Online Game: Evil Dragon Against The Heaven - 240

Ye Tian Xie stood silently in place for a long time, various possibilities flashing through his mind and being immediately dismissed, while opposite him, the Undead Guardian Arrow God remained just as silent and motionless, as if it no longer perceived his presence.

Undead, after all, are merely soulless dead beings. Although the Undead Guardian Arrow God is powerful, it reacts like a puppet only under specific conditions.

Undead…

Darkness…

A flash of inspiration struck Ye Tian Xie; he suddenly looked up towards the pitch darkness ahead… he had forgotten about that item.

He quickly summoned his backpack, pulled out a shining object, and instantly, the absolute darkness dispersed, replaced by the dazzling light from the Bright Magic Lamp — the very lamp given to him by a little girl named Sasha in the town of Luo Feng.

Bright Magic Lamp: …… The light element within it naturally diminishes over time; currently, it can still light up for 30 seconds.

After using this Bright Magic Lamp in the Skeleton Cave to extinguish a young Undead Lord, the lamp could still shine for two minutes, but the automatic depletion of the light element had now reduced its duration to just thirty seconds.

Thirty seconds…Ye Tian Xie took a step forward, gathered all his strength, and threw the Bright Magic Lamp far ahead… It landed perfectly at the feet of the Undead Guardian Arrow God, and without hesitation, Ye Tian Xie charged forward.

Undead creatures fear the light the most; in its presence, they completely lose their vision, consciousness, and even life force.

As expected, as the space brightened, Ye Tian Xie, who had already stepped into the attack range of the Undead Guardian Arrow God, heard no sound of an arrow being shot. Looking ahead, he saw the Undead Guardian Arrow God covering its eyes with its hands, its body painfully twisting, and red damage numbers continuously popping up above its head — but it was doomed to guard that spot forever without the ability to move; otherwise, it would have fled at the first opportunity.

Excellent!

Ye Tian Xie rushed to the dark door in just a few seconds… It was a stone door that obviously needed to be pushed left and right to open. Ye Tian Xie placed his hands on each side, using all his strength to try to pull it open…

 【Ding…Your strength is insufficient to open this door.】

 【Ding…Your strength is insufficient to open this door.】

 【Ding…Your strength is insufficient…】

Despite Ye Tian Xie using all his might, the stone door remained immovable, not even budging slightly. Five seconds… ten seconds… Ye Tian Xie still did not give up and continued trying to pull. The Bright Magic Lamp’s light could only last for 30 seconds, meaning he had only the final few seconds left after accounting for the time already passed.

 【Ding…Your pet 『Xiao Bei』 requests to leave the pet space. Do you allow it?】

“Xiao Bei… come out.” Ye Tian Xie’s expression shifted, and he immediately allowed it. This was the first time Xiao Bei had actively requested to leave the pet space. Could it be…

Xiao Bei made a dazzling entrance under the illumination of the Bright Magic Lamp, its snowy white body shimmering in the light. After appearing, Xiao Bei patted its two cat paws together, then boldly stepped forward, grabbing the two sides of the door with its paws… and then forcefully pulled…

Creak creak creak creak creak…

To Ye Tian Xie’s astonishment, the door that he couldn’t budge was slowly opened by Xiao Bei, a tiny creature, revealing the pitch-black space ahead. The heavy sound made by the door as it opened was so profound that one could imagine the terrifying force required to open such a door.

Xiao Bei… this completely monstrous cat. Although its base attack attribute was slightly lower than Ye Tian Xie’s current level, Ye Tian Xie’s attack strength came largely from weapon and equipment enhancements, whereas Xiao Bei’s came entirely from its strength attribute. In terms of strength, level 20 Ye Tian Xie was no match for level 16 Xiao Bei.

The door was opened just wide enough for a person to pass through, and the Bright Magic Lamp was still shining. Initially, when Ye Tian Xie received this lamp from Sasha during a random quest in Luo Feng Town, he thought its only use was for lighting. However, this seemingly insignificant item had played a major role shortly thereafter. In the Skeleton Cave, it helped Ye Tian Xie extinguish an Undead Lord, and now, it had helped him overcome a seemingly insurmountable barrier.

Not retrieving the Bright Magic Lamp, as that would expose him to the fatal attacks of the Undead Guardian Arrow God now recovering. Ye Tian Xie glanced back at the Undead Guardian Arrow God, still covering its eyes, smiled slightly: he silently thanked that little girl named Sasha, and then he and Xiao Bei ran into the darkness ahead.

Beyond the darkness was more darkness, but this time, it wasn’t just a simple passage.

It was another spacious, ancient hall, not very large. At a glance, apart from a square boulder about two people tall in front of them, there was nothing else worth noting… not even a trace of a door.

The massive stone, at least three meters high and wide, stood flush against the wall. So… could the entrance to the next area be hidden behind this huge stone?

It seemed to be the only possibility.

But, the stone also seemed too large… Ye Tian Xie walked over, reached out to touch it. The surface of the boulder was smooth and even but extraordinarily cold and hard. Ye Tian Xie stood beside the stone, gathered his strength, furrowed his brow, and pushed with all his might…

The boulder did not budge.

【Ding…Your strength is insufficient to push this obstacle.】

The merciless system prompt left him speechless again. He took a deep breath and tried several times, but the boulder remained unresponsive, as if it were firmly anchored to the ground… Such a massive obstacle was simply not something a player, especially not one at Ye Tian Xie’s level, could move.

“Meow meow…”

Next up was Xiao Bei again.

It patted its paws, stood where Ye Tian Xie had just been, called out, then placed its paws on the boulder and pushed forcefully.

There was no sound, and under Xiao Bei’s push, the boulder still did not move.

Ye Tian Xie: “……”

Xiao Bei: “……”

“Xiao Bei, let’s do it together.” Ye Tian Xie stood next to Xiao Bei, took a deep breath, placed his hands on the boulder, and together, man and cat pushed with all their might…

…………

With both the man and the cat exerting their strength, the enormous boulder, several times larger than the combined force of the two, remained immobile, not even showing the slightest hint of movement.

Ye Tian Xie withdrew his now slightly sore hands, letting out a light sigh, “Forget it… such a huge stone is impossible to move. Let’s look around for another exit.”

“Ooh la la… Master, master, you can’t walk away. I feel it, the orange 『Core of Destiny』 is right behind this huge stone… It’s true, Guo Guo isn’t lying to master. Hurry up and push this stone away!” Guo Guo, sensing the scent of the Core of Destiny, popped up and exclaimed anxiously.

Ye Tian Xie looked up at the height of the boulder, and said helplessly, “Guo Guo, why don’t you try pushing it?”

Guo Guo looked up, paused, then vigorously shook her head while shouting, “No, no! Little Guo Guo is a cute little loli who hasn’t grown up yet, how can master make Guo Guo do such adult things… Master, you can’t bully Guo Guo.”

Ye Tian Xie: “……”

He couldn’t do it, Xiao Bei couldn’t do it, and together, they still couldn’t… This lifeless obstacle couldn’t be overcome with any strategic tricks or shortcuts, the only way was to push it with enough strength. However, overcoming this obstacle proved to be much more difficult than getting past the Undead Guardian Arrow God that could instantly kill him.

“Meow????? Wuuu~~~~”

From beside Ye Tian Xie’s feet came an unusually low growl from Xiao Bei, clearly a sound of frustration. Looking closely, Xiao Bei’s paws were tightly clasped together, its light green eyes intently staring at the boulder. Suddenly, it took a few steps back and extended a paw to push against Ye Tian Xie’s leg, signaling him to move aside.

Ye Tian Xie stepped aside, watching Xiao Bei with a curious gaze.

“Meow!!!!”

With a cry, Xiao Bei’s body leapt high, reaching over three meters in the air, from Ye Tian Xie’s feet to above his head, turning Ye Tian Xie’s perspective from looking down to looking up. Mid-air, Xiao Bei swiftly turned around and delivered a powerful 《Meow-Meow Kick》 right at the top of the boulder.

Boom!!!!

A loud sound reverberated, ringing in Ye Tian Xie’s ears… But what shocked him more wasn’t the noise but what he saw…

The powerful rebound force sent Xiao Bei tumbling backwards, while the boulder… began to slowly and laboriously tilt backward on its other side as a pivot…

Ye Tian Xie: (⊙o⊙)!!

A delicate cat, barely half as tall as Ye Tian Xie, had actually managed to move this massive stone, at least three meters high and incredibly heavy!

This scene was so visually striking that Ye Tian Xie could hardly believe his eyes.

Ten degrees… twenty degrees… thirty degrees… forty degrees…

As the boulder’s tilting angle grew larger, the speed of its movement slowed. Just as it was about to reach forty-five degrees, the momentum of the stone’s rotation stalled, and after a brief pause, it didn’t continue over but instead fell back towards its original position.

Ye Tian Xie quickly moved forward, using his body to try to support the boulder from flipping back, but his strength was clearly insufficient. Although his effort slowed the stone’s return, it continued to descend slowly, threatening at any moment to crush him beneath it.