Chapter 2207 - 2200: Still Too Rash
Zhang Menglong followed behind the vanguard, exercising extreme caution. Other than observing with her eyes, she dared not use any other means to probe this tunnel or its interior areas.
Suddenly, a powerful force surged forth, and Zhang Menglong saw several shadows aggressively rushing towards her. She sidestepped to dodge, finding that it was just a few people who had fallen unconscious, tossed like ragged dolls by the energy torrent here.
Zhang Menglong was startled; when Mondun came in he didn’t encounter such a thing, so what happened to them?
"Those behind, do not explore this tunnel using Soul Power or spiritual power, otherwise you’ll be directly blasted out by a force from within. If your Soul Power is weak, you may be rendered unconscious!"
Hearing a voice from ahead, Zhang Menglong immediately understood what had happened.
When she had used Soul Power from a distance to explore, she faced the cave’s strong counterattack. If not for her strong Soul Power, she might have endured a soul collapse and fallen unconscious. It seemed those people were frequently using Soul Power for exploration, thus having the same encounter as she did.
After receiving this reminder, everyone promptly put away their Soul Power.
"How are you feeling, okay?"
At the forefront of the group, several from the superpowers faced soul impact. Ignorant of this place, they naturally had explored it with Soul Power. However, being Realm Breakers, their souls were much stronger, preventing them from passing out, though their heads felt as though they’d been hammered by a giant iron mallet.
"I’m fine!" A peak Realm Breaker from the Moyan Family seemed somehwat weak. The soul injury was far more severe than physical wounds. Had it not been for a treasure on him providing some protection, it wouldn’t have been just this.
After everyone put away their Soul Power, they encountered no further danger and smoothly arrived at the massive underground space where Mondun had previously come.
Anyone witnessing this scene couldn’t help but show a surprised expression; tens of thousands of ancient Warcrafts were sealed inside Supreme Crystals, still maintaining their lifelike state.
"So many Supreme Crystals! We’re rich! We’re rich!" Most people went wild, quickly collecting Supreme Crystals, even knocking on the warcraft bodies.
The Moyan Family members ignored this and approached their ancestor’s side, bowing deeply three times before securing his corpse. They hadn’t anticipated everything would go so smoothly.
Zhang Menglong didn’t make any sudden moves but instead went to check Mondun’s situation.
Mondun’s life energy had completely disappeared. Like the surrounding warcrafts, he was sealed inside a Supreme Crystal with a bewildered expression, seemingly unaware of the force that killed him.
"How did he actually die?" Zhang Menglong searched through Mondun’s smart devices but found no meaningful clue, as if it was truly haunted.
"Forget it!" Zhang Menglong wandered aimlessly in the square like a tourist. The surrounding people eyed him warily, as if fearing he might snatch their Supreme Crystals.
Zhang Menglong really wanted to use spiritual power or Soul Power to explore the area; relying merely on sight was inefficient, especially with mysterious Soul Energy permeating the place, even interfering with Gou Dan’s detector.
However, he felt apprehensive. If the Soul Power at the tunnel entrance was already formidable, then who knows to what extent it might be magnified in this space?
Of course, Zhang Menglong stayed vigilant; nobody knew how Mondun perished so suddenly, his life seemingly snatched away before turning into a statue sealed by the Supreme Crystal.
"Another corpse!" Zhang Menglong continued moving forward, the number of warcrafts notably fewer here. Beneath a lizard-like warcraft, Zhang Menglong discovered bones!
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Discreetly surveying his surroundings and noticing no attention on him, he quickly secured the remains.
"Gou Dan, find all available information from this body!"
[Got it!]
Zhang Menglong believed that through these bones, he might uncover some clues.
Watching the busy crowd, Zhang Menglong went to sit in a corner. It seemed that as long as Soul Power wasn’t used, no danger would occur here.
Gou Dan’s analysis report arrived promptly.
The bones dated even earlier than that of the Moyan Family ancestor, approximately 98 million years ago. His bone density and other features suggested his life level reached the peak of Ultimate Life Form stage six.
Analyzing the bones showed no external trauma pre-death. The estimated cause of death probably mirrored that of the Moyan Family ancestor and Mondun.
[Director, I found a memoir left by this person before dying.]
"Hmm?" Zhang Menglong had Gou Dan decrypt and play the data.
"To the people of latter ages, if you’re reading this memoir, it means I’m dead, and you’re in extreme danger."
"Huh?" This first sentence baffled Zhang Menglong. Apart from unable to use Soul Power, there seemed no apparent threat here. Is there a hidden danger?
He continued listening:
"Confounding, isn’t it? Entering this place nearly strips you of any escape probability. You have two choices: wither here, perhaps elongating your life span, or open that gate and be destroyed by the Will of the Soul."
"Gate? Where’s the gate?" Zhang Menglong glanced around, though the vast area was surrounded by smooth walls, he saw no gate.
Additionally, this person mentioned "Will of the Soul." It seemed the warcrafts and deceased were possibly killed by this alleged Will of the Soul?
Zhang Menglong knew there indeed existed a strong Soul Power here, launching assaults upon sensing other Soul Powers. Could it potentially also perform active attacks?
"Damn! Can’t get out!" While Zhang Menglong was deep in thought, a flurry of adventurers began shouting in alarm.
The passage they came through had mysteriously disappeared!
Some daringly attacked where they remembered it to be, to no avail—no sign of damage was left on the smooth wall.
They were trapped!
"Damn it, too careless!"