"It turns out, the path to the Inner Hall goes downwards, rather than forwards."
After Lin Dong opened the secret passage, Ye Linglong realized this, silently admiring the wisdom and craftsmanship of the tomb’s designer in her heart.
This design not only avoided easy discovery but also added a sense of mystery and reverence.
No wonder the chanical door wasn’t on the wall but cleverly hidden beneath the ground.
Of course, she admired Lin Dong even more. The designer had painstakingly crafted these chanisms with countless efforts.
Yet, with Lin Dong, it was deciphered in such a short ti.
The person even more shocked was Dracula.
It had taken Dracula a whole month to detect and open this chanism initially...
As for Lin Dong, not a month, not three days, he didn’t even take three minutes.
"Brother Lin, you are truly a monster. This well-planned chanism was broken by you in such a short ti."
"It seems that cooperating with Brother Lin was truly the right decision on my part. With Brother Lin here, this ti, we will definitely not return empty-handed but can successfully reach the deepest part of the Ancient General Tomb..." Dracula said, with a respectful expression on his face.
Lin Dong rely smiled, without saying anything, his gaze focused on the road ahead.
At the mont, on the floor of the Great Hall.
As the stone steps revealed themselves, a chill wind rushed from the hole, even with Lin Dong activating his Eye of Insight, penetrating through that thick darkness was impossible, only vaguely sensing the endless unknown and danger lurking below.
The stone steps seed like a path leading to the Nine Gates of Hell, invoking awe, yet the temptation to explore was irresistible.
Ye Linglong said, "What’s down there? Just a glance, and it feels like the soul is being sucked in."
"It’s like gazing into the Nine Gates of Hell..."
Dracula said with a laugh, "Down there is indeed the Inner Hall of the Ancient General Tomb. I went down before, but I halted at the Inner Hall. I couldn’t continue further."
"Because inside the Inner Hall, it is not as simple as just having chanisms. There were so Forbidden Arrays, and those Forbidden Arrays, I simply didn’t understand and couldn’t decode."
Hearing this, Lin Dong asked, "On the stone steps leading from the Outer Hall to the Inner Hall, is there any danger on that road?"
Dracula shook his head, "When I ca last ti, there wasn’t any danger. I encountered so blood bats, but to us Heavenly Realm Martial Artists, they are nothing worth ntioning."
"But this ti, I can’t guarantee there’s no danger. After all, like the Outer Hall, there wasn’t a General Armor last ti, but this ti, there is..."
Lin Dong nodded, then looked towards Ye Linglong.
He instructed her to stay close beside him, not leaving more than half a ter away.
Ye Linglong nodded and was practically sticking to Lin Dong.
"Dracula, since you’ve been here before, you lead the way," Lin Dong said.
Dracula naturally had no objections.
He lightly nodded, taking an elegant step, and was the first to step onto the stone steps leading deep underground.
The surface of the stone steps was covered with a layer of peculiar black material, under the dim light, it emitted a faint glow.
Lin Dong followed closely behind, walking side by side with Ye Linglong.
When his foot first touched those steps, an indescribable suction suddenly ca, startling him.
Lin Dong quickly identified that the material constructing these steps was an extrely rare "Dark Devouring Stone."
This stone material has a strange ability to silently absorb the inner qi of those in contact with it, using it to enhance its own hardness and defensive power.
Although the inner qi being absorbed at the mont was minimal, Lin Dong could still feel a subtle loss of power within his body, causing him to beco sowhat curious about the builder of this underground palace.
Being able to construct such an underground palace as a tomb indicates that this General was evidently a remarkable figure during his lifeti.
Not just like the rumored ’General’ who only knew bloodthirst and carnage.
He also knew how to employ various skills...
Dracula’s voice echoed from the front, tinged with a slight reminiscent tone:
"When I walked these stone steps last ti, I specifically counted, there are a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine steps."
"At the last ten steps, there may even be an influence of heart devils. At that point, you guys need to be a little careful."
Upon hearing this, Lin Dong and Ye Linglong both silently committed this number to mory.
Ye Linglong especially counted silently, each step was taken with caution, appearing very prudent.
As they delved deeper, the surrounding light grew increasingly dim, even the eyes of Heavenly Realm Martial Artists could not penetrate this darkness.
It was like a black hole.
When Ye Linglong silently counted to the one hundred and eighth step, a tiny and dense noise suddenly arose in the darkness, like countless fine needles falling to the ground.
Followed by, specks of blood-red light appeared in front, akin to the most eerie stars in the night sky.
"Those are blood bats," Dracula’s tily voice brought a steady reassurance, "they are guardians of this underground palace, but there’s no need to fear. As long as we deploy our defenses, they cannot easily breach."
"Rember, it’s best not to use fla or light attribute skills here, to avoid triggering other unknown chanisms."
Dracula’s words revealed his profound understanding and respect for this underground palace.
As a mber of the Blood Clan from the Ancient European Country, although he and the line of General are of different systems, they share many similarities in the mastery of dark forces.
He knew very well that fla and light to dark creatures were equivalent to natural enemies.
And in this resting place of a forr powerhouse, anything that might disrupt balance could be fatal.
Upon hearing this, Ye Linglong imdiately suppressed the fear in her heart, followed Dracula’s instructions, quickly deploying her defensive barrier, a faint blue light surrounded her, isolating those eager blood bats outside.
Lin Dong also deployed his Strong Protective Qi, safeguarding himself and Ye Linglong in front.
Of course, Ye Linglong wanted so training experience.
The blood bats’ attacks weren’t that strong.
So she intended to use her defense to withstand them.
Lin Dong, on the other hand, remained vigilant just in case.
"Shoo shoo shoo～～～～"
At that mont, nurous blood bats densely sward towards the trio.
They clearly sensed human blood and shrieked.
As if dense sharp blades were flying at them from all directions.
However, evidently, their attacks were indeed limited.
Not to say breaking through the defenses of Heavenly Realm Martial Artists like Lin Dong and Dracula, even Ye Linglong’s defense couldn’t be breached.
Their attacks, as their bodies transford, struck against their defensive shields, like raindrops striking an umbrella.
One could only hear the ’drip-drop’ sounds, unable to cause substantial damage.
"Let’s keep moving forward..." Dracula continued to lead in front, muttering softly, "I rember last ti, it wasn’t until over five hundred steps that we encountered blood bats. Why is it that this ti, it happened around a hundred steps..."
He sensed sothing wasn’t right and unease, thinking that this ti passing through might not be as easy as the last.
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