Xu Taiping murmured inwardly:
Could that Primordial Lord also have seen through our intentions and learned that we've mastered the Treading the Sea Army's Demon-Snatching Possession Technique?
Recalling Lotus Eye's repeated, solemn warnings, Xu Taiping, who had only been suspicious before, immediately declared inwardly with certainty:
No, he must have seen through our intentions!
Otherwise, when divining this matter, Lotus Eye would not have repeatedly stressed that he must not open the Divine Soul Mark immediately.
After firmly committing this to memory, Xu Taiping turned his attention back to the scene within his sea of consciousness.
But when he saw the Primordial Spirits of himself, the Pearl Relic House Master, and the others-all five of them-swallowed by the five Demonic Beasts respectively,
the scene within his sea of consciousness suddenly began twisting and flickering incessantly.
At the same time, a line of golden text appeared once more within Xu Taiping's sea of consciousness-
"The death calamity remains unbroken. Further viewing is of no benefit."
These words were clearly reminding Xu Taiping that unless he broke the death calamity in the scene just shown, he would have no way to see what followed.
"Whew..."
Xu Taiping opened his eyes and let out a long breath, then rubbed the space between his brows and silently pondered:
If things truly are as Lotus Eye divined and foresaw, and the Primordial Lord guessed our intentions long ago and has already laid a deadly trap for us inside the Second-Level Barrier...
What should we do next?
After only a moment's thought, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
But he immediately rejected it inwardly:
Unless we reach the end of the road, with mountains exhausted and rivers run dry, we must never resort lightly to this method.
The method he had just thought of was