The Lord of the Abyss's divine-sense fluctuations grew slightly heavier on the words "the other side."
"The price is that the bridge has suppressed my power to below seventy percent."
A dark crimson glow flickered around him.
Like a lamp—if you cover it with your hand, the light is blocked by your hand. The lamp is still lit, but the light you see grows dimmer.
"That door requires six laws to be infused into it simultaneously before it can open."
The Lord of the Abyss's gaze fell on Chu Ming again.
"Just like opening the Chaos Barrier: order, slaughter, water, fire, wind, and earth. Not one can be missing."
When he spoke the word "order," the Order rune on the door flashed.
A crimson-gold radiance surged from the depths of the rune, like a lamp being lit.
When he spoke "slaughter," the Slaughter rune lit up.
Blood-red light.
When he spoke "water," the Water rune lit up.
Deep blue light.
When he spoke "fire," the Fire rune lit up.
Scarlet-red light.
When he spoke "wind," the Wind rune lit up.
Azure light.
When he spoke "earth," the Earth rune lit up.
Earth-yellow light.
The six runes lit up in sequence, forming an incomplete ring upon the door.
The gap was roughly one-sixth of the entire circumference.
Like a cake with a slice cut out of it.
The six runes pulsed on either side of the gap, like two snakes that had been split apart.
"We already know the conditions needed to open the door."
Chu Ming's tone was calm.
"But you brought six high-ranking Abyss Great Lords here.
Are you planning to seize it by force, or negotiate?"
Crimson-gold power of order gathered in his palm.
Like a stone carved into shape.
The Sword of Order "grew" from his palm.