Qingtian's expression turned solemn as he said in a deep voice, "The first half of the letter Father left behind was written in clear, steady handwriting. It was prepared in advance. The latter half was obviously much more hurried, with bloodstains still upon it. He wrote it here after suffering grave wounds, while covering Mother as she preserved the essence of Dragon Blood."
"Perhaps because it happened so suddenly, he was unable to leave much information in his haste. Most of the words entrusted whoever was fated to find this letter with taking the Dragon Core out and delivering it to me. As for the dangers here, he only left behind the words: 'The restrictions are abnormal. Do not take the road back.'"
"Or perhaps they never figured out what had happened, even until their deaths. Maybe they took the road back and triggered something terrifying beneath the restrictions, which was what ultimately claimed their lives here."
Tang Yuan looked in terror at the path they had taken to get here and added, "And the danger unleashed by those restrictions may have been an existence even they would have had to kneel and beg mercy from. At that level, I'm afraid it isn't something we can contend against."
Nan You Ling said gravely, "If we can't take the road back, how are we supposed to get out? Could there be another exit within this restricted space?"
As she spoke, her gaze instinctively drifted toward the blood-written inscription carved into the stone wall above.
If there was anything unusual about this space, it was probably this inscription alone.
"These are ancient Beast Clan characters," Qingtian said with a heavy expression after pondering for a moment. "I have only dabbled a little in this long-lost writing system. I can understand no more