Realizing the situation, the other cultivátors quickly departed as well. If they could find any treasures themselves, they wouldn’t need to spend spirit stones on auctions.
In the blink of an eye, the group scattered, leaving only Jared, Catalina, Cloud, and Judith behind, along with the one-legged lightning beast.
The lightning beast wouldn’t leave because it was determined to follow Jared.
“Should we keep going, or should we head back?” Jared asked Catalina.
After all, their journey to the Celestial Battlefield had been part of an elaborate scheme. Now that the setup was gone, continuing onward seemed unlikely to yield any results.
“Keep going for what? There’s nothing in this Celestial Battlefield. It’s just a waste of time!” Catalina snapped before turning around to head back.
Seeing this, Jared, along with Cloud and Judith, followed her.
Everyone was visibly disheartened. They had come here to hunt for treasures, but now it seemed they had made the trip for nothing.
“Wait, don’t leave! Who said the Celestial Battlefield has no treasures? If you keep going, you’ll reach the barrier of the battlefield. There’s a tower there, though no one knows what it’s sealing,” the lightning beast called out urgently.
Jared and Catalina immediately halted in their tracks.
“Are you serious?” Jared asked, excitement flashing in his eyes.
“Of course! Why would I lie? If I were lying, your two celestial beasts would tear me apart,” the lightning beast assured him solemnly.
Jared glanced at Catalina, clearly wanting to hear her opinion.
“Let’s go check it out. No one’s ever mentioned a tower here before,” Catalina said, her curiosity piqued.
She had assumed this trip would be straightforward since her master had already explored the entire battlefield. Even the restrictions had been set up by her master.
Yet now she realized the Celestial Battlefield still held many unexplored areas.
With everyone’s strength restored, their pace quickened dramatically.
Soon, they arrived at the shield marking the barrier of the Celestial Battlefield. They could clearly see the faint shield shimmering in the void, barring any further progress.
“Where’s the tower you mentioned?” Catalina asked, scanning the area.
She couldn’t see the tower the lightning beast mentioned anywhere.
“It’s right up ahead…” the lightning beast replied.
“You’re lying! There’s nothing there. I can’t see anything!”
Catalina frowned, suspecting the lightning beast was deceiving them.
“I don’t see it either!”
“Me neither!”
Cloud and Judith both shook their heads.
“I see it!” Jared suddenly spoke.
Everyone turned to look at him in surprise, especially the lightning beast, whose expression was one of sheer disbelief.
“Sir, you… you can see the tower?” the lightning beast stammered in astonishment.
“What are you implying? Were you lying about the tower’s existence?” Catalina demanded, sensing something off in the beast’s tone.
“No, no, I wasn’t lying! The tower is concealed by the shield. It’s impossible to see it without removing the shield,” the lightning beast explained hastily.
Yet Jared could see the tower despite the shield, and that puzzled the lightning beast greatly.
“This shield can’t block my eyes,” Jared said with a slight smile, striding forward confidently.
Jared possessed the Nethersky Eye, making him immune to such minor obstructions.
When he activated it, everything hidden from others became clear to him.
After all, the Nethersky Eye was one of Vermilion Demon Lord’s ultimate techniques, incredibly powerful.
As they walked further, the lightning beast suddenly stopped and began chanting under its breath, pressing one hand gently against the ground.
In an instant, a bright light filled everyone’s vision. When it cleared, a towering tower stood before them, stretching into the clouds.
Its exact number of levels was indiscernible.
However, at each of the tower’s four corners sat a stone lion, their fierce expressions carved with meticulous detail and their bodies adorned with intricate runes.
