"Stove Fire" and "Dual Pupils" worked together, displaying unimaginable destructive power.
First, they shattered.
Then, they burned.
Each brought its strengths to the fullest.
In almost an instant, they swept through the passage and wiped out every last evil entity within.
Jiang Qiao silently watched the blaze.
That eerie heartbeat was still there. Clearly, its source was not here. But the moment the human faces were cleared away, those strange sounds weakened considerably.
His own heart no longer felt as though it were about to be yanked out of his chest.
It seemed...
to have returned to its original state.
After a long while.
The flames died out.
He lifted his foot again and walked forward.
For the rest of the journey, he encountered no more evil entities.
After walking for nearly half an hour, the vein-like passage finally came to an end.
The view ahead suddenly opened up.
An enormous, extremely vast space appeared before him.
Jiang Qiao stepped out of the passage.
He looked around.
This place did not resemble the interior of a constructed tomb. It was more like a natural cave that had been crudely modified.
The ground beneath his feet was no longer made of neat stone bricks.
Instead, it had become rough, unpolished dark rock layers, uneven and covered in natural folds and cracks, almost identical to the floor of a natural cavern.
Yet many stone pillars stood all around.
Each was thick enough for several people to wrap their arms around. Their surfaces bore no intricate patterns, but oil lamps had been placed atop them, their wicks burning with green flames that gave off the color of ghost fire.
"This place is even stranger than that passage from before."
Jiang Qiao raised his head and glanced upward.
The dome was extremely high.
It