The stone gate collapsed with a resounding crash, creating quite a disturbance. Yang Haoran, who had been staring blankly at the gray liquid before him, was also startled awake by the sound.
As he ca to his senses, he reflexively looked towards the location of the stone gate.
It was rely a subconscious reaction, not driven by any particular curiosity about what lay beyond the stone gate. Yet, this instinctive glance brought about a change in his expression.
There were more than just this one stone gate in this place, but the others had already been opened, revealing a dark expanse beyond. Despite the distance making it unclear even with the aid of ghost eyes, the current stone gate was different.
Behind this stone gate lay a stone chamber, not very spacious. Aside from matching the height and width of the stone gate, it had only a slight depth, giving it a cramped feel.
It was hard to imagine that behind such a massive stone gate, there would be only this much space. Judging solely by the size of the stone gate, one would expect a sizable area behind it. However, reality proved otherwise.
An eerie green light cast a sickly pallor over the stone chamber, emitting a constant, unsettling aura. This eerie glow emanated from the walls and floor within the stone chamber.
"Interesting. If you don't co over to broaden your horizons, you might not have this chance again in the future," Xu ijing's voice reached Yang Haoran's ears. There were only the two of them left in this place now, and it was evident she was addressing him.
Glancing ahead, Yang Haoran saw that only a small portion of the gray liquid remained in front of him, with the rest having seeped into the ground. After hesitating for a mont, he sighed lightly with a touch of lancholy and then walked towards Xu ijing's position.
Sensing Yang Haoran approaching, Xu ijing couldn't help but sigh inwardly. She thought, "If I don't call this guy over, he might just stand there in a daze all day. Sigh, I wasn't any better off than him when my parents left."
With these thoughts in mind, Xu ijing's expression beca sowhat complicated. It wasn't until she felt Yang Haoran stop beside her that she composed her expression and looked back into the stone chamber.
Standing beside Xu ijing, Yang Haoran also directed his gaze into the stone chamber. Up close, he finally understood why the walls and floor of the stone chamber emitted such an eerie green light.
Ordinary stone walls and floors wouldn't emit such strange green light, but these were different.
Firstly, the material was different. Both the walls and floor were not made of ordinary rock but of so unknown substance.
Furthermore, they were covered in densely carved runes.
These runes were small, about the size of tadpoles, twisted and contorted, covering the entire walls and floor. Each rune emitted a faint eerie green light.
Individually, the faint green light from a single rune wouldn't be particularly striking. However, with thousands of runes emitting the sa faint green light simultaneously, the effect was entirely different, illuminating the entire stone chamber conspicuously.
Yet, what drew the most attention in the stone chamber was not these runes emitting eerie light but a mummified corpse.
Located at the center of the stone chamber, the mummified corpse wasn't seated in a serene posture like those in movies. Instead, its body was twisted into a grotesque position, its expression grimacing, seemingly in pain, unwillingness, and resentnt.
It was a complex expression, and it was hard to imagine what the figure had experienced before death to elicit such a complicated expression.
The eerie green light cast upon the mummified corpse made it appear particularly sinister and terrifying. Fortunately, both Yang Haoran and Xu ijing were not ordinary people, so they didn't feel much about the scene before them. If it were an ordinary person suddenly witnessing such a scene, they would not only be scared out of their wits but also likely jump in fright.
"Do you know what these runes are?" Xu ijing glanced at Yang Haoran beside her and asked.
Yang Haoran shook his head. He had no idea what these eerie green runes were. Even the few books Master Jiang had lent him didn't contain anything similar.
Unlike the talismans on paper or certain spells, these runes were not written in their familiar script, and he couldn't decipher them at all.
"These are Monster Clan's demonic runes," Xu ijing spoke up.
Yang Haoran was taken aback. He had heard of the Monster Clan, or group, from the books Master Jiang had lent him, but what exactly demonic runes were, he had never seen or read about them in those books.
"Demonic runes are special texts with unique powers among the Monster Clan. The runes you saw on the stone gate earlier were also demonic runes, but they were not pure demonic runes since they integrated several forces that do not belong to the Monster Clan."
Xu ijing was not entirely sure if the runes on the stone gate were demonic runes before, but the scene before her confird her suspicions.
Listening to Xu ijing, Yang Haoran suddenly realized the striking similarity between these runes emitting eerie green light and the ones on the stone gate. The only difference was their scale.
"How could there be demonic runes here? Could there be a Monster Clan presence in this mountain?" Yang Haoran asked, puzzled.
"I don't know if there's a Monster Clan presence in this mountain, but I have so guesses as to why there are demonic runes here," Xu ijing said, preempting Yang Haoran's inquiry. "I sense a considerable sealing power and destructive power in these demonic runes. If I'm right, these runes are ant to deal with him."
With that, Xu ijing pointed towards the mummified corpse in the middle of the stone chamber.
"This poor guy seems to have been trapped alive in this stone chamber, but he must have been quite formidable," Xu ijing remarked.
Yang Haoran furrowed his brows slightly, sowhat puzzled. "How do you know?" he asked.
With a proud smile, Xu ijing replied, "Firstly, as I ntioned earlier, these demonic runes possess considerable sealing and destructive power. If his strength wasn't formidable, it wouldn't have been necessary to go through all this trouble to kill him."
"Secondly, you've seen the demonic runes on the stone gate. Although they're not purely demonic runes, they integrate several forces from different individuals, combining their sealing powers into the runes. The purpose is simple—to suppress the one inside this stone chamber. Think about it, if the opponent wasn't formidable, would it be necessary to create such special demonic runes above the stone gate?"
"Thirdly, while I don't know what's behind the other stone gates, I know that the existence of these stone gates forms a sealing array, still targeting the one in front of us. Imagine the disturbance caused by both sealing and suppressing; if it wasn't soone significant, would all this trouble be necessary?"
Finishing her explanation, Xu ijing looked at Yang Haoran. Seeing his slightly strange expression, she thought he might be questioning her speculation, and her expression imdiately soured.
"Heh, don't believe ?" Xu ijing asked coldly.
Yang Haoran shook his head and calmly replied, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just surprising how much you know."
Upon hearing this, Xu ijing's expression softened slightly. She responded with a hint of arrogance, "I know more than you think. It's not just about living longer; it's about gaining experience to broaden one's knowledge."
There was an underlying ssage in Xu ijing's words, and Yang Haoran could sense it. In the past, he would have retorted imdiately, but now, he simply didn't have the mood for it.
Seeing Yang Haoran's lack of response, Xu ijing looked disinterested, but she didn't dwell on it. Instead, she focused her gaze once again on the mummified corpse in the center of the stone chamber.
Without lingering, she stepped into the stone chamber.
However, Yang Haoran remained in place, not following Xu ijing into the stone chamber.
The dense array of demonic runes in the stone chamber gave him a strange feeling. Coupled with Xu ijing's earlier words, he beca even more wary of the demonic runes inside. Rushing in recklessly might lead to serious consequences.
As for why he didn't stop Xu ijing, the reason was simple: Xu ijing's strength was terrifying. Since she had so understanding of the demonic runes and could provide a detailed analysis of the situation, her decision to enter the stone chamber must have been made with utmost confidence.
However, despite his trust, Yang Haoran remained vigilant. If Xu ijing encountered any danger, he would rush to her aid regardless of the circumstances.
He would do so not for any other reason but because Xu ijing had saved his life today, even though she hadn't ntioned it explicitly, Yang Haoran knew it in his heart.
Xu ijing, at this mont, was unaware of Yang Haoran's thoughts. She focused all her attention on the demonic runes in the stone chamber. The mont she stepped into the stone chamber, the demonic runes sensed an intruder, awakening like a sleeping beast suddenly roused from its slumber!
All the demonic runes trembled, emitting a buzzing sound. The eerie green light intensified, and the powerful sealing and destructive forces surged towards Xu ijing like two primordial beasts pouncing on her.
As expected, Xu ijing was prepared. Faced with this situation, she didn't hesitate at all. With a single hand, she wielded her weapon.
This ti, her strikes were not as casual as before. Her speed was astonishing, leaving afterimages with each swing.
The sound of air being cut rang out continuously. Under Yang Haoran's astonished gaze, deep scars appeared on the walls of the stone chamber with each strike. Nearby demonic runes shattered with each scar, dissipating into specks of spiritual light.
After a few breaths, Xu ijing stopped her strikes. In just those few breaths, Yang Haoran couldn't count how many strikes Xu ijing had made!
However, the entire walls and floor of the stone chamber were covered in deep scars, and more terrifyingly, all the demonic runes inside the stone chamber had disappeared, not a single one remaining.
"Thank goodness I controlled the force properly. Otherwise, I would have been worried about the stone chamber collapsing," Xu ijing said casually, looking at her handiwork inside the stone chamber. Yang Haoran heard her words, but he didn't say anything. He just twitched his mouth a few tis, and when he looked at Xu ijing's back, his eyes resembled those of soone looking at a monster.
[Heartfelt thankyou for the support! BokuBoku]
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