Published: January 21, 2025
In the group, only Qin Chen continued to observe his surroundings after entering the grand hall, while his spiritual sense discreetly kept an eye on the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor not far away.
Since entering the grand hall, this person had exhibited extremely strange behavior. Whether it was upon seeing the corpses in this place or regarding the fallen master of the forbidden zone, there was no trace of surprise or shock in his eyes; he remained remarkably calm throughout.
Moreover, after the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor arrived, he continuously circled around the four quasi-emperors, as if examining something, with flickering glimmers of light shining deep within his eyes.
His steps were steady, leading Qin Chen to feel that the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor seemed extremely familiar with the grand hall.
Could it be that the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor had been here before?
For some unknown reason, this thought popped into Qin Chen's mind.
But how could that be possible?
The Kāluó Underworld Ancestor was imprisoned here only after the Dead Sea Forbidden Area was opened for the first time. Furthermore, all those who had ventured into the Dead Sea Forbidden Area back then had died within it, and even the existence of this Dead Sea Forbidden Area was only recently discovered by people. How could the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor have been here before?
Yet, Qin Chen always felt that the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor was hiding some secrets he was unaware of.
"Young Master Chen, what should we do now?"
Seeing the master of the forbidden zone turn to ashes, the Ten Thousand Bones Underworld Ancestor was alarmed and, tired of wasting words with others, hurriedly turned to Qin Chen for answers.
To be honest, he felt somewhat anxious within.
Although Young Master Chen possessed unparalleled divine abilities and had an extraordinary identity, this place was one where even great emperors had been trapped and died. Did Young Master Chen have a way to lead them out?
He didn't want to die young here!
"Brother Kāluó, have you figured something out?"
However, Qin Chen did not respond to the Ten Thousand Bones Underworld Ancestor and instead suddenly addressed the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor.
"Brother Underworld Lord, what do you mean?" The Kāluó Underworld Ancestor, who was walking around the four quasi-emperors, was momentarily taken aback.
Qin Chen smiled: "Brother Kāluó, I noticed that ever since you entered this grand hall, you have been observing your surroundings, constantly circling the corpses of these four quasi-emperors, as if you were doing something, so I wondered if you had discovered anything."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor.
"This..."
The Kāluó Underworld Ancestor's gaze flickered, hesitating for a moment before nodding: "Brother Underworld Lord, I indeed saw some things. If I am not mistaken, there should be a large formation here. Although these four quasi-emperors and this great emperor ancestor fell here, before their demise, they were surely trying to leave this place, and they must have found some way to do so."
"Oh? How so?"
Upon hearing the Kāluó Underworld Ancestor's words, everyone was shocked and their expressions revealed excitement.
"Everyone, please look."
The Kāluó Underworld Ancestor wasted no time and directly pointed to the patterns beneath the four quasi-emperors, speaking in a deep voice: "The positions where these four quasi-emperors stand seem to have no rules, but in reality, they complement the formation patterns beneath their feet."
"In other words, the positions occupied by the four of them clearly form a formation."
"Moreover, it's not just them. Look above at the great emperor ancestor; she also has a special connection with the four quasi-emperors. So if I'm not mistaken, the five of them must have cooperated to form a formation back then."
The Kāluó Underworld Ancestor squatted down and stroked the patterns on the grand hall's floor.
"Furthermore, it is easy to see that these formation patterns are completely different from the mystic patterns in this grand hall; they are arranged postnatally. Based on this, it is not hard to guess that this formation was most likely set up by this great emperor ancestor."