383: Chapter 383 Conditions for Opening the Fourth Gate

The main hall.

Lou Xiaoxing waited in front of the fourth door.

Yin Wenzheng and Tian Zhenzhen were also present.

Whoosh~

The door opened.

Xiao Weiqing stepped out with one foot.

In his hand, he held the arm of a black Nirvana Warrior; behind him, all the Nirvana Warrior bodies were linked together by Xiao Weiqing using ten thousand calamities, like a string of gourds.

Xiao Weiqing was pulling outward with all his might.

“Stop staring and help me out.”

Seeing Lou Xiaoxing remain unmoved, Xiao Weiqing spoke irritably.

“Ah, oh.”

Lou Xiaoxing snapped back to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Yin Wenzheng and Tian Zhenzhen also reacted from their shock. Yin Wenzheng stepped forward to assist, while Tian Zhenzhen, being injured, watched from the side.

The three of them worked together to drag out all the Nirvana Warrior bodies, which were dozens of meters long, and the third door closed once again.

“1, 2, 3, 4...”

“Nine of them?”

Lou Xiaoxing was completely dumbfounded. “You killed this many?”

He thought Xiao Weiqing might manage to kill three or five at most, but he hadn't expected a full nine.

“There are only nine. Those killed yesterday cannot be challenged again today,” Xiao Weiqing said.

“So you killed them all?”

“What else? Keep them around for New Year's?”

Lou Xiaoxing gave a thumbs up, his admiration sincere.

“You're amazing!”

Yin Wenzheng fell into a daze again. When he had lent a hand, he knew there were quite a few First-Class Nirvana Warrior bodies behind, but he hadn't expected Xiao Weiqing to simply wipe out all the First-Class Nirvana Warriors in one go.

Lying on the ground were nine complete Nirvana Warrior bodies.

No.

They were nine portions of first-grade nirvana stone.

Heavens.

Yin Wenzheng's head was buzzing.

Godfather? If Xiao Weiqing were willing to give him three portions of first-grade nirvana stone, he would even be willing to call him 'God-grandfather.'

Did anyone on Blue Star possess a First-Grade Divine Body?

Yin Wenzheng didn't know, but he could be certain that the Vermilion Bird Empire did not.

Xiao Weiqing threw all the First-Class Nirvana Warrior bodies into the machine.

He spoke up: “Brother Yin, do the Vermilion Bird Empire's records regarding the No. 9 Civilization Ruins mention how long it takes for a First-Class Nirvana Warrior to be challengeable again after being killed?”

Hearing this, Yin Wenzheng thought for a few seconds, flipping through the information regarding First-Class Nirvana Warriors in his mind.

He shook his head and said, “No. This is also the first time I've heard that a First-Class Nirvana Warrior cannot be challenged again the next day after being killed.”

“You have to understand, back then, the Second-Generation Empress only defeated a First-Class Nirvana Warrior; she didn't kill it.”

“If they had been killed, the Empire would certainly have first-grade nirvana stones.”

Hearing this,

Xiao Weiqing fell into silence.

The situation here at the Volcano seemed indeed somewhat different from the Ice Mountain side.

He had finished off all ten Nirvana Warriors, yet the fourth door still showed a red light instead of a green one.

Xiao Weiqing still could not enter the fourth door.

“That's not right.”

Xiao Weiqing suddenly thought of another possibility: that there might indeed have been a great treasure inside the fourth door, but it had already been taken away by someone else.

Therefore,

No matter how many First-Class Nirvana Warriors Xiao Weiqing killed, the fourth door would never open.

“What's wrong? You've killed all the First-Class Nirvana Warriors, yet you still have a long face.”

Xiao Weiqing shook his head. “I'm wondering if the fourth door just won't open anymore.”

Lou Xiaoxing was puzzled. “Why do you say that?”

“Perhaps someone has been inside already. Whether it was an Opportunity or a great treasure, it's already been taken.”

“Stated that way, it doesn't seem impossible,” Lou Xiaoxing said. “But don't be in a hurry. We've only been here a few days; maybe it will be fine after a while?”

“Or maybe it's like a game—we kill more mobs to accumulate 'aggro,' and once the aggro value is full, the fourth door will naturally open.”

“That's all we can do,” Xiao Weiqing said. Currently, there were no better options besides waiting.

“By the way, have you all challenged them today?”

“Not yet,” Lou Xiaoxing said.

Yin Wenzheng also shook his head. “I haven't either.”

“Then go ahead and challenge them. Let me know once you're done.”

Lou Xiaoxing's eyes lit up. “Are you planning to... kill them all?”

“Yeah.”

“Anyway, the Second-grade and third class Nirvana Warriors will reset tomorrow.”

“Good, these are all nirvana stones after all,” Lou Xiaoxing said. “I'll tell you when I'm finished.”

He turned to look at Yin Wenzheng.

“When are you going to challenge? You'd better hurry up. Otherwise, once Xiao Weiqing goes in, you won't even get a drop of soup.”

Yin Wenzheng nodded. “I'll challenge the third class now, and I'll try the Second-Class Nirvana Warriors in a bit.”

“Fine, you guys be as quick as possible. I'm going to Cultivate. Let me know when it's over.”

...

Afternoon.

Yin Wenzheng dragged his injury-riddled body out from the second door, but his hands were empty. With his current strength, he was not yet capable of dealing effective damage to a Second-Class Nirvana Warrior; he hadn't even managed to get a single piece of armor.

He walked to Lou Xiaoxing's door and knocked.

“Lou Xiaoxing, I'm out.”

Click~

Lou Xiaoxing opened the door and stepped out. Seeing Yin Wenzheng's empty hands and that the machine likewise had nothing in it, he knew Yin Wenzheng had certainly gained nothing.

“Failed?”

Yin Wenzheng nodded helplessly.

Before entering, Yin Wenzheng had still harbored a sliver of hope, thinking he might be able to snatch a piece of scale or armor from a Second-Class Nirvana Warrior.

As it turned out,

Reality had slapped him awake. The damage his proudest methods dealt to the Second-Class Nirvana Warrior was simply not enough to look at. Fortunately, he had adjusted his strategy in time, using his Movement Technique to circle around the Nirvana Warrior and endure for ten minutes.

“As expected.”

Lou Xiaoxing laughed.

“...”

“Are all you people from Great Xia so 'good' at talking?” Yin Wenzheng said resentfully.

Lou Xiaoxing laughed heartily. “It's the truth.”

“Besides, what I said is nothing. If you tell Xiao Weiqing, you'll find out what truly harsh words sound like.”

As Lou Xiaoxing spoke, he walked to Xiao Weiqing's door and knocked.

“I'm going to challenge the Second-Class Nirvana Warriors. It'll only take a few minutes; you can come out now.”

“Okay.”

Xiao Weiqing's voice came from inside the room.

Hearing Xiao Weiqing's reply, Lou Xiaoxing didn't waste any time and entered the second door.

“What happened to you?”

After Xiao Weiqing came out and saw Yin Wenzheng covered in injuries, he asked curiously.

“I went to challenge a Second-Class Nirvana Warrior.”

“Second-grade? You?”

“Is that not allowed?”

Yin Wenzheng felt some anger. Although his strength was far behind Xiao Weiqing's, it wasn't as if he didn't even have the qualification to challenge them, right?

“It's allowed, but...”

“Do you want to write a suicide note?”

“What?”

Yin Wenzheng was stunned. I only challenged a Second-Class Nirvana Warrior once; why do I need to write a suicide note?

Xiao Weiqing said seriously, “I'm afraid you'll die inside. When Old Master Yin and Yin Linna ask about it, it'll be hard for me to explain.”

“You!!”

Hearing this, Yin Wenzheng almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

“Or you could tell Tian Zhenzhen and have her be a witness. I did warn you in advance, but you insisted on challenging the Second-Class Nirvana Warrior yourself.”

“As the saying goes, 'Good advice is hard to give to a ghost bent on dying.'”

“That way, Old Master Yin won't be able to blame me.”

“I! THANK! YOU!”

“No need!!”

Yin Wenzheng clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and turned to return to his room.