Dominator-level attack!!
Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head in shock, glancing at the empty hole in his chest. An attack that shattered his electromagnetic defenses and dealt a fatal blow, exceeding even the reaction speed of a peak Saint. This had to be the power of a Dominator!
The second wave of trials is Dominator-level, so what about the third?
Moreover, the Dragon Breath's speed is comparable to the speed of light, making it impossible to dodge. It's like a mortal trying to dodge a bullet at close range.
A sense of impending doom exploded in Zhang Yuanqing's heart.
"Calm down, calm down. The precursor to the Dragon Breath attack is the dragon's eyes glowing. I have less than a second to react." No sooner had Zhang Yuanqing thought this than he saw the dragon's eyes emit a red light!
His scalp went numb, and adrenaline surged as he grabbed the sliding shoes at a speed humans couldn't perceive, threw them onto the boat, and slid toward them, accurately inserting both feet into the shoes!
His body instantly turned ethereal, like a projection from another world. Almost simultaneously, the scorching red beam struck his afterimage, shattering a display case not far away. The high-temperature beam pierced into the Weak Water.
It must be said that using the Merchant's Void ability is a cheat-level life-saving skill. Although the sliding shoes are Saint-quality items, as long as the Void state is activated, both mental and physical attacks can be perfectly avoided!
Truly worthy of being slippery as an eel – impossible to hit or catch, with top-notch survival abilities.
After dodging the attack, Zhang Yuanqing immediately took out a vial of Life Essence and fiercely stabbed it into his neck, injecting the entire golden liquid into his veins. The flesh and blood stirred, beginning to grow and heal the empty hole in his chest!
The dragon's eyes lit up again!!!
And so, Zhang Yuanqing slid back and forth on the small boat, dodging six scorching Dragon Breaths with his predictions. But he had already reached the limit of the sliding shoes, even with the Craftsman's Ring buff allowing him one extra slide!
Seven times already. How many times will it take to end? Given the level of a Slaughter Instance, it should be ending soon.
Zhang Yuanqing sighed inwardly. As a precaution, he took out Little Red Riding Hood and shook out a Rank Four Yin Corpse, then threw the Perfect Human Skin over it!
As soon as he finished this, he saw the dragon's eyes light up red. He unhesitatingly manipulated the Yin Corpse to wear the Perfect Human Skin, turning it into a replica of himself!
At the same time, he threw himself down, burying his head in his arms without any regard for appearances!
As expected, the scorching Dragon Breath targeted the Yin Corpse, the red beam piercing through its chest and abdomen.
The Yin Corpse collapsed with a crash, while the Perfect Human Skin actively peeled away from the dying "host"!
Zhang Yuanqing quickly lunged forward, retrieving the Perfect Human Skin and pushing the discarded Yin Corpse into the Weak Water, then watched the dragon warily and nervously.
For a full ten seconds, the dragon didn't move an inch!
"Phew!!!" Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief. A full eight scorching Dragon Breaths, a full eight Dominator-level attacks. It was finally over.
Is the second floor exhibit particularly difficult, or did we trigger Hell Mode? If every exhibit on the second floor is this difficult, I don't believe anyone else can survive.
Zhang Yuanqing cursed and complained, not daring to relax in the slightest, because the third wave of trials was coming soon!
He quickly took out the matchbox, struck a match, and made a wish: "I wish the Thunder God Set's skill cooldown would end immediately!"
Then, he fished out Little Red Riding Hood again, shaking out an Extraordinary Yin Corpse - Saint-quality Yin Corpses were all used up. He struck a match for the Extraordinary Yin Corpse and made a wish: "I wish for a reset of the uses of 'Extremely Angry Slide'!"
The wish was granted, and the Yin Corpse was successfully sacrificed, turning into a bright torch that burned to ashes!
Actually, the safest way would have been to reset the Perfect Human Skin's functions, but the Human Skin is a Karma-based item, which is higher than the Rule-based matchbox. The wish wouldn't be possible, and it would only waste a match!
A deep, resonant roar shook the exhibit hall!
Zhang Yuanqing tensed. He knew this was a warning for the third wave of Dragon Breath trials. He quickly put away the matchbox, and while putting on the Thunder God Set and sliding shoes, he looked around for the source of the sound. He saw the dragon, which had been squatting on its pedestal, actually flying up, its membrane wings vibrating!
The Weak Water, which could drown all things, didn't seem to affect it!
"Whoosh, whoosh!!"
The dragon spread its wings and fanned the air, its long neck slightly raised, circling in the exhibit hall. After circling three times, it suddenly stopped above the small boat and vigorously vibrated its membrane wings, lowering its massive body in the air, its abdomen bulging!
"Eat this!" Zhang Yuanqing, who had been preparing for a long time, raised his right palm, crackling with electricity, and fired a Railgun at the dragon above him.
At the same time, the dragon's long neck expelled a tongue of fire with a sulfurous smell. The two forces converged in mid-air, the electric charge and flames colliding madly, creating bizarre and colorful explosions in the air.
Three seconds later, the power of the Railgun was exhausted. Zhang Yuanqing, his right arm completely charred, hurriedly slid away to dodge the oncoming fire.
The dragon moved with him, the flames covering him. Zhang Yuanqing, who had just gotten to his feet, was instantly engulfed in flames. His clothes and hair turned to ashes in an instant, and his skin was carbonized!
The second trial is still spitting fire. How long will it last? He couldn't care about the pain. Another slide brought him to the other side of the boat. He slid back and forth like this, persevering six times, before Zhang Yuanqing was engulfed in flames again.
The flames spewed by the dragon almost covered the entire small boat. The Lin wood was a Dominator-level material, immune to water and fire, but it was being scorched red by the high temperature, and the surface was starting to carbonize!
Bathing in the flames, Zhang Yuanqing only lasted two or three seconds before being burned to a crisp, red and glowing!
He struggled to circulate the power of the Sun God, forming a shield on his body, opened his inventory, grabbed all the Life Essence vials, stuffed them in his mouth, and swallowed them whole, liquid and broken glass shards together!
Then, he took out the Natal Spirit Moon and stuck it on his burning skull!
The Natal Spirit Moon could greatly enhance the power of Taiyin, making him a Night Watcher who mainly cultivated the Taiyin path, and the strength of the Taiyin power directly determined the upper limit of his vitality and self-healing ability!
Vine-like patterns covered his skull. The powerful Taiyin power brought a hint of coolness, resisting the flames and cooling his burning head.
The Life Essence, on the other hand, allowed his flesh and blood to regenerate quickly, burning and regenerating!
Again and again!
Zhang Yuanqing's consciousness was muddled from the burning. He felt like he had turned into a fire-resistant piece of wood. Before the wood turned to ashes, his consciousness might collapse first!
He opened his inventory and grabbed the Earth God Boots, putting them on!
The Earth God Boots didn't provide defense, but they enhanced his endurance and increased his ability to withstand damage.
Finally, Zhang Yuanqing activated the Thunder God Set's Electromagnetic Protection. Under the protection of the bright blue electromagnetic barrier, he collapsed with a crash, motionless!
The flames burned for a full thirty seconds before the dragon retracted its breath, flapped its wings, and flew back to its pedestal, returning to its form as a bronze statue!
The small boat floated quietly, the exposed part of the hull black, smoking, and flickering with red light.
Zhang Yuanqing's corpse was charred, with faintly visible red bones and blood!
After two or three minutes, the carbonized corpse opened its eyes and let out a painful groan. After a long while, Zhang Yuanqing took out the Mountain God Scepter and cast a healing spell on himself, struggling to sit up and look at the blank painting to the east.
At this moment, the ancient house in the painting, which had been burned in half, had disappeared, replaced by a dark, dense forest with a Sophora tree. Xiao Yuan, Huang Taiji, Qing Zhu, and Alicia were hanging from the tree!
Xiao Yuan and Qing Zhu had blank expressions, their tongues sticking out, their lives hanging by a thread!
Alicia and Huang Taiji were struggling desperately, their faces full of pain, but they were unable to save themselves!
"Earth Monsters aren't good at dealing with spirits, and Father's strengths can't be used!" Zhang Yuanqing gritted his teeth, raised his charred, bone-exposed hands, gripped the paddle that had been burned in two, and rowed with difficulty.
Given the state of Xiao Yuan and Qing Zhu, they probably couldn't actively escape the painting. He had to immediately solve the problem in the exhibit hall and go into the painting to save them!
Zhang Yuanqing rowed the charred boat in front of the dragon. By this time, the water level had already submerged the pedestal. He tiptoed and reached out, plucking the two gems from the dragon's eye sockets. After quickly scanning the item attributes, Zhang Yuanqing rowed toward the old man in the ancient Greek robe with a long beard and a large nose!
As soon as he held the heavy scepter, he felt dizzy and nauseous, with a clear sense of inversion.
Just then, the two gems in his hand emitted a warm light, dispelling the chaos.
Zhang Yuanqing quickly put the scepter into his inventory to complete the recognition, then took it out and raised it high, activating the "Chaos" skill toward the Jade Purification Vase in the distance!
The sound of rushing water faltered. The next second, the Weak Water in the room rushed back into the Jade Purification Vase!
Success!
Only then did Zhang Yuanqing truly feel relieved. He rowed the small boat to a stop in front of the painting, summoned Silver Yao, the county princess, and gave her the Dionysus Scepter and the Dragon Eye Gems, instructing her to maintain the reverse state of the Jade Purification Vase!
He then leaped into the painting!
The scene abruptly changed, and Zhang Yuanqing arrived in a dark, dense forest. The night was bleak, the mountain mist swirling. His four teammates were hanging from a large Sophora tree!
In his vision, there were five people hanging from the tree. Between his four teammates was a female ghost in red, with embroidered shoes on her feet!
Her back was to Zhang Yuanqing, her body slumped on the hemp rope, gently swaying in the night wind. Sensing the arrival of a newcomer, the female ghost suddenly turned around, facing Zhang Yuanqing.
Her bloodshot eyeballs were bulging and swollen, her face was covered with maggots, and her lips were engorged with blood, making her extremely horrifying!
Trying to scare me? Zhang Yuanqing scoffed. Black, viscous energy surged in his eye sockets, the patterns on his face lit up with ink-like light, and golden light sprayed from his palm, condensing into a long sword. At the same time, the Illusionist's mental attack locked onto her!
Whether it was Taiyin, Sun, or Illusionist, they were all natural counters to vengeful spirits. The female ghost, possessing the Dominator rank, silently turned her body back around!
Snap, snap, the four hemp ropes broke one after another, and the teammates fell to the ground with a thud, breaking free from the charm. Some gasped for breath, while others coughed violently.
"How did you get in? Did you pass the Dragon Breath trials?" Alicia, while rubbing the deep purple marks on her white neck, looked at Zhang Yuanqing with both anticipation and nervousness!
She was worried that Yuan Shi had not passed the trials and had escaped in to seek refuge!
Qing Zhu thanked him hastily, with the same concern in her eyes!
Xiao Yuan and Huang Taiji, on the other hand, had blind confidence in Yuan Shi. Seeing him appear, they immediately put the hearts that had been hanging in their throats back in their stomachs!
Xiao Yuan looked at her lover's bloody, severely carbonized body and said softly, "How are your injuries?"
Without saying a word, she grabbed a small jar from her inventory, took out a plump cicada maggot, and was about to feed it to him!
Zhang Yuanqing cooperated and opened his mouth, and after swallowing two cicada maggots, said, "It's safe outside. Get out of here quickly. I can still suppress the vengeful spirit now. In fifteen minutes, it won't be this weak."
According to the Terracotta Mask, anyone inside the painting would die after fifteen minutes.
The five immediately left the painting, passing through the thin barrier and landing on the small boat!
At this time, the water level in the exhibit hall had dropped to waist height. They would have to wait a little longer for it to be completely resolved.
Zhang Yuanqing was seriously injured and leaned in Xiao Yuan's arms to rest and wait with his teammates for the Weak Water to disappear.
At this time, he finally had time to do something else!
He opened the leaderboard to check the point rankings!
The ranking on the leaderboard hadn't changed much. The Sleeping Dragon Lord was still in first place, with 420 points. Obviously, the other party had also hunted in the second exhibit and snatched the other's points!
Zhang Yuanqing was in second place with 386 points. There was no way around it. The Sleeping Dragon Lord had gained too much of an advantage on the first floor of the museum, leading far ahead of everyone else. Although the ranking hadn't changed greatly, the total number of people had been reduced by a full half!
When they had first arrived at the second floor exhibit hall, there were still 22 Saints in the instance. Now there were only 13. Those who could reach the second floor exhibit hall were the best of the best among the Saints.
These guys, who usually ruled the world in the real world, had fallen in the second trial of the instance!
Besides two that I don't recognize, the rest are all acquaintances!
Huh? Jiang Ju's points are up. This guy was at the bottom when collecting artifacts. How did he suddenly take off?
Zhang Yuanqing discovered that Jiang Ju's points had risen sharply to eighth place. The only thing he could think of was that this guy had single-handedly killed someone in the top ten of the leaderboard!
From this, it seemed that Jiang Ju was a wise man! He was meek and subservient when collecting artifacts, but when solving puzzles and breaking through wasn't working, he launched a heavy-handed attack by killing and plundering!
Let others earn points. In the end, they will all be mine.
With Jiang Ju's intelligence and fighting power, he would probably fall in the second trial. He must have a strategist by his side. I wonder who it is!
Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself!
At this time, the Weak Water in the museum exhibit hall finally returned to the Jade Purification Vase, completely "emptying" the space.
Huang Taiji immediately jumped off the Lin wood, enjoying the sense of security of being on solid ground!
Assia, who had healed the strangulation marks on her neck with Qing Zhu's help, couldn't help but ask, "Shouldn't we ask that artifact how to get the key!"
From beginning to end, they hadn't seen the key to the bronze gate and didn't know where it was!
Inside the Jade Purification Vase, Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes. He had long understood the instance mechanism of the second floor. The mask's answer was the truth.
"The way to get the key is wrong. You have to use the Dionysus Scepter!"
While speaking, he took the Dionysus Scepter from Silver Yao, the county princess, and led the group toward the Guanyin statue.
Zhang Yuanqing leaped onto the palm and activated the "Chaos" function of the Dionysus Scepter once again, then put his arm into the wide mouth of the Jade Purification Vase and groped around before grabbing a bronze disc.
To take the key out of the Jade Purification Vase, you had to use the scepter's chaos effect to distort the properties of the Weak Water!
"It's time to go to the third floor and meet some old friends!" Zhang Yuanqing, draped in the Yin-Yang robes, hooked the corners of his mouth!