Drip!
In the pitch-black palace, another drop of water fell, ringing out with a crisp chime.
Buzz! Within the darkness where one could not see their own fingers, the glow of an Upanishad Array Diagram flickered to life.
Yet it had only outlined the rudimentary shape of an array diagram before some unknown force erased it.
"Ah—"
A frenzied roar echoed through the palace, yet it stirred not the slightest response.
This place seemed connected to some sealing array, to the point that even spiritual essence could not be used.
And an ordinary person's howl could be blocked by the wall of the next room.
Not to mention that this palace was so vast, with barriers protecting it.
"Why..."
"Why did you lock me in here?"
In the darkness, Yu Lingdi clutched his disheveled hair and shook his head helplessly, his eyes filled with confusion.
He did not know when he had awakened.
He had already forgotten the time before and after he fell unconscious.
He had tried countless methods, but with his spiritual essence unusable, he could not escape this palace.
The only person he remembered was the one who had locked him here.
"Father..."
Yu Lingdi collapsed limply to the ground, murmuring in a broken voice.
Long ago, when Rao Yaoyao had ordered him to enter Void Island ahead of the others, he had carried out his mission and proceeded with utmost caution.
But he encountered Ba Zunan, was instantly defeated, and was hung upon a totem pillar in the Sacred Execution Ground.
After waiting for a long, long time, he finally became an energy supply station connecting Void Island—through the Water Element Upanishad.
Thinking back on it now, Yu Lingdi guessed that he had received some sort of guidance.
Or perhaps Rao Yaoyao had received some guidance,