"This is..."
The crowd stared at the energy liquid seeping from the crystal wall, paused for a moment, glanced at the crystal walls on both sides, and stood still for a long time.
"The crystal walls here are closing..."
Gu Qingyang suddenly said in a somewhat hoarse voice.
As soon as Gu Qingyang spoke, the passage fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone turned their attention to Gu Qingyang, whose expression turned quite grim. Two strands of Dou Qi extended from his fingertips, eventually connecting with the crystal walls on either side. Upon closer inspection, they indeed sensed a subtle pressure being transmitted back through the Dou Qi.
"Damn it, what kind of place is this?!"
Seeing Gu Qingyang's expression, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and some couldn't help but curse out loud.
Gu Zhen, standing beside Gu Qingyang, also had a solemn expression. He quickly walked to the crystal wall, touched it with his palm, and then said in a deep voice, "There is something inside the crystal wall."
"Boom!"
As soon as Gu Zhen finished speaking, he slammed his fist into the crystal wall. A crack immediately appeared in the crystal wall, revealing countless tiny, snow-white things writhing within. Liquid-like substances seeped out, covering the crystal surface and rapidly solidifying, forming an extremely thin layer of solid energy...
"These things are secreting energy to repair the crystal walls."
Gazing at this scene, everyone gasped, feeling a chill creep up from the soles of their feet. Slowly turning around, their eyes swept across the surroundings. So, this energy barrier standing between heaven and earth was actually... created by these tiny white insects? Judging by the size of these insects, how terrifying must their numbers be to create such a massive energy barrier?
They had unwittingly stumbled into a colossal insect hive!
Their gazes were fixed on the tiny white insects, and as they observed them closely, their faces slowly turned pale.
"Ancient Devouring Bug..."
"Shouldn't this kind of thing have disappeared long ago? How come it's here..." Gu Xun'er said with a hint of disbelief.
"This light screen must have been created by these Ancient Devouring Bug... I never expected that we would stumble into their nest. If they all awaken, all of us here will be reduced to ashes in an instant." Gu Qingyang said with a somewhat solemn expression. Obviously, encountering these Ancient Devouring Bug here was completely unexpected for him.
"I'm afraid it's not just this light screen, but perhaps a lot of the energy inside this Heavenly Tomb was created by them..." Gu Zhen squatted down, touched the ground, and then slowly said.
"Huo Xuan, are you trying to kill us all here?" Gu Xun'er suddenly shouted at Huo Xuan.
However, Huo Xuan seemed not to hear Gu Xun'er's cold shout. He slowly raised his head, looked at her, and said, "I brought you in here, at least allowing you to live until now. If you hadn't come in, you would have died in the Energy Storm earlier."
"A mad dog bites people indiscriminately!"
"What did you say!"
The Silver Shirt Man and the burly man from the Gu Clan could no longer restrain themselves. They took a step forward, released their Dou Qi, and assumed a fighting stance.
"Enough! Stop!"
Gu Qingyang roared at them.
As the Black Annihilation Army Great Commander, Gu Qingyang was usually kind and approachable to his subordinates. His outburst of anger surprised both the Silver Shirt Man and the burly man, who immediately withdrew their Dou Qi and returned to his side.
Then, Gu Qingyang glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "The crystal walls on both sides are slowly closing in. The most urgent task is to break through the passage as soon as possible, otherwise..."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded slightly. It was too late to say anything now. There was a raging Energy Storm outside the passage. Retreating meant certain death, and staying here meant certain death. The only way to survive was to break through the passage!
"From now on, everyone, stop holding back. Of course, if you want to die, I won't stop you..." Gu Qingyang said in a deep voice, then waved his hand. "Let's do it!"
"Um."
Seeing this, everyone nodded again and quickly stepped out, their Dou Qi surging out without reservation. In an instant, the rumbling sounds inside the passage suddenly became more intense.
"Boom!"
Under the relentless bombardment of the group, the speed at which the crystal wall was opened suddenly accelerated, and as crystal fragments flew, a thick layer of them covered the ground.
As everyone worked hard to open it up, the crystal walls on both sides began to slowly wriggle as if they were being shaken. Eventually, it became visible to the naked eye that the crystal walls on both sides were slowly closing in.
"More and more Ancient Devouring Bug are gathering here..."
A continuous stream of liquid energy seeped out from the crystal wall and then rapidly condensed into a solid form. At this rate, the passage would probably be closed before they could completely break through the crystal wall.
"This can't go on..."
"Any attack will be devoured by these Ancient Devouring Bug; indiscriminate attacks will only cause them to secrete more and more energy..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful Dou Qi slammed into the crystal walls on both sides. Sure enough, the Dou Qi disappeared as soon as it touched the crystal walls, and streams of liquid energy flowed out even faster where the Dou Qi landed.
Huo Xuan looked at the crystal walls on both sides and could vaguely see the dense swarms of insect shadows behind them. The sheer number of them was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
"Hmph, Huo Xuan, your methods of harming people are really quite good..." Seeing more and more Ancient Devouring Bug gathering, Gu Xun'er stopped attacking, turned to Huo Xuan who had not made a move from beginning to end, and said with resentment.
"These mere Ancient Devouring Bug are no challenge at all!"
"Do you have a way...?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyang said in disbelief.
The Ancient Devouring Bug were too terrifying. With their abilities, they simply couldn't solve this predicament. He found it hard to believe that Huo Xuan had a way to deal with them.
Huo Xuan took two steps forward, clenched his fist, and summoned the Strange Fire. As soon as the Strange Fire appeared, the temperature inside the passage immediately rose.
"Go!"
With a flick of his finger, the Strange Fire in his hand flew out and finally made light contact with the crystal wall.
"Squeak!"
The moment the two made contact, a piercing hiss suddenly emanated from the crystal wall, and everyone was astonished to see that the intense heat instantly annihilated countless Ancient Devouring Bug.
"The Ancient Devouring Bug cannot devour Strange Fire..."
Seeing the effects of the Strange Fire, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, they had finally seen some hope again.
"Hurry up and clear the passage!"
A hint of joy flashed in everyone's eyes, and they urged him on impatiently.
Huo Xuan ignored the urging and turned his gaze to Huo Zhi, Yao Tian, and Yao Ling, saying, "I can take care of opening the passage. As for the two sides of the crystal wall, I'll leave them to you. Slowing down the closing speed of the crystal wall shouldn't be difficult."
"No problem."
Huo Zhi and Yao Tian possessed flames that were ranked high on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, while Yao Ling's Strange Fire was slightly lower in rank, but slowing down the closing speed of the crystal wall was not difficult for her.
"In addition..."
Huo Xuan turned his gaze to Gu Xun'er and said, "Don't just sit idly by either. You possess the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, so let's open a passage together."
Gu Xun'er glanced at Huo Xuan but didn't say anything. Clearly, she was slightly annoyed that Huo Xuan was giving orders here.
The next second, Gu Xun'er withdrew her gaze, made a hand seal, and a golden flame quickly surged from her body. Under her control, the flame slammed into the thick crystal wall!
"Time is of the essence, let's get started!"