The Mysterious Dungeon: A Survival Guide to the Twelve Talismans

The runes on the watchtower began to glow.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Zhou Anjue's light seems brighter than it was last night.

[Successfully lit up the second watchtower, completing the second stage of the mission and unlocking the first level of strength]

[The third phase of the mission has begun. Please light up the third watchtower within seven days.]

[Successfully lit up the third watchtower, completing the third stage of the mission and unlocking the second stage of power]

[The fourth phase of the mission has begun. Please light up the fourth tower within half a month.]

[Successfully lit up the fourth watchtower, completing the fourth stage of the mission and unlocking all strength]

[The fifth stage of the mission has begun. Please light up the fifth tower within one month.]

[Successfully lit up the fifth watchtower, completing the fifth stage of the mission, and obtaining the temporary talent: Martial Arts Prodigy]

The sixth stage of the mission has begun: Participate in the Cloud Maple City Martial Arts Tournament and win first place!

[Martial Arts Prodigy]: Your martial arts talent and comprehension will increase tenfold.

A series of notification sounds exploded in Zhou An's ears.

The notification sound finally disappeared after a long while.

Before Zhou An could finish processing what was happening, the watchtower began to shake violently.

"Buzz buzz buzz~~~!"

The next instant, a blinding light suddenly burst forth from the flame.

No, it should be called a beam of light.

The beam of light shot straight into the sky and disappeared into the darkness.

Chapter 114 The Shocking Defense Line

Just as Zhou An was feeling surprised, he saw another beam of light suddenly appear in the distant darkness.

Then came the third, the third, and the fifth beam of light.

Although these beams of light were extremely far away, they appeared remarkably clear in the pitch-black night sky.

These suddenly lit pillars of light, judging from their location, were precisely the watchtowers that Zhou An and his team were repairing today.

"Four more watchtowers, good heavens, has this triggered a chain reaction?" The malevolent entity looked into the distance in surprise.

“It seems like a good thing,” the benevolent entity murmured.

Zhou An didn't speak, he just stared into the distance.

In just over ten breaths, the five beams of light began to shine brightly in turn.

Finally, deep within the earth, clear array patterns emerged one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the array patterns connected all five watchtowers.

The moment the five watchtowers aligned, the light of the five flames surged instantly.

The soft light quickly spread in all directions.

Under the pressure of the light, the endless darkness receded like a tide.

Some of the eerie sights that hadn't faded in time were directly exposed to the light of the fire.

A heart-wrenching scream rang out.

Numerous bizarre bodies began to be rapidly burned by the light, becoming damaged and decaying.

Some of the monsters are quite powerful, and we can hold them off for now.

They tried to pursue the darkness, but the darkness receded too quickly, and they were scorched to death by the light after only running a short distance.

In the blink of an eye, the light stopped spreading.

After some rough calculations, Zhou An discovered that the lights emitted by the five watchtowers were actually connected.

The light completely blocked the path from the towering cliff on the east side to the towering cliff on the south side.

This completely blocked any chance for those strange creatures to infiltrate.

It has spread outwards for hundreds of miles beyond the border.

At this point, Zhou An learned the truth.

These five towers were definitely a formidable defensive line against the darkness at that time.

However, as time went on, the fire's energy dwindled, and the runes became damaged.

Ultimately, for some reason, all four watchtowers were destroyed.

Only the watchtower where Zhou An was located remained, but the energy of the fire would only last for a few days.

If Zhou An hadn't possessed the Horse Talisman, lighting up these watchtowers would have been incredibly difficult.

"This is shocking. It seems the power of this world is not weak either." The benevolent entity was filled with shock.

"Stop looking, go pick up the corpse. The monster is dead, but some monster seeds will drop." After Zhou An finished speaking, he leaped into the air and transformed into a blue eagle.

With a flap of its wings, it sped away into the distance.

Upon seeing this, both the benevolent and malevolent entities transformed into eagles and flew away.

They split into three groups to collect the corpses of the monsters that had been killed by the light and were unable to retreat in time.

Killing monsters does not guarantee a drop of monster seeds.

I found out during yesterday's experiment.

But today's strange thing is the vast expanse of death.

Low drop rates don't matter, quantity will win.

About two hours later.

Zhou An looked at the thousands of strange seeds in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.

The three of them searched almost the entire boundary line and found a total of a thousand strange seeds.

Zhou An waved his hand and directly put it into his inventory.

The inventory is pretty good; you can put anything from this world into it.

"Alright, things are settled. We're heading to Yunfeng City tomorrow to participate in that so-called martial arts tournament."

“Now, let’s practice.” Zhou An took out the Blood Coagulation Technique.

The evil entity curled its lip: "What's the point of practicing this lousy cultivation technique?"

"Didn't Wang Tian teach you a Soul Devouring Technique?"

"Although it is an evil technique, it has the fastest cultivation speed."

With a thought, Zhou An took out another cultivation manual.

The Blood and Flesh Devouring Spirit Technique is a very evil martial art.

Once cultivated, one can directly devour the life force and blood essence from the flesh and blood of living beings.

It is forcibly converted into resources for one's own cultivation.

It can even be used to recover from injuries.

Most importantly, it is not limited to living things; as long as the body has memory and power, even the bizarre ones are acceptable.

However, when devouring this flesh and blood, various foul odors and violent energy will pollute oneself.

If one absorbs too much, one's temperament can easily change drastically, turning into a more savage and madman, and eventually becoming a bloodthirsty demon.

“This cultivation technique is feasible, but its negative attributes must be resolved first,” Zhou An said slowly.

"That's easy, just use the power of the Horse Talisman to purify it directly." The evil entity thought Zhou An was worried about something.

"That's the logic, but we also need to consider one more thing."

"Once it is discovered that we have practiced demonic arts, we will probably not be allowed to continue living."

“But cultivating this Blood Coagulation Technique is different. No matter how we cultivate it, we will never be rejected,” Zhou An said in a deep voice.

He possessed the skill of extending his staff, but the martial arts tournament was bound to be filled with masters.

If we get discovered, what if there are experts at the sixth or even seventh level?

Even with Zhou An's five-tiered abilities, he would probably still have to hate the Northwest.

"Hey Lao Ben, you're being too cautious. This is a dungeon, not a real world."

"Our goal is to improve our strength as quickly as possible, and then complete the mission and return."

"As for being discovered, why don't you use the Monkey Talisman to transform into yourself? That way, no aura will be leaked out," the evil entity said irritably.

"Huh? The monkey talisman transformed into itself, concealing the aura of the Soul Devouring Technique?" Zhou An looked at the evil entity with a face full of surprise.

"You actually came up with such a brilliant idea?"

The evil entity rolled its eyes: "I am you, and you are me. I may have a bad temper, but I'm not stupid."

"In that case, let's cultivate the Spirit Devouring Technique."

“Let’s cultivate together and see if our powers will overlap,” Zhou An immediately suggested.

Both the evil and benevolent thought entities nodded in agreement.

In no time, Zhou An and the other two were able to feel the flow of qi and blood.

At the same time, because their three-dimensional attributes are extremely strong, their Qi and blood can be said to be extremely abundant.

Not to mention that all three of them received temporary talent, making them martial arts prodigies.

Ten times faster cultivation speed and comprehension are no joke.

“Now that we’ve all entered the realm, let’s split up and go into the darkness to devour the monsters.” Zhou An put the manual away again.

"I can't wait any longer." The evil entity grinned menacingly as it looked into the distance.

In the next instant, the three of them transformed into eagles and sped away into the distance.

Their full power has been unleashed; even when they transform into eagles, their strength and physique remain.

Its flight speed can be described as extremely fast.

Zhou An quickly entered the darkness.

He transformed into a monster with a huge mouth and fell into the horde of monsters.

Zhou An exuded a third-level aura, causing the strange creatures around him to subconsciously give way.

Although they lack rationality, they possess instinct.

Zhou An glanced around; most of the surroundings were strange and eerie.

He didn't care, grabbed a strange creature, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

The monster tried to struggle, but it was powerless against Zhou An's thousands of points of strength attribute.

This is all before Zhou An used the flesh and blood sacrifice.

Otherwise, the power could increase tenfold.

"Wait, am I being silly? Why would I eat this?" Zhou An suddenly stopped.

Once Zhou An came to his senses, he immediately activated the Soul Devouring Technique.

Immediately, a pure and cool power surged into Zhou An's body along his arm.

This is the ghostly power within the strange body, which Zhou An absorbed entirely into his body.

The bizarre body also began to wither at a visible rate.

After Zhou An let go, the desiccated body fell downwards.

After the mummified corpse hit the ground, it shattered with a snap and turned into a cloud of ashes.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou An felt the ghostly power within his body increase slightly.

"What the hell? I cultivate martial arts techniques, how can I increase my ghost power?" Zhou An's face was full of pain.