An Extremely Dangerous Presence

The Power of Principle of the entire world that enveloped Su Zhan was no longer repulsive and malicious, but instead transformed into the gentlest stream, intimately surrounding him as if welcoming the arrival of a monarch.

Su Zhan stood at the end of the 9,999th step and looked up.

Before us lay an incredibly vast and open platform.

The platform was paved with the same strange black material, the ground as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the thin clouds in the sky. The air was filled with an extremely pure energy; taking a breath made one feel refreshed and relaxed throughout the body.

This is the core of the [Mustard Seed Grotto-Heaven], at the top of the Central Altar.

However, Su Zhan's attention was not drawn to this intense energy.

His gaze immediately fell on the very center of the platform.

There, three enormous statues stand silently.

They are carved entirely from Obsidian, which is as black as ink and has a glassy texture. They are ten feet tall, with a robust body and full of power.

On the left is a figure holding a giant axe, the blade gleaming with a cold, icy light.

In the center stands a figure, wielding a ferocious spiked club that seems to pierce the heavens and earth, its shaft covered in sharp barbs.

The figure on the right carries a giant bow as tall as himself on his back, and three black arrows, resembling giant siege crossbows, are inserted into the quiver at his waist.

They stood there quietly, heads bowed, motionless, as if they had been sleeping there for countless Years.

But Su Zhan sensed an extremely dangerous aura emanating from them.

That wasn't the aura of Life Element being, but a cold, emotionless, pure will to kill and destroy.

These three golems were left behind by the Black Demon Sect Sect Master as the final line of defense to protect the Altar.

"The Martial King Third Level..."

In Su Zhan's Sea of Consciousness, the atmosphere in the Cultivation Method Chat Group also became heavy.

[Nine Heavens Divine Lightning]: (Sound of electricity) These three big guys have very strange energy circuits inside their bodies. They are neither Spirit Energy nor Devil Qi, but are driven by an Energy Crystal that I have never seen before. Moreover, they do not have divine souls.

[Blazing Dragon Venerate]: (Spits out a small flame) No divine soul? Does that mean my dragon might is useless against them? Damn it, I hate hitting these lumps of stone the most. They don't feel good and they don't burn through.

[Immovable Wisdom King Wall]: (Sends a solemn emoji) It's not just that they can't be burned through. Look at their material, it's Abyssal Obsidian, enhanced with High Antiquity Rune. My intuition tells me that these three are... extremely, extremely hard.

[The Myriad Poisons Divine Farmer's Canon]: Whether they're hard or not doesn't matter. The key is, they seem... inedible. No poison, no flesh and blood, no soul—wouldn't winning be a waste of effort? Boss, should we go around them?

Su Zhan ignored the discussion of this group of clowns.

He knew he couldn't get around those three golems.

From the memories he obtained through Soul Search, these three demonic statues were connected to the core Formation Eye of the entire Altar and were the prerequisite mechanism for activating the "Ten Thousand Demons Heart-Devouring Blood Pool".

Only by completely destroying them will the ultimate trap be revealed.

"My Divine Lord!"

Just then, Elder Yuan Ji's panting shouts came from below.

Su Zhan looked back and saw that the Yuan Household family members were still at the level of over 5,000, all of them sweating profusely and looking up at him with an expression as if they were looking at a god.

"My Divine Lord! You... how did you get up there so quickly? What's the situation up there?" Yuan Chou shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice filled with worry and curiosity.

They couldn't see the specific scenery on the platform, but the faint sense of oppression emanating from the mountaintop weighed heavily on their hearts.

"It's nothing."

Su Zhan replied with two words indifferently.

He turned away, ignoring the crowd below.

He lifted his foot and took his first step toward the vast platform.

The instant his feet touched the mirror-smooth black ground.

The entire platform lit up.

One after another, the long-faded golden Rune emerged from beneath the ground, like a giant spider web, instantly covering the entire platform.