Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship

Chapter 503: Chapter 456: Basement Level 1, Armored Refined Corpse

CLICK.

Su Ye walked down the stairs, entering the first sublevel.

The environment grew darker. The floor tiles were decayed and cracked, covered in a thick layer of dust and stained with dark red blood. In the corners lay scattered bone fragments.

Su Ye used his Magical Power to lift one. The bone was completely desiccated and extremely fragile. As soon as he raised it, it crumbled like tofu dregs and scattered across the floor.

Compared to the surface, the shrine’s underground section was far more eerie and frigid, reminding Su Ye of his previous life when he had delved into ancient tombs in Skyrim Province.

"I wonder if there are any draugr," he muttered.

Su Ye’s tone was light, but as he walked, his gaze was as sharp as a hawk’s, and he held his halberd at the ready, scanning his surroundings.

There was no room for carelessness in this dreamscape.

’Speaking of which...’

’So far, myself, Qin Wuyou, and Feng Shaochai haven’t encountered any cultivators from the three sects... I can understand not seeing any Crystallization-stage ones. It would be hard for them to survive for long in a bizarre labyrinth of this level.’

’But... what about the Golden Core cultivators from the three sects? Especially the powerful ones at the Perfected or Late-stage, like Lu Chen and Wu Yiling. Even with how treacherous this shrine is, it would be difficult to kill them, right?’

Su Ye mused.

’Were those Golden Core cultivators perhaps randomly teleported to the underground areas from the very beginning?’

It was entirely possible. Judging by the style of the Far South Continent, the shrine’s underground section was like a buried pyramid, its area expanding with each descending level.

Just as he was thinking this, BZZT. Suddenly, text appeared on the communication slate on Su Ye’s vambrace.

[Yehai, I sense a Magical Power fluctuation.]

[It’s nearby. Head left.]

"Hm?"

Su Ye was a little surprised.

[Qin, your Divine Sense is impressively sharp to be able to sense things so clearly inside these ruins.]

Although he was in a dreamscape, separated from Qin Wuyou and the others by a spatial layer, the Divine Sense-suppressing property of this place was present in both the real world and the dream.

If that weren’t the case, the Golden Core cultivators, whose Divine Sense could span hundreds of miles at a minimum, would have already sensed each other, grouped up, and started cheerfully clearing the dungeon together.

Qin Wuyou replied quickly.

[I’m certain.]

[It’s a Secret Technique of the Sword Sect called Heart-Sword Resonance. Any sect disciple who has cultivated the Heart-Sword Art to the minor success stage can resonate their heart-swords with one another to sense their locations.]

[Before we set out, Mr. Lu required all of us Golden Core cultivators to practice the Heart-Sword Art for this resonance.]

[Even though the restrictions in these ruins block ninety percent of it, we can still achieve a faint sense of each other at close range. Just now, I felt the aura of a heart-sword.]

[It should be Chen. His heart-sword aura is very weak. I’m afraid he’s in trouble.]

Qin Wuyou’s writing was a bit messy and rushed.

The cultivators of the Jade Void Sword Sect shared a strong bond of fellowship. Qin Wuyou was clearly worried.

"Hmm..."

Su Ye thought for a moment, then replied.

[In that case, let’s go take a look.]

[Qin, you lead the way.]

It was just going with the flow.

He had no choice.

Now that he had sensed his fellow sect member was in danger, Qin Wuyou was bound to act.

Trying to stop him would be pointless. Su Ye’s cheat was an experience point panel, not mind control or hypnosis.

’Besides, saving a Golden Core cultivator will strengthen our forces in the real world.’

Based on the mechanics of the living armor, Su Ye strongly suspected that all the monsters in this shrine required a joint effort from both the real world and the dreamscape to be killed.

In the dreamscape, Su Ye’s combat power was more than sufficient.

But in the real world... he was a little worried.

...

「Meanwhile.」

On the first sublevel.

BAM!

A heavy, muffled thud suddenly exploded through the air!

A long-handled warhammer slammed into the ground. Its hexagonal head was coated in a viscous, dark red substance that seeped into its many grooves, emitting a pungent, bloody stench!

As the hammer fell, the Obsidian floor tiles—durable enough to withstand Golden Core techniques—violently shattered, sending rubble flying and dust billowing!

"It’s too ferocious! Too ferocious!"

Zheng Yunzhe shrank back, his eyes wide with terror, flinging out talismans from his hand as if they were free.

They were all fourth-tier talismans!

A director of the True Treasure Pavilion was indeed very rich!

However... these extremely valuable fourth-tier talismans, each one worthy of being a family heirloom for a Crystallization-stage clan, were having a less-than-ideal effect.

’Three Yang Red Flame Talisman!’ Zheng Yunzhe muttered inwardly, activating his Magical Power.

BZZT.

A red talisman shot forward, and the Red Flame Divine Fire—hot enough to melt gold and smelt iron—roared out, engulfing the corridor in a raging inferno!

However, a deep growl echoed, and a figure appeared within the Red Flame Divine Fire!

"ROAR!"

A low growl sounded.

A figure appeared within the Red Flame Divine Fire!

It held a long-handled warhammer, its body massive and bloated, almost touching the ceiling, and it was clad entirely in blackish-green heavy armor!

Upon closer inspection, the heavy armor wasn’t being worn; it was deeply embedded in its flesh, branded into the skin. Pus oozed from the overlapping plates!

Or rather... corpse fluid?

"This Refined Corpse..." Wu Yiling, who was petite and looked like a dark-skinned lolita, glanced back, her pupils contracting sharply.

Aside from evaporating some of the corpse fluid, the damage from the fourth-tier fire talisman was almost negligible.

’This is terrifying. It completely ignored a fourth-tier fire talisman... I’ve been running rampant for over five hundred years, and I’ve never seen a Refined Corpse this savage!’

Wu Yiling cursed.

Her expression was grim. She had even dropped her usual persona, repeatedly referring to herself as "this old lady," a clear sign she was terrified to her core.

After being pulled into the shrine, she had woken up on the first sublevel. After exploring for a while, she had run into Zheng Yunzhe.

Zheng Yunzhe had some issues with cultivators from the Profound Light Cave, but in a situation like this, that didn’t matter. They joined forces to explore together.

With the strength of two Late-stage Golden Core cultivators, their exploration had been smooth sailing. For some monsters that were difficult to kill, Wu Yiling had used an Array to contain them.

Until... not long ago, they met Chen Xuankong, a Mid-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Jade Void Sword Sect.

The good news: they had a new companion.

The bad news: he had pulled a huge mob!

"Cough, cough... Fellow cultivators, I’ve dragged you down..." said Chen Xuankong, coughing up blood. He was fairly handsome and wore a blue robe, giving him the air of a scholar.

His chest was caved in, a horrifying, hammer-shaped indentation.

A short while ago, he had been grazed by the armored Refined Corpse’s warhammer and was instantly and severely injured. If not for the superhuman physique of a Golden Core cultivator, he would have died long ago!

"Stop talking about that! Just give us directions so we can meet up with Qin Wuyou!" Zheng Yunzhe interrupted. He was currently carrying Chen Xuankong under his left arm as he fled!

Through the mutual resonance of their heart-swords, if Qin Wuyou could sense him, Chen Xuankong naturally could as well!

"If we team up with him, the three of us Late-stage cultivators might stand a chance!"

"Cough, cough... Alright," Chen Xuankong agreed, and continued to sense for the location.

"Eh?" His eyes suddenly lit up. "Mr. Qin is here!"

SHIING!

A crimson streak of Sword Qi shot past Zheng Yunzhe and the others, stabbing toward the armored Refined Corpse!

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