Clang!
Bai Ye slashed out again, colliding with the golden armor's mace with a piercing shriek!
The next moment, the golden mace suddenly snapped into two pieces!
A vibrating serrated blade and a non-vibrating one were entirely different things, their destructive power on completely different levels.
After slicing through the golden mace, Bai Ye followed up with a strike to the golden armored warrior's chest. As the serrated blade swept across, one of the golden warrior's arms flew off, tumbling through the air.
As Bai Ye pressed forward, about to pursue, the silver armored warrior's twin blades struck, erupting in a flurry of sword light before Bai Ye.
"Ning Shuang, Ice Barrier!"
The Ning Shuang sword suddenly transformed into a beam of light and landed before Bai Ye. Silvery-white frost mist abruptly appeared, spreading 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 twin blades 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 revealed a ferocious expression and thrust the serrated blade forward violently.
Almost instantaneously, the serrated blade pierced the ice wall, then, with a single strike, it impaled the silver armored warrior's abdomen, completely xuyên through it.
"Die!"
Bai Ye roared, pulling the serrated blade sideways, cleaving both the man and the wall apart.
Boom!
The ice wall shattered, crashing to the ground and instantly turning to dust. As the ice wall collapsed, the silver armored warrior's body toppled backward, crashing to the ground.
Bai Ye leaped forward, crossing the scattered ice on the ground, and then, dragging his blade, swiftly attacked the golden armored warrior.
Clang!
A distance of one and a half meters!
The golden armored warrior swung his broken halberd, colliding with the serrated blade again. The result was that the already broken golden halberd was instantly shortened by another segment.
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 golden warrior's body.
"You have killed the Golden and Silver Armored Warriors and obtained the Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water."
Bai Ye thrust the serrated blade into the ground, supporting his body as he panted slightly. He then opened his palm, revealing a small white porcelain bottle.
Bai Ye helped those people depart, not out of noble intentions, but because...
Restricted Area Mission 2: Extinguish the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles in the tomb chamber. Reward: Golden Thread Robe x1.
Of the three restricted area missions in the Huai Nan King's tomb, Mission Three involved dealing with the Huai Nan King himself, which was straightforward. Mission One was also simple, requiring only the killing of fifteen tomb guarding spirit monsters within the mausoleum. The only difficulty was that if too many people entered a particular route, there might not be enough spirit monsters to kill.
Mission Two, however, was somewhat troublesome. To extinguish the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles, one first needed to locate the tomb chamber where they were kept. Moreover, ordinary methods could not extinguish them, as it required Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water, which was on the person of the Golden and Silver Armored Warriors.
Therefore, Mission Two was essentially a trap. If one only focused on passing through the main hall, they would lose the opportunity to complete Mission Two.
Furthermore, if the stalemate continued and more people arrived, the Golden and Silver Armored Warriors would no longer pose a significant threat. Most would likely gang up and overwhelm them. However, there was only one vial of Yin Yang Qian Yuan Water, and the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles could only be extinguished once. One could imagine the bloodshed that would ensue.
"Indeed, I am such a good person," Bai Ye remarked with a 'tsk tsk' sound. "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 the Huai Nan King'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 Disk, the Huai Nan King was not an easy opponent. Therefore, Bai Ye felt it was acceptable to let the others find the Huai Nan King's tomb first. He could fully secure the Golden Thread Robe and then catch up.
"After all, the Golden Thread Robe is quite a good item," Bai Ye murmured as he approached the side of the main hall. Looking at the oil lamps on the wall, he said, "I remember it's the seventh one?"
As Bai Ye spoke, he grabbed the seventh oil lamp and forcefully pulled it downwards. A mechanism whirred, and a section of the wall slowly slid inwards, 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 the Huai Nan King used to store his burial goods. Rotting chests were placed around the chamber, with countless gold and silver treasures spilled out, filling various areas.
However, these items were like dirt to Bai Ye now. Outside the World Battlefield, gold and silver treasures were things everyone yearned for, applicable to all worlds. But on the World Battlefield, such things were worthless. No amount of gold and silver could buy a life.
Bai Ye's target was what hung in front of the tomb chamber...
That lamp!
It was an ancient decorative lamp, also known as a flower lantern. It had a bamboo frame supporting nine sides, each covered with fine silk cloth. On each side of the silk cloth were painted different images of true dragons: some soaring through clouds, some churning the seas, some resting among mountains, and others roaming beyond the sea of clouds.
However, if it were merely a beautiful decorative lamp, that would be all. But do not forget that the Huai Nan King was a monarch who dabbled in immortality and the pursuit of the Tao. Therefore, the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles were not ordinary burial goods but, like the Five Spirit Disk, were treasures collected by the Huai Nan King.
Thus, the lamp itself was not important; what mattered was the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles contained within!
Bai Ye took out a playing card and flicked it casually. Under the control of the Paper God's ability, the playing card spun rapidly and flew towards the decorative lamp.
Just as the spinning playing card was about to strike the decorative lamp, the Nine Dragon Yin Yang Candles within the lamp suddenly ignited.
As the flames flickered, a dragon's roar echoed within the tomb chamber. Then, the nine small dragons painted on the lamp came alive, emerging from the lamp. Each was about ten feet long, baring their claws and fangs 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 lamp. 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 light of the Ning Shuang sword suddenly burst outwards, followed by a large expanse of silvery-white frost spreading out. The nine small dragons flying towards Bai Ye were instantly frozen by a layer of frost, their speed somewhat reduced.
At this very moment...
Bai Ye crouched low, darting out like a leopard.
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