"Everyone." Stopping before the entrance to the ruins, Fang Canghai's voice grew more solemn. "I already have the key to this entrance, but I've never been inside because I couldn't meet the requirements to open it."
"There are opportunities within the ruins, but there may also be unpredictable developments and dangers."
"Please be ready to give it your all at any moment."
At Fang Canghai's words, everyone remained silent, but their auras grew increasingly weighty. Contract Beasts were summoned one after another, and in an instant, the combined presence of over a hundred Overlord Rank Contract Beasts soared into the sky, completely dispersing even the surrounding inextinguishable light.
Following closely beside You Shengjiang, Xu Ran nodded to the Five Little Ones behind him.
Although their strength fell far short of the others', they would give it their all just the same.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Fang Canghai nodded and took an ancient, mysterious stone covered in patterns from his robes.
There was nothing particularly remarkable about the stone, but it matched a depression at the center of the ruins' entrance perfectly.
Without a doubt, this was the "key" Fang Canghai had mentioned.
Fitting the key into the recess, Fang Canghai turned toward several people in the crowd. "You can begin."
As his words fell, the giant golden bird behind Zhou Qing and several other Overlord Rank Contract Beasts gathered their power and poured it into the stone together.
Without exception, these were all Light Element Contract Beasts.
None of Fang Canghai's own Contract Beasts were of the Light Element. By his estimate, opening the entrance required either one Emperor Rank Light Element Contract Beast or several Overlord Rank Light Element Contract Beasts working together.
That was also why Fang Canghai had simply invited all the high-ranking Beast Tamers in