The instant the spear aimed at Mu Li, he tried to resist, but in a flurry, Xiao Yuan suddenly released one hand and thrust the spear single-handedly, piercing Mu Li's neck directly.
Azure Dragon Claw!
Disbelief and icy fear flashed in Mu Li's eyes. His throat froze, his words silenced along with his life.
With a flick of his wrist, Xiao Yuan withdrew his spear and charged into the crowd.
His spear techniques erupted at full force. In a blink, several bodies collapsed in the stone chamber.
The mercenaries outside the cave couldn't help but break into cold sweat at such terrifying efficiency.
Who the hell said this boy was only a two-star Dou Zhe?
Many glanced at Mu Li's lifeless body and felt their resentment ease. After all, he was dead.
After clearing the mercenaries in the chamber, Xiao Yuan stored his spear and casually grabbed a steel blade from the ground, moving to eliminate others.
Behind the chair, Xiao Yixian's red lips parted, her eyes wide with shock.
Inside the cave, several mercenaries already began to reconsider fleeing.
They recognized those who died under Xiao Yuan's hands, knew their strength, and knew that if he could kill them so easily, he could easily kill them too.
As the saying goes, "A wise man acts according to the situation."
At this point, survival mattered more than pride. Nobody would gamble their lives on when Xiao Yuan's Dou Qi might run out.
So, many of the seasoned mercenaries turned and fled immediately.
Yet a few reckless ones chose to fight.
"Ah!"
Cries of pain echoed in the cave.
Xiao Yuan, sensing the approaching mercenaries at the cave entrance, narrowed his eyes.
He performed a Wind Eagle Kick, striking a mercenary in the chest and sending him flying.
He grabbed a weapon, formed hand seals:
Condensing Ice Mirror!
Cold air gathered at the cave entrance, forming a giant, black translucent ice mirror, blocking the mercenaries' escape route.
Their faces darkened as they tried Dou Techniques, but their Yellow-tier skills couldn't break the ice in time. The mirror even reflected force back, sending numbing pain through their hands.
"You're surrounded by me."
Xiao Yuan's cold voice echoed through the cave. Blue wind swirled around his fists.
Blue Wind Spiral Fist!
Facing the cornered, desperate mercenaries, Xiao Yuan unleashed a spiraling attack.
Moments later, slightly breathless, he returned to the stone chamber.
Xiao Yixian peeked from behind the chair, then instinctively hid when someone approached.
"It's me, Xiao Yixian. Time to leave."
Xiao Yuan smiled as he walked closer.
"There's a mechanism here, but I can't open it," Xiao Yixian said, frowning and gesturing him over.
Xiao Yuan walked over as he heard her words, crouching down to follow the direction Xiao Yixian indicated.
Beneath the seat of the chair was a groove. When they had previously moved the skeletal remains, they hadn't noticed it. The four legs of the chair were fixed firmly to the ground—immovable.
"Seems like some kind of mechanical trap, not a Dou Qi formation."
Xiao Yuan murmured thoughtfully after a moment.
"A mechanical trap?"
Xiao Yixian had only read some basic books on trap mechanisms and naturally wasn't as skilled as Xiao Yuan. She looked at him with curiosity.
"Hmm. But this mechanism has probably been here for a long time, so it may not function properly. I'll give it a try."
With that, Xiao Yuan released his soul perception, carefully sensing inside the chair and the ground beneath.
After a short while, he looked up at Xiao Yixian.
"How is it?"
"Should still work," Xiao Yuan said, drawing a small gadget he had acquired from a market trickster before, beginning to attempt to unlock the mechanism.
Click!
A crisp sound rang in their ears.
Xiao Yuan stood and tried rotating the chair. Counterclockwise, it wouldn't move.....but clockwise, it rotated smoothly.
As the chair turned, a thunderous rumble of large mechanisms echoed through the stone chamber.
Then, the bluestone slabs of the three opened chests in front of the chair slowly sank into the ground, revealing a descending staircase.
At the same time, a wave of scorching heat hit them.
Xiao Yuan suddenly frowned.
The moment the heat hit, a strange resonance seemed to occur between the five primal energy stores in his body and the Five-Colored Scroll in his mind.
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