Beyond the Giant Gate! Thunder Resonance!

The two crossed the empty hall and headed toward the massive black metal gate.

The closer they got, the brighter the runes on the gate became, and the heavier the oppressive presence in the air grew.

Qian Renxue was clearly uncomfortable. Her Angel Martial Soul instinctively rejected this power, and the golden light around her drew tighter, like a protective shell.

Huang Yun was completely different. The closer he came to the gate, the more active the Thunder Kunpeng Martial Soul within him became. Soul Power surged through his meridians faster than usual, as though something had awakened it.

When they reached the stone pillar, Huang Yun stopped.

His gaze fell upon several grooves at the base of the pillar.

There were seven grooves in total, arranged in an irregular ring. Each one differed in shape and size.

He crouched down for a closer look. Faint Soul Power fluctuations lingered within the grooves. The traces were incredibly ancient, left behind at least ten thousand years ago.

"Someone has been here," he said quietly.

Qian Renxue crouched down as well and lightly brushed her hand along the edge of a groove.

The instant her fingertips touched the inner wall of the groove, her brows furrowed slightly.

She recognized this arrangement. She had seen similar records in Spirit Hall's ancient texts.

"These are the core nodes of a sealing array."

She rose to her feet, a trace of gravity in her voice. "The seven grooves correspond to seven items. Not one can be missing. If those items have been removed, the seal will be lifted."

Huang Yun nodded without asking further questions.

He had already realized that the Thunder Kunpeng pattern on the gate was the core of the seal, while the seven grooves were auxiliary nodes that maintained it.

Now that