This is nothing to him.

After the third level of the maze, the fourth level is still a maze.

Because the pyramids are inverted, each level is smaller than the one above it.

This results in the maze getting smaller and smaller with each level.

Although the power of death was growing stronger and the monsters in the corridor were getting more powerful, their speed did not decrease, but instead increased.

The fourth level of the maze is filled with corpse poison traps.

Once the trap is stepped on, the extremely condensed corpse poison will condense into arrows, instantly piercing through the defensive barrier of a ninth-tier awakened being.

Fortunately, Lu Ning was at the front, so he could clear the traps first, and the others only needed to follow in his footsteps.

As for the maze corridor on the fifth floor, above the skull's eye sockets, bloodshot eyeballs may suddenly appear.

The light emitted from these eyeballs can drive people to madness and significantly increase the level of mental pollution.

Caught off guard, An Lan and Jerry were both affected and nearly fell ill on the spot.

Fortunately, Lu Ning was there and absorbed the mental pollution in their bodies, which brought the signs of their illness under control.

Afterwards, Yann conjured a shield of holy light to block the mental rays from the eyeballs in front of everyone.

After descending the stairs of the fifth level of the maze, the sixth level finally revealed a change.

It was no longer an empty room, but a vast open space several kilometers in circumference.

This space is over a kilometer high, and every so often there are white bone lamp stands, the lamps glowing dimly and exuding a decaying, deathly aura.

There were death runes engraved on the floor.

The runes emitted a faint glow, connecting the entire space.

At the center of the space is a palace made entirely of skulls.

The palace's style was similar to the architectural style of the civilization that Lu Ning had seen in the illusion.

The top is flat, and five dim yellow crystals float on the platform.

A figure dressed in a tattered yellow robe sat in the center of the crystal.

He kept his head down, his face obscured by a cloak.

Although the face of the figure in the tattered yellow robe could not be clearly seen, the aura emanating from him was chilling.

There was even a hint of divinity within it.

A demigod-level expert, or a saint-level expert who has mastered a wisp of divinity.

Outside the palace, many figures dressed in yellow robes were prostrate.

These figures emitted wisps of dim yellow light, and their mental fluctuations were quite powerful.

The two figures kneeling side by side at the front were even at the Saint level.

There were quite a few yellow-robed men at the ninth level behind them, probably more than thirty.

All the others are rank eight.

The sight of so many powerful individuals caused everyone's expressions to change, and their brows to furrow.

They never expected that the Guiwang Brigade in the core area would be so powerful.

Yaen stared intently at the yellow-robed man on the palace platform, his expression grave. "I'll hold off that guy up there. He's very powerful, and I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."

Osiris and Aishalin's eyes were fixed on the two saints kneeling side by side below.

Jerry grinned and said, "Luckily we still have Lu Ning... otherwise, this would have been very dangerous."

The others nodded in agreement.

Lu Ning's demonstrated strength has reached the Saint level.

This is their advantage.

If Lu Ning hadn't been there, the three Saints in the group would have been blocked by the three Saints from the Guiwang Brigade.

They would have to withstand more than thirty ninth-tier experts from the Departed Legion, some of whom had mental fluctuations that were even close to the Saint level.

Besides these, there are hundreds of eighth-tier beings!

That was enough to ensure their demise.

While everyone was whispering among themselves, Lu Ning frowned and stared at the yellow-robed figure on the platform.

Seeing that Lu Ning's expression was a little strange, An Lan frowned and asked, "Lu Ning, what's wrong?"

Lu Ning paused for a moment before speaking, "The clothes of that person up there... are quite different from those of the Returning Brigade below. They look a lot like the robes of pilgrims seen in the illusion."

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

Just then, the man in the yellow robe on the platform slowly raised his head.

It was a face that was half rotting.

However, the other half still reveals the appearance of the man in the yellow robe.

Its face was covered with fine, yellowish scales; it had no nose or lips; and its pupils were vertical, yellowish pupils.

Lu Ning fell silent.

It was indeed the creature I had seen in the illusion.

Everyone also saw the appearance of the man in the yellow robe, and their eyes widened in shock.

"Not human?!"

As they were still in shock, the creature slowly rose, its body radiating an aura of death, and opened its arms downwards.

He spoke strange words, not in human language, but Lu Ning understood them: "The dead do not die, and their rotting flesh is reborn."

As the creature spoke, the members of the Exiles who were prostrate on the ground rose to their feet.

They turned to look at Lu Ning and the others.

Like the pilgrims, their bodies also showed signs of decay.

But they are still 'alive'.