bayedsolid Chapter 478 The Dangerous Underground Palace
Chapter 478 The Dangerous Underground Palace
Yan Ji entered a deeper part of the tomb.
The underground palace was much larger than she had imagined, and the paths were intricate and complex; one could easily get lost if one wasn't careful—it was a complete maze.
Moreover, it is an underground "water" labyrinth.
Yan Ji looked at the ditches on both sides of the passage.
The ditch was two meters wide and looked extremely deep, and the liquid inside was silvery-white, clearly indicating that it was highly poisonous.
Mercury?
It seems to be more than ordinary mercury...
Yan Ji pondered for a moment, then ignored these things and continued walking forward, arriving at a new grand hall.
This hall was even more magnificent and solemn, with its walls covered with exquisite carvings and murals. In the center of the hall was a large seat with a stone statue of a monster lying on it.
The monster looked like a lion or a qilin, with fangs like a saber-toothed tiger, a body comparable to a giant elephant, and was covered in heavy armor. Its expression was fierce and wild.
It should be the spirit pet of the First Emperor.
Yan Ji glanced at the nameplate under the seat, where a name was engraved in human script.
—Lion Lion.
There are significantly more terracotta warrior statues in this hall.
Not only did infantrymen wielding long-handled halberds appear, but also armored warhorses three meters tall, mounted cavalry, archers with bows and crossbows, and shield bearers...
As Yan Ji looked around, she saw at least tens of thousands of such terracotta warrior statues.
"The First Emperor of Humanity, he's keeping an entire army underground..."
Thinking this, Yan Ji continued to open the stone door of the next tomb chamber.
"Buzzing..."
At that moment, a violent tremor suddenly occurred.
Gravel and dust kept falling from the ceiling.
The earth seemed to be experiencing a magnitude 7 earthquake!
Yan Ji's expression changed.
This vibration is clearly not right!
"Roar--!!!"
A deafening dragon roar suddenly came from the depths of the underground palace.
Yan Ji's body trembled.
She felt the dragon's roar make her head buzz, and her mind went blank for a moment.
The world was spinning in front of my eyes.
My mental strength seemed to have suffered a tremendous blow!
She swayed and grabbed the wall beside her. Even as a Soul Emperor, she almost fell!
What happened?!?
'Was that... the roar of the Azure Dragon?'
'But I clearly used the correct method to enter the dungeon...'
Flame Princess was very puzzled.
At this moment, all the terracotta warrior statues in the main hall suddenly came to life!
Their originally dull stone eyes, one after another, began to glow with a bluish light, like jade stones shining through stone skin.
Even the lion that had been lying on the seat in the middle of the main hall suddenly awoke.
He grinned slightly, revealing sharp fangs, and his blue-glowing pupils flickered twice before locking onto Yan Ji.
It was clearly angry at the intruder that had disturbed its sleep!
"Roar--!!"
The lion roared and suddenly left its seat, leaping up and pouncing towards her!
Upon seeing this, Yan Ji's gaze darkened.
boom!
The battle power of the Soul Emperor Realm demon race expert erupted!
A vast and powerful demonic aura surged forth, as boundless as the sea!
The crimson demonic flames formed a tangible wall of fire around Yan Ji.
The lion charged head-on, and with a loud "thud," its massive body was thrown back by ripples of flame, crashing heavily to the ground.
Yan Ji pressed her advantage, raising her hand and clenching her fist in the air.
Her fiery red dress billowed as she unleashed a storm of demonic energy!
In an instant, the entire grand hall was completely transformed into a crimson hell created by Yan Ji!
The entire hall was stained a somber, blood-red color, with blazing flames forming blackish-red lava on the ground, creating an oppressive and terrifying atmosphere.
The demonic flames not only engulfed the unicorn lion, but also enveloped all the resurrected terracotta warrior statues.
"Boom!"
A flame shaped like a demon's head charged towards the Lion-like creature, knocking it away once more.
Then came several more longswords formed from condensed flames.
They all rushed toward the lion-like creature through the heart!
Flame Princess's eyes were icy cold.
Although she didn't know how she had accidentally triggered the mechanism designed by the First Emperor of the Human Race in the imperial tomb.
But how dare this pet, a spirit beast sealed underground, challenge the authority of a Soul Emperor-level demon?
Perhaps we shouldn't underestimate her!
Who would have thought,
"Roar!"
Not long after, the lion-like creature stood up from the flames.
It shook its head violently like a large feline, easily shaking off the demonic flames clinging to its body.
The terracotta warrior statues inside the main hall seemed completely unharmed by Yan Ji's attacks.
One by one, they rose from the lava and flames, wielding halberds and spears.
The armored warhorses raised their hooves, their bodies still wreathed in lingering flames, and scorching demonic flames spewed from their nostrils, emitting furious neighs.
Yan Ji's expression changed instantly.
How is it possible!? ?
These terracotta warrior statues, clearly made of ordinary stone, should theoretically be easily shattered with a single blow...
And they seemed to be imbued with the aura of a blue dragon, which not only gave them life...
And there's no health bar?!?
It seems that these were the very things that caused Black Sun to suffer setbacks back then!
But the scary things don't stop there.
Yan Ji quickly noticed that the mercury level in the pool in the main hall was rising rapidly.
Soon, the mercury had spread across the ground.
It seemed as if it would completely engulf the entire hall!
"hiss!"
Yan Ji gasped.
The price of mercury rose very quickly.
The height between the floor and the ceiling of this main hall is approximately ten meters.
However, within seconds, the silvery-white liquid rose to a height of three or four meters.
The pillars, carvings, steps, and stone seats in the main hall instantly vaporized after being covered by the liquid!
Even the lava embers created by Yan Ji using the demonic flames of the Soul Emperor realm were instantly dissolved into nothingness after being submerged by the rising mercury.
Flame Princess gritted her teeth and rose into the air.
She looked up at the ceiling.
With a raised hand, a materialized sword of demonic energy pierced through the stone wall of the ceiling!
Yan Ji escaped through the hole that had been punched through the underground palace and returned to level -4 from level -5.
“Huff…Huff…”
Yan Ji wondered why her stamina had become so poor. She was already so tired after only a few moves?
She opened the properties panel to check her status.
[WARNING! Due to the suppression of the Azure Dragon's mental power, you have entered the following negative states: Confusion, Vulnerability, Weakness, Suppression, Armor Penetration, Stun, Slowdown...]
[Your attributes have all been weakened: All attributes -67%, Brainpower -21%, Reaction Speed -17, Mental Energy Efficiency -55%, Stamina -46%, Defense -44%, Resistance -50%...]
Yan Ji cursed under her breath.
It must have been that dragon's roar just now!
No wonder the power of the skills used is much weaker than usual.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the ground in front of them exploded.
A monster burst forth from the rocks beneath the ground!
It was that same unicorn lion from before!
Moreover, after being immersed in the silver liquid, the entire unicorn lion seemed to be covered with a layer of silver-white armor, and silver-white soul energy lingered on its body, actually forming a materialized weapon.
Their combat strength is clearly higher than before!
Yan Ji's pupils suddenly contracted.
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