Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

Lin Bai followed Ning Wei's gaze.

Directly ahead, a set of bluestone steps begins at the foot of the mountain, winds its way up, and disappears into the clouds halfway up the mountain.

The stone steps are about three meters wide and have no railings on either side.

He turned to the side, his gaze falling on the butcher.

Raise your right hand, palm up, and make a "please" gesture towards the stone steps.

"What are you still looking at?" Lin Bai asked calmly. "Let's go."

The butcher's stiff smile froze instantly.

He glanced down at the stone steps, then looked at Lin Bai.

A month ago, outside the volcanic ruins.

He pointed out a path and told the apprentices to explore it.

That was the source of his confidence as a ninth-level expert.

A month later, standing here, he became the one assigned to scout out the minefield.

The butcher's teeth were grinding together.

The ninth-level internal energy circulated rapidly within his body, causing his muscles to bulge slightly due to the increased blood flow.

But he eventually dissipated that aura.

We have no choice but to leave.

He could even guess that if he dared to utter a single word of dissent, that puppet, which was more than ten meters tall, would immediately pop out and punch him!

"Fine," the butcher uttered through gritted teeth.

He strode past Lin Bai and stepped heavily onto the first bluestone step.

The moment the feet touched the ground, a very faint blue glow appeared on both sides of the steps.

The halo flashed along the stone slab's texture, but did not trigger the array's attack mechanism.

The butcher took a deep breath, and his body was covered with a layer of dark red aura.

Go up the stairs.

Seeing this, Lin Bai nodded to Ning Wei.

The two kept a distance of ten meters and followed the butcher up the stone steps.

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The bluestone steps seemed to have no end.

The clouds and mist on both sides grew thicker and thicker, carrying a chilling aura.

The butcher walked at the very front.

With each step upwards, faint blue patterns would light up in the cracks of the bluestone slabs beneath one's feet.

These array patterns flashed by in an instant, without launching an attack, yet they kept the hairs on his neck standing on end.

The spatial strangulation array is something that can grind even a ninth-tier physical body like cutting tofu.

He had no choice but to be extremely careful.

Lin Bai was ten steps behind him.

They climbed several hundred more steps.

The terrain ahead finally leveled out, and the thick clouds dispersed to both sides.

A spacious platform, roughly the size of half a football field, appeared at the horizon.

It's finally over.

The butcher secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stepped over the last step with his left foot, and landed on the smooth bluestone ground.

Just as his right heel touched the ground.

A ring of transparent water ripples suddenly spread across the air in front of the platform.

The butcher was like a pebble that had fallen into a mud pit, swallowed whole by the ripples.

He didn't even have time to cry for help.

Lin Bai stopped in his tracks instantly.

The dark, mysterious form quietly took shape in the shadows.

Ning Wei followed behind and almost bumped into his back.

She steadied herself, staring at the empty platform in front of her, her lips dry.

"Spatial teleportation?"

Lin Bai did not reply, his gaze sweeping to the right side of the platform.

A corner of grayish-white stone was exposed beneath the moss and withered vines.

"There's something over there, let's go take a look."

Ning Wei carefully walked to the stone tablet.

He pulled a short dagger from his waist and carefully pried off the withered vines that were wrapped around him, scraping away the thick moss.

A dilapidated stone tablet, about half a person's height, was revealed.

The surface of the stone tablet is pitted and engraved with many winding and intertwined symbols.

"It is an ancient astrological term."

"A high-level alchemical code that has long been lost, now only has scattered records in the academy."

As Ning Wei spoke, she traced the characters in the air with her fingers.

After a dozen seconds, she turned to look at Lin Bai.

"It says above that this is a trial ground. All who step onto this platform are considered challengers. Those who pass the trial will receive a gift from their master."

"What if it fails?" Lin Bai asked.

"It doesn't say what happens to the losers, but usually in this kind of formation, failure means death."

Lin Bai shifted his gaze to the air that was still slightly distorted, and pondered for a moment.

Going back is impossible.

Who knew that if we walked back, we would end up here? How could we possibly leave empty-handed?

Lin Bai took a step.

The Dark Body's Shadow Cloak instantly opened, transforming into a thin, black membrane that enveloped him and Ning Wei.

"Stay close to me."

The two stepped into the space ripples together.

The feeling of weightlessness lasted only two seconds.

When the soles of my feet touched the hard ground again, the surrounding environment had completely changed.

The clouds and mist disappeared.

This is a huge, square arena, surrounded by sixteen thick black stone pillars.

The stone pillars are carved with various mythical beast totems.

The dome at the top emits a cool white light.

The air was filled with a pungent, bloody smell.

There was also a burnt smell mixed in.

Lin Bai lowered his gaze.

The butcher was lying on the ground thirty meters away from them.

This top-tier body cultivator, renowned throughout the Xuanming Realm, was now in dire straits.

His dark red aura had been completely shattered, leaving two fist-sized blood holes in his chest.

The edges were an eerie charred black, and even the internal organs inside were clearly visible.

His left arm was twisted irregularly outwards, and his face was pressed firmly against the floor tiles.

Someone is stepping on the back of his head.

He was a stylishly dressed young man.

A long, black trench coat with an extremely fitted cut and a turned-up collar.

With fair skin, she exudes an air of ancient nobility.

His leather shoes were stepping on the butcher's head, and he was holding an exquisite stemmed glass in his hand.

A scarlet liquid sloshed in the glass.

"Ah Ye, this big guy's got some tough bones. He took two of my explosive bullets head-on, but he still managed to get up and finish a combo."

It was another woman who spoke.

She sat on a broken stone pillar next to her.

Wearing a short black leather jacket and tight tactical leather pants, her long legs were casually crossed.

She had two leather gun holsters strapped to the outside of her thighs.

At that moment, she was playing with a double-barreled short-handled musket in her hand.

This silver weapon has an extremely exaggerated design, and wisps of smoke are still billowing from its barrel.

Clearly, the bloody hole in the butcher's chest was caused by this thing.

The woman chewed a piece of gum and blew out a pink bubble.

"Smack."

The bubble popped.

He then tucked the musket back into the holster on the side of his thigh and jumped off the stone pillar.

Their gaze traveled across the thirty-meter distance and landed on Lin Bai and Ning Wei, who had just entered.

"Oh ho. Two more toys have been brought in."

The woman was smiling happily.

The white-skinned man known as "A-Ye" also turned his head.

He disgustedly poured the remaining red liquid from the cup onto the butcher's back, moved his leather shoe aside, and kicked the butcher aside.

"Lowly creatures." The man took out a clean white handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and stared at Lin Bai and the other man with his dark red eyes.

"The threshold for these ancient ruins is getting lower and lower. They can let anything in."

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