"That voice calling to me is growing clearer!"
Before Medusa could savor the feeling of controlling her body again, she heard that call once more, seemingly rising from the depths of her soul.
The will behind that call seemed to be urging her deeper into the earth vein.
"Then let's go down!"
At Medusa's words, Chen Xuan's calm voice rang out in her mind.
Hearing him, Medusa felt her heart ease slightly. It seemed that no matter what happened, Chen Xuan always remained composed and unruffled.
And it was precisely that composure that put Medusa at ease deep within her heart.
Without further hesitation, Medusa headed straight into the depths of the fissure in the earth vein. After traveling for an unknown length of time, a glimmer of light appeared in her field of vision.
At the sight of that light, excitement stirred within Medusa, and she immediately picked up her pace.
Whoosh!
It was an immense palace. An ancient, primordial aura spread from within it, making it clear that this palace had weathered countless years.
Just as Chen Xuan had described, the ruined palace contained a mural a thousand feet across, depicting countless enormous serpents. From that mural, Medusa even felt a stirring of kinship in her blood.
She could sense that faint traces of fragmented soul power truly remained upon the mural.
Queen Medusa's expression grew solemn. She bowed slightly toward the mural. "Your descendant, Cai Lin, pays her respects to the ancestors!"
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The moment Queen Medusa's words fell, waves of humming echoed from the mural. The lifelike carvings began to emit faint glimmers, then specks of starlight shone forth and gathered in the air.
"To think that our Sky-Swallowing Python Clan still has a descendant living in this world!"
An ancient, weighty voice echoed