On the Myriad Pill Continent, within the Dragon Phoenix Ruins, Dan Yu and Gao Yuan had already led members of their two clans inside to explore.
They had explored it before. Though they had lost many people, they had gained some understanding of the situation within.
They had already explored the entire outer perimeter of the ruins. Now, they were venturing deeper into its interior.
Dan Yu and Gao Yuan led the way. Before them stood rows upon rows of petrified statues.
The statues were highly varied. There were quite a few from the Sub-Dragon Clan, as well as affiliated races of the True Phoenix Clan, such as Luan Birds, Great Roc Birds, and others.
All of these petrified statues shared one trait: each was clutching a person, as though they had perished together.
"Be careful. Don't touch these stone statues."
Dan Yu's warning rang out. His instincts told him that these statues were far from simple.
But things did not go as hoped. None of the people Dan Yu and Gao Yuan had brought touched the statues, yet someone triggered a mechanism.
The entire area they occupied began to shake.
"Who was it? What did you do?"
Dan Yu was furious. He had barely finished speaking when this happened.
"Dan Yu, this isn't the time for that. Look!"
Gao Yuan pointed at the statues. Cracks had appeared across them, as though they were about to shatter at any moment.
"Something's wrong. Let's get out of here first."
But at that moment, their path of retreat was sealed off.
Dan Yu frowned and launched an all-out attack, intending to blast open an escape route.
Yet Dan Yu's full-force strike was completely absorbed by a barrier. After absorbing his attack, every statue in the space instantly shattered.
The things inside those