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Chapter 461: Threefold Discipleship (asking for monthly ticket)
There is something in this hall that is affecting me...

What is it?
Is that the statue?

Or that mask?
Or something else invisible?

After realizing that there was something obviously wrong with their emotions just now, everyone in the group suddenly felt insecure and looked around with extreme vigilance.

"It was a close call. This place is really weird. It can easily trick people."

"Fortunately, Brother Xu is here, with a keen eye."

"Brother Xu is really my lucky star!"

"I've been rescued twice in just one hour. I'll always remember your kindness. When I get out, I'll definitely give you my sister's contact information~"

After calming down a little, everyone was filled with emotion. The more they thought about it, the more scared they became. While breaking out in cold sweats, they all looked at Xu Shu with gratitude and did not hesitate to praise him with words, flattering him all the time.

Even the usually cold Lu Bingwei, after being slightly stunned, moved her hand away from the surface of the statue, stepped back a few steps with her bare hands clenched, and her eyes slightly fixed.

It turns out that this guy is not just a reckless man. He is not only strong, but also very thoughtful. I underestimated him before. No wonder he was so sharp that he noticed Zhang Runzhi's manipulation of the contract in advance. This guy is very capable...

Lu Bingwei muttered to herself, and although she still looked expressionless, the look in her eyes when she looked at Xu Shu already contained a hint of admiration for the younger generation.

"Haha, I don't deserve it. It's just a basic operation, not worth mentioning."

At this time, Xu Shu, who was being lavishly flattered by everyone, bowed and was polite on the surface, but in fact he secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, glanced at the words in the air, and thought to himself, this was a close call.

He was able to react so quickly from his strange and violent mood, not only because he was alert and calm enough, but also because of the narration.

On the Taichu scroll, rows of tiny golden characters were written:

[Alas, you all beat your heads and stamp your feet, weeping bitterly, your greedy desires and the regret of losing the treasure piled up together, and you wish you could destroy everything.]

[Friendly reminder, you have been affected by the amplification of emotions and the induction of desires, which has turned you into a group of wolves that can never be fed.]

[Fortunately, after being reminded by the Taichu Volume, you immediately realized that something was wrong, and in a hurry you yelled and woke up the other teammates, and then you stopped in time.]

[But you don’t need to thank me. Protecting the master and seeing through all illusions is the duty of the Taichu Juan! ]

"Hiss~ This place is indeed worthy of being the secret cave under the research base of the evil cult group. It is really evil!

"Well, the Black Zhen School is known for studying the fields of body, mind, and spirit. It seems that they might be good at mental attacks? Fortunately, I have the Taichu Volume, otherwise I would have been in trouble!

"And if you look closely, this statue may not be made of real gold. It's wrapped in amber skin. Without identification, who knows what's inside? It may not be golden shit!

"Of course, apart from anything else, just considering its defensive power, this statue is actually a treasure. It's a pity that I can't take it away."

Xu Shu took a deep breath and kept his mind focused to avoid being hit again.

The same was true for others. Some pinched their fingers, some took pills, and some secretly poked their buttocks with small needles to increase their vigilance.

"However, there is such a strange and hard to guard against mental trap behind the first door alone, so the following must be..." Xu Shu pondered for a moment, touched his chin, frowned and looked towards the other end of the hall.

Seeing his sudden serious expression, the others immediately perked up and looked in the direction he was looking.

At the other end of the hall, there was a huge bronze door that was almost identical to the entrance.

The two doors seemed to be copied one-to-one, facing each other with the statue between them, standing tall and giving people a mysterious and majestic feeling of oppression.

"..."

Everyone's breathing slowed down, and the entire hall suddenly became extremely quiet.

In the unimaginable silence, Xu Shu took the initiative to ask: "Everyone, what do you think next?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, he continued, "You've seen how weird this place is. It's hard to guard against. Should we quit while we're ahead, or... continue exploring there?"

"This..." The others were slightly moved after hearing this.

The experience just now is really frightening. I didn't feel anything at all and was tricked for no apparent reason.

Thanks to Xu Shu, everyone woke up early and no serious consequences occurred, but it is impossible for anyone to say that they did not hesitate.

Seeing this, Xu Shu said: "Why not..."

Before he could finish his words, Ms. Xifa behind him said, "Why don't we take a look first and leave if the situation is not right?"

"That makes sense. At the moment, it seems that if you stand outside the door, you won't be affected by what's going on inside."

"That's right, just take a look, identify the danger first, then make plans!"

"Brother Xu, what do you think?"

As they spoke, everyone looked at Xu Shu.

"Hmm..." Although Xu Shu was a little hesitant, he thought about it and realized that this was the truth.

As everyone has said, regardless of whether greed is magnified or not, we have come this far. It would be a pity if we leave without seeing what is happening below.

"Yes. Then we have to be more careful next time!"

He thought for a moment and nodded, not knowing whether he was talking to others or to himself.

Seeing this, the others naturally said "OK" in unison.

Next, Xu Shu walked through the hall and came to the second bronze door first. Without any hesitation, he went up and pushed hard.

zizi~
There seemed to be some mucus left on the door panel. The dark green sticky substance expanded into a translucent film in the dry air, sticking Xu Shu's palm to the fish scale pattern etched on the bronze door, as if it was trying to invade.

However, this was obviously hindered. A thin golden light blocked the middle, preventing the invasion of the mucus.

Kakakka~!

Xu Shu immediately exerted force, and with the same harsh friction sound as before, the bronze door on this side began to vibrate, and gradually cracked inward and continued to expand.

A fishy, ​​salty and rancid air gushed out instantly. Similar vines lost their fulcrums and hung down from the crack in the door. Everything behind the door gradually came into view.

This is a huge hall that is almost the same as the previous one. In the middle stands a ten-meter-tall octopus-faced statue. Many prisons can also be seen around the hall.

There is a difference, which lies on the floor of the hall behind the door on this side.

The place is filled with a variety of costumes with quite obvious characteristics of the times.

There are white stockings, black stockings, fishnet stockings, colorful skirts, sailor uniforms, nurse uniforms, crotchless pants... and so on.

"Forehead……"

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, and so were the others.

No one had expected that in this underground place that looked like it had been buried countless years ago, there would be so many clothes that looked very fashionable and almost sexy.

However, although there are vague human outlines bulging inside all the clothes, some are slim, some are plump, some are posing coquettishly, and some are tall, short, fat and thin.

But no corpse was found.

It seems that at some moment in the past, the person inside evaporated instantly, and the clothes outlined all the contours of their owner's life. Before they had time to be deformed by gravity, time froze everything, thus creating this strange scene that has been preserved to this day.

As the door was completely opened, the clothes quickly turned into ashes, as if they were weathered at the same time.

This time everyone learned their lesson and didn't rush in.

Instead, "Heavenly Master" Lu Bingwei and "Heavenly Lady" Xie Xiaochan, one on the left and one on the right, each threw out talismans of different colors, throwing them back and forth in the air.

After a burst of crackling and sparks, a burnt smell filled the air, as if a burst of firecrackers had just been set off.

"Safe." Lu Bingwei said.

Xie Xiaochan also said: "No problems have been found yet."

"Okay, follow me."

Since both Taoist priests thought it was safe and there was no warning in the Taichu Volume, Xu Shu did not worry too much about it.

After whispering a reminder, he walked straight inside - of course, he still had a keen eye and was cautious.

Gu Yueming clutched the corner of Xu Shu's clothes like a frightened rabbit and followed behind him, not forgetting to refresh his 'Gift of the Queen' once again. The 'Fallen Apostle' Huang Lili looked around and probably felt there was no rush, so she didn't rush to put the 'Vibrant' on Xu Shu.

Even so, Xu Shu had the "Six Ding and Six Jia Protective Spell" given to him by Xie Xiaochan on his head and the amplification and enhancement of Xi Mingren behind him. His whole body was instantly illuminated and glowed, like a dazzling firefly.

Next, Xie Xiaochan, Ning Xin, Ning Ze and others entered one after another while also being on guard.

Everyone held various weapons, spell tools, and treasures in their hands, ready to go. They stared in all directions with bated breath, ready to respond to possible dangers at any time, for fear that there would be something strange here that could "magnify desires".

Obviously, after the horrifying experience just now, no one dared to relax at all.

Even if someone has checked and endorsed it, it won’t work.

After all, they didn't notice the problem just now, and it was thanks to Xu Shu that he saw it!
Lu Bingwei had a blank expression on her face and had no objection to this distrust. She just held the talisman paper with purple lightning in her hand and waited at the entrance of the bronze door.

Xu Shu, who was ranked 360th on the Human List, took the lead. As the only other strong person on the Human List in the team, she was very conscious and silently took on the responsibility of "guarding the rear".

Soon, the other eight teammates entered, but Lord Grim suddenly stopped moving after he walked next to him. Lu Bingwei was slightly surprised and couldn't help but urged him, "What's wrong? Hurry up and follow me."

"You go first." Gu Pan held the sword, without even raising his eyelids, and spoke in a cold tone, keeping people at a distance, "I'll cover the rear."

"?" Lu Bingwei was stunned.

When she was outside, she had already realized that Gu Pan was a woman disguised as a man.

Along the way, he developed a liking for her because she shared some of the same characteristics with him, and they even felt a common enemy.

As the old saying goes, we are both wanderers in this world, so why would we know each other?

But she was very puzzled by Gu Pan's inexplicable hostility towards her.

I'm not trying to steal your man, why are you targeting me? Go target that damn busty girl... It's totally inexplicable...

Lu Bingwei couldn't figure it out, but she was too lazy to argue with Gu Pan, so she followed Shen Chongyang into the hall without saying a word.

"call!"

Gu Pan breathed a sigh of relief quite implicitly, as if he had won a victory, and then finally entered.

After walking around the entire hall, I found that except for the inexplicable sexy clothing on the ground, it was basically the same as the hall next door.

The surrounding cells were either empty or had some broken pieces of jewelry dropped on the ground, covering the pearls with dust.

Xu Shu once again collected several kilograms of gold in the prisons and put them in his pocket, while the pearls continued to be covered in dust.
Then he returned to the tall platform under the feet of the statue, and stared at the iron window of the independent prison with his teammates who were whispering and exchanging opinions.

There is also a thing inside that is locked with a transparent chain.

But this won't be a mask of pain.

Instead, it was a weapon of rather peculiar shape, with a metal plate in the shape of an "○" in the middle and a total of eight scimitars evenly distributed around the round edge.

At first glance, it looked like a blood drop, but looking at the scimitar shape, Xu Shu felt that it seemed to be -

"Bilgewater Scimitar? But this is probably just a coincidence. After all, this is not the real Summoner's Rift."

Xu Shu muttered something and became alert again.

The reason is simple. This weird combination of "Guillotine + Bilgewater Scimitar*8" also gives him a sense of loss similar to the "Mask of Pain", where he wants to recall something but cannot!

Obviously, they have similar origins!
While everyone was discussing and speculating that the value of this thing might be no less than the "Mask of Pain", Xu Shu took a half step back.

"Look what this is." Xu Shu held up the small jade Buddha again and released Orianna to identify it.

The little jade Buddha's eyes turned red and it stared intently into the iron window.

After a moment, Orianna replied in a slightly flattering tone: "Master, this is also the accessory of Lady Nere Iris..."

"Strange, but why are adult items displayed here?"

"For her, this is not only a symbol of authority, but also a manifestation of strength..."

Orianna's voice changed from flattering to somewhat confused.

"This doesn't look like a display." Xu Shu reminded.

In his opinion, this thing was wrapped in chains and looked like it was suppressed here.

Could it be that the 'Soul King' and this 'Nere Iris' had an internal conflict after the death god disappeared? In some organizations, the left and right servants fought for the top position and turned against each other, which was almost a historical inevitability.

But this is not right... Let alone the fact that it is still hard to say who the "Spirit King" is. First of all, when Orianna was sent to be the gate god, the god of death should not have disappeared yet, so there is no way to talk about this conflict... What do you think of the Taichu Volume?
【The more you know, the less you know, but the less you know, the more you can know. 】

[Try to continue exploring and get more information! ]

"...We're already in the second hall, but it's still not deep enough?" Xu Shu frowned.

But he quickly gave up thinking and turned to everyone, "Have you figured out anything?"

"This thing is also very valuable." Xie Xiaochan said after taking a deep breath.

"That's right." The others nodded.

Xu Shu: "I see. What else?"

"Gone."

"Excellent research. Don't do it again next time." Xu Shu's mouth twitched, and then he took a stance, "Then there's nothing to say. Let's take this away too."

"Okay, okay!" Everyone agreed. This way, today's income would be unimaginably high.

"Are we still going to take it by force? Our emotions were affected just now. Could it be that the forced attack destroyed the prison? Is there a safer way?" Someone asked, feeling that something was wrong.

"What else? How about you come?"

"No, no, I'll clear the battlefield for you."

"Thank you, Brother Xu!"

Everyone clasped their fists, and then, as if on cue, they scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing towards the bronze door entrance to take shelter.

Three seconds later, Xu Shu launched a powerful attack, hitting the feet of the statue and the iron door of the independent prison.

clang!
The air waves rolled, the earth shook, and the loud collision sounds like the sound of a Huang Zhong Da Lu made the statue tremble again. Countless fragments fell and a large amount of dust spread, as if a gas explosion had occurred.

Seeing this, Ms. Xifa once again launched "Stop the Wind and Waves" to blow away the smoke and dust.

This time everyone restrained themselves and tried not to look at the statue which turned golden after the dust had settled.

Xu Shu had already wrapped the "Bilgewater Guillotine" with spider silk. This time he did not hand it to Gu Pan, but gave it to Xie Xiaochan for safekeeping.

In this way, each party to the alliance keeps a "treasure" to show fairness.

Seeing this, no one had any objection. Xie Xiaochan, on the other hand, was delighted. She added a few more layers of insurance to the Blood Dropper and happily put it into her small bag.

"Come to think of it, this thing looks like it's made of pure gold. It must be very valuable..." Xu Shu suddenly patted the golden skin of the statue.

Upon hearing this, the others were horrified and started cursing: "Brother Xu, don't do this!"

"Hurry up and keep your mind focused! Don't let greed take over. Why are you so reckless?"

"That's right. It's stupid for you to not be vigilant after suffering losses before!"

"Xie Xiaochan! I think it's not appropriate for you to keep this thing in my hand." Gu Yueming next to her also spoke weakly yet forcefully.

"What do you think you are worthy of? Come and try if you don't agree!" Xie Xiaochan frowned and pulled out the brush to protest.

Gu Pan frowned and said, "What's the point of bullying a doctor? Come and fight me if you don't agree!"

"Oh, I laughed. The real purpose is revealed. Kill people and steal treasures, right? Then let's see the truth with our own hands!!!"

Clang clang!
Without any warning, after a few accusations, it was as if the powder line was ignited, and they all picked up their weapons and confronted each other, as if they were about to fight each other at the slightest disagreement.

In an instant, the originally harmonious exploration scene suddenly became tense and murderous.

Just as everyone was about to take action, Lu Bingwei frowned, shook her head violently, and raised her hand and said, "Wait! Stop first!"

"Stop just because you said so? You think you're great because you're a top player on the Human Rankings? Who are you trying to ignore with a stern face all day? I've been displeased with you for a long time, so just do it!"

"Warden" Shen Chongyang was the most angry. He spat on the ground, stretched out his hand and created a "space cage" to trap Lu Bingwei, then swung the hook and rushed forward.

"Idiot, get out!"

A cold look flashed across Lu Bingwei's face. After a moment's pause, she passed through the layers of venomous air waves in the "space cage" and kicked Shen Chongyang into the air. Then, she attached several explosive talismans to her opponent.

Bang, bang, bang! Snap, Snap!
"Ah~"

Shen Chongyang was covered with wounds from the explosion. He was knocked to the ground in just three moves and couldn't get up again.

"court death!"

When Gu Pan saw that his teammates were at a disadvantage, he drew his sword and was ready to kill them.

Seeing that the fight was about to become more intense, Xu Shu suddenly yelled: "Aohou!"

With a roar, everyone's ears were buzzing.

But the effect is outstanding.

The others who were about to take action again were suddenly stunned and reacted abruptly.

"hiss……"

"Hit again?"

"This time it's not desire, it's anger that has been magnified..."

(End of this chapter)