Chapter 111: Divine Artifact Brawl?

When Mu Yi leapt onto a house, he discovered this was not a simple town but a very bustling one, and from far away the golden‑and‑emerald brilliance of a temple could be seen.

"This style?" Mu Yi surveyed the temple almost at the town center, his eye twitching; he realized who the official power on the surface of this chaotic no‑man's land was.

It was the Goddess of Wealth's Giant Temple, said to store piles of gold coins as high as a mountain in each such temple.

However, so far no one seems to have breached the temple's defenses to enter, and other deities don't appear to be after the money, so no one knows what rank the guards of the Goddess of Wealth's Giant Temple are.

But it is said that essentially every temple houses an ancient Dragon.

Mu Yi could recognize it mainly because every Giant Temple of the Goddess of Wealth features a dazzlingly eye‑catching goddess statue.

From afar it looks golden‑shimmering, bright enough to blind your pay‑to‑win eyes; the statue weighs about fifty tons, not merely gilded but a completely solid pure‑gold figure!

Indeed.

It is pure gold, a fifty‑ton pure‑gold statue.

On Zongwang, it is also one of the more famous deities, after all such flamboyance is rare among deities.

Mu Yi also understood why those so‑called traitors came here; this place rarely cares about factions, only about money—pay enough and you earn the Goddess of Wealth's forgiveness.

"Trouble!"

Mu Yi felt it was even more tricky, dealing with a crowd of money‑obsessed fans who value cash over people; just thinking of it made his liver ache.

"Boom!"

From far away, Mu Yi saw a rumbling explosion in another direction.

Mu Yi's expression grew increasingly puzzled; he didn't believe other Zongwang Players would fail to recognize the Goddess of Wealth—any reconnaissance would spot this golden‑shimmering temple, and even if unfamiliar, they should at least investigate cautiously.

Could it be that chaotic evil guy stirring up trouble?

Aren't you afraid of getting killed?

Even though it's only an Apprentice Rank Dungeon, that doesn't mean there's no powerful force inside these temples.

Even a Dungeon can trigger chain reactions; only a brainless person would think they can breeze through it.

Fueled by curiosity, he ran toward the source of the commotion, wanting to see who was so brave.

At a glance he almost stumbled!

It wasn't the expected chaotic evil demon, but a Holy Warrior radiating sacred light.

"Got it, I knew who was acting crazy—it's a Holy Warrior, so it's fine!"

Holy Warriors are devout, powerful, brave, fearless, merciful, humble, loyal, sympathetic to the weak, protectors of women and children, and steadfast believers in justice…

Holy Warriors are truly kind! Evil has no place in their eyes! They are the defenders of justice!

But the world isn't only good; everyone wavers between good and evil, and even neutral faction members only differ slightly in their leanings.

Holy Warriors cannot tolerate evil, yet evil is part of the world.

And in this place, anonymous traitors are everywhere; if a massive detection faction were dropped here, the entire city could easily become a sea of blood.

No wonder this Holy Warrior went berserk; for Holy Warriors, especially the young ones, this place is literally a demon's abyss.

Mu Yi shook his head helplessly, then ran toward the turmoil; such chaotic scenes should yield something.

He still has a favorable impression of Holy Warriors, and if circumstances allow, lending a hand wouldn't be out of the question.

Although they seem common on Zongwang, Holy Warriors are actually few; steadfastly upholding order and kindness, they possess strong will and faith.

The class is extremely powerful, wielding warrior abilities, capable of casting divine arts, protected by holy energy, eternally immune to disease, and disregarding any fear.

Holy Warriors are born immune to fear spells and disease spells, and can perform healing divine arts.

It is the only class that can summon mounts from an outer Plane, potentially calling forth pegasi or unicorns, and ride them with ease.

Typically, a Holy Warrior's primary belief is justice and goodness, with deities as the secondary belief.

Without faith and justice, Holy Warriors quickly fall, their power vanishes, and they may become ordinary warriors or degenerate into dark knights.

Mu Yi cannot uphold justice as they do, but that does not stop him from respecting them.

"All sins must be judged!"

The young Holy Warrior roared as a figure fled in a ragged scramble.

The young Holy Warrior noticed the commotion caused by the other, hesitated for a second, then became resolute.

He isn't a brute, but he absolutely cannot let a deep‑red, even blackening, scoundrel escape.

This level of sin is more evil than demons and devils, and the perpetrator is a human.

Sometimes, Inobii truly finds the world absurd, that a human can be born more wicked than demons and devils.

"Supreme Holy Slash!"

Brilliant holy light flared in an instant, and the ragged fleeing figure instantly fell to the ground.

"Damn! Damn! You madman!"

The old man knocked down by the Holy Warrior cursed angrily nonstop; he had been anonymous for years, and today, while strolling, he ran into the opponent who, without a word, raised a hand and slashed.

If it were an ordinary clueless Holy Warrior Apprentice, it would be understandable; he's just old and frail, not yet immobile, so a quick kill would suffice. As a former Transcendent, he's killed eight or nine thousand people in his youth.

The crucial point is that this Holy Warrior of only Apprentice Rank wields a divine artifact!!

A divine artifact! That's truly an artifact!

Heaven knows he's a descendant of the bloodline of an Order‑faction deity; although it's just a sealed divine artifact, placing it at Apprentice Rank is essentially bug‑level.

He had no intention to resist, turned and fled, yet was still cut down to the ground.

"You must pay for the crimes you've committed!"

Inobii gripped the heavy greatsword with both hands and swung horizontally; the old man on the ground scrambled up clumsily, blocking with a long knife, but was sent flying backward.

Bang!

His body slammed into the wall behind him, and he involuntarily opened his mouth, spitting a strand of blood.

"Justice!"

"Either by force or by law," Inobii said in a low voice.

"However, the law here seems to be protecting you, so I can only rely on force to uphold justice!"

A faint spiritual light appeared on the double-handed greatsword he gripped, and when the Holy Warrior swung the sword down again.

Crack!

A crisp breaking sound rang out.

The old man on the ground had his weapon severed instantly, and he died under the sword.

At the same time, a strong burst of light erupted from the artifact held in Yinuo Bi's hand; that light seemed to carry the power to tear through rotting wood, directly annihilating the old man's soul as well.

"In the name of justice, avenge the departed!"

Yinuo Bi whispered a prayer to the void, then turned his head toward Mu Yi's direction, then looked elsewhere, furrowed his brows without saying anything, then grabbed the old man's corpse and ran toward the outside of the city.

"Hmm, looks like there are quite a few people as curious as I am!"

Mu Yi twitched his nose; this trip wasn't in vain—he not only learned intelligence about his rivals, but also found a guy worth killing.

The smell of blood on his body was so strong that he could sense it from far away.

Feeling the other's movement of following, Mu Yi raised his eyebrows, then followed without changing his expression.

Looks like today is destined to be a day of rivers of blood.

There were many lurking in the dark; after some hesitation, about half chose to follow, while the majority of the rest scattered.

Not long after they left, the bell rang inside the Wealth God Temple; a unit of fully armed golden knights appeared, led by a priest of wealth adorned with pearls and jewels.

"Wealth shall not be trampled; seize those bounty hunters who don't know life from death!"

Compared to ordinary dungeons, the complexity and richness of special dungeons are indeed a leap-forward change.

Each person's choice could possibly trigger a chain reaction.

Just as Mu Yi followed behind the Holy Warrior, some prompt information refreshed on his retina, and he glanced at it.

"Zongwang Prompt: A player killed a traitor under the protection of the Wealth God Temple, causing citywide chaos, triggering the event: the Wealth Church's manhunt."

"Before the main culprit is captured, all bounty hunters will be wanted by that church."

"Capturing the main culprit will earn a reward from the Wealth Church."

"Before being captured, you can obtain absolution by paying a certain amount of gold."

"Innocent disaster…… This was Mu Yi's instinctive reaction; immediately afterward, he felt several nearby figures suddenly burst forth with immense malice."

"Hehe, this just got interesting!"

Mu Yi curled the corner of his mouth into an arc; the already bewildering direction became even more chaotic under the sudden event's stimulus.

Originally everyone just wanted to try and see if they could take out a rival by the opportunity, but now they were forced to fight.

Nobody wants to oppose the Wealth God Temple; as outsiders provoking the local tyrant, this is no good.

The Holy Warrior's advance wasn't fast, nor did he summon a heavenly horse to flee swiftly, making Mu Yi suspect he might be deliberately slowing his pace to let them catch up.

Could it be a sting operation?

After a while longer, finally someone couldn't hold back and chose to act.

"Aooo..."

A wolf howl rang out, and a figure's speed suddenly surged severalfold as it lunged toward the Holy Warrior.

"So brave?"

Mu Yi was somewhat surprised; that Holy Warrior had an artifact in hand—charging forward so bravely, is he unafraid of death or does he have some other reliance?

Mu Yi also made out the attacker's appearance in the dim light: a werewolf exuding a bloodthirsty aura, and from the bloody scent on him, he likely had killed many.

With a clang, the young Holy Warrior Yinuo Bi lifted his hand and tossed aside the old man's corpse he was holding, gripped his greatsword with both hands, and charged at the werewolf, roaring.

"Evildoer! Face judgment!!"

Substantial holy light manifested.

Yinuo Bi's whole body was enveloped by divine energy; he swung his double-handed greatsword forward and, in an instant, slashed horizontally.

"Clang!"

The werewolf's axe blocked the Holy Warrior's attack.

Black light burst from the axe head, countering the holy light emanating from the Holy Warrior's artifact.

"Idiot, do you think only you have an artifact?"

In the werewolf's eyes, a scarlet light flashed suddenly; the bloodline-fueled frenzy, like erupting magma, brought scorching heat that filled him with power!

He suddenly raised his axe and chopped down at the Holy Warrior!

Yinuo Bi performed a practiced roll to dodge the werewolf's attack; his heart sank instantly, and the situation proved more dire than he imagined.

"Six!"

Mu Yi watched the light emitted from the artifacts held by the Holy Warrior and the werewolf, and uttered a single word from his mouth.

Although the Multiverse holds everything imaginable, apprentices possessing artifacts isn't rare; but when everyone before you possesses an artifact, things become interesting.

His doubtful gaze fell on the two figures still standing around; after seeing the werewolf's axe burst with artifact light, everyone else turned and fled without looking back, only these two remained unmoved.

"Could it be that all the Zongwang Players participating this time are artifact holders?" Mu Yi suddenly had a rather absurd guess pop into his mind.

But thinking of the Wealth Goddess statue standing tall in the city center, Mu Yi felt perhaps this wasn't absurd.

Upon further thought, he himself also possessed an artifact—though it was a support-oriented resurrection artifact, it was still an artifact.

Could it be that the ticket to enter this special dungeon is simply possessing an artifact?

Just as Mu Yi hesitated, a bloody gust swept toward him.

"You are affected by the Shadow Impact effect!... Trigger Shadow Fear Death Check!... Fortitude save passed!... You successfully resisted the spell effect!"

"You are affected by the Fear Aura effect!... Trigger Will Check!... Will check passed!... You successfully immune to Fear Aura effect!......"

Mu Yi immediately turned and locked onto a figure charging out of the shadows; the opponent's speed was almost fast enough to leave an afterimage, and the dagger in his hand flickered with scarlet light.

As it rushed to Mu Yi's face, the dagger traced streaks of residual light, and a sky‑covering afterimage enveloped Mu Yi.

"Time Confusion!"

Time was stretched in an instant, the world slowed down, and Mu Yi also saw clearly the figure in the shadow.

A familiar dark purple pattern tattoo appeared on the other person's body.

The claws formed from his hands gripped the dagger tightly, and the breath exhaled sparks, making him look like an Abyss Demon.

Mu Yi also understood why the other party would attack him at this critical moment.

It turned out to be a half-demon Zongwang Player with demon blood, probably intending to kill him to claim a bounty from the Abyss.

However, wanting to kill him? You've picked the wrong opponent!

Mu Yi's form turned into a bolt of lightning and left the spot; seeing the attack miss, the half-demon vanished into the shadows in an instant, disappearing without a trace.

"I saw you!"

When he appeared again behind Mu Yi, Mu Yi opened his mouth wide, twisted his body beforehand, and swept the formation blade in his hand outward.

Although the naked eye could not see the other's figure, their malice and killing intent were as conspicuous as fireflies in the darkness.