Ye Liang shot through the underground water vein like a torpedo.
Thanks to having mastered Water Release before, Ye Liang's speed underwater was incredible.
After swimming forward for about ten minutes, he spotted another Bronze Door at the bottom of the Underground Water Vein.
"Wait—this place actually has an entrance to the ruins too?!"
He thought to himself for a moment.
It was probably because the underground water vein had flooded the ruins, which caused this bronze door to become buried.
Now he faced two choices!
One was to keep swimming forward and see if there was an exit at the end of the water vein. The other was to dive into the bronze door—since it might be connected with other doors, perhaps he could escape that way!
However, doing so would very likely lead him to encounter Izan Mei again!
Just as Ye Liang hesitated, the bronze door in the water vein suddenly opened!
Ghost hand!
A pitch-black arm covered in fur immediately grabbed Ye Liang's neck! It tightly choked him, making Ye Liang—who was already holding his breath—feel even more suffocated.
His face twisted with fury, Ye Liang pounded the ghost hand over and over!
The ghost hand wouldn't let go!
He kicked the ghost hand once, finally seizing the brief moment it loosened its grip and breaking free!
"Crap! I'm out of air!"
His heart sank!
He had already been holding his breath originally, but now after this disturbance from the ghost hand, all oxygen remaining in his lungs was completely consumed! If this continued, escaping wouldn't even be possible—it would become impossible just to return!
Damn it! I've come this far! How can I die here!" He glanced at the bronze door that had already opened, disregarding the ghost hand inside, forcing himself through with sheer determination!
Not long after.
Deep within the bronze door.
This was where Izan Mei arrived.
It was an ancient architectural complex; above were countless glowing crystals, while on both sides stood elaborately decorated domed houses, and ahead lay a pond unfathomably deep!
Izan Mei arrived here.
He ignored this pure underground pond, heading directly towards the cluster of buildings.
Just after leaving,
A dark shadow emerged from the pond!
It was Ye Liang!
Biting down on a black hand, he struggled onto the shore, casually flinging the black hand away before emptying the water from his shoes.
"So this must be the Creator God Ruins that Izan Mei talked about."
After putting his shoes back on properly, Ye Liang also headed toward the buildings. At that very moment, numerous black hands abruptly sprouted from beside the pond!
Layer upon layer, they looked just like living creatures!
Ye Liang's expression changed dramatically!
Back underwater, he had already encountered these things before. They seemed to be some kind of aquatic creature—they lacked intelligence, attacking any living being that came near them in groups.
While underwater, Ye Liang had swam upward precisely to avoid these things.
So fast yet so slow!
In an instant, dozens of black hands exploded from the water, lashing toward Ye Liang's neck and clamping down hard!
Ye Liang's eyes turned icy cold!
The chaotic cursed blade instantly appeared in his hand!
"You guys acted wildly earlier only because I wasn't in my element! Now you dare to provoke me here!"
He slashed straight at them with the cursed blade!
He instantly severed over a dozen Black Hands!
Yet right after being cut down, those Black Hands didn't die immediately. Revoltingly, they merged together—flesh fused with flesh, hair entwining with hair!
They resembled parasitic mutants, transforming instantly into a hairy monstrosity covered all over with writhing Black Hands!
"Damn it!"
Ye Liang was shocked!
The suppression effect from the chaotic cursed blade had weakened significantly!
He quickly turned his body, but this hand-covered monster stubbornly pursued him like it had already set its sights on him.
"Screw this! Once I heal up, I'm gonna wipe all of you out!"
Just at that moment,
From high above descended a tall masked woman wielding a vivid green staff. In the blink of an eye, she cleaved the black-handed monster in half.
"This is just the most basic guardian beast of the tomb. If that's all your strength has got, I suggest you leave immediately," the woman coldly stared at Ye Liang.
Ye Liang was taken aback.
Before he could even clearly see the woman's face, he realized she'd already moved toward the distant cluster of buildings.
"Are you kidding me?! Trust me, I'd love to get out—but I really have no clue where the exit is!" Ye Liang shrugged helplessly and hurried after her.
Before long,
The two arrived at what appeared to be a domed civilian dwelling.
"This place belongs to a divine Ruins. At minimum, it requires experts of at least the fourth Stage to handle. You're merely a Third Stage practitioner without any real skills. Are you absolutely sure about not going back?"
"Sis! How many more times do I have to repeat myself? Sure, I'd love to get out, but honestly, I don't know where the exit is!"
"If you came in, how come you don't know the way out?"
The woman shook her head indifferently.
What could Ye Liang do?
After following her for quite some time and practically wearing his lips out trying to convince her, the woman still wouldn't budge. She kept insisting that Ye Liang must've known the way out—and told him not to bother her again.
So Ye Liang could only watch helplessly as the woman entered one of the houses—and then followed her inside.
The dwellings here all looked more or less the same, likely built in the same era.
According to what the woman said, this place was built by the Creator God who forged the entire planet. Knowing his time had come to fall, he left all his treasures here.
Whoever stumbles upon these treasures is simply destined by fate to claim them.
Ye Liang didn't believe he was someone "destined" to find such fortune, so he held little interest in these riches. Yet the moment he walked into this particular house, a strange warmth rose through the soles of his feet.
"Sis, do you feel anything strange?" he blurted out suddenly.
"What kind of feeling?"
"A warm, very comfortable sensation."
"Comfortable?"
Closing her eyes briefly to sense something, the woman felt nothing except the stale smell of mold in the air. Just as she was about to retort at Ye Liang, a strange torrent of energy burst forth from beneath the floor, rushing directly toward him!
"Divine power!"
The woman screamed immediately.
"How is this possible?! How can a mere mortal at the Third Stage actually attract divine power?!" Rushing forward, she attempted to touch the energy stream.
But the instant her hand stretched out, the energy vanished completely!
"Gone?"
The woman stared blankly at everything unfolding before her.
Ye Liang was also taken aback.
He touched his arm in confusion and discovered that his previously missing strength had returned!
"What is this? Chakra?"
No!
No!
"This must be another kind of energy, even stronger!" Ye Liang deduced. Just a moment ago, every wound in his body had actually healed!
This was something ordinary chakra couldn't achieve!
"It's residual divine power from the Ancient Ruins. Each room here might potentially contain similar divine power, although the chances are extremely slim.
Finding it is a rare blessing that few could ever hope to experience in a hundred lifetimes," the girl explained.
"I see!"
Ye Liang nodded.
He turned to look at the woman's face—her hand was still resting on Ye Liang's arm! "Are you going to keep touching me like that?"
The woman blushed deeply!
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