This time, he pointed to a point at the edge of the map.
“There’s a secret passage here. According to the records left by the ancestors of the Ice God’s bloodline, this secret passage leads directly to the bottom of the Lake of Return to Nothingness, without having to pass through the Sea of the Dead.”
David glanced at the route marked on the map and nodded.
“Walk.”
The two left the deserted island and hurried along the edge of the basin in the direction marked on the map.
The skeletons around him started moving again.
The bone dragons, the remains of the ancestor of the gods, and the remains of the ancestor of the devils who had previously retreated, seemed to sense the change in aura emanating from the two individuals and awoke from their slumber once again.
They did not attack immediately, but followed the two from a distance, the sinister green flames in their eye sockets flickering as if they were hesitating about something.
“They fear the Heart of the Northern Abyss that is within you.”
Jiang Xuelan said in a low voice, “Bei Mingyuan is one of the strongest beings on this battlefield. His aura has a natural suppressive effect on these skeletons.”
David didn’t say anything, but quickened his pace.
He could feel that although the skeletons did not dare to approach for now, they would not hesitate forever.
Once they got over their fear of the aura of the Northern Abyss, they would flock in.
The two walked past the skeletons for about half an hour before finally finding the entrance to a secret passage marked on the map.
It was a hidden cave, the entrance of which was covered by a large frame.
Jiang Xuelan put away the skeleton, and a rotten smell wafted out of the cave. In the darkness, the stone stairs leading downwards were faintly visible.
“Here he is.” Jiang Xuelan was the first to step into the cave.
David followed closely. As the two entered the cave, a low rumbling sound came from behind them. The bone that had been removed apparently returned to its original position and closed the cave entrance again.
The cave was pitch black.
Jiang Xuelan’s white jade hairpin emitted a faint light, barely illuminating the distance several steps in front of her.
The stone stairs were narrow, only allowing one person to pass at a time. The cave walls on both sides were covered with ancient runes, which shimmered slightly under the light of the white jade hairpin, emitting a faint blue light.
“These runes…” David reached out and touched the carvings on the cave wall.
“This is the sealing rune of the Ice God bloodline,” Jiang Xuelan said without turning her head. “Our ancestors used this rune to seal the secret passage and prevent things from the battlefield from getting out of here.”
The two of them walked down the stone steps for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, until they finally reached the end of the stairs.
Ahead was a stone gate.
The stone gate was also filled with runes, which were denser and more complex than the runes on the cave walls.
There was a palm-shaped indentation in the center of the stone gate, and the edges of the indentation still emitted a faint icy blue light.
Jiang Xuelan placed her hand on the dent.
Ice-blue divine light radiated from his palm, resonating with the runes on the stone gate.
One rune after another lit up, like a lamp being turned on, the light grew brighter and brighter.
Rumble
The stone gate slowly opened.
Outside the door, there is a dark blue lake.
The bottom of Guixu Lake.
The two stepped out of the stone gate, which closed soundlessly behind them. The rune light slowly dimmed, and the entire gate blended into the surrounding rocks, leaving no trace.
The water repellent beads were still in David’s mouth, and a veil of blue light enveloped his body again.
Jiang Xuelan didn’t need water-repellent pearls. As a descendant of the Ice God bloodline, the lake water was like air to him.
The two of them swam towards the surface of the lake.
After swimming less than a hundred feet, David felt something was wrong.
The surrounding lake water became thicker than before, as if something was stirring the water in the darkness.
At the bottom of the lake, the two golden lights shone again—brighter and more dazzling than before.
Guixu has awakened.
This is no longer the half-conscious, half-asleep state of before, but a true and complete awakening.
The two golden lights grew bigger and closer.
The entire lake bottom shook, the dark blue water churned and undulated, and a huge whirlpool emerged from the bottom of the lake, stirring the surrounding rocks and mud into the air.
David and Jiang Xuelan were dragged by the force of the whirlpool, throwing them off balance.
“Wait!”
Jiang Xuelan shouted, and ice-blue divine light burst out from her body, freezing the water around them into large chunks of ice.
The ice block shook violently within the whirlpool, but luckily managed to stabilize.
The Guixu Ruins slowly emerged from the darkness at the bottom of the lake.
FAQ Novel
Q: What mysterious entity has fused with David?
A: A remnant soul, originating from the Heart of the Northern Underworld, has become hidden deep within David’s body after he absorbed a bead.
Q: What challenges do David and Jiang Xuelan face in escaping?
A: They can no longer use the Ice Sealing Talisman to cross the Death Sea and must find a new way out, while previous dangers like the three bone hands remain a threat.
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