What Ye Zhen found strange was that only the lower half of his body, still underground, felt as though it had sunk into a mud pit. The upper half that had already emerged from the ground did not feel the slightest trace of it.
At this moment, Ye Zhen had no time to dwell on this difference. Having already emerged from the ground, he gave a light struggle and pulled himself completely free.
In an instant, Ye Zhen's heart relaxed. The sensation of his feet firmly on the ground restored his confidence.
As for why this difference had appeared, it was likely because Ye Zhen had used his divine sense underground just now and accidentally triggered some restriction beneath the branch temple's divine hall, thereby activating that Creation Spirit Light.
However, there was no such restriction above ground.
Even so, Ye Zhen's vigilance toward the Heaven Temple had soared to the utmost in an instant.
In that short span of time, Ye Zhen had warned himself countless times that whenever he faced the Heaven Temple in the future, he must be cautious—then more cautious still.
Especially today. He had been careless.
The Mirage Dragon Pearl on Ye Zhen's chest also trembled faintly at this moment, reminding him of its sensitivity to this place.
At that very moment, Ye Zhen suddenly stiffened all over, as though many people were watching him at once. When he looked up, he was somewhat dumbfounded.
The place where he had emerged was rather unfortunate: right on the plaza before the main hall of the Sun Moon Divine Palace at the Shahe City Branch Temple.
At this moment, several dozen Heaven Temple Grand Spirit Masters floated in the air, looking down at Ye Zhen from above.
Some gazes were puzzled, some mocking, some contemptuous, and some