What time was almost up? Whose time was almost up? Who was this woman? And why was she here, using her own divine soul to seal these doors?
Questions overwhelmed Su Jiu like a sky-darkening deluge. Unfortunately, before the woman could answer, she turned back into that talisman.
This time, the door opened on its own without Su Jiu having to cast a spell.
The instant she stepped through, she seemed to hear that voice again.
"Little girl, we will meet again someday. I look forward to that day..."
After stepping through the door, Su Jiu abruptly turned around, but there was nothing there except a door.
Just then, a cool voice came from behind her. "A Jiu."
Su Jiu snapped out of her daze. There was only a door. What voice could there possibly be...?
Su Jiu rubbed her forehead, looking somewhat unwell.
A trace of worry crossed Chu Luohen's eyes. "Did something happen while you were taking so long to come out?"
Noticing that everyone else had also turned their eyes toward her, Su Jiu shook her head. She merely lowered her beautiful eyes, leaving them unable to tell what she was thinking.
Soon, however, she regained her usual indifference and surveyed the space by the doorway. She had to admit it was rather interesting. All of them were enclosed within this cramped space by a pale yellow membrane, but this place was actually far larger than the patch they stood on. A vast expanse lay beyond the membrane.
And what an expanse it was...
Corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed in rivers. Judging by the bodies that had yet to decay and the blood that was still flowing, the battle had clearly ended not long ago. Several others, the victors, were stripping storage bags from the