"There are several Ice Leech Larva corpses on the ground."
Bai Xiaowen entered the underground chamber too. He crouched and examined them closely. "It looks like this place is deadly to Ice Leech Larvae... Even larvae with so little intelligence have an instinct for self-preservation, so they won't come in here."
"Master, what's this?" Sigrdrifa pointed to a corner of the chamber's ice wall.
Bai Xiaowen walked over and brushed the frost from the wall.
Symbols of Divine Script were carved into the ice wall as well. But unlike the black stone bearing the Frozen Ancient God Seal, this surface was white and smooth as marble.
If the black stone's purpose was to imprison and radiate cold, these symbols seemed geared more toward protection.
Bai Xiaowen could tell from the fluctuations of spiritual energy.
"These symbols are carved directly into the stone wall." Bai Xiaowen touched it. The stone was extraordinarily hard, seamless, and faintly suffused with an ancient, mysterious energy. There was no way to cut a piece free.
Otherwise, Bai Xiaowen would have liked to take a few chunks of marble for study.
"Boss, this underground hall is huge and empty. It's too dark to see the far end." Kitz had ventured a few steps deeper before quickly returning to report.
Bai Xiaowen searched with his Spirit Sense and frowned. "Something's wrong. Some force here seems to suppress Spirit Sense. I can't map the terrain with mine either. We'll have to find our way as we go."
Bai Xiaowen was not particularly afraid. He had realized by now that he was probably among the stronger intruders in the Origin Land.
Even if a Divine-Scion Tier monster appeared, Bai Xiaowen could fight it. His solo kill of the Divine-Blooded Creature Okandis was proof enough of how much stronger he