Everyone present was at least a Spirit Emperor; even the weakest were fifth- or sixth-level Spirit Emperor experts. Thus, they could all fly. Seeing the ball of light rise into the air, everyone immediately soared upward.
A huge crowd pursued it through the narrow passage. From afar, they looked like a school of sardines. Huo Hai was not overly anxious, because with his eyesight, he could naturally tell that this thing would absolutely not disperse before leaving the passage. Perhaps this had been one of the tricks laid down when the barrier was constructed.
Huo Hai concealed himself within the crowd and continued upward through the passage. Since the ball of light was not rising very quickly, everyone could easily keep up with it. Such a huge commotion had also caught the attention of quite a few people outside.
"Look! A ball of light is coming up! This must be the greatest treasure in this ruin! Everyone, seize it!" Some of the people still above immediately went wild upon seeing it. Not all of them had entered the underground passage.
Some people were still fighting over the so-called treasures above, while others intended to search the upper area for something. There were even people harboring all manner of different ideas. Another group had been stopped by the mechanisms and traps in the passage and had retreated back up. Still more had received the news late and had only just arrived at the ruin.
Although the ruin would remain open for another two months, less than two days had passed since it opened.
As the ball of light rapidly rose, everyone finally saw the enormous crowd following behind it. The first to emerge were a group of Spirit Venerables, followed by a great number of Spirit Emperors and Spirit Kings. Every