Leo’s heart sank to the bottom as Yapi’s strength proved to be formidable, justifying his arrogance.
By now, Leo had already depleted much of his Spiritual Power, likely insufficient to contend with Yapi.
A sudden thump in his chest, a sense of impending doom spread throughout his body as Yapi abruptly opened his mouth towards Leo, spewing out a flame-like yellow breath.
Leo had no way to evade, only able to use his Spiritual Power to protect his body.
But the yellow breath was able to corrode away his Spiritual Power. As his Spiritual Power rapidly diminished, Leo felt as if his skin was being splashed with sulfuric acid, the immense pain causing him to scream uncontrollably.
Not only that, the yellow breath seemed poisonous, gradually clouding Leo’s consciousness. The figure of Yapi slowly disappeared before him, and eventually, everything turned into darkness.
When Leo opened his eyes again, he found himself back in the stone room outside the Gate of Repentance.
At this moment, Leo understood one thing: being defeated in the foreign space wouldn’t lead to death but rather an exit from within.
If so, what was the significance of the Gate of Repentance?
Thinking was futile. Leo made a decision-to directly destroy this Gate of Repentance!
Leo summoned a Heavenly Thunder Talisman.
The fierce thunder struck the Gate of Repentance in an instant.
However, the Gate of Repentance was not shattered by the thunder. Instead, the mysterious runes on the pillar suddenly lit up, emitting a purplish-blue light.
As the runes on the pillar changed, Leo’s vision gradually blurred.
When his eyes cleared again, he found himself in another place.
This place was also a stone chamber.
The chamber was brightly lit, with fluorite illuminating the ceiling.
On the walls around, there were many niches densely arranged, each containing a tablet, but the tablets had no names inscribed on them.
This scene was like entering a large memorial hall, sending shivers down one’s spine.
Leo approached the tablet and examined it carefully.
The tablet was made of jade, very smooth. There were no words or symbols on it.
Although he couldn’t understand, Leo still took several photos with his phone.
When Leo’s gaze fell to the ground, he found a pattern.
The overall outline of the pattern was circular, divided into seven sectors, with six sectors engraved with fierce beasts.
They were: Qiantan, Baijuan, Gluttonox, Chiseltooth, Fei, Yapi.
The last sector was empty.
Curious, Leo walked to the empty sector.
“Crack, crack, crack…”
At the sound, Leo quickly stepped back.
The circular pattern on the ground slowly rose, rotating as it ascended.
Not only that, the circular opening on the ceiling of the stone chamber also opened up. After the rising circular pillar inserted into the opening, it stopped.
Looking at the rising circular pillar, it was actually a spiral staircase leading upwards.
Without hesitation, Leo climbed the staircase and proceeded upwards.
Upstairs was still a stone chamber, just slightly smaller than the one below.
The upper chamber was empty, with only many rectangular recesses on the walls, each containing a jade ornament.
Leo wandered around the chamber but found nothing special, returning to the pillar.
Next to the pillar on the ground, there was a circular pattern identical to the one below the chamber. Leo stepped onto the empty sector with one foot.
“Crack, crack, crack” sounded again, and the pillar continued to rise, while the ceiling of the second floor facing the pillar also opened up.
Arriving at the third level.
The space on this level was slightly smaller than the second level, with fluorite still emitting a soft white glow from the ceiling.
In the stone chamber of the third level, apart from a circular platform with a diameter of about three meters in the center, there was still nothing else. There were no tablets on the walls, nor were there any jade ornaments.
If one were to say this underground structure was a tomb, it would be unreasonable according to Atraria’s history. No one had ever built their tomb into three levels because it was considered unfavorable in geomancy.
Furthermore, there were no coffins, let alone burial goods. If jade ornaments were considered burial goods, it would be too far-fetched.
This underground construction was so massive, but Leo couldn’t understand its purpose.
Leo walked up to the circular platform and examined it carefully.
The platform was about one meter in height, with lifelike patterns carved on its sides.
The content of the patterns mainly depicted slaughter, with the protagonists being Qiantan, Baijuan, Gluttonox, Chiseltooth, Fei, Yapi, and a black shadow.
Looking clockwise, as it almost completed a circle, Qiantan, Baijuan, Gluttonox, Chiseltooth, Fei, Yapi, and the black shadow all knelt before a person wearing mighty armor.
The most distinctive feature was the bull-shaped helmet on the person’s head, with two black dragons spiraling around instead of bull horns.
Leo also noticed that the armored figure didn’t hold a weapon like a spear but something resembling a scepter.
With a sweep of his divine sense, Leo quickly found a special protrusion on the platform.
He pressed his right hand against the protrusion, and the sound of “crack, crack, crack” rang out again.
The middle of the platform unexpectedly opened up into a pitch-black hole, seemingly bottomless.
Not knowing where this hole led, after hesitating for a moment, Leo still jumped into it.
The descent wasn’t long, and Leo soon landed safely on the ground.
On one side of the wall, there was an entrance to a tunnel.
Leo was almost dizzy from the complexities of this place, but he had no choice but to continue forward.
Upon entering the tunnel, a cold wind blew, sending shivers down one’s spine.
The air in the tunnel was somewhat damp, and the ground and walls were covered with a black moss-like substance, making it slippery.
After walking for a short distance, there appeared a staircase continuing downwards.
Descending the stairs, which seemed endless, Leo gradually heard the sound of dripping water.
Leo quickened his pace, and when the stairs were finally traversed, a vast space appeared ahead.
When Leo illuminated this place with his phone flashlight, he couldn’t help but be stunned.
What appeared before his eyes was a large cavern, with stalactites hanging from the ceiling and stalagmites rising from the ground, resembling bamboo shoots.
Between the stalactites on the ceiling were some ice crystals, which reflected dazzling colors when illuminated by light, appearing enchanting and dreamlike.
This place resembled a paradise from a mystic novel.
After taking some photos with his phone, Leo continued forward.
After walking for a while, he suddenly felt a shadow flash before his eyes. Leo quickly used his divine sense to probe but found nothing.
Continuing forward for a few more steps, another shadow flashed by.