Seeing the scene before him, Jared frowned instantly. The others also wore grim expressions. It was clear that this tower didn’t resemble a treasure but instead seemed to seal something sinister.
Jared’s gaze lingered on the runes etched into the four stone lions. His body trembled involuntarily, and even the Golden Tome in his sea of consciousness quivered faintly.
Jared was shocked. He couldn’t understand why the Golden Tome would react in such a way.
The Golden Tome had always been dormant in his spiritual sense unless a soul remnant attempted to invade and seize control. Only in such situations would the Golden Tome activate.
Jared carefully examined the runes but found that he didn’t recognize them at all.
“These are celestial lord runes. It looks like whatever is being sealed here is far from ordinary,” the Vermilion Demon Lord said suddenly.
“What are celestial lord runes? Are you saying a celestial lord is stronger than you?” Jared asked curiously.
The Vermilion Demon Lord rolled his eyes and
replied, “Do yourself a favor and stop asking such brainless questions. Comparing me to a celestial lord? They wouldn’t even bother to glance my way. My advice? Don’t get any ideas about this tower. Leave while you still can.”
“Well, now you’ve got me even more interested,” Jared said, his curiosity deepening rather than waning.
“Jared, there’s likely something extremely powerful inside this tower,” Catalina said, her expression serious as she tightly clutched her life-saving token.
The life-saving token was emitting a faint glow, something it only did in the face of extreme danger.
When Catalina had been completely immobilized in the past, the token hadn’t reacted at all. The fact that it was glowing now meant the current situation was even more perilous than before.
Jared’s face darkened, his brows knitting tightly. Could there truly be something unimaginably terrifying within the tower? This is merely the Ethereal Realm. Could it really have played host to someone of great power during the Celestial Battle?
Jared hesitated. Yet, the nagging curiosity in his heart grew stronger.
Curiosity kills the cat.
Everyone present shared the same heavy, vigilant demeanor.
“Lightning beast, what exactly is inside this tower? Why did you lead us here? What are you trying to achieve?” Catalina suddenly turned to the lightning beast and demanded.
Given that the lightning beast was aware of the existence of the tower and its shield, it was evident that it had been here before. Perhaps it knew something more!
The lightning beast, flustered, replied, “Buddy, you’ve got it wrong! I honestly don’t know what’s inside this tower. I admit I’ve been here before, but I’ve never dared to get close. I’ve never gone in either. With my current strength, I wouldn’t dare…”
“He hasn’t been inside,” Jared said.
He was certain the lightning beast wouldn’t have the courage to approach the pagoda. The sight of those four stone lions alone would have scared off most cultivators.
“So, what do we do? Do we leave, or go inside?” Catalina asked.
Jared found himself in a dilemma.
Entering might be dangerous, but leaving without knowing was almost unbearable.
After a moment of deliberation, Jared turned to Cloud, Judith, and the others. “I’ll go in alone. The rest of you stay here. If anything goes wrong, run immediately.”
He didn’t want to put them in harm’s way. After all, no one knew what lay inside.
“Mr. Chance, I can’t let you take this risk alone. I’m going with you,” Cloud said firmly.
“I’m going too. At worst, we die,” Judith added resolutely.
“I’m coming along too. Don’t forget that my abilities surpass yours here,” Catalina reminded him.
Everyone then turned their gaze to the lightning beast.
“Don’t look at me like that. I brought you here, didn’t I? Of course, I’m coming along. Otherwise, what’s the point of me being here?” the lightning beast declared hastily.
