Chapter 840 - Occult Talisman of Arachne Empress Finas (1/2)

Among the many bosses Nie Yan had faced, the Naga King was fairly easy to deal with because of his weak physical defense, which made it susceptible to knockbacks.

Nie Yan rummaged under the Naga King’s corpse. Apart from a Level 180 Sub Legendary-grade Warrior bracer and bronze key, nothing else dropped.

The bronze key was about the size of a thumb and covered in all sorts of intricate engravings. Likely, it was to open a treasure chest.

Nie Yan was thinking about where to find the chest, when Bennett’s Soul hovered in front of his face before heading off into the distance. It seemed to know the way!

Nie Yan turned his head and glanced back at Dragon Emperor one last time before running after Bennett’s Soul.

Dragon Emperor watched Nie Yan disappear at the end of the street. He turned to look at the corpse of the Naga King on the ground. No words could describe what he was feeling right now. This encounter with Nie Yan had left a deep impression on him. He glanced at the Sanguine Dragon in his pet space and wondered if he would ever be on equal footing with Nie Yan.

Nie Yan was strong enough to challenge some of the most powerful bosses, even legendary existences, and in the process obtained all sorts of amazing equipment. From the moment he first pulled ahead, his rewards only helped him widen the gap further and further. At this point, simply catching back up to him would require an inconceivable amount of effort.

“Just you wait, I’ll definitely challenge you one day!” Dragon Emperor declared. He then turned his focus back to hunting Elite Nagas.

After leaving the village, Nie Yan followed Bennett’s Soul for half-an-hour before arriving outside the entrance of a cave.

Entering the cave, Nie Yan found himself in a large room. Level 180 Elite Nagas were roaming around here, hundreds of thousands of them. It looked like a snake nest. Ordinary teams would have no way of clearing this place.

Nie Yan bypassed the Nagas using his stealth and the Web-Crawler Ring. About an hour later, he arrived in an even larger chamber. Strangely enough, there were no monsters roaming here.

Since the chamber was too large, Nie Yan couldn’t see the far side even with his high Night Vision. He summoned Paladin Lafus and had him toss a ball of light in the air, illuminating the surroundings. What he saw caused him to be dumbstruck.

The corpse of a gigantic 10-meter tall spider appeared in his vision. Bits of its carapace had broken off and lay scattered on the ground. The rest of the corpse had fossilized. It was impossible to tell its age. Approaching the abdomen, Nie Yan had Lafus toss up another light orb in the air.

This spider corpse was likely Arachne Empress Finas!

Exploring around, Nie Yan discovered something resembling a formation drawn into the ground. It was in the shape of a hexagram. Though incredibly old, it was still visible. As he drew closer, only then did he realize the formation was carved into the rock and so couldn’t be erased.

Bennett’s Soul continued floating forward until it arrived in the center of the formation. Suddenly, the formation lit up and illuminated the entire chamber.

Nie Yan watched everything unfold in amazement. Bennett’s Soul emitted a dazzling radiance like the sun and started rapidly dividing, from one to three, then three to nine, and so on. Before long, there were too many to count. It was as though the air were filled with fireflies. It was a mesmerizing sight. They gradually floated up and entered Empress Finas’ corpse before disappearing.

You have completed the quest ‘Bennett’s Guidance’.

Nie Yan lit up twice in a row with a dazzling radiance. He had levelled up to Level 155!

At his current level, each level up required a ridiculous amount of experience. Yet after completing this quest, he had levelled up twice! This was quite a pleasant surprise.

“This was it? The quest is complete? Where’s the Occult Talisman then?”

Nie Yan searched around before his eyes landed on a corpse resting against a nearby wall. It had already rotted into nothing but bones. In its embrace was a peculiar looking box. It was about the size of a palm and made out of an unknown silver-white metal. Just below the lid was a keyhole.

Nie Yan immediately took out the bronze key he obtained from the Naga King’s corpse. Inserting the key and turning it to the left, the lid popped open with a click. Inside was a talisman. It was made out of scaly yellow leather with indecipherable characters drawn on it.

Empress Finas’ Occult Talisman!

After seeing the talisman, Nie Yan’s eyes lit up with joy. He still recalled what an impact Bennett’s Occult Talisman had had when he used it in the final showdown against Bloodlust Blades. Arachne Empress Finas could only be stronger than Crypt Lord Bennett, not weaker!