Clang!
Bai Ye slashed out with his blade again, clashing with the golden armored warrior's golden mace, producing a piercing shriek!
The next instant, the golden mace suddenly snapped into two pieces!
A vibrating serrated blade and a non-vibrating serrated blade were entirely different things; their destructive power was on completely different levels.
After slicing the golden mace in half, Bai Ye followed up with a strike to the golden armored warrior's chest. As the serrated blade swept across, one of the golden armored warrior's arms flew off, tumbling through the air.
As Bai Ye pressed forward, about to pursue, the silver armored warrior's dual blades attacked, erupting in a flurry of sword light before him.
"Ning Shuang, Ice Wall!"
The Ning Shuang sword suddenly transformed into sword light and landed before Bai Ye. Silvery white frost mist abruptly appeared, scattering outwards.
Crack, crack!
The sound of ice forming echoed, and then, an ice wall rose from the ground, blocking Bai Ye's path.
The silver armored warrior's dual blades struck the ice wall, shaking off countless frost flowers, but they could not penetrate it. On the other side of the ice wall, Bai Ye revealed a ferocious expression and thrust his serrated blade forward.
Almost instantly, the serrated blade pierced the ice wall, then a single blow pierced the silver armored warrior's abdomen, completely impaling it.
"Die!"
Bai Ye grunted, pulling his serrated blade to the side, cleaving through both the warrior and the wall.
Boom!
The ice wall shattered, crashing to the ground and instantly turning to powder. As the ice wall collapsed, the silver armored warrior's body toppled backward, falling stiffly to the ground.
Bai Ye leaped up, crossing over the shattered ice on the ground, and then rapidly charged at the golden armored warrior, dragging his blade.
Clang!
A distance of one and a half meters!
The golden armored warrior swung his broken halberd, colliding with the serrated blade once more. The result was that the already broken golden halberd was instantly shortened by another section.
Bai Ye gritted his teeth and exerted more force. The serrated blade descended, slicing into the golden armored warrior's neck, and then diagonally cut through the warrior's body.
"You have killed the Gold and Silver Armored Warriors and obtained Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water."
Bai Ye plunged his serrated blade into the ground, supporting his body as he gasped for breath. He then opened his palm, and a small white porcelain bottle appeared in it.
Bai Ye helped those people leave, not out of noble character, but because...
Forbidden Zone Mission 2: Extinguish the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles within the tomb chamber. Reward: Golden Thread Robe x1.
Of the three forbidden zone missions in the Tomb of King Huai Nan, Mission 3 was to deal with King Huai Nan himself, which was self-explanatory. Mission 1 was also simple: find and kill fifteen tomb guardian spirits within the tomb. The only difficulty was that if too many people were on one route, there wouldn't be enough guardian spirits to kill.
Mission 2, however, was somewhat troublesome. To extinguish the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles, one first needed to find the tomb chamber where they were located. Moreover, ordinary methods could not extinguish them, as extinguishing them required Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water, which was carried by the Gold and Silver Armored Warriors.
Therefore, Mission 2 was essentially a trap. If one only focused on passing through the main hall, they would lose the opportunity to complete Mission 2.
Furthermore, if the stalemate continued and more people arrived, the Gold and Silver Armored Warriors would cease to be a threat, and everyone would likely attack them together, killing them. However, there was only one bottle of Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water, and the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles could only be extinguished once. One could imagine the ensuing bloodshed.
"As expected, I am such a good person," Bai Ye muttered twice. "How many people have I saved!"
After surveying his surroundings, Bai Ye walked towards the side, rather than directly entering the passage.
The forward passage led directly to King Huai Nan's tomb chamber. Bai Ye's current destination was the tomb chamber containing the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles.
Although his ultimate goal was to obtain the Five Spirit Plate, King Huai Nan was not easily dealt with. Therefore, Bai Ye felt it was fine for those people to find King Huai Nan's tomb chamber first. He could take the Golden Thread Robe and then catch up.
"After all, a Golden Thread Robe is quite a good item," Bai Ye murmured as he approached the side of the hall, looking at the oil lamps on the wall. "I remember it was the seventh one?"
As Bai Ye spoke, he grasped the seventh oil lamp and forcefully pulled it downwards. A sound of mechanisms turning followed, and a wall on the side slowly pushed inward, revealing a secret passage.
Bai Ye took the oil lamp and entered the secret passage. After about fifteen minutes, a tomb chamber appeared before him.
This was the tomb chamber King Huai Nan used to store burial objects. One could see decayed chests placed around the chamber, with countless gold and silver treasures scattered out, filling various parts of the room.
However, these items were now like dirt to Bai Ye. Gold and silver treasures were things everyone yearned for outside the World Battlefield, applicable in all worlds. But on the World Battlefield, these things were worthless; no amount of gold or silver could buy one's life.
Bai Ye's target was hanging directly in front of the tomb chamber...
That lamp!
It was an ancient decorative lantern, also known as a flower lantern, with a bamboo frame supporting nine sides. Each side was covered with fine silk cloth, and on each side, different true dragons were painted: some soaring through clouds, others stirring up the sea, some dwelling among mountains, and others roaming beyond the sea of clouds.
However, if it were merely a beautiful decorative lantern, that would be all. But don't forget that King Huai Nan was a prince who enjoyed seeking immortality. Therefore, the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles were not ordinary burial goods but treasures collected by King Huai Nan, just like the Five Spirit Plate.
So, the lamp itself was not important; what mattered were the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles placed inside the lamp!
Bai Ye took out a playing card and flicked it casually. Under the control of his Paper God ability, the playing card spun rapidly towards the decorative lantern.
Just as the spinning playing card was about to hit the decorative lantern, the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles within the lamp suddenly ignited.
As the flames flickered, the sound of dragon roars echoed in the tomb chamber. Following that, the nine small dragons painted on the lamp, each about thirty feet long, came to life and emerged from the lamp, their claws and teeth bared as they flew towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was prepared. Before the nine dragons flew out, he had already darted to the side, circling around to approach the decorative lantern. Simultaneously, the Ning Shuang sword beside him transformed into silver sword light and shot forward.
"Ning Shuang, Sword Illusory Frost!"
Crack, crack!
The sword light of the Ning Shuang sword suddenly burst forth, and a large expanse of silvery white frost appeared, scattering outwards. The nine small dragons flying towards Bai Ye were instantly frozen by a layer of frost, and their speed slowed considerably.
At this very moment...
Bai Ye crouched low, darting out like a leopard.
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