In the main hall, a fierce battle broke out.

The Pharaoh was furious with Lin Baici and wanted to kill him, but was stopped by Bian Xiang.

Bian Xiang was also helpless. Lin Baici was clearly trying to stall for time, and with his strength, he could easily withstand the Pharaoh’s attacks.

“Damn! Damn! Damn!”

Bian Xiang cursed loudly. He felt as if he had eaten shit, and he was annoyed to the point of spitting blood. If he had known earlier, he would have launched a sneak attack and killed this guy.

Fei Xiao and Fang Tianhua were still worried, constantly watching the Pharaoh. As for the others, they all looked to Lin Baici for guidance.

Xia Hongyao was pulled away by Gu Qingqiu.

“Oppa, be careful!”

Jin Yingzhen knew that it was safest to stay by Lin Baici’s side at this time. If she wanted to stay, Lin Baici would definitely not drive her away, but she chose not to. She wanted to prove her worth and show that she was not useless.

Jin Yingzhen hurried along the wall, observing the statues above.

“I, Little Fish, will not be defeated!”

Hua Yueyu sniffed and, holding her staff, moved in the opposite direction of Goryeo Meimei.

“You two, stick together!”

Lin Baici was speechless. What were they doing?

Despite absorbing divine favor, their actual combat abilities were only average. They probably couldn’t even defeat ordinary monsters. But this was also a form of training. Endure it, and life will bring about a huge leap.

After becoming a divine hunter and enjoying the benefits of strengthening his body with meteorites and divine favor, Lin Baici could never go back. He didn’t want to get sick, grow old, or work 996 every day doing something he didn’t like. Only by becoming a dragon-level figure could he have it all.

“Lin Baici!”

Cai Wenqi looked at Lin Baici with pleading eyes.

She was afraid!

“Cai Wenqi, it’s time to fight for your life. If you want to survive, go find your relief sculpture on the mural!”

Lin Baici could take Cai Wenqi with him, but he definitely wouldn’t actively help her find her slave mural, because at most, she was just a class monitor, and her relationship with him was only that of a classmate who had barely spoken to him.

In Lin Baici’s eyes, Xia Hongyao, Jin Yingzhen, Hua Yueyu, and even the alumna Gu Qingqiu all held more weight than Cai Wenqi.

“I… I know!”

Cai Wenqi cried, wanting Lin Baici’s help, but the words never came out, because she knew it was useless.

“Go, I’ll watch out for you. If there are monsters, I’ll kill them!”

Lin Baici comforted her.

The couple who survived the Ancient Egyptian Cat Girl’s Sacrifice and others who were close to Lin Baici quickly began to act upon hearing his words. Those who were further away or didn’t hear clearly were a bit confused and panicked.

“What are we looking for?”

“Lin Dashing, what should we do?”

“You need to come up with a plan!”

The crowd was in an uproar.

“Everyone, search the surroundings on your own. Look for any clues to kill the Pharaoh!”

Lin Baici couldn’t be too direct, because if Bian Xiang heard, he wouldn’t be able to use him in battle. To be honest, Lin Baici’s heart was already soft enough. The most correct thing to do was to ignore these ordinary people and only tell Xia Hongyao and the others.

Of course, at a time like this, everyone’s choices were crucial.

Some people stuck close to Lin Baici, refusing to leave even if he drove them away. Others had their pride and felt that getting close to Lin Baici was too much like fawning, or they were too proud to do such a thing.

“I know you’re powerful, but what does that have to do with me? You saved me, and I’m grateful, but I won’t flatter you.”

Lin Baici treated everyone equally, but in this situation, they would suffer.

It was like a luxury cruise ship about to hit an iceberg. The super VIPs who lived on the top deck and had the best views had already boarded lifeboats and fled when they knew the ship couldn’t avoid the iceberg. Those in the middle deck could also escape when the ship hit the iceberg, but those who could only afford the lowest class tickets might still be sleeping in the most basic and cramped cabins.

The higher the room on the ship, the better the view, and the more expensive it was. Similarly, staying by Lin Baici’s side meant getting the most timely and important information.

When disaster strikes, you can’t rely on others to notify you. By then, it’s too late.

After speaking, Lin Baici held a torch and began to move along the wall, observing the contents of the murals while keeping an eye on the battle in the main hall.

Bian Xiang was very powerful, and with all his firepower, he was able to hold his own against the Pharaoh.

Lin Baici didn’t know that Bian Xiang was one of the three elders of the Lost Coast, second only to the powerful Black Sea Emperor.

Yushen’s comments were too vague.

Was the mural the Pharaoh’s true form?

Could destroying the mural kill it?

Lin Baici didn’t think it was that simple.

And to lift the curse, you had to destroy the relief sculptures on the mural. Yushen’s explanation was also unclear, but Lin Baici speculated that there should be reliefs of the cursed individuals on the mural.

The main hall was very large, and the walls were covered with murals depicting numerous figures, easily numbering in the tens of thousands.

It wouldn’t be easy to find them in a short amount of time.

“There must be some key to this.”

Lin Baici stared at the murals, his gaze moving rapidly.The mural depicts the Pharaoh’s conquests and the destruction of surrounding countries, as well as the extermination of the divine race. Moving forward, it shows the Pharaoh creating a kingdom of the gods, where every citizen has an endless supply of food and drink, even beggars can live a happy life.

Lin Baici felt that the craftsmen who carved this should be killed.

In the land of the gods, why are there still beggars? Isn’t this tarnishing the Pharaoh’s ability to rule?

Each section of the mural tells a story about the Pharaoh, some true, some fabricated, all praising and deifying him, so that future generations will know that he was a great king.

“Since each section of the mural tells a story, does that mean we are all slaves?” Lin Baici pondered.

How did the Pharaoh treat slaves?

With a general direction in mind, Lin Baici’s search became much quicker. His eyes quickly scanned the mural, looking for content related to conquest, pastoral life, and daily life.

Lin Baici walked briskly around the wall, covering nearly a hundred meters, and finally found something.

On the northwest side of the grand hall, the wall was carved with the Pharaoh displaying his majesty and kindness.

He released some slaves, granting them freedom, and then hung or beheaded those who disobeyed, letting them know the consequences of defying the great king.

Before Lin Baici could search carefully, Gu Qingqiu and Xia Hongyao also arrived.

“It’s here!” Gu Qingqiu excitedly shouted, “Hongyao, hurry and look.”

After shouting, her gaze couldn’t help but fall on Lin Baici, who was more than twenty meters away.

He’s so fast!

“Lin Baici, over here!” Xia Hongyao called out, wanting to remind Lin Baici that everyone’s relief could be found on this section of the mural.

“Don’t shout, he should already know!” Gu Qingqiu quietly reminded, shouting like that might attract the Pharaoh.

“Huh?” Xia Hongyao was taken aback, then nodded. With Lin Baici’s intelligence, he should have figured it out. No problem.

After listening to Gu Qingqiu’s analysis of the mural, she was amazed and even more eager to recruit her into the team. Originally thought that Lin Baici would be the team’s top strategist, now it seems that he is not bad either. Haha!

Xia Hongyao immediately became happy because he was her deputy leader, a talent she had discovered herself.

Lin Baici looked at Xia Hongyao and quickly put his finger to his lips, making a hushing gesture, then quickly gestured with two fingers.

“What does that mean?” Xia Hongyao didn’t understand.

“He’s telling us to move, not stand here like fools!” Gu Qingqiu explained.

“Oh, I see!” Xia Hongyao understood. Standing here searching would definitely attract the attention of the Pharaoh or the guards, so they had to act like they were just passing by. They could just pass by a few more times.

Lin Baici didn’t find his relief, but he did see Cai Wenqi and Jin Yingzhen’s.

On the mural, they were just tiny figures, bound and kneeling on an altar, their clothes and appearance exactly the same as Cai Wenqi and Jin Yingzhen in reality, so lifelike and perfectly replicated.

Phew!

Lin Baici breathed a sigh of relief. Since he could find two, he could find more.

“Lin Baici, Fei Xiao, come and help!” Bian Xiang urgently shouted.

The Pharaoh saw this and stepped up his attack.

This human is very powerful and must be killed as soon as possible. Once they join forces with him, the pressure on himself will increase.

But seeing Lin Baici, the Pharaoh couldn’t help but sneer.

Humans really do love to fight amongst themselves.

Could it be that this guy standing in front of the slave mural has found the reason to break the curse?

The Pharaoh looked at the other people anxiously pacing in front of the mural and felt that they were just grasping at straws.

“He shouldn’t be that clever!”

Not to mention that even if he thought of breaking the slave relief, the mural is so large, with over ten thousand reliefs of people. Before he finds it, the Pharaoh would have already killed this man and taken his head.

“Don’t scare yourself!”

The Pharaoh composed himself, focused, and dealt with Bian Xiang.

Lin Baici had been watching the Pharaoh all along, and when he saw the Pharaoh glance at him and then look away, he felt relieved.

First, solve the curse problem.

How to destroy this relief?

Lin Baici didn’t rashly go up and make a few cuts. What if he made a mistake and caused Jin Yingzhen’s death?

Fortunately, Yu Shen was understanding.

[Destroy the head of the slave relief, but remember, it must be a clean cut, one successful strike, otherwise the curse will erupt prematurely!]

“I see!” Lin Baici felt relieved and began to search for his slave relief. Suddenly, three sword auras shot over, hitting the wall and leaving thumb-deep marks.

“Lin Baici, is the key to breaking the curse on this mural?” Bian Xiang shouted.

He was very clever. Seeing Lin Baici lingering here, he knew there must be a problem, and if there was only a little over a minute left before the curse took effect, he would wait quietly and observe discreetly. Now, he could only shout and try to get Lin Baici to reveal the secret.

The others heard this and all looked over.

Lin Baici didn’t say anything, but Xia Hongyao immediately looked at him, feeling a sense of “Uh-oh, I’ve been found out.”The old oil stick, Bian Xiang, was too experienced. Just by Xia Hongyao’s instinctive expression, he guessed everything.

He immediately left the Pharaoh and rushed over, waving his long sword towards the wall.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The sword energy crisscrossed, hitting the mural, and the stone powder flew in all directions.

Suddenly, a man screamed, as if his chest had been cut open by an invisible blade, and his internal organs were scattered, dying on the spot.

“Haha, trying to trick me? Dream on!”

Bian Xiang laughed and immediately looked at the spot where he had just struck, where there was a relief sculpture identical to the deceased man.

“I understand!”

Bian Xiang suddenly realized and quickly began to search for his slave relief sculpture.

The Pharaoh stopped and did not pursue, because it felt that these humans would erupt into infighting.

The black cat from before ran back and jumped onto its shoulder, sitting down.

“Kill him!”

Gu Qingqiu instinctively mouthed to Lin Baici.

This man and monster were too cunning, and Lin Baici had also offended Bian Xiang to the death. No matter which one stayed, they were both major enemies, so it was better to kill one first.

In Gu Qingqiu’s view, killing Bian Xiang was the top priority, because he could kill the others by destroying the slave relief sculptures.

She hoped that at this critical moment, Lin Baici would not try to use Bian Xiang to maximize his own survival.

“Everyone come here and find the relief sculptures!”

Lin Baici roared, “Captain Fei, stop him!”

“Got it!”

Fei Xiao also knew the urgency and immediately rushed out to intercept Bian Xiang, preventing him from approaching the mural.

“Get lost!”

Bian Xiang roared.

Fei Xiao dared not hold back, because he knew that whether he could survive depended on whether he could impress Lin Baici.

There wasn’t enough time to go find the relief sculpture, so he could only rely on Lin Baici.

This was also thanks to Lin Baici’s consistent character, which made him trustworthy. Otherwise, he would definitely go find the relief sculpture to save himself.

As the strongest divine hunter among these people, he was confident that he had a fifty-fifty chance against Bian Xiang. When Bian Xiang couldn’t kill him, he would naturally give up.

So theoretically, as long as Fei Xiao didn’t make a move, he could coexist peacefully with Bian Xiang.

Lin Baici held the bronze sword and stood in front of the mural.

Swish! Swish!

The slave relief sculptures of Cai Wenqi and Jin Yingzhen were cut off at the neck, and the flames on their heads immediately extinguished.

“Huh?”

Cai Wenqi was surprised, and then she felt completely relaxed, as if she had been carrying luggage all day and had finally arrived home, setting down all her bags.

Relief!

“Quick, find the relief sculptures!”

Jin Yingzhen urged, not feeling joy, only anxiety, because Lin Baici hadn’t found his yet.

Hua Yueyu was also searching. She saw a man in a suit ahead, glanced at Bian Xiang, then at the mural behind him, and ran off.

This made her heart stir.

This man in a suit had definitely found Bian Xiang’s relief sculpture, but was afraid of getting into trouble, so he decided to keep silent and find his own relief sculpture, which was the top priority.

Hua Yueyu immediately ran over, her gaze shifting quickly.

Found it!

The little fish person was overjoyed and immediately shouted, “It’s here!”

As soon as she spoke, the Pharaoh lunged at her.

This monster wouldn’t allow the infighting to end so quickly.

The rule pollution caused by the divine radiance was a huge threat to humans, but at the same time, it was also a constraint on the monsters. They could only act within the rules.

For example, this Pharaoh could curse these people, could kill them with its own hands, but it couldn’t kill them by destroying the slave relief sculptures.

“Yueyu, be careful!”

Xia Hongyao rushed to support her.

Hua Yueyu gritted her teeth and jumped towards the mural, throwing punches.

Ada!

Drunken Immortal Fist!

Bang! Bang!

Bian Xiang’s slave relief sculpture took two punches, and the pattern immediately distorted, with stone powder falling off, and he himself immediately felt dizzy, with his skin splitting and blood flowing.

Fei Xiao seized the opportunity and slashed at his shoulder.

Swish!

An arm fell off.

The Pharaoh had two weapons, a scepter in its left hand, symbolizing power, and a Heka staff in its right hand, nearly a meter long with a curved hook, representing that all the people were its lambs.

Both were made of gold.

The Pharaoh rushed to Hua Yueyu and smashed the Heka staff at her head.

The little fish person didn’t sit and wait for death, but waved her fists and fought back.

Shoo!

The bronze sword shot over, knocking the Heka staff aside, and the next moment, Xia Hongyao arrived.

“Get out of the way!”

Xia Hongyao held a short knife and intercepted the Pharaoh’s attack.

The Pharaoh ignored Hua Yueyu and could only kick her in the back.

Bang!

The little fish person was thrown out, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

If she hadn’t received two divine blessings and had her body strengthened, this kick could have broken her spine. Although it didn’t break, she was in too much pain to get up.

“Lin Baici! Fei Xiao!”

Bian Xiang became anxious and suddenly clapped his hands together, preparing to use his last resort.

Once this divine blessing was used, his body would immediately weaken, and his combat power would greatly decrease, but he had no choice now.

Fei Xiao faced the imminent danger.

Sea Dragon…

As Bian Xiang’s divine blessing was halfway through, a coin-sized hole suddenly appeared on his forehead, and blood spurted out from inside.It was Lin Baici who threw the champion dart, utilizing its guaranteed hit effect to strike the slave statue.

In fact, even if Lin Baici hadn’t done that, as long as he held on for another fifty seconds, Bian Xiang would have died instantly due to the curse’s duration expiring.

Bang!

Bian Xiang fell to the ground, his eyes wide open in death.

“What a joke, old King’s tactics!”

Lin Baici glanced at Bian Xiang’s corpse.

In God’s Ruins, going solo was far too dangerous, as today’s situation showed. If Bian Xiang had even one teammate with him, there would have been a great chance for a turnaround.

“From now on, when I explore God’s Ruins, I must bring a few trustworthy companions!”

Lin Baici searched the mural for the pharaoh’s relief, destroying each one he found with a swing of his knife.

“It’s useless!” the pharaoh laughed heartily.

Indeed, its true form was a relief, and destroying it would mean its death, but the problem was, there were hundreds of the pharaoh’s images on the mural.

“I don’t believe your luck is good enough to find my true form!”

The pharaoh mocked.

Zzzt!

Xia Hongyao’s dagger plunged into the pharaoh’s chest, but the creature remained unharmed. Moreover, the bandages on its body suddenly shot out, like a dozen spider threads, wrapping towards Xia Hongyao.