I Can Extract Divine Power

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The deep pit was vertical, but for those who could fly, it posed no difficulty at all.

Shen Bai took the lead, with the other Observatory members following cautiously behind.

The moment they entered, a chill washed over them, as if they had stepped into an ice cellar.

If an ordinary person were to feel such a sudden drop in temperature, they would likely fall gravely ill.

Fortunately, none of them were ordinary people, and they all quickly adapted.

Before long, Shen Bai and his group descended deeper underground.

For Shen Bai, the dark environment was actually more comfortable.

The enhancement from Shadow Kill made him feel right at home in the darkness.

Nothing unexpected happened along the way.

After descending for an hour, Shen Bai finally landed on solid ground.

Underground was an immense cavern.

The surrounding walls of the cavern were covered in all sorts of precious ores.

The ores were piled high; a single piece would be enough to sustain an ordinary person for a long time.

’No wonder Dongfang Li wanted to mine this place.’

Shen Bai thought, ’If it were actually mined, it would surely benefit the people of Nanxing Prefecture.’

In the deepest part of the cavern, right in the center of the floor, lay a coffin.

The coffin was sealed shut. The energy radiating from the surrounding ores seemed to be suppressing it, keeping it perfectly still.

No aura emanated from it, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t dangerous.

After a moment of thought, Shen Bai walked toward the coffin.

His Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill flickered with green light.

A large amount of information appeared before Shen Bai’s eyes.

The coffin was covered in a dense web of diseases.

If not for the suppression from the ores, these diseases would have likely erupted instantly.

"Lord Shen, what should we do?" an Observatory member following behind him asked.

Shen Bai stroked his chin. "I’ll observe for a bit first."

During his brief observation just now, Shen Bai had discovered several diseases on the coffin that even he couldn’t comprehend.

His Level 6 Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill couldn’t decipher them, and this was only on the outside of the coffin. It was clear how perilous the inside must be.

After a moment’s thought, Shen Bai decided to act cautiously.

After all, the divination had shown danger hidden within good fortune, so he couldn’t be reckless.

Following Shen Bai’s orders, the other Observatory members didn’t dare say more and simply stood guard quietly to the side.

’My goal is to destroy the Hundred Truths Remains inside the coffin.’

’Should I destroy the coffin and all the diseases along with it?’

’To do that, I’d need to blast the coffin to dust in a single instant.’

An idea surfaced in Shen Bai’s mind.

But he quickly dismissed it.

’The coffin is acting as a barrier. I don’t know if there’s anything strange inside, and even Amber can’t sense it.’

’After so many years of being suppressed, there’s no telling how much resentment the Hundred Truths Remains has accumulated.’

’If I can’t destroy it in one go, there’ll be big trouble later. I’m not afraid, thanks to my Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill and the Flawless Ten Layers Body, but the common people would be in danger.’

Shen Bai thought to himself, ’There must be a safer way. I should use my Divination Skill to perform another reading.’

With this in mind, Shen Bai prepared to use his Divination Skill.

But just then, something strange happened.

Shen Bai suddenly heard a loud RUMBLE.

’What’s going on?’

’That sound seemed to come from within the pit, but it’s impossible for anyone to have snuck in.’

The faces of the surrounding Observatory members showed a hint of confusion.

"Lord Shen, we didn’t hear any rumbling."

"You didn’t?" Shen Bai frowned. "Could it be that I’m the only one who heard it?"

The confusion on the Observatory members’ faces deepened.

After a moment’s thought, Shen Bai said, "If anything strange happens, your first priority is to secure the coffin. Ignore everything else for now."

Again, a sound reached his ears.

But this time it was different—it was the sound of running water.

There was absolutely no water source within the deep pit, let alone the sound of it running.

For it to appear now, and for him to be the only one to hear it, made Shen Bai feel that a grand conspiracy was closing in on him.

As Shen Bai was thinking this, the sound changed again.

This time, it was the chirping of birds.

The sound of running water in the deep pit was already bizarre enough, but now the addition of birdsong made it even stranger.

Before Shen Bai could say anything, the scenery around him began to change.

The dark, deep pit vanished.

Shen Bai, along with the coffin, disappeared from the dark environment.

The disappearance was so fast that Shen Bai was gone in the blink of an eye.

The surrounding Observatory members stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

"I’ll go up and inform Lord Yao. You all guard this place," said one of the Observatory members.

He was a minor leader of sorts and held some authority here.

Now, the coffin was gone, which meant the Hundred Truths Remains was gone.

Not only the coffin, but even Lord Shen himself had vanished. This was terrifying.

Lord Shen was the hope of Nanxing Prefecture, the one who could lead it back to its former glory.

If something happened to Lord Shen, the entire Nanxing Prefecture Observatory would likely be held accountable.

Everyone nodded in unison and focused on guarding the spot.

Before long, the leading Observatory member flew out of the cavern.

Yao Long descended from the sky, his expression grim. "What in the world were you doing? I had you come down here to ensure Lord Shen’s safety, and something still happened! You’re all in the Void Realm—are you just freeloaders?"

The fighting at the foot of the mountain had been cleared up, and the Leader of Division B had returned. He had slain many of the Demonic Forces, though some had managed to escape in the chaos.

Yao Long had thought the matter was essentially settled, but he never would have imagined that something would still go wrong.