Chapter 956: Entering the Blood Pond
"Alright, now that everyone's had a chance to examine everything, should we discuss how we're going to activate the array and retrieve the remains? It hasn't been easy coming this far, and I hope you're not all just here for sightseeing purposes," E Kuai said, and even though his expression remained placid, there was clearly a hint of impatience in his voice.
The other city lords hadn't detected anything amiss, so they had no excuses to delay any longer. Hence, after exchanging a few glances with one another, all of them gathered around E Kuai.
At this point, Han Li and Shi Chuankong had already made their way around to the other side of the altar, where they spotted three more white stone arch bridges in the distance, leading deeper into this space from the altar.
There were no flames to illuminate the darkness beyond those bridges, so it was impossible to see what was there.
After hearing E Kuai's call, the two of them immediately stopped in their tracks, then hesitated momentarily before returning to the main group.
"Up to this point, I've been able to verify much of the content inscribed on the stone plaque that I mentioned, so its contents appear to be reliable. Hence, why don't we use the method on the plaque to try and activate the altar?" E Kuai suggested once everyone had gathered around.
"In that case, please tell us how to proceed, City Lord E," Qin Yuan said.
"This blood sacrificial array has a total of five cores that need to be activated by five people in unison. I would like the other city lords to enter the array with me as your cultivation bases and physical constitutions will hold you in good stead against the tremendous pressure that'll be exerted on us from the operation of the array.
“Everyone else will be responsible for lookout duty. That way, all cities will have contributed to the cause, thereby making everyone worthy of their share of the spoils," E Kuai said.
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, and there was an atmosphere of skepticism in the air.
E Kuai didn't try to hurry anyone into making a decision, merely observing the four city lords in silence.