The black-robed man spoke slowly. They still had not figured out the structure inside this meteorite, and its composition was rather peculiar—it blocked divine sense completely, making it impossible to deploy.
Perhaps there was an exceedingly hard object blocking the way ahead, or perhaps there was a special layer within the meteorite.
"Change direction. Keep going."
After Li Gang spoke, the Heaven-Piercing Awl began operating again and charged toward another direction. After advancing several dozen meters, it adjusted its course and began drilling downward once more. Yet no matter how much force they used, it could not move forward even an inch.
The front of the Heaven-Piercing Awl was nearly smoking, yet it had not advanced a fraction.
"What do we do? This must be some kind of special barrier. Even the Heaven-Piercing Awl can't advance an inch."
The woman in green said with a frown. They had been blazing with fervor just moments ago, but now the fire had completely gone out—the late emperor's great undertaking, half-finished before he perished midway.
"I have an idea. We came down in a straight line, so we can move the Heaven-Piercing Awl outside, then all of us can use our full strength to send it back down."
"We'll use the force of the impact and see whether it can break through. If that still doesn't work, we'll have to call for backup."
Ye Lin said, stroking his chin. The passage they had drilled was perfectly straight. They could take the Heaven-Piercing Awl out now, then send it plunging down at a terrifying speed, meeting force with force.
If they did this, either the barrier would be broken, or the Heaven-Piercing Awl would be unable to withstand the tremendous pressure and instantly fall apart. However, the Heaven-Piercing Awl was a Heaven Grade Low