Chapter 469: Inside the Ruins

Li An thought to himself, I can't be apart from Shuangxue for too long.After just one day apart, it felt like a long separation, like a reunion.In the back.Ghost Lord, Ren, and the others followed closely, watching the smile on Li An's face, wondering what he was laughing at.Why did he act so relaxed?Li An was intelligent and wanted to know what was inside.The eight of them continued to move deeper into the pyramid.Suddenly.Li An raised his hand.Everyone's eyes froze.A wisp of flame formed at his fingertips, and he flicked it to a corner of the corridor.Candles lit up.It was then that everyone noticed candles on both sides of the corridor.The narrow path suddenly became brighter.Everyone stopped in their tracks.Because of the strange patterns carved into the walls on both sides:Thin lines, thick lines, straight lines, and curved lines.Four lines crisscrossed the wall, densely packed and seemingly chaotic.Then Ren looked at Zhen and Lin.The Ghost Lord frowned and glanced at the Pluto.Li An exchanged glances with Shuangxue, and Lin He, ahead, also looked puzzled.As the candlelight illuminated the walls, revealing the strange patterns, a feeling surged within everyone.Very faint, very faint.But it was there.Suddenly, Li An said, "Keep going."Lin He did as he was told, continuing forward.The other two groups following behind frowned.They wanted to study the patterns on the wall, but for now, they had no choice but to keep up.If these ruins truly held treasures, they couldn't let Li An get there first.Everyone followed Li An's lead, quickening their pace.Li An kept lighting candles on both sides.The patterns on the wall grew denser.The strange feeling grew stronger. "Do you know what it is?" Frost Snow wrote.Li An replied, "I think so. It won't do us any good. No need to stay any longer. Let's just rush to the end and see what's inside.""Okay," Frost Snow replied."Lin He!" Li An suddenly spoke.Everyone was startled.Lin He turned around and saw that Li An had already carried Frost Snow on his back, signaling with his eyes.Lin He understood, squatted down, and charged like a beast.Li An moved with incredible speed, leaping onto his back.The Ghost Lord and the others behind him hadn't reacted yet."Swoosh!"Lin He broke into a sprint, disappearing from everyone's sight in a flash.And even as Lin He carried the two men on his back, Frost Snow continued to build a wall of ice, blocking their path!Ren's eyes darkened slightly, and he said, "Charge!"The three of them put all their might into breaking through the wall and sprinting, soon disappearing at the end of the road. Only Ghost Lord and Hades remained in the deep, dark corridor.At this moment, these two monsters of unfathomable strength were staring at each other, their eyes unfriendly."Zhao Shaolong, how do you know this location?" Hades stared intently at Ghost Lord.Ghost Lord frowned and said, "How should I know?""But I guess, it's probably like this.""He happened to be entering the Cloud Pavilion when you set out.""He wanted to see what you were going to do, so he followed you. Is that okay?""Really?" Hades said coldly. "There are so many people entering and leaving the Cloud Pavilion every day, why did he choose to follow me?"Ghost Lord said leisurely, "Because he wanted to know how strong you are.""How did Li An defeat you?""There's competition within the human race, too.""Zhao Shaolong is used to being the big brother, and now seeing his younger brother catching up is unpleasant. But he can't really become an enemy of Li An, so he'll defeat those Li An has defeated before to prove his strength.""I understand, right?"It must be said that this reason seems quite convincing. The Hades snorted and continued forward.The Ghost Lord suddenly asked, "Then how did you know there was a ruin here?"The Hades paused, staring blankly at the Ghost Lord's sinister face. "Jingtian told me," he said."Jingtian..." The Ghost Lord recalled.A genius in the realm of transcendental energy, he had also lost to Li An at the Sword Competition, only to surrender in time to escape certain death.He was the one who discovered the first ruin and the Heavenly Deception Seal.According to the Hades,the ruins might be connected.Then, the Ghost Lord's eyes darkened, and he said, "Let's go! It would be disastrous if Li An really gets there first.""Yes," the Hades nodded coldly.The Ghost Lord rushed ahead of him, sneering inwardly.The Hades must know more.Why else wouldn't he rush?The normal reaction would have been the same as Ren's.Li An started sprinting, and he should have accelerated to catch up. But he didn't, as if he wasn't worried about what Li An might gain.So Pluto is a suspect.So is Li An!Why did he start sprinting?Could he know what lies deep within the ruins?Does his information differ from Pluto's?How interesting.The three parties chased each other.But the frost and snow ice wall wasn't so easy to break.And Lin He's speed was just right.So they were the first to reach the end of the pyramid corridor.After crossing a hurdle, he felt the space before him widen.Flames rose.Looking up,A platform about a hundred meters in diameter emerged."What is this?" Lin He asked.Li An shook his head, "I don't know.""But it looks like this ruin is very poor, with no treasures at all.""Sit down for a while."The three of them sat on the altar.Soon, Ren and the other two arrived at the scene. He frowned, looking toward the center of the altar. "What's there?"Li An shrugged. "As you can see, there's nothing.""How could that be?" Ren snorted. "You took it."Li An didn't argue, but instead asked, "Tell me, why aren't Ghost Lord and Hades in any hurry?"Ren's eyes narrowed slightly.A few seconds later, Ghost Lord and Hades arrived.The altar was silent and empty.All eight of them were silent.Ghost Lord was the first to speak. "Li An, why didn't you tell me about the acceleration?""What did you get here?""The Heavenly Deception Seal?"Li An shook his head. "Honestly, there's nothing here.""Who would believe that?" Ghost Lord scoffed."Believe it or not, it's up to you."Wait until the echo faded. The Ghost Lord suddenly asked, "You haven't told me yet, why are you suddenly sprinting?""What do you know?"Li An said helplessly, "I really don't know anything.""But I know for sure that if you don't sprint, and just walk slowly, there's no point.""Oh?" Ren raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you feel that feeling?""Of course I did," Li An said calmly. "Don't you know what that feeling is?""It seems both the Ghost Lord and Hades know."Ren's face changed slightly.Hades remained expressionless.The Ghost Lord raised an eyebrow. "I don't know. Tell me.""Playing dumb," Li An snorted. "That's the Dao Soul!""The Dao Soul!?"Ren, Zhen, Lin, Lin He, and Shuangxue all changed their expressions. Li An continued, "Before coming here, I learned a few things.""The bigwigs in the Hezong Alliance told their subordinates not to allow any powerful individuals to interfere in our competition.""I'm just wondering, with such a large ancient relic, aren't there any powerful individuals curious about what's inside?""It seems those bigwigs already knew.""A special Dao Soul.""Such a thing is meaningless to those who have entered the Divine Realm.""Even for those who haven't reached the Divine Realm, it might not be meaningful.""After all, the eight great Daos of the Universe are now powerful enough. Why come here to gamble on a special Dao Soul?"A flash of green light appeared on Li An's fingertips. "Concentrating the Dao Soul relies on a sense of perception. As far as I know, there are similar mysterious patterns on the Path to Godhood, known as the Book of Guidance.""The Book of Guidance gives those who see it a hint, a hint that brings a sense of the Dao.""Everyone knows I'm a cultivator of the Three Realms.""While walking on this road, my Wood Element was very playful and lively.""So I concluded that the patterns on the wall are a guide to the Wood Element Dao Soul.""Xue'er, Lin He, and I don't cultivate the Wood Element.""This Book of Guidance is meaningless to us.""Then why am I walking slowly? Of course, I need to speed up and see what's inside.""Unfortunately, there's nothing."