349: The ancestral jade pendant proved invaluable in nurturing the Seven Treasures Umbrella during a crucial moment

At this moment, the situation on Yang Mi's side had also reached a critical juncture.

The light from the bagua mirror completely vanished, and the last piece of talisman paper turned to ash while resisting the Yin Souls' attack.

The Yin Souls pounced toward her with bared fangs and brandished claws. Yang Mi squeezed her eyes shut, praying silently in her heart. Just as the Yin Souls were about to touch her...

Suddenly, a golden light radiated from the jade pendant around her neck. Those Yin Souls seemed to be greatly frightened and retreated one after another.

“This is... the jade pendant Grandma left me?” Yang Mi looked at the jade pendant in surprise, a flash of joy crossing her eyes.

She remembered her grandmother once saying that this jade pendant was a treasure passed down through the family, possessing the effect of warding off evil and exorcising demons.

The viewers in the Live Stream Room also witnessed this miraculous scene.

“Mi Mi's jade pendant is so powerful! This must be a divine artifact!”

“It looks like Mi Mi is saved, thank heavens.”

“Hmph!” Ye Bai snorted coldly, the Seven Treasure Umbrella in his hand spinning rapidly as it flew toward the monster.

The Seven Treasure Umbrella turned into a streak of light and struck the monster fiercely. The monster was sent flying backward, hitting the wall with a loud bang.

“Are you okay?” Ye Bai walked to Yang Mi's side and helped her up. His tone remained cold, but a hint of concern flashed in his eyes.

“That was too terrifying, I was scared to death,” Meng Ziyi said with lingering fear.

“This is a Tomb Guardian Beast, an evil creature that protects the mausoleum. It seems this place isn't simple,” Ye Bai said, looking at the monster.

And the clever mechanisms of this Ancient Tomb didn't stop there.

“Roar—” A roar that seemed to shake heaven and earth echoed throughout the entire Burial Complex.

Immediately after, a mass of pitch-black mist suddenly rose in the center of the graveyard. The mist condensed into the shape of a skeleton, its bones fully presenting a human form and even retaining the parts a living person should have.

“Oh my god!”

“So disgusting, so ugly!”

“What on earth is this thing? How could it turn into this?”

The viewers in the Live Stream Room were all dumbfounded, with rows of question marks appearing on the screen.

“This should be the tomb owner's Funerary Objects.” Ye Bai's gaze was like a torch as he stared at the skeleton. He had already recognized the identity of this skeleton; it was the Tomb Guardian Beast of the funerary tomb.

“Awoo—” The Tomb Guardian Beast roared to the sky. That roar was actually similar to a dragon's cry, shaking the mind. Its voice seemed to contain some kind of power, causing the entire tomb to tremble.

“Oh my mother! This thing is actually a descendant of a true dragon!”

“Too terrifying, this world is too terrifying! I want to leave! I want to go back!”

Ye Bai threw a talisman toward the Tomb Guardian Beast.

A thunderous explosion rang out within the Burial Complex. A thick cloud of black energy overflowed from it.

Seeing things were going south, the Tomb Guardian Beast quickly ducked into the burial mounds.

Ye Bai took the opportunity to close the coffin lid and pulled Meng Ziyi out. He pasted a talisman paper onto the Tombstone. Densely packed patterns appeared on the Tombstone, and it soon lit up with a red glow.

“Buzz—” The Tombstone began to shake.

Immediately, a strong attractive force was released from it.

“Not good!” Ye Bai's expression changed abruptly. He grabbed Yang Mi's waist and leaped, jumping into a nearby pit.

“Bang—” The Tombstone shook violently before returning to silence.

The Tomb Guardian Beast stood in place with a dazed look, clearly not understanding that it had almost been captured just now.

Ye Bai and Yang Mi lay in the pit panting heavily, their faces very pale. Especially Yang Mi; she was just an ordinary person, and after encountering so many eerie events, she was exhausted. Now that she had finally relaxed, she immediately fainted.

Ye Bai glanced at her. Without being meddlesome, he carried Yang Mi and climbed to the top of the pit.

“Mi Mi!” Meng Ziyi cried out in panic and chased after them.

Ye Bai ignored her and left directly.

He identified the right direction and proceeded forward according to his conjecture.

The Burial Complex was very large, and the area Ye Bai was currently in was toward the north.

Ye Bai led Yang Mi around for half an hour, finally stopping before a towering Stone Door. This Stone Door was very wide, enough for three off-road vehicles to drive side-by-side. On either side of the Stone Door was an arched doorway.

“Creak, creak—”

Accompanied by the sound of friction, the Stone Door slowly moved to the left, revealing a gap.

Ye Bai was the first to slip inside. He settled Yang Mi on a clean Tomb Bed, gathered dry branches nearby to start a fire and boil water, and then used a wooden stick to pick at the blood beads on Yang Mi's ankle.

Yang Mi's wound was healing at a rate visible to the naked eye. After a brief check, Ye Bai felt relieved; Yang Mi's life was not in danger, and the wound would be fully healed in just a few hours.

Having finished these tasks, he continued to explore forward, looking out through the gap in the Stone Door.

“Eh?” He raised an eyebrow because behind the Stone Door was a completely different sight.

This was an empty Tomb Chamber. In the center of the Tomb Chamber stood an incomparably massive Statue.

It was a Statue of a woman.

The Statue was five or six meters high and over ten meters long. The woman wore magnificent palace attire and a crown; she was elegant, dignified, and exquisitely beautiful.

The Statue was lifelike. Even at night, it still emitted a dazzling radiance, making one couldn't help but be immersed in it.

“What a beautiful woman...” Ye Bai lamented.

Although the woman's Statue had no expression, it caused an impulse to well up inside Ye Bai. He couldn't help but lift his leg and step into the Tomb Chamber.

Click—

Suddenly, the lights in the Tomb Chamber went out, plunging it into darkness.

“What's going on?” Ye Bai frowned.

He took out his flashlight and turned it on, only to find that the beam emitted by the flashlight couldn't penetrate the Tomb Chamber at all. It only left a faint beam of light in the chamber, appearing quite terrifying.

“Where on earth is this?”

“Welcome to the core area of the Burial Complex—the Palace of Death.” That raspy voice echoed in the Tomb Chamber, as if coming from the nine levels of hell, carrying a hint of chill that made the viewers in the Live Stream Room shudder.

“My god, the Palace of Death? That name sounds unlucky just hearing it!”

“Great God Ye needs to be careful! I feel like this place is full of danger.”

“Mi Mi is still unconscious; I hope nothing happens to her.”

Ye Bai's brow was furrowed tightly. He knew this place was definitely not simple.

There were many folk legends about the core areas of such mysterious Ancient Tombs, most of which were accompanied by various eerie and terrifying supernatural events.

For example, those who entered would have their minds deluded and remain inside forever as guardian ghosts or something similar.

He looked around vigilantly, gripping the Seven Treasure Umbrella tightly in his hand.

“Hmph, playing tricks.”

Ye Bai said in a low voice, trying to use a tough attitude to cover the trace of unease in his heart.

At this time, Meng Ziyi also caught up. Seeing the pitch-black Tomb Chamber before her, she approached Ye Bai somewhat fearfully.

“Great God Ye, it's so gloomy here. What do we do now?”

“Don't panic. First, let's see if there are any mechanisms,” Ye Bai said, his gaze searching the walls and the floor.

Suddenly, the Statue's eyes seemed to flash with a faint red light. Both Ye Bai and Meng Ziyi noticed this detail.