Chapter 415: The Perilous Underground Palace

As soon as the two entered the Underground Palace, Chen Jing could not help but shiver.

"Lingyun, this Underground Palace seems a bit eerie," Chen Jing said to Lingyun beside her, gazing at the silent passage before them.

"Open!" Lingyun's pupils instantly transformed into golden and silver heterochromatic eyes, and wisps of divine light shot out from them.

In his vision, the Underground Palace before him suddenly became eerie; countless Yin Energy billowed within, and no one knew how many Fierce Spirits were lurking in the shadows. The reason Chen Jing had shivered just now was precisely caused by this Yin Energy.

"Jingjing, take this!" Lingyun handed a Jade Talisman to Chen Jing.

Chen Jing took the Jade Talisman, and an invisible barrier instantly appeared around her. When the incoming Yin Energy touched the barrier, it was turned into nothingness by the Purification Light on the barrier.

"Let's go!"

As the two stepped into the passage, the Yin Energy circling within it suddenly boiled. Countless Fierce Spirits surged out from the Yin Energy, killing their way toward Lingyun. Facing the oncoming Yin Energy, the two retreated from the passage simultaneously; after all, the passage was narrow, and some methods could not be deployed.

"Stand behind me!" Lingyun said to Chen Jing, while dots of golden light began to rise from his body, standing alone before the passage.

Chen Jing nodded; she also knew that with her current strength, dealing with these incorporeal Fierce Spirits was quite strenuous, so she did not try to be brave.

"Purification Light!" A pair of light wings suddenly spread from behind Lingyun, and powerful light emitted from his body, enveloping the direction of the Fierce Spirits.

Facing the oncoming Purification Light, these Fierce Spirits had no room to dodge and were directly enveloped by the Purification Light. The Fierce Spirits shrouded by the Purification Light let out miserable screams one after another, dissolving into nothingness under the Purification Light.

Watching the constantly disappearing Fierce Spirits, Lingyun's eyes were fixed on the depths of the Yin Energy. There, a pair of eyes emitting wisps of cold light existed; the truly powerful Fierce Spirit had not yet made a move.

Seeing their subordinates constantly disappearing under Lingyun's Purification Light, the Fierce Spirit hiding in the Yin Energy finally could not hold back. Only a shrill roar was heard from the depths of the Yin Energy, and a huge figure lunged toward Lingyun.

"Well come!" Lingyun's hand suddenly raised, and four dragon-shaped Qi energies of different colors appeared around him. "Four Symbols Dragon Sword Art!"

The four giant dragons simultaneously let out a heaven-shaking dragon roar and lunged toward the Fierce Spirit; four different powers tore the Yin Energy in the passage to shreds at once. A trace of terror appeared in the eyes of the Fierce Spirit that was charging aggressively toward Lingyun, and it turned to flee. However, how could its movement speed exceed the Four Symbols Dragon Sword Art? It was directly shattered by the Four Symbols Dragon Sword Art.

The corners of Chen Jing's mouth could not help but twitch; this Fierce Spirit was an Oni King with strength comparable to a Golden Core, yet in front of Lingyun, it hadn't even managed to survive a single move.

After blasting this Oni King to death, Lingyun saw the Yin Energy in the passage before him disappear rapidly; in other words, the billowing Yin Energy in this passage was caused by this Oni King.

"Lingyun, could this Oni King have been raised in this place by someone?" Chen Jing looked at the passage where the Yin Energy was receding, her expression sinking.

"It's possible." Lingyun shrugged.

After eliminating the Oni King, Chen Jing stepped into the passage. The moment she stepped into the passage, her expression changed, and her figure retreated backward like lightning.

The moment she exited the passage, countless Ice Spears suddenly thrust out from the ground; if she hadn't retreated quickly, that move just now could have pierced her into a sieve.

"There are actually traps in this passage?" A trace of astonishment flashed across Chen Jing's face.

However, the person who set this array was also meticulous; generally speaking, after killing the Oni King, most people would think this passage was already safe and would relax their vigilance. Who would have thought that another layer of murderous intent was hidden in this passage? If she hadn't habitually been extra cautious just now, she probably would have suffered a great loss.

"The Array in this passage is not very powerful; it should be used to finish off those who have fought the Oni King. It won't be a problem if I leave it to you, right?" Lingyun scanned the calm passage and spoke.

"No problem, leave it to me!" Chen Jing nodded, then charged toward the passage again.

After Chen Jing stepped into the passage again, the originally calm passage suddenly became treacherous, and countless mechanisms and traps emerged one after another. Giant rocks, lightning, flames, ice spikes, flying arrows, and poisonous gas—all kinds of deadly things could emerge from any direction in the passage at any time, attacking Chen Jing. Even though Chen Jing had already become an Innate Expert, she could not help but feel a bit disheveled under these endless mechanisms and traps.

However, relying on her superhuman consciousness and reaction ability, Chen Jing still passed through the passage safely. The moment she stepped out of the passage, Chen Jing could not help but wipe the cold sweat from her forehead. She had brushed shoulders with death several times just now; even though she knew Lingyun would absolutely not let her fall into a life-or-death crisis, she still felt a lingering fear when recalling it now.

Looking back at Lingyun, Chen Jing could not help but be stunned. Lingyun was walking alone in the passage, yet he hadn't triggered a single mechanism or trap, and even the Arrays set up in the passage hadn't been triggered. However, in the blink of an eye, Lingyun appeared before her.

"Lingyun, you..." Looking at the shocked Chen Jing, Lingyun smiled and touched her head: "Don't worry, when you enter the Golden Core Realm, this kind of thing won't be a difficult task for you either."

As long as she entered the Golden Core Realm, Lingyun could assist Chen Jing in transforming her Mental Power into Divine Sense. Once she possessed Divine Sense, these so-called mechanisms and traps would be no different from being laid out right in front of her.

"Is this place the main hall of the Underground Palace?" Chen Jing asked, gazing at the great hall before her.

"Not yet; this place can barely be considered a Front Hall!" Lingyun scanned the surroundings and spoke.

"Front Hall? This place gives me a very dangerous feeling." Chen Jing's gaze fell on those huge statues.

"Your feeling is correct. Here they come!" Lingyun gave a light shout, and the statues in the great hall suddenly came to life, surrounding Lingyun and Chen Jing one by one with fierce and malicious expressions.

"Puppets? Innate-level Puppets? Golden Core-level Puppets? This Chen Family doesn't seem to have been an ordinary family in the past!" Lingyun extended one hand, forcefully blocking a stone axe that was hacking down.

"It just so happens that I didn't have enough fun fighting those guys last time; let me see how much you guys are worth!" Chen Jing's True Qi boiled as she charged toward one of the Puppets holding a huge stone sword.

As her palm collided with the stone sword, Chen Jing immediately felt a heavy pressure transmitted from the sword. She saw her body tremble, transmitting the massive power from the stone sword into the ground. With a "Crack!", fine cracks appeared on the ground, but Chen Jing's body did not retreat even half a step, taking this sword strike head-on.

Just at this moment, the Puppets in the arena actually cast their gazes on Chen Jing, seemingly wanting to break her first because her strength was lower.

"You guys, just stay here obediently!" Lingyun stomped his right foot on the ground, an invisible Domain expanded, and a massive suction force formed around his body, pulling all the remaining Puppets over.

Once these Puppets entered the Domain around Lingyun, they were like falling into a quagmire; every move was extremely difficult, let alone trying to besiege Chen Jing.

"You can fight with peace of mind; I'll cover you!" Lingyun said to Chen Jing.