This world never lacked clever people, especially old monsters who had lived for tens of thousands of years.
Yet the Black Dragon King merely looked at the hand he had used to release spiritual qi, his eyes filled with puzzlement. "You really are fragile. I barely used any strength."
Then they heard the Black Dragon King murmur, "Never mind."
The moment he finished speaking, clouds of black mist shot toward Su Jiu and Jiao Yue.
Jiao Yue was enveloped in the black mist without even trying to dodge. Su Jiu did try, but how could she possibly evade the Black Dragon King's attack?
Before long, she felt as though her limbs had been shackled, fixing her in place. The black mist caught up and enveloped her, turning everything around her pitch-black.
The black mist seemed to be an extremely potent sedative, gradually making her mind grow hazy. A quarter of an hour later, she finally lost consciousness entirely.
The Merfolk King abruptly stopped when he reached the Fourth Level, his eyes fixed intently on the altar atop the Sacrificial Altar.
Yun Huanling was about to step forward when Yun Chao held him back. Seeing where Jiao Chen was looking, all three grew solemn. Was there something about this Sacrificial Altar?
"There's a Teleportation Array on the altar, but it only activates when someone steps onto the Sacrificial Altar. I suspect it leads to another level. But since this is a Sacrificial Altar, it must require a sacrifice. The three of you should return to the Third Level. After a quarter of an hour, come up to the Sacrificial Altar one at a time.
"Remember what I said. You absolutely must not step onto the Sacrificial Altar while anyone else is on the Fourth Level, or they will become sacrifices."
Keeping