Chapter 1333: Chapter 1329: The Thirteen Guardians’ Guidance
Just as Ye Tian and Yun Xinyan were fiercely battling, Daichong and Tian Qi, following Ye Tian’s orders, were rushing non-stop to the core area of the southern Underground City, which was the location of the Black Character Stele.
Directly underneath the Black Character Stele was the Spirit Vein Stone stolen by the Black Hole Clan from Jiang City. At this moment, due to a series of operations by Elder Xi Feng, the Spirit Vein Stone was continuously erupting with immense power!
Being so close, Daichong and Tian Qi both deeply sensed this force, and both exclaimed in surprise without prior agreement!
"What kind of power is this? I have never in my life felt such a mighty power! Using the phrase ’destroy the heavens and earth’ seems insufficient; I always feel such power could engulf the whole world!"
"No wonder the elders of the Black Hole Clan covet such power. Now it seems that this power alone is enough to command everyone’s submission. If Elder Dong Feng gains the Divine Race’s bloodline and divine power, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
As Daichong and Tian Qi talked, they entered beneath the Black Character Stele!
Because earlier, it seemed Elder Dong Feng had already gone in!
If the whole Underground City were once the Black Hole Clan’s craft, then beneath the Black Character Stele was the core area of this craft—the location of its energy source and various precision instruments.
The first underground floor was full of various rooms, which Daichong and Tian Qi glanced at without checking each one...
"According to Elder Dong Feng’s habits, these rooms seem to have nothing unusual, just some basic facilities. Since Elder Dong Feng is trying to quickly use the Spirit Vein Stone to achieve his goals, his location must be at the closest point to the Spirit Vein Stone. So, let’s go down!"
Daichong judged, and he and Tian Qi did not stop on the first underground floor but instead reached the second underground floor.
The Spirit Vein Stone’s location was on the third underground floor, but when the two arrived on the second underground floor, they found the entrance to the third underground floor was sealed!
"It seems that the guy Elder Dong Feng blocked the way. In this case, we can only rely on our own strength to open the passage!"
Saying this, Daichong unleashed his wind power, and in his hands appeared a howling Blade of the Wind!
Because Daichong was using the technique "Wind and Cloud Combined, Maha Infinity," this power appeared extraordinarily overwhelming.
"Open!"
Daichong shouted as he swung the Blade of the Wind down fiercely. With a "thud!" sound, Daichong’s attack was instantly bounced back, and the ground remained completely unmoved.
"It’s so tough!"
Daichong indignantly remarked. His Blade of the Wind had formidable power, not inferior to the Life Weapon, but even so, his attack couldn’t even leave a trace on the ground. What on earth was this ground made of?
Tian Qi explained, "Daichong, this is probably one of the technological defenses of the Black Hole Clan, able to withstand even the attacks of top-notch experts. So just using brute force probably won’t allow us to descend to the third underground floor, where the Spirit Vein Stone is. We need to think of a way."
"What way should we think of? Watching as that guy Elder Dong Feng is about to succeed, if we don’t stop him soon, everything might be too late!"
Daichong exclaimed anxiously, while Tian Qi began to search carefully on the second underground floor, soon finding a room used as an altar.
In front of the stool at the round table, thirteen people were tied up. These thirteen people were all too familiar to Tian Qi; weren’t they the thirteen guardians of the Black Hole Clan?
However, these thirteen guardians were not all living people. Individuals like Tian Yi, Tian Er, and Tian Shisan, who had already died, were clones, even Tian Qi herself was a clone!
Tian Qi watched her clone with a complex feeling in her heart, not knowing what to say...
Now the thirteen guardians were already sacrificial offerings. Their existence was solely for Elder Dong Feng.
Having been drained of power, all thirteen guardians fell into a deep coma. Tian Qi could genuinely feel that although the thirteen guardians were not yet dead, the power within them had been completely extracted, and death was just a matter of time.
"Tian San! How are you all?"
Tian Qi rushed into the room, able to easily enter because a hole was opened in the wall of this room serving as the altar.
However, no matter how Tian Qi shouted, the thirteen guardians remained motionless, seemingly at their last gasp.
Following Tian Qi’s steps, Daichong also entered this room. He glanced at the thirteen guardians tied up and sighed, "I didn’t expect there to be so many clones here. Qiqi, even your clone is among them. The elders of the Black Hole Clan, in order to achieve their goal, are madly replicating clones, truly without any humanity at all!"
As the Sect Leader of Tianmen, Daichong held traditional moral values in high regard, and the actions of Elder Dong Feng and others severely clashed with Daichong’s moral views.
Disregarding life, despising life, such conduct is truly despicable!
The Thirteen Guardians slept as if dead, no matter what, they couldn’t wake up...
Tian Qi and Daichong no longer tried to awaken the Thirteen Guardians but quietly sensed beneath their feet.
Directly below them was the location of the Spirit Vein Stone, so the power of the Spirit Vein Stone felt strongest here!
"If only there were some way to get down there!"
Tian Qi mused, wondering how she and Daichong could possibly approach the Spirit Vein Stone and Elder Dongfeng if their path was blocked.
"You’re right! Elder Dongfeng sealed the passage to the third underground level because he’s afraid we’ll stop him! If we could reach the Spirit Vein Stone now, even if we can’t defeat Elder Dongfeng, we could delay his time to become part of the Divine Race!"
Daichong said heavily.
By recovering in Guo Lao’s Different Space, where time flows very slowly, they gained considerable time for everyone.
Naturally, this caught Elder Dongfeng by surprise, so the three returned to the South City, catching Elder Dongfeng off guard...
Elder Dongfeng hadn’t fully acquired the divine bloodline nor claimed the power of everyone in the South City, so this is the best time to stop him!
But how can everyone actually stop Elder Dongfeng?
"If only we knew how to get down there!"
Tian Qi said quietly, her hand unconsciously touching the unconscious Tian San beside her, when suddenly, her mind conjured an unusual image!
"What is this!?"
Tian Qi exclaimed, realizing her mind held the experiences of the Thirteen Guardians.
The existence of such phenomena amazed Tian Qi...
Perhaps because she was bonded as one of the Thirteen Guardians, their memories strangely infiltrated her mind:
The Thirteen Guardians, to protect Ye Tian’s escape, were all frozen by Elder Xifeng and left barely alive, surviving solely on their Inner Strength.
However, due to Elder Xifeng’s pursuit of Ye Tian, they gained some time as he was delayed, allowing the Thirteen Guardians to gradually recover.
They thought they could leave the eerie Underground City beneath South City once awake, but at the crucial moment, Elder Dongfeng returned!
"Trying to escape? Unfortunately, as members of the Black Hole Clan, die as damned ghosts of the Black Hole Clan! Don’t dream of escaping my grasp, sacrifices!"
Elder Dongfeng subdued the resisting Thirteen Guardians with his mighty power once more, securing them to chairs, immobile.
Then, the clones of Tian Yi, Tian Er, Tian Qi, and Tian Shisan finally arrived at the altar, comforting Elder Dongfeng, who bound the Thirteen Guardians to chairs before heading to the third underground level.
He didn’t use the regular passage, but instead opened a Different Space passage in front of him to descend to the third underground level, the site of the Spirit Vein Stone.
"There’s Different Space! This room has Different Space!"
Tian Qi exclaimed, understanding why the Thirteen Guardians showed her their memories, pointing out a clear path.
"That’s great! Qiqi, quickly find where the triggering mechanism is!"
Daichong, equally excited, urged.
Tian Qi pointed in the direction from her memories and said, "Right there! The Thirteen Guardians saw it; Elder Dongfeng triggered the mechanism there, opening the passage to Different Space!"
Tian Qi’s finger indicated a protruding stone, and Daichong immediately approached it and pressed it gently!
Before Tian Qi and Daichong, a passage suddenly opened, it was the Different Space passage leading to the third underground level beneath the Black Character Stele, where the Spirit Vein Stone lay - the core area of the battle for South City!
"Damn Elder Dongfeng, manipulating life with ease. This time, we’ll show you our strength! Even if we can’t defeat you, we’ll delay your acquisition of divine bloodline and power! Once Ye Tian successfully subdues your wife, your end will be near!"
Daichong said heavily.