369: Chapter 369 Kicking open the ancient metal door, revealing an army of headless stone statues in the dark passage!

Su Yang strode forward with his long legs, steadily stepping onto the bone staircase extending downwards.

Stepping on the pale white vertebrae, a crisp cracking sound rang out. The surrounding air became extremely cold. Piercing cries echoed continuously in his ears, carrying a strange power that disturbed the Divine Soul, making one feel dizzy.

Qin Xueji gripped Bai Li's sleeves tightly, her face pale. Her Core Formation cultivation seemed insignificant in the abyss.

Bai Li waved her fan, and nine snow-white fox tails unfurled behind her, propping up a purple demonic energy shield that completely blocked out the cries. "Everyone be careful, this is the Soul-Devouring Sound. It specifically attacks a Cultivator's Divine Soul. If your cultivation is weak, your mind will collapse."

Mary hovered in mid-air, covering her nose with a look of disgust. "It sounds like a funeral, so unpleasant! And the surroundings are full of moldy, rotten smells. This isn't fun at all."

Su Yang kept his hands behind his back, his expression as calm as water.

"A pile of rotten bones that only knows how to hide underground and wail wants to block my path?" Su Yang's voice was flat as he continued downward.

The group walked down the stairs for about half an hour.

A faint red light appeared in the darkness ahead. As they reached the end of the stairs, a wide underground cave appeared before them.

In the center of the cave was a boiling Scarlet Abyss Pool. The water bubbled with blood, emitting a pungent stench. In the center of the pool stood a thick black iron pillar.

A woman in tattered white clothes was firmly locked to the iron pillar by several chains as thick as wrists. Her hair was disheveled, and her head was lowered; the piercing cries were coming from her mouth.

Chu Ling's ice-blue gown fluttered in the wind, her ice-blue eyes filled with vigilance. "Boss, there's no aura of a living person on this woman. She's a monster condensed entirely from Yin Evil Death Qi."

Mary had long been unable to restrain herself, her hands extending sharp blood-colored blades as she prepared to charge.

"Stinky! Stop crying! Watch this Young Miss tear you to pieces!" Mary scolded loudly.

Hearing the voice, the woman in white instantly stopped crying.

She slowly raised her head.

Qin Xueji let out a gasp and stepped back two paces in fear.

The woman had no facial features at all! Her entire face was like a flat sheet of white paper. In the center of that paper, a bloody mouth filled with sharp fangs split open. Green venom dripped from the fangs, making a sizzling corrosive sound as it hit the pool water.

"Fresh flesh... stay for the burial!"

The Faceless Female Corpse let out a piercing shriek. Her long black hair instantly surged, turning into millions of hard black steel wires, like a massive black net covering the sky, stabbing directly toward everyone. Each strand of hair carried a potent, lethal corpse poison.

"Leave it to us!"

Su Qingcheng’s red dress was like fire as her long sword instantly left its scabbard. She turned into a bolt of red lightning, charging toward the black hair net. With a wave of her sword, over a dozen red Sword Qi hissed out, slashing the large expanse of black hair into countless fragments.

Jiang Yingxue was also not to be outdone. Two blood-colored water sleeves danced like mad Dragons, crushing all the hair attempting a side sneak attack.

Chu Ling’s fair right foot tapped lightly on the ground. The cold air from the ten thousand year profound ice marrow erupted. A dark blue cold current swept along the ground, instantly freezing the fallen hair into ice shards.

With the three peerless beauties joining forces, the Faceless Female Corpse's attacks couldn't even get close.

Seeing her attacks thwarted, the female corpse fell into a complete frenzy. She opened her bloody mouth, took a violent gulp of pool water, and then spat out a pillar of black poisonous blood as thick as a barrel, booming straight ahead.

The poisonous blood pillar carried a high temperature and corrosive power that could melt everything, causing the surrounding air to twist and collapse.

Su Yang still stood in place, his hands behind his back.

His eyes were cold, and the muscles in his right arm instantly bulged. Dazzling golden Pure Yang True Fire completely enveloped his right fist in an instant.

"You aren't qualified to take Su Yang's life."

Facing the incoming poisonous blood pillar, Su Yang threw a punch with sheer force.

The golden fist light was like a dazzling sun, carrying the most masculine and positive Qi that could burn all things, and it slammed heavily into the poisonous blood pillar.

Boom!

A deafening explosion erupted within the cave.

The moment the poisonous blood pillar touched the Pure Yang True Fire, it was directly evaporated into a cloud of white smoke. The golden fist light's momentum didn't diminish, tearing through all obstacles like dry weeds and smashing heavily into the Faceless Female Corpse's chest.

Bang!

The thick black iron pillar was snapped by the single punch. The Faceless Female Corpse's massive body was completely engulfed in golden flames. The Pure Yang True Fire specifically counteracted yin and evil; the female corpse couldn't even let out a scream in the sea of fire before being completely burned to a pile of white ash in just a few seconds.

A Crystal Core emitting a faint green light dropped onto the dried-up altar with a clang.

Su Yang walked forward and reached out to pull the Crystal Core into his palm. It contained very pure, cold energy.

He casually tossed the Crystal Core to Su Qingcheng.

"Take it and refine it slowly when we get back."

Su Qingcheng caught it steadily, a moving blush appearing on her exquisite face. She bowed slightly: "Thank you for the reward, Master. The power of Master's punch just now really made Qingcheng's heart race."

Jiang Yingxue stood to the side, a flash of envy in her eyes. Noticing her gaze, Su Yang spoke in a flat tone: "No need to rush, there are plenty of monsters ahead. The next one is yours."

Jiang Yingxue gave a gentle smile, her face full of joy: "Yingxue understands."

After the Faceless Female Corpse died, the Scarlet Abyss Pool underwent a change.

The boiling pool water began to rotate violently, forming a massive vortex. The water level dropped rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. A few minutes later, the entire pool of blood had drained away, revealing the black rock bottom.

In the center of the pool's bottom, a massive black metal door appeared. The surface of the metal door was covered in complex ancient array patterns, exuding a majesty that brooked no violation.

Mary flew into the air, examining the metal door.

"The door is shut tight, and there isn't even a keyhole. How do we get in?"

Su Yang jumped directly into the dried-up pool and walked to the front of the black metal door.

"Searching for a mechanism is a waste of time. There is no door that can block where Su Yang wants to go."

He raised his right leg, and Pure Yang True Qi gathered frantically at his toes. Carrying ten thousand catties of force, he kicked the heavy metal door hard.

Boom!!!

A thunderous sound like the world was splitting apart echoed.

The black metal door, weighing tens of thousands of catties and covered in defensive array patterns, was like a fragile biscuit under that terrifyingly violent kick, shattering instantly. Huge metal fragments were like cannonballs, smashing directly into the dark space inside.

Dust billowed. A decayed scent, even more ancient and desolate than the outside, blew out from behind the door.

"Let's go."

Su Yang led the way into the door. The four women followed closely behind.

Behind the door was an exceptionally wide Bluestone Passage. On both sides of the passage, a massive stone statue five meters tall was erected every ten meters.

These stone statues were all clad in heavy ancient armor and held heavy bronze spears. What was hair-raising was that none of the stone statues had heads! A faint green light emanated from the smooth neck cuts.

The passage was so long that the end couldn't be seen. The two rows of Headless General Stone Statues were like a silent army, quietly guarding the secrets deep within the underworld.

Qin Xueji followed closely beside Bai Li, her high heels making crisp echoes on the bluestone. In the silent passage, the echoes sounded particularly piercing.

"Boss, these stone statues feel very sinister, as if they could come to life at any moment." Qin Xueji lowered her voice, her tone filled with tension.

Su Yang kept his hands behind his back, his pace steady.

"Just a pile of broken stones. If they dare to move, I'll smash them all."

The group continued forward.

When they reached the middle of the passage, the surrounding air suddenly became extremely heavy, as if a mountain were pressing down on their shoulders.

Boom!

At the end of the passage ahead, an incredibly heavy Ten-thousand-year Profound Iron Gate dropped without warning, completely sealing the way forward.

At the same time, with a loud "bang," another Profound Iron Gate dropped dozens of meters behind them.

Their retreat was also completely cut off. The group was firmly trapped in the center of the passage.

Just as the gate fell.

Dense cracks suddenly appeared on the surfaces of the dozens of Headless General Stone Statues on both sides of the passage.

"Crack! Crack!"

Large areas of stone skin peeled off. Bursts of dazzling green ghost fire suddenly lit up at the smooth neck cuts of the stone statues!