Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 358 - 348: Desiccated Pseudo-God

The thick, ink-like Evil Qi gushed out from the cracks of the coffin, instantly filling the enclosed space.

Qin An squinted his eyes and whispered, "Pseudo-God."

This Evil Qi was distinctly different from the aura of ordinary monsters; with a little discernment, one could detect the Pseudo-God Power contained within.

"This place was originally the treasure left by that master, but now a Pseudo-God appears, there must be something fishy."

The people had no time to think deeply, focusing their attention and locking their gaze on the surging Evil Qi at the crack of the coffin.

At that moment, a skeletal hand suddenly reached out, with fingers like hooks, clasping onto the edge of the coffin.

"Boom!"

The coffin lid exploded, with fragments shooting out like sharp arrows, deeply embedding into the surrounding stone walls.

The walls, which had been continuously constricting, abruptly halted, and the fiery-red patterns on the dome faded, reverting to the appearance of bluish-gray bricks.

A mummy sat upright from the coffin, its hollow eye sockets as abyssal as they were soul-stirring.

It donned tattered clothing, surrounded by roiling Evil Qi, resembling a demon emerging from hell.

As the mummy Pseudo-God’s gaze swept over Qin An and the others, its abyss-like eye sockets suddenly flared with bloodthirsty red light, as if a hungry wolf had spotted succulent prey.

The mummy Pseudo-God abruptly rose and charged towards Qin An and the others, its decayed mouth slightly ajar.

A dry, hoarse roar squeezed out from its rotting throat.

"Those who disturb the master must die!"

The battle erupted instantly!

"Inner God Realm Perfection, be careful!" Wang Yue shouted sharply, his Ink Sword akin to a black dragon emerging from the abyss, stabbing straight at the mummy’s head.

Though Liu Yi often jokes around, as a Mountain Patrol Silver General, her might is not ordinary.

She flipped her palms, colorful imprints flying like swarming butterflies, sealing the mummy’s vital points in an instant.

At this moment, the mummy Pseudo-God moved.

The mummy Pseudo-God swept across with its left arm, fiercely clashing with the Ink Sword, Evil Qi colliding with Sword Qi violently.

Its right claw tore through the air, claw marks mingling with a foul wind, clashing intensely with Liu Yi’s palm imprints.

"Boom!"

A terrifying series of booms resounded, shaking the surrounding stone walls fiercely.

Liu Yi and Wang Yue retreated several steps together.

The mummy Pseudo-God was blown away, its back slammed heavily against the wall, uttering a muffled sound.

However, the mummy Pseudo-God seemed oblivious, immediately rising, rushing towards the three once more.

Wang Yue’s expression turned grave: "It appears to be Inner God Realm Perfection, yet it can fend off two... Its strength far exceeds estimation!"

Liu Yi said solemnly, "This place is dangerous, though the master’s identity is unknown, this person seems to have been a follower during the master’s lifetime."

As the two conversed, the mummy Pseudo-God had already drawn near.

Liu Yi and Wang Yue acted without hesitation, engaging with the mummy Pseudo-God again.

Sword Qi, claw marks, and palm imprints clashed mutually.

Every step of the mummy Pseudo-God was incredibly precise, treading within the gaps of the attacks, evading part of the assault.

Another part of the attack was countered by the mummy Pseudo-God using claw prints.

For a moment, the mummy Pseudo-God was battling two without falling behind.

Liu Yi suddenly remembered something and turned to look behind: "Qin An, still not taking action?"

They almost forgot, there was an important figure here, that being Qin An.

But at that moment, they didn’t see Qin An draw his sword.

As Liu Yi turned to look, the scene before her was astonishing, she almost got injured by a sneak attack from the mummy Pseudo-God.

She saw Qin An distanced from the battlefield, walking in a magical manner within the square room.

Each step seemed casual, yet brimmed with a profound, mystical aura.

Six-Colored True Essence spread across Qin An’s legs, pouring forth along the ground.

"What are you doing?" Liu Yi asked in passing,

Without turning his head, Qin An spat out two words: "Break Formation."

Though he only said ’Break Formation’, both Wang Yue and Liu Yi, being veterans of life-and-death experiences, instantly understood.

Wang Yue instantly realized: "The reason this Pseudo-God can battle two is due to the Array Power here. If Mr. Qin breaks the array, it will certainly weaken its strength!"

Having said that, Wang Yue unleashed several more sword strikes.

The ink-colored Sword Qi erupted, forcing the mummy Pseudo-God back.

Liu Yi didn’t overthink, focusing entirely on responding to the mummy Pseudo-God’s attacks, waiting for Qin An to break the array.

Qin An’s expression was serious, continuing to move in the room.

If an array master was here, they would be amazed to find that every step of Qin An was placed on the most fragile point of the Dead Array.

The Dead Array originally has no weak points.

But if life force is found, then the Dead Array can transform from being a flawless array into one that can be breached.

Now, it was Qin An’s time to breach the array.

And Qin An was wholly devoted to breaching the array, unable to spare his attention.

Therefore, the mummy Pseudo-God was left to Liu Yi and Wang Yue to handle, buying him time.

The battle continued.

Qin An seemed to wander at the edge of the battlefield, completely unconcerned with the situation at hand.

The mummy Pseudo-God, leveraging the power of the array, seemingly held the upper hand.

Cold sweat appeared on Wang Yue’s forehead: "Is Mr. Qin finished? We can’t hold on much longer!"

He never thought that, as a master of Inner God Realm Perfection, the first moment he entered the treasure of a master, he would face a life-and-death crisis.

The mummy Pseudo-God fought stronger with time, while his momentum faded gradually.

If this continues, only death awaits him.

Liu Yi bit her silver teeth, transforming palms into fingers.

Every finger strike broke through surfaces, blasting away the mummy Pseudo-God’s attacks.

But borrowing the might of the array, both were currently in a disadvantageous position.

Liu Yi looked back and said: "Qin An, if you can’t breach it soon, we’ll all end up here!"

As soon as the words fell, she found there was no trace of Qin An’s figure behind her.

Liu Yi’s changes caught Wang Yue’s attention, who also glanced back and found it empty, where was Qin An’s shadow?

At this moment, a faint, imperceptible footstep sounded.

As the footsteps arose, Qin An’s icy voice echoed throughout the room.

"Break!"

With this utterance, the mummy Pseudo-God, previously like a ferocious deity, suddenly paused, its Evil Qi visibly reduced by half.

The mummy Pseudo-God, formerly of Inner God Realm Perfection, instantly fell to Great Success of Inner God Realm.

"You dare sabotage the master’s grand plan?" The dried corpse turned around in fury.

Its claws swiped like the wind towards Qin An’s neck.

Upon seeing this, Wang Yue exclaimed in horror, "Be careful, my lord!"

Even though this Pseudo-God was only at the Great Success of the Inner God Realm, Wang Yue knew that Qin An’s cultivation was only at the initial stage of the Inner God Realm, not even at Small Success.

Faced with this Great Success Inner God Realm Pseudo-God dried corpse, he likely couldn’t withstand it.

If this happened elsewhere, Wang Yue wouldn’t care, but if something happened to Qin An here, under Jin Fengyu’s wrath, the Ink Sword Sect would likely be in deep trouble.

Liu Yi slightly shook her head, "Watch him perform."

Wang Yue was stunned on the spot, even his speed to rush for rescue slowed by a beat, "What do you mean?"

Liu Yi’s red lips slightly curled up, "His strength is much higher than you think."

Wang Yue’s face was full of astonishment. He turned around and saw a scene he would never forget in his lifetime.

Qin An appeared calm and composed. At the moment the dried corpse Pseudo-God pounced, he suddenly drew out Cold Star.

As the blade came out, its cold light flashed, turning the entire space white.

The Six-Colored True Essence entwined the blade. Qin An stepped into the air, and the blade slipped across the neck of the dried corpse Pseudo-God.

Simultaneously, he lightly tapped its shoulder with his toes, reversed his grip on the long knife and pierced it from above!

"Pfft!"

The blade was completely embedded.

Qin An flipped and landed, re-sheathed the blade, and a Pseudo-God core appeared in his palm.

"Boom!"

A rumbling sound erupted.

The dried corpse Pseudo-God crashed to the ground, no longer making a sound.

Wang Yue was speechless for a long time before struggling to say, "Initial stage of Inner God... One slash to cut down Great Success?"

He even wanted to slap himself a few times to wake up because what he saw was too shocking.

With one strike, he exterminated the Great Success Inner God Realm Pseudo-God, while Qin An was merely at the initial stage of the Inner God Realm.

This kind of power of overcoming adversity in battle was terrifying to the extreme.

Liu Yi chuckled, "Grandmother was right; your actual combat power far exceeds your realm, no wonder Grandmother and Mr. Jin view you differently."

Wang Yue smiled wryly, "With such strength, Mr. Qin, why didn’t you mention it earlier? It made Wang worry for nothing."

Qin An said flatly, "You never asked."

Wang Yue’s mouth twitched slightly.

Is this really a question of asking or not?

Having such strength should have been mentioned earlier.

Everyone has already formed an alliance, yet he waits until the critical moment to reveal his power.

Qin An no longer spoke, focusing on the corpse of the dried corpse Pseudo-God, shaking his head, "The situation here is more severe than I imagined."

Returning to the main issue, Wang Yue no longer considered Qin An’s concealment of his strength.

Liu Yi asked, "How dangerous is it?"

Qin An pondered, "This dried corpse Pseudo-God should be a follower of that master. This is the place where the master fell; the dried corpse also died here and became a Pseudo-God after being washed with Evil Qi."

"Since it’s the master’s follower, there might be more than one." Wang Yue mused.

"If so, battles should be happening everywhere, this chaos is probably greater than we imagine."

Qin An nodded, "That’s right, the more chaotic it is, the more advantageous it is for me. Let’s head to the next place first."

Liu Yi asked, "How do we get to the next place?"

"The dead array has turned into a living array." Qin An looked at the coffin, "Finding life in death, this is the only way out."

The three came to the coffin and looked down, then found that beneath the coffin was an incredibly dark hole.

"No one knows where exactly it leads." Qin An succinctly said, "Let’s go down and see."

Wang Yue frowned deeply, "This place is perilous; we can’t rashly go down. We should think of a better way to explore. Wait! Mr. Qin, what do you mean?"

He was halfway through his words when he saw Qin An had already flipped over to the top of the coffin, preparing to leap down from above.

This scene nearly made Wang Yue’s jaw drop.

Qin An turned his head and said, "The array has already broken; this is the only way to survive."

"According to the guidance of the Array, going deeper is definitely not dangerous, so you can go down with peace of mind."

Liu Yi stepped with her long legs, flipping to stand beside Qin An, "Let’s go down and have a look."

Seeing the two acting so nonchalantly, Wang Yue thought to himself that perhaps he was being too cautious.

Since Qin An, an expert in Arrays, said so, then there should be no problem.

Upon thinking this, Wang Yue pushed off with both feet, jumping onto the coffin.

The three looked into the pitch-black hole, stopped communicating, and leaped in.

The darkness of the hole enveloped the figures of the three, who then disappeared.

...

In this enormous underground structure, various battles were taking place.

As many as ten thousand people were divided by the invisible Array Power.

Some managed to stabilize the danger they encountered, while others died on the spot.

Death was continuously spreading.

At this moment, in a place full of magma.

Lu Wufeng wiped the sweat off his forehead, looking at the two Inner God Realm Deer Demons beside him, a trace of seriousness flashed in his eyes.

In the center of the magma, the corpse of a Pseudo-God was lying in it, being slowly devoured by the lava.

As soon as they entered, they encountered a dried corpse Pseudo-God at the Perfection of the Inner God Realm, and the Pseudo-God’s strength was high, even Lu Wufeng was no match.

Fortunately, even though they were separated, two Inner God Realm Deer Demons followed Lu Wufeng, helping overcome the crisis.

"Wonder how the others are doing." Lu Wufeng thought to himself.

He, too, had fought his way out of the bloodshed, so he quickly realized that everyone was split apart.

But now, in such dire straits, he couldn’t afford to think much.

Just then, the magma suddenly parted, revealing a staircase.

The stairs led into the darkness, disappearing from view.

Lu Wufeng sneered, "Let’s go."

There was no exit here, only this staircase.

Lu Wufeng knew this was the only way out.

The two Deer Demons nodded slightly, following behind Lu Wufeng, their figures disappearing at the end of the staircase.

A cold murmur came from the depths.

"Qin An... don’t die too soon, your life can only be ended by me personally."