A sharp shout rang out, this time not from Geng Ge, but from He Yiping, the captain of the Phantom Squad and a super-ninth-level expert!
Having come this far, he knew he couldn't escape this swamp of the dead. If he continued to be stubborn, he would destroy everything the Phantom Squad had.
"Wouldn't it have been simpler if we'd done it this way earlier!"
Jiang Yuan chuckled. He used the same old method: first, freeze the swamp, then defeat the monsters one by one. Once the monsters were scattered and broken up, he began to chant the death god's incantation.
Killing demons and monsters is not worthwhile because they don't drop any items. They seem to be walking on the edge of the rules, neither following them nor dying out.
However, for Jiang Yuan, these demons and monsters were ready-made gift packages of the marks of the dead, with each demon and monster containing hundreds or thousands of marks of the dead.
"Buzz!"
The last demon in the arena vanished, and Jiang Yuan moved after accumulating 3,600 marks of the dead.
“I want the lotus!” Jiang Yuan stretched out his hand to He Yiping.
"Yes, there are also 50,000 ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones!" Yu Tu quickly added.
He Yiping and the others sat on the ground, panting heavily. They didn't feel any resentment after hearing Jiang Yuan and Yu Tu's forceful demands. At this moment, they were only grateful to be alive. Only when you are close to death can you truly appreciate the beauty of life.
"Captain, this is the mercenary team that's here to rescue us!" Geng Ge said, pointing at Jiang Yuan and the other man.
He Yiping finally came to his senses and focused his attention on Jiang Yuan and Yu Tu. When he detected Jiang Yuan's cultivation level, his expression changed several times. After confirming that the person in front of him was the one who had just slaughtered the demons and monsters, he smiled bitterly and said, "I misjudged you. I didn't expect your disguise to be so superb!"
He subconsciously felt that Jiang Yuan was hiding his strength, otherwise he couldn't possibly possess such power.
"The lotus flowers in the swamp already belong to someone else. We hope Captain He will be so kind as to part with them and give them to us!" Jiang Yuan said politely.
He Yiping frowned. Although he was reluctant to part with the treasure, he knew very well what he had to give up.
"I didn't expect you to know about that flower too!" He Yiping didn't rush to take out the lotus flower, but instead started talking to Jiang Yuan.
"Hey, why all the nonsense? Just give me a straight answer!" Yu Tu already considered the Three-Life Lotus to be his for the taking, and he was furious when it was stolen. Now that he saw the rightful owner, he was even less friendly.
"Xiaoyu!" Jiang Yuan called softly, then glanced at He Yiping and asked, "Do you know what kind of flower this is?"
"We waited here for two days before the Three Lives Lotus produced its first Dao Flower. Unfortunately, we didn't anticipate the dangers here, which almost led to the annihilation of the Phantom Squad." After saying this, He Yiping slowly took out a palm-sized blue lotus flower.
Tianyan
Three Lives Lotus - Azure Lotus: Absorbing the evil karma of all beings to nurture a sacred flower. Effects: Purifies bloodline, each petal permanently increases the maximum spiritual energy by 100 (Usage restrictions: Effective below the 5,000 Spirit Realm barrier, and Azure Lotus petals cannot be reused).
Jiang Yuan was shocked. This was the first time he had ever seen a treasure that could enhance the spiritual barrier. According to the spirit of the palace, the spiritual barrier was a person's potential limit, which was very difficult to change. But now, this Three-Life Lotus could enhance the upper limit of spiritual energy. It goes without saying how terrifying this effect was.
"This thing was originally ours!" Yu Tu snatched Qinglian away, and the Void Blood Spirit in her hair excitedly swam around Qinglian.
"Isn't this the strange beast that was guarding the Azure Lotus before?" Yun'er had sharp eyes and thought of the events of the past two days as soon as she saw the Void Blood Spirit.
He Yiping's eyes were strange; he had also recognized the Void Blood Spirit.
When they arrived, there were two powerful super ninth-tier alien beasts here. However, yesterday afternoon, the two alien beasts that guarded them left, which gave them the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Now the owner of the strange beast has come knocking on their door and even saved them. Can you believe how awkward that is?
"Which mercenary group are you two from?" He Yiping tried to change the subject.
"Sorry, we're not mercenaries!" Yu Tu made no attempt to hide anything. "However, we still have to accept the bounty you posted for the mission!"
"Not mercenaries?" He Yiping looked at the two of them in astonishment.
"That's none of your business. Just give us 50,000 ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones!" Yu Tu stuffed Qinglian into Jiang Yuan's hand, while simultaneously demanding the mission reward from He Yiping.
“Girl, this isn’t right!” He Yiping smiled bitterly.
"Are you trying to renege on your promise? Let me tell you, neither of us has a good temper, especially him, he'll eat children!" Yu Tu immediately threatened when she heard that the other party dared to deny it, and she was especially fierce when she used Jiang Yuan as a threat.
"No, our original mission was to lead the surviving Phantom Squad out of the Undead Swamp, but now, look at this..."
He Yiping pointed to his surroundings and sighed, "We can't get out at all!"
"Ah, is this the mission?" Yu Tu hadn't even listened carefully herself, so she could only turn to Jiang Yuan for help.
Jiang Yuan nodded, tacitly agreeing with He Yiping's statement.
"The most urgent task now is to find a way out of the Undead Swamp. As long as we leave the Undead Swamp, I will present you with all the promised 50,000 ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones!" He Yiping assured him.
"Tch, I saved you guys for nothing!" Yu Tu grumbled.
These complaints made He Yiping and the others feel extremely embarrassed.
"It's not difficult to get out!"
Suddenly, Jiang Yuan spoke calmly.
"Do you have a solution?" He Yiping asked excitedly.
"Yes, but we need your cooperation!" Jiang Yuan's gaze fell upon the desolate, withered forest.
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