Chapter1117:TheInheritanceoftheThrone

"Crash!"ThebonfireinthedeepestpartoftheUndergroundCemetery’spalacemadeacrispsound.

Likebeingthrownhigh-qualityfirewood,theflickeringflame,whichwaslikeacandleinastorm,suddenlybecamebrighter.

Thesizeoftheflamesalsochangedfromthesizeofamatchboxtothesizeofaperson’storch.

Incontrast,theUndeadKingsittingontheFrozenThronenolongermadeanynoise,andhispreviouslyliftedheadslightlylowered.

Thisalienexplorer,lovedandprotectedbythegoldenhumansofthisworld,finallycompletedthefinaljourneyoflifetoday.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袞)

Infact,hehadalreadysufferedanirreversiblefatalinjuryduringthefinalstagesofthedivineera’sgreatwar.Ifitweren’tforthespecialenvironmentoftheUndergroundCemetery,hewouldn’thavebeenabletoclingtolifeuntilnow.

However,withthearrivalofthesuccessorsentbytheorganization,hecanfinallyclosehiseyes.

Hisbodythathadalreadydiedlongago,becauseofpromisesmadetofriends,benefactors,andlovedones,transcendedthebondageoftimeandconstantlywatchedoverthissilentcemetery.

"Thankyou."Infrontofthesilver-hairedwoman,therewastheinheritanceleftbehindbyTheKingofUndeadwhohadfinallypassedaway.

Evenduringthedivineera,thisGodWeaponarmorwasconsideredbeyondclassification,anditwasastrategicGodWeaponwithadesignatedsolesuccessor.

WhoeverputsonthisarmorautomaticallygainsownershipoftheUndergroundCemeteryandinheritsthetitleofTheKingofUndead.

Thisisagiftpreparedbythepreviousgeneration’sTheKingofUndeadforhissuccessor,anditisalsohisexpectation.

TheUndergroundCemeteryisanincomplete,yet-to-be-builtstructure.

Hehasbeenwaitingandwaitingforthehopethatthisworldcanbreakfreeandsetofftowardstheendlessskyofstars.

Thatisthesharedwishofhimandhispastfriends,benefactors,andlovers.

Inordertofulfillthiswish,humansdidn’thesitatetowagewaragainstdragons,seizedcontrolofthecontinent,andcollectedcountlessresourcesthathavepiledupinthisUndergroundCemetery.

Inthelatedivineera,themageswhofledherebroughtevenmoretreasures,makingtheUndergroundCemeterythemostpowerfulforceinthewholeSia’sworld.

"Yoursacrifice...willnotbeinvain..."Thebonfire’sflamesilluminatedthesnowyfaceofthesilver-hairedwoman.Herfigureonceagainturnedintoparticlesoflight,penetratingintothearmorofthedeceasedleftbyTheKingofUndead.

ThisGodWeaponisaspecialexistencethatsurpassesallConstellationGod’sWeaponsinthisworld.ItisanightmareGodWeaponthateventhedominantrace,thedragonraceinthisworld’spyramid,fearsgreatly.

TheKingofUndead,wearingthearmorofthedeceased,canendlesslyresurrectthebeingswhodiedinwar.

Eveniftheirheadsarepiercedandtheirheartsaretornout,thedeceaseddon’tfeelanypain.Theyonlycontinuetomoveforwardandkill.

Inthefinalstageofthewarbetweenhumansanddragons,humansmanagedtopileupthebodiesofnumerousdragonswiththesheernumberoftheirrace.Then,underthecontrolofTheKingofUndead,thesedragonsstoodupandjoinedthehumancampasskeletaldragonsandzombiedragons.

Thedragonscouldn’tbearsuchahugelossanymore,sotheychosetogiveupthethroneonthelandandretreatedintotheocean.

TheUndeadKingbecamethebiggestnightmareforthedragonraceandthegreatestheroforhumans.

However,thispartofhistorywasnotrecordedintheofficialhistoryofhumans,andevenhumansthemselvesforgotaboutit.

TheUndeadKing,whodistortedtheprogressofcivilizationinthisworldandbroughttheperiodofmagicdeclineearlier,returnedtothesecludedUndergroundCemeterywiththebodiesofhisfriends,benefactors,andlovers.

Asaresultofusingimmatureforbiddenspellswithoutauthorization,theUndeadKingsufferedabacklashandcouldneverreturntothesunlight.

Inthelongyearsthatfollowed,hecouldonlywaitforafainthope.

Theunnaturalcreationhebroughttothisworld,thebonfire,grewweakerandweakeruntilthismoment,whentheUndeadKingusedhimselfastindertoignitetheflamesrepresentingthepowerofsoulsonceagain.

Spreadingthefire,thatwastheUndeadKing’sfinalmission.

Withtheremainingpowerofhissoul,heignitedthetorchofhopeforthisworldonelasttime.

Hewantedtochangeandsavethisworld.

Hecouldn’tcompletethetaskasaninvader,nordidhedoitafterbecomingTheKingofUndead,sohecouldonlyhopethathissuccessorwouldaccomplishit.

Whiteparticlesoflightpenetratedintothearmorofthedead,andthepitch-blackarmorthathadsatontheFrozenThroneformillionsofyearsbegantoemitafaintglow.

"Boom!"Withinthebonfire,countlesssparksflew,illuminatingthedeepestpalaceoftheUndergroundCemetery.

Here,it’snotjustTheKingofUndeadalone.

Ontheenormouswalls,pillars,andceilings,therewerefigureafterfigurewearingmagerobes.

MostofthemlookedatthethronewhereTheKingofUndeadwaswithastonishmentintheireyes,kneelingtherelikeprisonersawaitingjudgment.

Amongthem,therewereoveradozenpowerfulindividualswearingredmagerobeswithgoldenembroideryontheedges,standingoutfromthecrowdofblack-robedmages.

Theredrobessymbolizedthepowerofthehighestmageinthelatedivineera.TobeabletowearredrobeswithgoldenembroideryrepresentedthatthesemageshadoncestoodatthepinnacleofthisworldandweretherulersoftheentireSia’sworld.

Theircombatprowessisdefinitelynotinferior,evenwhenfacingthedragonrace.

Unfortunately,theyescapedtotheUndergroundCemetery,whichwasaplacewherethefriends,benefactors,andloversoftheKingofUndeadwereburied.Itwasamiraculousstructurebuiltbythisoutsidertoreturntothestarsbeyondthisera.

ThemagichereiscompletelyunderthecontroloftheKingofUndead.Theoriginofthemagicliesinthisbonfireandthebodiesofthegoldenhumansburiedhere.

Nomatterhowpowerfulthered-robedwizardswere,eventhosewhocouldcastforbiddenspells,theycouldn’tevenproduceafireballintheUndergroundCemeterywithoutthepermissionoftheKingofUndead.

Therefore,thered-robedwizardsallmetatragicend.

TheyhadintendedtodominatetheUndergroundCemeteryandseizeitasabaseforfuturereturntothesurface,butintheend,theyallbecamedecorationsinthepalaceoftheKingofUndead.

Afterthousandsofyears,everyonehadlongsincediedandcouldn’tdieanymore.However,duetotheuniqueenvironmentoftheUndergroundCemeteryandtheKingofUndead’sultimatepowerovertheundead,thesewizardshadturnedintoadifferentkindofexistence.

Thewizardsdressedinblackrobesbecamepowerfulskeletalwizards.

Thewizardsdressedinredrobesdescendedintoeternalliches.

ThiswasalsooneofthegiftspreparedbytheKingofUndeadforhissuccessor-anundeadlegionthatcouldconquertheworld,possessingtheterrifyingstrengthoftheDivineEra.

Asthesilver-hairedwomanputontheundeadking’sauthoritativearmor,theblackandred-robedsorcerers,whowereforcedtobecomedecorationsintheundergroundcemetery,begantoawakenfromtheirlongdeathstate.