The red clay figure hid in the shadows of the light, using a slingshot to continuously throw three flying stones, which made a whooshing sound as they accurately hit the Pharaoh’s eyes.

The Pharaoh was about to smash Xia Hongyao’s head, but when he saw the situation, he immediately raised his hand and swatted the stones away like swatting flies.

Then the muscular Buddha rushed in, his big fists striking repeatedly!

Oh la oh la oh la!

Lin Baici’s flying sword also arrived, aiming to pierce the back of the Pharaoh’s head.

“Do you think you can save her?”

The Pharaoh sneered, and the bandages on his body suddenly moved, like twisting tentacles, each exerting force to tear Xia Hongyao apart as if dismembering her like a horse.

Gu Qingqiu, hiding by the wall, was fully engaged in her mental power.

These murals depicted many things, most of which praised the glorious life of the Pharaoh, and some were particularly exaggerated, such as killing gods, establishing a divine kingdom, and proclaiming himself a deity.

In Gu Qingqiu’s view, the murals varied in importance.

For example, when the Pharaoh was born, the sun did not set for seven days, and fruit trees bore fruit, flowers bloomed, and the fragrance was endless for half a month.

For example, when the Pharaoh ascended to the throne, a goddess descended and married him.

Although it was exaggerated, a prince becoming a king was definitely an important moment in life.

Gu Qingqiu immediately ran to Hua Yueyu.

The female anchor held a voodoo staff in her hands, anxiously watching Lin Baici and the Pharaoh battling, wanting to find an opportunity to attack the monster.

“Hua Yueyu, come with me!”

Gu Qingqiu grabbed the female anchor’s arm.

“Ah!”

Hua Yueyu was startled, but when she saw that it was Gu Qingqiu, she felt relieved. “What’s wrong?”

“Come with me!”

Gu Qingqiu repeated, seeing that Hua Yueyu was worried about Lin Baici, and persuaded her, “You will be a burden if you join the battle. It’s better to do something within your capabilities!”

“What can I do?”

Hua Yueyu hated her useless appearance.

“Follow me!”

After Gu Qingqiu finished speaking, she ran along the murals, quickly scanning the wall with her beautiful and divine eyes.

Thanks to the speed-reading skills she developed in her childhood, she could extract the main information in a few seconds.

“What are you looking for? The Pharaoh?”

Hua Yueyu pointed to a spot. “I saw it!”

“That’s not it, follow me!”

Gu Qingqiu said succinctly.

Her body was not in great shape. If she hadn’t absorbed a divine favor with Xia Hongyao before, she would have been exhausted long ago.

Even so, she was close to her limit, with a pale face and sweat, but also a few traces of excitement. She could still hold on because this adventure was too exciting, causing a large secretion of adrenaline, suppressing her discomfort.

She suddenly stopped and pointed to a relief of the Pharaoh on the mural.

“Here, attack it!”

Gu Qingqiu shouted for Hua Yueyu to join in because the power of her staff could destroy the relief with one blow, otherwise it would take a long time even with a small knife.

Hua Yueyu knew the situation was urgent, and since she couldn’t do it herself, she didn’t ask any questions and strictly followed Gu Qingqiu’s orders.

Boom! Boom!

Two lightning bolts struck the wall, shattering the Pharaoh’s relief, leaving a large pit.

The female anchor struck an extra lightning bolt to ensure the success of the attack.

“No need for two bolts, save some divine power!”

Gu Qingqiu ran again.

She knew it wasn’t here because while she was having Hua Yueyu attack the relief, she had been secretly observing the Pharaoh.

If the monster was nervous, it meant she had found the right spot.

“Here, attack again!”

This time, Gu Qingqiu found the Pharaoh holding a ceremony to enshrine the gods.

Lightning struck the mural, accurately destroying the Pharaoh’s relief, but the Pharaoh himself showed no signs of damage.

“It’s useless!”

Hua Yueyu was anxious, while Lin Baici was in a precarious situation.

“Let’s go!”

Hua Yueyu rushed to the next location, and then she heard Lin Baici’s shout, “Destroy the reliefs of the Pharaoh’s major life events on the murals.”

When Lin Baici said this, he stared at the Pharaoh, trying to see some clues from his expression, but the Pharaoh remained calm and composed, as if everything was under control.

Jin Yingzhen was anxiously destroying the reliefs of the Pharaoh’s major life events on the murals. When she heard this, she suddenly realized and had a target.

“Be careful!”

Fei Xiaola pulled Fantianghua away, avoiding the Pharaoh’s attack.

Lin Baici, Fei Xiao, and Xia Hongyao were fighting the Pharaoh, when suddenly, the Pharaoh’s expression changed, and he resisted Xia Hongyao’s short knife attack, rushing towards Gu Qingqiu.

“Stop it!”Lin Baici roared.

“These few, destroy them all,” Gu Qingqiu chose the murals from the birth of the Pharaoh, especially those with various celestial phenomena. Then she found that Hua Yueyu had just raised the staff, and the Pharaoh had already killed over.

“Hurry up!” Gu Qingqiu urged, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.

This time, she guessed right.

Boom! Boom!

The Pharaoh was intercepted by Lin Baici and the others, and before it could arrive, Hua Yueyu’s lightning struck the murals, shattering the reliefs.

“Ah!” The Pharaoh let out an angry roar.

“I will kill you, turn you into mummies, and prevent you from reincarnating, forever wandering in the human world and the underworld like stray dogs,” the Pharaoh roared.

“Be careful!” Fei Xiao’s expression became serious, the Pharaoh was about to go all out.

“Why isn’t it dead yet?” Hua Yueyu was nervous.

“After destroying the reliefs, its immortality should have been broken,” Gu Qingqiu guessed.

The Pharaoh broke through the interception of Lin Baici and the others, appearing in front of Gu Qingqiu, and the scepter in its hand smashed towards her head with all its might.

“Ah!” Hua Yueyu exclaimed, dodging in a panic, but Gu Qingqiu didn’t move. Just as the Pharaoh was about to hit her, a bronze sword shot out, knocking the Pharaoh’s scepter away.

Lin Baici rushed over, with a loud crash, hitting the Pharaoh and sending it rolling out, then throwing a punch.

Drunken Immortal Fist!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Lin Baici didn’t know if this martial art was effective against the undead, but apart from this, he didn’t have any attacking skills.

The King’s Armor Removal was a skill for breaking armor, but it didn’t do much damage to the Pharaoh’s actual body.

Everyone was in a melee.

“He’s injured!” Fang Tianhua shouted excitedly.

In the previous battles, no matter what attacks the Pharaoh received, it remained unscathed. But now, its wounds were no longer healing, and its face began to show frequent signs of pain.

“We can win!” Fei Xiao fought desperately, even intending to exchange injuries.

First of all, he was a Lion King-level team leader, the strongest and oldest person here, and he should set an example. Furthermore, he felt that this was the final boss. As long as they killed it and contained the divine remains, they could purify the God’s Ruins.

It should be noted that the three team leaders of the Third Division, Zhang Heng, were also present. If he could get ahead of them, he would truly be proud.

“Team leader!” Fang Tianhua was worried.

“Get out of the way!” Fei Xiao roared.

A person has to pursue something in their lifetime, and Fei Xiao wanted to prove that he was not much worse than the first three team leaders.

The Giant’s Arm, activated.

Boom!

Fei Xiao’s arms swelled up, becoming extremely strong and powerful, comparable to the legs of an elephant. He swung heavy punches at the Pharaoh.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each blow was like a heavy cannon blast, hitting the ground, cracking and shattering the floor, creating a large pit.

“Die! Die! Die!” Fei Xiao roared.

The Pharaoh tried to dodge, but the flying stones from the red clay hit its ankle, causing it to stumble and lose its footing.

Fei Xiao seized the opportunity and landed a punch.

Bang!

The Pharaoh was sent flying.

Just as Fei Xiao was about to follow up and continue attacking, a spear shot over like lightning, piercing the Pharaoh’s head with a swift motion, followed by a powerful impact that sent its body flying dozens of meters away. Before it could land, a burly figure rushed over, wielding a three-meter-long horse-cutting knife.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The Pharaoh was dismembered, instantly cut into dozens of pieces, scattered on the ground.

“Zhang Heng!” Fei Xiao was furious. “You stole my credit!”

The person who arrived was Zhang Heng, the head of the Third Division, also a Lion King-level team leader. He ignored Fei Xiao and looked at Lin Baici.

“Do you want to join my team?” Zhang Heng invited.

In the desert, he ran at full speed for a full two hours, but still couldn’t get close to the black building on the horizon, which made him realize that he was wrong.

The building might be a mirage, and Lin Baici was right. He had to go in the opposite direction to leave.

After that, Zhang Heng returned and, after reuniting with the team, found the entrance to the temple. They had come all the way and saw the various traces left by Lin Baici when he purified the rule contamination.

With his intelligence, it was easy for him to deduce what Lin Baici had done.

So he wanted this super rookie.

“Zhang Heng!” Fei Xiao was ignored and became furious. What made him even more angry and frustrated was the attack power displayed by Zhang Heng.

It had to be said, the guy was really strong.

This made Fei Xiao feel defeated.

“I didn’t say I wanted these spoils of war?” Zhang Heng kicked away a piece of flesh. “Don’t worry, the credit is yours, and the spoils of war are also yours. No one is competing with you.”

“You…” Fei Xiao was so angry that he spat blood. The more the other party showed this indifferent attitude, the more he was hurt.

“Lin Baici, how about it?” Zhang Heng looked at Lin Baici. “Think about it seriously?”

Purifying a rule contamination for the Nine Provinces Security Bureau would bring a generous reward, as well as the spoils of war that could be obtained now. For many divine hunters, it was a huge fortune, but Zhang Heng didn’t care.

He wanted Lin Baici.

Everyone looked at Lin Baici.

Was this poaching?

But with Lin Baici’s excellence, he deserved such favor.

Jin Yingzhen was very worried, she didn’t want Lin Baici to agree.

Ugh,

Different nationalities, so annoying!

The Third Division had a total of seven people present, including Wu Zhaokun. After hearing Zhang Heng’s words, he felt a little envious, a little resentful, and a little unwilling.

He wanted to have another contest with Lin Baici.

“Lin Baici, in my team, you can have the greatest freedom. Except when you’re on a mission, you must follow me. At other times, you can do whatever you want, even kill someone, and I can cover for you!” Wu Zhaokun offered.

What about the wealth and benefits?This sort of privilege, Lin Baici would definitely have in the future. Zhang Heng knew that what could sway Lin Baici were these exclusive rights, the privileges of the elite.

In plain terms, it meant Lin Baici could act beyond the law, do as he pleased, and if trouble arose, Zhang Heng would smooth things over for him.

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhaokun was green with envy.

“Sorry, not interested!”

Lin Baici thought to himself, if I were to join the Security Bureau, wouldn’t it be better to follow Xia Hongmian?

Your authority couldn’t possibly surpass that of a minister, right?

“Captain Zhang, you’re not even Dragon-ranked, you don’t stand a chance!”

Xia Hongyao meant no mockery; she was simply stating the truth. With Lin Baici’s strength, he was qualified to join any team of the Nine Provinces Dragon Wings.

Even the Dragon-ranked powerhouses in his own group had already set their sights on Lin Baici.

“What do you mean?”

Zhang Heng’s face darkened.

Xia Hongyao had spoken casually, but to Zhang Heng, it was uncomfortable to hear. Normally, he would have just laughed it off, but today, he was irked by a newcomer who had become a God Hunter less than three months ago and had taken the initiative. Now, to be evaluated like this during a recruitment attempt was like a slap in the face, wasn’t it?

Fortunately, Xia Hongyao was Xia Hongmian’s younger sister, otherwise Zhang Heng would have slapped her long ago to teach her a lesson.

“Hongyao, keep it down!”

Lin Baici chided.

He was a cautious person. In such a situation, who knew what Zhang Heng might do?

Even as a member of the Nine Provinces Security Bureau, he wasn’t entirely trustworthy.

【Although he has a bad temper, his nature isn’t evil.】

【After all, those with strength are at the top of the food chain. Why care about others’ opinions? No matter how upset they are, they can’t do anything to those with power.】

“That’s right!”

Xia Hongyao pouted.

“Oppa!”

Jin Yingzhen ran over.

“You just faced Pharaoh without running away, that was so cool!”

Hua Yueyu supported Gu Qingqiu as they walked towards Lin Baici.

“I was just scared stiff!”

Gu Qingqiu smiled wryly.

I’m not a fool; if there’s danger, I’d definitely run first. After all, the world is so big, and I haven’t seen it all yet.

“……”

Hua Yueyu didn’t expect Gu Qingqiu to be so candid, but she really was smart.

“Qingqiu, well done!”

Xia Hongyao hugged her as soon as she arrived, her excitement evident. But right after speaking, she glanced at Zhang Heng worriedly, fearing he would poach her again.

“Don’t worry, he’s not interested in me!”

Gu Qingqiu chuckled.

“Well done!”

Lin Baici praised.

“You flatter me!”

Gu Qingqiu smiled slightly: “Shouldn’t we clean up the battlefield?

“I’ll go!”

Xia Hongyao ran towards the corpse of Pharaoh.

The key to killing this monster was found by Gu Qingqiu, and Hua Yueyu made the move, so they deserved half the credit.

Lin Baici forced Bian Xiang to fight to the death, exhausting Pharaoh and eliminating Bian Xiang, a member of the Lost Coast, so his contribution was also significant.

Although Fei Xiao fought desperately in the end, to be honest, in God’s Ruins, human life is sometimes cheap; it’s not that fighting hard equates to a great contribution.

The people from the Third Division had purified many God’s Ruins and obtained too many spoils of war, all wealthy. Since the captain had spoken, they naturally wouldn’t obstruct.

“Keep watch, search for divine remains!”

Zhang Heng ordered.

Pharaoh was dead, his crown, the gold ornaments he wore, including the golden sandals, all shattered, leaving only the golden flail and the Heka scepter, so Xia Hongyao immediately picked them up.

【Pharaoh’s Scepter, when you wield it to whip others, they will be convinced and harbor no dissatisfaction, and over time, they will even become addicted to this feeling.】

【Long-term contact with this scepter will give you the illusion that you are the king of the world, and you will truly believe that everyone you see is your subject.】

【Golden Flail, as an antique and made of gold, should be worth some money!】

The God Eater’s commentary indicated that this flail was not a Divine Taboo.

“Xiaobai!”

Xia Hongyao saw Lin Baici approaching and immediately handed him the two items.

“You take them!”

Both items were trash; Lin Baici had no interest.

【Pharaoh’s Bandages, when you wrap them around yourself, you will transform into a mummy form. In this state, you are as if walking between life and death, and the physical damage you receive will be greatly reduced.】

Lin Baici raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

This was a good item.

He crouched down, carefully inspecting the bandages wrapped around the flesh pieces, then noticed the one on the right wrist was glowing.

Lin Baici immediately unwrapped it.

【Long-term use, your body will carry a mix of spices and the stench of death, you will despise the living and yearn for death!】

“……”

Lin Baici was somewhat troubled; why did such an excellent Divine Taboo have to come with such drawbacks?

He had originally planned to wrap himself in the bandages and explore God’s Ruins in an undead mummy state, but now it seemed a bit far-fetched.

“Is this bandage also a Divine Taboo?”

Fang Tianhua was curious.

He hadn’t exerted much effort, so naturally, he had no claim to such precious spoils of war.

Before Lin Baici could answer, Zhang Heng suddenly turned his head, looking at the entrance of the great hall, and bellowed.

“Who’s there?”

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