It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Reed sat cross-legged on the ground, eating and swallowing voraciously while asking Lord Lingwu about his next plan.

Neither of them mentioned what happened last night.

Just now when Reed looked at Lord Lingwu, there was no sign of crying on her face.

There was no obvious bloodshot in her eyes, and no tear marks on her face. Her clothes were neatly arranged, and her hair was neatly draped down her back. The Lingwu Lord once said that she only needed a little sleep a night, so the rest of the night was enough for her to sort out all her emotions, build up a high barrier of reason, isolate all her fragility in her heart, and return to being the calm queen.

Reed did not mention this matter, nor did he tell her that he had seen her past. He just led the topic directly to the next plan.

The Lingwu Lord replied tacitly:

"Let's go as normal. At the current rate of progress, we are not far from Clenus."

Lid swallowed the last piece of meat, burped, and whispered:

"I thought about it yesterday, and I always feel that something is wrong with this secret realm. I want to ask you a question, which may involve the purpose of your visit this time, so you can answer it or not - what you want should be related to Clenus, right? Are you sure you can suppress Clenus now?"

Lingwu Lord did not answer his question immediately, but asked in return:

"Why do you ask?"

Lid looked at the complex magic patterns on the ground in front of him and said as he recalled:

"At the beginning, Huang Yan and I were not able to completely block the heavenly calamity, and part of the Heavenly Aversion Qi still spread out from Huang Yan's body and gathered in the north. In addition to those blood souls, although the current Clenus is still far from his prime, it is impossible for him to be so weak that he can be defeated casually. You and I have come here, and it is already a bit difficult to deal with those living organs. If Clenus's current strength is much higher than that of living organs such as dragons, I advise you to give up. I know you have great ambitions, but conquering the world does not necessarily have to start with the upper three tribes. As long as you have the green mountains, you will have no worries."

Lingwu Lord stared at him for a while and said calmly:

"You should know that there is no absolute certainty in the world. I can only answer you that the probability of success is so high that I am willing to take the gamble. Moreover, if I don't get what I want now, neither you nor I can leave this seabed."

Lid stood up on his knees, sighed slightly, and said:

"Let's go."

He actually still had some questions that he hadn't told Lord Lingwu.

It's not hard to explain why those living organs appeared here. They could be explained as Clenus's hobby of collecting or as his watchdogs. But what was the purpose of the complicated maze on the outside? Who would build such a large maze in their own home?

Lid used to think that maybe Clenus had created it for fun, but after meeting the little ghost, Lid quickly overturned this idea. For something like a maze, the little ghost can just create a few illusions at will, and the scale can be as large as desired, and there will be no duplicates.

If this is a means of resisting foreign invasion, it also doesn't make sense. From the maze to the living organ, to the sandstorm area and the illusion-making area, the difficulty is obviously from easy to difficult. Since you don't want outsiders to come in and disturb you, why give the intruders a process of adaptation? Can't you just leave the trump card outside?

But at present, these are just things he thinks about in his spare time. Just like Lingwu Lord said, it is impossible for a ninth-level perfect strength to leave the seabed. The physical strength is too fragile in the face of such water pressure. He has only one way to go forward. Since there is only one way, there is no need to hesitate.

The Lingwu Lord turned and walked deeper into the cave. Lid was about to follow him when he suddenly remembered that he didn't see the little ghost when he woke up. He looked around and suddenly the little ghost's lazy voice appeared in his mind:

"Look at your arms."

Reed lifted his sleeve and took a look at his left arm. The complex magic patterns on it seemed to be breathing, with a very faint light flickering, and a layer of clothes deliberately covered it completely.

The little ghost continued:

"If someone finds out, it won't be a trump card, right? I'll just stay here when there are people around. Besides, that woman probably doesn't want to see me at all. If she gets jealous of me, it will affect your relationship..."

Lid slapped his arm, and the little ghost immediately shouted:

"It hurts! Be gentle—"

After complaining, the little ghost stopped teasing about the previous incident. The Lingwu Lord turned around and looked at Lid, who immediately used the words "beat a mosquito" to get away with it, and then remembered that there should be no mosquitoes on the seabed. Fortunately, the Lingwu Lord did not ask any more questions.

She continued to walk forward, but the little ghost suddenly asked in a serious tone:

"I'm not really sure about your relationship, but if you really fight her, I won't be able to play a big role. Excluding me, she has a lot of cards up her sleeve, and you have a little more strength. It's hard to say who will win if you really fight. I just want to ask you, if that woman wants to kill you, are you willing to kill her yourself?"

Lid nodded calmly and answered with only three words:

"Do not worry."

35. The last section of the journey together

After leaving the little ghost's room, you will face living mechanical beasts with even more destructive power.

This time, Lingwu Lord did not join hands with Lid to kill as before, but adopted the method of stealth and detour to avoid conflict with these guys. Lid knew very well that the secret realm was easy to difficult from the beginning, so the living organs encountered here would definitely be difficult to deal with. He and Lingwu Lord were able to get through the little ghost safely because of their strong mental power, which was not very useful in front of physical monsters, and they could die on the spot if they were not careful.

So this time, Lord Lingwu showed him more of his cards without reservation.

The first thing was a piece of translucent feather fabric removed from the inside of the coat. It was thinner than a cicada's wing and weighed only a few dozen grams in the hand. What interested Lid was that when the feather fabric was activated by the Spiritual Lord, Lid saw through the feather fabric not the Spiritual Lord's hand, but the dark ground.

It is said that some capable magicians can not only block the breath like an assassin, but also hide their figures. Even if they pass by others, the other party will not be able to sense their existence at all. The feather cloth carried by the Lingwu Lord obviously has the same function. Perhaps it is the masterpiece of a magician who is proficient in this field. The only drawback is that it is a bit crowded when used by two people. The two people stood close together and groped the wall to bypass the first high-level living mechanism.

Then this thing became ineffective and turned into countless broken streams of light that scattered on the ground.

Lide actually wanted to complain that such a high-end item was actually a one-time prop, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was natural. Being able to deceive these living organs meant that if the Lingwu Lord wore this thing to assassinate Lide, Lide would probably not be able to detect it at the first time. If such a convenient thing could be used repeatedly, he would not be able to sleep well in the future.

Without the transparent feather robe, Lord Lingwu used the voodoo doll hidden at his waist to deal with the next living organ.

The voodoo doll is about the size of a palm and looks completely devoid of beauty. It has a deformed big head, shrunken arms and normal legs, and looks like a walking bean sprout. It is unknown what is stuffed inside the fabric, and the outside of the fabric has exaggerated facial features painted on it. The sinister smile makes people feel physically sick at a glance.

The Lingwu Lord threw the thing out. After landing, it first expanded rapidly, then slowly approached the sheep-headed monster entrenched in the center of the room as if it had come alive, and kicked it in the butt with a beautiful roundhouse kick, and then ran away. The monster roared and chased after it, and the Lingwu Lord and Lid took this opportunity to walk past it in a hurry.

According to the Lingwu Lord, if you are attacked by this thing, for a short period of time, you will only be able to see the voodoo doll's mean running posture, and you will constantly have the urge to attack it. In simple terms, you will be hated by it.

Only then did Lid realize that after killing the South China Sea dragon, he proposed to cooperate with Lingwu Lord to kill the monster, and Lingwu Lord said that he could easily bypass it without his cooperation. It turned out that he didn't just say that to save face. The props she took out were all of the highest [He Xun] level according to the level of weapons and equipment, otherwise they would not have any effect on these ancient monsters.

Thinking of this, the look in Reed's eyes when he looked at Lord Lingwu was different.

No wonder the rare materials dropped by the South China Sea dragon were given to her as soon as she said they would. After all this time, she herself is a mobile equipment and props library and doesn't even look at ordinary good things.

This is like two people who look similar in normal times, but one of them is an invisible rich woman with countless assets. This low-key way of showing off wealth makes Reed sigh at the gap between people.

Maybe it was because the little ghost almost caused her to flip over, but Lingwu Lord seemed to be much more cautious than before, and she chose to use the equipment and props she had accumulated to pass through most of the traps and mechanisms behind her.

With this method, the two avoided most direct conflicts. They were discovered by the living organs several times, but because they were very close to the exit, they rushed out in one breath. Anyway, as long as they left the attack range of the living organs, they would return to a calm state no matter how powerful they were.

Lord Lingwu was indeed well prepared for this operation, even giving Reed a feeling of risking everything.

He knew very well that there were some things that a Lingwu Lord could only obtain in limited quantities, no matter how strong he was or how rich he was. Equipment of the [He Xun] level was made from materials dropped by alien races higher than the tenth level, which meant that it could only be obtained from some powerful middle six races, or from certain inheritances of the upper three races with an extremely low probability, which were all rare. The speed at which [He Xun] level equipment was consumed was far slower than the speed of production, and every time one was used, one was gone.

She probably bet all her fortune on this, otherwise these items could have played a huge role in her journey south. Considering that she sacrificed such a large number of Lingwu troops and the only great swordsman guarding Lingwu, Garberd, she should be determined to get what she wants this time.

……

"Further ahead, there should be two or three more traps set by Clenus, but it seems that there is no chance to see them at the moment."

Standing in a relatively open area, Lord Lingwu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the thick fog ahead.

The torch was completely extinguished at this point, and the golden flame dancing in the palm of the Lingwu Lord could only illuminate a small area in front of her. The visibility around her was very low. She observed the situation nearby, came to a conclusion and said:

"Clenus's resurrection speed is faster than expected. The magical turbulence he caused has completely destroyed everything that should have existed here. Now the situation ahead is unpredictable."

"This fog formed by a high concentration of magic power seems milder than the sandstorm we encountered before, but we cannot let our guard down. Time is running out, so take a break and move on."

"Also, remember to follow me closely and don't do anything unnecessary."

After Lord Lingwu finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Lid.

Lid nodded. Although Lingwu Lord had encountered some trouble with the little ghost before, her performance was impeccable throughout the entire secret realm exploration process. She had known most of the traps in advance and could respond as soon as she encountered them.

This is the last section of the road. At the end of the road is where Clenus is sleeping, and the short-lived partnership between the two will end there.

While Reed was thinking about how many cards the Lingwu Lord had left, he followed her into the black fog.

When their bodies disappeared in the mist, a rumbling sound came from the ancient secret realm, as if something was slowly waking up from here...

36. Undetectable Danger

As soon as he entered the fog, Reed immediately felt his hair stand on end.

It was as if he was being stared at by something. The light of the flames could not pierce the thick fog, and it seemed that something was stirring in the depths of the darkness. Lid knew that this feeling might be his own illusion, but his heart could not calm down at all. The beast instinct honed in countless life and death trials was constantly giving him warnings, suggesting that this was a very dangerous area.

Lid secretly asked the little ghost:

"Is there anyone here who has no physical body like you?"

The little ghost poked half of its head out from Lid's arm, and after confirming that the Spiritual Lord was not looking at it, it secretly floated away, checked the surroundings, and shook its head:

"No, I don't... There is a high concentration of magic around me. I don't like this environment. [(；?д｀)ゞ]"

The little ghost said as he crawled back into Reed's arms and refused to come out again.

Lid could only look at the Lingwu Lord. The woman seemed to have the same feeling. She deliberately slowed down her pace and stopped every few steps to check the surroundings. Lid thought about it carefully. When the Lingwu Lord said that there were no living things here, this statement should be correct. Except for creatures without physical bodies like Shen, no one in this world can survive thousands of years without aging or dying. Every existence is bound to die.

What remains here are all dead things, just in varying degrees of decay.

Since the little ghost said there were no similar ghosts here, Lid could understand that the danger they were about to face was not controlled by anyone, but was still just a trap set by Clenus in advance. But along the way, no trap had ever made Lid feel that there was a crisis. It felt like his neck was on someone else's knife, and whether it would be chopped, when it would be chopped, and whether it would be made into Zhou Hei Ya or Juewei Duck Neck after chopping, all depended on the executioner's mood.

This is a pressure that traps formed by inanimate objects cannot bring, as they only act according to fixed rules.

Lid was still thinking, but the Lingwu Lord suddenly waved his sleeves, and golden flames rose up, first burning something flying in front of him into ashes, and then turned into sixteen balls of flames that surrounded the two of them. Lid immediately entered a state of preparation for battle, and the flames on the black flame armor rose as high as his arms, level with his shoulders, and kept jumping.

The two men stood back to back, vigilantly observing the situation around them.

However, after a while, there was no danger around.

Lid's eyes swept around and he said:

"Did you trigger any mechanism just now? Like step on something?"

Lingwu Lord replied coldly:

“I’m in the middle of nowhere.”

Her tone was unkind, but her words were convincing. Lid also believed that she would not make such a mistake. She was walking so slowly, and any traps should have been spotted long ago.

Lid then said:

"What was that thing that just hit me? Did you see it clearly?"

The Lingwu Lord replied:

"It looked like some kind of spike. I burned it to ashes."

Lid waited for a while, tentatively dispelled the flames of the Black Flame Armor, and secretly concentrated his strength on his legs. If there really was any intelligent creature confronting them, then the other party would not miss such a good opportunity to extinguish the flames of the Black Flame Armor.

However, in fact, nothing happened. Lid couldn't guess the other party's thoughts, narrowed his eyes, and asked the Lingwu Lord:

"Can't you let your fire cover the surroundings and create a safe zone like you would in a sandstorm?"

Lord Lingwu snorted, and the flame that had transformed into a long sword in his hand turned into a dancing flame again, but the sixteen flames floating beside the two did not disappear immediately, but only dimmed a little.

"If I could, I would have done it a long time ago. The surging magic power here comes from Clenus. My flame cannot be ignited, but will be suppressed instead. If I try to create a fire barrier of that level again, my magic power will run out before I can go a thousand meters."

When she said this, Lid realized that the physical strength consumed by controlling the black flame armor was indeed much more than usual. Just by maintaining the black flame for a period of time, a layer of dense sweat beads appeared on his arms. He sighed, and just as he lowered his hand, he heard a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

Lid didn't have time to see what it was, and instinctively used the black flame armor to block it. He felt a powerful force that instantly knocked him back a few steps. He finally managed to keep his balance, and his entire arm lost consciousness for a short period of time. The most important thing was that after he blocked the attack, his entire arm fell down uncontrollably.

It took him a while to realize that what had just hit him was a mountain-shaped ice spike, which was larger than him and the Spiritual Martial Lord combined. The moment the ice touched him, it directly adhered to the Black Flame Armor. Even though Lid blocked the momentum of the ice spike's impact, the cold air began to penetrate rapidly along his arm to his limbs and bones.

At the critical moment, Lingwu Lord suddenly swung his hand, and the flame in his hand turned into a sharp golden line that cut through the ice, instantly cutting the huge ice block. Only a piece of ice as thick as the belly of the little finger was left on Lid's hand. Lid was able to get out of the ice block, mobilized all his strength to force out the cold air in his body, and at the same time ignited the black flame armor to slowly melt the ice on his hand.

"I almost froze into an old popsicle... What the hell is this thing? It can cause serious harm."

After finally getting his body temperature back to normal, Lid continued to be on guard against the dangers around him, breathing heavily and saying:

"I can't thank you enough for your kindness... This right arm means a lot to me. It's no exaggeration to say that you saved my girlfriend."

Lingwu Lord said coldly:

"Be careful. You won't be so lucky next time."

Lid nodded, but still couldn't help but complain:

"Even if you say so, it's still hard to be on guard effectively. Did you sense the source of the attack? I didn't sense anyone casting magic, not even a trace of it. It could also be that the fog formed by magic power here is too thick, obscuring things that should have been sensed. It felt to me just now as if this thing suddenly appeared there, without even a moment's delay, and there was no way to defend against it."

Lord Lingwu did not speak, apparently thinking about something.

Lidd continued:

"It could also be that he is an expert at using ice... Zhao Zhao A Meng, do you have any treasures? Don't hide them at this time."

Lord Lingwu did not answer his question directly, but stepped forward and said:

"Let's move forward first. There's no point in staying here any longer. Don't put out the fire on the Black Flame Armor completely. Even a tiny flame can stop the ice from freezing."

Lid nodded and activated the Black Flame Armor to deal with the ice spikes that might appear at any time. However, just as the two of them were about to move, Lid suddenly had a bad feeling. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the wrist of the Lingwu Lord. The next moment, a scorching meteorite suddenly streaked across the sky and hit the place where the Lingwu Lord was about to land.

The extremely high temperature instantly melted the hard ground, and the impact caused the Lingwu Lord to take two steps back and stick to Lid.

37. Now we are comrades

The two of them leaned against each other for a short while, and then the Lingwu Lord quickly stepped aside and looked at the meteorite in front of him calmly. Of course, there would be no real meteorites falling from the sky under the sea. This should also be an ancient magic that the two had never encountered.

The destructive power was terrifying, and the ground was covered with spider-web-like cracks. If Lid hadn't pulled her back in time, the Lingwu Lord would have been seriously injured, there was no doubt about that. She knew it in her heart, so she didn't scold Lid for meddling in other people's business this time, and she didn't mention the physical contact just now.