106: Continue advancing the city lord's palace

"Brother Quan, you got two bottles of Divine Medicine for your Loyalty and Righteousness Alliance this time. Didn't your Alliance Leader reward you with some Spirit Stones?" Jian Wuxie asked.

"Hmm? I actually forgot to mention it to the Alliance Leader," Quan Wudi said.

"Don't forget to ask later when we go out. Isn't your weapon still that Lord Artifact from the Vicious Thunder Ruins? It's time to change it. Look, if you don't inflict the poison status now, you can't even damage the monsters," Jian Wuxie mocked.

"Sigh, it's still a Divine Artifact after all. I can't bear to replace it," Quan Wudi said stubbornly.

The four entered the next room, which was filled with stone-carved guard statues.

"Heh, these things again. Just wait, I'll go activate all of them," Quan Wudi said before running around the room.

Because A Fei had received a reward of 100,000 points, he had actually bought a set of avatar clothes. Moreover, this set was very similar to the clothing style of the Southern Region—a set of black Daoist Robes.

A Fei, dressed in black Daoist Robes and holding the ruptured soul blade, looked incredibly handsome, making Jian Wuxie feel a wave of envy.

Jian Wuxie looked helplessly at the Lion Plushie Suit he was wearing. If he hadn't thought of it, he would have forgotten he was still wearing it.

Unfortunately, his pocket money had been halved; otherwise, he would definitely open more Lucky Gift Boxes to see if there were any other Advanced avatars.

Xiao Hongyuan seemed to have noticed Jian Wuxie's little thoughts and advised, "Don't be ungrateful. The attributes added by your outfit are much stronger than the ones sold in the shop like ours."

Jian Wuxie thought about it and realized she was right, so he temporarily set the thought aside.

Under Quan Wudi's provocation, those guards all came to life and followed him toward the other three.

Jian Wuxie struck first, smashing a Mountain Collapse Strike into the group of monsters. He brandished his greatsword and began the slaughter.

Xiao Hongyuan was now very familiar with the application of the Flowing Heart Sword Technique, and she lunged into the monster group with a Flowing Heart Stab.

A Fei didn't go in. Instead, after setting up a Ghost God Formation on the periphery, he brandished his long blade to harvest the guards on the edges.

Looking at Quan Wudi, his fighting style was all about wildness. With Sand Throw and poison needles used together, a large number of guards fell into a poisoned state, their armor emitting a purple glow.

As Quan Wudi smashed the last guard to pieces with a brick, the room finally fell silent.

The four looked at the doors lit up in three directions and hesitated, not knowing which way to go.

"Forget it, let's keep going north. No matter which way we go, it will eventually lead to the Lord's room," Xiao Hongyuan said.

Entering the room to the north, they found the same familiar monsters: Adventurer Statues and Big-Headed Monsters.

This time, without Jian Wuxie having to say a word, the other three rushed toward the Adventurer Statues, leaving the Big-Headed Monsters to him.

Jian Wuxie didn't know why, but now he got incredibly excited whenever he saw a Big-Headed Monster. Activating Three-Stage Slash, he charged straight at them.

As soon as he got close, he immediately activated Soul Devouring Hand. His hideous Ghost Hand gripped the Big-Headed Monster's thin neck and erupted violently.

The monster let out a miserable shriek and was sent flying backward.

But after the Soul Devouring Hand, Jian Wuxie immediately followed up with a Mountain Collapse Strike, knocking the monster back into the air just as it landed. His greatsword slashed the monster mid-air several times before he used an Uppercut to launch the falling Big-Headed Monster back into the sky.

He unleashed a Cross Slash at the mid-air monster. As the blood-red Sword Qi swept past, the monster didn't even have the strength to fight back before it turned into white light.

A Fei was even more ferocious. With the support of two Ghost God Formations, he fought three Adventurer Statues alone. His long blade danced up and down, occasionally flashing with brilliant crescent moon sword light. The special effect of the ruptured soul blade also lit up from time to time, and the three Adventurer Statues were dealt with without any chance to fight back.

Xiao Hongyuan's battle could only be described as a feast for the eyes. With various sword techniques being unleashed, she was always able to knock the enemies in front of her into the air with perfect precision, keeping them off-balance and under her assault mid-air.

Jian Wuxie looked around and decided to help Quan Wudi. His weapon was too poor now, and his damage was consistently low. Although the battle looked more intense than the others, the statues he faced had the fewest scars.

Quan Wudi's eyes were bloodshot from the fighting. He was grabbing a Cleric statue and smashing its head with the brick in his hand, making "thud-thud" sounds.

Just as Jian Wuxie approached, he saw a handful of sand being thrown right at his face, and he had to quickly jump back to dodge.

Only then did Quan Wudi notice Jian Wuxie coming to support him, and he said apologetically, "Sorry, I didn't see you clearly just now!"

Jian Wuxie didn't mind and joined the fight directly.

When the battle ended, Xiao Hongyuan said while recovering her mana, "Did you notice? These are all monsters we've encountered before."

A Fei nodded. "Exactly. We've just passed through three rooms, and these three rooms correspond to different Dungeon Instances."

"If I'm not mistaken, the monsters in this Castle Lords Palace should be composed of monsters from various Dungeon Instances in Sky City," Xiao Hongyuan analyzed.

The four moved forward, and just as they had guessed, the monsters they encountered along the way were all ones they had already seen in various Dungeon Instances within Sky City.

The four walked through an unknown number of rooms in the palace before they finally encountered a monster they hadn't seen before.

It looked like a Dragon Human, but it was entirely green and was standing in the middle of a group of ordinary Dragon Humans.

"This palace is just too big. How many rooms have we fought through? We finally met a guy we haven't seen before," Quan Wudi grumbled.

"Everyone be careful. That Dragon Human is clearly different from the others. Don't let your guard down and fail in such a simple place!" Jian Wuxie warned.

"I'll go lure it away first. You guys finish off the ordinary Dragon Humans!" Xiao Hongyuan said.

Seeing the three nod, Xiao Hongyuan activated Five-Stage Slash and rushed into the group of Dragon Humans at high speed. Then she jumped and activated Silver Light Falling Blade. The moment she landed, a shockwave rippled from under her feet, knocking down all the Dragon Humans surrounding her.

The three, including Jian Wuxie, immediately rushed forward to intercept all the Dragon Humans that had just gotten up, allowing the green-skinned Dragon Human to chase after Xiao Hongyuan.

The three frantically unleashed their skills to kill those ordinary Dragon Humans as quickly as possible.

Xiao Hongyuan began to lead the green Dragon Human in circles.

After chasing for a while, the Dragon Human suddenly stopped and waved the long staff in its hand toward the sky.

The next moment, a circular iron cage actually fell from the ceiling.

It happened to trap Xiao Hongyuan inside.

Xiao Hongyuan was startled and immediately looked back, only to see the green Dragon Human's figure blur for a moment as it arrived beside the cage at extreme speed.

It placed its long staff against the side of the cage, and a violent white light radiated from its body.

Before Xiao Hongyuan could cry out, a massive electric current enveloped her, making a sizzling sound.

Xiao Hongyuan felt her entire body go numb. Not only had her health dropped by a third, but she also couldn't control her body.

Seeing this, the green Dragon Human raised its long staff high. A faint light suddenly gathered at one end, clearly some kind of charging skill.

Xiao Hongyuan was horrified, knowing that this strike was definitely not simple, but unfortunately, she was completely paralyzed and couldn't move at all.

The next moment, the long staff thrust through the gaps in the iron cage and stabbed into Xiao Hongyuan's body with immense force.

Xiao Hongyuan's body was actually pierced through by this strike, and her health points instantly dropped to zero.