Lin Bai and Chu Tinghan traveled together toward the depths of the underground labyrinth. They passed several stone chambers along the way, but never encountered another warrior from the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands.
At last.
The two of them passed through a narrow passage and, under the dim yellow light of Merfolk Fish Oil lamps illuminating the stone walls on either side, entered a vast underground space.
There was no dim yellow light illuminating this place. Although oil lamps hung on the surrounding walls as well, the flames fueled by Merfolk Fish Oil here were not dim and yellow, but an eerie, ghostly blue.
At the very center of the space stood a majestic yet sinister altar, densely covered in symbols and runes. At that moment, a man sat cross-legged in the middle of the altar.
The moment Lin Bai and Chu Tinghan entered the space, they saw the majestic, ancient altar, as well as the extraordinary young man seated upon it.
"He's the Crown Prince of the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands—Shangguan Xiu!" Lin Bai activated his Asura Dharma Eyes and looked toward the figure on the altar, recognizing his identity at a glance.
He was Shangguan Xiu, Crown Prince of the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands, one of the four most powerful forces in the Western Regions.
This was not the first time Lin Bai had seen him. Before the Hunting Realm had opened, Lin Bai had hosted a grand banquet for the upper echelons of the sixteen most powerful forces in the Demon Realm, among them the experts of the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands.
At the time, several princes of the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands and its Crown Prince Shangguan Xiu had all attended. That was when Lin Bai had become acquainted with Shangguan