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 Chapter 1374: Can Enter but Cannot Exit, Damn It!

A small crystal emitted a faint blue light. Lin Moyu observed it closely and noticed that the crystal had some black and red spots, likely due to prolonged exposure to the blood and flesh mud.

From the crystal, he could sense a strong water element law. This was a high-grade water element law material.

Lin Moyu judged, "I don't know which minor deity this belonged to, but for it to remain intact in the swamp for so many years, it must be a good item."

He believed that the crystal's grade was not inferior to materials at the minor deity level, but it had been contaminated by the blood and flesh mud, losing its purity.

To use it, the impurities inside would need to be removed.

After putting away the crystal, Lin Moyu flew into the sky again.

From the sky, he looked down at the ground, where the ape-like monsters roamed.

The Death Knights could no longer scout ahead, so Lin Moyu sent them to the outskirts to explore.

He himself flew towards the core area. With the ability to fly, even without the Death Knights, he could find the other swamps.

Lin Moyu discovered that as long as he didn't look at the ape-like monsters on the ground, they wouldn't notice him or attack him.

These monsters were cursed, remaining here after death, becoming neither living nor dead.

The undying flames had killed their bodies and consumed all their vitality.

The curse had erased their intelligence, turning them into mindless killing machines.

This curse was more terrifying than death.

But in war, anything goes, and Lin Moyu, having experienced war, found such methods normal.

Soon, another swamp appeared in his sight, and Lin Moyu immediately flew towards its center.

He activated the tombstone and colored the inscriptions in one go.

Once again, Lin Moyu witnessed a magnificent yet brutal ancient battle.

Even after watching it multiple times, Lin Moyu was deeply moved each time.

Unfortunately, the tombstone of the ninety-second squad did not provide more information, and the images stopped abruptly.

Time and again, just at the most exciting moment, the images would end.

"Damn cliffhangers!" Lin Moyu cursed inwardly and continued his search.

One swamp after another, one tombstone after another, Lin Moyu found several more but still saw no more images.

Looking at the tombstone of the ninety-ninth squad, Lin Moyu couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Only one left."

In the images, he clearly saw that there were a hundred returning squads, forming a hundred blood and flesh tombs, which were a hundred swamps.

Now he had found the ninety-ninth one, leaving only the last one.

After determining the direction, Lin Moyu flew towards the last tombstone.

It had been six days since he entered the Nether Swamp.

With the continuous exploration by the Death Knights, the terrain of the Nether Swamp was now very clear, and Lin Moyu could accurately determine the location of the hundred squad tombstones.

Soon, he found the last tombstone.

"Xu Qingyang, are you here?"

Lin Moyu began coloring the inscriptions while speaking softly.

After searching for so long, although he hadn't found all the tombstones in the Nether Swamp, he had found half of them.

Based on his judgment, the minor deity back then should have gone deep inside.

He must have fought with those ape-like monsters. The minor deity's strength was superior to the ape-like monsters, and with multiple people working together, they could have made it through.

Xu Qingyang was one of the outstanding minor deities, so it wasn't surprising that he made it this far.

He hadn't found Xu Qingyang yet, but if Xu Qingyang was still alive, he would most likely be here.

Soon, the inscriptions were dyed black and red, and Lin Moyu once again witnessed the ancient battle.

Unfortunately, the images still ended at the same point, with no difference from the previous ones.

Everything ended when the ape-like monsters lost their vitality.

Lin Moyu began to doubt his own speculation, "Could my guess be wrong, and there are no complete images?"

"But the ancient battle clearly hadn't ended. What happened afterward?"

Lin Moyu was extremely curious.

As the red light faded and the black and red blood receded, a green soul orb appeared in his sight.

Lin Moyu's eyes lit up, and he absorbed the soul orb into his hand.

He clearly saw a soul sleeping inside the soul orb.

The soul was of a young human male, and its essence was very solid, indicating that he was very powerful. The soul had turned jade-like, indicating it had reached the fourth grade.

A fourth-grade soul had the qualification to step into the minor deity realm.

"Xu Qingyang."

With just one look, Lin Moyu confirmed his identity. It was indeed Xu Qingyang, the person he had come to find. Lin Moyu couldn't help but marvel at his luck. The quality of the soul orb was also very high, at least at the minor deity level. It was thanks to the protection of the soul orb that Xu Qingyang had survived until now.

Xu Qingyang was in a deep sleep. After losing his body, maintaining the soul for a long time required sleep to significantly reduce the consumption of soul power.

Lin Moyu gently tapped the soul orb, "Wake up!"

His voice echoed in the world of the soul orb. After several calls, Xu Qingyang's soul finally responded after a dozen seconds.

First, his fingers moved, then his soul's aura began to rise.

After another dozen seconds, Xu Qingyang finally opened his eyes.

Long-term sleep had left him with a look of confusion.

After a while, the confusion faded, and Xu Qingyang fully woke up.

All his memories surged in his soul, and Xu Qingyang understood what had happened to him and why he had been sleeping.

Through the soul orb, he saw Lin Moyu. Seeing that he was human, Xu Qingyang visibly relaxed.

"Senior, are you here to rescue me?" Xu Qingyang addressed him as senior, very politely.

Lin Moyu chuckled, "Are you Xu Qingyang?"

Xu Qingyang instinctively nodded, "Yes, I am Xu Qingyang."

He was puzzled as to why this senior called him brother.

To come here and rescue him, this person must be very powerful, at least at the minor deity level.

Hearing Xu Qingyang's confirmation, Lin Moyu said, "It's good that you're Xu Qingyang. I am Lin Moyu, sent by Senior Zhu Qiwu to rescue you."

Xu Qingyang knew Zhu Qiwu, a powerful minor deity.

Before entering the Yellow Earth Desert, Zhu Qiwu was already at the ninth rank of a minor deity. He should be even stronger now, possibly having stepped into the deity realm.

Xu Qingyang said, "So it was Senior Zhu who sent you to rescue me..."

"Stop!" Lin Moyu interrupted Xu Qingyang.

All this talk of senior and junior was giving Lin Moyu a headache, "My cultivation is not as high as yours. Just call me Junior Brother Lin."

Xu Qingyang seemed a bit skeptical but didn't argue. Under Lin Moyu's "sincere" gaze, he agreed.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Lin, for rescuing me."

Lin Moyu shook his head, "Let's not talk about this now. Do you know how we can leave?"

Hearing Lin Moyu's question, Xu Qingyang's face changed, and his entire soul twisted.

Seeing this, Lin Moyu felt a twinge of unease.

Xu Qingyang smiled bitterly, "Actually, I don't know how to leave either."

"Damn it..." Lin Moyu felt like cursing inwardly.

This was a trap. They could enter but not exit. How were they supposed to play this game?

Xu Qingyang suddenly said, "Perhaps, only that place can lead us out..."