"A mere trifle, how dare you show off in front of me!"
King of Huainan sneered, extending his bony claws to grab the flaming sword.
After subduing the flying sword, King of Huainan roared and spat out a cloud of purple-black smoke that spread outwards.
It was clearly something noxious, and everyone dared not touch it, retreating backward and creating distance from the dark smoke.
King of Huainan was relentless, drifting forward and slashing with his bony claws.
A burly man gritted his teeth and roared, "Steel skin!"
With the roar, the man's body began to glow with a metallic sheen. Then, King of Huainan's bony claws fell, striking the man's head. The expected fatal blow did not occur; instead, there was a crisp metallic clang as the man endured King of Huainan's attack.
This clearly indicated someone from a world of superpowers, capable of steeling their body for incredible defense. King of Huainan's bony claws couldn't tear through his body.
A young woman saw this and shouted, "Infernape!"
The woman raised her hand, and a white light appeared. From within the white light emerged a strange-looking monkey, its body like a ball of flesh, covered in white fur, with black shackles on its wrists and ankles.
Everyone understood that this woman likely came from a beast-taming world.
King of Huainan pointed at the woman and commanded, "Close Combat!"
Infernape let out a series of strange cries, charging towards King of Huainan. It then leaped into the air, swinging its palms towards King of Huainan's head.
King of Huainan didn't even look at Infernape. With a casual wave, a gust of chilling wind swirled around, easily blowing Infernape away.
Then, King of Huainan turned his attention to the burly man, his bony claws still gripping the man's head. He smiled sinisterly and exhaled a breath of black smoke.
The black smoke drifted, quickly entering the man's mouth and nostrils.
The next moment, the burly man's eyes widened, his body began to convulse, and he started coughing up black blood.
Although the man could use his superpower to make his body's surface as hard as steel, rendering him impervious to King of Huainan's sharp bony claws, this only applied to his exterior. His internal organs were not so protected.
"Hahahahaha..." King of Huainan roared with laughter, dropping the corpse. "A bunch of fools who don't know their place, daring to disturb my cultivation! I will kill you all!"
...
Meanwhile, Bai Ye was still sprinting, rapidly heading towards the exit of the passage.
Engaging King of Huainan?
Bai Ye had absolutely no such intention.
Because, within King of Huainan's tomb, King of Huainan was invincible.
No one could kill King of Huainan within his own tomb!
The restricted zone mission had already provided a hint, but almost everyone had overlooked it.
"Restricted Zone Mission 3: Obtain the Five Spirit Plate and leave King of Huainan's tomb. Reward: Five Spirit Plate x1, Tai Xia Golden Pill x1, Shards of God Stone x5."
The description of the restricted zone mission never mentioned the need to kill King of Huainan. Instead, it stated to obtain the item and leave the tomb.
Furthermore, unlike other missions, the rewards were not given afterwards. The Tai Xia Immortal Pill and the Five Spirit Plate were in King of Huainan's tomb; one could simply take them. Whoever took them would possess them, and those who successfully took the Five Spirit Plate would also receive five extra Shards of God Stone.
Therefore, the key to this mission was...
Escape!
However, escaping King of Huainan's tomb was not an easy feat.
Besides King of Huainan's pursuit...
Bai Ye suddenly stopped. A chilling wind drifted from ahead, and then, some shadowy soldiers in ancient armor, wielding weapons, appeared at the other end of the passage.
These were not tomb guardian spirits but were summoned by King of Huainan using his abilities, blocking all the passage entrances.
Without hesitation, as Bai Ye charged forward, he drew a deck of playing cards and threw them out continuously.
Puff, puff, puff...
The spinning playing cards struck the shadowy soldiers' bodies, forcing them back. At this moment, Bai Ye suddenly leaped upwards.
The high-frequency serrated blade in his hand vibrated, emitting a piercing sound, and he swung it down forcefully!
A silver gleam appeared. The serrated blade entered the head of a shadowy soldier and then split its body clean in two.
The next instant, with a bang, the bisected shadowy soldier emitted a dull thud, its body turning into a cloud of flying ash that scattered in the wind.
After this strike, Bai Ye twisted the blade, turning it into a dual-edged weapon. He then swiftly slashed to both sides, cutting two more shadowy soldiers in half before rushing out of the passage.
However, after passing through the passage and entering the tomb chamber outside, as Bai Ye was about to enter another passage, the sound of gears turning suddenly rang out.
At the entrance of the passage ahead, stone blocks shifted, quickly sealing off the path.
But as the passage ahead was sealed, new passages appeared on both sides.
Bai Ye hesitated for a moment, then turned left and continued to run quickly. About fifteen minutes later, a despairing situation occurred: Bai Ye was facing a dead end, blocked by a wall.
Bai Ye decisively turned back to run, but at this moment...
Rumble!
A loud noise erupted, followed by a section of the side wall collapsing. A bony hand shattered the wall, and then King of Huainan floated out from behind it.
"Vermin!" King of Huainan growled. "Lay down my Five Spirit Plate!"
"Why bother?" Bai Ye spread his hands. "You're dead and buried. Keeping such a treasure in your tomb is a waste. Why not let me take it out and let it see the light of day?"
King of Huainan sneered, "Eloquent as ever. Die!"
King of Huainan clearly had no intention of wasting more words. He directly reached out with his bony hand, and the smoke beneath him formed into a giant palm that swept towards Bai Ye.
"Ning Shuang, Ice Wall!"
Bai Ye quickly uttered a low command. The Ning Shuang Sword behind him flew to his front, bringing with it a silver frost, and a wall of ice rose from the ground.
Boom!
The ice wall appeared fragile before King of Huainan's attack. Upon being struck by the giant palm condensed from smoke, it instantly shattered into pieces.
However, the moment the ice wall broke, Bai Ye sprinted forward, throwing himself forward in a sliding maneuver.
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