webnovel Chapter 980 - 385: Earth God Mountain, Second Divine Clan_3
Chapter 980 - 385: Earth God Mountain, Second Divine Clan_3
"The remains hidden within this coffin must surely be that of the ’Flower Corpse Person’!"
"Look, there are imprints of flower stamens around her eye sockets, and a white fresh flower blooming inside her abdominal cavity, just like described in the ancient texts!"
A middle-aged man with long hair, pointing at a cracked coffin, declared confidently.
After he finished speaking, he disregarded the persuasion of others, bit his finger, and with his blood as a guide, began writing on a stone stele fixed nearby.
"Young master, don’t be rash!"
"If you answer incorrectly three times, you’ll be asked to leave and will never be allowed to step in again!"
An elderly man, seemingly a clan elder, blew his beard and glared, anxious.
Little did he know, just as the middle-aged man retracted his finger, the stone stele burst into light.
A ghastly white corpse insect crawled out, stood on top of the stele, and began to spin silk.
In a moment, the surface of the ancient coffin was covered with a layer of semi-transparent barrier, the contained remains were coated with a layer of warm, glowing phosphorescence, better protected by some power to lessen the erosion of the years.
"The corpse-guarding insect emerged! I, this young master, have answered correctly!"
Shu Jie’s face lit up with excitement, soon breaking into loud laughter, his face flush with joy.
Shu Liangmiao was taken aback, swallowed back the words of reprimand about to spill from his lips, instead, his face also revealed a smile as he patted Shu Jie’s shoulder, eyes full of approval:
"Wonderful, young master, you’ve made it into the top fifteen!"
"If you answer a few more questions correctly, break into the top ten, even if you don’t gain the Corpse Dragon Girl’s recognition, you can still receive her gifts!"
"Hey, keep up the momentum, continue!"
Shu Jie took a sip of corpse wine, enjoying the inquisitive looks from those around him, nonchalantly seeking his next deciphering target.
...
Ye Hanjun withdrew his gaze.
From the cluttered chatter around him, he had already heard the man’s name as well as his background.
Shu Jie, of the West Sea the Shu Clan.
The clan’s first generation of rise, also known as the ancestor, changed their surname because of nurturing the Holy Beast King in the form of a tree.
The fact that they could inherit from the Near Ancient Epoch’s eighth epoch to the New Era’s Second Epoch and still assure nearly a double-digit number of Guardian Saint Spirits proved their foundation remained solid.
However, this man was unlikely to break into the top ten—this was the unanimous conclusion of those discussing.
Ye Hanjun’s eyes touched upon the focus of all spirits, a tombstone in the central area with glowing text, recording scores in the language of the Human Race.
[Shu Jie, score 655, currently ranked 14th.]
"Esteemed ones, the rules here are straightforward and easy to understand."
The Corpse Shura Girl promptly explained:
"The remains placed here are not species that briefly flourished then vanished, but rather unique species that lived in small ranges and quickly became extinct, with an extremely high rarity."
"As long as you can recognize their species name from when they were alive, you can get anywhere from 3 to 10 points."
"If you can describe their abilities and even specifically introduce the regions where they were active, their dietary habits, physiological structure... the more relevant content you provide, the more additional points you get."
Ye Hanjun remained silent, his gaze fixed on the top five in the leaderboard—
[Mang Hao, score 10588, currently ranked 1st.]
[Ling Yu, score 5360, currently ranked 2nd.]
[Mask, score 4855, currently ranked 3rd]
[Guan Cunyan, score 4500, currently ranked 4th.]
[Huang Baishan, score 3912, currently ranked 5th.]
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"The first-place score is so high?" Mu Shoucong stared in astonishment.
Ling Yu, with Ling as her surname, must be a clan member sent by the Ling Nong Sect.
She stands in second place with more than five thousand points.
But the first-placed Mang Hao, almost doubling her score and leaving her far behind, carried an overwhelming depth of knowledge on his back.
"After all, he is from a lineage that has studied corpses for generations, and the secret tomes in their clan are all the painstaking efforts of the ancestors..."
Ye Liuying recalled the ancient books shown to them by Ye Tianzi in the depths of Asura’s Tomb, feeling a moment of empathy.
Of course, rising on their own merit was an incomparable achievement, a blessing to their clan.
But many Saints are not the first generation of their families; standing upon the shoulders of their predecessors, the cultivation resources they absorbed from childhood—how could ordinary clans possibly compare?
"My lord, please register a name first; otherwise, even if you identify the origins of the remains, the points will not be linked to you."
Ye Hanjun nodded softly, following the Corpse Shura Girl’s guidance, he inscribed the character "灰" on the central tombstone.
During this process, apart from a few creatures passing by and casting a brief glance his way, no one paid much attention to him.
"What is that row at the back, why is it that there are people gathered around, but no one is writing?" Ye Hanjun suddenly inquired.
"Reporting to my lord, those inside the coffins are all Enigmatic Corpses."
The Corpse Shura Girl respectfully said:
"Because not even the owner of the corpses can recognize them, so they are placed here for everyone to observe and assess."
"If you can identify an Enigmatic Corpse, state its species, and describe various aspects of its life as evidence, once believed by the corpse’s owner, each Enigmatic Corpse can provide a minimum of 3000 points, of incredible worth."