Chapter 418 (1/2)

Chapter 418: Legend of the Building (II)

Conflicting emotions crossed Ning Que's face when he heard His Majesty's words . He raised his hand subconsciously and touched the hard object beneath his black Academy uniform .

The dark tunnel underneath the building was not long . One could reach the deepest point of it and reach an empty underground hall without walking for long .

Ning Que was mentally prepared for what he was about to see today . However, he did not expect the hall to be devoid of anything . The ground extended towards four corners until it disappeared into the darkness as if the s.p.a.ce was endless . There was nothing else other than dust .

Unlike what he had imagined, there were no curious treasures, armors or divine weapons . There were no weird creatures either, and he did not see any trace of tactical arrays . The ground was clean and empty, it made one's heart palpitate .

This floor was laid with seamless granite . Who knew what kind of skills the craftsmen had employed when building the royal palace .

Ning Que raised his head to look at the luminous pearls hanging from the ceiling like stars . He also spotted marks on the walls made by men and was impressed by the wits and mobility of mankind before the age of Tang .

The Emperor brought Ning Que up the clean rocky surface and into the hall .

Their steps whirled up the layers of dust that had laid dormant for thousands of years .

The Emperor stopped in the middle of the stone surface .

Ning Que noticed that there was a hole in the ground that had been seamless .

The sides of the little black hole were smooth and melded perfectly with the ground . It was only as deep as one's palm .

The Emperor said, ”You know what to do . ”

Ning Que looked at the hole and suddenly asked, ”That is the array eye?”

The Emperor replied, ”No, the one you're holding is the array eye . ”

Ning Que was shocked beyond words .

He had always thought that the array eye was an eye and that the object in his arms was the key to it . He had only realized that the array eye had always been with him, and felt frightened .

After a moment of silence, he placed the object in his arms to the side and began to unravel the cloth wrapping it .

The cloth was a sc.r.a.p piece that Sangsang used for shoe soles and was very st.u.r.dy . Sangsang had wrapped it with multiple layers, so it took Ning Que a long time before he completely unwrapped it .

A pestle-shaped object laid calmly on the cloth .

The pestle was made from a strange material . It was like metal, but also like a type of stone . It exuded coldness but its surface was warm and moist like jade . There was a complex pattern engraved on it .

This pestle-shaped object had always been guarded by Master Yan Se in the past decades .

Master Yan Se had given the object to Sangsang before his battle with the Great Divine Priest of Light . He had asked her to turn it over to Ning Que, which was why it was in his hands now .

The Emperor looked at the pestle-shaped object on the ground silently . There was a trace of sadness on his face and he looked as if he was reminiscing about the past . Perhaps he had thought of Master Yan Se .

Ning Que held the pestle and felt the moisture and coolness coming from it . He felt a little nervous and put his left hand on it as well . He took a deep breath, steeled himself and forced his hands not to tremble . Then, he slowly pushed the pestle into the hole .

The pestle in his hands fell into the ground inch by inch . Ning Que did not feel any resistance, but felt that the ground was transmitting a slick feeling .

There was a click when the pestle touched the bottom of the hole as if it was locking the pestle in . Half of the pestle was still exposed above ground . The patterns engraved on the surface of the pestle made it look like a carved flower .

Ning Que did not know what was about to happen next . He moved back a couple of steps subconsciously, wanting to move farther away from it .

However, the Emperor did not look alarmed . He looked at the part of the pestle that was sticking out silently .

Ning Que stopped beside the Emperor .

After a moment .

The segment of the pestle above ground suddenly lit up . To be more specific, the undecipherable patterns on the pestle lit up like a flower bathed in sunlight .

The complicated patterns glowed brighter and brighter and the light reached the bottom half of the pestle . Even the granite floors were bathed in the light, so much so that the fine lines of the rock could be seen .

The light on the patterns solidified and became something like a luminous liquid . It began to flow through the lines, looking exceptionally beautiful .

A crack silently appeared on the granite floors by the pestle .

The crack spread at an incredible speed and crossed where Ning Que was standing in the blink of an eye, shocking him . Then, he realized that the crack was not truly a crack, but was a groove formed by the ground depressing .

Many grooves formed on the previously clean and empty floors .

More and more stone grooves appeared, and they grew closer and closer . It looked like an invisible knife had scratched several straight lines in the smooth s.h.i.+ny floors and split it into countless segments .

The luminous liquid in the pestle flowed through the complex patterns and into the stone grooves by the side . Then, they flowed in the direction of the stone grooves like a stream . However, there was no stream like this in the world that could flow as quickly as the luminous liquid and then slow down when it reached the sides of the floor surface .

It was unknown how much light was hidden in the pestle, but it continued to flow towards the ground without stopping . After a moment, the entire network of grooves lit up .

Ning Que looked at the incredible sight before him, and a nervous grave look crossed his face . His eyes lit up and his gaze followed the movement of the luminous liquid in the stone grooves .