Clang!
Bai Ye slashed down again with his saber, clashing against the golden armored warrior's golden mace, producing a piercing sound!
The next moment, the golden mace suddenly snapped into two pieces!
A vibrating sawtooth blade and a non-vibrating sawtooth blade were completely different entities, their destructive power on entirely different levels.
After cleaving the golden mace in two, Bai Ye followed up with a saber strike to the golden armored warrior's chest. As the sawtooth blade swept across, one of the golden armored warrior's arms flew off, tumbling through the air.
Bai Ye advanced, about to pursue when the silver armored warrior's dual sabers attacked, erupting in a flurry of sword light before him.
"Ning Shuang, Ice Barrier!"
The Ning Shuang Sword suddenly transformed into a beam of light and landed before Bai Ye. A silvery-white frost mist abruptly appeared, spreading outwards.
Crack, crack!
The sound of ice freezing echoed, and then, an ice wall rose from the ground, blocking Bai Ye's path.
The silver armored warrior's dual sabers struck the ice barrier, scattering countless frost flowers but failing to pierce the ice wall. On the other side of the ice wall, Bai Ye's expression turned grim as he thrust his sawtooth blade forward.
Almost instantly, the sawtooth blade pierced the ice wall, and then with a single strike, it impaled the silver armored warrior's abdomen,貫穿 his midsection.
"Die!"
Bai Ye grunted, pulling his sawtooth blade sideways, cleaving through the warrior and the wall in one motion.
Boom!
The ice wall shattered, crashing onto the ground and instantly turning to dust. As the ice wall collapsed, the silver armored warrior's body toppled backward, falling stiffly to the ground.
Bai Ye leaped up, clearing the scattered ice on the ground before swiftly advancing towards the golden armored warrior with his saber dragging.
Clang!
A distance of one and a half meters!
The golden armored warrior swung his broken halberd, colliding with the sawtooth blade again. The result was that the already broken golden halberd was instantly chipped further.
Bai Ye gritted his teeth and exerted more force. The sawtooth blade descended, entering the golden armored warrior's neck and then diagonally slicing his body in half.
"You have killed the Golden and Silver Armored Warriors, and obtained the Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water."
Bai Ye plunged his sawtooth blade into the ground, supporting himself as he panted slightly. Then, he opened his palm, revealing a small white porcelain bottle.
Bai Ye helped escort those people away not because he was noble and righteous, but because...
Restricted Zone Mission 2: Extinguish the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles in the tomb chamber. Reward: Golden Thread Robe x1.
Among the three restricted zone missions in the Tomb of King Huai Nan, Mission 3 was to deal with King Huai Nan himself, which was naturally self-explanatory. Mission 1 was also very simple, requiring the killing of fifteen Tomb Guardian Spirit Beasts within the tomb. The only difficulty was that if too many people were on one route, there might not be enough spirit beasts to kill.
Mission 2, however, was more troublesome. To extinguish the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles, one first had to locate the tomb chamber where they were housed. Furthermore, ordinary methods could not extinguish them, as it required Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water. And Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water was on the Golden and Silver Armored Warriors.
Therefore, Mission 2 was actually a trap. If one only focused on passing through the main hall, they would lose the opportunity to complete Mission 2.
Moreover, if the stalemate continued and more people arrived, the Golden and Silver Armored Warriors would no longer pose a significant threat. Most would likely attack together and overwhelm them. However, there was only one portion of Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water, and the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles could only be extinguished once. One could imagine the bloody storm that would ensue.
"As expected, I am truly a good person." Bai Ye clicked his tongue 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 to the main tomb chamber of King Huai Nan. Bai Ye's current destination was the tomb chamber containing the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles.
Although the ultimate goal was to obtain the Five Spirit Disk, King Huai Nan was not an easy opponent. Therefore, Bai Ye felt it was acceptable to let others find the main tomb chamber first. He could obtain the Golden Thread Robe and then catch up.
"After all, the Golden Thread Robe is quite a good item," Bai Ye murmured as he reached the side of the main hall, looking at the oil lamps on the wall. "I recall it was the seventh lamp?"
As he spoke, Bai Ye grabbed the seventh oil lamp and forcefully pulled it downwards. A creaking sound of mechanisms turning echoed, and a section of the wall slowly slid inwards, revealing a secret passage.
Bai Ye took down 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 his funerary objects. One could see decayed chests placed around the chamber, with countless gold and silver treasures scattered out, filling every corner.
However, these items were now like dirt to Bai Ye. Gold and silver treasures were things universally coveted outside the World Battlefield, applicable to all worlds. But on the World Battlefield, these things were worthless; no amount of gold and silver could buy a life.
Bai Ye's target was hanging directly in front of the tomb chamber...
That lamp!
It was an ancient colored lantern, also known as a flower lantern. Its bamboo frame supported nine sides, each covered with fine silk cloth. On each side, a different design of a true dragon was painted – some soaring through clouds, some churning seas, some dwelling among mountains, and some roaming beyond the sea of clouds.
However, if it were merely a beautiful colored lantern, it would be just that. 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 funerary goods but, like the Five Spirit Disk, were treasures collected by King Huai Nan.
Thus, the lamp itself was not important; what mattered was the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles placed within the lamp!
Bai Ye took out a playing card and flicked it. Under the control of his Paper God ability, the playing card spun rapidly towards the colored lantern.
Just as the spinning playing card was about to hit the colored lantern, the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles within the lamp suddenly ignited.
As the flames flickered, the sound of dragon roars echoed within the tomb chamber. Then, the nine small dragons painted on the lamp came to life, emerging from the lamp. Each was about ten feet long, lunging towards Bai Ye with claws and fangs bared.
Bai Ye was prepared. Before the nine dragons could fly out, he had already darted to the side, circling around to approach the colored lantern. Simultaneously, the Ning Shuang Sword beside him transformed into a silver beam of light and shot forward.
"Ning Shuang, Sword Illusion Frost!"
Crack, crack!
The sword light of the Ning Shuang Sword suddenly exploded, and a vast expanse of silvery-white frost spread outwards. The nine small dragons flying towards Bai Ye were instantly frozen by a layer of frost, their speed significantly reduced.
At this very moment...
Bai Ye crouched low, leaping forward like a leopard.
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