Yuan Ju panted lightly as he left the ritual site within the "Pantheon."
The slight unrest caused by the changes in several people had already been soothed. There was no need for them to worry about it.
Now, Yuan Ju was following Priest Yan Chen out to "speak" with Sheng Wu.
Only after leaving the "Pantheon" did Yuan Ju realize that the engineering ship they were currently aboard, the "Heart Pot," had also been permeated by blazing white light. Flames of light spewed from gaps in the corridor's structure, and the power supply was clearly affected. Lighting had failed in many places. At a glance, the entire long corridor flickered between light and dark, accompanied by some bone-chilling creaks and groans. With barely anyone around, the whole scene resembled a clichéd disaster movie—almost like a haunted domain.
Sheng Wu's tall, sturdy figure was ahead of them, walking slowly. The faint white light around him also flickered unpredictably. It was unclear whether he was resonating with the "Abnormal Rules environment" or simply affected by the current lighting... In any case, he would vanish into the shadows and reappear from time to time, as though he might turn into another space at any moment, impossible to see clearly.
"Director Sheng, please wait." Priest Yan Chen spoke very politely, showing respect to a man who had once reached the ninth tier of the Sky Ladder at his peak. Yet his next words could not help carrying a hidden edge. "The ritual has not yet concluded. This is a targeted examination, unlike last time. Why leave in such a hurry?"
Sheng Wu did not stop, but his pace slowed even further, as if waiting for Yan Chen and the others to catch up. His voice drifted back from afar. "His Excellency the High Priest