People in the Imperial Music Bureau: The Storytelling Demon Child Nezha

Li Qiye also squatted down, his gaze drawn to a larger bone. The runes on this bone were more complex than those on the other bones, and in the center of the runes was a pattern similar to the mark on his palm.

"Look at this," Li Qiye said to Su Yuqing, pointing to the pattern on the bone.

Su Yuqing leaned closer for a look, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: This...this is related to your tomb guardian mark.

Could this be a secret hideout of the tomb keepers?

Just as they were studying the bones, the blue-eyed warriors behind them caught up.

Chapter 187 Ancient Behemoth

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing immediately stood up, ready to fight. However, when the blue-eyed warriors saw the bones on the ground, their expressions suddenly turned to horror.

"Retreat! Retreat!" the lead blue-eyed warrior shouted, his voice filled with fear.

The other blue-eyed warriors also turned and fled in the direction they had come from. Li Qiye and Su Yuqing exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

"Why are they so afraid of these bones?" Su Yuqing asked, puzzled.

Li Qiye shook his head: "I don't know, but these bones and runes must have special significance." He bent down and picked up a bone, carefully examining the runes on it. "Perhaps we can find a way to stop the Blue-Eyed Clan's blood sacrifice from these runes."

Just then, the passageway suddenly began to shake violently.

Gravel fell from the walls, making the entire passage seem as if it could collapse at any moment.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing quickly sought shelter. They could feel the tremors growing stronger, and a deep, unsettling sound came from the depths of the passage, like the roar of some ancient beast.

The tremors grew stronger, and Li Qiye and Su Yuqing struggled to find a foothold amidst the rubble.

The deep roar grew closer, and they could feel a powerful and evil aura approaching.

Suddenly, a pair of enormous eyes appeared at the end of the passage, emitting a ghostly blue light that illuminated the entire passage.

Then, a massive body emerged from the darkness—a gigantic monster with the body of a snake, but with the claws and wings of a dragon, its entire body covered in hard scales, which were also engraved with runes similar to those on the bones on the ground.

"This is... an ancient ice abyss behemoth!" Su Yuqing exclaimed in terror. Legend has it that it is the guardian of the icy abyss, and it is only awakened when a blood sacrifice is about to succeed.

Li Qiye gripped the Blade of the Boundary tightly. He could sense that the power emanating from this behemoth far surpassed any enemy they had encountered before. But now they had no way to retreat; they had no choice but to fight.

The giant beast opened its blood-red maw and let out a deafening roar. A huge pillar of ice shot out from its mouth and flew towards Li Qiye and Su Yuqing.

Li Qiye quickly pulled Su Yuqing to dodge, and the ice pillar flew past their bodies, smashing a huge hole in the wall of the passage.

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"We can't confront it head-on; we must find its weakness," Li Qiye said loudly.

Su Yuqing nodded, her gaze quickly scanning the giant beast. Suddenly, she noticed that the scales on the beast's belly were relatively thin, and there was a pattern there that resembled the one on the Blade of the Shattered Realm.

"Li Qiye, its abdomen! That might be its weak point!" Su Yuqing shouted.

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Li Qiye looked in the direction she pointed and was overjoyed. He concentrated all his true energy, and the light on the Blade of Severance surged once more.

He roared and charged towards the giant beast. The beast seemed to sense the threat and swung its enormous claws at Li Qiye.

Li Qiye skillfully dodged the giant beast's attacks, constantly moving around it, looking for an opportunity to strike.

Finally, he seized the opportunity, leaped up, and plunged the Blade of Severance into the giant beast's belly.

However, the behemoth's scales were harder than he had imagined, and the Blade of Severance only pierced a small portion. The behemoth roared in pain, struggling violently, its massive body slamming the passage until it nearly collapsed.

Chapter 188 Blade of the Boundary

The beast's struggles plunged the entire passage into an even more dangerous situation, with rubble raining down.

Li Qiye was sent flying backward by the force of the giant beast, crashing heavily to the ground. Su Yuqing rushed over to help him up, her eyes filled with worry.

"How are you?" Su Yuqing asked anxiously.

Li Qiye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and struggled to his feet: "I'm fine. This beast is too powerful; we must think of a better way."

Just then, the tomb guardian mark on Li Qiye's palm suddenly began to heat up, and at the same time, he felt a strange power surging within his body.

He looked down and found that the light from the mark had become brighter and resonated with the patterns on the Blade of Severance.

Su Yuqing also noticed this change: Your mark and the Blade of Severance resonated! Perhaps this is the key to defeating the giant beast.

Li Qiye closed his eyes and concentrated on sensing that unfamiliar power.

He discovered that this power seemed to be related to the tomb keeper's legacy, an ancient and mysterious force.

As he guided this power, the light on the Blade of Severance grew stronger and stronger, and the color of the light also changed, from the original silver to a light interwoven with blue and gold.

The giant beast seemed to sense the threat posed by this power. It stopped struggling and watched Li Qiye warily.

Li Qiye opened his eyes, a determined light shining within them.

He once again wielded the Blade of Severance and charged towards the behemoth, this time faster and stronger than before.

As the Blade of Severance pierced the giant beast's belly once more, a powerful surge of energy erupted from the blade.

The giant beast let out a painful howl as a huge wound was torn open in its abdomen, from which blue blood gushed out.

However, the behemoth was not so easily defeated. It roared angrily, its wings flapping powerfully, sending Li Qiye and Su Yuqing flying. The two crashed heavily against the wall of the passage, immediately feeling dizzy.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing struggled to their feet. Their bodies were covered in wounds, but their eyes remained resolute.

Although the behemoth was injured, its strength remained formidable, and its wounds were healing at an astonishing rate over time.

"We can't delay any longer; the blood sacrifice is about to begin." Su Yuqing said anxiously, looking towards the passage, as if she could see the blood sacrifice ceremony taking place on the island in the middle of the lake in the distance. We must deal with this giant beast as soon as possible and get to the island...

Li Qiye nodded, and once again mobilized the power within his body that resonated with the tomb guardian's mark.

The Blade of Severance vibrated and hummed in his hand. He took a deep breath and charged towards the giant beast, shouting, "Su Yuqing, I'll distract it while you attack its wounds!"

Su Yuqing gripped the short knife tightly, her eyes filled with determination: Okay!

Li Qiye brandished the Boundary-Severing Blade, relentlessly attacking the giant beast's head and wings, attempting to draw its full attention.

The behemoth was indeed enraged, and it focused all its attacks on Li Qiye. 0.4

Li Qiye skillfully dodged the giant beast's attacks, but he was still frequently struck by its claws or tail, resulting in more and more wounds on his body.

In the brief lull of the giant beast's attack, Su Yuqing dashed out like lightning, her short knife aimed straight at the wound on the beast's abdomen.

The power of the severing boundary on the short sword resonated with the power of the severing boundary blade, causing the giant beast's wound to widen again, and a large amount of blue blood flowed out.

Chapter 189 These are all fake!

The giant beast struggled painfully, its movements becoming increasingly sluggish. Li Qiye and Su Yuqing seized the opportunity, launching continuous attacks on it.

Finally, under their combined attack, the behemoth let out a final wail, its massive body crashing down, shaking the entire passageway.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing collapsed to the ground, exhausted, panting heavily and basking in the joy of surviving a calamity. But they had no time to rest, as the sun was about to set and the blood sacrifice ritual could begin at any moment.

The two struggled to their feet, dragging their weary bodies toward the exit of the passage. They knew that an even greater challenge awaited them—to stop the Blue-Eyed Clan's blood sacrifice and save countless lives.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing stumbled and crawled out of the underground river exit, only to be met with a strange blue mist.

The fog was thick and sticky, and every breath carried a bone-chilling cold. Even more eerie, it seemed to be consciously wrapping around their ankles, trying to drag them into the abyss.

"It's the Blue-Eyed Clan's mist formation!" Su Yuqing gripped her short sword tightly; the silver light emanating from the blade only illuminated half a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) in the mist. "This formation creates illusions based on the intruder's weaknesses; we must stay alert!"

Before he could finish speaking, a familiar scene suddenly appeared before Li Qiye's eyes—a dilapidated temple with more than three hundred monks lying dead everywhere.

His master, covered in blood, used his last strength to push him out of the temple gate. "Go! Never come back..." His master's voice echoed in the mist, carrying a heartbreaking resolve.

"Another illusion caused by inner demons!" Li Qiye bit his tongue, the taste of blood briefly bringing him back to his senses. He grabbed Su Yuqing's hand in return. "Remember, don't let go!"

Su Yuqing's eyelashes trembled violently, clearly indicating that she too was caught in a hallucination.

She saw her mother being attacked by the Blue-Eyed Clan warriors, her dagger being forcibly taken from her, and her mother's blood splattering on her young face. But she mustered her strength and gripped Li Qiye's hand tightly, replying, "I'm here!"

The two pulled each other along through the fog, each step feeling like walking on cotton.

Li Qiye suddenly felt his feet sink into the ground, and a swaying suspension bridge appeared in the mist.

On the other side of the bridge stood a group of monks dressed in black. Their faces were exactly the same as those of their fellow disciples in Li Qiye's memory, but they all had eyes that glowed with blue light.

"Traitor!" the monks roared in unison, "Give us back our lives!"

Seeing this, Su Yuqing swung her short sword at the mist: "These are all fake! Let's go!" Her voice stirred up ripples in the mist, shattering some of the illusions.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Qiye used the Blade of Severance to draw a golden arc of light, cleaving a passage through the mist.

When they broke out of the fog, the two were covered in sweat.

However, what awaited them ahead was a vast forest of icicles, each icicle as tall as 860 people, with a smooth, mirror-like surface that reflected countless distorted human figures.

Even more terrifying, the figures of Blue-Eyed Clan warriors would occasionally flash between the ice shards, only to disappear in the blink of an eye.

“This is the Blue-Eyed Clan’s Ice Shard Maze. Each ice shard is a node of a teleportation array.” Su Yuqing looked around warily. “We must find the correct path, or we will be trapped here forever.”

Li Qiye carefully observed the runes on the surface of the ice shards and suddenly discovered that the pattern on one of the ice shards faintly echoed the tomb guardian mark on his palm.

He reached out and touched the icicle, a chill running through his fingertips, while a guiding light appeared on its surface.

Chapter 190 The escape route is completely blocked

"This way!" Li Qiye pulled Su Yuqing and ran in the direction indicated by the light.

However, after running a few steps, the surrounding icicles suddenly began to move, completely blocking their retreat.

Dozens of Blue-Eyed Clan warriors emerged from the ice shards, their weapons bound with chains of ice, the other ends of which seemed to connect to the depths of the ice shards.

The battle erupted instantly. Li Qiye wielded the Blade of Severance, severing the approaching icy chains, but more chains attacked from all directions.

Su Yuqing used the agility of her short sword to weave through the ice shards, searching for weaknesses in her enemies.

Her blue-eyed bloodline awakened once more, her eyes blazing with blue light, and her movements became even more ghostly.

During the fierce battle, Li Qiye discovered a certain correlation between the attack rhythm of these blue-eyed warriors and the movement of the ice shards.

He shouted, "Su Yuqing, attack the runes on the ice shards! Destroy their array core!"

Su Yuqing immediately understood and thrust her short knife at several key ice spikes in succession.

As the runes shattered, cracks began to appear in the ice maze, and the Blue-Eyed Warriors' offensive became chaotic.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Qiye unleashed the full power of the Boundary-Severing Blade, sending a massive golden pillar of light soaring into the sky and illuminating the entire Ice Ridge Forest.

After navigating through the maze of ice shards, the island in the middle of the lake came into view. However, the sight on the island sent chills down their spines—in the center of the island was a huge pool of blood, its waters churning, and countless chains extending from the bottom, binding hundreds of prisoners.

Above the blood pool, Xuanbing Soul floated in the air, emitting a chilling purple light, while the white-robed priest stood at the edge of the blood pool, chanting incantations.

"The blood sacrifice has begun!" Su Yuqing's face was pale. "Those chains are connected to the hearts of the prisoners. Once Xuanbing Soul absorbs enough essence, the gates of the Frozen Abyss will open!"

Li Qiye gripped the Blade of Severance tightly, and the mark on his palm resonated strongly with the blade.

He took a deep breath, preparing to launch an attack, when he suddenly noticed an unusual light flickering at the bottom of the blood pool. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was another fragment of the Blade of Severance!

"Su Yuqing, the fragment is at the bottom of the blood pool!" Li Qiye shouted. "You go and disrupt the blood sacrifice ritual, I'll go retrieve the fragment!"

Su Yuqing nodded, drawing her short sword: "Be careful! There's something in the blood pool!"

Before the words were finished, the blood pool suddenly boiled, and countless huge tentacles stretched out from the pool, entangling Li Qiye and Su Yuqing.

These tentacles are covered with suckers, and each time they stick to the skin, a bone-chilling cold sensation is felt.

Li Qiye swung his sword to sever the tentacles, only to find that the light of the Blade of Severance had no effect on them.

"These are monsters from the Frozen Abyss!" Su Yuqing shouted. "Their weakness is in their joints!"

The two worked together seamlessly, one attacking the tentacle joints while the other severed the weakened parts.

Finally, after paying a considerable price, they broke through the tentacles' blockade.

Li Qiye leaped into the blood pool, the Blade of Severance drawing a trail of light in the water, pointing directly at the fragments at the bottom of the pool.

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Su Yuqing charged toward the white-robed priest, the silver light on her short sword clashing fiercely with the purple light of Xuanbing Po.

Li Qiye struggled to move forward in the blood pool. With each step he sank, the water pressure increased several times over.

His vision was blurred by blood, but he could still feel the call of the fragments of the Blade of Severance.

Suddenly, a huge monster leaped out from the bottom of the pool. It resembled an octopus but had the face of a Blue-Eyed Clan member. The icy mist it spewed from its mouth instantly froze the surrounding blood.