"What's going on? Where is the guardian of this grand hall?" Lin Ru asked in shock.
"Could someone have entered before us?" Mu Bai was equally astonished. Staring at the completely empty hall, he was unable to process it for a moment.
"No. If someone had entered before us, why did all the previous halls have guardians while this one alone did not? It would have been impossible for them to bypass the previous halls and come straight here!" Mu Li said with a frown.
"Regardless, since the passage to the eighth grand hall is already open, there's no need to keep dwelling on this. Let's head directly to the eighth grand hall!" Mars said. Time was pressing. Since there was no one here, that was naturally good news for everyone. Under normal circumstances, they could have investigated further, but they simply did not have the time now.
"Let's go! Straight to the eighth level!" Lin Chuan said first.
Without further hesitation, the group left the seventh grand hall and discovered that the passage outside was likewise devoid of the Black Silk Armored Guards from before. Everyone exchanged glances, then sped up and rushed toward the eighth grand hall.
Before long, the eighth grand hall came into view. This time, no one stopped. They flew straight through its wide-open doors.
Just like the seventh grand hall, there was nothing inside.
"Go!"
Without hesitating again, everyone swept through it and charged toward the next grand hall.
Though they had not encountered any guardians, Lin Chuan felt no joy for some reason. Instead, unease welled up within him.
When something was abnormal, there was bound to be a reason. The strange circumstances in these final grand halls likely foreshadowed an unexpected development ahead.
Very soon, the group arrived at the ninth grand