The Mysterious Dungeon: A Survival Guide to the Twelve Talismans

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go cultivate. Seeing you makes me annoyed." Li Fei waved his hand.

Zhou An immediately smiled and bowed to take his leave.

Once outside the ancestral hall, Zhou An's smiling eyes instantly turned cold.

This old man is truly ruthless; he can sacrifice millions of lives.

The Blood Cult—unfortunately, even Liu Ning didn't know where the Blood Cult came from.

However, Zhou An believed that it was definitely related to something strange.

Zhou An then easily led his two clones to his residence.

The house was not luxurious; it was just an ordinary family's house with a large courtyard.

Even the main structure of the house is still made of adobe.

Back inside, the three of them huddled together.

"So, what was discussed at the meeting?" the benevolent entity asked curiously.

"They didn't say anything much, just some trivial matters."

“We’ll stay here for the next few days, finish our tasks each day, and then destroy it when the blood sacrifice is ready. After dawn, we can also participate in the martial arts tournament,” Zhou An said in a deep voice.

I've already successfully registered for the martial arts tournament, so it doesn't matter where it is.

"Yes." They both nodded in agreement.

"By the way, I'd like to go out and cultivate tonight, is that alright?" the evil entity said.

“Okay, Lao Shan, you should go too.” Zhou An nodded.

“Okay,” the benevolent being replied.

Soon, the benevolent and malevolent entities quietly left the courtyard and the village.

Zhou An, on the other hand, was fast asleep in bed.

……

Before we knew it, it was night of the third day.

Zhou An and the other two remained outside the East Gate.

The array plate was placed on the ground, with a ball of essence blood floating on it.

Then the strange creatures around were continuously drawn in, eventually transforming into the energy of the array plate.

"Today is the last day. Should we wait until the formation is activated before making our move, or should we make our move now?" Shan Nian asked thoughtfully.

"Let's wait until we get the array plates sorted out. These four array plates are pretty good tools. We should collect them; they might come in very useful later," Zhou An said in a deep voice.

"Hmm." The benevolent entity nodded.

Soon, an hour passed, and the array plate's energy was replenished once again.

At that moment, a talisman on Zhou An's waist vibrated and then spontaneously combusted.

Zhou An knew that this was a signal from the altar master.

Once the talisman spontaneously combusts, it's time to directly activate the formation.

"It's time. You two go and take care of those three groups of people and retrieve the array plate."

"I will personally deal with the altar master and take the main array plate from him," Zhou An ordered.

"Okay, watch us." The two responded and then quickly disappeared from the spot.

Zhou An looked up and saw a figure floating in the dark sky above Yunfeng City.

He was standing on a blood-red array plate.

Zhou An can't fly, but that's not a big problem.

He pulled a bamboo dragonfly from his four-dimensional pocket and attached it to the top of his head.

In the next instant, Zhou An soared into the sky.

Chapter 121 The Myriad Thoughts Devouring Spirit Array

"Liu Ning? What are you doing here?"

Li Fei, who had previously appeared to be a sage, now looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"Uncle, I'm here to see you off." Zhou An grinned and fired a fireball.

Li Fei's pupils contracted sharply, and he instantly unleashed his defensive martial art, Shadow Mist.

In an instant, a large amount of black mist surged from his body, directly engulfing Li Feihui.

However, Zhou An's Flame Burst Bomb was capable of killing a fifth-stage Core Formation Realm cultivator.

A deafening boom!

Li Fei didn't even have time to scream before he was instantly melted by the high temperature.

After the flames subsided, the main array plate remained suspended in mid-air, emitting a fluorescent blood-red light.

Zhou Anfei went over and grabbed it in his hand.

【Myriad Thoughts Devouring Spirit Array - Main Array Plate】: The main array plate of the Devouring Spirit Array. With it as the core, four auxiliary array plates can be set up to refine countless living beings.

Zhou An glanced at it casually and then tossed it into his inventory.

It's a bit of a pity that Li Fei's flesh and blood couldn't be devoured.

Zhou An immediately landed quickly.

He plucked the bamboo dragonfly, and it vanished instantly.

That's how disposable props are; luckily, I can make them myself.

Zhou An stood there and waited for a while, and then he saw the benevolent and malevolent entities arrive.

He also successfully obtained the other three array plates.

“Let’s go and take care of all the Blood Demon Cult disciples at the stronghold, then we’ll have a free hunt tonight,” Zhou An said.

The three of them immediately headed towards the village where the stronghold was located.

……

As dawn broke, Zhou An withdrew his clone.

Two streams of pure ghostly power surged out of Zhou An's body and then quickly merged into it.

Zhou An narrowed his eyes slightly, enjoying the feeling.

His ghostly aura intensified dramatically.

Compared to Zhou An before entering the instance, the concentration has increased by at least ten times.

I have to say, this Soul Devouring Technique is truly amazing!

Zhou An transformed into an ordinary citizen and followed the flow of people into the city.

In a secluded place, he transformed back into his original form and then swaggered off toward the location of the martial arts tournament.

The martial arts tournament was held in the south of the city, which was also the largest arena in the entire Yunfeng City.

It can accommodate up to 100,000 people to watch.

This was also built specifically for the martial arts tournament.

When Zhou An arrived, the place was already packed with people.

The Martial Arts Tournament is an absolutely super grand event held every three years.

The arena was almost full, filled with a cacophony of voices.

Martial artists made up a small portion of the group, while the rest were ordinary people, wealthy merchants, and powerful figures.

Zhou An followed the signs to the designated passage for participants.

This is inside the arena, a very spacious area, but right now it's filled with martial artists.

In terms of strength, they are at least at the third stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Zhou An even sensed several fourth-level martial artists.

These martial artists gathered in twos and threes, chatting about everything under the sun.

Some are also preparing to form alliances.

Hearing their discussion, Zhou An realized that he didn't seem to know the rules of the martial arts tournament.

I've been at the Blood Cult's stronghold for the past few days, so I really haven't had time to learn about these things.

"Whatever, it doesn't matter anyway, I've already got first place." Zhou An shrugged, completely unconcerned.

"Silence!" A loud voice rang out.

It was also accompanied by a powerful aura.

In an instant, the place fell silent.

"The martial arts tournament is about to begin. All participants, please proceed to the central arena immediately."

As soon as the words were spoken, a large number of martial artists began to walk towards the entrance.

In less than fifteen minutes, all the contestants were standing on that huge arena.

Countless cheers and shouts of joy were enthusiastically welcoming them from all around.

For some reason, Zhou An felt a surge of excitement.

The arena with 100,000 people was such a massive spectacle that even Zhou An had never seen anything like it before.

"I am Yang Wanli, the magistrate of Yunfeng County."

A figure stood suspended in mid-air, stepping on a jade gourd, exuding an extremely domineering aura.

"Greetings, Your Excellency the County Magistrate!" The audience members immediately bowed and greeted him.

"This martial arts tournament is truly the grandest event in the past century. Not only are five cities participating, but even the prefectural city has sent martial artists."

"The number of participants is five times that of the previous martial arts tournament, reaching over a thousand people."

These words caused an uproar in the room.

Although they already had some understanding, the number of people was more than five times that of before, which surprised them.

"Therefore, the competition rules for this martial arts tournament have been changed in some ways."

"However, the rewards will be increased accordingly. The top 200 in this martial arts competition will receive a bottle of third-grade Qi and Blood Pills."

"The top 100 will receive an additional high-grade Yellow Rank martial arts technique."

"The top thirty will receive an additional high-grade Yellow Rank martial arts technique."

"The top twenty will receive an additional Small True Essence Pill."

"The top ten will receive an additional high-grade yellow-level magic weapon."

"The third place winner will receive an additional True Essence Pill."

"The second place winner will receive an additional low-grade Xuan-level martial arts technique."

"The champion of this martial arts tournament will receive an additional mid-grade Xuan-level martial arts technique."

As soon as Yang Wanli finished speaking, the entire venue fell into a brief silence.

Immediately following was a deafening roar of cheers.

The martial artists watching were all incredibly excited, eager to start fighting right now.

Yang Wanli swept his gaze across the arena below and continued, "First of all, the rules for the first match are: a free-for-all."

"All participants engage in battle. Those who fall off the stage are eliminated until only two hundred remain on the stage, at which point the second round of the competition begins."

"In the first major battle, we can join forces, use any means necessary, and even go to extremes."

"A martial artist must fight against the heavens, against men, and against ghosts and monsters, regardless of life or death."

Whether they live or die, this was an extremely brutal battle.