There's a skull dungeon attached to my basement

It seems that's indeed the case.

Whether it's abyssal equipment or the Light-Dark Dichotomy, the most powerful benefits they bring can't be enjoyed by Xiao Yang in a normal state. They only work when his mental state declines to a certain level and he enters a state of turmoil.

"The crazier I get, the stronger I become?"

Very strange! Very strange indeed!

Xiao Yang didn't know what to say about this strange situation.

In the end, Xiao Yang still kept this cup of Blood of Corruption. Although this thing is very subtle, it must be admitted that perhaps this Blood of Corruption can save Xiao Yang's life at a critical moment.

The spoils from defeating these skeleton knights weren't just the Blood of Corruption. Besides the large bones, there were also various Wraith sets.

Opening the box, a purple light appeared in front of Xiao Yang. From inside, Xiao Yang took out a round gemstone with gray, engraved, unknown runes.

【Gem of Rest\nQuality: Epic\nEffect: Provides a sleep effect for the equipped item.\nIntroduction: Sir, you don't want to just fall asleep like this, do you!】

It's still useful, a gemstone that can be inlaid into equipment. And it just so happens that Xiao Yang knows a master blacksmith. When he goes to drink with Redbeard, he can have him help with the inlay.

But which piece of equipment should it be used on?

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yang felt that perhaps it could be left for Righteous Admonishment. Compared to the powerful and heavy style of the Corroded Great Axe, the Righteous Admonishment, with its six strikes per second, is indeed more suitable for negative status effects.

Although the current rank of Righteous Admonishment is still a bit low, it doesn't matter. Xiao Yang already has a clue about the advancement quest for Righteous Admonishment.

Putting away this Gem of Rest, Xiao Yang didn't leave directly, but instead focused his gaze on the messy temple in front of him.

"Don't leave after a fight. Explore thoroughly. You might find something that was missed or an unexpected gain."

With this thought in mind, Xiao Yang began a carpet search of this side hall.

After a good search, Xiao Yang really found something different.

On the high platform of the temple, Xiao Yang paused, his gaze falling on his feet, on the unremarkable floor tile beneath his feet. Xiao Yang stomped on it, and a dull sound appeared.

It doesn't seem like there's anything wrong?

His gaze fell on another floor tile on the side. Xiao Yang stomped again, and the same dull sound rang out.

Xiao Yang frowned.

He stomped back and forth forcefully on both sides for another round. Xiao Yang confirmed that something was wrong. The sound of the floor tile under his feet was a little crisper.

Bending down, Xiao Yang took out a corroded longsword from his personal backpack, inserted it into the gap of the floor tile, and pried it up forcefully. Soon, the floor tile was pried up by Xiao Yang.

"As expected, there's something hidden!"

A dark corridor appeared in front of Xiao Yang.

Standing in front of the corridor, Xiao Yang thought for a moment, didn't rush in directly, but began to summon his summons. In the layers of glowing magic circles, a dull-looking dragonborn skeleton appeared in front of Xiao Yang.

Not a powerful guy, and even holding a rusty broken scythe, but it's enough to scout the way.

Giving the dragonborn skeleton a gesture, with a clicking sound, it fearlessly rushed into the darkness in front of it. Soon, the dragonborn skeleton completely disappeared into the darkness.

Xiao Yang waited for a while, and there was no special movement, and the connection between the dragonborn skeleton and him was not broken.

"There shouldn't be any big problem!"

After muttering a sentence, Xiao Yang took his old partner from his waist, put away the Corroded Great Axe, took off the Dragon Hunter's Shield from his back, and held the Hope Lantern high. Although the old partner had dimmed, it could still dispel the darkness for him.

Holding the shield in front of him, Xiao Yang walked step by step into this hidden corridor.

A short corridor, a secret room that was also not very spacious appeared in front of Xiao Yang.

In the secret room, there was a table, a seated headless corpse, a head rolling on the ground, and a gorgeous longsword dropped on the ground.

Xiao Yang took the Righteous Admonishment from his waist. The Corroded Great Axe couldn't be used in this narrow space.

The cannon fodder dragonborn skeleton he summoned was now standing blankly in the corner of this secret room.

Xiao Yang cast a probing spell towards the headless corpse. Unexpectedly, he didn't get anything. Instead, the probing spell worked on the gorgeous longsword on the ground.

【Glory of Cassius\nQuality: Epic\nRestriction: Cassius\nDamage: Fifty-five\nEffect: The longsword comes with a Wind of Lightness effect.\nIntroduction: This longsword records the most glorious moment of a knight.】

Xiao Yang didn't dare to relax his movements, and step by step came to the headless corpse sitting in front of the long table.

The headless corpse was lifelike, as if it had just died.

Faced with this situation, Xiao Yang really didn't dare to relax. Such a headless corpse was not normal. Xiao Yang had already prepared to face a sudden battle, and the Righteous Admonishment was already firmly grasped.

But the headless corpse didn't seem to have any reaction to Xiao Yang's arrival. In this situation, Xiao Yang gave the dragonborn skeleton a look. Then, with the clicking sound, the dragonborn skeleton slowly approached the headless corpse, squatted down, and reached for the gorgeous longsword on the ground.

The dragonborn skeleton grabbed it, but it was also at this moment that the change appeared. Perhaps the dragonborn skeleton's movements were too large, it bumped into the long table, just a slight shake, and the headless corpse began to collapse in front of Xiao Yang.

Flesh and blood receded, bones weathered, and finally completely turned into a pool of grayish-white powder, as if time had suddenly noticed this headless corpse.

Not only this headless corpse, but also the head rolling on the ground, and the gorgeous longsword.

They all began to change at this moment. The head also turned into ashes, and the longsword was covered with mottled rust.

All of this happened in this extremely short period of time, in Xiao Yang's astonished expression.