54 Chapter 53: Hello! I am back! (1/2)
”Say little sword, why were you in this secret chamber?” asked Duan Li as he leaped off the platform.
Duan Li had decided to call the sword not by its name Duergar, but instead 'Little sword'. This was to establish a dominant relationship between the two of them in case the sword acted up with its split-personality once more.
”That is.. from time immemorial, after this dimension was created, I happened to be placed here by the Grand Immortal himself. As to why, even I am not sure..” the sword replied.
The Grand Immortal again?
That figure really had a lot of means at his disposal. To think that even a spirit sword with such an eccentric personality was made to wait countless of eras just to find the one with affinity to get it.
It was fortunate that I chose to break that wall. Otherwise, who knows if there would be any Qi condensation realm student able to break through such a tough barrier!
Clank!
Just as Duan Li was thinking along those line, his right foot had stepped onto some sort of a pedestal that seemed to activate a certain mechanism.
Brrrr!
Sounds of metal chains could be heard resounding through the secret chamber. The sword platform earlier on then rose higher and higher to eventually crash onto the ceiling and destroyed itself.
This... it self-destructed?
Duan Li's mouth was wide opened as he watched this scene.
How savage this Grand Immortal was! To think that after the platform had served its purpose, he would make it kill itself!
”Ah! No wonder I felt the platform to be quite different from the last time! Actually, if someone were to enter the secret chamber, the opened secret door would act as the counter-weight and will push the platform up from the ground to become a tower! The person will then have to enter the tower and face the trials within to eventually reach the top floor. Naturally by then, they will be able to obtain me, if they have the affinity that is.”
Hearing this, Duan Li's eyebrows twitched.
”However... judging by that crumbled entrance of the secret chamber, with no counter-weight to stop the platform from being shoved upwards continuously, it had crashed to the ceiling instead...” continued the sword.
”T-this... Then how are we supposed to enter? I tried to find the lever or buttons to open the entrance but I couldn't find any...” said Duan Li as if he was being wronged by the explanation from the sword.
”Actually... the entrance has to be opened with your spiritual Qi. As long as your potential isn't too bad, it will open without a problem!” explained the sword.
'Pu!' Duan Li choked on himself
What? I just have to inject my spiritual Qi onto it?
That Grand Immortal or something should have put an instruction manual on the walls and not make the life of others difficult!
Now that I had destroyed it, the Lord Guardian would definitely make me accountable for this in the future!
Gritting his teeth together in annoyance, Duan Li asked, ”It's that simple? Then what about this pedestal here? Why does it triggered the contraptions again?”
The sword sighed inwardly, seemed like this young master of his was a little bit too green with secret chambers.
”Naturally, it was to open the entrance for the tower... but since the young master had destroyed the counter-weight, as this pedestal relies on the same mechanism, an error occurred with its weight distribution and caused what we are seeing right now...”
Seriously! This maze was meant for trials to anyone that entered it! Surely the maze here wasn't that really difficult and would just require a little bit of logical thinking?
If it were too simple, how could it be considered as the Eternal maze?
That would just be a waste of such a domineering and scary name it has!
Crumble!
The ceiling began to crack open as they started to fall off. Noticing this, Duan Li made a run for it. Even if he had the body at the pinnacle stage of the Foundation establishment realm right now, those big pieces of rocks crashing down would still be able to kill him if it hits!
BOOM!
The secret chamber has now completely collapsed. Back in the tunnel, Duan Li exhaled in relief.
”That was close!”
He dusted off his clothes as he made his way back to choose another path and scratched the back of his head, feeling a little bit troubled.
”Hopefully, the Lord Guardian wouldn't mind I crashed that secret chamber... After all, now that I had took the sword, they no longer has any purpose too...”
...
Meanwhile, in the deep recesses of an underground cave, there existed a hot boiling pool of lava that encompassed a single skeleton within it.
This skeleton was about two metres tall and radiated out an exceptionally dangerous air about it. All four of its limbs were each clamped by two black chains, with one on its neck.
However, the weird thing about this skeleton was, even though its whole body that was made up of extremely withered bones were dipped into that pool of hot glowing lava, they did not show a sign of being burnt by it, not even the slightest!
Right at this moment, the seemingly lifeless skeleton jolted slightly, as a dim glow of hazy red light could be seen to flash in its empty eye sockets.
The jaws moved as if forming an expression of a sneer, before a hoarse voice that was filled with extreme malevolent intent spoke out.
”Ke..ke..ke.. one.. seal.. was.. undone.. eight.. more.. to.. go.. ke..ke..ke..”
PANG!
The chain on its neck exploded out.
”Ahh.. my.. neck.. felt.. a.. little.. bit.. sore..” said the skeleton as it twisted its neck left and right with that 'crack' sounds.
”That.. feels.. good.. ke..ke..ke..”
...
”Now, which path should I choose next?” said Duan Li as he cupped his chin, looking at the remaining 5 routes.
”Arrff! Arrff!” the cub pointed out onto another direction.