Chapter 175: Giant Shatters the Restriction, Flying Swords and Dao Scrolls
Chapter 175: Giant Shatters the Restriction, Flying Swords and Dao Scrolls
Ye Rong’s eyes lit up. This chaotic mess was exactly what the Shushan Sword Alliance, which had thought it controlled the situation, dreaded most. But it was what he loved best.
“Dream Butterfly, get ready! There should be no more restrictions after these purple lightning bolts. We’ll seize the chance to charge in!”
Thousands of purple lightning bolts shot out across the sky. Yet, the Shushan Sword Alliance had just become meat shields and human targets for everyone else. Players behind them were actually completely safe.
Screams of “Ahhh!” rose one after another. Groups of Shushan Sword Alliance members fell almost in waves. Wide patches of white light flashed everywhere.
With sharp eyes, Ye Rong spotted a pointed ship appearing before the treasury entrance. Radiating crimson light, it actually endured two strikes of purple lightning. It only shook a bit, didn’t shatter, and managed to escape successfully.
But such lucky members were always few. Or rather, only a handful had ships. The rest had to pray their luck was good enough. The Shushan Sword Alliance’s formation collapsed instantly.
Even the various flag formations dissolved quickly under the dual assault of the purple lightning bolts and their own panicking members.
Some impatient solo players rushed forward. But just after running a thousand meters into the treasury entrance, they were struck by purple lightning and vaporized instantly.
This scene lasted a full quarter of an hour before gradually stopping. Only occasional streaks of purple lightning shot out now and then, blasting deep craters into the ground.
“Go!”
Ye Rong tugged at Long-Legged Lady. This was the risky moment they had to seize. With only two people, they needed to grab the initiative to get a share. He chose to trust his own luck and the defensive power of the Taiyi Five Smoke Net. Even if hit by one purple bolt, he could survive it.
Other players reacted swiftly too. The Herbal Hall and other players all made their move. Countless sword lights rose. Chaos erupted almost immediately, with players starting to slaughter each other mid-air. Players fell from the sky one after another.
“What do we do? They’re all dead! A whole ten-thousand-man force, wiped out! More than half dead! What do we do?”
The crimson ship landed. A few people stepped out. Leading them was Tianshui Yifang. This Six Desires True Fire Ship was what he’d gained in the Xuling Grotto-Heaven, and he’d just used it to save a few lives.
As a Fifth Tier ship, the Six Desires True Fire Ship possessed astonishing defensive power—20,000 Defense Value.
But just one hit from those purple lightning bolts earlier had shredded more than half of that. If they’d been unlucky enough to get hit by one more bolt, even this Six Desires True Fire Ship couldn’t have held out. It would have shattered into pieces.
Tianshui Yifang would have been utterly devastated had that happened. Within the Shushan Sword Alliance, Fifth Tier ships were extremely rare treasures. Only the heads of the top three divisions had any better than him. Usually, it was one of his proudest possessions.
The Shushan Sword Alliance suffered heavy losses exploring the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb. Not only could he not explain this to the Sword Assembly after returning, but worse, a third of these dead members belonged to his Tianshui Division. Losing so many members drastically weakened the Tianshui Division, potentially causing its rank to fall.
The rank of the Sword Alliance’s nine divisions wasn’t just about face—it directly affected resource allocation shares. The difference between ranks was immense. A drop in rank was an outcome Tianshui Yifang absolutely could not accept.
Juehanzi’s expression wasn’t much better either. Already poker-faced, he now looked like a frozen poker statue.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
One large and four small Faxing of Annihilation ships flew over, landing before them.
With a clatter, over a hundred players stepped out from each ship. A full five hundred players emerged from the large Faxing of Annihilation ship. Combined, it totaled almost a thousand players.
These Faxing of Annihilation ships had no special abilities beyond their one defensive spell—their sole advantage was transporting large numbers of people.
“What happened? How did this mess occur?”
Blue Chariot wore a stony expression, stern-faced. But inwardly, he felt a flicker of dark satisfaction.
His Chariot Division had brought fewer than a thousand members this time, mostly safe inside the Faxing of Annihilation ships. Not a single one was lost.
Juehanzi and Tianshui Yifang, those two usually hostile towards him, now getting their comeuppance? Blue Chariot felt a surge of schadenfreude.
“Blue! Your timing is perfect!”
Tianshui Yifang suddenly leaped up, grabbing him harshly by the hand.
“Let’s combine our forces. We still have almost three thousand men! We can still take back the treasury!”
Like a drowning man clutching at straws, reclaiming the treasury seemed Tianshui Yifang’s only chance to salvage the disaster and avoid total loss.
Otherwise, he’d face fierce attacks at the Sword Assembly meeting. Just the accusation of “mismanagement” alone could lead to a salary deduction of astronomical proportions, unsustainable even for this veteran top professional gamer.
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“Ninth doors! Which one do we take? Should we split up?”
“No! Take the middle one!”
Ye Rong and Long-Legged Lady dashed into the treasury ahead of everyone, lucky not to be hit by the last few streaks of purple lightning. Inside, they saw nine doors, each engraved with different animal patterns.
Time was tight. No luxury to choose carefully. Ye Rong immediately chose the middle door.
Not based on intuition or anything—simply because it was closest to them, saving them a few precious meters.
Beyond the door stood only a towering peak. Both desperately boosted their flying skills, racing frantically towards the summit.
Ye Rong could already see an altar atop the peak, shimmering with light. Treasure, had to be!
Still dozens of meters away, he manifested Kasyapa’s Thousand Hands, grabbing for a light blue flying sword on it.
Twang!
A sharp sound rang out. Kasyapa’s Thousand Hands was forcefully flung back, utterly unable to grasp that watery blue flying sword.
“Stupid Kung Fu Panda! There’s another restriction!”
Ye Rong groaned. What kind of treasury was this? Restrictions outside, and more restrictions inside when trying to grab the treasure!
Their head start amounted to maybe four, five seconds. With nine doors, many more players would crowd in. Being caught meant certain doom.
Facing the chaotic attacks of thousands of players? Even with the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, he’d still die—unless it was a Ninth Rank genuine item.
“Break!”
Long-Legged Lady’s face flashed with cold fury, finally revealing her true strength. The Celestial Chapter of the Great Mystery, one of the world’s most renowned Dao Scrolls, clearly wasn’t limited to the minor tricks shown before.
A milky white giant coalesced behind her. A hundred meters tall, it seemed capable of supporting heaven and earth, though its facial features were indistinct.
Boom!
A thunderous crash erupted, powerful enough to shatter mountains. Yet, the altar stood completely unmoving. Layers of flowing water shimmered across it, impossibly enduring this world-shattering blow.
Meanwhile, players were already flooding into the space, raising alarmed cries as they charged towards the two.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three more violent smashes. The milky giant flickered, seeming unstable. Long-Legged Lady grunted sharply, a trickle of blood appearing at the corner of her mouth—clearly hurt by the restriction’s rebound force.
But she persisted relentlessly. Clasping her hands together in a strange gesture, she sent the milky giant hurling its entire body against the altar!
Crack!
The giant fractured apart. But the watery restriction also vanished with a poof!
Ye Rong lunged forward instinctively. The Primordial Qi Grasping Hand and Kasyapa’s Thousand Hands shot out simultaneously. One hand seized two blue, watery flying swords. The other clamped onto two Dao Scrolls, each only a few thin pages thick.
They exchanged a look. Nodding together in wordless agreement, they both instantly activated their Teleportation Talismans to leave.
Luckily, the pursuing players were still some distance away. They weren’t in combat state yet, so the talismans could work.
“Lucky! That was insanely lucky!”
Back in Chang’an City, Ye Rong’s heart still pounded wildly. He took several deep breaths.
Slowed down by even one step, not only would they have missed the treasure, they’d likely have perished in the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb. He had no Life Replacement Talisman. Death cost Lifespan, but losing equipment would be catastrophic.
Other things could be replaced, but the Nine Glazed Golden Lamp was still on him! Losing that Ancient Treasure? Ye Rong truly would rather die. It wasn’t something easily recovered.
“Not sure where Dream Butterfly is. I’ll send her a Flying Sword Message.”
Ye Rong sent off his sword message. Then he logged onto the Forum, curious about news regarding the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb.
Being directly inside might mean he missed some rumors or information compiled more thoroughly outside.
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“Damn! They got away!”
“That pair, man and woman! Grabbed the treasure and teleported out!”
“Forget it! Head for the other doors!”
Total chaos now reigned within the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb Treasury. All kinds of battles, all forms of slaughter erupted.
Nine doors led to separate spaces. Each held an altar with different treasures, each protected by its own restriction. But not everyone possessed Long-Legged Lady’s brute-force method of destroying powerful restrictions in a few hits.
Players arriving early gained little advantage. Still attacking the altar restrictions when the others streamed in.
Instantly, a chaotic free-for-all broke out. Instead of tackling the restrictions, players fought each other first.
Large groups and organized factions naturally had the upper hand. Solo experts or small teams of five simply couldn’t manage breaking a restriction while fighting off hundreds.
The treasures seized by Ye Rong and Graceful Dream Butterfly might well be the only altar items obtained outside of a major faction’s grasp.