The plaque seemed to possess a kind of magic that drew in one's mind. Even Xiao Ming, whose Soul Power was considerable, could not avoid being affected.
Fortunately, the Qianbai Two Elders were beside them. A single light cough snapped them awake.
"Go in. The door will only remain open for one hour. After that hour, whether you have obtained what you need or not, you must come out."
With a creaking sound, the tightly shut doors slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black passage within.
Glancing at the four people beside him, who were still dazed, Xiao Ming strode into the passage.
The passage was not long. After roughly three minutes, Xiao Ming passed through the darkness.
A powerful light shone toward him, making him unconsciously tilt his head slightly aside.
Before Xiao Ming was an extremely spacious chamber. Nearly ten energy barriers covered the walls around the room, each slowly pulsing with light and illuminating the chamber as brightly as day.
The others arrived close behind him. Hearing their footsteps, Xiao Ming turned back for a look.
He saw a girl named Jiayun pointing at the energy barriers with a puzzled expression. "The Vice Dean said there are treasures here. Are the treasures inside those energy barriers? Are we supposed to enter them?"
"Uh... we don't know either."
The other three were equally confused by her question.
Xiao Ming naturally knew, but there was no need to explain.
They would find out soon enough.
As the group stood bewildered in the enormous chamber,
a faint whistling sound suddenly rang out. Though extremely subtle, to them it was as loud as muffled thunder.
Their gazes immediately followed the sound, eventually settling on an energy barrier toward the left.
"Something's coming!" Jiayun said excitedly.
Sure enough, the moment her words fell, a