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"Is this the place?" Ling Mo Xie looked at the shimmering Light Gate in front of him. Several Izumo Kingdom Soldiers stood guard beside the Light Gate, and upon seeing Ling Mo Xie and Dongfang Siyu approach, they quickly saluted the two.
"Yes, this is it. This Light Gate was discovered by the people below according to the hints from the Treasure. The Treasure is likely hidden within," Dongfang Siyu said, nodding at the Light Gate with a hopeful smile directed at Ling Mo Xie.
Ling Mo Xie felt a strange sensation in his heart as he listened to Dongfang Siyu's response. This matter couldn't possibly be that simple, could it?
"What's wrong? Let's go in quickly. The Treasure is right in front of us. If we obtain the Treasure left by your father, our Izumo Kingdom's crisis can be resolved in an instant. After all, someone like Uncle Ling is truly a genius beyond compare."
Dongfang Siyu seemed to sense Ling Mo Xie's hesitation and spoke to him, her eyes filled with anticipation.
Ling Mo Xie couldn't quite articulate his strange feeling. Hearing Dongfang Siyu's words, he could only nod in agreement and walked toward the Light Gate.
At that moment, after both of them entered the Light Gate, one of the Izumo Kingdom Soldiers standing nearby revealed a strange cold smile at the corner of his mouth.
As Ling Mo Xie and Dongfang Siyu stepped into the Light Gate, they felt a distortion in front of them, a dizzying sensation washing over them. Once that feeling subsided, they felt as if they were being roasted in a steamer, as if their bodies might catch fire at any moment.
Ling Mo Xie opened his eyes, holding Dongfang Siyu's hand while surveying their surroundings.
He also checked his status; his Health Points were continuously decreasing, but the rate of decline wasn't high enough to threaten his life for now.
They found themselves in a world resembling a fiery mountain. Everywhere they looked was a deep red color; beneath their feet were scorching red rocks, and flames leaped and danced on other rocky surfaces.
"How is this possible? If it were Treasure, how could it be buried in such a place?" Ling Mo Xie frowned as he surveyed the desolate scene around him.
At that moment, Dongfang Siyu was also sweating profusely, her delicate face turning bright red. Weakly squinting her eyes, she said, "How could this be? Those soldiers clearly reported otherwise."
Ling Mo Xie had only felt some confusion before, but upon hearing Dongfang Siyu's words, he suddenly felt alarmed. Could it be that they had fallen into some kind of trap?
He quickly cast a Detection Skill on this strange place but was unable to uncover anything.
At that moment, a loud laugh seemed to come from all directions: "Ha ha! Ha ha!"
The laughter echoed endlessly, sending chills down one's spine.
Dongfang Siyu tightly grasped Ling Mo Xie's arm, leaning close to him with wide, terrified eyes, and whispered, "What is this? Your father wouldn't have hidden something strange here, would he?"
Ling Mo Xie smiled helplessly and said, "Can't you see it yet? This place doesn't look like a treasure hiding spot at all. Could it be that we've been set up?"
"Ha ha, I didn't expect you to have a bit of brains. No wonder you're Ling Liyun's and..."
"Boss!"
As they spoke, a number of figures in black suddenly appeared in this desolate and scorching world, surrounding Ling Mo Xie and Dongfang Siyu.
"Who are you?" Seeing the people, Dongfang Siyu was no longer as frightened. She released her grip on Ling Mo Xie and asked the black-clad figures with an imposing demeanor, truly embodying the princess of Izumo Kingdom.
"Ha ha, who we are? You don't need to know that." One of the black-clad figures, seemingly the leader, laughed loudly and then appeared uninterested in Dongfang Siyu, not glancing at her again. Instead, he looked at Ling Mo Xie with a strange smile and clicked his tongue in admiration.
Ling Mo Xie looked at these black-clad figures and felt they seemed somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen them before. Moreover, their attitude towards him was too peculiar; it was as if they recognized him.
However, he was sure that although these black-clad figures looked somewhat familiar, he definitely did not know them!
Wait! It struck Ling Mo Xie like a bolt of lightning; no wonder he felt these black-clad figures were familiar. Last time at the Ling Family, wasn't there a black-clad person impersonating Lad who acted against him?
The attire of that black-clad figure was identical to these people.
"Is this your trap? We seem to have no enmity in the past or grievances recently, right?"
Ling Mo Xie's thoughts shifted to his Skill Panel as he calmly asked the black-clad figures.
"Ha ha!" Upon hearing Ling Mo Xie's words, the men in black seemed to find something amusing and burst into laughter.
However, Ling Mo Xie frowned tightly. These men in black were all at the Nascent Soul Stage, with at least fifty or sixty of them. There was no way he and Dongfang Siyu could handle them alone!
"The trap is one we set, but you say you have no grievances from the past or present... Those who have grievances against you are certainly not us; we are merely following orders," one of the men in black said after laughing for a while.
"Alright, we have answered what we needed to. You can go die peacefully! Let's see how you fare against our Heavenly Fire Formation!" After saying this, the man in black waved his hand at the others, and his figure began to fade away, seemingly about to leave.
At that moment, Ling Mo Xie and Dongfang Siyu felt the temperature around them rising continuously. Dongfang Siyu even felt dizzy, as if she were about to faint, while Ling Mo Xie's Health Points were dropping rapidly.
"Wait, wait!" Ling Mo Xie quickly shouted at the men in black, "Since we are going to die anyway, you should at least let us understand why! Why did you set this trap?"
Hearing Ling Mo Xie's words, the men in black paused for a moment. Most of them looked towards their leader, who hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and saying to Ling Mo Xie, "Your existence is a mistake; it is something that person despises!"
After saying this, the man did not hesitate any longer and instantly disappeared. The formation began to operate immediately; the previously hot space became distorted in an instant. Red light swept everywhere, and any rock touched by that light was instantly melted into flowing magma.
Above them, flames began to rain down like a fiery storm. Each fireball that hit the ground could also melt the hard rocks into red-hot magma.
"Be careful!" Seeing a ball of red flame heading towards Dongfang Siyu, Ling Mo Xie shouted urgently. His mind quickly activated Floating Shadow, and a white shadow flashed by as he wrapped an arm around Dongfang Siyu and dodged out of the way.
At this moment, flames were falling densely throughout the space. Ling Mo Xie had to keep dodging while holding onto Dongfang Siyu. Thanks to Floating Shadow's speed, they managed to avoid being hit by the flames.
But this couldn't go on forever; after all, Floating Shadow was a skill with a time limit. Once that time was up, Ling Mo Xie would be left waiting for his demise.
At this point, Dongfang Siyu finally snapped out of her shock and said to Ling Mo Xie, "Could they be sent by an enemy nation?"
Upon hearing Dongfang Siyu's words, Ling Mo Xie continued dodging the rain of fire while panting slightly. He replied, "Definitely not! And what does it matter who they are at a time like this? We should be thinking about how to survive! I know nothing about formations; as a princess, you should know something about it!"
Dongfang Siyu was scolded by Ling Mo Xie and finally saw the situation clearly. Looking at the Heavenly Fire Formation, she said, "This formation is indeed a general-purpose formation; however, its level is quite high—it's a Level Five formation. I can't break it alone."
Upon hearing Dongfang Siyu's response, Ling Mo Xie sighed, thinking, "Is this how I'm going to meet my end?"
"Is there any other way? I heard that we can break the formation by force; will that work?" Ling Mo Xie was naturally unwilling to give up so easily and continued to ask Dongfang Siyu.
Hearing Ling Mo Xie's question, Dongfang Siyu's eyes lit up as he said, "That is indeed possible. One way is to attack the formation's base with overwhelming power, or we could make the flames within the formation lose control; either method could break the formation!"
Ling Mo Xie let out a sigh of relief upon hearing Dongfang Siyu's answer. Seeing that Floating Shadow's skill time was about to end, he quickly asked Dongfang Siyu, "Where is the formation base?"
Dongfang Siyu understood the urgency of the situation and did not waste any more words with Ling Mo Xie. He directly pointed to a protruding rock that looked completely normal to Ling Mo Xie and said, "This is one of them!"
"Alright!" Ling Mo Xie nodded, glancing at the rock. Since this formation was fire-based, it would be best to use water-based attacks against it!
With this thought in mind, Ling Mo Xie shifted his gaze to the Skill Panel and quickly selected the Frostfall skill.
In a space filled with intense flames, the temperature suddenly dropped, allowing Ling Mo Xie and Dongfang Siyu to breathe a sigh of relief. The skill was not restricted by the environment, and snowflakes resembling ice crystals flew toward the formation base.
Initially, Ling Mo Xie had high hopes for this attack but was disappointed to find that after hitting the rock formation base, its Health Points were displayed. However, the damage dealt by his attack was far too low compared to the rock's substantial Health Points.
"Boss, they found the formation base; could it be...?" In a dark corner, unknown figures in black were still monitoring the situation within the formation. Upon seeing Ling Mo Xie's attack on the base, one of them hurriedly spoke to their leader.
The leader of the black-clad figures remained calm and waved his hand dismissively, smiling as he said, "Want to break the formation by force? It's not that simple! Just watch!"
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