Chen Lin felt himself entering a rapidly spinning spiral passage. No matter how hard he tried to stay lucid, the spinning left him dizzy and disoriented, and he nearly passed out.
He could only grip the Xuanwu Shield tightly to protect himself from harm.
The process did not last long, however. Just as he was about to lose consciousness, his body suddenly grew light, and he felt himself plummeting from high above.
Then he slammed into the ground with a bang.
With the Xuanwu Shield protecting him, along with his Vajra Realm Body Refining Technique, Chen Lin suffered no injuries. But the world spun around him, leaving him unable to stand for a moment.
He immediately took an Advanced Defense Talisman from his Storage Bag and activated it, forming a defensive barrier around himself. Fighting his discomfort, he examined his surroundings.
Then he froze.
Before him lay a vast space shaped like an island that had sunk to the seabed. It was enormous, and a Light Curtain overhead completely enclosed it.
The Light Curtain was transparent. Through it, he could even see fish swimming in the surrounding seawater.
Clusters of buildings stood across the island. They looked ancient and had fallen into disrepair.
Most striking of all was an immense stone stele standing at the highest point in the island's center!
The stele was roughly a hundred feet wide, and its height was impossible to judge. Its top seemed to meet the Light Curtain overhead, and it exuded an air of desolation and antiquity.
The sight of this Giant Stele stirred a memory in Chen Lin, and a puzzled look crossed his face.
Before he could think further, however, he saw a black dot appear on the Light Curtain above. Then a mass of black mist fell from the sky,