Due to the Guardians' powerful vitality, Siv had recovered some of her strength after resting for a while. With Lemendusa supporting her, she stood up and began performing a series of complicated operations beside the stone platform, which was about thirty meters in diameter. The platform had originally appeared unremarkable, nothing more than a massive surface made of a material resembling obsidian. A ring of obscure patterns and Green Crystal could be seen around it, while a Crystal Pillar several meters tall stood beside it. Siv lightly tapped the top of the pillar, producing a string of crisp sounds like musical notes, and the stone platform suddenly began to tremble.
Lemendusa went to the other side of the platform and struck a complex series of notes on the other Crystal Pillar opposite Siv's. Once the second command was entered, all the patterns on the platform's surface lit up simultaneously. Then, accompanied by the sounds of machinery, it slowly sank beneath the floor and opened in all directions. Beneath the platform was a series of extremely complex and ingenious locking mechanisms, along with several layers of protective light membranes radiating a searing red glow. All these arrangements made it clear that something immensely important had to be sealed away here.
Layer after layer of security measures automatically disengaged. Then, under the influence of an antigravity field, a gigantic disk radiating golden light floated up from the vault.
Hao Ren and Lily were both drawn to the dazzling golden disk. They saw that it was completely different in style from the surrounding Guardian Sacred Hall. It was about ten meters in diameter and perfectly circular, with a slight curve like a shield. A hole the size of a human head could be seen in its center, surrounded by complicated, incomprehensible patterns and