Chapter 69 The Rogue Plate

Looking at the pointer aimed at the black area, at this moment, everyone's mentality exploded, their thoughts churned, and they could no longer control themselves: "F*ck!"

"My supplies~"

How could this be? Too unlucky!

I just barely survived, this S-level instance is a nightmare.

They had finally dealt with the Yin Corpse boss guarding the heart of the formation, and before they could catch their breath, they had to face another terrifying item.

"Sigh!"

Even Yin Ji, who usually didn't reveal her inner thoughts, sighed.

Hong Ji-ge had a look of despair and pressed his earpiece, "Black, does that mean we have to answer a question?"

Everyone looked at Yin Ji, who was still veiled.

At this time, under the continuous influence of the Free Eagle's 'Water Purifier' skill and the absorption of the seaweed, the dense ink had been diluted by more than half, and the team members saw that Yin Ji's autumn-water-like eyes were filled with solemnity.

This solemnity was something she hadn't shown when facing the purple-robed Yin Corpse.

In the eyes of this high-level deacon of the Taiyi Sect, the threat of the Yin-Yang Disc seemed to be even greater than the purple-robed Yin Corpse.

"I've already said what I needed to say. My understanding of this item is limited, and I have nothing to add," Yin Ji shook her head slightly, conveying her thoughts to her teammates.

The Yin-Yang Wheel was an important item of the Jianghuai branch, either of Dominator quality or a top-grade Saint Realm item. Information about items of this level was confidential.

As a deacon of the Taiyi Sect, it was impossible for her to know too much detail.

At this moment, above the Yin-Yang Disc, a dialogue box appeared that only Lingjing Xingzhe (Spirit Realm Walker) could see:

【Pointer: Black】

【Note 1: Answer the disc's question correctly to spin the pointer again. Accumulate three white results to解除封禁 (jiěchú fēngjìn, remove the seal).】

【Note 2: Answer incorrectly, and die!】

The dialogue box froze for ten seconds, and then disappeared. A new dialogue box popped up, suspended above the disc.

【Question: What is the hardest thing in the world?】

【Note: Please provide two or more answers. Please answer within thirty seconds. Countdown: 00:29:45】Zhang Yuanqing quickly pressed his earpiece and urgently conveyed his thoughts to his teammates:

"Everyone, stop talking nonsense, that will only waste time. You've seen the rules, right? Whoever is confident, step forward. Make a decision within five seconds! Hong Ji-ge, you're not allowed to go."

Everyone looked at each other, none of them taking the initiative.

Yun Meng looked around and swam forward, twisting her thick snake body. Her voice rang in the earpiece,

"I'll go. The Beast King has a chance to be resurrected."

Seeing this, the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Yun Meng's voice then sounded again, somewhat embarrassed, "But I dropped out of school in the second year of junior high. I don't know the answer."

At this moment, Xiahou Aotian's shout exploded in everyone's ears:

"It doesn't matter if your education is low, just be a good tool. Now, quickly tell me, what is the question?"

"You're not dead yet?!" Hong Ji-ge 'shouted' in surprise.

Yun Meng also twisted her snake head and looked behind her, although the muddy 'ink' obscured her vision, she couldn't possibly see Xiahou Aotian.

Zhang Yuanqing, Free Eagle, and Yin Ji all made the same turning motion, looking towards the position where Xiahou Aotian had fallen into the sea. The expressions of these three people were relatively calm, without surprise.

"You also know that Fang Shi (Alchemist) are not good at fighting. Anyone with a brain knows that they should prepare life-saving and healing items. I still have some of the Earth Spirit's items, and I've also used up the only tube of life essence. Okay, stop talking nonsense, tell me the question." Xiahou Aotian's voice was extremely calm.

This guy, he's quite reliable at critical moments... just as this thought arose in everyone's minds, they heard Xiahou Aotian's roar in the earpiece:

"These bastards, these bastards, watching this protagonist fall into danger, not a single word of concern from beginning to end, you're finished, I'm going to kick you out of the protagonist group."

The voice stopped abruptly, as if he had timely restrained his thoughts.

Hearing this, everyone silently retracted their 'reliable' thoughts.

Yun Meng quickly repeated the question from the disc.

After listening, Long Aotian shouted urgently:

"No, this question is wrong, too general. First of all, the word 'thing' is very imprecise. If he's referring to substances in nature, then it must be a carbon block. If it's a metal, then it's chromium. If it's an alloy, it's tungsten steel."

"Does 'the world' refer to the real world, or does it include the Spirit Realm? If it includes the Spirit Realm, then I'm sorry, I don't know. I can only guess that it might be a rule-based item of the Earth Spirit profession."

Listening to Long Aotian's chatter, the team members felt a chill in their hearts.

At this time, only fifteen seconds remained on the countdown.

"Then, then what do we do? What is the answer?" The Fire Master Hong Ji-ge anxiously spun around.

Yin Ji, Xia Shu, and Free Eagle frowned.

"Yun Meng, the first answer is carbon block." Suddenly, Yuan Shi Tianzun's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Yin Ji and the others immediately looked over.

Zhang Yuanqing said calmly: "Don't be anxious. You can be resurrected. Your life is for trial and error, to explore the rules of the item for us."

His words were spoken to Yun Meng, as well as to his teammates.

Hearing this, the anxious emotions of the team members improved.

Yun Meng quickly swam towards the disc, but how could she speak underwater? She tried to place her snake tail on the disc, and silently recited the words 'carbon block' in her heart. The next moment, the words 'carbon block' were outlined in the "dialogue box."

【Question: What is the hardest thing in the world?】

【Answer: Carbon block!】

At this time, there were still eight seconds left before the countdown ended.

Yun Meng withdrew her tail and looked back at her teammates in surprise, "That's right!! What's the second answer, quick, quick, only six seconds left."

"For the second one, try an item of the Earth Spirit profession," Xiahou Aotian's voice sounded.

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Shu Zhi Lian's thought interrupted forcefully:

"Coward's Quilt! Yun Meng, try Coward's Quilt. This is a rule-based item of an elder from our branch. Hiding in the quilt can resist all attacks in the world."

Time was running out, and Yun Meng hurriedly put her snake tail back on the disc, silently reciting:

"Coward's Quilt."

Everyone focused their attention on the dialogue box on the disc, holding their breath.

In the dialogue box, a line of information slowly appeared:

【Incorrect answer!】

The next moment, the black side of the disc lit up with a deep, dark light, shining directly on Yun Meng's snake body.

"Ah..."

Yun Meng, enveloped in the black light, howled in pain, her snake body twisting violently, her tail sweeping wildly.

A few seconds later, she stopped moving, her dark vertical pupils filled with death.

She died.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly raised his arm, using the water control ability of the Yin-Yang Robe, to pull Yun Meng's more than ten-meter-long body over. After only pulling it halfway, the black-scaled python's body moved slightly, and she quickly resurrected.

She quickly swam behind the others, conveying the thought: "Such a terrifying item. I, I don't want to experience it a second time."

If you experience it one more time, you'll return to the Spirit Realm, Zhang Yuanqing thought, but was immediately betrayed by the earpiece, but at this moment no one would care about his complaints, because everyone's attention was once again drawn to the Yin-Yang Disc.

【Question: What is the hardest thing in the world?】

【Note: Please provide two or more answers. Please answer within thirty seconds. Countdown: 00:29:40】At this moment, the Saints felt extremely heavy.

"It, it's happening again." Free Eagle's face was ugly, and he turned to look into the distance, "Xiahou Aotian, what is the correct answer?"

"I, I don't know." Xiahou Aotian responded, his momentum somewhat weak, completely lacking the heroic spirit and confidence of a protagonist.

"How can you not know? You're a scholar. If you don't know, aren't we doomed?" Hong Ji-ge was both anxious and irritable. He was barely suppressing his emotions.

Yin Ji frowned slightly: "Perhaps we can exploit a bug. After a Night Wanderer uses the Spirit Travel skill, the body will enter a state of suspended animation. In essence, the body's vitality is cut off. Perhaps it can be immune to the damage from the disc."

"Too risky," Xiahou Aotian rejected her suggestion, "Suspended animation is different from true death. What if it directly draws away the vitality in your body? Then you can only become Yuan Shi Tianzun's spirit servant, otherwise you can only return to the Spirit Realm."

Yin Ji frowned and remained silent.

Just as everyone was anxious, a thought was converted into speech by the earpiece, echoing in everyone's ears:

"Yin Ji as my spirit servant, hehe, sounds pretty good. I haven't seen what she looks like yet. She must be a beauty."

A hint of annoyance flashed in Yin Ji's beautiful eyes, and she glanced at Yuan Shi Tianzun. The incessant thoughts rang in her ear: "Hiss, a bit difficult. The elder that Xia Shu mentioned should be Elder Gao Feng, an Earth Spirit profession's rule-based item. Its hardness is definitely not comparable to a carbon block. This shows that the answer is unrelated to the Spirit Realm.

That means the answer is something in the real world. Besides carbon blocks, hard things include diamonds, and alloys, etc. With Xiahou Aotian's knowledge level, this question is not difficult."

Listening to Yuan Shi Tianzun's analysis, the team members' eyes lit up, and their thinking became much clearer.

The annoyance in Yin Ji's eyes dissipated, replaced by contemplation.

If it was a substance in reality, then with Long Aotian's knowledge reserves, he should be able to think of the answer. In fact, he had already given the answer in his previous description.

Yun Meng's trial and error was still fruitful.

But at this moment, they heard Yuan Shi Tianzun's thought in the earpiece:

"No, wrong, we've been tricked..."

Been tricked? What do you mean?

Everyone looked at Yuan Shi Tianzun. The anxious Fire Master asked: "What tricked? What tricked?" Hong Ji-ge's thoughts interrupted Zhang Yuanqing's train of thought. He glanced at the countdown and looked at his companions, beckoning them to stare at him expectantly, and immediately conveyed his thoughts:

"The question itself is problematic. 'The hardest thing in the world' uses the word 'the most,' but asks for two answers."

Everyone was stunned.

"That's right. Since it's the hardest thing, how can there be two? So this is a thought trap?" Xiahou Aotian's thoughts came over, "But what does that prove? The question itself is very imprecise. You've just discovered another imprecise point."

At the same time, Long Aotian's inner grumbling was converted into speech by the earpiece: "This guy actually analyzed so many things in an instant. A bit impressive. No wonder he has cleared S-level instances twice."

The thought quickly stopped.

"Didn't you say it yourself just now? It's a thought trap. It's tricking people like you who are full of knowledge."

Zhang Yuanqing walked towards the disc:

"I think I understand, but there's no time to explain now. I'll talk about it later if I'm still alive, then there's no need to talk about it. Deacon Yin Ji, remember to refine me into a spirit servant. I don't want to return to the Spirit Realm yet."

After saying that, under Xia Shu Zhi Lian's expectant and worried gaze, he stopped in front of the disc and reached out to press on it.

Yin Ji, Hong Ji-ge, Yun Meng, and Free Eagle all looked at the dialogue box.

【Question: What is the hardest thing in the world?】

【Answer: Carbon block! Male high school student!】

【Correct answer!】

Correct answer, a male high school student?! Looking at the content displayed in the dialogue box, the Saints lost their expressions, their eyes somewhat dazed. Immediately, the team members' boiling thoughts rang out through the earpiece:

"Male high school student? What kind of answer is that? What kind of answer is that? I don't accept it. Yuan Shi Tianzun stole my spotlight again."

"This guy has some skills, his brain is too good, a little envious..." This was Hong Ji-ge's.

"Yuan Shi Tianzun, combat power temporarily cannot be assessed, ability A+, comparable to the seed candidates cultivated by the Heavenly Punishment organization, worth recruiting, unable to determine whether he is comparable to top-tier seeds."

"Why a male high school student? Why?"

"The Rogue Disc is right, the Rogue Disc, I almost forgot this information, but he remembered it, no wonder he looked so confident just now."

Only Yin Ji was good at restraining her thoughts and did not speak.

"Xia Shu is right, the words 'Rogue Disc' have already told us the style of the disc. That's why the official Spirit Realm Walkers who have answered questions before call it the Rogue Disc."

Zhang Yuanqing took out the Lucky Charm necklace and put it on. He bent down and reached out his finger to spin the pointer:

"Next, we need to accumulate three white results. I'll do it."

The nimble pointer spun quickly, and under everyone's fixed gaze, slowly stopped in the white area.

Nothing happened.

Saved!

This was everyone's common thought.

The Lucky Charm is simply an artifact to counter the Yin-Yang Disc Zhang Yuanqing confidently reached out and spun the pointer a second time. The pointer spun around and slowly stopped in the white area.

Perfect! Zhang Yuanqing continued to spin the pointer.

This time, the pointer stopped in the black area.

His expression froze slightly, and Hong Ji-ge and the others behind him reflexively took a few steps back, in a posture that showed they were traumatized.

"Is it black? What is the question this time?" Xiahou Aotian, who was surrounded by the Yin Corpse army and was taking repeated blows, asked urgently.

A holographic dialogue box appeared above the disc:

【Pointer: Black】

【Note 1: Answer the disc's question correctly to spin the pointer again. Accumulate three white results to解除封禁 (jiěchú fēngjìn, remove the seal).】

【Note 2: Answer incorrectly, and die!】

Ten seconds later, a new dialogue box popped up:

【Question: What is the cheapest thing in the poetry you know?】

【Note: Please provide two or more answers. Please answer within thirty seconds. Countdown: 00:29:45】

Xia Shu Zhi Lian pressed her earpiece:

"This time the question is: 'What is the cheapest thing in the poetry you know?' I'm a science student, I'm sorry, I can't help. Xiahou Aotian, I'm counting on you."

Scholars have the ability to never forget, even if Xiahou Aotian isn't an expert in poetry, lyrics, and songs, he is definitely the person in the group who remembers the most poems.

"What the hell kind of question is this, what kind of question is this!" Xiahou Aotian couldn't help but curse, "This is even more general than the last question, how can I answer?"

After complaining, he immediately conveyed his thoughts:

"Either fame and fortune, or the common people."

"Since ancient times, poets have written poems mainly to spurn fame and fortune and express concern for the country and the people. The suffering of the ruling class is always the suffering of the people."

"But this answer is not rogue enough," Hong Ji-ge grasped the key point.

Xiahou Aotian was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly cursed, "That's why I said how do you answer this question? You guys can only pray for your own good."

Yin Ji and the others immediately turned their attention to Yuan Shi Tianzun.

They felt he was more reliable.

At this time, only 4 seconds were left on the countdown.

Desperate, Zhang Yuanqing bent down and pressed on the disc, silently reciting the answer.

【Question: What is the cheapest thing in the poetry you know?】

【Answer: 'Yi Shan Jin' (Until the Mountain Ends).】

【Correct answer!】

Correct answer, this works too Zhang Yuanqing's mouth twitched. It really was a rogue disc.

Looking back, his teammates were standing there, looking like they were doubting their life.

Yin Ji's eyes were also a little dazed.

Zhang Yuanqing withdrew his gaze and spun the pointer for the fourth time. The red pointer spun around, and as he wished, stopped in the white area. The dialogue box immediately disappeared, and everyone felt that the restrictions surrounding them had been lifted. The light black seawater scattered in all directions.

"Well done, great job, Yuan Shi Tianzun." Hong Ji-ge clenched his fist in excitement and waved it.

"Hmph!" The proud hum came from the protagonist.

"'Yi Shan Jin,' Yuan Shi is really, really!" Xia Shu Zhi Lian restrained her thoughts.

"Amazing!" Yin Ji's thoughts flashed by.

After the surprise, the five people present looked at the Yin-Yang Disc in unison, their eyes burning.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly bent down and picked up the disc, looking back at his teammates:

"This item is mine, no objections, right?"

Seeing that his teammates did not respond, he jokingly raised the corner of his mouth, and added a thought: "If you have any objections, I'll kill you."