I Can Extract Divine Power

Beside the skeleton was a treasure sword, resplendent with jewels.

Normally, the more exquisitely and lavishly a longsword was crafted, the less practical it would be. The intricate carvings and inlaid gems alone would compromise the blade’s structural integrity.

But the moment Shen Bai saw this sword, his eyes narrowed.

"This is a fine sword, even better than Cold Moon," Shen Bai said calmly. "Then is the skeleton sitting on the throne your father?"

Red Makeup nodded, a complicated expression on her face as she gazed at the skeleton.

"He is not one of the Mysterious," Shen Bai said.

Red Makeup nodded. "Correct. The Mysterious City is my father, and the skeleton before us is also my father. He is not one of the Mysterious."

"Then where is the Mysterious being?" Shen Bai asked.

Red Makeup gave a bitter smile. "Master, I don’t know either. The current situation is completely beyond my expectations."

"I can see that."

Shen Bai scanned his surroundings.

From the circular array outside, it was already clear that the situation was entirely different from what Red Makeup had described.

It wasn’t that Red Makeup had intentionally hidden anything; she simply didn’t know.

"Spread out, but stay within my line of sight. Search everything you can see," Shen Bai ordered Yao Long.

Yao Long nodded and led his team members to begin the search under Shen Bai’s watchful eye.

Though the main hall was vast, it was no match for the sheer number of people from the Observatory.

After a search that lasted about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Yao Long approached Shen Bai with a folded booklet in his hand.

"Lord Shen, we found nothing out of the ordinary, not even a trace of any Mysterious. We only discovered this booklet."

At that moment, Shen Bai was communicating with Amber.

Amber indicated that upon entering the palace, she felt that the Mysterious were everywhere.

But Amber couldn’t sense their specific location.

It felt very close, yet also very far away.

Hearing Amber’s ambiguous response, Shen Bai was certain something was interfering with her perception.

Now that Yao Long had suddenly brought him a booklet, Shen Bai wasted no time, opening it and carefully examining the text inside.

The script was unfamiliar, not the one used in the present day, which suggested that Sunset City was from a very distant past.

Of course, he could make out some of the simplest characters from their general shape.

Shen Bai wasn’t concerned about this, however, because he had Red Makeup with him.

As someone from that era, she would most likely recognize it.

With this in mind, Shen Bai was about to call Red Makeup over to take a look.

But at that very moment, something strange finally happened.

A violent tremor came from all around, growing closer and closer.

In just an instant, it enveloped the entire palace.

Shen Bai’s eyes swept over his surroundings.

A frigid Qi filled the great hall, and as the palace trembled, the skeleton on the throne crumbled into a pile of ash.

Even the longsword Shen Bai had deemed rather fine shattered into pieces.

A sense of danger washed over him.

Without hesitation, Shen Bai turned and said, "Everyone, evacuate this palace."

As soon as he gave the order, no one hesitated. They rushed toward the stone gate, passing through it one after another.

Shen Bai didn’t linger either. With an Instant Teleportation, he appeared on the street outside.

Red Makeup followed right behind him.

Once Shen Bai was out of the palace, standing in the magnificent underground city and looking back, he finally understood the source of the tremor.

Before his eyes, the entire palace was shaking, rapidly rising upward at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In a flash, the palace was suspended in mid-air.

The entire palace emanated a cold and malevolent aura.

Its two largest windows suddenly lit up with a red glow, like a pair of crimson eyes.

A rotten, foul stench emanated from where the stone gate had been, casting a gloomy pall over the surroundings.

"No wonder Amber couldn’t pinpoint its location, feeling it was both extremely far and extremely close. Now I think I know what it is," Shen Bai said slowly.

"This palace is the core of the Mysterious City. Your father died within it and fused with that core. Therefore, this palace *is* a Mysterious being."

The Mysterious were strange and defied definition.

A single flower, a single blade of grass—anything could become one of the Mysterious.

And now, this palace was a terrifying Mysterious being.

An aura of hatred for the living pulsed continuously from the palace.

Shen Bai could feel its immense pressure.

All kinds of abilities were being unleashed from the palace, converging in the sky and gradually weaving together into a tapestry of over a hundred different powers.

Seeing this, Red Makeup’s face went pale. "The Hundred Truths Technique! That’s the Hundred Truths Technique! I can’t believe that after becoming a Mysterious, it can completely bypass the technique’s price and achieve true invincibility among its peers."

Shen Bai saw it and shook his head. "No, you’re mistaken. This isn’t immunity from the price. This is the result of having already paid it."

It’s already turned into a monster. What’s the point of talking about avoiding the price?

This is the result of a failed Cultivation.

Shen Bai turned his head. "Everyone, retreat to a safe distance. Let me face it."

The palace-like Mysterious being before them was no longer something Yao Long and the others could handle.

Shen Bai did this to avoid casualties.

Yao Long and his men immediately obeyed, retreating hundreds of yards away.

Red Makeup, however, remained by Shen Bai’s side.

Shen Bai slowly drew Cold Moon.

"Let me test the true extent of my power. We’ll see which is stronger: your invincibility among peers, or my Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward."

As he finished speaking, a hint of excitement appeared in Shen Bai’s eyes.