Leaning on the Jadeite Staff, Chen Fan slowly ventured deeper into the cave. Beneath every "Pillar" was an inscription.
"In the one hundred and eighty-ninth year, I slaughtered another continent, then cut out its Heavenly Dao and took it alive. I am mighty indeed."
That was beneath the second Pillar.
"In the two hundred and second year, long immersed in slaughter, its pleasure seeped into my bones and filled my heart with delight."
That was beneath the third Pillar.
The stone tablets beneath the Pillars clearly recorded when these Heavenly Daos had been imprisoned, as well as the evolution of Heaven's Mandate's mindset.
The group gradually entered the enormous cave.
Crippled Monkey and Wang Kui instinctively held their breath. The oppressive atmosphere here was considerable.
The only sound left in the cave was the slow pulsing of the unknown liquid inside the transparent Pillars, low and heavy.
There were thirty-seven transparent Pillars in all.
Each was so thick it would take three people holding hands to encircle it. The cylinders were made from some crystal-like material—not transparent, but translucent, with a very faint gray tint.
There wasn't a single seam on their surfaces. Each was one seamless whole.
"The craftsmanship isn't bad."
Chen Fan suddenly murmured to himself. Even the Mortal Domain's Artifact Refiners couldn't achieve such seamless forging, yet this Strange Entity had done a fine job. They looked as though they had been formed in one piece.
The cylinders were filled with liquid.
It was milky white and very thin, allowing a clear view of the imprisoned Heavenly Daos floating inside.
Their hair drifted slowly through the liquid like clouds scattered by the wind, while their eyes were completely vacant. That made them far less frightening. If all those eyes had been staring at the group, it would