“Suzaku, go five steps forward!”
“Genbu, turn!”
As Alex shouted, the four divine beast statues started moving. Alex had to obtain the evil Bodhi’s memories, as this was the only way to open this altar up.
A few minutes later, a gigantic hole appeared in the middle of the platform, with a long flight of stairs descending down.
“Let’s go! ” Alex took the lead, with the others following closely behind.
Several spirits then reached their hands out from the dark space, trying to capture them. However, Alex was repeatedly chanting, sending out invisible energy waves and forcing them away.
Phoenix then brought out a bead, concentrating favonovel.com divine power, making the bead glow.
“Go!”
In an instant, the bead flew down automatically, leading the way for the group. Moreover, the glow became brighter and brighter, as if it was a giant light bulb with hundreds of watts. After that, they were able to check out what was beneath them with the light, gasping in sheer shock. The space below was so ample that it was simply unimaginable.
There were nine pillars that were as tall as mountains, too, supporting the platform. Each and every one of them had thick metal chains around them, tying down a person just as tall as it is.
‘Woah, these people are way too big? They’re even taller than mountains, and it’s not like they’re phantoms. These are their actual bodies!’
Everyone was utterly stunned.
Further down was a pitch-black pond consisting of pure blood, likely the blood of the Gods that flowed down the grimstone. The one above them was merely a pit made due to erosion. The actual place where the blood gathered was right in front of them. It was so large that it seemed more like an ocean than a pond.
Boom!
Suddenly, the entire space started shaking vigorously. Even the blood sea below them was rippling from the impact.
Everyone’s hearts felt like they were being slammed by a giant hammer. The harsh pain slowly spread through their chests as well.
“What is that noise?” Ancestor Bodhi screamed, hiding behind Alex.
“Hey hey hey, why are you grabbing onto me? My pants are going to fall off.” Alex slapped Ancestor Bodhi’s claws off.
“I think it came from the mountains,” Shelly spoke up, then turned to Alex. “You’re the one who opened it up, so you should at least have a bit of information about this place, right?”
Alex said, “I just know that all the people of the Witch Kingdom died here.
Boom!
With another loud noise, Phoenix lost favonovel.com balance for a brief second, nearly tripping.
“That was… A heartbeat! ” She gasped.
“It’s likely that titan’s heart.”
“Not that one. It’s coming from those titans, the nine that are tied up. Their hearts are still beating. They’re still alive.”
The realization made them frozen in place, especially Ancestor Bodhi since favonovel.com was rather timid. He ended up shrieking and nearly falling straight into the blood sea.
‘What even is this mechanism?’
Boom!
Boom, boom…
The heartbeats became faster, sounding one after another.
Suddenly, two rays of light came from one of the pillars. One of the titans had opened its eyes.
