Chapter 617: Boss No. 6

Before this stage's settlement, death does not deduct cultivation, nor is it considered any loss.

Three corpses lie at the bottom of the water, still unable to communicate with each other.

Only three people remain above, and the platform has been reduced to three sections.

The platform, like three leaves, begins to turn again; the fifth round starts.

The three people underwater all saw their teammates' options.

Zhang Fan: "I will fall into the water, exchanging for the dead to be revived."

Mang Mei: "You must remain still, otherwise everyone will die!"

Xing Yun Miao: "Push someone into the water, otherwise everyone will die."

This time, two people can act.

Zhang Fan saw Dun Dun exchange Xiao Feng's revival, saw the option, and immediately jumped in himself without waiting for Xing Yun Miao to act.

As soon as he fell in, Xiao Feng floated up, appearing in Zhang Fan's original position.

"How is it me again?" Xiao Feng said helplessly.

The sixth round begins, still with three people.

This time, the option Xiao Feng heard was: "Push them both down, and you will win!"

But this instruction is not mandatory, because it didn't say that not doing so would cause a total wipe.

So Xiao Feng did not move.

He guessed that one of the two teammates must be forced to act, otherwise they'd all die.

After waiting a few seconds, Xing Yun Miao jumped down, leaving him and Mang Mei.

It seems the Miao Sister who wanted to protect in death still couldn't hold on.

The seventh round begins to turn.

Shortly after, Xiao Feng and Mang Mei exchanged glances.

A voice appeared in their ears.

Xiao Feng heard: "You must remain alive, otherwise everyone will die!"

And Mang Mei heard: "Push him down, otherwise everyone will die!"

The decision lay with Mang Mei; Xiao Feng did not move.

She gave Xiao Feng a questioning look.

Xiao Feng also didn't know what option she had encountered, so he could only signal with his eyes: "Trust yourself!"

Mang Mei thought for a moment, then after a few seconds, she jumped down herself.

The second-to-last platform sank, leaving only Xiao Feng alive.

But the game hasn't ended yet!

He alone circled the pool a few times.

The eighth round arrives.

That voice appeared again, saying: "You have two options."

"First: jump into the poison pool, you can save everyone, and they will receive a reward of 100,000 cultivation, while you get nothing."

"Second: remain still, and you can obtain everyone's rewards!"

Xiao Feng looked, seeing a one-for-five exchange—this is a sure profit!

He decisively jumped down.

Plop~

The poison pool splashed water, and the last teammate's health bar also turned black.

But soon, five platforms rose, and the teammates indeed all revived!

System prompt: 【Bleeding Blood Wasteland Dungeon Progress: 5/7, keep pushing!】

This stage, cleared!

That voice appeared again, and everyone heard simultaneously: "I didn't expect such selflessness among the greedy sinners; I underestimated you. You have perfectly passed the trial, you can receive the full reward plus an extra 100,000 cultivation. I await you at the deepest part of the valley—come fight me."

Immediately after, all platforms rose, forming a complete disc.

A huge treasure chest fell in the center, glittering.

"Senior Xiao Feng is invincible!!!"

Dun Dun shouted.

She had been lying in the water the longest, essentially having watched everyone's choices the whole time.

Actually, this stage is easy; as long as everyone is selfless and willing to die without dragging others down, they can pass.

Moreover, the rewards are extremely rich, each person receiving an extra 100,000 cultivation—it's practically a benefit stage!

Of course, if a selfish person appears in the team, it's hard to say! A total wipe is normal, and they might even lose the key, making it impossible to defeat the final boss later.

Li Li used Resurrection Technique to pull Xiao Feng up.

Although he had died, he actually also received a 100,000 cultivation reward, so he didn't lose out.

Each person got an Experience Orb, which they absorbed individually.

Xiao Feng's level remained unchanged, while the others directly received an infusion of 300,000 cultivation, leveling up repeatedly.

The fastest leveler, Li Li, is already level 276, while the others are at 274 or 275, the gap narrowing.

"Open the chest! Open the chest!" Dun Dun shouted.

But this time she was honest, not touching the chest.

Previously it was agreed that Xing Yun Miao would open this stage, so no one fought over it.

Accompanying Xing Yun Miao's action, the treasure chest flung open with a clatter, bursting out dazzling white light.

6 experience orbs, a large pile of divine stones, 3 pieces of equipment, plus a key.

The reward contents were fairly standard, only one piece of equipment less than what Li Li opened.

"Wait! This equipment is……"

Everyone originally thought this round's rewards weren't as good as those opened by Lao Yi and Lao Si.

Upon closer inspection, among the 3 pieces of equipment, one turned out to be a special piece of equipment!

【Speechless Divine Ring】: Mid-grade divine artifact, no level requirement, no divine power requirement, can be worn freely.

A demigod player's divine embryo can originally carry only one mid-grade divine artifact; they can wear a second piece at level 275 and a third at level 290.

But this piece of equipment can ignore that setting, allowing an extra piece to be worn!

"Excellent! This is worth more than five mid-grade divine artifacts!" Everyone was delighted.

Cross-demand equipment has always been the most expensive; this item's value is on par with top-grade divine artifacts, extremely precious!

Moreover, its stats are also good, suitable for magic-based professions; Li Li and Xing Yun Miao can wear it, while Xiao Feng already has top-grade gear, so he has no need for it.

Zhang Fan said: "After we finish the fight, we'll roll for points distribution later, then we'll continue forward to see what the Old Six who toyed with Old Xiao for half a day looks like."

Xiao Feng: ……

He hasn't been toyed with! It's Dun Dun and Lao Zhang being excessive, insisting on fishing his corpse out!

Everyone collected the loot and experience orbs, then collectively leveled up by 1, then jumped out of the poison pool and headed deeper into the valley.

After Lao Wu, there were no more incidents of teammates attacking each other and affecting morale.

Not even minor monsters appeared; the way was smooth and unobstructed.

After walking for nearly 10 minutes, they finally reached the end of the valley.

At the end of the Misty Valley, there was actually another small town; the valley's outlet was the town's entrance.

Yet at the end of this valley, there stood two 5-meter-tall iron tower statues guarding.

The statues are alive, and their information can be seen directly.

【Ancient God Guard (Left)】

Level: 290 (Demigod)

HP: 800 million/800 million

Note: Immune to magic damage; when the "Ancient God Guard (Right)" is slain, it will fully revive it!

【Ancient God Guard (Right)】

Level: 290 (Demigod)

HP: 800 million/800 million

Note: Immune to physical damage; when the "Ancient God Guard (Left)" is slain, it will fully revive it!

These two monsters are a pair of twin brothers; one is immune to physical damage, the other to magic damage, and they share a twin-linked fate: both must be killed together to end the battle, otherwise they will fully revive each other, creating an infinite loop.

Boom!

Boom!

As the party arrived, the two statues walked out, emitting a metallic clang.

The left guard shouted angrily: "Those who intrude upon the Ancient God's territory shall be killed without mercy!"

The right guard shouted angrily: "Those who disturb the Ancient God's slumber shall be killed without mercy!"

Even their voices were identical.

Then another voice sounded, saying: "If you want to see me, first pass this little trial. If you can't even beat them, you don't need to come."

(End of Chapter)