Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 682 - 668: Serpent Entangles Flood Dragon

After much coaxing, he finally managed to calm down the agitated Yun Mo and descended from the Tree House, leaving only Bai Yunqi.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the pet interface, which showed that he was still in the Flood Dragon Tomb dungeon.

Although you don’t need to make a big show like banging drums and setting off fireworks to give someone a benefit, you at least have to do it openly.

This is a great deed, not something stolen or snatched, so the Upgrade Card must be used clearly after the contract pet comes out from the dungeon.

The sound of cicadas on a summer afternoon made him recall the summers of catching cicadas as a child.

The wind blew over the treetops, carrying the heat of the sun and sweeping over the small courtyard, bringing a sense of laziness.

Jiang Yuan thought about it and realized there was nothing particularly urgent to do, so he simply sat in the pavilion by the Furong Spirit Pool, leisurely making incense while watching Leng Yutang and Granny Huang conduct the final modifications and tests on the puppets.

Meanwhile, in the Flood Dragon Tomb, Bai Yunqi’s hair was blown by the stealthy wind, and he squinted his eyes slightly, spitting a mouthful of blood-stained saliva.

"Brother Bai, should we charge again?" Xie Chenyuan was not good at fighting and was just supportive, so he wasn’t as battered.

Even so, his Cloud Concealment Sect uniform magical robe was torn in several places, his face smeared with someone’s blood, and he held a compass in his left hand and a sword in his right, panting, "Or... should we ask Jiang senior to handle it?"

Last time, they couldn’t defeat the Flood Dragon undead blocking their way and had to temporarily retreat. Their progress in exploring the Underground Palace was also halted.

Later, when they invited Carefree City City Lord Gongxi Yanchang and his family, they casually chatted on the way and gained some inspiration. Upon re-entering the Flood Dragon Tomb, they quickly found the energy source that powered the undead by dividing the work.

Theoretically, if they could cut off the connection between the undead and the energy source, it would run out of power and be completely done for.

But saying it is easy, doing it is incredibly difficult!

"We could ask the Venerable Family for help. With his strength, he would surely handle it with ease. But if we can’t even pass the second gate of the Underground Palace, we won’t have the qualifications to possess the Key and explore further," said Bai Yunqi. His innate fondness for battle had long been provoked by repeated defeats. How could he speak of giving up?

If they couldn’t even defeat this gatekeeping undead, possessing the Key would be meaningless.

Though they found some scattered supplies thrown in by the Shen Family ancestor along the way, such as Spirit Stones and Demon Cores, they were far from valuable in Bai Yunqi’s eyes.

He wanted to find a unique treasure in the Flood Dragon Tomb to offer to the Venerable Family to prove his worth.

For instance, the energy source that the Flood Dragon undead relied on for existence—a fist-sized orb that glowed with a radiant light and brimmed with vigorous vitality, an unknown item.

Bai Yunqi had never seen such a treasure;

neither had Xie Chenyuan, who divined and only knew it was a supreme treasure worth risking, but what it exactly was, they would have to ask Jiang senior after obtaining it.

"We have to try again, changing our strategy this time." Bai Yunqi swallowed a Spirit Core Pill to replenish his Spiritual Power, then lowered his voice, "We’ve tried various magical attacks before, but the undead is clearly thick-skinned and insensitive to pain, hence ineffective.

The next attack will require some risk-taking. I will reveal my true form and entangle it with brute force, holding it off for a moment while you rush in to seize that treasure and then run out!

I will block the Flood Dragon undead, buying you time. At that moment, you’ll need to adapt and meet up with me so we can use the Key to teleport out together.

What do you think? Going into the deep pool alone, without knowing what dangers lie inside, can you make it?"

Xie Chenyuan hesitated for just a second before starting divination.

Bai did have a point. Having just entered the tomb’s Underground Palace and already encountering the second roadblock, requiring Jiang senior’s help, would mean more profound parts of the tomb are beyond reach.

Cultivation is about constantly challenging oneself and climbing higher, not retreating at the first sign of setbacks.

If they could pass this time, their combat experience and teamwork would improve significantly, and, most importantly, they would gain their true spoils since entering the Flood Dragon Tomb!

Although what exactly it was remained unknown, the divination suggested it carried extreme importance for a cultivator, making him understand his partner’s urgency.

"The divination says the omen is excellent." Xie Chenyuan knew his partner couldn’t understand complex, obscure divination language, so he kept it simple: "It’s worth taking the risk. You figure out how to stall the undead; I’ll do my utmost to seize the treasure!"

Great, having a teammate that doesn’t hold you back is awesome!

The two found a safe place to meditate and restore their energy and Spiritual Power, and once everything was ready, they launched the charge again.

"Splash!"

As Bai Yunqi cautiously approached, the black Flood Dragon undead coiled around the stone pillar under the large pool sensed him, emerging from the water and creating a spray of water.

As a corpse reawakened by some mysterious force, its eyes had turned as white as snow, devoid of luster and dead, making it appear even more eerily terrifying in the dim Underground Palace.

"Roar!"

Its head rose above the water, roaring, and an angry dragon’s cry echoed throughout the large space of the Underground Palace corridors.

After failing several times with the Flood Dragon undead, Bai Yunqi was prepared and quickly dodged the dragon’s roar attack.

This guy always retreated into the deep pool, coiling on the pillar like an ornament, guarding the orb-sized treasure at the top of the column without leaving a step behind;

Whenever it sensed someone approaching, it would rush out and let out a roar first. If one were directly hit by this sound wave, they would peel a layer even if they survived! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

On their first approach, they nearly got hit.