Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

A cold, damp atmosphere wafted over, mixed with a faint stench of decay, making one involuntarily frown. Beyond the entrance was a winding passage, the walls of which were covered with bluish-black moss and dark green mold, damp and with water droplets dripping from above, making a "drip-drip" sound that was particularly clear in the silent passage.

The ground was even more horrifying, with scattered remains of bones and some old instruments of torture, including chains, shackles, and whips... all covered in dark red bloodstains, which, though long dried, still emitted a nauseating stench of blood.

The passage was dimly lit, with only a few oil lamps casting a faint glow that barely illuminated the path ahead. They proceeded cautiously, afraid of triggering hidden mechanisms.

"Be careful, there might be traps here," Lu Lingxi Yao whispered, while releasing her mental energy to carefully examine the surrounding environment.

Youming nodded, his figure flickered, and he transformed into a black kitten with a pair of small wings on his back. He slowly flew forward, using his keen senses to carefully explore the path.

"Hiss..." Youming suddenly stopped, letting out a low hiss. It raised all the fur on its body and stared at the front warily.

Lu Lingxi Yao immediately realized there was danger. She quickly drew her Flying Snow Sword and held it in front of her. The White Tiger and the Nine-Tailed Fox transformed into human form and stood on either side of Lu Lingxi Yao, ready for battle.

Suddenly, a black vortex appeared on the ground at the corner of the passage ahead. Several black tentacles emerged from the vortex, their surfaces covered with sharp barbs, and attacked Lu Lingxi and the others.

"It's earthbound tentacles!" Youming growled, issuing a warning.

Lu Lingxi's eyes sharpened, and she brandished her long sword, unleashing a series of sharp sword energies that slashed towards the tentacles.

"Pfft, pfft..." The sword energy collided with the tentacles, making a series of cutting sounds. The tentacles were severed, and black liquid flowed out, emitting a pungent, fishy smell.

However, after the tentacles were severed, they regenerated rapidly, and their numbers increased, surging in from all directions and surrounding Lu Lingxi and the others.

Upon seeing this, Lu Lingxiyao quickly formed hand seals and chanted incantations. A powerful fire elemental force erupted from her body, instantly condensing into a giant fire dragon.

"Go!" Lu Lingxi shouted softly, and the fire dragon roared as it charged toward the tentacles, the scorching flames distorting the surrounding air.

"Sizzle sizzle..." The tentacles were scorched by the flames, emitting a burning smell, and quickly withered before turning into ashes.

At the same time, the White Tiger and the Nine-Tailed Fox attacked simultaneously. The White Tiger swung its giant claws, releasing golden sword energy to sever the tentacles that tried to approach. The Nine-Tailed Fox, meanwhile, manipulated nine elements to form a huge elemental domain, trapping the tentacles within and launching continuous attacks.

With the combined attack of the three, the earthbound tentacles were quickly wiped out.

However, this was just the beginning. The passage was riddled with traps and mechanisms, including ground-binding tentacles, poisonous fog, hidden arrows, ground spikes, and many more.

Youming scouted ahead, using his keen senses to spot and avoid most of the traps in advance, but even so, they still encountered several dangers.

Once, when they were walking through what seemed to be a safe passage, the ground suddenly collapsed, revealing a huge pit. The bottom of the pit was covered with sharp spikes. If Lu Lingxi hadn't reacted quickly and released her spatial power to lift them up, they probably would have fallen into the pit and been pierced by the spikes.

On another occasion, as they passed through a stone gate, the gate suddenly opened, and countless poisoned arrows shot out from it. If the White Tiger hadn't released a golden shield in time to block the arrows, they would probably have been riddled with arrows.

Besides the traps and mechanisms, a few Black Abyss members also appeared sporadically in the passage. They were relatively weak, mostly only at the Spirit Sea Realm level. They were no match for the powerful strength of Lu Lingxi and Yao, and were quickly dealt with.

After a difficult trek, Lu Lingxi and the others finally arrived at the end of the passage. At the end of the passage was a huge stone chamber, and in the center of the stone chamber was a simple cage.

The cage was welded from thick iron bars, rusty and covered with dark red bloodstains, emitting a nauseating stench of decay and blood.

The cage was cramped, only able to hold a few people. The ground was covered with a thin layer of straw, damp and dirty. The cage had only one iron door, with a huge iron lock hanging on it, securing the cage firmly.

Lu Lingxi's gaze was instantly drawn to the cage. She quickly stepped forward and peered into the cage through the gaps between the iron bars.