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**Chapter 1167: The Manor Owner's Peculiar Hobby**

The Great World Rune is elusive and cannot be directly observed; this is common knowledge. The Great World Rune never reveals itself to people, only during the half-second when a spell ascends to the stellar level can it be glimpsed.

But even then, it's just a fleeting glance, and those with weaker strength can't see it at all. At most, they might see some light, which is already the best they can hope for; most see nothing at all.

However, the record on the beast skin stated that the Great World Rune had revealed itself...

This defied common sense. Moreover, it was summoned by someone. The Great World Rune being summoned is an impossible feat. But Lin Moyu recalled that he had once seen the Great World Rune.

The Great World Rune was covered in scars, nearly collapsing.

His heart trembled violently, "Could it be that the Great World Rune is here, severely damaged?"

Lin Moyu was also startled by his own thought.

He was extremely curious about what had happened back then.

The era was too ancient, so ancient that even the spell of resurrection couldn't be used.

If it weren't for some special reasons, the years it had endured would be unimaginable.

Lin Moyu put away the beast skin and continued forward.

The material of the beast skin was very special; even after so many years, it remained well-preserved, indicating that the beast skin itself was an extremely precious treasure.

Since he found the skeleton on the left side, Lin Moyu chose the left path.

It didn't matter whether he chose left or right; it made no difference to him.

If the structure was like the buildings in his past life, the current corridor should be a loop, with both sides eventually converging, making either path the same.

As he delved deeper, more corpses appeared on the ground, not just one but five.

Their postures varied; some leaned against the wall, while others lay in the middle of the path.

Without exception, all were headless.

The skeletons were intact, with no visible wounds.

Whether they died because their heads were chopped off or their heads were chopped off after death was unclear.

In Lin Moyu's eyes, each of these skeletons was stronger than a God Sovereign in life.

Even a God Sovereign's corpse couldn't be preserved for so many years.

At that level, even if their heads were chopped off, they wouldn't die.

Their souls could survive independently, and they could even regenerate flesh and blood.

Therefore, Lin Moyu speculated that these people had their heads chopped off after death.

As for where the heads went...

The answer was soon revealed.

At the end of the path, there was another turn, this time to the right, matching his judgment.

Just after the turn, Lin Moyu's body tensed, muscles tightening, sensing danger.

From the left, right, behind, and above, skulls appeared simultaneously.

These skulls spat water arrows from their mouths.

The water arrows were transparent, looking like ordinary water, but their nature was entirely different.

Lin Moyu dodged several water arrows, which hit the ground, emitting light smoke and sizzling sounds.

The smoke turned into mist, obscuring vision. With soul perception suppressed, impaired vision meant extreme danger.

Tang Zhen had said that his subordinates were hit by water arrows and were instantly corroded to white bones.

A white light glowed on Lin Moyu's body, and his bone armor shone, blocking the water arrows.

But within half a second, the bone armor shattered with a bang.

Half a second was enough; Lin Moyu leaped over ten meters, escaping the mist in an instant.

The water arrows didn't pursue him. Looking back, the skulls on the walls had disappeared, and the water mist was quickly dissipating.

Lin Moyu roughly understood how the previous skeletons came to be.

The water arrows had astonishing corrosive properties, dissolving flesh and leaving only bones.

And the heads of those people were embedded in the walls, turned into water arrow launchers.

Feeling a bit creeped out, Lin Moyu thought the manor owner's hobby was quite unexpected.

Although he also controlled an undead army and was a seasoned warrior, he had never used people's heads as launchers.

This was not just a matter of preference; it was somewhat perverse.

The first danger encountered after entering the castle was actually not much of a threat.

As long as one reacted quickly, they could dodge it.

If it were only this, how could those strong individuals have died here back then?

Lin Moyu speculated that the great battle back then had damaged the castle's defensive facilities.

What he saw now were just remnants of the past.

But even these remnants, combined with the suppressive power here, were enough to trouble a God Sovereign.

Enough to cause a God King to fall.

He first encountered flaming skulls, then water-spraying skulls, just like Tang Zhen, even in the same order.

The only difference was that Tang Zhen encountered them in a secret chamber, while he encountered them in the castle.

Continuing forward, more skeletons appeared on the ground.

These skeletons were also headless, but different from the previous ones.

These skeletons had many scratches, as if left by some sharp weapon.

The skeletons' owners were incredibly powerful in life, and their bones were extremely hard. The strength of the attacks that left these marks could be imagined.

Lin Moyu touched one of the skeletons, trying to examine the scratches closely.

Crash!

The skeleton instantly crumbled, unable to maintain its structure, scattering on the ground.

The time was too long; without external interference, the skeletons could maintain their original state.

A slight external influence would cause the skeletons to collapse immediately.

Lin Moyu sighed softly, no longer touching them, and continued forward.

Soon, he reached the end of the passage, where another right turn appeared in his sight.

Through the turn, he could see another turn on the opposite side, connecting to another path.

In the middle of the passage, there was a gap.

"Indeed, it's a loop, just like the structure of a wealthy family's house in my past life."

"A garden, a castle, and then a small forest, quite an artistic conception."

Lin Moyu spoke softly, stepping into the turn and then accelerating forward.

A howling wind followed, turning into countless sharp blades sweeping towards him.

Although Lin Moyu wasn't afraid, there was no need to deal with these blades.

He increased his speed to the limit, sprinting through the passage.

The passage wasn't long, just a few hundred meters, and he quickly reached the central gap, entering without hesitation.

The wind brushed past his back, howling through the passage.

Lin Moyu chuckled, "This test isn't difficult either."

The three tests were identical to Tang Zhen's experiences; now he had to rely on himself to explore further.

Passing through the looped corridor, he truly entered the fortress's interior.

A faint light appeared ahead, and Lin Moyu saw many doors on both sides.

The doors were tightly closed, and he didn't check them.

Given his abilities, he might not be able to open these doors.

If he did open them and encountered dangers he couldn't handle, it would be akin to seeking death. Better to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Soon, he reached the end, seeing a courtyard outside the passage.

To the left of the end, a door was open.

The door seemed to have been forced open, split in two and lying on the ground.

From outside, he could see inside the room.

"A study?"

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