Chapter 944

In a palace somewhere in the Great Ruins.

The palace was very large, with a radius of several hundred feet. The floor was paved with dark green tiles, and the four walls were the same color. This caused the palace to be filled with a cold and strange aura.

In the center of the palace, there was a square altar with three figures standing on it.

The person in the middle was none other than Eche. Madam Liuhua and the eagle-nosed man stood on his left and right.

The ground near the altar was in a mess. Many deep pits had been created, and many puppet fragments were scattered in them. It was obvious that a fierce battle had taken place here. The result was obvious.

Eche ignored his surroundings and looked at the top of the altar.

The top of the altar was round and smooth. It was covered with star runes that formed a complicated Star Formation.

There was a blood-red object stuck in the center of the Star Formation.

More than half of the object was submerged in the altar, so one couldn't see where it was.

Dazzling white light radiated from the Star Formation, forming a white light pillar that firmly protected the blood-red object.

"Daoist Liuhua." Eche looked at Madam Liuhua.

Upon hearing this, Madam Six Flowers answered and quickly got busy on the altar. She placed the Star Restriction Formation tools around the formation, and at the same time, she took out the Star Wave Brush and quickly drew on the outside of the formation.

After working for more than an hour, he finally stopped. Surprisingly, he had set up another Formation Restriction outside the Star Formation on the altar.

Madam Liuhua muttered something and pointed with her finger. A white light shot out from her fingertip.

The formation outside the altar suddenly activated. It buzzed as it rotated. White light shot out from it and went into the white light pillar on the altar.

The white light wasn't strong, but when it went into the white light pillar, it immediately dissipated as if it had met its nemesis, revealing the blood-red object inside.

"Hehe, Daoist Liuhua, you really live up to your reputation. You broke the Heavenly Jade Formation so easily." Eche smiled in satisfaction when he saw this.

"City Lord, you flatter me. But please hurry up. I set up this Anti-Heavenly Jade Formation in a hurry, so it will lose its effect soon," Madam Liuhua said humbly.

Eggy nodded. He stepped onto the altar and walked toward the blood-colored object.

The runes on the altar didn't lose their effectiveness. As soon as Ugg stepped on it, it immediately emitted a dazzling white light as if it was stimulated by something. It was as if countless light arrows were shooting towards Ugg.

However, as soon as the white light approached Ah Ke's body, it immediately dimmed and became calm again, unable to stop him in his tracks.

Ogre strolled to the side of the white object in a few steps. He reached out and grabbed it, then pulled it up forcefully.

The blood-colored object released a dazzling blood-colored light and slowly rose up.

At this moment, the entire altar began to rumble and shake, and even the surrounding hall began to tremble.

Er Ge didn't care about his surroundings at all. His face was solemn, and his arm glowed faintly. It seemed like it wasn't easy for him to pull out this blood-colored thing.

The blood-colored object was gradually pulled out. It was a half-foot-long object, but the blood-colored light on it was too bright to see clearly.

When the last bit of the object was pulled out, a shattering sound rang out. All the white light on the altar dimmed, and the runes on it also turned grey.

The blood-colored light on the blood-colored object also dissipated, revealing its original appearance. It was an ancient key that was half-foot-long. Its entire body was blood-red, and it seemed to be made of some kind of ancient jade.

Incomparably tiny runes could be faintly seen on the surface of the key. It didn't look like an ordinary object.

"This is the second one," Eggy muttered as he looked at the key in his hand.

"Congratulations, City Lord," the eagle-nosed man congratulated.

Madam Liu Hua's face was indifferent, and she didn't say anything.

…

At the same time, in a pitch-black underground cave somewhere in the Great Ruins.

The stone walls at the top of the cave were inscribed with blood-colored runes that crisscrossed and formed an incomparably huge spell formation.

Traces of blood-colored light emitted from the spell formation, and it slightly illuminated the pitch-black space. One could faintly see the silhouettes of people standing on the ground below the spell formation.

These silhouettes were densely packed, and they stretched to the end of one's vision. It was unknown how many of them there were.

The blood-colored spell formation at the top of the cave suddenly flickered twice, and then it was extinguished completely. The entire underground cave was plunged into endless darkness.

However, at this moment, the eyes of one of the silhouettes standing on the ground suddenly flashed, and two spots of white light lit up. Then, he slowly raised his lowered head.

As if it was a catalyst, the eyes of the silhouettes in the underground cave lit up one after another. In the blink of an eye, the entire cave was lit up with countless spots of white light, and it was as if the stars in the night sky were twinkling unceasingly.

…

Han Li and Shi Chuankong were naturally unaware of these changes that had occurred underground.

At this moment, they were still exploring the depths of the plaza under the sacrificial altar.

The surface area of this plaza was simply too big, and the two of them had to explore for half a day before they finally found a secret shrine in the depths of the plaza.

The shrine was no more than a thousand feet tall, and its entire body was built with huge black slabs of stone. There weren't many carvings or decorations on the exterior of the shrine, and only an unfamiliar star chart of the night sky was embossed on the two huge stone doors that were tightly shut.

"Brother Li, I bet that there must be a powerful puppet whose strength is far beyond that of the previous ones in this stone hall. Do you believe me?" Shi Chuankong looked at the embossed on the stone door, and asked with a smile.

"I'm not betting with you anymore. If I win, I won't earn anything. If I lose, I'll be even more unlucky. It's not worth it …" Han Li shook his head and said.

The two of them had searched many ruins and buildings along the way, but most of them had come up empty-handed. They had also encountered some puppets along the way, but they weren't very powerful. So, they were quickly dealt with by them.

Han Li looked at Shi Chuankong, who seemed to have a strong desire to gamble, and felt that there was something different about him from before. This subtle change wasn't related to his appearance or his aura, but it was an indescribable feeling.

Han Li was well aware of the reason, but he hadn't mentioned it on the way here. In any case, no matter what Shi Chuankong thought, Han Li would remember the 'Void Explosion Talisman' in his heart.

"Let's go." Han Li cast aside the messy thoughts in his heart, and said.

After saying that, he took a step forward, and pressed a heavy stone door with one hand, and pushed it backward with force.

"Rumble …"

Accompanied by a loud sound of friction, the stone door retreated backward, revealing a narrow opening that was as wide as two people. It was pitch-black inside, and there was a stale smell coming from it.

Han Li looked at it for a moment, and with the white machete in one hand, he walked in with a flash.

Shi Chuankong followed closely behind, and also went in.

As soon as the two of them entered, the stone walls on both sides of the hall lit up with a "boom", and then two lines of fire spread along the stone grooves on the wall, illuminating the entire hall.

The air was filled with a somewhat sweet smell, which seemed to be the smell of burning oil.

Under the illumination of the fire, Han Li swept the entire hall, and found that on the ground not far in front of the two of them, there was a rectangular pool of water that was neither too big nor too small. The water in the pool had already dried up, and there were two white stone arch bridges, one horizontal and one vertical, on the surface.

On the surrounding stone walls, there were all kinds of flower patterns carved. The lines were soft, but clear and three-dimensional, and there were also some patterns of various strange beasts mixed among them, looking very exquisite and gorgeous.

At the end of the hall, there were seven or eight black stone statues, among which the two directly facing were in a standing posture.

The statue on the left was a tall demon male, with short hair standing up to the sky, a protruding mouth and monkey cheeks, and protruding fangs. He was wearing a pitch-black magic armor, and he was holding a long, purplish-black stick in his hand.

The stick was only as thick as a child's arm, and it was engraved with thundercloud patterns. It seemed to be made of a different material from the statue.

The statue on the right was a human woman with a slender figure. Her appearance was extremely beautiful, and her facial features were very lively. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, and she looked as if she was flying in the air, very lifelike.

Her hands were held in front of her chest, and in her palms was a blood-red key that was about the size of her palm. Under the illumination of the fire, it reflected a crystal-like light.

Below the two of them, there were three halberd-wielding strongmen kneeling on one knee. They all looked exactly the same, with bulging muscles on their upper bodies, and looked full of power.

Han Li and the woman looked at each other, and walked down the stone steps in front of them at the same time. When they arrived at the edge of the pool, they both looked at the dry pool in front of them, and walked on the stone arch bridge that led to the opposite side, one after the other.

When the two of them walked on the arch bridge in the middle of the pool, they suddenly felt the ground beneath them tremble slightly. Their hearts tightened slightly, and they hurriedly looked around, but found nothing strange.

"Hualala …" At this moment, there was a sudden and obvious sound of water flowing from under the bridge.

When Han Li lowered his head to look in that direction, he found that there seemed to be a spring at the bottom of the pool, and there was a gurgling stream of water overflowing from it, and it quickly spread to the entire pool.

"This is …" Shi Chuankong was also a little puzzled.

"It's a little strange, let's go over there first," Han Li said with a frown.

As soon as his voice fell, the sound of water flowing suddenly became louder, and the speed at which the spring water gushed from the bottom of the pool suddenly increased, and soon filled up more than half of the pool.

At the same time, a white mist also rose from the surging water, and shrouded the surroundings.

Han Li felt something in his heart, and raised his head to look up, and saw that above the dome of the divine temple, there were specks of white light flashing, and it looked like a brilliant star map.

He frowned slightly, and took a step forward together with Shi Chuankong.

With this one step, the world in front of him suddenly changed, and he arrived in a magnificent and majestic palace.

Sounds of music played by bamboo instruments could be heard from all around, and beautiful women dressed in gorgeous colorful dresses were either crossing their arms in front of their plump breasts, or holding a white jade pipa behind their necks above their heads. As they played, they twisted their waists, and danced in an exotic manner.