# 718
Chapter 719 Forbidden Ruins Amplifier
The moment Lin Qiye sat down on the Prayer Mat, he felt endless burning heat surge into his body. In his consciousness, streams of pale blue aurora connected to his meridians, like some high-tech brain-computer interface, fully linking with his consciousness and flesh.
Once this connection was completely established, Lin Qiye's body shuddered. His spiritual power, mixed within the pale blue aurora, surged and rolled to every corner of these ruins.
In that instant, his spiritual感知 was amplified countless times, instantly crossing the boundless sky and covering the entire ruins.
Every broken wall, every stone, every speck of dust in the ruins was clearly etched into his mind. This feeling was like a deity sitting above the Nine Heavens, taking in all things in the mortal world. This incomparable god's-eye view suddenly gave Lin Qiye a莫名的 sense of pride.
But Lin Qiye didn't forget his purpose. Relying on this spiritual感知 that covered the entire ruins, he searched rapidly. In less than half a second, his consciousness locked onto a corner of the ruins.
It was around a black temple. Countless stone statues had already awakened, engaged in mixed combat with three figures.
One was a man with golden hair and blue eyes, holding a Western longsword—Lin Qiye didn't recognize him. Another was wearing a deep blue Han robe, fighting demons in close combat like a humanoid beast—that was Jialan. And the third...
Wu Xiangnan?!
At the sight of that figure, Lin Qiye froze in place.
Though years had passed, every member of Squad 136 was deeply etched in his memory. He hadn't forgotten how he became a Night Watch, how he grew step by step to where he was now...
Without Squad 136 from Cangnan, there would be no 【Nightfall】 today.
Wu Xiangnan—he could never forget.
But Lin Qiye didn't understand why Wu Xiangnan, the vice-captain of Squad 136, wasn't in Great Xia but had also appeared in a Japanese ruin separated from Great Xia by endless ocean. Was he dispatched by Night Watch? Did that mean... Jialan had also come from Great Xia?
Finding Jialan and Wu Xiangnan, Lin Qiye's heart raced with excitement. He wanted to retract his感知 from 【Mortal Divine Realm】 and try to activate other Forbidden Ruins, but he suddenly discovered that no matter how he tried to control it, 【Mortal Divine Realm】 couldn't be shut down.
Amplified by the Prayer Mat, the Forbidden Ruins operated like a forcibly running fixed program. No matter how hard he tried to close it, he couldn't.
His Forbidden Ruins no longer belonged to him...
Now, this Prayer Mat was controlling his Forbidden Ruins.
Not only that—Lin Qiye's body had gone completely rigid. He couldn't use even a shred of strength. Getting up from the Prayer Mat to break this state was utterly impossible.
It wasn't until this moment that Lin Qiye understood why Baili Pangpang had been sitting alone on this Prayer Mat, unresponsive no matter how he called out. His body and Forbidden Ruins had been completely controlled by the Prayer Mat, and he simply couldn't actively interrupt this state.
But fortunately, Lin Qiye had prepared for this.
Once two minutes were up, Lin Qiye felt his body being pulled upward, completely leaving the Prayer Mat. In that instant, his body and Forbidden Ruins finally returned to his control, but exhaustion surged over him like a tide.
This Forbidden Ruins amplification from the Prayer Mat also took a toll on the body.
Lin Qiye opened his eyes, frowning. Amemiya Haruki was gently laying him on the ground, his expression seemingly grave.
"Are you alright?" Amemiya Haruki asked.
Lin Qiye glanced at Baili Pangpang, who was still in deep slumber nearby, and waved his hand. "I'm fine... This Prayer Mat is more sinister than I imagined."
He had only sat on the Prayer Mat for two minutes and was already exhausted. Baili Pangpang had no idea how long he'd been on it. No wonder even after Baili Pangpang had left the Prayer Mat, he was still sleeping. This kind of physical exhaustion couldn't be recovered from easily.
Judging from this, it was hard to say how much longer Baili Pangpang, who had been sleeping on the Prayer Mat for who knows how many years, would need to sleep...
Lin Qiye stood up from the ground, stuffed 【Self-Space】 into his pocket to keep it safe for him, then after some thought, pulled out 【Yaoguang】 and tossed it to Wei Dong.
"Can you use this?"
Wei Dong caught the necklace, eyebrow raised. "Forbidden tool? Yes."
"You all fly him to the entrance and wait for me. I have some things to take care of." Lin Qiye paused. "If nothing goes wrong, I found the 'sentry' you mentioned."
Upon hearing the latter part, Wei Dong's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Golden hair, Western longsword, looks like a knight. He's fighting alongside my squad members."
"That's right! He's the Sixth Special Envoy."
"They're caught in a chaotic battle. I'll rescue them, then meet at the entrance." Lin Qiye walked to the edge of the azure cloud and said.
Wei Dong thought for a moment. "Alright."
"Wait!"
Just as Lin Qiye was about to step onto the Somersault Cloud and leave, Amemiya Haruki suddenly stopped him.
Amemiya Haruki removed the 【Rainfall Collapse】 from his waist and handed it to Lin Qiye. "Take it."
Lin Qiye was stunned. "But this is your blade."
"You're not bad at using it either." Amemiya Haruki said with a hint of酸溜溜 tone. "We're going to the entrance anyway, so we won't need it. Borrow it for now, and you can return it when we meet up."
After Baili Pangpang's Disarmament was lifted, the forbidden tools and Magatsu Blade here could all be used normally. This blade given to Lin Qiye meant an increase in his combat power.
Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment, then still took the 【Rainfall Collapse】 and hung it at his waist, the corners of his mouth slightly rising.
"Thank you."
Lin Qiye turned around. A wisp of cloud rose beneath his feet. After a moment of hesitation, he pulled out that long-unseen Sun Wukong mask from his chest, put it on his face, and rode the Somersault Cloud howling into the distance.
...
Beside the temple.
Waves of snow-white foam surged around the knight. With each slash of his longsword, they rushed forth, slicing a massive demon into fragments.
Among the three battlefields divided by demons, the knight had the most demon corpses around him. Relying on terrifying physical素质 and Western swordsmanship, he was a demon-slaying machine.
In truth, though the knight was the Oath Society's Sixth Special Envoy, his own realm wasn't high. This was mainly because for the Oath Society, realm and combat power weren't the decisive factors. What they had always lacked were talents with special skills.
Like experts in engineering, architecture, or firearms manufacturing. Or individuals with exceptional stealth and counter-surveillance abilities. Or masters of firearms. Or高手 like the knight, who possessed extremely powerful close-combat capabilities...
As Jinian had said, they weren't "regular army." They were just a group of "bandits" huddled together in the mist.