The environment bull-demon has a human head and a bull's body, with two human arms sprouting from its ribs, wielding a large axe, and its four limbs are thick and powerful bull hooves.
As for the monster called "Fire-Wheel Ghost Chariot," it somewhat resembles the wheelchairs often seen in hospitals, except that a human torso is sandwiched between its two wheels, giving it a rather eerie appearance.
Whoosh!
Ding Ye attempted to attack an environment bull-demon, but the creature swung its axe at him, and a "Dizzy" debuff immediately appeared in Ding Ye's status bar!
Smack!
Dizzy, Ding Ye took a hit from the environment bull-demon, and a damage number popped up above his head—the bull-demon dealt over 20,000 damage to him.
Jiang Yuan glanced at the bull-demon's health bar—80 million, not too much.
"Blood Covenant Scroll, draw upon the power of the stars to manifest as Xuanwu, pledge allegiance to me."
"Blood Covenant Scroll, draw upon the power of the stars to manifest as Zhuque, pledge allegiance to me."
Two ancient, weathered voices echoed from the sky in succession. Jiang Yuan summoned two sacred beasts and began clearing the elite monsters before them.
As the monsters' levels increased, the cultivation Jiang Yuan and his team gained also rose. Now, each environment bull-demon provided 1 million cultivation points per team member, while the Fire-Wheel Ghost Chariot offered even more—1.2 million cultivation points per kill.
Everyone sprang into action. In just a few minutes, they cleared all the environment bull-demons and Fire-Wheel Ghost Chariots in the area, each person earning over 10 million cultivation points. It seemed like a lot, but when converted into Taiji Golden Pills, it amounted to only four per person.
After dealing with the monsters, the group pressed forward. Passing through a small door behind the Du Gate, a long corridor stretched out before them.
Jiang Yuan and his team fought their way through, having already broken five gates of the Eight-Door Golden Lock Formation. Only three gates remained: the Death Gate, the Scenery Gate, and the Open Gate.
Crossing the long corridor, another door appeared before them. Seeing the clerical script carving of the character "Scenery" on the door's lintel, Jiang Yuan took a deep breath and led the way inside.
Inside the Scenery Gate stood a towering man over two zhang tall, clad in green armor, with a fierce, menacing expression. He held a massive red umbrella adorned with various gems and decorated with tassels.
This umbrella was no ordinary item—it was called the "Chaos Umbrella." According to the *Investiture of the Gods*, when the Chaos Umbrella opens, heaven and earth are turned upside down, the sky darkens, and the sun and moon lose their light!
[Mythical Boss: Mo Li Hong, One of the Four Demon Generals] Level: 130 Realm: Second-Order Demon Health: 350 million Attack: 100,000 Defense: 40,000 [Talent Skill]: Reversal of Yin and Yang Mo Li Hong opens the Chaos Umbrella, reversing yin and yang, reflecting all attacks for 3 seconds.
Jiang Yuan scanned the information above Mo Li Hong's head, paying extra attention to the talent skill—it seemed quite formidable!
"Everyone, be careful—this boss reflects attacks. Hold back a bit, or you might kill yourselves!"
Figuring this gate's boss would be tricky, Jiang Yuan quietly warned the rest of the team.
"Got it. Let's all buff up. Ding Ye, get ready to pull."
Wending Cangsheng nodded at Jiang Yuan and began directing the upcoming battle.
White light flickered from Cangshu Buding's hands as she applied several buffs to the group. Ding Ye activated "Earth Shield Technique," charged at Mo Li Hong, and hit him with a "Taunt."
Jiang Yuan, as usual, synthesized a Heaven-tier Sand River Turtle to help Ding Ye hold the boss's aggro, and then everyone started dealing damage.
The initial fight was uneventful. Mo Li Hong's attacks hit Ding Ye for a noticeable 200,000 damage, but with Ding Ye's massive health pool and Cangshu Buding's powerful 36D healing, his health bar stayed above half.
About twenty minutes in, Mo Li Hong's health dropped below 80%, and he opened the Chaos Umbrella, which he had been using as a club to smash things!
"Stop! Everyone stop!"
Team commander Wending Cangsheng, who had been watching Mo Li Hong's movements closely, immediately called out when he saw the umbrella handle turn.
Ding Ye, Wending Cangsheng, and Chuangshi Xiaoyun all halted their attacks. But Jiang Yuan, distracted, forgot to command his summoned beasts in time. The sacred beasts Zhuque and Xuanwu each launched an attack. Mo Li Hong hid behind the Chaos Umbrella, its surface flashing black and white light alternately. When the attacks from Xuanwu and Zhuque hit the umbrella, a black light appeared, and the two attacks instantly reversed direction, striking Jiang Yuan at an imperceptible speed!
Smack! -2.15 million -1.84 million
Caught off guard, Jiang Yuan hadn't activated Xuanwu's "Water Shield." Two damage numbers appeared above his head, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground!
"Damn! I got careless!"
Lying dead on the ground, Jiang Yuan grumbled, then quickly called out in the team channel for Cangshu Buding to revive him.
A holy white light descended on Jiang Yuan's corpse, instantly reviving him at full health. By then, the black light on Mo Li Hong's Chaos Umbrella had faded, replaced by a normal white glow.
"Alright, you can attack now!"
Wending Cangsheng announced to the group, and everyone resumed throwing their skills at Mo Li Hong!
Though the now-white Chaos Umbrella couldn't reflect attacks, it still absorbed a lot of damage, limiting the team's output during this round.
A few seconds later, Mo Li Hong closed the Chaos Umbrella and used it as a club again, smashing it down at Ding Ye.
Once the umbrella was closed, the team's damage output returned to normal.
Seizing the moment, Wending Cangsheng directed everyone to unleash their strongest burst attacks!
About ten minutes later, Mo Li Hong's health dropped below 60%, and he opened the Chaos Umbrella for the second time.
This time, Wending Cangsheng was the unlucky one. His sword strike landed just as Mo Li Hong opened the umbrella, reflecting over 10 million damage back at him, killing him instantly!
"Buding, save me!"
Dead, Wending Cangsheng urgently called out to Cangshu Buding.
"Revive skill isn't off cooldown yet—gotta wait a bit!"
Cangshu Buding healed Ding Ye and replied to Wending Cangsheng in passing.
Just then, Chuangshi Xiaoyun, for some reason, lost control of his hands and fired an arrow at Mo Li Hong while the Chaos Umbrella was still active.
Smack! -750,000
Chuangshi Xiaoyun dropped to the ground!
"Ah! Slipped up, sorry, sorry!"
Wending Cangsheng was still lying dead, and now Chuangshi Xiaoyun had fallen too!
"Phew, good thing I was sharp this time, or we'd have wiped."
Jiang Yuan, looking at the two dead teammates, said with lingering fear.