Take off the Crystal Suit, conceal his spiritual energy, and reduce his capability to that of an ordinary person?
Li Yao's first thought was that Bai Xinghe was playing some trick again. But on second thought, he realized that, although the Dragon King Battlesuit that Bai Xinghe was wearing was damaged, its performance was still much better than the Dark Raven Battlesuit he was wearing. If both of them lost the enhancement of the Crystal Suit, the situation would be in his favor.
Besides, Bai Xinghe was heavily wounded and had been supported by his spiritual energy. If he concealed his spiritual energy and reduced himself to that of an ordinary person, his wounds would only be more severe.
No matter how one looked at it, the proposal was more disadvantageous for Bai Xinghe.
While Li Yao was considering carefully, Bai Xinghe had already retrieved the Dragon King Battlesuit and compressed his spiritual energy into the depths of his cells with the Soul Converging Technique.
"Hmm?"
Without the enhancement of spiritual energy, Bai Xinghe could only resist the wounds with his tough body. Even the Pirate Potentate grunted in pain.
Bai Xinghe flipped his palm and took out a container of drugs. He smeared the entire container on the horrible wound on his abdomen. As the bloody foam popped up, his pale face finally regained some color.
Bai Xinghe smiled miserably and said, "There's a big guy up ahead that feeds on spiritual energy. All the creatures that emit spiritual waves are its prey. The more intense the spiritual waves are, the greater its appetite will be!"
Li Yao thought for a moment and removed the Dark Raven Battlesuit, too. He suppressed his capability to the minimum and guided the crystal bomb in Bai Xinghe's abdomen with a vague telepathic thought so that the bomb would not be detonated.
When Li Yao was in the Tian Yuan Realm, he had been tutored by Iron God Yan Ba, a body fundamentalist in the Yuanying level. Both of them were bare-handed, so he had more advantages and was not scared that Bai Xinghe was up to anything.
The two of them walked forward for more than ten minutes along the long chasm.
The cracks in the ground were even more serious. They were walking in natural caves one moment, stepping into rusted pathways the next moment, jumping into crevices dozens of meters deep one moment, and swimming like lizards the next moment. They were climbing up the cliffs dozens of meters high by clinging to the rough walls.
After walking for a long time, Li Yao did not see the 'big guy' that Bai Xinghe mentioned. Bai Xinghe suddenly shushed him and pointed above his head.
Above the two of them was an extremely deep fissure. It went straight up, like a celestial well of uncanny craftsmanship.
Li Yao gave it a rough glance. He only felt that the strange rocks in the "courtyard" were ferocious, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.
It was not until he took a closer look that he gasped, only to discover that a gigantic spider was crouching on the wall of the 'courtyard'!
This spirit beast was simply too huge. It had a total of more than ten limbs, each of which was seven to eight meters long. Its entire body was greyish-white. It was full of bumps and lumps, blending in with the surrounding rock formations.
The spirit beast was in a deep slumber. What seemed to be its head had clusters of deformed compound eyes that were dim scarlet, as if they were dried up blood.
Li Yao observed carefully, only to discover that almost ten limbs and half of its body were hidden in the solid rocks, like a crocodile that was half submerged in a swamp.
Bai Xinghe said in a very low voice, "Don't be scared. I call this big guy 'Lustful Rock Spider'. I estimate that it is a spider that mutated in the mother lodes of the earth class below the ground. It was born with a powerful technique of earth escape. Despite its enormous size, it can still come and go freely in the underground rocks with the earth escape technique.
"However. Earth escape technique consumes a lot of spiritual energy. Therefore, it spends most of its time sleeping to reduce the consumption. It will not wake up until a prey with powerful spiritual waves shows up. Let's start the hunt.
"The two of us are not releasing any spiritual waves right now. It is not worth it for it to waste a lot of spiritual energy to hunt us down with the earth escape technique. Otherwise, the spiritual energy it absorbs will be more than the spiritual energy it consumes. It is not a fair deal.
"As long as we don't ask for death, we will be safe."
Li Yao secretly clicked his tongue. Bai Xinghe's escape route was truly sordid!
If Fengyu Zhong and the other Immortal Cultivators did chase after them, they would certainly be more alert after the dangers of the Gold Thread Array and the Nether River. Not only would they not take off the Crystal Suit, chances were that they would set up multiple spiritual shields around themselves that would emit tremendous spiritual waves.
As a result, they would be the best prey for the Lustful Rock Spider!
Li Yao did not know how strong the mutant beast was exactly, but they were deep below the ground. If the beast went on a rampage and collapsed the cave, it would be a disaster.
The two of them tiptoed and ran more than ten kilometers with only the strength of their muscles and bones. It was not until then that Bai Xinghe waved his hands in relief. "Alright. We are now far away from the hunting range of the Lustful Rock Spider. We can activate our spiritual energy and put on the Crystal Suit again."
"Don't move!"
Li Yao said coldly. "Don't put on the Crystal Suit in a hurry. Let me sense whether or not the crystal bomb is still in your abdomen … Very good. You can put on the Crystal Suit now."
Bai Xinghe summoned the Dragon King Battlesuit unhurriedly and put it on unhurriedly. He said casually, "You are very prudent."
Li Yao wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and grinned. "You can never be too prudent when you are cooperating with Boss Bai. Are there more dangerous obstacles ahead of us?"
"None."
Bai Xinghe shook his head. "My last shelter is ahead of us."
The pathway seemed to have come to an end. In front of them was an empty, forsaken warehouse that was filled with a pungent smell.
But Bai Xinghe groped on the wall on the left side of the warehouse carefully for a moment. After a slight 'chi' sound, a few deep blue lines gradually appeared on the wall. The blue lines were blinking and interweaving into the shape of a gate.
Next to the gate were three glittering rune arrays. Bai Xinghe tapped the three rune arrays almost a hundred times within a moment. The deep blue lines dyed the entire gate blue, as if it were leading to another world.
Bai Xinghe and Li Yao passed through the blue gate at the same time!
Li Yao immediately held his breath.
He had been mentally prepared for anything. No matter what kind of creepy and horrible scene was in front of him, his face would not change at all.
However, in the battle fortress ten thousand meters below the ground, he saw the night sky.
It was a pure, transparent, and boundless starry sky that was filled with dazzling galaxies. It was as vast as the sea.
Li Yao had never seen so many stars so clearly in his entire life. He felt as if he had fallen into a beach made of stars.
Taking a deep breath and shaking his head hard, Li Yao finally realized that he had arrived at an enormous underground palace.
The arc-shaped dome was made of countless sparkling and translucent crystals, each of which was inlaid with countless sparkling crystals that were as bright as the stars in the sky.
No …
These crystals were not simply embedded in the crystal. Instead, they formed a mysterious, complicated, and overwhelming array. It was like a real star that was constantly rotating, shining, changing, and dying!
It was like a real universe was flowing slowly above Li Yao's head!
What — what is this place exactly?
Why is there such a mysterious palace that can simulate the sea of stars and the changes of the universe ten thousand meters below the ground, and why is it still functioning to a certain extent after ten thousand years?
The crystal dome is more than a thousand meters in diameter. It is an enormous piece of magical equipment. The rune arrays that drive it are unbelievably magnificent, too!
For a moment, Li Yao did not know what to do.
Enveloped by the crystal dome that was as brilliant as a starry sky, the palace was surrounded by countless pieces of magical equipment that Li Yao did not recognize. Judging from their structure, they should be research facilities.
At the center of the hall, hundreds of super large crystal processors were densely arranged. Every crystal processor was more than three meters tall, like a silent army.
This place looks like a research center or a control center. Is this the central control room of the underground fortress of Spider Den?
Bai Xinghe enjoyed the feeling of being bathed in the illumination of the stars very much. Stretching his arms, he exclaimed in satisfaction and smiled. "Beautiful, isn't it?
"The crystal dome is built by simulating the entire universe that human beings can detect. Every shining star is real!
"Ten thousand years ago, this place used to be a research center, or an 'underground observatory', that was dedicated to the study and exploration of the mysteries of the stars. Therefore, this place was named 'Star Prier's House'.
"Star Prier's House?"
Li Yao vaguely remembered that he had heard the name somewhere before.
Pondering for a moment, he suddenly beamed with joy.
When he was on Iron Plateau, Xiong Wuji and Sha Yulan had introduced the arrival of apocalypses to him.
According to them, apocalypses were the most inexplicable phenomena in the modern world of Cultivators and might be related to the destruction and possession of different civilizations.
It was said that in the last years of the Star Ocean Imperium, a Cultivator surnamed Liu was an astronomer who specialized in the study of apocalypses. He claimed that he had discovered the secrets of the stars. Therefore, he named his research center 'Star Prier's House'.
From then on, everyone called this cultivator surnamed Liu the Prier!
So, this place was Liu the Prier's residence, a place dedicated to the study of apocalypses?
Touching the research equipment from ten thousand years ago, Bai Xinghe said casually, "Do you find it strange that an observatory that studies the stars is located ten thousand meters below the ground? What's the relationship between this' Star Prier's House 'and the underground fortress?
"Also, Liu the Prier claimed to be the only person who discovered the mysteries of apocalypses in the entire world of Cultivators. It was said that he was mentally deranged and lost his mind soon after he discovered the secrets of the stars.
"Do you want to know what Liu the Prier discovered exactly?"
Li Yao's head was in a mess. Those were indeed questions that he was very curious about. He pricked up his ears and waited for Bai Xinghe to tell him a secret from ten thousand years ago.
However, deep down in his heart, he vaguely felt uneasy. A hazy shadow popped up from the depths of his memory.
It was Yan Xibei.
Li Yao seemed to see Yan Xibei talking to everyone with a smile on the battlefield of apocalypses on Iron Plateau. "Do you want to know the secrets of the Blood Stripe Virus?
No! No! No!
Is there something wrong with Bai Xinghe? Why is he telling me a secret from ten thousand years ago? What's in it for him?
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