Versatile Mage: I have a proficiency panel

Chapter 23: The Great Tomb, the Sleeping Monarch

Skyflame Funeral!

The association's mage controlled the scorching and explosive flames to explode above the corpse minister. The scattered flames fell on the carpet made of numerous undead corpses, and instantly walls of fire sprang up and enveloped the corpse minister!
The already severely injured corpse minister was burned and roasted by the flames, his life loss accelerated, and finally he turned into a burning fireball.

There was a flash of light, and thousands of lightsabers descended along the path of the rising flames. The flowers of light began to bloom violently on the corpse minister, and the powerful purifying force completely extinguished its remaining vitality.

The hunter magician exhaled a breath. This corpse minister was really thick-skinned and tough. Although he had suffered a severe mental trauma and could not control his body freely, he was still able to open his mouth and roar after being completely hit by three high-level spells. In the end, it took a light falling from a man's feet to kill him completely.

"These youngsters just like to play dumb and eat the tiger. They are already at the third level, but their badge is still level two... They are worthy of being the top students of the Ancient Capital Academy. Their combat power is beyond words." The high-level magician looked at the fallen Bone Minister in the distance and couldn't help but be amazed. He always had a feeling that without the three of them, Bai Jue would be able to kill these three commanders faster.

“I heard that Lin Mo said that Bai Jue has only been in the Ancient Capital Academy for two years, but in his first year he was already the unshakable number one on the Ancient Capital Academy rankings. You also know his ranking on the Undead List, which is higher than ours. He has probably been nominated by the National Team…” The Mage Hunter rubbed his palms, his tone inexplicable.

"After you have dealt with the battlefield, go back and report to the chief instructor. I have some personal matters to take care of." At this time, Bai Jue's voice sounded clearly in their ears from a long distance. The three of them looked at each other, without any hesitation, and listened to the advice, dealt with the spoils and left.

"No wonder three commander-level undead awakened in this place. Is there a tomb underneath?" Bai Jue stood at the place where the Bone Minister fell. The tomb was built right under the body of the Bone Minister. Perhaps this was one of the reasons why it refused to move.

The tomb can have a commander-level undead guarding the door. The owner of this tomb is definitely a commander-level undead, and it is possible that he has reached the sub-monarch or even monarch level!

After hesitating for a moment, Bai Jue finally decided to go down to the tomb to explore, because the stars began to become more restless than ever before. There was something they longed for in this tomb, and if they got it, they would undergo a transformation.

Fortune and wealth are sought in danger, but also lost in danger. However, Bai Jue is skilled and courageous, and he just doesn't believe it. Even if there is a monarch among them, he will photograph him. As long as it is not an undead of the level of the eight dead monarchs, he is sure to escape!
Bai Jue broke a hole in the roof of the tomb, and an indescribable smell emanated from it. As soon as one entered, one could smell the corpse gas and the deadly aura.

The passage in the tomb was much more spacious than Bai Jue had imagined. The surrounding ground was paved with whole stone slabs engraved with ancient characters. These stone slabs seemed to be arranged in a circular pattern similar to the Bagua.

The eternal lamps along the tomb passage were still bright, and the fuel was scarlet like blood. When burning, there was a strange fragrance that could cause hallucinations. Although this strange fragrance was useless to him, Bai Jue guessed that it should be the blood of a demon.

Bai Jue knocked on the wall, and based on the information conveyed by the sound, the structure of the tomb began to be outlined in his mind. The stars scattered and wandered in the tomb, acting as both a guide and a wayfinding path.

There are no undead souls in the tomb, but the smell of corpses and death cannot be faked. There must be something fishy about this matter!
Following the route that Xing had passed, Bai Jue stepped into a tomb chamber. The space here was so huge that it seemed like a giant's palace. The dome was engraved with ancient magical patterns. It seemed to be a mural depicting a lotus of a completely different style.

Eight metal statues stood in the empty tomb. They were as tall as people, wearing ancient Kyushu robes, holding imperial-style ivory tablets, standing at specific positions of the Eight Diagrams, with their heads slightly lowered, their faces in the middle, showing respect, as polite as nobles. Their eyes were closed, but the moment Bai Jue stepped into the room, an invisible magic circle was activated, and a lonely silver light flashed on the dark bronze surface, and the statues opened their eyes and came alive!
Creepy sounds came from all around, as if someone was holding two pieces of rusty iron and rubbing them against your ears. At this moment, similar sounds were amplified hundreds or thousands of times, causing Bai Jue, who was concentrating on listening, to lose consciousness slightly...

A silver-white blade light flashed in the space, passing through the barrier of gathered stars and rushing straight towards Bai Jue's face. Eight statues blocked all the room for dodging on all sides, and chopped down fiercely!

"Clang!"

The star strings crisscrossed and perfectly blocked all the blade cuts under Bai Jue's control. The order was reversed in an instant, and the statues were unbalanced. At the same time, their blade tips began to rust and spread to the whole body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Possessing spatial abilities, the blade also carries the ability to tear through space. The force of the blade's slashing can catch up with that of a general-level demon, but it is not immune to the corrosive poison...

Bai Jue listened to the sound and determined the location. The star strings bound the joints of all the statues and coated their bodies with a layer of dark color. It didn't take long before the metal statues turned into an unknown liquid on the ground.

The sonic waves can capture souls and the statues can be beheaded. Any ordinary super-class wizard would have likely failed. Now it can be confirmed that the owner of the tomb is most likely a monarch.

But there is good news. The monarch is still in deep sleep, and some stars have reached the deepest part of the tomb, where the things they desire are located.

On the following journey, Bai Jue learned from experience and used stars to condense into human form to eliminate mechanisms and traps. He had a smooth journey and arrived at the final tomb chamber!

On the complicated and ancient altar there was a sarcophagus made of huge cyan-gold stones. Every part of the coffin was carved with some strange magic patterns and spells. With Bai Jue's knowledge, he recognized one or two of the spells, most of which were used to absorb magic energy.

The most important thing is the clear spring water flowing under the altar. Bai Jue can feel a special warmth permeating his spiritual world, which makes his magic power begin to grow. It is this spring water that Xing desires.

Could this be the Holy Spring?
Without the slightest hesitation, and without worrying for a moment whether the monarch would wake up, Bai Jue cut his wrist, dripped blood into the Holy Spring, then turned around and left the way he came.

With the magical tool - Swift Wind Boots on his feet and the magical tool - Swift Wind Wings on his back, he moved at full speed and left the tomb in a short time. The stars that remained in the tomb also started to move at this moment. The Holy Spring of the Earth was absorbed by them, leaving only a thin foundation.

The moment the holy spring was drawn from the ground, a terrifying aura gradually awakened from the sarcophagus, and the pressure of a monarch began to manifest...

(End of this chapter)