They stepped onto ground covered in scorched earth.
Zhou Changqing and the other person turned their gazes toward the broad, square passage.
The passage led underground, its interior pitch-black.
Even that terrifying explosion earlier had failed to collapse its entrance, showing just how powerful the Spatial Boundary Mirror concealing it had been.
Zhou Changqing reckoned that if the Spatial Boundary Mirror had not absorbed much of the force of the nine attackers' strikes, this crater would probably have been far deeper than a few dozen meters.
After all, compared with its five-kilometer diameter, a depth of a few dozen meters made the crater seem a little too "flat."
At the sight of the passage entrance.
A trace of delight appeared in the eyes of all nine Dou Zongs.
The others' eyes even reddened faintly, their breathing quickening as they stared unblinkingly at the entrance.
Seeing that no one was willing to lead the way, they clearly had reservations and fears, worried that traps might lie within.
One elder among the nine Dou Zongs made a prompt decision. After signaling with his eyes to the people he had brought along behind him, he took the lead and flew toward the passage.
More than a dozen people followed him, disappearing into the passage one after another.
Seeing this, the other eight Dou Zongs dared not delay. They immediately led their subordinates inside in a great swarm.
The passage was enormous, at least three hundred meters across, so even with so many people flying in together, it did not feel crowded.
Zhou Changqing and the other person were the last to enter.
Once they flew into the passage, their surroundings immediately darkened. The first half was still manageable, with some light shining in, but in the latter half, they could not see their