ushernet Chapter 833: I’d Rather Die than Beg for Help
Chapter 833: I’d Rather Die than Beg for Help
Chapter 833: I’d Rather Die than Beg for Help
Upon entering the pagoda, a vast emptiness greeted them. The first floor of the pagoda was incredibly spacious, capable of accommodating ten thousand people. There were shelves lining the walls, but they were all empty.
Ye Guan walked up to a nearby shelf and picked up a bamboo scroll next to it.
The scroll was surrounded by spiritual energy, which had preserved it for millions of years.
Ye Guan opened the scroll, but he couldn't read it.
He put the bamboo scroll away and swept his gaze across the scattered scrolls.
"It seems that they left in a hurry," he muttered.
Zhou Fan nodded slightly and remarked, "The Shui Civilization..."
Ye Guan whipped around to stare at Zhou Fan, astonished. "You're familiar with the Shui Civilization?"
Zhou Fan was also surprised. "You know them, too?"
Ye Guan nodded slightly. "Just a bit."
"Same," Zhou Fan replied.
Ye Guan was speechless.
"The Shui Civilization is a mysterious and powerful civilization. To be honest, I came here specifically to investigate them."
Ye Guan looked at Zhou Fan, somewhat surprised. "You came here to investigate the Shui Civilization?"
"Yes."
"Is the Shui Civilization a Tier Four or a Tier Five civilization?"
Zhou Fan was silent for a moment before saying, "We're not sure yet."
Not sure... Ye Guan fell silent. The only known Tier Five civilization is the Tianxing Civilization. As for the Shui Civilization, his intuition told him that even if it wasn’t a Tier Five civilization, it had to be at least a peak Tier Four civilization.
It was worth noting that the Arcanist Civilization had reached the status of a Tier Four civilization by relying on a character that they had left behind.
Zhou Fan suggested, "Shall we go up and take a look?"
Ye Guan nodded. "Sure."
The two then headed upstairs, followed closely by the black-robed middle-aged man, Zhou Yuan, and the Right Elder.
The rest of the group quickly followed as well.
The second floor had quite a few bizarre statues. The bizarre statues depicted men, women, beasts, and other mythical creatures. The statues were incredibly lifelike and detailed, and there were tens of thousands of them!
Ye Guan examined the statues closely and noticed that each one had mysterious inscriptions at its base.
Unfortunately, he couldn't comprehend them.
After exploring the second floor, they proceeded to the third floor.
Everyone’s eyes lit up with excitement upon reaching the third floor.
The third floor was filled with divine artifacts, and they were sealed by pillars of light.
An old man walked up to one of the light pillars and reached out to grab it. However, his expression changed drastically the next moment as a mysterious energy enveloped everyone.
The power of a domain!
Zhou Fan opened her palm, and an ancient book appeared in her hand.
She chanted an incantation, and a barrier enveloped her, the Right Elder, and the black-robed middle-aged man. However, she seemed to have recalled something as she reached out and grabbed Ye Guan, pulling him into the barrier as well.
The fleshly bodies and souls of the half-step Path Creation Realm experts began to shatter.
They tried to resist, but it was futile.
Soon, a massive blood-red array appeared in the sky, and a beam of blood-red light descended, forcing the black light back into the pagoda.
“AAAAH!” A furious roar echoed from within the pagoda. The black light manifested, but the blood-red light in the sky descended once more, forcing the black light back into the pagoda.
The cycle repeated; the black light was trying its best to escape while the blood-red light was trying its best to suppress the black light.
The black-robed middle-aged man couldn't help but ask, “Why won't it try going in a different direction instead of just going up?”
The Right Elder glanced at the black-robed middle-aged man and said, “Look at the pagoda.”
Everyone looked and saw a myriad of tiny, tadpole-like mysterious runes on the pagoda.
The runes emitting a strange power had transformed into a net that bound the pagoda tightly.
The black-robed middle-aged man chuckled awkwardly and fell silent.
Zhou Fan softly said, “It seems that Young Master Ye's sword had shattered a seal, allowing the powerful being inside the pagoda to escape. However, they must have not expected that there would be another seal outside. It's a powerful seal at that.”
Ye Guan's expression was grave as he observed the blood-red array above the pagoda.
He could sense that the being inside the pagoda was likely a Path Creation Realm expert. The idea that even a Path Creation Realm expert could be sealed and suppressed was rather astonishing.
Zhou Fan glanced at the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Guan's hand and fell into contemplation. The Qingxuan Sword managed to break the seal that even a Path Creation Realm expert couldn't break. If one were to look at that fact from another angle, didn’t that mean that the creator of the Qingxuan Sword was stronger than a Path Creation Realm expert?
“So you're still trying to escape? Pfft!” A loud, mocking laugh echoed from the sky.
Everyone looked up to see a man in black robes standing in the sky.
Ye Guan’s brows furrowed. Why is that guy here?
The Right Elder and Zhuo Yuan became solemn upon seeing him.
He was a Path Creation Realm expert!
The man in black robes looked at the black pagoda and laughed. “Qiu Ling, you're still as foolish as ever. Are you really trying to break the seal set by the high priest?”
An enraged roar echoed. “Gu Ze, stop gloating at me! Once I get out of here—wait, how did you get out?”
The man in black robes named Gu Ze laughed heartily and exclaimed, “I’m incredibly powerful—powerful beyond your imagination, so what do you think?”
“Shut up!”
Qiu Ling sneered, “Who was it that got beaten up by a low-tier civilization’s mage back in the day?”
Gu Ze’s smile faded but it returned quickly as he said, “Ah, the fresh air outside is truly invigorating... Qiu Ling, how about you come out there and take a deep breath of the air here?”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The black pagoda quivered violently, but the seal on it remained sturdy.
Gu Ze smiled and said, “All right, I’ll stop teasing you. I didn’t want to meddle at first, but now that you’re my only old acquaintance left in this universe region, I decided to show you some mercy. See that boy with the sword over there? His sword can break this seal, so how about you ask him for help?"
Qiu Ling was silent for a moment before responding, “Tell the boy that if he’s willing to help me, I'm not going to kill him.”
"What nonsense are you spouting, you brainless fool!" Gu Ze cursed, “Who asks for help like that? No wonder you’re stuck in there. I’ve never seen someone so stupid.”
Qiu Ling retorted angrily, “I’d rather die than beg for help.”
Gu Ze calmly replied, “Then stay there until you die.”
With that, he around turned to leave.
Qiu Ling suddenly called out, “Wait!”
Gu Ze turned back to look at the black pagoda.
Qiu Ling belatedly replied, “If I beg him but he refuses to help me, won't that be humiliating?”
Gu Ze had no idea what to say.