I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 863 Opening the Great Tomb

However, Zhang Chen was certain that the tomb before him was the real tomb of the Queen Mother of the West!

But now Zhang Chen faces another problem: he has turned the place where he was supposed to "nurture the body" into a place where he was supposed to "nurture the corpse." After countless millennia of nurturing, if the Queen Mother of the West were still alive, how incredibly powerful would her physical body be?
It will definitely become incredibly powerful!
Its physical body will be an extremely terrifying zombie.

“However, in this Dharma-ending Age, I am not afraid of the Queen Mother of the West emerging from the Great Tomb. Even if she does emerge, with my Purple Heaven Divine Thunder and Five-Colored Divine Thunder, I may not be afraid of her. I can attack with all my might without any scruples, but the Queen Mother of the West cannot!” Zhang Chen muttered, his eyes filled with a strange look.

"On the contrary, now is the best time for me to take revenge. If the Queen Mother of the West were to be exposed from the feng shui formation in this era, she would surely die, unless she hid in the Thirty-Three Heavens! But can the Thirty-Three Heavens protect a Primordial Chaos expert?" Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, and his eyes were filled with wisdom.

"Queen Mother of the West, don't blame me. You killed me back then, and now you're getting your comeuppance!" Zhang Chen's voice was filled with a strange undertone.

However, if he wanted to take action against the Queen Mother of the West, he had to be fully prepared. With the Queen Mother of the West's Hunyuan realm abilities, even if the feng shui formation broke and she really died in this Dharma-ending environment, a casual strike before her death could still kill him.

That woman was capable of withstanding divine punishment, severing the river of fate, and traversing the river of time. She was someone Zhang Chen could never shake. All he could rely on was the general environment of this world.

Zhang Chen looked at his own cheat system. He knew he only had two ways to deal with the Queen Mother of the West: the Five Elements Authority, the Soul-Stealing Technique, the Blood River Transformation, and the Gambling Technique.

The rest would be of no use to an ancient being like the Queen Mother of the West.

Right now, Zhang Chen has no shortage of points. His eyes scanned all his skills and landed on Soul Hook and Blood Sea Road. These two skills are the ones he can upgrade right now, and they are the only skills he has a chance to upgrade and that can save his life.

“I can only upgrade the Blood Sea Dao to the twelfth level. Once I exceed the twelfth level, my essence, energy, and spirit will inevitably leak out, just like the Empress, whose essence, energy, and spirit were absorbed by heaven and earth and became nourishment for heaven and earth.” Zhang Chen looked at the Blood Control Technique and pondered in his heart.

As for why the Hand Suppression Character can be upgraded beyond the twelfth level, while the Blood Control Technique cannot?

This involves two concepts. The Zhenzi character is Zhang Chen's skill, and no matter how many levels it is upgraded to, it has nothing to do with his original strength. However, the Blood Control Technique is different. The Blood Control Technique is Zhang Chen's own strength. Once it exceeds the limit, it will break the shackles and be subject to the constraints of the universe.

"Moreover, I have a reason to upgrade my Blood Path: the Blood God Child can take someone else's place. Facing the Queen Mother of the West, I could easily lose my life if I'm not careful, so the substitution technique is extremely necessary for me." Zhang Chen thought of the substitution technique and suddenly had a thought. He remembered the substitution technique seed that the Queen Mother of the West had left on him. He quickly checked his primordial spirit and breathed a sigh of relief after a while. Fortunately, there was no trace of the substitution technique in his primordial spirit, otherwise he would have been in considerable trouble.

"Besides the Blood Sea Path, the most important skill is the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Seizing Technique. The Blood Sea Path only gives me a better chance of survival when facing the Queen Mother of the West, while the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Seizing Technique is the best way to control her. However, the Primordial Saint is immortal and can be said to live forever. My Soul-Hooking and Soul-Seizing Technique can only deal with the dead. If I want to face the Queen Mother of the West, my current level is not enough." Zhang Chen felt that upgrading the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Seizing Technique was like opening a blind box. If he could get a skill to deal with the Queen Mother of the West, he would make a huge profit.

Countless thoughts raced through Zhang Chen's mind as he looked at the cheat screen, staring at the countless zeros representing skill points. Then his gaze fell on Blood Control: "Let's start with Blood Control!"

【Skill 3 (Tier 9): Transform into a River of Blood (0/20000000000000000)】

[Note 1: The host can transform into a river of blood, absorbing all the blood within a thousand miles and drawing in the souls of the dead from a hundred miles away, thus guiding the blood and souls of the mortal world into the sea of ​​blood more quickly.]

[Note 2: The number of Blood God Children increases with level; currently, there are ten.] Blood Control, Remote Blood Absorption, Limb Regeneration, Ultrasonic Positioning, Transformation into Blood Light (ten), Blood Poison and Impurity, Blood Control, Blood Influence (within a kilometer), Transformation into a Blood River, Mastery of Sound Wave Laws (a thousand miles), Blood Sea Asura (not exceeding one's own level).

"Upgrading from the ninth rank to the tenth rank requires a staggering twenty quadrillion skill points, truly a massive amount. If I hadn't devoured countless peaches of immortality, I might not have been able to accumulate so many points. But now..." Zhang Chen looked at his own skill points, which were clearly more than what he needed to learn when he transformed into the Blood River, and couldn't help but smile smugly: "A piece of cake!"

With a light tap on Zhang Chen's cheat screen, the skill values ​​before his eyes flashed and instantly leveled up. Then, the cheat screen changed in a flash:
Tenth level...

Eleventh level...

[Skill 3 (Tier 12): Blood Realm (0/200000000000000000000)]

[Note 1: You have acquired the skill "Harmony with the Dao"] [Note 2: You have acquired the skill "Bloodline Descendant"]

[Note 3: You have acquired the skill Blood Realm]

Zhang Chen's gaze swept across the skill panel. After the skill was upgraded from the ninth to the twelfth tier, Zhang Chen sensed something mysterious. This skill seemed to be beyond his expectations. It was upgraded by three tiers and he gained three skills, but it didn't seem to be of much use in his fight against the Queen Mother of the West.

The first skill, Blood Path, allows one to merge with the Great Dao of Blood Sea and gain the power of Blood Path. The second skill, Blood Path Descendant, allows one to pass on their bloodline, enabling their bloodline to master the power of Blood Path. As for Blood Realm, with the appearance of this skill, the crystal core in Zhang Chen's body transformed and flew out of his body, disappearing into his primordial spirit. The crystal core fell into a chaotic area, transforming into a dimensional space completely composed of a Blood Sea. The power of the Blood Sea surged continuously, devouring the power of chaos to strengthen itself.

"The Blood Control Technique won't be of much use in my victory over the Queen Mother of the West." A strange look appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes. He could only shift his gaze from the Blood Realm with considerable disappointment, then looked at his own skill panel for the Soul-Stealing skill:
"Soul-stealing is a skill-based technique, and it can be upgraded further. However, this skill is also a money pit, requiring a massive amount of points," Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

His gaze fell upon his own Soul-Stealing Skill:
[5th ​​Skill (Tier 4): Soul-Hooking Chains (0/1000000000)]

[Skill Explanation: Once a soul is marked by your skill reaches the end of its lifespan, you can hook its soul to you, regardless of its cultivation level or spatial distance.]

[Note 1: It can hook the soul of anyone whose lifespan is coming to an end.]

[Note 2: This can hook any soul that uses secret techniques to forcibly remain alive and evade the will of heaven (those who obtain elixirs to prolong their lives are not included)]

[Note 3: Please do not use this power lightly. If you mark your opponent, they will also mark you. What if they manage to kill you before their birthday? Alas!]

[Note 4: You may not be able to kill the opponent even if you summon their soul. Of course, the opponent is also helpless against you while chained. The skill will expire after three days, and the opponent will be returned to their physical body by the laws of nature. You can use the soul-summoning skill on the same soul once every three days.]

[Note 5: Once you mark someone, even if they are given a new life, you can forcibly pull their soul out.]

[Note 6: You can lock the other person's soul forever, preventing them from returning to their physical body.]

"The Soul-Stealing Skill can only target those whose lifespan is nearing its end. It's not enough for those immortal beings who live forever." Zhang Chen stared at the skill panel, counting the points. Upgrading once costs a billion, but for Zhang Chen, it's not a big deal.

As Zhang Chen thought this, he clicked on the skill panel, and a billion points evaporated, instantly turning into a fifth-tier skill. However, the fifth-tier skill was still useless to Zhang Chen and could not reach the point of hooking the soul of the Queen Mother of the West, so he continued to add points.

Ten billion points evaporated, Tier 6!
One hundred billion points evaporated, level seven!
One trillion points evaporated, level eight!
Ten trillion points evaporated, level nine!

One hundred trillion points evaporated, level ten!

Ten quadrillion points evaporated, eleventh level!
A trillion points evaporated, level twelve!
"But even if the skill is upgraded to the twelfth level, I still don't have the skill I want!" Zhang Chen looked at the trillions of points and his eyes showed a hint of caution. If he continued to upgrade, his points would likely evaporate and be cleared in an instant, but once he surpassed the twelfth level, there would be a qualitative change.

Moreover, the tomb contained a peach tree and various creations left behind by the Queen Mother of the West. Having the peach tree meant immortality. Even if one did not break through to the twelfth level, one could still live forever in the world.

Most importantly, what terrifying blessing would Zhang Chen receive if he were to put the peach tree into his hands and send it into the Five Elements River? For him, it would be an unbelievable blessing.

"With the Peach Tree and my Time Law, do I still lack points?" Zhang Chen looked at the cheat interface and added them without hesitation.

Then Zhang Chen's points were completely depleted. Even though he had eaten so many peaches in the ancient era, he couldn't withstand the consumption of points. Then, the Golden Finger screen trembled slightly, and some incredible change occurred. The next moment, Zhang Chen's eyes widened, and he stared intently at the Golden Finger screen. His heart pounded wildly, and his eyes were filled with shock: "I've made a fortune!"

(End of this chapter)