"The Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion is opening..." Gu Yuan murmured, his eyes fixed on the slowly opening stone door, his palms already slick with sweat.
"Is it finally opening..." Zhu Kun gazed at the stone door, a complicated look flashing through his eyes. He had been trapped for thousands of years, and countless attempts to open the cave mansion had ended in failure. Today, at last, his wish was coming true.
The ancient fluctuations grew stronger as the stone door opened. By now, only a handful of peak experts could still remain suspended in the sky.
"Gu Yuan, do you know what treasures lie within the cave mansion?" Zhu Kun suddenly asked.
"I only know that it contains a chance to help someone advance to Dou Di." Gu Yuan hesitated briefly, then answered honestly.
"That chance is the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill," Zhu Kun said gravely. "Hun Tiandi's target is undoubtedly the pill. If he gets it and advances to Dou Di, the consequences will be unthinkable!"
"We absolutely cannot let him succeed!" Gu Yuan's expression turned stern. "Once the cave mansion has fully opened, we'll charge in together. We must stop him and win Xiao Ze the chance!"
"That's exactly what I had in mind!" Zhu Kun nodded, a look of determination flashing through his eyes.
Xiao Ze and Hun Tiandi still faced each other from a distance. Their auras intertwined and clashed, forming an invisible energy barrier that neither could cross.
"Even with two more nine-star Dou Shengs, we're still both Half-Step Dou Di. Neither of us can do anything to the other." Hun Tiandi sneered, though a hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes. "But the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill will be mine, and the seat of Dou Di will inevitably belong to me!"
Xiao Ze replied