I revived myself with Resurrection Art, dropping a level but increasing my Attack by 10%. I ran deeper into the cave immediately after the revival, just in time to avoid the Tianyuan’s head smashing into the cave I had been in a while ago. I had no idea where I was going, and it was pitch black inside. It didn’t matter though. If I didn’t find a terrain I could use to fight the boss soon, I would become turtle food!

Swhoosh!

I relied on the Purple Ying Sword’s light to illuminate my way as I dashed into the darkened map. Suddenly, I emerged into a cavern that was filled with countless totem poles that were shaped like Xuanyuan Swords. It was a wide hall, and the minimap called it “Xuanyuan Hall”. Well shit, if there was one place my hope resided, this would be the place!

……

"Do you think you can escape death, boy?"

To my surprise, the Tianyuan opened its mouth and spoke in a most unpleasant voice. It had to be the Evil Spirit of Chiyou. Ew!

The stone-carved totem poles looked like swords standing on the tip of their blade. A pair of them formed some sort of a two-man wide entrance that was more than wide enough for me to pass through, but not the Sacred Beast. Sure, its head could just barely pass through the opening, but there was...