"After the 'set' was complete, the female corpse underwent visible changes. Dark golden skin highlighted blood-red '卍' characters, and blood-red '卍' characters appeared within her white pupils!"

"As the '卍' characters emerged, Zhang Yuanqing realized he had lost connection with the female corpse. She was no longer under his control!"

"The female corpse's aura rapidly ascended, her fragmented soul swiftly replenishing, conveying a shrill and furious scream: 'Bu Liang Shuai.'"

"This scream was only audible to Night Tourers. Qing Zhu and Alisia only felt inexplicably apprehensive; otherwise, they heard nothing."

"Bu Liang Shuai. Zhang Yuanqing was very familiar with this title. He had several items related to the Bu Liang Shuai of the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't know if the 'Bu Liang Shuai' the female corpse was calling out was related to the one he had ties to!"

"The female corpse's tone was laced with deep-seated hatred and resentment. Zhang Yuanqing wondered inwardly what grievances she had with Bu Liang Shuai!"

"'So strong...' Qing Zhu took a few steps back. The aura of a Ruler-level being was impossible to conceal!"

"He scrutinized the Blood Bodhisattva draped in a kasaya and wielding a precept blade with a grave expression, simultaneously finding the sight of her wearing a kasaya with half her chest exposed too sacrilegious and alluring!"

"After the scream, the female corpse, wielding the precept blade, strode with long legs towards the staircase, the kasaya fluttering in the wind. Her gaze was clear!"

"Out of my control," Zhang Yuanqing thought with a hint of disappointment. But then he considered it reasonable. With the Blood Bodhisattva, he could already cleanse Exhibit Hall Two and convert everyone's points for his own use.

"If he also brought her to the second floor, it would be a nightmare for others!"

"Such a mechanism would be unfair to others, while being too easy for those who had gained an advantage on the first floor!"

"I only need to win once to be guaranteed a spot in the finals! It can't be that easy."

"He had gathered eight sets of artifacts and claimed the bulk of the points. This was the greatest reward the dungeon provided!"

"Regaining his focus, Zhang Yuanqing urged, 'We shouldn't delay. Let's quickly head to the second floor!'"

"The three of them, following the Blood Bodhisattva, hurried towards the staircase!"

"In the rhythm of their footsteps, they returned to the battlefield. Sensing someone approaching, the Huntress in mid-air twisted her stiff neck and looked over!"

"With a blank face and empty eyes, the cold, beautiful Blood Bodhisattva slightly crouched, then suddenly leaped like an arrow towards the airborne Huntress."

"The latter, expressionless, drew her bow and shot a golden arrow!"

"The Blood Bodhisattva swung her precept blade, unleashing a crescent-shaped arc of energy. The two streams of light collided, causing layers of explosions in the air, transforming into a terrifying hurricane."

"'Run!' Zhang Yuanqing took the lead, charging towards the staircase."

"Alisia and Qing Zhu followed closely, not forgetting to retrieve the stone tablets they had left behind in the chaos!"

"The Huntress rotated her stiff neck, immediately turning her bow and drawing three blood-colored arrows, aiming at the three below!"

"The Blood Bodhisattva's precept blade struck the Huntress's shoulder, sparking dazzling sparks. Her aim went astray, and the three arrows grazed past Zhang Yuanqing and the others, detonating deep craters in the ground!"

"The Huntress, riding a golden-horned doe, rapidly galloped in the air, trying to evade the Blood Bodhisattva, giving her no chance to open fire!"

"The Blood Bodhisattva, like a clinging maggot, relentlessly pursued her, not giving her a chance to draw her bow!"

"Amidst the constantly exploding air currents above, Zhang Yuanqing and the others quickly reached the staircase. Running wildly up the steps, they climbed over the seven steps to reach the second floor with a mix of fear and excitement!"

"[Side Quest Two: Safely traverse the current hall to reach the next exhibit hall. Reward: 30 points!]"

"The commotion downstairs completely vanished, as if an invisible barrier had severed all sound!"

"The three of them turned their heads, observing their surroundings. The layout of the second floor was similar to the first, but it wasn't as boundless. The edges were visible!"

"Additionally, the staircase leading to the second floor was blocked by a six-meter-tall bronze door. The door had a circular indentation the size of a face. To the west stood a brass Western dragon sculpture, its membranous wings spread, head raised in a roar."

"Each scale was carved with lifelike detail, as if it were alive!"

"To the east hung a painting, a blank canvas about two meters long and one meter wide, extremely conspicuous!"

"To the north was a statue, dressed in ancient Greek attire, with a bearded face, a large nose, and coarse features, holding a staff entwined with grapevines, with a cluster of pine cones at the end!"

"To the south was a Guanyin Bodhisattva statue, with a beautiful and dignified appearance, holding a white jade bottle in one hand and a flower in the other!"

"Between the two colossal relics were display cases, each separated by more than ten meters, not numerous, allowing them to see several at a glance."

"Qing Zhu looked relaxed. 'Fortunately, we're among the first to reach the second floor!'"

"Only the three of them were alive in Exhibit Hall Two!"

"Nonsense, with Wind Eyes as a data collector and me, a Night Tourer, as a data processor, we save a lot of time and effort!" Zhang Yuanqing thought inwardly.

"The three of them retracted the moonlight and approached the standing map near the stairs!"

"The map showed that the museum's second floor had three halls. This was Hall Two!"

"Qing Zhu pondered, 'There are six halls on the first floor and three halls on the second floor. Following this pattern, there will be only one hall on the third floor, where all the survivors will gather!'"

"Alisia added, 'The three exhibit halls on the second floor mean that Hall One on the second floor is a collection of Halls One and Two from the first floor, Hall Two gathers Halls Three and Four, and so on!'"

"'Our opponents are from Hall Four on the first floor!' As she said this, she opened the leaderboard and her gaze darkened: 'The total number of participants in the dungeon is only 22 now.'"

"The first floor's challenges eliminated half of The Way of the Extraordinary. Those who can survive to the second floor are all strong. Fortunately, we don't have many enemies to face, probably no more than three!"

"'Ah, Sleeping Dragon Lord's score is terrifyingly high. It's a pity that Ju Mang didn't participate in the slaughter dungeon. Without him, who can suppress Sleeping Dragon Lord!'"

"Then, Alisia and Qing Zhu looked at Zhang Yuanqing, waiting for his analysis!"

"'Why are you all looking at me?' Zhang Yuanqing said angrily, 'You've said everything. What else can I say!'"

"Alisia and Qing Zhu silently averted their gaze. After a few seconds, the former reluctantly turned back and said, 'You can use Star Gazing!'"

"Qing Zhu shook his head. 'A Star Official's Star Gazing technique can only be used at night and must be done outdoors. If you want to use Star Gazing indoors, you have to inscribe a Spirit Strategy Star Chart, but that would be too time-consuming.' As a senior executive of the Five Elements Alliance, he had a very thorough understanding of Night Tourers."

"I have the Grand Luo Star Plate!" Zhang Yuanqing thought inwardly.

"He stood in front of the map and began to think. His anxious mood surged again. First of all, the museum isn't purely about raw strength. Relics are like props. As long as you subdue enough relics, even an ordinary Level Six peak-stage Saint can occasionally subdue relics. Subduing relics relies on overall strength, skill counters, and so on."

"Fire Masters lose points in this regard because Fire Masters only have rampant destructive power!"

"Secondly, it's unclear whether the museum's personnel matching is based on number, profession, uniform matching, or random matching."

"If it's random, there might be more evil professions than orderly professions, then the orderly professions in that hall would be in big trouble!"

"The post-war museum script is like raising Gu, starting from the first floor and raising them until the second floor. Those who can survive to the final level are bound to be the first-tier Saints!"

"If I don't meet Xiaoyuan, Huang Taiji, Yin Ji, or Xiahou Aotian on the second floor, I might not even see them by the time I reach the third floor."

"Thinking of this, he opened the leaderboard and quickly scanned through it!"

"1: Sleeping Dragon Lord 310 points"

"3: Osmond 208 points!"

"4: Dao De Tian Zun 162 points"

"2: Rylie Eugene 150 points"

"5: Blood Head Stinking Bao Sucking Liquid 136 points"

"6: Xiahou Aotian 133 points"

"7: Hundred-Armed Demon Insect 110 points"

"8: Human-Animal Hybrid 108 points"

"9: Zaso 97 points"

"10: Yin Ji 93 points"

"The rankings had changed slightly. Zhang Yuanqing's ranking rose from 4th to 3rd after assembling the Blood Bodhisattva 'set'. Rylie Eugene dropped from 2nd to 4th!"

"Sleeping Dragon Lord's score was far ahead, abnormally high. He either has a special ability or is exploiting a glitch in the dungeon."

"After all, everyone is at the peak of the Saint stage. There is a gap, but not that exaggerated."

"In addition, Hoover, the talented Wind Mage from the Celestial Punishment Headquarters, has returned to The Way of the Extraordinary. Norse, the peak-stage Saint from the New Covenant Branch, has returned to The Way of the Extraordinary!"

"Although the museum is large, it's indoors after all. It's difficult for Wind Mages to utilize their combat aircraft advantages. High mortality rates are normal."

"But Zhang Yuanqing was still a little sentimental!"

"After all, these two can be considered old acquaintances. They were famous outside, backed by Celestial Punishment, but in the slaughter dungeon, they died so easily!"

"This is the slaughter dungeon, with a mortality rate even higher than S-level slaughter dungeons."

"Those powerful and famous figures are like weeds here, but what relieved Zhang Yuanqing was that those he cared about were still alive."

"Yin Ji was extremely difficult, but had made considerable gains, breaking into the top ten on the leaderboard!"

"Xiaoyuan, Jiang Ju, and Huang Taiji were in an abnormal state. Logically speaking, in the slaughter dungeon, if you can't beat the enemy, you can only die. How could they neither die nor increase their score?"

"Zhang Yuanqing vaguely guessed that the three might have been 'imprisoned', but what was the enemy's purpose in imprisoning them? There was no need at all!"

"Zhang Yuanqing regained his thoughts, sat down cross-legged, and said, 'Before exploring Exhibit Hall Two, I'll first perform a Star Gazing. You two will protect me!'"

"Seeing the confused expressions on Qing Zhu's and Alisia's faces, Zhang Yuanqing casually fabricated, 'I'm a Star Official who mainly cultivates the power of the stars. I advanced to the Saint stage thirty years ago. I was in secluded cultivation in the Taiyi Sect. Not long ago, I had a divine inspiration and divined through Star Gazing that the opportunity to advance to the Ruler stage had arrived, so I came out of seclusion.'"

"Alisia listened without understanding, looking at Qing Zhu. Qing Zhu repeatedly shook his head, indicating that he hadn't even weaned twenty years ago and couldn't judge the truth of Zhang Yuanqing's words!"

"However, after the cooperation on the first floor, the two sides had established initial trust. As long as Dao De Tian Zun didn't make any excessive moves, they wouldn't care."

"So they immediately protected him!"

"Zhang Yuanqing took out the Grand Luo Star Plate, using Illusion to conceal its existence. A Night Tourer Illusionist, no non-Red Hou profession could see through his illusion!"

"As the stars shifted, Zhang Yuanqing saw five blurry figures ascending the stairs. One of the figures had a Purple-Gold Gourd hanging from their waist. The gourd flickered on and off, but two figures could be vaguely seen inside!"

"He saw the five people soaring up and attacking his party of three. The two sides engaged in fierce combat!"

"He saw the scorching flames engulf Qing Zhu, and saw black water devour an evil profession!"

"The Star Gazing technique can observe the evolution and development of all things, but because it's not indoors and not at night, relying only on the Grand Luo Star Plate, what he saw was blurry and fragmented, unable to form a coherent story."

"It's a bit difficult to strategize based on these fragmented pieces of information, but it's fine to treat them as crisis alerts."

"The flames and black water should come from Hall Four. There are five enemies..."

"From the few fragments just now, it can be seen that these guys are all evil professions. The orderly professions in Hall Four are all dead."

"Well... there's very little information about the dungeon, unable to actively strategize, but I can prepare in advance to deal with this guy..."

"Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes and saw Alisia's expectant yet questioning gaze!"

"'What did you observe?' Qing Zhu asked!"

"'I observed that you will die in a flood!' Zhang Yuanqing said, 'There are five enemies in Exhibit Hall Four, all evil professions, and they will be up soon!'"

"Alisia's expression changed. 'Five?'"

"This was different from what she had imagined!"

"Qing Zhu's expression instantly sank. If Dao De Tian Zun's Star Gazing was reliable, then they would first have to face the siege of five evil professions before the dungeon crisis arrived!"

"There was a significant disadvantage in numbers!"

"Seeing that their panic had been triggered, Zhang Yuanqing seized the opportunity to say, 'I have a plan to deal with them that requires your cooperation!'"

"After a moment, Qing Zhu and Alisia, originally acting as bait in name only, chose to take a gamble, believing in Dao De Tian Zun!"

"The two walked towards the display cases, exposing themselves in the most conspicuous positions, silently waiting!"

"After a few minutes, they heard footsteps coming from the stairs, accompanied by a sinister laugh, 'Hundred-Armed Executive, those two haven't turned into pus yet! Sigh, that woman is so beautiful, it's a pity to refine her like this!'"

"Another low and cold voice responded, 'As a freeman, helping an orderly profession deserves death!'"