Chapter 1230 - 859: Opening the Great Tomb

At this moment, Zhang Chen was certain that the tomb before him was the genuine tomb of the Queen Mother of the West!

However, the problem that lay before Zhang Chen now was that the old Queen Mother had turned her ’nourishing place’ into a ’corpse cultivating place.’ After countless thousands of years of nurturing, given the Queen Mother’s power and rank, if she were still alive, how unimaginably powerful would her physical body become?

It would undoubtedly become unimaginably powerful!

Her physical body would be a terrifying zombie to the extreme.

"But in this End of the Dharma era, I’m not afraid of the Queen Mother coming out of the tomb. Even if she truly emerges, with my Purple Cloud Divine Thunder and Five-Colored Divine Thunder, I won’t necessarily fear her. I can strike without any restraint, whereas the Queen Mother cannot!" Zhang Chen muttered, an inexplicable look in his eyes.

"In fact, now is the best time for me to take revenge. If the Queen Mother were to be exposed from the Feng Shui Grand Array in this era, she would undoubtedly die, unless she could hide within the Thirty-Three Heavens! But can the Thirty-Three Heavens shelter a Primordial Powerhouse?" Zhang Chen’s mind was aflutter with countless thoughts, his eyes filled with a wise glow.

"Queen Mother, don’t blame me. You struck me ruthlessly back then, and now your retribution has come!" Zhang Chen’s voice carried an inexplicable tone.

However, if one wishes to act against the Queen Mother, one must be fully prepared. Given the Queen Mother’s Primordial realm methods, even if the Feng Shui Grand Array breaks, causing her to truly die in this End of the Dharma environment, any random strike before her death could easily finish me."

She is someone who can withstand Celestial Punishment, sever the River of Destiny, and traverse the River of Time—a woman that Zhang Chen cannot shake. What he can rely on is merely the environment of this world.

Zhang Chen’s eyes turned towards his Golden Finger Interface; he figured that he had only two means to deal with the Queen Mother: the Authority of the Five Elements and the Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing, along with Body Transformation Blood River and gambling techniques.

Anything else would be useless when dealing with such an ancient entity as the Queen Mother.

Currently, Zhang Chen was least lacking in points. His eyes scanned his entire skill set, focusing on Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing and Blood Sea Dao—these were the skills he could currently upgrade, and the only ones that could offer a chance to survive.

"Blood Sea Dao can only be upgraded to the twelfth tier. Once it exceeds the twelfth tier, Essence, Qi, and Spirit will definitely leak out, just like the Princess, with the essence and spirit origin being absorbed by Heaven and Earth, becoming its nourishment." Zhang Chen looked at the Blood Control Technique, pondering constantly in his heart.

As for why the Sealing Rune can be upgraded beyond the twelfth tier, while the Blood Control Technique cannot?

This involves two concepts. The Sealing Rune is Zhang Chen’s skill, so no matter how much it is upgraded, it is unrelated to his original power, whereas the Blood Control Technique is different. The Blood Control Technique is Zhang Chen’s own power; once it surpasses the limit, it will break the shackles, subject to the invisible restrictions of Heaven and Earth.

"Furthermore, I have a necessary reason to upgrade the Blood Dao: the Blood God Child can substitute death. Facing the Queen Mother, the slightest misstep could lead to death, so the Substitute Death Technique is extremely necessary for me."

While contemplating the Substitute Death Technique, Zhang Chen suddenly had a thought; he recalled the Substitute Death Technique seed the Queen Mother had left on him, hurriedly inspecting his Primordial Spirit before finally breathing a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was no trace of the Substitute Death Technique in his Primordial Spirit; otherwise, it would have surely caused considerable trouble.

"Aside from Blood Sea Dao, the most important thing is the Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing skill. Blood Sea Dao can only grant me a little more chance of surviving when facing the Queen Mother, while Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing is the best means of controlling her. However, a Primordial Saint is Immortal, enduring for eternity. My Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing technique can only deal with the dead, and facing the Queen Mother, just having the current level is insufficient." Zhang Chen felt upgrading the Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing skill was like opening a blind box; if it yields a skill to deal with the Queen Mother, he would have hit the jackpot.

Zhang Chen’s mind was awash with countless thoughts as his eyes regarded the Golden Finger Interface, gazing at the limitless zeros of Skill Points, then shifting his focus onto the Blood Control Technique: "Let’s start with the Blood Control Technique!"

[Skill 3 (Ninth Tier): Body Transformation Blood River (0/2000000000000000)]

[Note 1: The host can transform into a Blood River, absorbing all the blood within a thousand li radius, drawing in wandering souls within a hundred li into the Blood River, quickly guiding worldly blood and wandering souls into the Sea of Blood.]

[Note 2: The number of Blood God Children increases with the level, currently it stands at ten.]

Blood Control, Blood Sucking in the Air, Limb Regeneration, Ultrasonic Positioning, Body Transformation Blood Light (tenfold), Blood Poison Filth, Blood Control, Blood Influence (within kilometer), Body Transformation Blood River, mastery of Law of Sound Waves (within thousand li), Blood Sea Asura (not exceeding own level).]

"To upgrade from the ninth tier to the tenth tier requires two thousand trillion Skill Points, which is truly voluminous. If I hadn’t consumed numerous Peaches of Immortality, it would’ve been impossible to gather such a vast number of points. But now..." Zhang Chen looked at his own Skill Points, significantly longer than those required for Body Transformation Blood River, couldn’t help but smile smugly: "Piece of cake!"

With a gentle click on Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger Interface, his skill values flickered before directly upgrading, witnessing the Golden Finger Interface transform:

Tenth Tier...

Eleventh Tier...

[Skill 3 (Twelfth Tier): Blood Realm (0/2000000000000000000)]

[Note 1: You have acquired the Harmonization skill]

[Note 2: You have acquired the Blood Dao Heir skill]

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

Zhang Chen’s gaze swept over the skill interface. After upgrading the skill from the Ninth Tier to the Twelfth Tier, Zhang Chen sensed a mysterious quality—it seemed to exceed his expectations. Upgrading by three tiers resulted in gaining three skills, but they didn’t seem particularly useful in his battle against the Queen Mother of the West.

The first skill, Blood Dao, involved merging one’s body with the Blood Sea Dao, gaining the empowerment of Blood Dao’s strength. The second skill, Blood Dao Offspring, enabled the spreading of bloodlines, allowing their bloodline to master the power of Blood Dao. As for Blood Realm, with the appearance of this skill, Zhang Chen’s Crystal Core transformed within his body, astonishingly flying out and disappearing into his Primordial Spirit. The Crystal Core fell into a realm of chaos, transforming into a dimensional space entirely composed of the Sea of Blood. The power of this blood sea surged violently, devouring the chaotic force to enhance itself.

"The Blood Control Technique does not contribute much to my victory over the Queen Mother of the West." A trace of inexplicable emotion showed in Zhang Chen’s eyes, feeling disappointed, he shifted his gaze away from Blood Realm and turned to his skill interface, the Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing skill:

"Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing is a type of skill technique, which can continue to upgrade. However, this skill is also a gold-consuming giant, requiring a legendary amount of points." Zhang Chen murmured to himself.

He looked at his Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing skill:

[5 Skills (Tier Four): Soul Hooking Chain (0/1000000000)]

[Skill Interpretation: As long as a soul is marked by your skill, upon the arrival of their lifespan limit, disregarding their cultivation level and time-space distance, you can hook their soul over.]

[Note 1: Can hook the soul of anyone upon their lifespan limit arrival.]

[Note 2: Can hook any soul using secret techniques to forcibly remain in the world and evade their destined lifespan (those extending lifespan using spirit medicine are not included).]

[Note 3: Do not casually activate this divine technique. When you mark someone, they mark you. If they manage to kill you before their lifespan ends, it’s tragic!]

[Note 4: Bringing someone’s soul over does not necessarily mean you can kill them. The target soul, once chained, cannot harm you, but the skill will expire in three days, sending the soul back to their body via laws. You can only use the soul-hooking skill once on the same soul within three days.]

[Note 5: Once marked, even if someone extends their life, you can forcibly hook their soul out.]

[Remark 6: You can permanently lock the target’s soul, denying them any opportunity to return to their body.]

"Currently, the Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing skill can only hook the souls of those whose lifespan limits have arrived. It seems inadequate for those existing with immortality and boundless longevity." Zhang Chen stared at the skill interface, counting the points on the interface; upgrading once required ten billion, which isn’t a problem for Zhang Chen.

Accompanied by Zhang Chen’s heartfelt decision, he tapped on the skill interface, and saw the points evaporated—turning into a Fifth Tier skill. However, the Fifth Tier skill still didn’t grant Zhang Chen the ability to hook the Queen Mother of the West’s soul, so he continued upgrading.

One hundred billion points evaporated, Sixth Tier!

One trillion points evaporated, Seventh Tier!

Ten trillion points evaporated, Eighth Tier!

One hundred trillion points evaporated, Ninth Tier!

One quadrillion points evaporated, Tenth Tier!

Ten quadrillion points evaporated, Eleventh Tier!

One quintillion points evaporated, Twelfth Tier!

"Even though the skill has upgraded to the Twelfth Tier, it’s still not giving me the skill I need!" Zhang Chen looked at the quintillion points, a cautious expression in his eyes, hesitating further upgrades, as his points might instantly evaporate. Nevertheless, once surpassed the Twelfth Tier, there’s a qualitative change ahead.

Moreover, within that grand tomb lies the Peach Tree and various creations left by the Queen Mother of the West; having the Peach Tree signifies immortality, I can remain in the world forever even without breaking through the Twelfth Tier.

The most crucial aspect is when the Peach Tree falls into my hands and is sent into the Five Elements River, what unimaginable empowerment will occur? For Zhang Chen, it’s an almost unbelievable boon.

"With the Peach Tree, supplemented by my Law of Time, am I really lacking points?" Zhang Chen glanced at the Golden Finger Interface, and without thinking, he added points directly.

Then Zhang Chen’s points were completely emptied. Even having consumed countless peaches during the Ancient Era couldn’t withstand the overwhelming consumption, then the Golden Finger Interface slightly trembled, undergoing a kind of incredible change. Simultaneously, Zhang Chen’s eyes widened, staring intensely at the Golden Finger Interface, as his heart raced, filled with shock: "Hit the jackpot!"