Ssss!
This, thinking carefully about it, it doesn’t seem impossible... Could I end up being killed here?
But seeing how confident Yan Hui and his group are, and how well-prepared they seem, it doesn’t really look like they’re getting set up...
Hmm, it probably isn’t the case. If these two were puppets, Xiao Ya and Voodoo wouldn’t have missed that detail.
Seems like I’m overthinking it... Moreover, if I’m not mistaken, "Fearful God" should be a Demon of the Abyss path, the kind that’s quite ancient and primal, possessing a special intimidating ability called ’Emperor Engine’...
Damn! It’s all because the [Tai Chu Scroll]has no more uses!
Otherwise, whether they are puppets or not, I could see through it at a glance, wouldn’t be so timid, suspecting shadows everywhere?
Xu Shu took a deep breath, his gaze discreetly sweeping backward.
In his vision, at the back of the team, a faint, subtle spiritual brilliance was stealthily being indecent.
Their height was apparent, gathering at a position lower than 1.2 meters—clearly the invisible Xiao Ya.
He then looked ahead and quickly found points of similar spiritual outlines in front of Yan Hui as well.
No doubt, that was the invisible Voodoo.
This is the role of "Spiritual Perception"! Under Spiritual Vision, even a fifth-tier Alien Species King cannot hide, let alone these little third-tier experts?
Of course, invisibility is indeed useful. If Xu Shu didn’t already know they were here, he might have easily overlooked this slight anomaly.
On another note, Voodoo running at the forefront of everyone seemed quite impatient.
This both reassured Xu Shu and made him start speculating.
Clearly, the hidden knowledge Voodoo possesses, whether in understanding the Four Sufferings Mysterious Sect’s ruins or mastering the six Buddhist relics including the "Seven Treasures Lotus" inside, far exceeds Xiao Ya’s.
This is the advantage brought by age.
Although Xiao Ya is considered old, she is still too young compared to Voodoo, who rose to prominence when she was barely weaned.
Moreover, the organization Voodoo belongs to should have also provided help.
As one of the two branches under the mysterious Star Group, the "Annihilation Association" isn’t much less knowledgeable than the "Extinguishing Road Traveler". At the time, Wuxin gave me a strong impression, although she was still third-tier in strength, the secret knowledge she wielded was entirely unlike that of third-tier, which is essentially the benefit of leaning against a big tree.
Sigh~ Why does it feel like Xiao Ya, despite providing me substantial help, gives me the impression of being a pig teammate?
Xu Shu silently complained.
As he ponders, the team continues to advance underground.
Encountering multiple monster ambushes along the way.
Sometimes it’s some tentacle-like withered vines, attacking snake-like.
Sometimes it’s lotus flowers with human faces, blood-filled mouths, biting at sight.
These two types of monsters are almost everywhere in the cave. From their appearance, the lotus monsters easily remind one of the White Lotus Sect’s lotus spirits, bringing thoughts of the "Mother of Non-Birth".
However, facing the massive army of the Red Emperor, these lotus monsters are merely ants trying to stop a carriage, appearing for no more than ten seconds before being obliterated on the spot.
Everyone advances in a sweeping manner, singing the progress.
It’s worth mentioning that whether it’s the vine tentacles or these Cannibalistic Lotuses, after dying, they immediately wither at the spot, rotting into pus without yielding any crystals.
It seems, the influence left by "Mother of Non-Birth" still ravages everywhere in this mountain’s underground cave.
This left Xu Shu greatly disappointed.
Monsters dropping no crystals, what’s the difference from being scammed?
The local monsters truly lack manners!
Leading to the significant resentment of Annihilation Association’s "Yin Hu", his killing intent even more intense, causing nearby Red Emperor warriors to shiver.
After progressing further inside, the passageway became increasingly spacious, eventually revealing a huge underground palace ahead.
This is also another temple.
Its design is very similar to the "Yangtianzhenyi Temple" outside.
Unlikely for this end to be ruins—it’s an intact, ancient building.
On the plaque towering more than ten meters high, strange and hard-to-read ancient characters are inscribed.
...