Chapter 2068: Space Contraction! The Earth Officials Pursuit! (1/2)
As the terrifying pressure subsided, Wang Chong let out a sigh of relief.
As his eyes slowly surveyed the area, he quickly developed an idea.
……
As time passed, the group of men in black soon took their leave of the dark golden palace.
The three officials seemed to be extremely cautious for this operation. They spent the majority of their time surveying the area for several dozen li around them, and all the men in black had very short intervals between their report times.
Everything remained calm and peaceful.
Soon, it was the Zi Period (11pm - 1am).
Buzz!
In the dark golden palace, the eyes of the Water Official suddenly opened.
”Have the two of you noticed… that something doesn't seem right?”
”What's wrong?”
The Sky Official and Earth Official remained like statues, seated on the floor, their Psychic Energies radiating outward as they kept watch over the area.
”I don't know, but I can't shake off this feeling that something has happened…”
The Water Official's brow creased, his eyes twitching.
There was a moment of stillness in the palace, even the breathing of the Sky Official and Earth Official disappearing for a moment.
Finally, with a soft breath, the Sky Official and Earth Official opened their eyes.
The two of them turned to the Water Official.
”Is it because of what happened earlier?” the Sky Official said, his brow creased.
”That person was lucky, and didn't he still fail because the three of us were here? And in just another three days, Venerable Firmament Supreme will complete the second teleportation gate. We simply need to stand guard here until the formation is complete. When the time comes, even if someone comes again, they won't be able to affect much,” a somewhat scratchy voice said. When this person spoke, the surrounding ground faintly trembled as if waves were traveling through the earth. The speaker was none other than the Earth Official.
If one looked carefully, one would notice that the rings of a formation radiated outward from the three officials, their inscriptions shining in the darkness and illuminating the hall.
And inside the formation was a raging sea of energy.
In the heart of the formation, right behind the three of them, was an azure crystal, two feet tall and the thickness of an arm.
The crystal floated in the air, strange golden inscriptions carved onto its surface.
This was the core of the massive sealing formation covering this entire region!
The three officials were posted here precisely to guard the formation core and Firmament Supreme.
Both them and 'Firmament Supreme' guarding the teleportation gate were carrying out this highest decree.
Not even Firmament Supreme could afford to make a mistake.
”…It's hard to say!”
The Water Official spoke once more.
”I sense that the person who infiltrated our ranks that time is not that simple. No one should be able to imitate our arts, but that person's aura and arts… You all saw it. If he hadn't exposed himself, we never would have noticed!”
The Water Official was confident in his intuition.
Perhaps because of his powerful Water Element abilities, the Water Official had a sharper intuition than the Sky Official and Earth Official. This sharp intuition had helped him many times when he had been in danger.
Though he had no firm evidence, he had a lingering sense of unease.
The Sky Official and Earth Official instantly fell silent.
”Water Official, I advise you not to investigate that matter,” the Sky Official suddenly said. ”Venerable Firmament Supreme has already gotten in touch with Venerable Essence Supreme to take care of this matter! Normal people truly cannot disguise themselves as us, but you should also know that there are some people… who don't need to disguise themselves!”
The Sky Official's words were heavy with implication.
The Water Official didn't realize what was being said for a moment, his mouth opening to speak, but a moment later, he realized something, and his body shuddered while his eyes flew open in shock.
”Sky Official, you mean that they… they…”
The Water Official's chest began to heave when he mentioned 'them'. It was clear that he knew who the Sky Official was talking about.
”If that person was really sent by 'them', then it's best to not look too deep!”
The Earth Official also added his opinion, his expression solemn.
”It's best if we don't intervene in the affairs between the Venerables. Otherwise…”
The Earth Official didn't continue, but the other two understood.
The hall fell silent.