Chapter 1 Calling

The sound, like a demonic whisper entering his ears, triggered a primal sense of worry in Zhang Yuanqing. Anxious emotions surged as if a beloved friend or brother were trapped inside.

The Yin Corpse standing before the glass wall instinctively took a step and raised its fist in an attacking stance!

The fist paused in mid-air. Zhang Yuanqing, regaining clarity, exclaimed, "Not bad, it can even affect me!"

He was a level six peak Illusionist, a Night Wanderer skilled at controlling emotions. With a powerful spirit and proficiency in illusion, this dual-class combination still nearly fell for the zombie's trick.

"You were hypnotized," Princess Silver Dew deduced Yuan Shi Tianzun's experience based on his actions!

Zhang Yuanqing nodded. "The thing inside is a bit wicked, almost got affected by it!"

As for the zombie accurately saying "Yuan Shi Tianzun," mental spells were often based on one's own mind. If not Yuan Shi Tianzun, he might have heard Zhang Yuanqing!

Hearing Yuan Shi Tianzun instead of Zhang Yuanqing from another angle indicated that the zombie couldn't affect the depths of his heart!

Princess Silver Dew nodded, resting her chin on the loudspeaker. "A bit dangerous, I suggest not provoking it for now!"

"No need to tell me," Zhang Yuanqing manipulated the Yin Corpse to lead the way forward!

After a preliminary understanding of the artifacts' state, the two didn't touch them and quickened their pace. After about an hour, they finally saw a staircase ahead!

"Too smooth," Zhang Yuanqing stopped far away and manipulated the Yin Corpse to continue forward!

The Night Wanderer's advantage was fully displayed at this moment. He would never lack cannon fodder to test the waters.

The Yin Corpse strode forward, gradually approaching the stairs.

As it approached within twenty meters, Zhang Yuanqing's pupils constricted through the shared vision. He saw two corpses lying at the staircase, their heads and chests exploded into a bloody mess, splattered all over the ground. Only their waists and below remained intact!

Two level six Saints had died at the staircase. The blood was half-coagulated, indicating they died within the last half hour. "The staircase is dangerous, as expected, it wasn't that simple," he thought.

Suddenly, his vision went black!

In the next second, his consciousness returned to his body. The Yin Corpse, thirty meters away, fell to the ground, its head and chest exploded into a bloody mess, only its waist and below remained intact, mirroring the other two corpses!

Zhang Yuanqing and Princess Silver Dew simultaneously looked up at the sky!

Half of his consciousness was in the Yin Corpse, and half was in his body. Just now, he and Princess Silver Dew clearly saw a streak of bloody light descend from the sky and kill the Yin Corpse!

They saw a golden-horned elk fifty meters above, treading the air, high above, carrying a woman dressed in simple hunting clothes on its back, wearing a crown woven of thorns!

In her hand, she held a golden bow, with two quivers on her back. One quiver was filled with golden arrows, and the other quiver was filled with blood-colored arrows!

The woman and the golden-horned elk beneath her possessed a gray-white texture, like sculptures given life! No, they *were* sculptures!

As Zhang Yuanqing and Princess Silver Dew scrutinized her, the female sculpture also turned her head, her bloodless face and eyes pale and empty, revealing a cold, rigid gaze.

The female sculpture merely glanced at them before retracting her gaze, sitting stiffly on the elk's back, motionless!

Zhang Yuanqing and Princess Silver Dew silently retreated. The former muttered, "The red light I saw in the Star Observation should be the arrow she shot! I knew it wouldn't be so simple here."

Princess Silver Dew suggested, "Charge through it, unless it's a Ruler-level helping us clear the way! But if it's really a Ruler-level, wouldn't that be suicide? As long as it's rule-based, it'll be enough to give us trouble!"

Zhang Yuanqing laughed. "We're in a slaughter dungeon, not a Fire Master dungeon. If we can use our brains, we should never prioritize brute force. Let me deduce it first!"

He took out the Luo Xing, lit the stars on the compass surface, and began to deduce. It took a full quarter of an hour before he opened his eyes, his expression much more serious than before!

In the Star Observation deduction, Star Escape could not pass through the staircase, the electromagnetic defense of the Thunder God set could not defend against the arrow, and the Night Wanderer could not deceive the female sculpture in the sky!

Divine Wanderer would also be shot to death by an arrow!

Based on the female sculpture's demonstrated attack power, he didn't know if Huang Taiji could defend against it. Zhang Yuanqing himself definitely couldn't withstand it, unless he used the Purple-Gold set, but the Ruler-level props and materials were sealed by Lingjing!

The female sculpture's attack power was indeed genuine Ruler-stage, coupled with the dungeon's mechanism, eliminating escape techniques!

"Brute force is impossible, and escape techniques are ineffective." Princess Silver Dew frowned, considering the success rate of her and Yuan Shi Tianzun joining forces to fight the sculpture!

Although the sculpture's attack power had Ruler-level intensity, as long as its speed and defense didn't reach the Ruler realm, she and Yuan Shi Tianzun had a chance to kill it. With her rich experience, Zhang Yuanqing instantly understood and pointed to a display case, saying, "Now I understand the importance of these artifacts!"

Princess Silver Dew had at least participated in several dungeons with her master. Hearing this, her heart stirred. "You mean these artifacts can be subdued and used to deal with the guardian statue?"

"Just a guess, let's try and see!" Zhang Yuanqing got up and led Princess Silver Dew away from the staircase, heading west!

The No. 3 exhibition hall was very large, with no visible edges on the left or right. There were also many exhibition cases, blocking their view. They walked for a long time without seeing any other Lingjing Xingzhe (Lingjing Wanderers)!

They occasionally heard the sounds of distant battles, but Zhang Yuanqing and Princess Silver Dew didn't deliberately go over to investigate.

After wandering for a while, they locked onto an artifact!

This was a rusty, heavily oxidized bronze cudgel, thirty centimeters long, with crude patterns and barbs carved on the handle, and an egg-sized bronze ball at the end!

Name: Bronze Shu

Era: Qin Dynasty

Level: 3

Introduction: A weapon used by military experts during the Warring States period, with extreme killing power. Death is certain with three strikes!

During the Qin Dynasty, due to its complex craftsmanship, it became an exclusive weapon for the emperor's imperial guards. It was lost after the Qin Dynasty collapsed.

After looking around, the artifacts in the display cases were divided into three levels: level 1, level 2, and level 3.

Level 3 was the weakest. Zhang Yuanqing walked to the display case and punched it. With a crash, the tempered glass cover shattered, scattering debris.

The seal was broken!

The bronze cudgel lying quietly in the display case, the bronze ball at the end of the cudgel, suddenly floated into the air and struck fiercely towards Zhang Yuanqing.

Whoosh!!

The sound of tearing through the air was quite shrill!

Princess Silver Dew, holding the loudspeaker, exclaimed, "Oh! It's alive! It's a magical weapon with self-awareness!"

Because she didn't sense any resentment from the cudgel, Zhang Yuanqing tilted his head and instinctively grabbed it firmly in his palm!