Time flashed by, and seven or eight days passed.
Just as Shen Luo was beginning to grow impatient, Ao Hong finally sent word that the Magic Formation was ready.
Led by Ao Hong, Shen Luo made his way deep into the Dragon Palace to a hidden hall. Entering through a concealed opening inside, he descended stone steps all the way down into an undersea cavern beneath the East Sea.
The moment Shen Luo stepped into the cavern, waves of icy coldness assailed him from all directions. Even he instinctively shuddered.
The cavern was riddled with branching paths, resembling an underwater labyrinth. If Ao Hong had not led the way, Shen Luo knew he would likely have gotten lost.
After walking for roughly a quarter of an hour, the two finally arrived at an ice cavern at the bottom. It was so vast that it was nearly equal in size to half a Dragon Palace.
Diamond-shaped ice spikes jutted from the ground and walls throughout the ice cavern. They were a deep blue throughout, radiating faint glimmers and chilling cold.
Illuminated by countless dim lights, the entire ice cavern did not seem dark. Instead, every corner exuded an air of mystery.
Following Ao Hong, Shen Luo went deep into the cavern and saw an enormous crystal ice bed directly ahead.
The ice bed was irregularly shaped and had been deliberately fashioned into a concave form, low in the middle and high around the edges. Five towering round platforms stood on the raised perimeter, apparently serving as the five formation hubs.
As he approached, Shen Luo saw several figures already waiting there, seemingly all awaiting his arrival.
"Friend Shen, allow me to introduce you. This is..." Ao Guang stepped forward and began introducing the others to Shen Luo.
Shen Luo followed his