A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

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

Zhou An and his two companions remained outside the East Gate.

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

Then the surrounding monsters were continuously attracted and eventually transformed 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?" the benevolent entity inquired.

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

"Hmm." The benevolent being nodded.

Soon, an hour passed, and the array plate was once again full of energy.

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 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 replied, and then quickly disappeared from the spot.

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

He was also standing on a formation plate that emitted a blood-red light.

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? Why are you 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 on your way." Zhou An grinned and fired a fireball.

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

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

However, Zhou An's Flame Burst Bomb is capable of killing a fifth-tier Core Formation Realm expert.

A loud "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 faint, blood-red glow.

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, the four auxiliary array plates can be used to set up the Myriad Thoughts Devouring Spirit Array and 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 the benevolent and malevolent entities arrived.

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.

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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; he was enjoying this feeling.

His ghostly aura concentration increased dramatically again.

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, it transformed back into its original form and then swaggered towards the location of the martial arts tournament.

The martial arts tournament is held in the south of the city, which is 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 definitely a super event held every three years.

The arena was almost full, and the noise was deafening.

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-tier Meridian Opening Realm.

Zhou An even sensed several fourth-tier martial artists.

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

Some are also planning to form alliances.

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

I've been at the Blood Demon 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 just a quarter of an hour, all the contestants were standing on that huge arena.

Countless cheers and shouts were welcoming them from all around.

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

A gladiatorial arena with 100,000 people—such a massive scene was something even Zhou An had never seen 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 largest 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 at the scene.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Third place 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 Yang Wanli finished speaking, the entire venue fell into a brief silence.

Immediately following was a deafening cheer.

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

Yang Wanli glanced at the arena below and continued, "First of all, the rules for the first match are a free-for-all."

"All participants engage in combat. Those who fall off the stage are eliminated until only two hundred remain on the stage, at which point the second match 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."

Regardless of life or death, this was an extremely brutal battle.