Lu Chen advanced step by step, breaking through layer after layer.
Each time he defeated a shadowy figure, the circle behind the stone stele would automatically vanish.
At the same time, countless pieces of formation knowledge rapidly poured into Lu Chen's mind.
It was like an ultimate expert bestowing enlightenment upon him, granting him benefits beyond imagination.
As time passed.
His movements had been swift at first, but the deeper he went, the more time each stage consumed.
At last!
He arrived before the stone stele where the Space-Time Divine Clan was trapped.
Several members of the Space-Time Divine Clan looked over at Lu Chen through layers upon layers of oppressive formations, their eyes filled with difficulty as faint spiritual ripples spread outward.
"Be careful... this layer of the formation contains the mysteries of the Five Elements. The Five Elements generate and restrain one another—be extremely cautious..."
Waves of spiritual thoughts entered Lu Chen's mind.
Lu Chen remained motionless, staring at the stone stele before him.
The symbols on the stele had grown far more complex, twisted and crooked, as though they were all tadpole script.
Suddenly.
The symbols on the stone stele lit up, and one shadowy figure after another swiftly emerged.
There were five figures in total, each wielding a treasure sword of a different color—green, red, yellow, white, and black. Their auras were obscure and unfathomable, their gazes cold.
They represented the five different powers of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
"Woooo..."
A strange, piercing sound rang out. The figure wielding the black sword lunged forward first, ghostly shadows swirling all around him, sinister and terrifying as he slashed at Lu Chen.
This was the Water Spirit Sword!
Water represented coldness and gloom, symbolizing boundless darkness.
As that sword came down, it was as if a