"An altar."
"A stone stele."
"Good, good, good. Buy one, get one free."
"Following those claw marks actually led us to a hidden area of the underground palace."
"Talk about a lucky break."
Looking at the pyramid-like altar and the clearly abnormal blank stone stele, Jiang Qiao's expression turned grave.
Without a doubt.
This was likely the Core Area of this Supernatural place.
At this moment.
Perhaps because living people had arrived.
Or perhaps because the claw marks had died.
A grayish-white, deathly glow lit up on the stone stele, radiating an ominous air.
Jiang Qiao did not approach immediately.
He stood at a distance and observed it.
He could clearly tell that the aura emanating from this stone stele was completely different from that of the claw marks. After all, those claw marks were merely a lingering imprint, already at the end of their rope and not worth mentioning.
But this stone stele...
It gave Jiang Qiao the feeling that it was alive.
"Mr. Jiang." Shen Boxia caught up from behind. He too sensed that cold, sinister aura, and unconsciously lowered his voice. "There's something evil hidden inside that stone stele."
"Mm."
Jiang Qiao acknowledged him.
Just then, the ghastly white light on the stone stele, like the glow of a white lantern, suddenly dimmed.
Then.
The two heard a strange, faint sound coming from the stone stele.
"Crack—"
It sounded like bones breaking.
Immediately after...
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
The sounds became denser and more hurried, as though something was struggling inside the stone stele, trying to break free.
"Be careful."
Jiang Qiao spoke softly.
Lightning surfaced in his palm once more.
Suddenly.
The two saw a charred black hand stretch out from within the stone stele. Its stiff, charcoal-like fingers gripped the edge of the