This time, Du Yu was no longer bewildered. Instead, a cold sneer crossed his face. "'Time,' I really want to understand you. Just what are you trying to do?"
The stone gate trembled slightly, as though trying to open, but a circle at its base gave off a dazzling light, stopping it in its tracks.
Only then did Du Yu notice that there had always been a circular mark on the ground beneath the stone gate, half inside and half outside. Now, however, what lay on the ground was no mere "mark," but a complete Magic Array.
Ancient characters were carved into this Magic Array, half inside the gate and half outside, as though it had been sealing the gate all along.
In an instant, time before Du Yu's eyes began accelerating again. The formation on the ground flashed with golden light, preventing the stone gate from opening again and again.
Time raced forward.
Over those few dozen seconds, the formation on the ground flashed like a strobe light, so bright that Du Yu could barely keep his eyes open. He dimly saw the nearby vines growing wildly, as though they had come alive. He knew that in this lightless cave, the vines grew extremely slowly.
For them to grow to such an extent, thousands upon thousands of years must have passed.
Suddenly, time stopped accelerating.
Everything seemed to return to normal, and the vines before him stopped growing.
The sight before him made Du Yu's jaw drop in astonishment.
Strange dark clouds had actually gathered within the narrow tunnel, and soon they hovered above the stone gate.
Thunder churned within those dark clouds, rumbling low.
Sensing trouble, Du Yu immediately backed away.
He had taken only a few steps when heavenly lightning descended from the dark clouds, striking the