If he could, he would then try again to see whether he could pull up the Wordless Bluestone Slab, or even smash the bluestone slab outright. The odds of success would be several times greater than before.
But when he discovered that the two were fundamentally fused into one, he knew he could not accomplish it either. He simply gave up on trying to shake the Wordless Bluestone Slab again!
Though everyone here was exceptionally clever, many reactions occurred in the instant a single thought sprang into someone's mind. The others might not immediately catch on, but given a little time, they would think of what was in the others' hearts as well.
"Working alongside these old monsters, if you fail to keep up with a single thought, you might be used as a gun by someone else without even realizing it!"
Li Yan had pushed his focus to its absolute limit. Any action these old monsters took, any few words they spoke that related to it, already counted as consideration for the fact that everyone here was sharing hardship and danger.
Otherwise, not only would they refuse to explain their actions, but what they said would more likely than not differ from the actual situation. They wanted to use others while gaining even more benefits for themselves...
The cave once again fell into dead silence. After Li Jiuchen finished speaking, he began carefully examining the Wordless Bluestone Slab again, no longer caring how the others reacted. He had always felt that the key to breaking this trial lay in the Wordless Bluestone Slab!
The other four also began searching the cave again according to the doubts in their hearts. Their expressions remained calm, without the tense atmosphere one would expect amid a life-or-death crisis.
That was the effect of