inscribed on it. Three of the characters could be vaguely deciphered.
Wen Wen, using his historical knowledge, made a slight inference and knew what this place was.
The Imperial Tomb of Bei Yin!
"The Emperor of Bei Yin... Luo Feng?"
In the history of the Huafu Great Region, the Bei Yin Dynasty was unremarkable.
In that era, there were as many as twenty-one states, big and small. The Bei Yin Dynasty, from its establishment to its collapse, lasted only forty years, a fleeting moment. In the entire history of Bei Yin, there was only one emperor, Luo Feng.
Many people in Huafu knew this country only by seeing the characters 'Bei Yin'.
The reason Wen Wen could utter the name Luo Feng was that the history known to superhumans was different from that of ordinary people, and usually, what superhumans knew was the truth of history.
Bei Yin was exceptionally significant in that chaotic era because that era ended because of Bei Yin.
According to the information Wen Wen had seen, after a "Great Catastrophe," Bei Yin was shrouded in dark clouds for months. Plants withered, and people and livestock died. When the dark clouds dispersed, countless ghosts swarmed out and swept across Huafu.
The small states within the entire Huafu Great Region fell one after another, and humanity was reduced to less than a tenth of its original population.
If it hadn't been for the Beast God Qilin of Qi Ling Mountain sacrificing itself to stop that disaster, the entire world might have been left with only the undead.
Besides the Beast God Qilin, there was another protagonist in that era, who lived to this day.
That was the disaster-level powerhouse who was born from the spiritual energy of all ghosts in the world and built a ghost city in Mangshan Fengdu... Feng Gui Shen!
According to the mainstream view of the association, Feng Gui Shen was the Emperor of Bei Yin, Luo Feng, during his lifetime!
But what was this tomb? This place was miles away from Mangshan, nor was it the original site of the Bei Yin Dynasty. How could Luo Feng's tomb appear here?
Moreover, if Luo Feng's power truly lay here, it would mean that Feng Gui Shen was not formed after Luo Feng's death. Then the investigation into Feng Gui Shen's identity might need to start anew.
Wen Wen walked to the large gate, placed his hand on the heavy iron door, and began to sense it carefully.
This tomb did not possess the various mechanisms, hidden weapons, or mysterious toxins found in other ancient tombs, as they were unnecessary.
The mere leaking energy could mutate all the rats in the city and cultivate monsters like that rat. The danger within was far beyond that of simple traps and hidden weapons.
The only characteristic of the entire tomb was its sturdiness and durability. Take this gate, for instance; it wasn't really a gate at all and couldn't be opened. It was merely two solid iron blocks deliberately shaped to look like a gate...
Judging by its construction, it didn't seem designed to prevent outsiders from entering, but rather to prevent something from getting out...
His senses passed through the iron gate and into the depths of the tomb. As soon as he probed inside, Wen Wen's spirit suffered a certain impact. The inside of this iron gate was filled with the same energy as that of the rat earlier!
It was likely that the energy on that rat was just a tiny fraction leaked from these crevices. If it were a weaker superhuman, simply probing their senses into this place would immediately drive them mad. Sudan Novel Network
Before he could clearly investigate the interior, Wen Wen withdrew his senses. The iron gate and the stone walls inside the tomb were coated with special materials that prevented ethereal beings from penetrating. Wen Wen's spatial transfer ability required him to see inside or to have entered before.
If Wen Wen really wanted to force his way in, this iron gate alone would not stop him. But doing so would damage the tomb and cause the anomalous energy within to leak out.
Who knew how many deaths the immense amount of strange energy inside would cause? Wen Wen even suspected that the energy within was a remnant of that great calamity.
Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, Wen Wen stopped his exploration. He decided to inform the Hunter Association of this place's existence, then seal and reinforce it for safe containment.
So, Wen Wen prepared to leave. Of course, he didn't want to crawl through the dirty tunnel and then climb out of the sewer.
Thus, he chose to use the containment facility to locate Tao Qingqing and teleport directly to her.
But as he began this operation, his expression became strange. In his perception, Tao Qingqing's existence was somewhat blurry, similar to the feeling when You Han was trapped in the Mirror Space earlier.
He could enter through the containment facility, but there would be a slight delay.
Wen Wen patted the cub in his pocket and twitched the corner of his mouth: "You two are quite restless. As soon as I leave for a while, you both find some trouble for me."