385: Three thousand years ago

At this moment, the cocoon-like object suddenly exploded with a roar, and the airflow carrying a 腥風 peeled off all the moss on the rock wall.

The Monster King flapped its wings and soared into the sky, its dark purple scales emitting an eerie glow in the lightning.

Its vertical pupils inlaid with lightning patterns scanned downwards, actually resonating with the giant sword suspended mid-air. Countless dark purple lightning bolts snaked along the sword body, illuminating the entire cave flickeringly.

The instant the Monster swooped down, Su Han exerted force with his fingertip, and the metal piece precisely embedded into the groove.

Immediately, the ground glowed intensely red, and twelve beams of light pierced through the void, like the chains of ancient giants, striking directly at the giant sword's core.

Bi Yao's rusty sword was unsheathed simultaneously, the only remaining dark gold patterns on the sword twisting like living creatures, transforming into a fine net of light that tightly wrapped around the sword hilt.

However, the shockwave generated by the energy collision instantly overturned the rubble. Bi Yao's hair danced wildly in the storm, and she bit her bleeding lower lip, roaring:

"It's not enough! We need the complete star chart!"

Su Han's gaze was suddenly drawn to the murals. The dried bloodstains actually wriggled as if alive, converging on the ground to form an incomplete totem.

He gritted his teeth and rushed forward, his dagger slicing across his palm, and hot blood dripped onto the gap in the totem.

The intense pain made countless golden stars explode before his eyes, but he saw the totem burst forth with dazzling light, connecting with the star chart in the groove.

The giant sword let out an unwilling hum, the dark purple lightning and the golden light pillars collided fiercely, and the energy fragments that exploded scorched black marks onto the rock wall.

The Monster King let out a mournful roar, its wings entangled by the light net and ignited with a faint blue flame.

Su Han and Bi Yao were blown away by the aftershock, slamming heavily against the cave wall.

In a daze, Su Han glimpsed a pair of eyes as black as ink opening in the deep pit, that profound darkness seemingly wanting to swallow his Soul.

At the same time, the gears of the mechanical device emitted a harsh grinding sound, turning in reverse. The remnants of the twelve stone pillars slowly rose, runes flickering with an eerie rhythm, as if narrating an ancient curse.

Bi Yao's rusty sword suddenly transformed into a stream of light and merged into her body. The dark gold patterns spread along her skin, forming a new Seal pattern on her chest.

The Monster King's body began to become transparent, its unwilling roars echoing in the cave, finally dissipating into countless points of light.

However, the giant sword still hovered above the deep pit. The dark purple lightning continuously bombarded the star chart Seal, and the red glow in the ground groove was also gradually weakening.

"We must find the last star chart fragment."

Bi Yao's voice was as hoarse as sandpaper, the shadow of the giant sword reflected in her pupils, "Otherwise, all our efforts will be in vain."

Before her voice fell, a rhythmic metallic clanging sound came from the depths of the cave, growing closer.

Su Han gripped his dagger, Bi Yao assumed a defensive stance, their heartbeats clearly audible in the silence.

When that figure walked out of the shadows, both of them froze simultaneously.

The newcomer was clad in damaged armor, raising clouds of rust with every step. What he held in his hand was precisely the last metal piece inscribed with the star chart.

His gaze beneath the mask was as cold as frost. After scanning the two of them, he suddenly threw the metal piece towards the giant sword, letting out a chilling laugh:

"Chaos is about to awaken. You ants are merely sacrifices."

Before Su Han could react, the giant sword erupted with darkness that devoured everything.

The star chart Seal began to crack, and the power in the deep pit surged out like a tide.

Before the Armored Man vanished in the darkness, he left behind a low whisper that drifted in the air:

"Three thousand years ago, I couldn't stop it, and now..."

In the darkness, Su Han instinctively grabbed Bi Yao's hand.