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Chapter 1575 - Chapter 1575 Chapter 1576 The Legacy of the Skeleton King

Chapter 1575: Chapter 1576: The Legacy of the Skeleton King Chapter 1575: Chapter 1576: The Legacy of the Skeleton King Zhang Hong looked at the base of the Skeleton King statue, his eyes full of excitement, and he couldn’t help but want to step forward.

“Wait a minute!” Song Jian stretched out his hand to stop him, his brow slightly furrowed, as he stared at the statue of the Skeleton King before him. From this statue, he actually felt a trace of the Divine, something only Demi-God Level powerhouses could sense. Ordinary Legendary Realm powerhouses couldn’t even comprehend what the Divine was, let alone the fluctuations it emitted.

Zhang Hong’s muscles tensed up, subconsciously ready to resist, reaching out to push away Song Jian’s arm, but at the last moment, he suddenly stopped.

“What’s wrong?” Zhang Hong felt a bit nervous; he had originally thought that Song Jian was only slightly stronger than himself, but he hadn’t expected Song Jian’s strength to far exceed his imagination. All along the way, he had felt regret, wondering whether Song Jian would snatch the treasure away as soon as he saw it? Seeing Song Jian reaching out to stop him, he grew even more anxious.

“There’s something wrong with that statue,” said Song Jian. “Are you really sure the treasure map is without issue?”

“How could there be a problem, this is a BOSS-dropped treasure map, of legendary quality!” Zhang Hong frowned and looked at Song Jian, even with a hint of suspicion in his gaze.

Song Jian shook his head slightly, said no more, and watched Zhang Hong step toward the Skeleton King statue.

He could feel that as Zhang Hong got closer, a faint breath pulse began to emerge from the Skeleton King statue, as if an awareness was slowly awakening. Song Jian instinctively gripped the Sky-breaking Sword tighter.

The Thousand Swords Art was temporarily unusable, but the second form of the Chaos Sword Canon, Divine Fall, was absolutely decisive against beings with a touch of the Divine.

“What a pity, without the Sword Qi Grinding Disc, even if I killed a Divine Creature, I wouldn’t be able to extract the Divine within it–it’s such a waste,” Song Jian thought to himself.

Soon, Zhang Hong arrived at the base of the Skeleton King statue and looked up. The Skeleton King seemed to be carved from a single piece of black jade, its hollow gaze as if it were staring right at Zhang Hong, making him feel nervous as he silently chanted Buddhist scriptures in his heart.

Hum~

A soft sound emanated as the Skeleton King’s scepter suddenly burst into dazzling light. Zhang Hong’s heart startled, and he instantly took a defensive stance.

At that moment, Zhang Hong suddenly received an exhilarating system message.

System: With the help of the treasure map, you have located Skeleton King Insinar’s treasure. Would you like to open it now and claim it?

Zhang Hong’s eyes revealed a trace of delight, and he hurriedly chose to open it.

Rumble~

The Skeleton King statue actually began to move slowly, lifting its scepter and slamming it down onto the ground with force. Zhang Hong hastily dodged backward.

The black jade-like scepter struck the ground, creating a large pit on impact. The Skeleton King then slowly took off its crown and bent down to place it into the pit.

The huge crown, originally over two meters in diameter, shrank gradually after being placed into the pit until it reached a size that a normal human could wear.

“Welcome to the Land of the Undead, fortunate one. You have obtained the great Skeleton King Insinar’s treasure map and have come here to inherit the will of Skeleton King Insinar and become the true ruler of the undead! Once you receive my legacy, you will become the king of darkness, looking down upon all beings, commanding an undead army numbering in the billions, becoming the most powerful leader among the undead!”

The Skeleton King’s hoarse voice echoed throughout the entire underground cavern, and the once static statue seemed to come to life at this moment, exuding endless majesty.

“Demi-God Level, just one step away from Divine Level, wielding the Death Rule, no, the Undying Rule…” Song Jian stood in the distance, carefully observing the attributes of the Skeleton King.

The moment the statue stirred into motion, its original attributes changed, revealing not only its level and tier but also its Vitality Points.

However, it seemed that the Skeleton King had been heavily injured, its maximum of thirty-eight million Vitality Points had now dwindled to just over ten million, and every few seconds, those Vitality Points would decrease by a few.

Upon hearing the Skeleton King’s words, Zhang Hong’s face showed a hint of hesitation. Obviously, accepting the inheritance of the Skeleton King was the so-called treasure. If it were an ordinary player, they would undoubtedly choose to obtain the Skeleton King’s inheritance without hesitation, becoming the ruler of the undead.

Professions like Necromancer, Death Witch, and Undead Summoner that wield the Force of Death aren’t rare among players; in fact, there are quite a few. Though these professions are potentially terrifying in strength, they have narrow attributes and are easily countered. A single bottle of holy water can defeat an undead professional many levels higher, which has resulted in a not-so-large market for undead professions among players.

However, the inheritance of the Skeleton King before them was clearly not something ordinary undead professions could compare to–it was at least a legendary-quality hidden profession, and ordinary players would definitely agree without hesitation.

But Zhang Hong was just one step away from the ten unique professions, and compared to the inheritance of the Skeleton King, the unique profession of War Buddha was clearly more suitable for Zhang Hong.

System: Are you willing to accept the inheritance of the Skeleton King?

Perhaps the hesitation had lasted too long; the system sent a prompt to Zhang Hong once again.

No!

Zhang Hong gritted his teeth and finally made a decision. In the end, he chose the unique profession of War Buddha.

“If the War Buddha profession isn’t strong, it won’t be worthy of my losses,” Zhang Hong thought to himself.

“Foolish human, you have given up the glory of becoming the ruler of the undead, you have forsaken the chance at immortality, and what you will face now is only death!”

The Skeleton King Insinar seemed to have been enraged, howling angrily as the crown in the pit transformed once again into a stream of light, soaring into place atop the Skeleton King’s head.

“In the name of Skeleton King Insinar, I curse you, foolish human. You shall be in endless agony until death!” The Skeleton King’s chilling words resonated throughout the cavern, like cold drafts of wind circling within.

Zhang Hong couldn’t help but shiver and opened his status bar. His face instantly turned pale.

“Curse of Endless Wraiths: Constitution checks will be made every ten minutes. Failure to pass the check will result in an immediate loss of 50% Vitality Points, followed by a loss of 1% Vitality Points per second over the next thirty seconds. This curse has field priority, preventing the use of healing skills or potions to restore Vitality Points during the loss period. The curse is permanent and cannot be dispelled by any dispel below Divine level.”

Zhang Hong couldn’t help but curse. Had he known, he wouldn’t have come looking for any treasure. Now it was a case of trying to steal chicken only to end up losing rice. If this curse truly couldn’t be removed, his character was as good as ruined.

A check every ten minutes was practically a death warrant. In the future, Zhang Hong probably wouldn’t be able to engage in any fights that lasted more than ten minutes.

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