Holy Mausoleum

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The Holy Mausoleum is both a sacred land for the demon race and a forbidden area in the Demon Realm. It is where past supreme rulers are laid to rest upon death. Entering the area requires one to possess a high position, lest they die upon entering. This place also has a way to revive people from death.

In contrast to other houses in the Demon Realm, the mausoleum was built above ground. Inside, there are many traps. It is a treacherous place with full-demonic creatures guarding the tombs, hidden in the darkness, such as blind corpses. The mausoleum consists of three halls - Delight, Fury and Sorrow - layered one after another. After passing through the first layer of the Hall of Delight, the one immediately following should be the “Hall of Fury.” Each crypt in the Holy Mausoleum was designed by the nobles of the past generations for their own use. Its designs were strange and varied. Similar to an apartment, the tenants move in bringing only what they have, and decorate the rest of the house in accordance to their preferences.

In Proud Immortal Demon Way, the mausoleum was featured in a side story that dragged for ca. 2000 words. However, in Scum Villain's Self-Saving System, this arc was cut down significantly.

The Demons' Holy Mausoleum appears to have major significance within the Demon Realm. Culturally, it is stated to be the Demon Race's forbidden area and also serves as the burial grounds for past rulers. Containing burial rooms filled with valuable burial goods, it is protected by demonic creatures as well as demonic traps to deter grave robbery by the lesser demons as well as its most precious treasure, a very powerful soul array inside the Mausoleum.

The walls are covered with painted murals of dancing demons and contains special rooms including the Halls of Fury, Delight and Sorrow, named after emotions.

The Demon Race's Holy Mausoleum is the demon race’s forbidden area, and also serves as the place where the past supreme rulers rested after death. Most demons would die upon entering unless they have attained this high position. Only Zhuzhi Lang has been shown to be able to enter the Mausoleum. The only other way to enter is if one was already dead and their soul repossesses their own dead body after.

The Holy Mausoleum also has a secret way to call back those from the dead - it has a soul recall array inside the area.

The original version of the Holy Mausoleum in Proud Immortal Demon Way was built above ground. In short, its customs were the complete opposite of the Human.

## The halls

Each Hall has anti-theft measures because of the valuable items such as the jewels inlaid on the wall.

The Hall of Delight has a smiling woman's face painted onto the wall. When the jewel inlaid in her eye is shattered, the woman's mouth will curve higher until her mouth is wide open. At this point, the piercing sound of laughter will erupt from her mouth. This is an auditory weapon, designed to be effective against the Demon Race. After the sound entered the ears, the heart and brains would madly pulse, followed by a wave of acute pain, causing giddiness and stars in the vision.

The Hall of Fury had a woman's furious face painted on the floor. Any mis step would bring danger such as a pillar of magma thick enough to enclose four men shooting upwards to engulf the trespasser instantly. The only way around it is to step on the acupuncture points.

The last Hall is the Hall of Sorrow. There is a woman's face with tight-knit brows and face twisted in deep lamentation painted on the ceiling at the zenith of the hall. Upon sensing the presence of intruders, the face’s eyes would open, its features twisting into motion while its expression grows increasingly miserable. A few drops of water would seep from its eyes and patter to the ground. At this point, it is unknown what the rain would do to humans and demons.

## Hall of Delight

The **Hall of Delight** has anti-theft measures. The wall is full of inlaid gems, but if you try to pry one out for yourself, it'll trigger auditory weapon of its demon sorceress. The laughter is especially effective against the Demon Race. After all, its main purpose was, of course, to guard against wandering tomb raiders within the Demon Race. It’s not like there were any humans who were bored enough or courageous enough to go tomb raiding in the Demon Realm. After the sound entered your ears, the heart and brains would madly pulse without end, there would be a wave of acute pain, the sky  earth spinning around you, flowers bursting in your eyes.

## Hall of Sorrow

The demon sorceress presiding over the **Hall of Sorrow** perches at the hall's zenith. On the ceiling, a woman's face is painted, eyebrows high and tight-knit, mellow and in deep lamentation. She will unleash ghostly rain on her victims, beginning with a few drops of water seeping from its eyes, before a thick drizzle patter on the ground.

## The Crypts

The tomb hall created by Mobei-jun's ancestors is unnaturally cold and inextricably linked to ice. In Proud Immortal Demon Way, as soon as there's something with a temperature higher than air here, it would immediately freeze into an ice sculpture. After 2-3 days, it would then shatter into ice shards. It is recommended to decrease one's own body temperature as low as possible, e.g. by circulating spiritual energy.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chapter 58: *Hall of Delight, Hall of Fury, Hall of Sorrow*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 56: *The Person in the Coffin*
3. ↑ Chapter 60: *Huan Hua Palace Master*
4. ↑ Chapter 61: *For the Single People 1*