The underground palace was a maze-like structure filled with passageways, each branching into countless others. Coupled with the limitations on their spiritual senses, Lu Xuening, Lu Yunlin, and Lu Yunqi were utterly disoriented.
"What kind of hell is this place?" Lu Yunqi complained.
They were originally traveling in a spaceship, but the ship was attacked by a group of Gu Diao and destroyed. As they fell, they touched some kind of restriction and were teleported to this underground palace. When they came to their senses, they found that everyone else was gone, and only the three of them remained.
"Fifth brother, sixth brother, I'm a little scared." Lu Xuening's voice was very soft and trembling. Her helpless and frightened appearance gave Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin a surge of courage.
"Don't be afraid, we'll protect you!" Lu Yunqi said immediately.
Lu Yunlin held Lu Xuening's hand and said confidently, "Don't be afraid. Even if I die, your sixth brother will never let you get hurt in the slightest."
Lu Xuening nodded slightly, but she felt very uneasy. After all, Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin were only at the Golden Core stage. Why wasn't her older brother there at this time? And what about those guards? Why didn't they catch her and let her teleport away like that? When she got back, she would definitely make her mother punish them severely.
waste!
They're all useless!!
Lu Xuening was furious!
The air was chilly, giving the three of them goosebumps, and Lu Xuening felt her heart pounding wildly.
The palace walls here were frighteningly tall, making them feel incredibly small. The murals on the walls were grotesque and exuded an aura of great antiquity. It was so quiet, eerily quiet.
Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin walked on either side of Lu Xuening, each holding a sword.
"come over……"
A voice echoed in Lu Xuening's mind, a voice that seemed to have traversed countless cycles of time, hazy and ethereal. Indistinct.
"who?"
Lu Xuening suddenly spoke up, startling Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin who were standing nearby.
"Xiao Ba, what's wrong?" Lu Yunqi asked.
"What...what did you just hear?" Lu Xuening's face paled.
Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin shook their heads.
Lu Xuening thought to herself: Am I hallucinating?
"come over……"
The voice echoed in her mind again, and this time, besides being startled, she was suddenly filled with intense curiosity. She wanted to know where the voice came from. She felt a kind of summons, a need to go somewhere. Lu Xuening suddenly saw a glowing line on the road ahead, and she immediately flew forward on her sword.
"Little Eight—"
Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin immediately gave chase.
After flying for some distance, they arrived at a place that was a very open space.
Countless talismans were pasted on the towering walls, and colossal dragon statues coiled around the massive pillars. Countless chains extended from the void, intertwining into a vast net, all ending at an altar. The pitch-black altar, constructed of an unknown material, was covered in dust.
A sword was stuck in the altar, a rusty sword, bound tightly by chains, as if sealing something away.
Black mist permeated the area, and the sword was also shrouded in it.
Upon entering this place, Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin felt the hairs on their bodies stand on end.
"Where...where is this place?" Lu Yunqi asked, his voice trembling.
His instincts told him that it was dangerous and he should leave.
Lu Xuening stared intently at the sword; she wanted to pull it out.
She had a premonition that this was her chance.
She felt a connection to the sword, and she wanted to pull it out.
She is stronger than Lu Xueyao; having obtained this opportunity, she will definitely surpass Lu Xueyao. She is the one who should be envied and admired by everyone; Lu Xuening should be the favored daughter of heaven, surrounded by all.
Lu Xuening walked towards the altar, but Lu Yunlin immediately grabbed her: "Xiao Ba, what are you doing?"
“I want that sword,” Lu Xuening said.
"That sword looks very strange, Xiao Ba, let's leave!" Lu Yunqi advised.
Lu Xuening refused, saying loudly, "No, I want that sword. It's my destiny, don't stop me."
Ignoring all warnings, she flew toward the sword.
Unbeknownst to her, her every move was being watched by a pair of blood-red eyes, whose owner wore a sinister smile.
Lu Xuening stood on the altar, while Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin exchanged glances, their hearts filled with growing unease. Lu Yunqi wanted to go and stop Lu Xuening, but an invisible barrier appeared in front of him, separating him from Lu Yunlin.
"What is this?!" Lu Yunqi exclaimed in shock.
"Xiao Ba, come back quickly!" Lu Yunlin shouted loudly.
Lu Yunlin kicked the barrier, but the transparent barrier was unharmed. He himself was thrown back by the force of the impact and coughed up blood.
"Sixth Brother."
Lu Yunqi ran towards Lu Yunlin.
Lu Xuening couldn't hear Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin's voices at all. Looking at the sword wrapped with countless chains in front of her, she was filled with joy. This was her opportunity, her destiny.
She reached out with trembling hands and grasped the sword hilt. The moment she did, something pierced her palm, and blood gushed out. Lu Xuening felt nothing. Her eyes had turned red and were glowing red.
Draw your sword! Draw your sword!
That was the only thought in her mind at that moment.
Her blood dripped onto the chains binding the rusty sword, and those chains slowly vanished, turning into golden fragments. Golden flames erupted across the altar, and countless golden runes appeared on the ground. A strange transformation occurred in the space; all the talismans attached to the walls began to burn.
"Little Eight—"
Lu Yunlin and Lu Yunqi shouted loudly, banging on the barrier with worry and fear.
Draw your sword! Draw your sword!
“Draw this sword, and you will get everything you want.”
An irresistible, seductive voice echoed in Lu Xuening's mind.
Lu Xuening's face was filled with madness; she was determined to pull out the sword.
She gripped the sword hilt with both hands, straining and straining, blood gushing out. Golden flames rose, inexplicably devoid of heat, and from within them appeared a golden crow, its cry echoing throughout the entire underground palace. In that instant, Lu Xuening drew her rusty sword.
The rusty sword was in her hand, but after a short while, it turned to ashes.
The golden crow disappeared, the golden flames vanished, and Lu Xuening's expression returned to clarity.
Huh?
What is she doing?
"Little Eight—"
She finally heard Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin's voices.
Rumble—
The underground palace was shaking.
Lu Xuening stared in shock as the altar beneath her feet crumbled. She hurriedly climbed off the altar and ran toward Lu Yunqi and Lu Yunlin.
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