Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

Lin Mu glanced at the two of them, and seeing that the little monsters had fallen to the ground, he took out the several spirit-gathering beads that were already full from his belt and Qiankun bag, and held them tightly in his palm one by one, releasing them.

Experience gained: 100000

Experience gained: 100000

Experience gained: 100000

……

The experience tips flashed through my mind 10 times in a row, and a total of 100 million experience points were in my pocket.

He glanced at the status bar.

[Experience: 2456712/48000000]

It takes 480 million experience points to level up from level 36 to level 37, and you are still halfway to reach level 37.

It's getting harder and harder to level up.

Lin Mu took a slight breath and glanced at the small map in his mind.

There were still a few slightly bright spots of light flickering in the direction of the entrance, but they didn't swarm over to attack him like the other monsters.

Lin Mu pondered for a moment, wondering if this cult leader was in the same predicament as the current empress.

Some of his subordinates were uncontrollable; he could only command the peripheral rabble. The truly elite teams simply did not obey him.

But he didn't think too much about it; since the problem was there, he figured he'd just clear it up.

Chapter 233 Face-to-Face Position

He stood up, straightened his gear, and walked along the passage towards the door.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that a small group of monsters were indeed guarding the entrance, including Zuma Guardians, Zuma Statues, and Zuma Archers. Although not numerous, they were densely packed, completely blocking the entrance to the Purgatory Corridor.

Perhaps the cult leader specifically arranged for these monsters to block the entrance, or perhaps this place itself has a set of underlying rules.

No matter how much the BOSS roars, a team must always be left to guard the entrance.

Furthermore, the Zuma monsters at the entrance, having shed their stone skin and awakened from the roars of the Rainbow Demon Lord, were now wielding hammers and halberds, their dark red eyes scanning the darkness.

Lin Mu didn't rush forward. He threw several protective talismans above his head and against the wall, and with a thought, the talismans burst into flames. The orange-red flames illuminated the small area at the doorway, clearly revealing the monster's outline.

He glanced around, his gaze settling on the nearest top-tier Zuma statue. He gestured towards the skeleton with his lip: "Lure it over."

The skeleton understood, took two steps forward, and hurled a flying axe. The bone-white blade, wrapped in a strong wind, struck the statue squarely in the chest.

-112.

The moment the damage numbers popped up, the stone statue seemed like a giant awakened by the noise, its heavy footsteps pounding the ground as it dragged its halberd and chased after the skeleton.

Seeing the statue move, Lin Mu didn't linger in the fight. Leading the divine beast and the skeleton, he turned and ran towards the cleared area in the center of the Demon Sealing Hall.

After running about 20 meters, Lin Mu glanced back and estimated that the distance was about right before stopping.

When the statue got closer, Lin Mu calmly sprinkled two handfuls of powder over it, causing green and red light to ripple across the statue. Then he cast an invisibility spell on himself, his semi-transparent figure leaning against the wall, as if he had melted into the shadows.

Then Lin Mu glanced at the positions of the two summoned creatures, pointed at the skeleton, then at the divine beast, and casually uttered a few words:

"Skeleton, stand in front and draw its aggro. Don't back down. Keep your feet planted firmly and wait for it to come closer."

"Mythical Beast, circle around to the opposite side of the skeleton, keep two body lengths away from the skeleton, and then attack the Zuma statue."

Before he finished speaking, the skeleton understood, flipped the Dragon Slayer Blade, and turned to slash at the top-grade Zuma statue.

The statue, in pain, suddenly sank its heavy body, its gaze instantly locking onto the skeleton, like a provoked bull, and began to crush the skeleton.

The skeleton slashed and adjusted its steps, keeping the statue firmly in front of it, not letting it veer off course.

At the same time, the mythical beast dragged its massive body around half a circle and strolled to a spot two body lengths away from the skeleton.

Just as the position was set, the statue rushed right in front of the skeleton, raising its halberd high and bringing it down on the skeleton's head with a dull whistling sound.

Just as the halberd tip was about to fall, the divine beast spewed out a mouthful of crimson flame from its throat, spitting it onto the statue's back with a "whoosh." The flames licked the stone surface, scorching a patch of black.

-614.

The statue's body suddenly stiffened, and the halberd hovered in mid-air, frozen in place.

It felt the burning heat behind it; that damned fire beast was attacking it.

The halberd, which had been aimed at the skull, was abruptly withdrawn. Like a stupid ox annoyed by flies, it turned around angrily and strode heavily toward the fire-breathing mythical beast behind it.

But as soon as it took a step back, the distance between it and the skeleton increased.

The skeleton's dragon-slaying sword flashed white light once more.

-1001.

The statue's body trembled violently, and the halberd it had just raised was suspended in mid-air. Before it could fall, it was pulled back by the excruciating pain behind it.

It turned around angrily and walked towards the skull, raising its halberd above its head once more.

But as soon as it turned around, the divine beast breathed another blast of flame at its back.

It turned around again.

And so, the enormous, top-quality Zuma statue twisted its heavy body back and forth between the skeleton and the divine beast.

He turned around, raised the halberd, and put it down; he turned around again, raised the halberd again, and put it down again.

The halberd tip hovered above his head time and time again, but never actually fell.

It grew increasingly hurried, its steps more and more disordered, and heavy breathing squeezed out from the cracks in the rocks. But no matter which way it turned, the attack from the other side would always follow at just the right moment, like two millstones grinding it from the left and right.

And the health bar above its head, in this clumsy dance of turning back and forth, slumped down piece by piece.

In less than a minute, the Zuma statue's health bar was depleted, and its massive body crashed to the ground, exploding into a pile of potions, gold coins, and a demon bell necklace, which glowed with a ghostly blue light.

Lin Mu glanced at it, but lost interest. He stood still and simply gestured with his chin toward the skeleton: "Continue."

Upon receiving the order, the skeleton creaked as it dragged its knife toward the door.

Over the next few tens of minutes, the skeleton went back and forth between the doorway and the open space, luring out and clearing out the remaining mini-bosses one by one.

Most monsters cannot withstand the tactic of being surrounded from both sides for long.

This tactic is only less effective against top-tier Zuma archers and Rainbow Demon Scorpion Guards.

With its long reach and long attack range, the skeleton's gap-hitting attack can hit the enemy, but the enemy can also hit it. Therefore, gap-hitting attack loses its distance advantage, forcing the skeleton to stand and fight.

However, with the life-steal buff from the Rainbow Demon Set, the skeletons were not afraid of a direct confrontation.

It charged straight in, wielding the Dragon Slayer sword, and with each strike, it absorbed a chunk of blood. Coupled with its 6 points of health regeneration per second, its health bar remained consistently at a safe level.

Since there's no need for positioning or kiting, the skeleton's attack speed is fully utilized.

It can unleash 5 slashes in 2 seconds, each dealing 7 times the damage of the red poison, making it much faster than when running and assassinating.

Before long, all the monsters in the Demon Sealing Hall were wiped out.

Lin Mu glanced at the Spirit Gathering Pearls in his Qiankun Bag; two more had been gathered.

He didn't rush to release it, but patted the divine beast's head and said, "Let's go, let's change places."

With a thought, he merged with the stone gate and entered the Purgatory Corridor.

Upon reaching the Purgatory Corridor, the unified command of the Rainbow Demon Lord was no longer available.

The wedge moths, bats, horned flies, white boars, evil venomous snakes, and Zuma monsters were scattered and unable to form a decent fighting force.

Having just experienced the battle, the skeleton and the divine beast actually cooperated better and were much more efficient than before.

It didn't take long for all the movable monsters in the Purgatory Corridor to be cleared out.

Lin Mu leaned against the wall to catch his breath, glancing at the Spirit Gathering Pearls in his Qiankun Bag. He had collected a total of 13 pearls.

Chapter 234, Level 37: Nighttime Investigation of the Sealed Demon Courtyard

He glanced at the status bar again: [Experience: 3771295/4800000].

Although Purgatory Corridor doesn't have the Rainbow Demon family, it has plenty of White Boars and offers decent experience, making it a great place to level up.

He held the 13 Spirit Gathering Beads in his hand one by one and released them. The experience prompts jumped in his mind 13 times in a row, and golden light flashed 13 times at his fingertips.

Then a golden light suddenly exploded, spreading from between the eyebrows to the whole body, and a warm current surged into the limbs and bones.

Congratulations on reaching level 37!

He glanced at the status bar:

[Level: 37]

[Experience: 271295/5600000]

Lin Mu thought to himself that this Spirit Gathering Pearl was really useful. He had used it a lot when he was playing games back then.

Now, besides the 10 from the auction house, the 23 he's used, and the 117 he bought, plus the one given to him by the young master mage, he has 118.

It takes 118 million experience points to collect all 1180 Spirit Gathering Beads. If you collect them all and then release them, it will take another 1180 million experience points. Combined with the experience gained from collecting them, it will be double the experience points, which is 2360 million experience points.

而37级升38级需要560万经验，38级升39级需要820万经验，39级升40级需要900万经验，加起来是2280万经验。

By using up all these Spirit Gathering Orbs, you can reach level 40.

Thinking about these things, he felt a renewed passion for the tedious leveling process and strode towards the exit of the Purgatory Corridor.

Just as they were about to combine and strut confidently to the Demon Soul Hall to level up, the light spot representing the skull in their minds suddenly flashed twice.

Lin Mu stopped and carefully sensed the meaning conveyed by the light.

Something seemed to have loosened deep within the Demon Soul Palace, indicating that the Demon Soul Palace had been unsealed.

He secretly developed his abilities every day, hiding his true nature. This skeleton has been with him for so long, the skeleton understands this principle better than he does.

So the skeleton didn't stop him, but stood silently to the side for a moment, as if asking: Are you really going? I won't stop you, but are you sure?

Lin Mu thought for a moment.

There was still some time before the auction started, and he did need to go to Fengmo's place to confirm something.

The problem is, if he goes out rashly now, he might run into the Golden Guard, or a guild might be clearing monsters in the Demon Soul Hall and suddenly see someone emerging from the Purgatory Corridor. In that case, all his previous efforts to hide his whereabouts would be wasted.

He suppressed his thoughts and first had the skeleton carefully sense the movements outside.