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Chapter 504
Chapter 384: Enhanced Body Armament, the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism
2025-06-28 Author: Amnesty L
A golden halo rippled faintly in mid-air. A single touch should be enough to enter the so-called "Dungeon."
"First—Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique!"
With a solemn gaze, Tang Zheng was the first to activate the Ninja Job Skill.
The shadow squirmed.
A figure completely identical to Tang Zheng emerged from the shadow and stood to the side.
For the first experiment, Tang Zheng did not blend the "Frogman Egg" into the Shadow Clone, instead casting the Skill normally.
*Swish!*
The Shadow Clone paused in place for a moment, then shot forward in the next instant, touching the golden halo suspended in the air.
A golden light flashed.
The Shadow Clone vanished in an instant!
Tang Zheng's expression changed. He found that his connection to the Shadow Clone had been completely severed.
"Completely cut off?"
Tang Zheng's expression was a mixture of shock and uncertainty. "So is this Dungeon an independent Alternate Dimension, or is this an effect of the World Item itself?"
He couldn't be sure.
However, a normal Shadow Clone only lasted for ten minutes and had a one-hour Cooldown, so all he had to do was wait.
In the blink of an eye.
An hour passed.
The golden halo in the air had already dimmed, looking as if it might disappear at any moment. Tang Zheng raised a hand and fired a "Buddha Light Wave."
The golden halo lit up once more!
Seeing this, Tang Zheng seemed to be in thought, then activated the Skill again.
"Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique!"
Tang Zheng flipped his hand over, taking out the "Frogman Egg" that had been soaking in the "Infusion Potion" and blending it into the Shadow Clone.
*Swish!*
The Shadow Clone entered the golden halo and disappeared.
It was still a situation of complete isolation.
Tang Zheng stood quietly, waiting. Soon, another hour passed. He snapped his eyes open and activated the Skill again. "Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique."
The black shadow cast on the ground squirmed!
A figure of Tang Zheng appeared before him once more.
"Was it destroyed?"
Seeing this result, Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed.
A Shadow Clone blended with a "Frogman Egg" could exist for a longer period, yet he was able to successfully cast "Shadow Clone Technique" again.
This could only mean one thing: the Shadow Clone that entered the Dungeon had already been eliminated!
One must remember that the Shadow Clone fully inherited his Magic Power and Agility stats, yet it couldn't even last for an hour!
This gave Tang Zheng a relatively clear Cognition of the Dungeon's danger.
He waved his arm.
The Shadow Clone at his side dissipated.
The current experimental results were the limit; there was no need for further tests.
"It's about time to get ready."
Tang Zheng thought to himself and let out a low shout, "Body Armament!"
*Whoosh!*
A pale red Energy erupted from every pore of his body. This Energy instantly condensed into fiery-red Armor, enveloping Tang Zheng's entire frame.
[HP: 1012/1125 · MP: 725/918]
Activating Body Armament required a Cost of 10% of his HP.
Tang Zheng lightly stepped on the ground, his figure leaping up abruptly as he raised a hand and swiped downwards.
*BOOM!*
A massive red shadow, the Corpse of the long-dead Sun Anglerfish, slammed onto the Hill below with a muffled thud.
The enormous body, a full fifty meters long, glowed with a faint red light under the sun's rays. The air temperature seemed to rise a few degrees in that instant.
With a *thud*, Tang Zheng landed again from mid-air, stepping on the hard, red surface of the Scales. At the same time, he reached out, pressed his hands onto the Scales, and whispered, "Bountiful Blessing!"
*Omm—*
Faint Rune Characters began to surface on the crimson Body Armament.
In an instant!
With the palms of Tang Zheng's hands as the epicenter, the entire Sun Anglerfish Corpse began to tremble. The fiery-red color covering its body, its hard Scales, and even the Bones within the Corpse all began to gradually transform into a red, flowing substance, madly surging into the "Body Armament"!
The surface of the crimson Armor grew increasingly solid and condensed. The Pattern of the Scales became clearer and sturdier, and his entire body even took on an indescribable metallic texture.
…………
Skill: Rune Body Armament
Level: Legacy Class (51-60)
Durability: 928
Physical Defense: 425+355 (780/780)
Magic Defense (Mófáng): 503+277 (780/780)
Skills:
—Shadow Assault (5/Day)
—Ice Attribute Resistance (20%)
—Blazing Sound Wave: Releases a combined "Flame + Sound Wave" area-of-effect attack centered on the user with a range of 100 meters (5/Day)
—[Empty]
—[Empty]
Effect: Bountiful Blessing
Description: An unexpected product created by strengthening Degraded Body Armament with Rune Craft.
…………
In a moment.
The "Rune Body Armament" had stopped absorbing.
The Scales on the surface of the Sun Anglerfish had completely vanished, leaving only a large portion of the Bones within the Corpse that had not been fully absorbed.
"It's already reached its limit."
"Although I had to de-level the Sword Saint Class after breaking through to Level 61, the Level of my Body Armament has reached the 'Legacy Class' standard."
Tang Zheng was surprised that the Sun Anglerfish Corpse hadn't been absorbed in one go, but after looking at the change in his stats, he understood:
"The limit for both Physical Defense and Magic Defense (Mófáng) is 780, which is the value of a normal Level multiplied by 13."
"Even though I'm currently Level 60, with the stat bonuses from my various High-Tier Job Classes, even with Body Armament only providing half the stats, it's already approaching the Upper Limit of 780."
"So the overall increase in absorbed stats wasn't that high."
Tang Zheng stood up again, taking the Sun Anglerfish, which was now just red skin completely stripped of its Scales, and storing it back in his item box.
"The only other preparations I can make are with scrolls."
To deal with the Combat in the Dungeon, Tang Zheng wanted to be as prepared as possible.
Unfortunately.
The Resources he had on hand were limited, and there wasn't much that could help him.
"Scrolls are mostly used for Support, so I need to prepare Healing Scrolls first."
Having decided on this, Tang Zheng did not hesitate. He began to softly chant, activating the Magic:
"Sixth-tier Magic: Papermaking (Magic)!"
As the light of Magic Power flickered, 75 sheets of Sixth Tier Paper appeared before him. He wanted to create "Greater Healing" Magic Scrolls, which could restore 100 HP.
Casting the Sixth Tier Papermaking (Magic) four times would produce 300 sheets of Sixth Tier Paper. Since one Scroll consumed 20 sheets, he could make 15 Sixth Tier Scrolls.
During this process, he also used the second-tier "Mana Accumulation" and "Scroll Creation" to assist.
Creating scrolls of the 4th to 6th Tier required an extra 10 Magic Points per scroll.
To create 15 Sixth Tier Scrolls, he would need to spend a total of 225 points!
—Lower Wind Month.
June 22nd.
[Experience Slot: 53,000,000 → 48,500,000 / 1,880,000]
[HP: 1125/1125 · MP: 918/918]
100 "Sixth Tier · Greater Healing" Scrolls.
20 "Tenth-tier · Heating (Magic)" Scrolls.
3 "Tenth-tier · Armageddon (Good)" Scrolls.
Tang Zheng spent nearly two days getting everything ready. In addition to the healing Magic Scrolls, he had consumed 23 of his stored Tenth-tier Scrolls.
Among the Tenth-tier Magic he currently mastered, only two counted as Attack Magic: one was "Heating (Magic)," and the other was "Armageddon (Good)."
However.
Besides being usable only three times a day, each activation of "Armageddon (Good)" also consumed 1.5 million Experience points.
Tang Zheng could only store an extra three scrolls. Of course, he hadn't used his "Mad Meditation" Job Skill today, which meant he could still use it three more times.
*Clang!*
The crimson Body Armament Armor scraped lightly.
Tang Zheng stood up, cracked his neck, took a deep breath, and stared intently at the golden halo before him.
All necessary preparations were complete.
Further arrangements would be meaningless. The only regret was that he hadn't mastered many enhancement-type Magic spells.
"Let's hope my luck isn't too bad."
Tang Zheng suddenly let out a soft laugh and stomped his front foot on the ground.
*Bang!*
The red figure shot out abruptly, making contact with the golden halo.
With a *swish*, Tang Zheng's figure vanished.
…………
A piercing golden light flooded his vision.
Tang Zheng felt his entire body go light and floaty, with no point of leverage, only a sacred, low chant like a Sanskrit hymn faintly reaching his ears.
—All that has form is ephemeral and illusory.
—If you see all forms as non-forms, you will see the Tathagata!
As the final word fell upon his Ear.
The golden light in his vision instantly receded, revealing a vast Great Hall with a pure white Stone Floor, untainted by any impurity. Ahead, a Stone Wall was decorated with images and carvings of a White Jade Lotus Platform and a Gilded Buddhist Pagoda.
"So this is the Dungeon?"
The moment his vision returned, Tang Zheng immediately assumed a guarded stance while observing his surroundings.
He was currently in the very center of the area. Beneath his feet was a Lotus Platform Pattern, and above him, a soft Gilded Radiance emanated, preventing the environment from becoming dim.
The white floor and the golden light from above complemented each other, imbuing the entire environment with a sacred Buddhist nature and Majesty.
This gave Tang Zheng, standing in the center of the Great Hall, an inexplicable sense of smallness.
Vast and empty!
That was Tang Zheng's first impression. He looked up ahead, where a stone wall stood, emanating a golden, Buddha-like light.
But the most conspicuous thing was not the stone wall!
It was the two massive, burly Colored Stone Statues, about five meters tall, standing on either side of the wall.
They were clearly devoid of any life.
Yet, the moment Tang Zheng saw these two Colored Stone Statues, he felt an indescribable sense of pressure.
When he got a clear look at the faces of the two statues, Tang Zheng's pupils widened slightly as a strange sense of familiarity washed over him.
The Colored Stone Statue on the left was entirely cyan, its face a wrathful, glaring visage of the same color. It wore Chinese-style Armor and carried a Treasured Sword in its hand.
The Colored Stone Statue on the right was entirely red, its expression one of red-faced Majesty. It was dressed in the same style of Armor, with a Snake coiled around its shoulder.
"You've got to be kidding me."
Tang Zheng stared at the two giant stone statues before him and spoke in astonishment, "Aren't these the Growth Heavenly King and the Vast Eye Heavenly King from the Four Heavenly Kings?"
The overly Chinese style gave Tang Zheng, who had been in the Otherworld for a year, a sense of intimacy.
"The Vast Eye Heavenly King is holding a Snake, not a Purple Gold Flower Fox Diao. That means they're the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism, no doubt about it."
Tang Zheng's gaze fell upon the statue of the Vast Eye Heavenly King, observing it and confirming the information he had guessed.
There were different versions of the "Four Heavenly Kings."
The Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism were very similar to the Four Heavenly Kings of the Celestial Court. Tang Zheng couldn't accurately distinguish them, but he could tell them apart by the pets they held.
"Besides these two conspicuous statues, are there no monsters to fight like in a normal Dungeon?"
After confirming that the two statues were not moving, Tang Zheng retracted his gaze and looked around. There was nothing.
Wait?
Tang Zheng's gaze focused. He saw white, reflective objects on the ground in the distance. He began to move, walking in that direction.
His steps were steady and slow.
As Tang Zheng moved, he continued to watch his surroundings. By the time he reached the location of the reflective objects, the entire Great Hall remained empty and excessively quiet.
And the white, reflective objects were now fully revealed.
They were white Skeletons!
There were at least thirty complete ones, but most were shattered, and the ground was covered in a layer of white bone fragments.
There was not a trace of Flesh, not even any leftover clothing or weapons. The shape of the Skeletons belonged to the Human race.
Looking at these Skeletons and the broken Bones bearing signs of being gnawed on, Tang Zheng fell silent for a moment, re-evaluating the vast, empty Great Hall. "No exit, no Food. These people must have starved to death."
—The air returned to stillness.
"Mandala of Two Realms is a term from esoteric Buddhism, a diagram of deities centered around the 'Mahavairocana Tathagata,' divided into the Vajradhatu Mandala and the Garbhadhatu Mandala."
Tang Zheng once again looked at the two conspicuous, towering stone statues of the Heavenly Kings.
"There are only two of the Four Heavenly Kings' statues here. If this isn't the only space, then there must be two more statues in another space."
"In that case, things aren't so complicated. The Players need to fight the Four Heavenly Kings' statues. So... if you don't defeat them, you'll probably be stuck here forever."
"Heh, truly the style of a World Item. It's a bit like the [Map of Mountains and Rivers]."
A faint, cold laugh escaped Tang Zheng's lips. As he looked at the two statues in the distance, his expression grew increasingly grim.
"The trigger is probably an attack."
Tang Zheng moved, stepping back towards the rear edge of the Great Hall while raising his palm towards the motionless stone statues in front of him, Chanting:
"Seventh Tier Magic: Chain Lightning Dragon!"
*RUMBLE!*
An astonishing, dragon-shaped blue Lightning rapidly condensed on both of Tang Zheng's arms and shot towards the air.
The blue Thunder instantly tore through the air in front of him, slamming into the top of the Growth Heavenly King's head. The area-of-effect attack also landed on the Vast Eye Heavenly King beside it.
*BANG!*
The Thunder exploded on the two Heavenly King statues, letting out a muffled sound.
*Crack, ka... KACHA!*
Dense cracks suddenly appeared on the two Colored Stone Statues, which then began to fall off like crumbling debris. The once-lifeless statues, at this moment, completely came to life!
*BOOM! BOOM!*
The ground shook simultaneously.
The two Colored Stone Statues fiercely straightened their bodies, their immense auras surging forward.
In Tang Zheng's vision, semi-transparent information and a long Health Bar actually appeared above the heads of the two Heavenly Kings.
Growth Heavenly King (85Lv) · -90% Physical Damage
Vast Eye Heavenly King (85Lv) · -90% Physical Damage
Two pairs of icy eyes locked onto him in unison.
Tang Zheng looked at the information above the heads of these two Heavenly Kings and swallowed. "Damn it!"
2025-06-28 Author: Amnesty L
A golden halo rippled faintly in mid-air. A single touch should be enough to enter the so-called "Dungeon."
"First—Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique!"
With a solemn gaze, Tang Zheng was the first to activate the Ninja Job Skill.
The shadow squirmed.
A figure completely identical to Tang Zheng emerged from the shadow and stood to the side.
For the first experiment, Tang Zheng did not blend the "Frogman Egg" into the Shadow Clone, instead casting the Skill normally.
*Swish!*
The Shadow Clone paused in place for a moment, then shot forward in the next instant, touching the golden halo suspended in the air.
A golden light flashed.
The Shadow Clone vanished in an instant!
Tang Zheng's expression changed. He found that his connection to the Shadow Clone had been completely severed.
"Completely cut off?"
Tang Zheng's expression was a mixture of shock and uncertainty. "So is this Dungeon an independent Alternate Dimension, or is this an effect of the World Item itself?"
He couldn't be sure.
However, a normal Shadow Clone only lasted for ten minutes and had a one-hour Cooldown, so all he had to do was wait.
In the blink of an eye.
An hour passed.
The golden halo in the air had already dimmed, looking as if it might disappear at any moment. Tang Zheng raised a hand and fired a "Buddha Light Wave."
The golden halo lit up once more!
Seeing this, Tang Zheng seemed to be in thought, then activated the Skill again.
"Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique!"
Tang Zheng flipped his hand over, taking out the "Frogman Egg" that had been soaking in the "Infusion Potion" and blending it into the Shadow Clone.
*Swish!*
The Shadow Clone entered the golden halo and disappeared.
It was still a situation of complete isolation.
Tang Zheng stood quietly, waiting. Soon, another hour passed. He snapped his eyes open and activated the Skill again. "Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique."
The black shadow cast on the ground squirmed!
A figure of Tang Zheng appeared before him once more.
"Was it destroyed?"
Seeing this result, Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed.
A Shadow Clone blended with a "Frogman Egg" could exist for a longer period, yet he was able to successfully cast "Shadow Clone Technique" again.
This could only mean one thing: the Shadow Clone that entered the Dungeon had already been eliminated!
One must remember that the Shadow Clone fully inherited his Magic Power and Agility stats, yet it couldn't even last for an hour!
This gave Tang Zheng a relatively clear Cognition of the Dungeon's danger.
He waved his arm.
The Shadow Clone at his side dissipated.
The current experimental results were the limit; there was no need for further tests.
"It's about time to get ready."
Tang Zheng thought to himself and let out a low shout, "Body Armament!"
*Whoosh!*
A pale red Energy erupted from every pore of his body. This Energy instantly condensed into fiery-red Armor, enveloping Tang Zheng's entire frame.
[HP: 1012/1125 · MP: 725/918]
Activating Body Armament required a Cost of 10% of his HP.
Tang Zheng lightly stepped on the ground, his figure leaping up abruptly as he raised a hand and swiped downwards.
*BOOM!*
A massive red shadow, the Corpse of the long-dead Sun Anglerfish, slammed onto the Hill below with a muffled thud.
The enormous body, a full fifty meters long, glowed with a faint red light under the sun's rays. The air temperature seemed to rise a few degrees in that instant.
With a *thud*, Tang Zheng landed again from mid-air, stepping on the hard, red surface of the Scales. At the same time, he reached out, pressed his hands onto the Scales, and whispered, "Bountiful Blessing!"
*Omm—*
Faint Rune Characters began to surface on the crimson Body Armament.
In an instant!
With the palms of Tang Zheng's hands as the epicenter, the entire Sun Anglerfish Corpse began to tremble. The fiery-red color covering its body, its hard Scales, and even the Bones within the Corpse all began to gradually transform into a red, flowing substance, madly surging into the "Body Armament"!
The surface of the crimson Armor grew increasingly solid and condensed. The Pattern of the Scales became clearer and sturdier, and his entire body even took on an indescribable metallic texture.
…………
Skill: Rune Body Armament
Level: Legacy Class (51-60)
Durability: 928
Physical Defense: 425+355 (780/780)
Magic Defense (Mófáng): 503+277 (780/780)
Skills:
—Shadow Assault (5/Day)
—Ice Attribute Resistance (20%)
—Blazing Sound Wave: Releases a combined "Flame + Sound Wave" area-of-effect attack centered on the user with a range of 100 meters (5/Day)
—[Empty]
—[Empty]
Effect: Bountiful Blessing
Description: An unexpected product created by strengthening Degraded Body Armament with Rune Craft.
…………
In a moment.
The "Rune Body Armament" had stopped absorbing.
The Scales on the surface of the Sun Anglerfish had completely vanished, leaving only a large portion of the Bones within the Corpse that had not been fully absorbed.
"It's already reached its limit."
"Although I had to de-level the Sword Saint Class after breaking through to Level 61, the Level of my Body Armament has reached the 'Legacy Class' standard."
Tang Zheng was surprised that the Sun Anglerfish Corpse hadn't been absorbed in one go, but after looking at the change in his stats, he understood:
"The limit for both Physical Defense and Magic Defense (Mófáng) is 780, which is the value of a normal Level multiplied by 13."
"Even though I'm currently Level 60, with the stat bonuses from my various High-Tier Job Classes, even with Body Armament only providing half the stats, it's already approaching the Upper Limit of 780."
"So the overall increase in absorbed stats wasn't that high."
Tang Zheng stood up again, taking the Sun Anglerfish, which was now just red skin completely stripped of its Scales, and storing it back in his item box.
"The only other preparations I can make are with scrolls."
To deal with the Combat in the Dungeon, Tang Zheng wanted to be as prepared as possible.
Unfortunately.
The Resources he had on hand were limited, and there wasn't much that could help him.
"Scrolls are mostly used for Support, so I need to prepare Healing Scrolls first."
Having decided on this, Tang Zheng did not hesitate. He began to softly chant, activating the Magic:
"Sixth-tier Magic: Papermaking (Magic)!"
As the light of Magic Power flickered, 75 sheets of Sixth Tier Paper appeared before him. He wanted to create "Greater Healing" Magic Scrolls, which could restore 100 HP.
Casting the Sixth Tier Papermaking (Magic) four times would produce 300 sheets of Sixth Tier Paper. Since one Scroll consumed 20 sheets, he could make 15 Sixth Tier Scrolls.
During this process, he also used the second-tier "Mana Accumulation" and "Scroll Creation" to assist.
Creating scrolls of the 4th to 6th Tier required an extra 10 Magic Points per scroll.
To create 15 Sixth Tier Scrolls, he would need to spend a total of 225 points!
—Lower Wind Month.
June 22nd.
[Experience Slot: 53,000,000 → 48,500,000 / 1,880,000]
[HP: 1125/1125 · MP: 918/918]
100 "Sixth Tier · Greater Healing" Scrolls.
20 "Tenth-tier · Heating (Magic)" Scrolls.
3 "Tenth-tier · Armageddon (Good)" Scrolls.
Tang Zheng spent nearly two days getting everything ready. In addition to the healing Magic Scrolls, he had consumed 23 of his stored Tenth-tier Scrolls.
Among the Tenth-tier Magic he currently mastered, only two counted as Attack Magic: one was "Heating (Magic)," and the other was "Armageddon (Good)."
However.
Besides being usable only three times a day, each activation of "Armageddon (Good)" also consumed 1.5 million Experience points.
Tang Zheng could only store an extra three scrolls. Of course, he hadn't used his "Mad Meditation" Job Skill today, which meant he could still use it three more times.
*Clang!*
The crimson Body Armament Armor scraped lightly.
Tang Zheng stood up, cracked his neck, took a deep breath, and stared intently at the golden halo before him.
All necessary preparations were complete.
Further arrangements would be meaningless. The only regret was that he hadn't mastered many enhancement-type Magic spells.
"Let's hope my luck isn't too bad."
Tang Zheng suddenly let out a soft laugh and stomped his front foot on the ground.
*Bang!*
The red figure shot out abruptly, making contact with the golden halo.
With a *swish*, Tang Zheng's figure vanished.
…………
A piercing golden light flooded his vision.
Tang Zheng felt his entire body go light and floaty, with no point of leverage, only a sacred, low chant like a Sanskrit hymn faintly reaching his ears.
—All that has form is ephemeral and illusory.
—If you see all forms as non-forms, you will see the Tathagata!
As the final word fell upon his Ear.
The golden light in his vision instantly receded, revealing a vast Great Hall with a pure white Stone Floor, untainted by any impurity. Ahead, a Stone Wall was decorated with images and carvings of a White Jade Lotus Platform and a Gilded Buddhist Pagoda.
"So this is the Dungeon?"
The moment his vision returned, Tang Zheng immediately assumed a guarded stance while observing his surroundings.
He was currently in the very center of the area. Beneath his feet was a Lotus Platform Pattern, and above him, a soft Gilded Radiance emanated, preventing the environment from becoming dim.
The white floor and the golden light from above complemented each other, imbuing the entire environment with a sacred Buddhist nature and Majesty.
This gave Tang Zheng, standing in the center of the Great Hall, an inexplicable sense of smallness.
Vast and empty!
That was Tang Zheng's first impression. He looked up ahead, where a stone wall stood, emanating a golden, Buddha-like light.
But the most conspicuous thing was not the stone wall!
It was the two massive, burly Colored Stone Statues, about five meters tall, standing on either side of the wall.
They were clearly devoid of any life.
Yet, the moment Tang Zheng saw these two Colored Stone Statues, he felt an indescribable sense of pressure.
When he got a clear look at the faces of the two statues, Tang Zheng's pupils widened slightly as a strange sense of familiarity washed over him.
The Colored Stone Statue on the left was entirely cyan, its face a wrathful, glaring visage of the same color. It wore Chinese-style Armor and carried a Treasured Sword in its hand.
The Colored Stone Statue on the right was entirely red, its expression one of red-faced Majesty. It was dressed in the same style of Armor, with a Snake coiled around its shoulder.
"You've got to be kidding me."
Tang Zheng stared at the two giant stone statues before him and spoke in astonishment, "Aren't these the Growth Heavenly King and the Vast Eye Heavenly King from the Four Heavenly Kings?"
The overly Chinese style gave Tang Zheng, who had been in the Otherworld for a year, a sense of intimacy.
"The Vast Eye Heavenly King is holding a Snake, not a Purple Gold Flower Fox Diao. That means they're the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism, no doubt about it."
Tang Zheng's gaze fell upon the statue of the Vast Eye Heavenly King, observing it and confirming the information he had guessed.
There were different versions of the "Four Heavenly Kings."
The Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism were very similar to the Four Heavenly Kings of the Celestial Court. Tang Zheng couldn't accurately distinguish them, but he could tell them apart by the pets they held.
"Besides these two conspicuous statues, are there no monsters to fight like in a normal Dungeon?"
After confirming that the two statues were not moving, Tang Zheng retracted his gaze and looked around. There was nothing.
Wait?
Tang Zheng's gaze focused. He saw white, reflective objects on the ground in the distance. He began to move, walking in that direction.
His steps were steady and slow.
As Tang Zheng moved, he continued to watch his surroundings. By the time he reached the location of the reflective objects, the entire Great Hall remained empty and excessively quiet.
And the white, reflective objects were now fully revealed.
They were white Skeletons!
There were at least thirty complete ones, but most were shattered, and the ground was covered in a layer of white bone fragments.
There was not a trace of Flesh, not even any leftover clothing or weapons. The shape of the Skeletons belonged to the Human race.
Looking at these Skeletons and the broken Bones bearing signs of being gnawed on, Tang Zheng fell silent for a moment, re-evaluating the vast, empty Great Hall. "No exit, no Food. These people must have starved to death."
—The air returned to stillness.
"Mandala of Two Realms is a term from esoteric Buddhism, a diagram of deities centered around the 'Mahavairocana Tathagata,' divided into the Vajradhatu Mandala and the Garbhadhatu Mandala."
Tang Zheng once again looked at the two conspicuous, towering stone statues of the Heavenly Kings.
"There are only two of the Four Heavenly Kings' statues here. If this isn't the only space, then there must be two more statues in another space."
"In that case, things aren't so complicated. The Players need to fight the Four Heavenly Kings' statues. So... if you don't defeat them, you'll probably be stuck here forever."
"Heh, truly the style of a World Item. It's a bit like the [Map of Mountains and Rivers]."
A faint, cold laugh escaped Tang Zheng's lips. As he looked at the two statues in the distance, his expression grew increasingly grim.
"The trigger is probably an attack."
Tang Zheng moved, stepping back towards the rear edge of the Great Hall while raising his palm towards the motionless stone statues in front of him, Chanting:
"Seventh Tier Magic: Chain Lightning Dragon!"
*RUMBLE!*
An astonishing, dragon-shaped blue Lightning rapidly condensed on both of Tang Zheng's arms and shot towards the air.
The blue Thunder instantly tore through the air in front of him, slamming into the top of the Growth Heavenly King's head. The area-of-effect attack also landed on the Vast Eye Heavenly King beside it.
*BANG!*
The Thunder exploded on the two Heavenly King statues, letting out a muffled sound.
*Crack, ka... KACHA!*
Dense cracks suddenly appeared on the two Colored Stone Statues, which then began to fall off like crumbling debris. The once-lifeless statues, at this moment, completely came to life!
*BOOM! BOOM!*
The ground shook simultaneously.
The two Colored Stone Statues fiercely straightened their bodies, their immense auras surging forward.
In Tang Zheng's vision, semi-transparent information and a long Health Bar actually appeared above the heads of the two Heavenly Kings.
Growth Heavenly King (85Lv) · -90% Physical Damage
Vast Eye Heavenly King (85Lv) · -90% Physical Damage
Two pairs of icy eyes locked onto him in unison.
Tang Zheng looked at the information above the heads of these two Heavenly Kings and swallowed. "Damn it!"
