"Clang..."
The bell rang only once, but the lingering resonance of that single toll echoed throughout the entire Dungeon space for an exceedingly long time.
It was as though someone had dropped a pebble into the river of time, sending ripples spreading from the present into both the past and the future.
Then, an enormous Golden Bell slowly rose behind the vast multitude of Standard Sea of Stars Lords.
The Golden Bell was cast entirely from pure gold, its surface engraved with countless ancient and mysterious "Lifespan Years" patterns. Each pattern flowed at an exceedingly slow pace, breathing like a living thing.
Zhou Heng instinctively looked toward the Golden Bell...
"Don't look!!!"
"Damn it!"
"Go!!!"
Seeing that Zhou Heng had actually looked toward the Golden Bell in the brief moment she had been distracted, Tsundere Ao Tiantian's expression changed drastically.
There was no trace of her tsundere expression left. Like a kitten with its fur standing on end, she abruptly sprang up and covered Zhou Heng's eyes...
With her other hand, she grabbed Bobo and raced madly deeper into the Dungeon at the utmost speed.
That speed far surpassed every movement she had made since appearing earlier. Like a bolt of black lightning, she traced an almost invisible path through the void.
Yet barely had she left when the bell rang throughout the Dungeon again.
"Clang... clang... clang..."
With every toll, a beguiling recitation emerged from deep within the bell...
"The far-reaching toll of the bell echoes through every corner of the Ancient Era..."
"The primordial birth of all things... also brings forth creation from nothingness at this moment..."
"Return~"
"Raise your eyes~"
"Observe me~"
The voice was gentle and seductive, refreshing the heart like the most beautiful song, making one unable to resist the urge to stop, to turn