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"Master! It's really alive! Look!"

Ye Fan spoke excitedly, his hand trembling as he pointed at the pool.

"Do you really think I'm stupid? This is the Demon Emperor's Yin Tomb! Who could swim in it?"

Duan De didn't believe it at all. He raised his large palm, but couldn't help looking in the direction Ye Fan was pointing.

Just looking at it, Duan De's slap froze in mid-air, not falling for a long time.

"This...this...this...Holy crap, someone actually dares to roam freely in the Demon Emperor's Yin Tomb!"

Duan De rubbed his eyes and stared intently at Su Zhe in the pool.

In the pool, Su Zhe choked several times, but thanks to the game's realism, he only felt a bone-chilling cold.

"save……"

Upon finally spotting two people, Su Zhe quickly reached out his hand.

Before the two could react, Su Zhe's vision went black, and he was back in the resurrection space.

"6! Being manipulated by capital means they'll simply revive on the spot!"

Su Zhe remained stubborn.

A flash of black and white appeared before his eyes, and when he opened them again, two large faces almost filled Su Zhe's entire field of vision.

"My God! It's truly a case of the dead coming back to life! The soul was annihilated, yet it was instantly reassembled!"

Duan De was so excited that he cried and laughed at the same time. He grabbed the boy next to him and pinched his face hard.

"Ouch..." Ye Fan slapped Duan De's hand away.

"It should hurt, it's real!" Duan De exclaimed excitedly, gesturing wildly.

Su Zhe looked at the fat Taoist priest and the boy, and roughly confirmed their identities without even using his appraisal skill.

"Is the main storyline progressing this quickly?"

Su Zhe muttered to himself.

Just as he was about to find an opportunity to speak, he suddenly saw a golden question mark appear above the fat Taoist Duan De's head.

[Mission triggered!]

The mysterious Taoist priest Duan De is very curious about your appearance. Your intuition tells you that Duan De's background is also extraordinary. If you can build a good relationship with him, you may be able to get a mysterious reward!

Task: Befriend Duan De

Mission Rewards: Mysterious martial arts techniques and items

Has a quest been triggered?

Although this isn't a main quest, the rewards seem pretty good.

"And who are you?"

Duan De stared at Su Zhe, a cryptic glint in his eyes, one hand always behind his back.

Ye Fan could see clearly that the unscrupulous Taoist priest had taken out a talisman engraved with the words "Divine Speed"!

"Who am I?" Su Zhe chuckled and shook his head slightly.

"Emperor of the Underworld, Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation Transcending, Cao Yusheng, who do you think I am?"

Su Zhe stood with his hands behind his back, slightly raised his chin, and gazed intently into the distance.

"Who?"

"Who?"

Duan De's voice and Ye Fan's voice rang out at the same time.

The Underworld Emperor? A Celestial Venerable Who Has Transcended Tribulation?

Although Ye Fan had never heard of these two beings, he knew from their names that they were likely powerful beings no weaker than the Demon Emperor.

No wonder he dared to roam freely in the Demon Emperor's Yin Tomb...

Duan De looked at Su Zhe with suspicion and uncertainty, noticing that certain parts of his body were emitting light.

It seemed as if memories that did not belong to him were surfacing in his mind.

"The Underworld Emperor... the Tribulation-Transcending Celestial Venerable... Cao Yusheng..."

Duan De covered his head with his hand, his voice trembling. The suppressed black light emanating from his body shone through his tattered Taoist robe, making him look eerie.

Seeing that things were not going well, Ye Fan immediately made his escape.

Su Zhe smiled as he watched Ye Fan leave, even nodding slightly to him.

Beside the Demon Emperor's Yin Tomb, only Duan De and Su Zhe remained.

After a long while, the black light dissipated, and Duan De released his hand from his head, raised his head, and saw that his eyes were now filled with the black Samsara Mark.

"Who are you? How do you know about my past and present lives?"

Duan De, or rather, one of the Underworld Emperors who had undergone tribulations, Cao Yusheng, spoke.

Su Zhe remained expressionless and secretly used an appraisal technique.

Duan De (Transcending Tribulation Celestial Venerable), a powerful being who has survived from the ancient era to the present, uses the Reincarnation Seal to bind and temper himself; nine reincarnations will allow him to become an immortal.

"Celestial Venerable of Tribulation Transcending, so it was you who awakened."

Su Zhe chuckled lightly, his face calm.

It's just a game, shouldn't you play it however you want and have fun?

"Who are you? Why can't I see your past and present lives?"

The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation spoke, his voice calm and profound.

"I... in the late Immortal Ancient Era, once discussed the Dao with the prodigies in the Purple Bamboo Forest. In the late Chaotic Ancient Era, I witnessed a fierce battle raging before the Imperial Pass. In the Nameless Era, I followed the trace of that sword to ascend to the heavens..."

Su Zhe whispered, his voice calm and without the slightest fluctuation.

It's like a high school student reading a text during morning reading class, not fully awake yet.

"You! You are an ancient immortal being?"

The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation's eyes flickered, and even the black Samsara Seal trembled.

Those few words evoked endless memories for him.

"Indeed..."

Su Zhe nodded.

Before he could finish speaking, the black light instantly invaded his entire body.

"I don't care how you know these rumors! Today I'll trace your entire life!"

The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation raised his hand and killed the boy in front of him with one blow, watching helplessly as the boy turned into specks of light and dissipated.

Inside the resurrection space, Su Zhe reappeared, cursing and swearing.

"Damn it! Are all you guys in 'Covering the Sky' killing people without a second thought?!"

"Resurrected! Resurrected on the spot!"

……

"There is no past life or present life, and there is no soul!"

The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation stood still, watching the light spots dissipate in his palm.

However, the next moment, Su Zhe reappeared in front of him.

"Cao Yusheng, have you truly forgotten our past friendship?"

Su Zhe remained calm, showing no anger at being killed, only indifference.

The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation looked at Su Zhe.

He hesitated.

Without cause and effect, without cultivation, yet this is the kind of person who can reveal the secrets of the Chaotic Ancient Era and even the Immortal Ancient Era.

The black light receded, the light of the Samsara Seal contracted, and the darkness in the eyes of the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable also retreated rapidly.

The next moment, the fat Taoist priest scratched his head in bewilderment, "My goodness, what's wrong with me?"

Su Zhe used the identification technique again.

[Duan De (in the cycle of reincarnation), in one of his nine reincarnations, is constantly digging up graves due to his obsession.]

The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation has returned to the Samsara Seal, and now it's Duan De again.

"Master Duan, do you remember who I am?"

Su Zhe spoke with a smile.

Duan De scratched his head, a look of reminiscence on his face.

"You are... I can't remember you. I seem to have forgotten a lot of things, but I do remember you. We went through a similar period of time together?"

Duan De stared at Su Zhe, then hesitated before speaking.

Su Zhe chuckled.

You bet right.

In Shrouding the Heavens Online, players exist outside of cause and effect; even former emperors cannot discern their own origins.

Deceiving someone like Duan De, whose memory has gaps, is basically a piece of cake.

"Right, we're good brothers, I even know why you dug up the grave."

Su Zhe grinned and put his arm around Duan De's shoulder, patting Duan De's back as he spoke.

"Yeah, we're best buddies."

Duan De spoke, his eyes darting around, before he also put his arm around Su Zhe's shoulder.

[Mission Completed! Gained Duan De's Favorability! Reward: Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Book!]