364: Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise; there's definitely something strange about it.

"Then let's retreat quickly, what if a Soul-Eating Ghost comes out?" Yang Mi urged.

"Okay, let's go immediately!" Meng Ziyi nodded.

Ye Bai led the two women to turn and leave, but just as he took a step, he paused.

In front of him was a straight path leading out of the valley.

Ye Bai hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said: "Since we are here, let's brave it."

After saying this, he walked toward the outside of the valley without hesitation.

"You two wait here for me first, I will go in and check the situation." He instructed Yang Mi and the other woman.

Although the two women were afraid, they knew that they were now in a difficult position where they couldn't back down.

They could only bite the bullet and agree, watching Ye Bai's back uneasily, praying in their hearts for his safe return.

Stepping into this deep valley, under Ye Bai's feet was thick snow, which crunched when stepped upon.

In the empty and desolate snowfield, there was no other vegetation besides this.

Ye Bai left marks along the way, walking straight toward the depths of the canyon.

The canyon was very deep and secluded; Ye Bai dared not let his guard down, wary that some terrifying existence might suddenly jump out from the surroundings.

He didn't know how long he had walked, but it was getting colder all around, the air was thin, and the temperature was extremely low.

Suddenly, he heard a faint rustling sound, as if something was walking in the snow.

Ye Bai stopped, pricked up his ears, and listened carefully.

Immediately after, a shrill howl sounded exceptionally harsh in the quiet environment.

A gray-brown body lunged onto the snow; it was three or four meters tall, covered all over with gray fur, and had sharp fangs in its mouth.

This massive Soul-Eating Ghost opened its mouth, revealing sharp and hideous teeth, and bit toward Ye Bai's neck.

Ye Bai reacted quickly, plunging his Dagger into the Soul-Eating Ghost's mouth, pinning it to the snow.

The Soul-Eating Ghost struggled frantically, wanting to pull out Ye Bai's Dagger.

Ye Bai pushed hard, driving the Dagger deeper into the Soul-Eating Ghost's oral cavity.

The sharp Dagger instantly pierced the Soul-Eating Ghost's throat, and a large amount of blood gushed out, spilling onto the snow.

"Awoo~" The Soul-Eating Ghost wailed in pain, struggling for a moment before losing its breath.

Ye Bai retrieved his Dagger, threw it into the nearby grass, and continued forward.

He didn't know how long had passed when he saw a rusty iron door, and behind the iron door was a narrow and dark Passage.

The Yin Qi here was oppressive, making one's hair stand on end and their spine tingle.

Ye Bai turned on his flashlight, using the dim light to illuminate his feet.

Walking to the end, there was a fork in the road.

Ye Bai considered it for a moment and decided to proceed along the other fork.

This fork in the road had no danger; Ye Bai went through smoothly and soon reached the end of the fork.

Here was a wall blocking his path.

Directly in front of him, an Oil Lamp was hanging.

The Oil Lamp was located more than twenty centimeters away from the wall, its flame flickering, as if it might go out at any moment.

"This place really is strange..." Ye Bai muttered to himself. He looked at the Oil Lamp, his gaze becoming firm.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Oil Lamp should be the key to activating the mechanism."

Ye Bai approached the Oil Lamp, observed it carefully for a long time, and finally chose a Candle wick, blowing on it gently.

"Click!" The Oil Lamp broke into two pieces, crashing onto the ground with a loud bang.

With a loud "Boom", the Oil Lamp exploded!

The flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire tunnel like daytime, and a pungent, burnt smell filled the air.

Ye Bai covered his nose, stepped back a few paces, and waited for the smoke to slowly dissipate.

"This Oil Lamp could actually ignite; it's simply incredible!" Ye Bai was shocked.

"Ah! My eyes, it hurts so much!"

At this moment, Meng Ziyi suddenly held her head and squatted down.

Her forehead was swollen high, and veins were bulging.

Yang Mi hurriedly supported her and said: "Sister Ziyi, what's wrong with you?"

"My, my head is so dizzy... It feels like it's about to explode!"

"Don't panic, you must not move around!" Yang Mi comforted Meng Ziyi.

At this time, Ye Bai also ran over and asked: "What's going on?"

"Sister Ziyi accidentally pressed the mechanism under the Oil Lamp, and it ended up detonating the Oil Lamp..."

"Oh, I understand."

Ye Bai realized suddenly: "She wanted to test whether the mechanism under this Oil Lamp was effective. If it didn't work, she would press the mechanism again to see if it would cause an explosion."

Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi both breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Stand steady, I will dismantle the Oil Lamp," Ye Bai said.

"Mm." "Okay." Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi nodded.

Ye Bai moved the Oil Lamp aside and used his Dagger to pick up a fragment to examine.

He was surprised to find that this fragment was actually made of metal!

"It turns out that the structure of this Oil Lamp is the same as an ordinary light bulb, only the manufacturing technology is more advanced," Ye Bai said with a smile.

"These are all metal?" Meng Ziyi widened her eyes in surprise.

"Of course they are, if you don't believe me, look."

Ye Bai picked up a silver Candle wick, carved it into a cylinder with his knife, and handed it to Meng Ziyi.

Meng Ziyi took it and examined it for a moment, then said: "It really is similar to our Candle, just the color is different."

"You are right, this kind of Materials is a unique product of our China."

Ye Bai explained: "The craftsmanship of this Materials is complex and delicate, which is why I am so surprised. I didn't expect such a valuable item to appear in a place like this."

Ye Bai took a pair of gloves out of his waist bag, put them on, and then grabbed a piece of metal fragment.

"What are you doing?" Yang Mi was startled.

"Such exquisite Materials, wouldn't it be a pity not to cut and study them?" Ye Bai chuckled and waved his fist with force.

With a dull thud, that metal fragment was actually crushed flat by him.

Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi watched the bizarre scene before them, dumbfounded.

"So hard!" Ye Bai muttered, then picked up two sharper fragments and threw them on the ground.

Crack, crack. The two fragments were easily crushed by him, as easily as cutting tofu.

Meng Ziyi and Yang Mi supported each other, looking at the broken metal fragments on the ground, their expressions frozen.

They really couldn't understand why such a miraculous thing would happen in the world!

"I know now," Ye Bai suddenly shouted.

"What?" Meng Ziyi and Yang Mi turned their heads to look at him in unison.

Ye Bai pointed to the metal fragments on the ground and said: "If I'm not mistaken, these metal fragments are keys, keys that can open the stone coffin."

Meng Ziyi and Yang Mi looked at each other, both with confused expressions.

"When I was looking for the mechanism just now, I discovered that there is a protrusion on both the top and the side of the stone coffin."

Ye Bai stretched out his left finger and pointed to the top and side of the stone coffin: "These protrusions are very regular, obviously designed. I guess they are the mechanism to open the Coffin Lid or the outer coffin."