Chapter 754

As soon as they entered the stone door, Han Li and the others passed through a dim passage and arrived at an extremely spacious hall.

The hall was dimly lit, and there were dark yellow oil lamps hanging on both sides of the wall. Inside the lamps, a milky white oil was burning. There was no smoke, but a faint sweet smell filled the air.

Han Li let out a long sigh and looked at the others. When he saw that they were also relieved, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It was not easy to escape from the joint attack of two Grand Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators. If the restriction had been opened one or two breaths later, they might have all been wiped out.

Although they were temporarily safe, the tense strings in his heart didn't relax in the slightest.

They did not know what kind of place this was. If it were not for the situation, he would not have risked his life to enter this kind of place. In his opinion, a place that could be called a forbidden area by a large clan usually had some special meaning. It was either a place that hid some kind of secret technique or treasure, or it was a place that sealed something.

Previously, Ghost Wood and Yin Xu were so nervous about this place, as if they were afraid of destroying the restriction here. Based on this, it was most likely the second case.

They didn't dare to stay in the same place for long, and immediately split up to explore the hall.

The entire floor of the hall was densely covered with layers of runes, crisscrossing each other. It was very complicated, and there were two extremely long stone murals carved on the walls on both sides. The scene on the murals was quite similar to what they had seen on the palace gate, and most of them were bloody scenes of strange beasts fighting.

"Something's wrong. There's no way ahead. We're completely blocked here." Fox San walked quickly to the end of the hall, and after checking for a moment, he turned around and said.

Han Li shifted his gaze and saw that there was no more passage leading deeper into the hall at the end of the hall. The entire wall was carved with a relief sculpture of a giant humanoid beast, and it was the one on the right side of the palace.

However, the giant beast was no longer in a crouching posture like before. Instead, it was standing upright. Its legs were not like those of a human, but were somewhat similar to those of a red deer. There were obvious bends at the knee joints, and they were carved with huge black scales. There were circles of dense black evil aura on the outside.

He held a claw high in one hand, and a pitch-black mist condensed in the center of his palm. In his other hand, he held a strange-looking flaming greatsword. He was roaring at the sky, and a primordial aura of ferocity surged forward.

"We can break the Space Restriction outside, but we definitely won't be able to hold them off for long," Shi Chuankong said worriedly as he looked around.

"Don't worry. Let's figure out where we are first." Han Li's eyes narrowed as he spoke.

"This looks like a sacrificial ground. Take a look at the murals here," the Weeping Soul Beast suddenly said.

Everyone immediately looked over and saw that on the innermost part of the right wall, there was indeed a carving of an ancient ancestor of the human world offering sacrifices to an ancient god.

The only difference was that the carvings here were even grander and more bloody. The sacrificial offerings were tens of thousands of Dust World Creatures. Among them, there were Dust World Demons that did not have high spiritual awareness, and there were also civilized races like the Ci Tuo Tribe. All of them were driven into a bowl-like pit.

Outside the pit was the giant beast carved on the wall. It stretched out half of its body and lay on the edge of the bowl. Its bloody mouth was wide open, and its face was filled with greed and ferocity.

Compared to the Ci Tuo Tribe in the bowl, it could be seen that the beast's body was extremely large. It was at least a thousand meters long.

Han Li looked at the bowl-shaped pit and frowned. He took a few steps back and looked at the strange depression on the ground.

He saw that the runes on the ground seemed to be disorderly, but in reality, they were all intertwined and gathered at the depression that was only a few meters wide.

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?" Bai Li Yan had used up a lot of his energy.

"Look at this depression. Doesn't it look like an open bowl? It's similar to the sacrificial pit in the mural?" Han Li said after pondering for a moment.

"Now that you mention it, it does look similar. It's just a lot smaller. It seems like this really is a sacrificial ground … Could it be that the thing on the wall is …?" Shi Chuang Kong said after carefully examining it.

"I'm afraid that the thing is sealed here. That's why the Nine Nether Tribe calls this place a forbidden ground." Han Li nodded.

"No wonder the Nine Nether Tribe doesn't allow people to fight here. They are afraid that the seal will be broken and that thing will be released." Hu San suddenly understood.

Rumble!

At this time, the floor of the hall suddenly shook, and a rumbling sound came from outside.

"They have begun to break the seal …" The Weeping Soul said.

After a brief pause, Han Li said, "At a time like this, there's no way out for us. Seeing as the Nine Abyss Race is wary of this giant beast, we'll have to find a way to release it; perhaps that'll give us a chance at survival."

Hearing this, the Weeping Soul's expression changed slightly. A trace of hesitation flashed through its eyes, but it didn't say anything in the end.

"Youngster Li, I advise you not to do so. I've already recalled what this thing is. Once it is released, I fear you will be the first to suffer a calamity, let alone our pursuers." Just as Han Li was about to say something, Shi Qing Hou's voice resounded in his sea of consciousness.

"You know what it is?" Han Li asked doubtfully.

"Have you heard of the Suan Ni?" Shi Qing Hou replied.

"What is this?" Han Li asked in a slightly perplexed manner.

"The Suan Ni is a creature that has existed in the Dust World since ancient times. It is said that it is a monster condensed from the source of the Dust World's Yin energy. Its strength is monstrous and cannot be defeated by humans.

Many races in the Dust World still worship it to this day.

As for why it was sealed here by the Nine Nether Tribe, I don't know.

I'm just reminding you out of goodwill. In the end, you have to make the decision. "Shi Qing Hou said nothing else after saying this.

"Master …" The Weeping Soul saw that Han Li was absent-minded and quickly called out.

The gazes of the others shot towards him in unison. Obviously, everyone had gradually become accustomed to accepting his guidance and allowing him to make decisions.

Han Li pondered for a moment and said as if he had made up his mind, "It's a matter of life and death. We can't care too much. No matter what is down there, let's release it first."

Outside the hall, the rumbling sounds became more and more intense. The Ghost Tree and the Yin Xu seemed to be getting anxious as their attacks became heavier.

"This seal is very complicated. With our current strength, we might not be able to break it in time. Let's see if we can break it through the formation," Shi Chuang Kong said with a frown.

"There's no time to lose. Let's split up." Han Li nodded, agreeing with Shi Chuang Kong's opinion.

As a result, everyone began to search for the formation's base and pivot.

A purple light flashed in Han Li's eyes as he activated the Demon Eyes of the Nine Underworlds to examine the altar in front of him.

Under the Demon Eyes, he could clearly see every detail of the sacrificial pit.

Not long after, he noticed that on the seemingly flat sacrificial altar, there were actually numerous patterns that were like earthworms, and they densely covered the entire surface of the altar. The patterns were messy and without any order, and they seemed to not be some unknown talisman markings. The depressions on the altar were filled with something that was like a black colored sludge.

Inside the sacrificial pit, there were also densely packed patterns that formed a strange pattern that looked like a flame.

Han Li examined it for a long time. After confirming that there were no abnormalities, he shifted his gaze to the surrounding murals.

The material of the stone wall was no different from the wall. After looking for a long time, he still could not find anything.

"Did you guys find anything?" Hu San walked back from the corner of the hall and asked.

Shi Chuang Kong shook his head and said, "There are some patterns on the ground, but they seem to be disjointed and disorderly. They should only be used for decoration and not some kind of restriction."

Han Li raised his head and looked at the dome above him. He saw a circular pattern that was larger than the previous one. There were a total of seven layers, and every layer had a series of runes engraved on it. In the middle of the pattern was a black pillar.

"Look up." Han Li's heart moved and reminded them.

Hearing this, everyone looked up one after another.

"This seems to be a spatial restriction formation …" Shi Chuang Kong said as his eyes lit up.

"Brother Shi, do you recognize this?" Hu San asked.

Shi Chuang Kong did not say anything. His brows were tightly knitted as if he had sunk into deep thought. After a while, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "This restriction formation is divided into two parts.

"This restriction is divided into two parts. From the overall layout, it is somewhat similar to our Demon Realm's Cosmic Seclusion Formation.

Moreover, from the runes on it, it is similar to the spatial runes recorded in the Dust World's Secret Formation. It should be a similar formation in the Dust World. "

"Is there anything we can learn from it?" Han Li asked.

"I'm not too sure. Although there are some similarities, the differences are also very obvious. There are a lot of fire runes in this restriction formation, but I still don't know what they are used for." Shi Chuang Kong hesitated.

While he was speaking, a loud sound came from outside, and everyone's feet trembled.

"There's no time to guess. Just go ahead and try.

If it doesn't work … then we'll wait for the Dark Ruins to break the formation. At that time, we'll fight to the death and try to borrow their strength to destroy the seal here. "Han Li said calmly.

"Okay!

Then please listen to me for now and help me arrange it. "Shi Chuang Kong nodded and solemnly said.

Everyone quickly responded and began to take the Evil Taking Inkstones and formation plates from Shi Chuang Kong's hands. They listened to his orders and began to arrange them on the floor of the hall.

When the floor was covered with black stones, he ordered everyone to start inlaying them on the dome.

Other than Shi Chuang Kong's simple orders and the sound of everyone's rapid footsteps, there was only the rumbling from outside. The atmosphere was extremely depressing.