The images froze upon the rough stone wall.
The Lord of the Restricted Area and Puppy stared blankly at the final image, speechless for a long time.
It was a desolate burial region beyond the Borderlands, hazy and distant, as though sealed beneath the dust of endless ages.
Then everything fell silent.
"That's beyond the Borderlands..." the Lord of the Restricted Area murmured, something indescribable in his voice.
Puppy crouched on the ground, his forepaws braced against the edge of the stone wall, his eyes round and wide. After staring for a long while, he finally lowered his head in dejection. "That's it? It just ends here? What happened afterward? Where did that brat go?"
No one answered him.
The rough stone wall had fallen utterly silent. Every image had vanished, as though none had ever appeared.
The drop of blood that reflected all the heavens had also been absorbed by the wall, leaving not a trace.
Unwilling to give up, the Lord of the Restricted Area tried several more methods, but the stone chamber remained still. Even the chaos qi that had been surging there began to thin, as though the power of this Mysterious Land were fading.
"There's no need to panic."
A calm voice suddenly sounded.
The Lord of the Restricted Area and Puppy turned together to see Mu Chen awakening from his contemplation and slowly rising to his feet.
His aura had grown deeper than before. Chaotic light flowed through his eyes, as though scenes of worlds being born and destroyed flashed within them.
"Shi Hao is unharmed. He gained a tremendous opportunity," Mu Chen said, his tone flat yet certain. "This stone wall is connected to the Great Freedom Transformation Art, and to an Emperor."
"The Great Freedom Transformation Art?" The Lord of the Restricted