Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

"Three inches down from the base of the third tentacle extending from the right!" Ning Wei suddenly shouted at the top of her lungs.

Lin Bai's mind raced.

The dark figure, which had been lurking in the shadows without making a move, transformed into a long black line and shot out close to the ground.

The short sword, formed from condensed dark energy, swung upwards and precisely pierced the spot Ning Wei had shouted out.

"puff--"

An extremely faint cracking sound was heard.

Under the incredulous gaze of several people.

The tentacle, which had absorbed the energy of the musket and the high temperature of the lava and was indestructible, suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon, twisting violently before shrinking away.

It eventually shrank back into the main body of the black shadow.

Lin Bai suddenly turned his head, his gaze fixed on Ning Wei's face.

I immediately noticed the faint blue light in the other person's eyes.

This fluctuation... he was all too familiar with it.

Thoughts raced through my mind.

Spiritual energy converges in the eyes.

Lin Bai instantly activated "Energy Detection".

The world before my eyes immediately lost its color, turning into a negative composed of gray and white lines.

The indescribable abyssal devourer was deconstructed in Lin Bai's vision.

It is no longer an invincible black shadow, but a complex and tightly structured energy array network.

On this network, there are a dozen or so bright spots of light, which are the energy nodes that support its operation.

"So that's how it is..." Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Night Owl stood beside the stone pillar, his fingers unconsciously gripping the metal buttons of his trench coat.

I have absolutely no idea what is happening.

The black-clad puppet's movements were completely unpredictable, and the landing point of each attack was extremely strange.

But it is precisely these seemingly illogical attacks that are deadly.

Under Lin Bai's precise control, the Dark Body left more than a dozen afterimages in the arena.

Cut diagonally to the lower left, flick upwards to the right, and stab straight in the center.

The Abyss Devourer's massive body began to convulse violently.

Those tentacles, powerful enough to tear everything apart, collapsed in pieces.

Its size is shrinking at a rate visible to the naked eye.

The suffocating sense of oppression that was originally there has completely disappeared.

Ten minutes passed by, second by second.

When the last tentacle collapsed, the monster shrank into a half-meter-high ball of ashes.

"What's going on?" Honglian put the musket back into the holster on her thigh, looking at Lin Bai with a very strange expression.

Lin Bai exited the detection mode and rubbed his sore eyes.

"First-tier basic spell." Lin Bai said casually.

"I never expected it to have such a significant effect in this place."

Night Owl and Red Lotus exchanged a glance.

The two men's all-out ninth-tier killing moves had no effect; instead, an inconspicuous first-tier spell defied the odds and changed their fate. This contrast left them with a frustrating feeling, like punching cotton.

[Trial ended.]

[Survival time reached.]

[Issuance of a bequest.]

The blood-stained bluestone slab in the center of the arena shattered with a crash, and five square stone platforms slowly rose from the ground.

On each stone platform, an object enveloped in a membrane of light floats silently.

An old, yellowed scroll.

A dark gold metal Rubik's Cube.

A bottle of silver medicine in a crystal tube.

A tortoise shell covered with incomplete inscriptions.

A beating mechanical heart.

[There are five participants, each limited to one.]

The mechanical voice even included the butcher who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead in the quota.

Lin Bai walked to the first stone platform, reached through the light membrane, and picked up the scroll.

It unfolded directly, and the person was stunned.

This scroll actually contained more than a dozen second-tier spells.

this......

Honglian walked to the far right and took the mechanical heart.

Night Owl chose the metal Rubik's Cube.

The butcher clutched his chest and crawled up from the corner.

He moved to the stone platform and picked up the inscribed tortoise shell.

Ning Wei had no choice but to pick up the last bottle of silver potion.

The butcher tucked the tortoise shell close to his body, but before he could even warm it, a hand was stretched out in front of him.

"Give it to me." Lin Bai said calmly, his palm outstretched.

The butcher froze.

He raised his head, met Lin Bai's gaze, and glanced at the two hidden figures, one in the light and one in the shadow, standing behind Lin Bai.

"This...this is my reward," the butcher said hoarsely.

"Really?" A dangerous glint flashed in Lin Bai's eyes.

The butcher's cheek muscles twitched violently.

He gritted his teeth and rummaged around in his pocket for a long time.

In the end, he took out the tortoise shell and slammed it heavily into Lin Bai's hand.

Lin Bai turned around and walked towards Ning Wei.

Ning Wei was quite sensible and presented the bottle of silver potion with both hands.

Lin Bai smoothly and naturally stuffed the three items into his spatial ring.

......

The towering black stone pillars all around collapsed and turned into dust.

The entire arena crumbled, and the space before us began to shatter.

The crisp, cool air filled my lungs.

Lin Bai looked up.

The bluestone steps still stretch out beneath your feet.

Less than thirty meters ahead, a square-shaped house appeared.

Blue bricks and gray tiles, towering courtyard walls.

The wooden door was open, letting in a dim yellow light.

Beyond the rooftops of the houses, the stone steps continue to extend towards the mountain peak, disappearing into the depths of the thick clouds.

Ning Wei strode forward and stopped five meters outside the gate of the mansion.

Quick overview.

After a moment, she turned to look at Lin Bai.

"There are no signs of magic array covering this place, so it should be safe."

Lin Bai didn't waste any words and gestured with his chin toward the door.

The butcher's eyelids twitched.

He heaved his chest twice, took a step, and walked towards the gate.

Honglian smiled.

"This big guy is surprisingly obedient."

Night Owl straightened his trench coat collar: "The law of the jungle applies here as well."

The butcher stepped over the wooden threshold, his tall figure disappearing into the darkness behind the door.

Wait ten seconds.

Nothing happened.

"Safe." The butcher's dry, hoarse report came from inside the door.

Lin Bai put his hands in his pockets and stepped over the threshold into the courtyard.

The courtyard was very spacious.

There is a deep well in the center, three side rooms on each side, and the main hall in front.

The room was simply furnished, but it had all the necessary living facilities.

A stone tablet stands in the open space in front of the main hall.

Upon closer inspection, the surface of the stone tablet is uneven.

Ning Wei walked around the stone tablet, pressing her fingers on its surface, her spiritual energy surging.

A layer of gray stone chips peeled off the surface of the stone tablet, revealing the crisscrossing astrological patterns inside.

"It's a transit and rest stop," Ning Wei said, looking at the array pattern translation.

"A buffer zone left behind by ancient alchemists. The stone tablet records that those who enter the courtyard may stay and rest here for ten days. Private fighting is prohibited within the courtyard; violators will be executed."

"Once the ten days are up, we must step onto the next step and continue climbing."

"If you choose to give up, you will be teleported back to the foot of Tongtian Peak and disqualified from entering again."

Upon hearing the words "private fights are prohibited," the butcher's tense back bent over.

He leaned against a peeling red-painted wooden pillar, panting heavily.

He took out a porcelain bottle from his spatial ring and haphazardly pressed the powder onto the bloody hole in his chest.

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