Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion

As Lin Ming reached one hand into the Space Barrier and sensed that the heat within had subsided, an uncontrollable fervor and anticipation flickered like flames in his black eyes.

After enduring countless hardships and passing through the endless magma, he had finally arrived before this legendary gateway. Lin Ming felt neither hesitation nor fear—only the resolve to break through every obstacle!

Thus, Lin Ming suddenly stepped forward. Without the slightest pause, he resolutely crossed into the ripples that appeared to be magma but were in truth a Space Barrier!

Sizzle!

It was as if he had passed through a curtain of icy water, or broken free of some viscous restraint. As his entire body entered that mysterious space, the eternal rumble of flowing magma that had filled his ears, along with the omnipresent scorching heat, abruptly stopped, as though an invisible hand had wiped them away in an instant.

An utter silence surged over him like a tide, instantly swallowing Lin Ming whole.

Before his eyes lay an endless expanse of darkness and silence.

There was no up, down, left, or right here, no light from the sun, moon, and stars—only an eternal deathly stillness, as if even time itself had solidified.

No one knew how many years this space had remained silent. Hundreds of years? Thousands? Or even longer?

The entire space was steeped in an ancient, weathered aura so dense it could not be dispersed. The dust of history seemed to drift through the air, as though recounting forgotten Secrets from time immemorial.

With utmost vigilance and curiosity, Lin Ming slowly swept his gaze across this empty, dark space.

As far as he could see, there was nothing but empty void. There were no strange sights, no pavilions or towers from his imagination, no Treasure Hoards piled