I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 306 The difference between not being able to withstand a single blow and being able to withstand one! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)
Sensing the movement coming from the stone gate, Li Chen and Wu Nanzhi exchanged a glance and quickly hid to the side, holding their breath and preparing to observe the situation.

After a while, the stone door slowly opened, and two stunningly beautiful women walked out.

The two women were like fairies who had stepped out of a painting. One was young and beautiful, with exquisite features, and her every move exuded the liveliness and charm of a young girl; the other was plump and elegant, with a noble temperament, and her every move revealed the grace and nobility of a concubine in the deep palace.

Even Wu Nanzhi, who was used to seeing beautiful women in the palace, was stunned by the beauty of these two women.

Especially the older woman, whose temperament and demeanor were even more refined than Wu Nanzhi, the official concubine, as if she were born for the palace.

Wu Nanzhi was secretly surprised, never expecting to encounter such a stunning beauty in these deep mountains and forests.

The older woman seemed to be escorting the younger woman home. After leaving the stone gate, the two of them kept walking out, perhaps because they would be coming back later. The older woman did not close the gate.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Chen and Wu Nanzhi exchanged a glance and tacitly slipped through the stone gate, easily infiltrating the cemetery.

Upon entering the cemetery, Wu Nanzhi expected to encounter various dangers, but this was a good opportunity to test her newly learned skills, namely the special beast-taming ability she had learned from Elisa.

But the magnificent scene before her eyes left her speechless: gold bricks paved the ground, jewels were inlaid, luminous pearls hung high, and magical artifacts stood in rows.

She murmured, "Your Majesty, is this the ancient tomb you were talking about? It's so luxurious!"

Unlike Li Chen, Wu Nanzhi had previously gone on adventures with her family and had also visited some cemeteries.

Those destinations are in harsh environments, full of dangers, and contain various toxic gases; a slight mishap could lead to death.

Originally, when Li Chen said he was going to take her to the cemetery, she carried something like a tinderbox, hoping to use it and get praised by Li Chen.

Now it seems like none of it was necessary.

If Li Chen hadn't mentioned it was a cemetery beforehand, Wu Nanzhi would have thought they had entered the treasury of some superpower.

Even Li Chen, who grew up in the palace, felt that this tomb was indeed very luxurious, with a spiritual aura so rich that it was almost tangible.

Li Chen immediately understood that the system had sent him here so that he could acquire the wealth here.

Through his previous missions, Li Chen had already acquired 'trustworthy partners', 'powerful spirit beasts', and 'cultivation resources'.

Therefore, as long as one acquires wealth, one can develop and expand one's power, and make certain efforts to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Even if he knew the system's intentions, Li Chen was already the emperor. But what emperor would complain about not having enough wealth? Since the system was offering it, he would definitely accept it.

Let's just finish the task first.

"It seems that the people buried in this cemetery are not ordinary cultivators, but perhaps some ancient emperors."

Li Chen said in a low voice, beginning to guess the identity of the tomb's owner.

After all, this was his first time here, and he certainly knew nothing about the existence of the Dragon Emperor.

The era of the Dragon Emperor is too far removed from the present, having witnessed countless changes of emperors, and has long been submerged in the river of history.

The two spoke in hushed tones as they cautiously ventured deeper into the cemetery.

However, without a guide, the cemetery was full of traps and restrictions.

As soon as Wu Nanzhi stepped onto what appeared to be an ordinary floor, a loud bang came from above, and a sharp, heavy object fell from the sky.

If it were someone with lower cultivation level, they would need to dodge quickly to avoid being crushed to death.

Li Chen's level was quite exaggerated. He supported himself with one hand and forcefully held up the heavy object, then pushed the sharp object back with a burst of strength.

"Be careful, the mechanisms here are not simple," Li Chen warned in a low voice.

Wu Nanzhi stuck out her tongue and nodded somewhat shyly.

The two continued on their way and soon encountered another maze set up by magical artifacts.

Once inside the maze, the surrounding passages seemed to be an endless loop; without finding the correct method, one would get lost. Just as Wu Nanzhi was starting to panic, Li Chen glanced around, smiled faintly, and directly reached out to refine the walls and magical artifacts within the maze one by one.

As these things were refined, the maze was definitely destroyed, the endless loop disappeared, and the surrounding scenery returned to normal.

"Your Majesty, your methods are truly amazing!" Wu Nanzhi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

She had thought of many ways to pass the level, but she never imagined that Li Chen could play it this way.

In her opinion, Li Chen was completely unpredictable.

Li Chen smiled and said it was nothing.

After all, max-level characters have been through the 'newbie dungeon,' so it's really not that difficult.

The two continued deeper and soon arrived at a magnificent palace.

Around the palace, twenty-four powerful puppet soldiers stood in neat rows, as if guarding something important.

Li Chen glanced at them and found that although these puppet soldiers were quite strong, they had nothing special about them.

He turned to Wu Nanzhi and said, "Nanzhi, go and fight these puppets. Consider it a training experience."

Wu Nanzhi nodded, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

She communicated with the sacred tiger within her body, enabling the sacred tiger to contribute its power.

Instantly, a gold and black energy cloak covered her entire body, radiating terrifying power fluctuations.

As Wu Nanzhi entered the area before her, the twenty-four puppet soldiers seemed to be activated, attacking according to the formation of the Earthly Fiends.

This is definitely a major challenge for ordinary cultivators.

Wu Nanzhi had been following Li Chen for a long time and had seen all sorts of things, including the puppet soldiers who were rushing towards her.

Instead of retreating, she advanced, her attacks fierce and swift, each strike imbued with the power of the Holy Tiger, causing the puppet soldiers to retreat in disarray.

In Wu Nanzhi's view, as long as the puppets are defeated one by one, the Earthly Fiend Formation can be destroyed.

The person who set up the formation was quite skilled; whenever a puppet was about to be destroyed, another puppet would step in to take its place.

The wrecked puppet hid to the side and began to slowly recover.

Wu Nanzhi grew increasingly anxious as the fight progressed, as if she were encountering enemies with "low health" who were just a hair's breadth away from being killed.

But at that very moment, he was stopped by the enemy's teammates and could only watch helplessly as the enemy 'recovered health'.

Once they get carried away, they'll definitely do anything to break free from the enemy and their teammates and rush towards the low-health enemy.

However, the more Wu Nanzhi fought, the more confused she became, and the puppet quickly found a weakness in her defense.

She, who initially held the advantage, is now at a disadvantage.

Just as several puppet soldiers were preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Wu Nanzhi, Li Chen appeared beside her without her noticing.

With a gentle wave of his hand, he swatted the puppet soldiers away as if swatting flies.

Before the puppet soldiers even hit the ground, they disintegrated in mid-air, turning into a pile of fragments.

The other puppets were also shattered by Li Chen in an instant.

Unless it's a puppet at the Saint Realm, it can't even withstand a single move from Li Chen.

If it were a puppet at the Saint Realm, it could withstand one attack.

(End of this chapter)