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Chapter 637: Chapter 84 Left Boundary of the Golden Mansion_3

Chapter 637 -84 Left Boundary of the Golden Mansion_3

In her excitement, she instinctively held Yan Yu even tighter, wrapping her legs around his waist as if she wished to fuse into one being with him, to directly grow onto him, to experience this extreme sport from a first-person perspective.

Regrettably, Yan Yu was too efficient, and it wasn’t long before he plunged them to the foot of the mountain. The moment they landed, he immediately let Anna go, urging,

“Summon.”

“On it!” Anna immediately chanted the spell, summoning a gigantic devil once more.

Almost simultaneously, blades of wind and frosty swords swept along the outer walls of the sect, reaching their location in an instant. The large devil used its formidable physique to withstand the slashing of the swords, emitting earth-shattering screams.

In the plaza before the main hall, separated from the two by only a wall, countless Sword Puppets stood densely packed. Viewed from above, there were no less than ten thousand, collectively arrayed in a massive array that formed a maze.

Each Sword Puppet stood over two meters tall, impervious to blades and spears, resistant to magic, and prone to launch sudden attacks from the front, side, or back as people passed by, risking decapitation if they were not careful.

Zhang Xinlan had a Magnetic Mother Token in her possession, which when activated could repel and deflect Sword Qi, making it highly effective against these Sword Puppets. However, her reaction speed was incredibly slow, and often before she could activate the Magic Treasure, the Sword Puppets’ Flying Swords were already upon her, leaving her to rely on her boyfriend Jobby’s Flash to save her.

Jobby was also becoming irritable. Although his magic Flash wasn’t very energy-consuming, it required intense concentration to cast, and frequently casting it took a significant toll on his mental state. Therefore, he suggested that Zhang Xinlan give him the Magic Treasure so that he could handle the defense.

Zhang Xinlan, naive as she was, wasn’t about to just hand over the Magnetic Mother Token, so she made the excuse that the Magic Treasure was bound to her and wouldn’t respond to others, and that forcibly infusing it with magic power would only ruin it.

Despite his suspicions that she was making excuses, Jobby felt put out. While he was feeling disgruntled, an explosion and furious roars suddenly came from a distance, seemingly right outside the palace walls.

“Who’s there?” Zhang Xinlan asked in alarm.

“Probably a thief following us,” Jobby said coldly, “attacked by those invisible blades and swords that sprung up all of sudden.”

“Then we need to get through this place quickly,” Zhang Xinlan urged.

“If you hand over the Magic Treasure to me, with my reaction speed, I wouldn’t be slowed down by these Puppets at all,” Jobby continued to persuade.

“I told you, my Magic Treasure is unusable by you,” Zhang Xinlan retorted irritably, “I’m taking the biggest risk by leading the way upfront, and as my boyfriend, you just need to protect me from behind. Why all this unnecessary talk?”

Jobby’s heart grew colder, but he apologized:

“I’m sorry, I’m just too anxious. I’m only afraid of being too late to save you…”

While comforting his girlfriend, he suddenly took a whim to look back and, through the layers of Sword Puppets, faintly saw someone step into the main hall’s gate.

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“What’s that?” Anna asked in surprise.

“The Golden Mansion to the left,” Yan Yu recognized it at a glance, “a trial challenge of the Sword Immortal Sect. Every disciple who descends the mountain to temper themselves in the mortal world must pass the test of the Golden Mansion. If you make it through, it means you have the power to protect yourself out there.”

“So it’s a formation?” Anna asked.

“Just follow me,” Yan Yu strode forward.

The Sword Puppets resembled Terracotta Warriors, standing upright with arms dangling, gaps between them. But if you thought you could thread through these gaps, you would be sorely mistaken—cheating in the Golden Mansion by triggering the prohibitions is not something that could be settled with merely a few drinks as a penalty.

“Look at the positions and orientations of these Sword Puppets,” Yan Yu led Anna into the Sword Array, explaining, “Whenever they’re adjacent in rows and facing the same direction, you can consider them as walls of a maze.”

“To get through the Golden Mansion, there are three rules: do not pass through walls, do not break walls, and be wary of sneak attacks.”

“I get the first two, maze running, right,” Anna said, “but what’s this about ‘wary of sneak attacks’?”

Yan Yu didn’t respond, simply pinching out a Sword technique with his fingers.

The Liangyi Sword suddenly shot out, grazing past Anna’s cheek and intercepting a sneak attack coming from behind her in an instant.

Anna turned around in shock, only to find that a Sword Puppet behind her had at some point raised its arms toward them, also pinching out a Sword technique.

“That’s what I meant,” Yan Yu quickly changed his Sword technique, the Liangyi Sword flashing back again to block a stealthy Sword Qi from another direction, “attacks could come from anywhere, at any time.”

“How did you know?” Anna quickly stepped closer to Yan Yu, looking anxiously around, feeling as if each Sword Puppet was about to launch a sneak attack.

“Divine Sense,” Yan Yu smiled faintly, “I won’t get into details; you wouldn’t understand even if I explained.”

Anna felt sour at once but having been in Lu Country for only a short time, indeed had no exposure to the Soul Refining Technique. She thus had to follow Yan Yu closely and nervously, thinking how even if Jobby’s magic was powerful, faced with these indestructible Sword Puppets, wasn’t he just as helpless as me?

Yan Yu walked leisurely ahead, skillfully maneuvering the Sword techniques with his hands. Anna often couldn’t even see the direction, only hearing a ‘ding’ as the Liangyi Sword and Huang Tingjian intercepted the attacks. This made her feel like a princess targeted by assassins, sitting inside an airtight carriage, only able to hear the clashing of guards and assassins’ blades around her, completely unaware of how many enemies there were or their locations—this anxious and unsettling feeling was driving her mad.

Dammit, if I were exploring this Mysterious Realm alone, wouldn’t I have been long since dead?

Thank goodness I have my hubby!