Without even realizing it, he had fallen into a trap.
What terrifying illusions-or perhaps something else.
A flicker of lingering fear crossed Su Changsheng's mind. If the Azure Snake Core had not suddenly appeared just now, he might already have stepped into that enormous, unfathomable hall without realizing it.
But speaking of the Azure Snake Core...
He looked up and saw it giving off a soft azure glow. A faint message slowly emerged from within.
"You mean this is an ancient forbidden ground, and I can't enter through the main entrance?"
"I need to hold the correct key and enter through that mural?"
Su Changsheng frowned.
He did not know whether the Azure Snake Core was telling the truth. He did indeed have a key, formed by merging Authority over Life and Death with the Mirage Art, but that seemed to be a key to some grand formation, not this place.
He was also somewhat undecided about continuing his exploration. Given his cautious nature, his best choice now would have been to leave and reconsider another day. But clearly, his arrival had brought eerie changes to this world within the blood spring. Once he left, he might never be able to enter again.
"Leave!"
In the end, caution prevailed, and Su Changsheng decided to leave.
Yet he had barely moved a few meters away from the enormous hall when waves of unease suddenly rose within his soul. An eerie, cutting menace emerged from every direction. In particular, terrifying auras that made his heart pound came from the vast Blood Spring Space beyond the ruined walls, blanketing the sky and earth and surrounding him.
As far as he could see, the entire blood spring seemed to have turned pitch-black, utterly uncanny.
At that moment, it was as though some inconceivably enormous