At the instant the guardian spirit shattered, the giant hands that had been continuously reaching up from underground froze as well, then all crumbled apart.
The yellowish-brown vortex at the center of the basin slowly stopped spinning, and the luminous mist gradually settled. The terrifying gravity that could suffocate even a Tier 9 Supreme also began to recede like the tide at this moment.
The Southern Heavenly King wiped the sweat from his forehead, still shaken.
Zi Yan sheathed her sword and landed, letting out a soft breath, yet her gaze remained fixed on the center of the basin.
Lin Ming descended from mid-air and stood with his hands behind his back where the guardian spirit had shattered. Gazing at the yellowish-brown luminous mist that had returned to calm at the center of the basin, his eyes flickered slightly.
Beneath it, an ancient and heavy aura was being suppressed by some sort of force, yet it still resembled a slumbering Giant Dragon, making even Lin Ming feel a surge of heart palpitations.
Lin Ming pointed into the depths of the luminous mist and slowly said, "The Earth Sovereign Secret Treasury is in the space below."
As soon as Lin Ming spoke, the expressions of the Southern Heavenly King and Zi Yan both turned solemn.
They followed the direction of Lin Ming's finger and saw that the yellowish-brown luminous mist at the center of the basin was still slowly churning, as though it possessed life, inhaling and exhaling the vast aura rising from the depths of the earth.
Beneath the cover of this luminous mist, an indescribably heavy pressure seeped out. This pressure was far beyond that of the previous guardian spirit. It was vast and profound, as though the entire earth were sinking inch by inch beneath it.
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