Hao Ren sat up on the central platform, and stood up to look around. He could not find anyone around him, so he used his Yin and Yang eyes. Sure enough, things changed around him, at the edge of the central platform, Hao Ren saw silver energy pattern hovering in the void.
He instantly recalled the energy pattern at the entrance of the tomb. These two patterns were similar, and they were meant to keep the Naga's out of the tomb. Hao Ren looked beyond the pattern and he was shocked, there were at least thousands of Naga Skeletons laying around the central platform in a stack.
The young man clenched his fists, he did not know why he felt such rage bubbling in his body. The calm voice sounded again, "Hmm, a human exhibiting the signs of rage at the sight of their common enemy skeletons."
Hao Ren did not say anything and then he looked around to located the person who was talking to him. The person said again, "Hmmm, very eager to find me, who are you? Tell me, who are you?"
The young man did not want to reply but he was feeling trapped by some power acting around his body, so he forces himself, "Who are you to ask me about who I am, tell me who are you first."
A chuckle echoed in the surroundings and the person said, "Well, you sure have the pride of a cultivator. I have long forgotten the name I had, you may call me Jingwei, the guard of the Naga tomb. Now, tell me, why have you come here?"
Hao Ren replied honestly, "My name is Hao Ren, and I came here to unseal the tomb."
Figure of a man in white Taoist robes appeared before him, glaring right in his eyes. Hao Ren could only perceive a dreadful anger targeted towards him and said, "What did you say? How dare you step in this tomb and help our enemies?"
Hao Ren sighed and said, "People like you categorize everyone different from you as enemies and everyone who gives you rebates as your ally.
Your ancestors killed so many Naga tribe people, because they received money from the King who ruled here. So, do not preach to me who is my enemy and who is not."
The spiritual figure standing before him was shocked. Hao Ren was using Yin and Yang eyes to look around and located a shining white stone embedded in the center of the floor. The spirit being roared, "Go away, get out of here or you will suffer the wrath of heavens."
Hao Ren turned around to look at the stone on the floor and said, "With all due respect, if you are strong enough, you should through me out with your magical powers. Or just shut up and make peace with the fact that you are dead and the times have changed."
He was not afraid of the spirit being, the system has told him, if an entity stronger than him attacks him, the system will start the self defense protocol. In reality Hao Ren was counting on the entity to attack him. However, when he found that the guardian spirit of the tomb was asking him to leave instead of directly taking an action. He knew that the spirit was bluffing.
As Hao Ren neared the shiny white stone, the system notified, *Ding: Host has located the chaos stone. You are rewarded with a spatial ring, and you can customize it as you wish."
Hao Ren nodded and thought, 'That was anti-climatic of you. Now can I withdraw the rewards of my daily tasks?'
Thank you for saving me and my brethren."
Hao Ren bowed his head to the void and said, "I only did what was right. Humans or Nagas, anyone who has not done any wrong shall not suffer."
The voice chuckled and then the balls began to glow and vanish in the void quickly. It was as if fire crackers. The deep voice said, "When you go out, tell my daughter Ulupi to give you a jar of Naga Wine. We may not be as good as the monkeys when it comes to wine making, but we have our own specialty. That is all I can do to express my most sincere gratitude to you."
Hao Ren bowed his head again and the place turned silent. He looked around and took out his knife to dig out the chaos stone embedded inside the central platform. As soon as he removed the chaos stone, the entire stone platform began to slowly descend the height. Looking around Hao Ren could see nothing but black walls.
Finally, a thud echoed in the place and Hao Ren found a path appear before him. It brought him back to the gateway from where he had entered the place. The young man sighed and walked out of the place after chugging down a spirit restoration potion.
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Ulupi and the rest were kowtowing on the ground as they saw the lights flashing out of the pyramid. They did not know what happened, but the restrain they sensed on themselves seemed to have lifted. This feeling that haunted them for all their lives was gone.
After paying respects to their predecessors, Ulupi and her clan members stood up, only to see Hao Ren climbing out of the pit. The princess had tears in her eyes, and she did not think twice before she moved like a typhoon and hugged Hao Ren with her six arms.
The young man was taken aback and said, "Your Highness, it is not appropriate for you to hug me like this. I am a married man."
Ulupi was dazed for a second and then she chuckled, as she broke the embrace and said, "I cannot express my feelings to you in words, Hao Ren. You are the biggest ally of the Naga clan, no, you should be known as the benefactor, for liberating us. Ask me, what do you want, weapons, techniques, elixirs, women? Anything that you want, ask."
Hao Ren smiled and shook his head while he said, "You praise me too much, Princess Ulupi. However, I will ask you for a few things, and it would be nice if they can be in pairs, one for males and one for females."
Ulupi was surprised that he did not refuse the offer, and then she looked behind her, where a few old people stood. The old people nodded and Ulupi said, "Ask me, Hao Ren."
The young man laid his requests before her, and then he he told her about the snake wine. Ulupi got emotional but she nodded, and fulfilled her fathers promise. She asked Hao Ren to dine with them but the young man refused and said, "I haven't talked to my wife in the past week, and I cannot stay here any longer, forgive me." Experience new tales on mvl
Ulupi knew he would not stay, and said, "Hao Ren, if you ever come to the norther ranges of the spirit shimmer continent, feel welcome to come over and visit us."
She plucked out a scale from her tail and gave it to him as a token of identity. Hao Ren thanked her and said, "We shall meet again. So long."
With that said, he tore the talisman his father gave him, and soon, a hand grabbed him back into the portal.