Chapter 80: Endless Shadows

Ye Shiyuan frowned not for any other reason, but because Bai He had said the barrier could not stop the shadow attacks.

That meant Bai He was now in increasing danger.

He was already beginning to regret bringing Bai He here.

Ye Shiyuan’s perception was extremely sharp.

After his warning, Xu Feng also became vigilant.

This time, four black shadows emerged.

Then eight.

Then sixteen...

The numbers continued to increase and the pattern of growth was already clear.

Next would be thirty-two.

If this continued, the quantity would only grow larger and larger.

At that point, it would become truly dangerous.

Ye Shiyuan remained on constant alert.

He had no idea what lay ahead.

The darkness was impenetrable; nothing could be seen clearly and there was no way of knowing when the shadows would strike.

Moreover, they attacked without warning.

It was entirely possible that they might target Bai He.

In truth, Bai He knew how to break this level, but he could not reveal it yet.

In the original story, how many had there been again...

Right.

Ye Shiyuan had faced more than five hundred shadow figures before finally breaking the formation.

"Host, you still need to wait patiently. Don’t worry. This level is actually an excellent test of Ye Shiyuan’s endurance and patience. Xu Feng will also accumulate valuable practical combat experience here."

As for Bai He, he feared death and these two would naturally protect him. So he was perfectly safe and had nothing to do.

What was more, he still wore armor.

This invisibility armor possessed defensive capabilities more than sufficient to withstand the attacks of these shadow figures.

The number of shadow figures continued to increase.

Again and again they attacked, and again and again they were driven back.

Ye Shiyuan knew that if they did not quickly break the formation here, it would soon be too late...

Seizing a brief opening, he swiftly moved to the front of the painting and looked up at it.

Judging by the pattern of the attacks, the next wave would likely consist of more than five hundred shadows.

What did five hundred mean? Just moments ago, when there had been over two hundred shadow attacks, he and Xu Feng had already begun to struggle to hold on.

"Senior Brother, there’s no time!"

The shadows surged forward again.

Ye Shiyuan had no opportunity to continue thinking and could only turn back to repel them once more.

Xu Feng had already reached his limit.

The shadows were right before him and it’s about to strike when Bai He suddenly drew his Sky Cutting Sword and blocked them back.

If they could just hold on a little longer just long enough to push back this wave they might be able to leave this place.

Bai He clenched his teeth.

He had originally not intended to make a move.

The two of them had been protecting him the entire time and he truly could not bear to watch any longer.

But in the original story, when Ye Shiyuan reached this place, he had been far stronger than he was now.

Therefore, facing more than five hundred shadows had been much easier then than it was now.

Enough.

The two of them were truly exhausted.

With the assistance of Bai He’s Sky Cutting Sword, everything became noticeably easier.

Finally, when the last shadow was repelled, Xu Feng collapsed onto the ground in fatigue.

Ye Shiyuan’s face was covered in sweat.

Bai He had only controlled the Sky Cutting Sword for a short while, yet he already felt drained.

However, if they did not break the formation, the root of the problem would remain unsolved.

What was more, the next wave would consist of over a thousand shadows.

They no longer had the spare strength to confront a thousand more.

Bai He pointed to the inscription written within the painting and spoke slowly, "Shiyuan, cross out the two characters ’Infinite’ in that poem."

In truth, Bai He himself did not want to keep fighting either and he spoke in haste.

There was no longer time to question why.

Following Bai He’s words, Ye Shiyuan slashed away the two characters "Infinite."

In that instant, the surroundings seemed to fall completely silent.

The interval between each wave of attacks had always been fixed. Yet this time, when the time arrived, there were no shadow attacks at all.

At first, they thought perhaps they had miscalculated the timing. But after waiting for a while, the silence remained unchanged.

After resting briefly, Xu Feng was overjoyed.

"It’s over, Master! It’s over!"

Bai He sat on the ground and looked up at him. "Do you really think it’s over?"

In contrast to Xu Feng’s carefree grin, Ye Shiyuan said, "We’ve only stopped the shadow attacks. We’re still here. We haven’t left."

In other words, this level had not truly been completely broken.

If it had been solved, they should have been able to leave this place.

Inwardly, Bai He silently gave Ye Shiyuan a thumbs-up.

As expected of the male protagonist, he’s truly intelligent.

"Well, it’s better than before, right? Senior Brother, have you figured anything out?"

Xu Feng looked at Ye Shiyuan.

He had been staring at the painting the entire time.

He was certain there must be something wrong with it.

Since the earlier crisis had been resolved using the inscription on the painting, then safely passing this place and leaving it probably had something to do with the painting as well.

"Ouch."

Bai He suddenly stood up and accidentally bumped straight into the stone frame that mounted the painting.

This was not an ordinary scroll.

Instead, a block of stone had been carved on all four sides and forming an exquisitely beautiful frame around the artwork.

"Master, are you alright?"

Bai He covered the spot where he had been hit, clearly displeased. "Why not use a scroll? Why use stone? What is this supposed to be?"

With his other hand, he touched along the edge of the stone and seemed to feel something unusual.