boyutpedia Chapter 116 He's going to cause trouble again!
Chapter 116 He's going to cause trouble again!
That was a figure even taller and more majestic than Meng Hun.
It is not a physical entity, but a projection made of pure dark energy, and the space around it is slightly distorted by its presence.
It wore a hideous black iron crown, and its face had no features, only a bottomless void.
[? ? ? (??? projection) LV? ? ?]
A series of question marks.
It looks incredibly oppressive.
But it's another spirit! What else is there to say!
Not flustered at all!
At this moment, Chen You had a deeper understanding of the saying "One trick is all you need to survive."
"A lowly ant..."
A hoarse, metallic sound, like the scraping of metal, resonated directly in Chen You's mind.
"...How dare you disturb my slumber and break the 'contract' I signed with the Meng family..."
Chen You's eyes narrowed.
A contract? The Meng family?
It seems the person behind this melodramatic plot has finally revealed themselves.
The projection seemed oblivious to Chen You's composure, continuing to pronounce in that condescending tone:
"Your soul smells... quite peculiar. Perfect, it can serve as my new sacrifice!"
Before the words were finished, the projection suddenly raised its arm.
The dark elements in the entire central hall were instantly drained and gathered in his palm.
A high-speed rotating dark energy sphere, over one meter in diameter, is formed!
"May you perish in the abyss!"
"boom!"
The Shadow Energy Ball shot out of his hand, carrying terrifying power capable of destroying everything, and hurtled towards Chen You!
Wherever it passed, it plowed a deep trench into the ground, and even the air was corroded, making a "sizzling" sound.
The power of this attack was more than ten times stronger than Meng Hun's attack just now!
However, faced with this devastating attack, Chen You only showed some impatience.
"He still talks a lot."
He uttered a sentence softly.
He's too lazy to even use a sword anymore.
He simply raised his hand, and between his index and middle fingers, he held a thin piece of yellow paper with cinnabar runes drawn on it.
Exorcism talisman.
Familiar formula, familiar taste.
He flicked his finger.
"call out--"
That seemingly fragile piece of yellow paper transformed into a tiny golden light, heading towards the terrifying energy sphere with a diameter exceeding one meter.
The two met in mid-air.
The expected earth-shattering explosion did not occur.
A flash of golden light appeared.
The shadow energy orb emitted a brief, rapid hissing sound, and then...
It melted.
The massive dark energy was quickly neutralized, purified, and decomposed by that small golden light.
Ultimately, they transformed into countless pure specks of light, dissipating into the air like fireflies.
It even made the gloomy central hall seem a bit warmer.
"..."
Dead silence.
The towering, dark projection froze in place.
Although it had no facial features, Chen You could clearly feel that an emotion called "bewilderment" was emanating wildly from it.
"Impossible! How could a mere mortal like him possibly do this!"
"What...what kind of power is this?!"
A hoarse voice roared wildly in Chen You's mind, filled with unbelievable horror.
Chen You picked at his ear, his impatience growing more and more obvious.
"Since you asked so sincerely..."
He muttered a complaint under his breath, then pulled out a large stack of exorcism talismans.
Chen You stared at the projection with the same look he had on a cockroach about to be crushed.
"This is... the mysterious power from the East!"
The moment he finished speaking, his wrist twitched.
"Splash—"
The exorcism talisman shot out like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, instantly burning in mid-air and transforming into a dazzling golden ball of light!
Without pausing, these orbs of light converged in the air into a dazzling golden torrent, carrying the might of heaven, and swept towards the dark projection!
"No!!!"
The projection BOSS finally felt the fear from the depths of its soul and let out a terrified scream.
"This is the power of purification! Who are you?!"
"I will not let you get away with this! Adventurer, prepare to face your fear..."
Its threat came to an abrupt end.
The golden torrent has completely submerged it.
There was no struggle, no resistance.
Before that pure, yang purifying power, the projection composed of pure dark energy evaporated and dissolved in an instant.
Inside the central hall, only its last lingering resentment and unwillingness remained.
"I...will descend upon you..."
"Sizzle..."
The last bit of black energy was completely purified by the golden light, and the entire central hall was restored to light.
The world is now peaceful.
Chen You nodded in satisfaction.
[Ding! You have successfully defeated the projection of '???'!]
[Ding! Congratulations on receiving the quest rewards: 'Torn Map' x1, 'Shadow Pact Emblem' x1!]
As the system notification sounded, two items floated silently in mid-air at the location where the projection disappeared, emitting a faint halo.
Chen You casually waved his hand and sucked them into his palm.
[A tattered parchment map]
[Type: Quest Item]
[Description: An ancient map, its ink faded. It seems to be related to the source of the curse of the Meng clan and the slumbering place of the 'Shadow Lord'.]
Shadow Pact Badge
[Type: Special Item]
[Description: A badge forged from an unknown dark metal, radiating a faint, chilling energy.]
"It feels like this involves some very powerful entity..."
Chen You stroked his chin and put the two items away.
Never mind, let's go out first.
……
Outside the mausoleum, in front of the stone tablet.
Players isolated by the [censorship symbol] were extremely anxious.
"Do you think he might get one-shotted by monsters inside? After all, he's soloing."
"Stop joking," a player who had heard of Chen You's exploits sneered.
"Have you forgotten what happened in Wailing Valley? This big shot's style of doing things is all about being unreasonable."
"I bet he's in there right now plotting how to scatter the BOSS's ashes."
Just as everyone was discussing it.
"Buzz—"
In front of the ancient stone tablet, the previously empty space suddenly rippled.
Immediately afterwards, a figure slowly solidified.
It was Chen You.
His clothes were neat and his expression was calm. He was not injured at all, and there wasn't even a speck of dust on him.
All eyes immediately focused on him.
Some sharp-eyed players' pupils suddenly contracted.
"Holy crap! That was fast!"
"Is anyone keeping track of the time? It's only been a few minutes!"
"I don't know, but it definitely won't take ten minutes! What kind of efficiency is that!"
Exclamations of surprise rose and fell.
For a moment, everyone looked at Chen You with a mixture of awe, jealousy, and incomprehension.
However, Chen You completely ignored the noise around him.
He didn't even glance at the players.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, he walked straight to the ancient stone tablet that served as the entrance to the dungeon and stopped.
"What...what is he going to do?"
"Could it be that he wants to see the mission description on the stone tablet? Didn't he just look at it earlier?"
"Something's not right... This pose looks familiar..."
A player muttered to himself, a sudden shock flashing through his mind.
Chen You slowly raised his right hand.
"Buzz—"
A magnificent longsword, as smooth as jade and shimmering with light, appeared out of thin air in his hand.
The sword hummed softly, emanating a chillingly sharp aura that seemed to slice through the surrounding air.
Holy crap!
"He drew his sword!"
"That starting stance... No way! No way! Is he going to...?"
All the players stared wide-eyed at Chen You's every move.
An absurd yet reasonable thought came to mind.
Chen You remained calm, a flash of golden light passing through his eyes.
He poured all his spiritual power into the Jade Emperor Sword, and the entire sword instantly burst forth with a dazzling golden light that was so brilliant that it was impossible to look directly at it!
"The rewards in normal mode are nothing."
He muttered to himself.
"Since it's a mausoleum, it should contain some valuable burial items."
"So..."
"Let me see what kind of surprises the 'Destruction Mode' of the Tomb of a Thousand Lights can bring!"
The moment he finished speaking, he swung his longsword down at the ancient stone tablet that had withstood thousands of years of wind and rain!
"Open it... for me!"