Versatile Sword Cultivator
Chapter 369 – Blood Judge

Taking advantage of the enemy's slowed speed, the group quickly took down all the guards at the entrance.

At this moment, Shi Xiyue played her role, assisting Lin Jichen in looting the Soul Burial Mound.

After a thorough search, they unearthed a large pile of equipment.

Weapons, armor, jewelry, skill books—everything was there, and many were of Mysterious Grade, with Spirit Grade items being rare.

They even found an Earth Grade piece of equipment, though its quality was a bit lacking, being white.

But it was enough to excite everyone. This was just the first wave of enemies, all elite monsters, and they could drop such good items.

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Besides the generous rewards of the hell-level difficulty, the more important factor was the luck of Lin Jichen and Shi Xiyue.

With two Lucky Ones opening the Soul Burial Mound, how could the equipment be bad?

However, these items could only be used temporarily and couldn't be taken out unless they cleared the Secret Realm.

If they failed, the equipment and experience would be nothing but illusions.

Such were the rules of the Secret Realm.

After collecting all the equipment, the group headed deeper into the prison.

Not long after, they arrived at a long plank road.

On either side of the plank road was a cliff that dropped a hundred feet. If anyone fell, without the art of flying, they would surely die.

At the end of the plank road stood a burly giant, dressed in a strange judge's robe, with one arm seemingly cut off and replaced by a scythe hook.

The scythe hook was extremely sharp, faintly glowing with blood.

The man stared at Lin Jichen and his group from the other end, a sinister, bloodthirsty smile on his face, sending chills down their spines.

"Does it have to be this scary? It's really unfriendly to female players."

Liu Xiazi was a bit scared, and Zhao Baige hid behind her.

Gu Qiuxue couldn't help but move closer to Lin Jichen.

Jiang Luoyu calmly explained, "This is the second BOSS of Snowstorm Prison, called the Blood Judge. He's a bloodthirsty maniac, moody, and loves to masquerade as a judge to hunt righteous cultivators. Be careful of his judge's hook; it deals high damage and is a magical weapon. If hooked, you'll be stunned and bleed. Many of our guild members have suffered because of him."

"The most critical part is that when you're about to reach the end of the plank road, he'll detonate the explosives at the bottom, destroying the plank road and causing people to fall. So, to deal with him, we need to go in batches. He'll only detonate the explosives when the last person crosses. But the ones who go first must withstand his attacks, and the last person must be fast, or they won't make it in time."

After Jiang Luoyu finished, Ren Lan volunteered, "I'll go first!"

Everyone looked at Lin Jichen, waiting for his decision.

Lin Jichen agreed and said to Ren Lan, "Then you go first. You and Su Wanling will be the first batch. Hold off the first wave, and the others will follow in pairs. I'll bring up the rear."

He had to stay behind as the last one, otherwise, the others wouldn't be fast enough.

After quickly making a plan, Ren Lan was the first to dash across the plank road.

As expected, the Blood Judge didn't detonate the explosives but started fighting Ren Lan instead.

[Guard: Blood Judge]

[Level: BOSS Grade]

[Strength: Mid-Golden Core]

[Health: 62000/62000]

[Strength: 512]

[Defense: 533]

[Speed: 501]

[Physical Resistance: 10%]

[Toughness: 2%]

[Heart Protection: 70]

[Skills: Deadly Flying Hook, Soul Severing Hook Slash, Bloodthirsty Maniac, Blood Demon Transformation]

This boss wasn't too strong, so Lin Jichen wasn't worried at all. He decided to give Ren Lan some space to shine. Honestly, this level of enemy wasn't worth his effort.

It was better to let Ren Lan and the others practice and get used to each other, preparing for the battles ahead.

The hell-level Secret Realm of Snowstorm Prison had six stages, each with a BOSS, increasing in difficulty.

The final BOSS was at the late Gathering Spirit stage, which would be challenging even for Lin Jichen alone.

Ren Lan, enveloped in protective spiritual energy, kept dodging the Blood Judge's scythe hook attacks while landing precise punches on him.

The Blood Judge, enraged, suddenly launched his scythe hook like a cannonball!

"Deadly Flying Hook!"

The hook moved too fast, and the immense impact caught Ren Lan off guard, hooking her.

Ren Lan immediately fell into a stunned state, blood gushing from her shoulder.

The Blood Judge was overjoyed and was about to strike again when a figure dashed out from the plank road entrance, wielding an umbrella sword, and made a simple swing.

"Bright Terrace Clear Spirit Technique!"

A warm current surged through Ren Lan's body, instantly dispelling the stun.

Ren Lan regained her senses and quickly retreated to avoid the Blood Judge's attack, grinning and thanking the newcomer, "Qiuxue, you came just in time. You really saved me."

Gu Qiuxue smiled, "I'm only at the Foundation Establishment Realm; I doubt I can help much."

As she spoke, Gu Qiuxue formed another spell, and a green light enveloped Ren Lan.

[Protection Technique! Vitality +3000!]

"Awesome, Qiuxue! You're only at the Foundation Establishment Realm and can heal this much. Imagine when your realm is higher."

Gu Qiuxue blushed, "It's all thanks to my master and Little Chen teaching me how to play a healer."

"Qiuxue, you're amazing. Can you help me with a task tomorrow? There's an old monster I can't beat. With your help, I can definitely complete it."

"Sure."

"Yay~ Qiuxue, you're the best~ I'll give you a massage tonight. But first, let me deal with this guy. How dare he hook me? I'll show him why flowers are so red!"

With that, Ren Lan charged forward, throwing a punch without any hesitation.

"Demon Suppressing Fist!"

Ren Lan's entire body radiated with spiritual energy, shining brightly.

This punch, carrying the power to suppress all things, struck the Blood Judge!

Boom! Boom!

The air was pierced layer by layer, directly hitting the Blood Judge's head.

[Critical Hit! -8400!]

The Blood Judge was sent flying, spitting blood, and weakened.

The others also arrived from the plank road, joining the battle.

With everyone's participation, the Blood Judge stood no chance. Even with all his skills, he couldn't withstand the combined assault of nine women.

Lin Jichen, being the last to cross, found that the plank road hadn't been detonated. He understood why when he saw that the Blood Judge had already been taken down by the group.

"Well done!"

Lin Jichen praised, and the women all smiled, feeling honored to receive such praise from the Number One Expert in Tale of Immortal.

This gave everyone a sense of participation, rather than just leeching experience.

After the battle, Shi Xiyue went to loot the Soul Burial Mound.

This was the first BOSS Soul Burial Mound of Snowstorm Prison.

The previous Snow Eagle hadn't been killed; it flew away when it was low on health.

Shi Xiyue opened the first BOSS Soul Burial Mound, and everyone was thrilled.

Three pieces of Earth Grade equipment, one white and two blue, and four pieces of Mysterious Grade, all purple!

A huge profit!

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