The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 561: The Ancient God of Death and the Dimension Anchor
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The remains of the Grim Reaper?
Matthew was somewhat confused.

He looked at the lonely remains on the top of the crystal tower. It was indeed condensed with a coveted divinity.

Divinity of such scale and quality.

As long as a mortal takes a lick of it, it is possible to condense the status of a demigod on the spot.

of course.

The prerequisite is that his body can withstand the excessive load brought by divinity.

However, at this moment, Matthew's eyebrows were tightly knitted:

"There's nothing wrong with divinity."

"But why is the aura... so different from the Death Projection that I created when I cast the Undead Scourge before?"

Matthew was sure.

The aura of this remains was completely different from the projection of the god of death he had seen.

These are actually two people!

Matthew was puzzled and took a half step forward. Sen'er, who had been accompanying him, suddenly spoke:

"The Ancient God of Death."

Matthew suddenly realized.

"Yes, he is not Jaeger, but the ancient god who held the power of death before Jaeger!"

"This is……"

"The remains of the ancient god of death!"

The ancient god of death.

They existed in the same era as the Twin Ancient Gods of Light and Darkness, but because the existence of the Twin Heavens was too dazzling in that era, the presence of many ancient gods was very low.

Among them was the remains that Matthew had previously taken over from the laboratory in Carmela Fortress.

That was what was left of the ancient god of life.

The ancient god of death should be an existence almost as old as the ancient god of life.

Matthew knew almost nothing about him.

I asked all the friends around me.

Only Sener mentioned some stories that were close to unofficial history:
"It is said that the ancient god of death often walks in the world in the form of a melancholy man."

"His position is very transcendent. He did not even participate in the war between the Ancient Gods, the Dusk Creations, and the Evil Gods from Outer Space."

"But the strange thing is that all the powerful beings of that era respected Him, including the twin ancient gods of light and darkness who were at the peak of their powers at the time."

"There are even rumors that the Ancient God of Death is also an incarnation of the Twin Ancient Gods of Light and Darkness. This statement seems to be made up by the trolls to praise the power of their God Pul. If the Twin Ancient Gods of Light and Darkness really also controlled death, then He would be almost omnipotent in that era. Even if He swallowed Eindor in one gulp, nothing would happen..."

"It is said that the ancient god of death had three wives, but they did not give birth to any offspring."

"He created the underworld, but he often does not live in the underworld. Most of the time, he wanders around the mortal world thinking about philosophical questions related to life, death and the universe."

"There are very few records about the ancient death god. I once saw such a record in a history book of average credibility—"

"One day, the ancient god of death came back from an outing and found that his third wife was having an affair with someone else. He caught her in the act."

"The wife was terrified, and the adulterer also felt that a disaster was imminent. He knelt down and begged the ancient god of death to spare his life."

"Who would have thought that the Ancient Death God would not only not become furious, but would forgive them on the spot."

"After that, he asked his wife whether she was truly in love with the cheating man. His wife shook her head in the negative and claimed that she was just seeking temporary excitement."

"Then the Ancient Death God asked the adulterer if he truly loved his wife. The adulterer was still quite courageous and answered that he truly loved her."

"Then, the Ancient God of Death asked the adulterer if he was willing to take his place as the God of Death, so that he could be with his wife forever."

"When this question was asked, both the wife of the Ancient Death God and the cheating lover were stunned. The wife was still worried that the Ancient Death God was speaking in a sarcastic way, so she kept hinting to the cheating lover not to provoke the other party."

"But the cheater was really bold. He said he was willing on the spot."

"The Ancient Death happily took the adulterer away, leaving his wife alone wandering in the hut beside the Styx."

"A few days later, the adulterer returned wearing the robe given by the Ancient God of Death. He announced to the public that the Ancient God of Death had fallen, and that the power of death was now in his hands. He would become the new God of Death."

"As you have guessed, the adulterer was the future God of Death, Jaeger."

"Is there such a good thing?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"So, the God of Death Jaeger not only inherited the throne and authority of the Ancient God of Death, but also inherited his wife?"

"What happened next?"

Saffron asked curiously.

Sen Er said leisurely:
“What happened next is even more interesting.”

"Yeger got everything he wanted and lived a happy life with his lover for a long time."

"But as time went by, Jaeger's wife, the wife of the ancient god of death, began to be dissatisfied with the status quo."

"She's having an affair with someone else again."

"And not long after, she was bumped into by Jaeger."

"This time, she and her lover still begged for mercy."

“It’s a shame that something like this didn’t happen again.”

"Since then, there has been a new tomb in the underworld that no one dares to sweep. The remains of his wife and the adulterer were thrown into the gray star realm by Jaeger and have long since become a dessert for a giant beast..."

Hear this.

Everyone fell silent.

They discussed in low voices.

Matthew's heart became hot at this moment——

He was certainly not moved by the story of the two Grim Reapers and their wives.

In fact.

This burning sensation is not an illusion of consciousness.

But it was the real reaction that the flesh gave to Matthew!
"This feeling... can't be wrong, it's the Death Orchid!"

Matthew instantly found the source of the anomaly.

The Death Orchid that was nourished by the remains of the Ancient God of Life was placed by Matthew in the tomb of the Death Fear Cemetery.

Not only is it tens of millions of miles away from here, but it is also separated by many dimensions.

It stands to reason that there is no possibility of being touched.

But now.

He could clearly feel that the remains of the ancient god of death in the crystal tower were being stimulated by some unknown force. Through his own body and with Matthew's heart as the medium, a strong reaction occurred with the death fairy orchid in the tomb!
This response is so urgent.

So much so that Matthew couldn't help but feel an impulse in his heart:
He must get the remains!

This is extremely beneficial to him. Not to mention the subtle connection between the two remains of the ancient gods, the spirituality and divinity of the ancient god of death alone is a treasure that is enough to drive all necromancers crazy!

As long as Matthew gets the remains.

He will surely make rapid progress in related fields, and by then no one will be able to rival him!

"calm down!"

Listening to the fanatical call from his heart, Matthew quickly calmed down.

He realized that something was wrong.

This thing is so much like fishing!
"Please check the surrounding situation again."

"Make sure there aren't any traps."

Matthew said to the three legendary wanderers.

The three nodded and did as instructed.

Not long after.

The others followed.

The cleanup work on the spaceship deck also came to an end, and most of the Shadow Monks and Tongluo descendants were killed by them.

The average quality of these units is actually very high.

However, there is a serious lack of high-end combat power.

Naturally, they had no ability to resist Matthew's legendary team that was capable of killing gods.

Everyone came to the crystal tower.

They were amazed at the quantity and quality of treasures on each floor of the Crystal Tower.

In addition to the remains of the ancient god of death that made Matthew very excited.

On other floors of the crystal tower are piled up large amounts of gold, silver, treasures and precious magic items.

It also includes a series of shadow files!
This is not cheap stuff.

Matthew felt the majestic power of the domain from it.

Each of these shadow files contains the cornerstone of the shadow realm, the "Shadow Will".

Perhaps only an existence like the Lord of Darkness who has lived in the shadow plane for thousands of years could have such accumulation.

He even found a few threatening semi-artifacts in it!
Although Matthew no longer thinks highly of semi-artifacts.

But this doesn't mean that others won't be jealous.

Bobo, who had just jumped out of the cockpit of the "Lady", seemed eager to try:
“Is it time to divide the spoils?”

"What I mean is... I want those purple thread-bound books on the fifth floor. They seem to be magic books related to mechanical titans. Although they are not the ones I want the most, but..."

"How about I go get it myself?"

Just as the greedy Bobo was about to take action, he was stopped by Lumiere, who had also just rolled down from the Southern Savage Dragon.

"and many more."

He adjusted the knob of the mechanical arm and said in a strange tone:

"I always feel like there's something wrong with this crystal tower."

At this time, Matthew also waved his hand to signal everyone to step back a distance.

He also noticed something was wrong.

next second.

He looked at Feiliwen and Hibbert.

Fei Liwen understood and cast a life monitor, and the magic light swept over in circles, but there was no response;

Hibbert's eyes suddenly became empty.

"The art of truth"!
In an instant.

A complex emblem suddenly appeared in Hibbert's pupils.

The theme of the emblem is a lot of coveted gold coins and props.

And in the center of them.

It turned out to be a treasure chest——

No.

That's not a treasure chest.

Instead, it was a treasure chest monster with an extremely long tongue and countless rows of sharp teeth hidden inside!
"This crystal tower is a giant treasure chest monster!"

Matthew immediately reminded him.

Everyone was shocked.

Luo Lan nodded thoughtfully:

"I heard that the Treasure Chest King created four worms that can transform into pagodas of different materials, and fill the interior of the pagodas with various treasures and props to lure adventurers in."

“Once you enter the pagoda, you will be directly teleported to the plane called ‘Treasure Chest Heaven’ just like being swallowed by a treasure chest monster…”

Bobo asked eagerly:

"So everything in front of you is fake?"

Hibbert shook his head:
“The stuff is real.”

“The treasure chest monster is real too.”

Bobo instantly perked up:

"So we can get what we want, and the worst that happens is we'll be teleported?"

"Treasure chest heaven?"

"This place doesn't sound very scary..."

The others also followed suit and made a few comments.

It seems that everyone is very interested in the existence of Treasure Chest King and Treasure Chest Paradise.

At this time, Richard stood up and poured cold water on her:

"Treasure Chest Paradise is not a place with beautiful scenery and clear waters."

"That's part of the evil spirit plane."

"In fact, the Treasure Chest King is one of the most terrifying evil spirits. He is the master of all treasure chest monsters in the multiverse and possesses extremely terrifying authority and power."

“Even a high-ranking legend wouldn’t dare to easily clash with him in the evil spirit plane. His territory is not only a mystery to outsiders, but also a death restricted area.”

"We have heard many stories about the abyss and purgatory, but there are very few legends about the evil spirit world. There is a reason for this!"

Evil spirit?

Matthew narrowed his eyes.

Even he didn't know that the King of Treasure Chests was actually the lord of the evil spirit plane!
Richard, on the other hand, seemed to know everything about it... Could it be related to some of his personal experiences?
He glanced at Richard.

The latter walked away silently.

"In any case, now is not the best time to touch these things."

Matthew said solemnly:
"In fact, I also felt that something was wrong before. How could such a cunning enemy like Beckman display his wealth so openly?"

"He may not have expected us to come, but he must have laid bait for other potential enemies."

"It seems that he also has in-depth cooperation with the evil spirit lords..."

In fact, what made Matthew most suspicious was the area around the Crystal Tower.

Beckman is known as the Lord of Darkness, and this space was expanded from the original ultra-high-density shadow core, but along the way they have not set foot in the proper shadow field.

Moreover, apart from the Shadow Monks and the descendants of Tongluo, we hardly encountered any other races of enemies.

Especially shadow creatures!
"I found a hidden entrance behind a staircase between the third and second floors."

"There were four guards over there, two of them were knocked out by me, and the remaining two escaped inside!"

"Mr. Sener has already gone in to explore the way. He asked me to come here to inform you..."

at this time.

Safrola quickly ran over to report the situation.

Matthew's eyes lit up and he quickly followed.

The crowd did not hesitate.

Only Bobo looked towards the crystal tower reluctantly. Fortunately, Lumieg pulled her back to the team in time.

along the way.

Bobo is still muttering:
"Is there any way for us to get the bait from the treasure chest monster without being teleported away?"

Fei Liwen smiled and said:
"Theoretically, as long as your hand speed is fast enough, this is possible." Popovich's eyes lit up.

But Fei Liwen's next words softened the antenna on her head that had just been erected:
“But the reality is that almost no one can do that.”

"If the master behind all the treasure chest monsters is really a great lord from the evil spirit world, then the laws he formulates will definitely be blessed by the root of evil."

"You know, the Root of Evil is one of the four most influential wills in the astral world. The other three are the Abyss Matrix, the Blood River of Purgatory, and the Absurd Demon."

"The four of them represent the supreme will of the four major astral planes: the evil spirit world, the abyss world, the purgatory world, and the arcane wilderness."

"The Supreme Will of the Astral Realm is only half a level lower than the Supreme Will of the Material Realm in terms of status, which means that their strengthening of laws has an extremely high priority."

"Perhaps we can develop some magic similar to the sleight of hand, where we can take away the bait and send our own substitute to the other party, but this will take a long time to research, and the success rate is uncertain."

"On the other hand, if this crystal tower has a higher consciousness than ordinary treasure chest monsters, then no matter what feints we make, they may be discovered. In short, in the astral world, anything related to evil spirits must be treated with extreme caution."

Bobo reluctantly adjusted the position of his helmet:

"Alright alright."

Matthew patted her shoulder:

"Don't be discouraged. Once we solve the current problems, we will have a chance."

While talking.

Several people followed Savrola to the hidden entrance.

Matthew bent down.

He got in first.

next second.

The endless darkness completely submerged him!

……

"Warning: You have entered the room of the Dark Lord Beckman!
You have been discovered by the hidden creatures of the shadow realm!

You may be attacked from all directions at any time!"

……

Facing this seemingly endless darkness.

Matthew was not surprised but delighted:

"This is right!"

"How could the Dark Lord's lair not have a lot of shadow creatures..."

next second.

He took out the Lantern of the Lost Path and the Spear of the Sun from his bag.

The former radiated a gentle circle of light, which dispersed all the low-level shadow creatures that tried to approach Matthew;
A strong light burst out from the tip of the latter, sweeping away part of the shadow in front of his eyes and opening a path in front of Matthew.

With these two items.

Matthew could barely maintain a certain degree of vision in the thick darkness.

Although the clear distance does not exceed twenty meters.

But it is a very rare performance in this highly compressed shadow world.

Soon.

Everyone followed.

They were halfway down a corridor, led by Matthew.

it's here.

They ran into Sener who had just finished a fight.

"The number of shadow elements here is simply unbelievable!"

Sener complained to Matthew:

"I suspect that Beckman has transferred all the shadow elements of the entire shadow plane to his room. Doesn't he worry about privacy issues? Those who live long are really perverts..."

Matthew looked at the shadow elements on the ground who were beaten and had their cores scattered, pursed his lips, and said nothing more.

There are indeed a lot of shadow elements in the room.

They won't rush towards you like mad monsters, but will hide on your path or in some unexpected shadow, and suddenly attack you!
Under the cover of darkness.

The shadow element is actually transparent. Even if everyone has various lighting tools, the shadow element's unique talent allows them to maintain invisibility for 1 to 2 seconds when entering the range of light.

If there weren’t a few guys with extraordinary perception in the team.

It would probably take a lot of effort just to pass through this corridor.

A small door appeared ahead.

Matthew stood behind the door and looked inside.

This is a hall submerged in shadows. Apart from the most basic material structure of the hall, the accumulated shadow areas on it have reached an extremely terrifying level.

The shadows are filled with fragments and patches.

There are an astonishing number of shadow creatures waiting to attack!

"Shadow Elemental, Shadow Steel Golem, Shadow Warlock, Shadow Dragon, and Myth Monster..."

Fei Liwen listed the names of those shadow creatures like the back of her hand.

Matthew's expression became much more serious.

Got here.

The quality of the shadow creatures suddenly increased by more than one level.

Apart from the most common shadow elements.

"Shadowsteel Golem" combines the elusive characteristics of shadow creatures with the incredible defensive capabilities of golem constructs.

Matthew has currently observed that there are two Shadow Steel Golems stuck on both sides of the hall, and there may be more in the corridor leading to the other side of the hall.

These two Shadow Steel Golems are suspected to be connected to some mechanisms in the hall on the material level.

It may not be so easy to circumvent them.

The "Shadow Warlocks" in a dormant state are more like assassins waiting for an opportunity, but their attack methods are mostly based on sharp shadow spells, and some Shadow Warlocks have the ability to transform into monsters.

Each Shadow Warlock has at least 20 creature levels.

Matthew didn't see the leader for a while.

But he suspected that a legendary shadow warlock was hiding in the hall!

The "Shadow Dragon" is a more troublesome creature.

They are true dragons who can change their size freely, possess incredible strength and resistance, and are the shadow creatures with the best head-on combat capabilities.

Matthew also saw traces of Beckman on the foreheads of these shadow dragons.

He suspected that once he fought with these shadow dragons, even if Roland blocked the information, Beckman would be able to sense it in time.

of course.

The most disgusting monster is the "Myth Monster" that flashed by in a corner of the hall.

This creature seems non-aggressive, but wherever it exists, people will always be distracted involuntarily.

This doesn't even have to do with your mental strength, willpower, and related resistances.

The Myth's ability to distract people is a manifestation of the power of the Law.

Only laws can fight laws.

Even with the conditions Matthew had, he could only keep Paradise Lost open to barely counter the effects of the Myth Monster.

But that.

It is equivalent to completely exposing your position!
"We have to get through this hall as quickly as possible."

Sener reminded:
"Just now when I was chasing those two guards, several shadow elements appeared and held me back. I only killed one of them. The remaining one was also seriously injured and unlikely to survive, but I don't know if he sent out the information before he died..."

Matthew nodded.

"But this is the Shadow Trench."

Fei Liwen said seriously:
"If I'm not mistaken, Beckman has moved the deepest part of the shadow plane into his bedroom."

"The shadow elements here are too exaggerated. If you are not careful, you may be submerged or even crushed by the shadows. Any thought of passing through the hall quickly may lead to great risks."

Hibbert raised his hand and said:
"I can make a springboard in the time domain. Within the time allowed by the hourglass, the user of the springboard can advance a long distance in the time domain, but I can't be sure how far it is. It may be half, or three quarters, but it must be farther than one third of the distance..."

The others also expressed their opinions.

After listening to everyone's suggestions.

Matthew waved his hand:

"Then let me try it first."

While talking.

He handed the lost lantern to Fei Liwen who was standing next to him.

Then he came to the edge of the hall alone, pointing at the Spear of the Sun.

After a little preparation.

Matthew also put away the only glowing Sun God Spear.

All of a sudden.

Endless darkness engulfed him.

swish swish.

There are countless creatures in the shadows, gnashing their teeth and sucking blood, eager to try!
But their reckless actions were interrupted by a sudden surge of force!

In the darkness that the naked eye cannot discern.

Circles of ripples filled with the power of the domain spread rapidly.

Centered around Matthew.

The realms called negative energy and eclipse overlap with each other, and an independent space that does not belong to the shadow realm is constructed here!
"really."

"The shadow realm overlaps with the negative energy realm and the eclipse realm."

"I can use negative energy and the eclipse field to dispel some of the darkness in the shadow field, thereby reducing the repulsive force in the field to a minimum."

"Well, the mark Beckmann left in the area is too strong. I can't completely take over the host, but it shouldn't be a problem to open a path out..."

Matthew's heart was filled with joy.

This was his first time operating and reconstructing the domain in actual combat.

Although it was done without interference.

But it is also a very important step for him.

After a few seconds.

Matthew easily incorporated a large number of elements from the shadow realm into his own space.

Followed by.

He released the Balance Domain and the Minotaur Domain again, trying to communicate with and plunder more elements in the Shadow Domain—

Plunder what you can plunder first.

If you can’t plunder, communicate again.

If we really can't communicate...then just step aside for now.

This is Matthew’s principle of micro-management in the field.

this moment.

His mental focus was unprecedented.

In addition to those areas that have been expanded, other related fields have also produced a slight resonance within the field ecosystem that has already taken shape as a cycle.

The flow of elements between domains has become faster.

This made Matthew's job much easier.

It took less than three minutes.

The edges of the hall suddenly faded into large patches of darkness.

The shadow creatures that were exposed then screamed in anxiety.

However, this is because the field on which it depends is suppressed.

They couldn't attack Matthew.

They couldn't even get close to Matthew.

Sen'er was quick-witted and quick-handed. He took Lumiere and others and killed these unfortunate shadow creatures in no time.

The remaining shadow creatures quickly fled into the darkness nearby.

Another ten seconds passed.

Matthew's figure appeared in front of everyone again.

His whole body was shining with a dark light.

The power of the domain solidified into substance in him.

Every moment, black juice dripped from Matthew's clothes.

The juice dripped onto the floor and instantly formed into crystals.

"Shadow Element Crystal Cluster!"

Fei Liwen exclaimed.

But before she could make a move, a figure flashed by and the crystal cluster on the ground disappeared completely.

Fei Liwen glanced at the soldier who seemed to be indifferent and curled her lips slightly.

Everyone came to Matthew.

Matthew pointed his index finger towards the other side of the hall:
"Go this way!"

The voice just fell.

The endless darkness quickly retreated to both sides.

A broad road suddenly appeared in the bottomless shadow trench.

The shadowy creatures on the road made uneasy sounds.

Matthew led everyone past calmly.

Soon.

They passed through the hall smoothly.

There is also a corridor on the other side of the hall.

At the end of the corridor is a spacious bedroom.

The density of shadow elements here is greatly reduced.

Visibility is also much better.

Therefore, as soon as they walked into the corridor, everyone could clearly see that there was a huge stone placed on the big bed in the bedroom.

Next to the stone.

There were also two naked, pale-faced women lying there.

"That's the Dimension Anchor!"

Huang Yulong Kret couldn't help but speak out.

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(End of this chapter)