“Gold armor? Gold saber???”

Zhou Yue pointed at Maruko Taoist, sucking in a cold breath.

“Fellow Daoist, did you perhaps touch a red loot pile?”

“Where’s red? Isn’t this Illusion Realm only supposed to have blue loot piles?”

Maruko Taoist also looked bewildered.

Just like the map, Lu Ze had partially modified the °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° drop rates of loot piles within the map.

Both the refresh locations of loot piles and the refresh probability of items were highly random.

“Forget it, I’ll just let you have a little... lest you say I’m bullying a junior!”

Zhou Yue drew his white longsword, his gaze firm.

His skill was indeed more than a little higher than Maruko Taoist’s.

After several sharp offensives, he actually managed to chip away a full sixth of the opponent’s armor bar!

“No way... Bro, are you insulting me?”

Maruko Taoist’s face was flushed red, furious.

It was one thing that he couldn't win a saber duel, but the other party seemed to be holding back, unable to even scratch him for a long time.

It was as if he was using him to practice his Moves.

“You’re the one insulting people!!!”

Zhou Yue’s face turned dark with anger.

His white sword was already chipped, and he was telling him that only this much armor value had dropped??

The opponent’s broad saber was incredibly fierce.

When they attacked at the same time, his attacks would always be inexplicably parried, and if Zhou Yue hadn’t had good movement and dodged in time, he would probably have been shredded by the golden Qi wind long ago.

The longsword’s charged attack released Sword Qi.

Zhou Yue’s Combat Comprehension Ability was excellent, so he immediately changed his playstyle, maintaining distance from the opponent and constantly wearing him down with Sword Qi.

The good news was, he took no damage; the opponent couldn’t hit him at all.

The bad news was, the opponent also took no damage.

This darn white longsword was purely just tickling the golden armor!!

Coupled with the previous few parries, his white longsword had no durability left...

Every time he swung his sword, there was a “ding-ding” sound.

“Fellow Daoist, can I sharpen my sword in front of you?”

“You guess!”

...

With one strike from Maruko Taoist, Zhou Yue became obedient.

Not only was his armor shattered, but his health bar was almost drained.

Fortunately, Zhou Yue had good movement, dodging and retreating repeatedly, backing all the way out of the small courtyard.

“Die!”

Maruko Taoist grew more confident with each attack.

Zhou Yue, however, smiled.

He had deliberately lured the opponent here because Zhong Yi and Mu Yawen were nearby!

With weapons in hand, he didn’t believe they could lose a three-on-one fight!

“Hmph... Fellow Daoist, don’t be too pleased, you might not know, I also have...”

Before Zhou Yue could finish his sentence, wails came from the team voice chat.

Zhong Yi: “Old Zhou, save me, save me!”

Mu Yawen: “Senior Brother Zhou, save me, save me!”

Zhou Yue: “...”

...

...

One minute later.

The three, now in spirit form, looked at each other’s soul tombs with speechless expressions.

Each of the three had died in their own way.

Mu Yawen died because her health was too low and she was ganged up on by three people.

Zhou Yue died because he had bad luck, using a white sword against a gold saber.

Zhong Yi died because he was too weak, holding a purple long spear and getting stabbed to death by someone using a blue katana...

“According to the System’s guidance, we need to find that... Rebirth Altar?”

Looking at the System prompt that appeared before him, Zhong Yi immediately looked around.

In his field of vision, several lotus patterns appeared.

According to the System’s prompt, if one died before a fixed time, they would have one chance for Rebirth.

As long as they went to the Rebirth Altar, they could Rebirth and obtain a set of basic equipment.

“The closest Rebirth Altar... has a lot of people!”

Zhong Yi looked up at the covered bridge situated above the river valley.

According to the lotus’s guidance, the closest Rebirth Altar was located there.

Numerous figures were scurrying about there, and flashes of blades and swords exploded from time to time, clearly indicating a chaotic battle was underway.

“To be safe, let’s go somewhere else!”

After much deliberation, Zhong Yi made his decision.

He turned and ran towards the outskirts of Tianren City.

Behind a series of terraced fields on the outer side, there was also a Rebirth Altar.

“That’s good... Let’s re-equip, and then fight our way back!”

Zhou Yue fully agreed.

Basic equipment meant a white saber and white armor.

He had already suffered once from trying to fight above his league with such gear.

“We must take Tianren City!!”

Mu Yawen was the most excited.

Although he hadn’t fully grasped the game yet, this Illusion Realm, where combat was the main factor, made him feel incredibly hot-blooded.

The three immediately agreed and frantically ran towards the Rebirth Altar behind the terraced fields.

As they ran, they saw an old acquaintance not far from the Rebirth Altar.

It was “Chu Feiyu,” who had been chasing them at the start of the game.

At this moment, he was also in spirit form, hiding alone at the Rebirth Altar, seemingly avoiding something, not daring to revive.

“Oh, isn’t this Brother Chu? It hasn’t been long since we last met, how did you die already?”

Zhou Yue greeted him with a grin, and casually lifted his foot.

“You...!”

Chu Feiyu’s eyes widened, and he seemed to want to speak but held back.

“Hmph! It was you who crippled me, causing me to be killed by others... If you have the guts, revive and let’s fight!”

Mu Yawen clenched his fists furiously.

“Tch! What’s there to be afraid of!! Don’t you guys bully me just because there are more of you, come at me one by one, and I won’t smash your heads in!!”

Chu Feiyu was exasperated, his face flushed.

“Come, come, let me see what kind of strength you have, to be so arrogant!”

How could Zhou Yue resist such provocation?

He immediately walked to the Rebirth Altar and revived on the spot.

After reviving, he could no longer see the spirits in the air.

So he waved at the air: “Where are you? Come out and get beaten!”

Immediately after, Zhong Yi and Mu Yawen also revived.

After reviving, Zhong Yi looked at the scattered soul tombs on the ground with a strange expression, muttering to himself: “Strange... why are so many people dead here...”

Just then, from the purple bushes behind them, two grappling hooks suddenly flew out, hooking Zhou Yue and Mu Yawen.

Two players, dressed in purple armor and wielding purple weapons, “swished” towards them along the grappling hooks. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

“Hahaha, Old Chu’s tactic of waiting by the tree for rabbits is brilliant!!”

“Three more fools came to deliver themselves to us!”

The two laughed boisterously.

Zhong Yi immediately understood.

No wonder there were so many soul tombs here...

So it was Chu Feiyu pretending to be alone, baiting others to revive here, and then having his well-equipped teammates finish them off!

“Hiss... This is practically a direct teaching from Junior Brother Lu!!”

Even pure-hearted Mu Yawen, after hearing Zhong Yi’s explanation, gasped.

“What are you afraid of! It’s just purple armor, we’re 3 against 2, we still have a chance!”

Zhou Yue gritted his teeth, unwilling to give up.

“Old Zhou is right, we might not...”

Before Zhong Yi could finish his sentence, one of the players, wearing leather armor with tattoos on his upper body, swept a layer of sand and dust with both hands and leaped forward fiercely.

“Rage of the Sandstorm!”

A violently raging tornado firmly surrounded the three of them.

“Crimson Serpent’s Obscurity!”

Another man with a cloth blindfold over his eyes had the phantom of Kunlun Xuan Nü appear behind him, and streaks of purple light locked onto them.

Zhong Yi and the other two instantly froze in place.

These two not only had purple equipment, but they also had ultimate Moves!!

Zhong Yi’s mouth twitched: “May I ask what your teammate Old Chu’s full name is?”

“His surname is Chu, given name Sheng!”

“I think it’s ‘beast’ (chùshēng) instead!!”