"There!"
"The Tomb Ship's hatch is open."
"Hurry inside."
Everyone flew as fast as they could, afraid someone else would claim the ship first.
Only Xiao Yang flew leisurely behind them.
He knew what was inside, so he was in no hurry.
By the time Xiao Yang flew through the hatch, Lord Ying Ai and the others had disappeared.
He rushed down the passage beyond the Gate and soon reached an enormous, empty plaza. Or was it a hall?
The plaza before him had to be over a hundred million kilometers across.
Nothing stood in its vast expanse. Its floor was perfectly smooth as far as he could see.
Passages lined the plaza's edge, leading in every direction.
The others were nowhere in sight, and Xiao Yang had no idea which passage they had taken.
But Xiao Yang was not worried.
He picked a passage at random and headed forward.
After flying for a while, he rounded a bend and saw a magnificent pair of doors ahead.
Gold and blue-green intertwined across the doors, which radiated an air of nobility.
Any living being who saw them would feel their lofty majesty and hesitate to enter.
The doors stood open, though, and Xiao Yang could make out several figures inside.
He had not expected to get lucky enough to choose the right passage on his first try.
He entered a vast, towering hall of breathtaking beauty.
Ornaments stood across the hall's floor, while others hung from its walls.
Lord Ying Ai and four others were sending rays of divine power in every direction, trying to find the Control Core, claim it, and take command of the entire Tomb Ship.
This was the Tomb Ship's control room.
Lord Ying Ai, however, took a different approach.
With a sharp sweep of his arm,