金 light shone into the main hall, illuminating everything within.

Three magnificent, ten-meter-tall statues stood in the hall. The central figure wore metal-leaf armor, equipped with a two-inch-long bronze sword, resembling a military general from the Warring States period.

The statue beside it wore a Taoist robe, with a flowing long beard, carrying an iron sword on its back, looking like an immortal sage detached from the world.

The statue on the other side wore a loose, long robe, its hair tied back with a single wooden hairpin, with unkempt sideburns and forehead hair, appearing unruly.

This statue was the most conspicuous, so it was the first to catch Zhang Yuanqing's eye. However, he wasn't concerned with which deities were enshrined in the main hall of Shu Shan, or which historical figures they corresponded to.

His gaze only glanced at them before moving downwards, settling on the coffin placed in the center of the hall. The coffin had a crude and ancient design, approximately three meters long and a meter wide, forged from bronze. The coffin's body and lid were covered in spirit runes, and were riddled with bronze rust.

Zhang Yuanqing immediately recognized them as sealing runes. The coffin was a magical artifact used to seal the dark-faced evil creature, but there were more than a dozen deep sword marks on the coffin lid, which had damaged the spirit runes and array patterns.

The ferocious creature inside the coffin had broken free, destroying the entire Shu Shan Immortal Sect.

Zhang Yuanqing then looked at a group near the bronze coffin. They wore Shu Shan Taoist robes, two men and one woman, with disheveled, withered, and curly long hair, and their eyes were eerily green.

The feeling that these three Yin corpses gave him was exactly the same as that of Princess Yinyao. They were high-level Yin corpses transformed from living people.

The three Masters of Shu Shan, bathed in the sunlight, began to experience decay and dissolution of their blue-black skin, revealing the same blue-black flesh, as if splashed with sulfuric acid.

Completely unaware, they knelt before the bronze coffin, sending out mental waves: "The Ba, who was active in ancient times, the supreme and great Corpse Ancestor, please grant us the power to resist the rats who have invaded the Holy Land."

Corpse Ancestor? Zhang Yuanqing was intimidated by this title. Ordinary experts couldn't handle the title of Corpse Ancestor.

Coupled with the title of "Ba," Zhang Yuanqing's mind flashed with a figure from a mythical legend: Hanba! (Drought Demon)

Was Hanba sealed in the coffin? Or was this the prototype of Hanba? As the thought flickered, seeing that the all-encompassing golden light could not immediately transcend the three high-level Yin creatures, Zhang Yuanqing condensed a golden bow in his left hand.

His right fingertip spat out golden light, which transformed into an arrow. He pulled the bow to its full extent, like a full moon. The three Yin creatures could withstand the burning of the power of the sun for a long time.

"Whoosh!"

The golden light shot out, creating a shrill whistling sound as it rubbed against the air.

When it was less than three meters away from the coffin, the space suddenly rippled. Then the arrow formed by the power of the sun disappeared, as if it had been swallowed by space. Was it hidden?

Zhang Yuanqing's expression became solemn. He could see that the arrow had not disappeared out of thin air, but was wrapped in secrecy. Then, from a perspective he couldn't see, it was "extinguished" by Yin energy.

The ferocious creature in the coffin had a very high level of attainment in spells of the Tai Yin domain.

At this moment, the coffin lid lightly vibrated, and a substantial black smoke permeated from the gaps. It showed no signs of evaporation in the all-encompassing golden light, and strands of it flowed into the nostrils of the Yin corpses.

In an instant, the three Yin corpses were as if they had taken a great tonic. Their festering skin instantly recovered, and a thin layer of Yin energy enveloped their bodies, resisting the burning of the sunlight.

The Yin corpse in the middle slowly turned its neck, its face stiffly looking towards the hall door, its eyes green and gloomy: "Trespassing on Shu Shan and killing my disciples."

It suddenly drew the sword from its waist, and a vast expanse of sword light suddenly rose, but was immediately purified by the power of the sun. When it struck Zhang Yuanqing, it was already at the end of its strength.

Zhang Yuanqing summoned the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and activated the second form. The dragon-shaped phantom coiled up, protecting him within.

The sword light shattered upon striking the dragon's body.

The power of the sun suppressed all spiritual power and props, but the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and the power of the sun were from the same source, and were not suppressed, so they could be used normally.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't want to fight in the hall, fearing that the ferocious creature in the coffin would attack. He lightly tapped his toes and retreated, landing on the square outside the hall.

The three Yin corpses flew out of the hall side by side, each holding a gleaming iron sword. The tip of the swords condensed a cold light like lightning, and once again stabbed the phantom formed by the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

Although it had been weakened layer by layer by the power of the sun, the combined power of the three swords almost caused the Golden Dragon Shield to collapse.

"Two are at level eight mid-stage, one is at level eight late-stage. Their level is a little higher than mine. If they didn't have the bronze coffin to grant them Yin energy for protection, and with attribute suppression, I could suppress all three of them."

"They retained most of their skills from when they were alive, and are swordsmen skilled in close combat. Although the power of the sun can weaken their sword energy, I can't use other abilities or props, tying my own hands."

As soon as he exchanged blows, Zhang Yuanqing knew that he had no chance of winning in close combat.

If the power of the sun can't transcend them, he must change his tactics.

While thinking, he mocked:

"It wasn't me who killed your disciples, but yourselves. Tsk tsk, the millennium foundation of Shu Shan, the thousand disciples, were all ruined by your selfishness. Headmaster, can you live up to the ancestors of Shu Shan?"

The Shu Shan Headmaster, who wore a Taoist robe and had the appearance of an old man, transmitted mental waves: "They have not died, but have transformed into another kind of life and continue to exist. I am also not wrong, because I have gained eternal life."

"Stubborn!"

Zhang Yuanqing snorted coldly. "I won't waste my breath with you. I am a Badlands Outlaw of the Great Tang, and I am here under the command of the Outlaw Commander to borrow the White Emperor Crown. Your Shu Shan's self-degradation has nothing to do with me. I only want the White Emperor Crown."

The Shu Shan Headmaster said darkly: "The Outlaw Commander is indeed hypocritical, saying he will repay what he borrows, but sending his subordinates to take advantage of the situation. The White Emperor Crown has already been offered to the Corpse Ancestor. If you want it, let him come and take it himself."

Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed. The White Emperor Crown was indeed in the Shu Shan instance.

[Updated three rules. One, each contestant can only participate in one arena match. Two, during the arena match, the array core stops counting down. Three, when an array expires and resets, the arena match is temporarily paused.]

The sudden update of three rules caught both sides off guard.

Chairman Jiang said disappointedly, "Tsk tsk, I thought I could nurture war through war. In the end, it's not that the Evil camp won't give me a chance to exploit bugs, but the The Way of the Extraordinary won't allow it. Is the current The Way of the Extraordinary standing on the side of the Evil camp?"

The goddess of beauty, shrouded in holy light, occasionally revealing the contours of her thighs and buttocks, making people unable to resist, a beauty that ignites Newspaper Boy, smiled and said, "Just now I was thinking, if you exchanged for a demigod authority and still died in the hands of Shura, then he might be able to single-handedly challenge the entire Lawful camp."

"These rules are beneficial to our side. The fact that these rules are being updated at this time, I think, is the result of the The Way of the Extraordinary's confrontation with the Supreme Existences. It's helping us."

The Sea Emperor, whose bearded face covered half of his face, said, "During the arena match, the array countdown stops, so we must win six matches. The Evil camp must win nine matches. The situation is even more serious and complex."

The more matches won, the easier it is to form a war of attrition, and in every war of attrition, a demigod will fall.

Achieving zero casualties is almost impossible.

The three updated rules, the first one favors the Lawful camp, the second one favors the Evil camp, and the third one is neutral.

Such "balanced" rules are likely the result of the confrontation between the The Way of the Extraordinary and the Supreme Existences.

During the discussion, the participant from the Evil camp appeared. It was the owner of the Wine God Club, nicknamed Old Mike.

This old man was tall and burly, with a bulbous nose, gray hair, and hazy, blurred eyes, like a drunkard.

Those who looked directly at him involuntarily felt dizzy and confused, showing signs of vertigo and a disruption of the nervous system.

Old Mike was an level 11 Wine God.

"A bit troublesome," the goddess of beauty said in a low voice.

"In terms of level, he's not the highest, but the level of level 11 generally exceeds ours. In terms of abilities, his attack isn't too strong, but he's the most difficult to deal with."

"The only one who can restrain alcoholics is the Knight, but the Knight class has no demigods. Among the demigods in your Second District, no one except the Star Lord can beat him. At most, it's a draw."

The Void Demigod asked softly into her ear, "Have you slept with him?"