Throne of Seals: Underworld Priest, Demon Nightmare

Chapter 67 The Eternal Slumber! Electrox!

The shrieking continued for about fifteen minutes before finally stopping again.

Chu Zichen took a deep breath before removing the multiple layers of barriers, leaving only the most basic layer of protection.

Ya Ting, who was standing nearby, cast a spirit-gathering aura on him to help him quickly recover his depleted spiritual power.

The women all gathered around him with concern, asking how he was doing.

"I'm fine. We can't waste any more time now. Xuefei, cast Wind Wings on everyone!"

Chu Zichen waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

"Yes!" Li Xuefei also summoned her wind element spirit. Dense wind elements gathered and quickly condensed into pairs of huge, semi-transparent light blue energy wings behind her and the other four women!

At the same time, Chu Zichen also spread out his spirit wings.

"Stay close to me! We're going down!"

At Chu Zichen's command, he was the first to spread his spirit wings and leap into the bottomless crevice!

Ya-ting immediately followed.

Cai'er, Li Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, Li Xuefei, and Chen Ying'er did not hesitate at all. They immediately flapped their wind wings and followed Chu Zichen into the crack.

The deeper they went, the more Chu Zichen and his group of six could sense a ferocious spiritual energy aura, which was also tinged with a sense of deathly stillness.

Unlike Cai'er's murderous aura, this deathly aura seemed to emanate from a genuine deathly presence.

It's unclear how long the flight lasted, but the crack finally revealed itself.

According to Chu Zichen's estimate, they had gone at least 3000 meters underground.

The moment they landed, the sight before them took their breath away!
A majestic, gray-white tower stands silently before me.

The tower is over 100 meters tall and has seven stories. Its body has a regular four-sided octagonal shape and exudes an ancient and vicissitudes atmosphere.

The entire tower was shrouded in a chilling gray aura, the very source of the deathly and destructive spiritual energy they had sensed along the way!

What's even more chilling is that countless gray-white lights and shadows float around the space surrounding the tower, seemingly some kind of vengeful spirit.

The vengeful spirits let out silent wails and sobs, swarming towards the tower like moths drawn to a flame.

"What...what is this?!" Li Xin's voice trembled slightly, completely stunned by the terrifying sight.

"Such a dense aura of death, and so many vengeful spirits... Just what kind of terrifying existence is this tower?" Wang Yuanyuan gripped the Giant Spirit God's Shield tightly, his voice solemn.

Li Xuefei and Chen Ying'er turned pale, and even Cai'er unconsciously tightened her grip on the dark gold dagger, her eyes filled with wariness and suspicion.

Even though Chu Zichen knew the plot, witnessing the grandeur and eeriness of the Eternal Tower firsthand still stirred up a great wave of emotions within him.

The work of the necromancer Elex is truly a miracle!
"Woo——!!"

Just as everyone was in shock, that familiar and soul-shaking shriek erupted again without warning!

Moreover, the intensity this time was at least three times greater than when they encountered each other above the crack!
Chu Zichen acted swiftly, unleashing five more layers of life barriers. He poured all his spiritual power into the Scepter of Praise of Life, desperately reinforcing and maintaining the barriers.

The five layers of barriers visibly dimmed and shattered, only to be painstakingly repaired by the newly emerging life energy.

A full quarter of an hour, every second felt like torture.

Chu Zichen's face was slightly pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling that more than half of the spiritual energy in his body had been consumed.

Ya Ting immediately moved closer to him, casting a series of spirit-gathering halos to replenish his spiritual power.

"Zichen, how are you?" Cai'er asked immediately, her cool eyes filled with obvious worry.

"It's all our fault, we've dragged you down..." Li Xin looked at Chu Zichen's exhausted appearance, her face full of guilt and heartache. Wang Yuanyuan nodded silently, while Chen Ying'er and Li Xuefei's eyes reddened slightly.

If Chu Zichen hadn't given them his all, they wouldn't have been able to withstand that hellish impact; they would probably have been torn to shreds.

This sense of powerlessness—being able to rely on others for protection but unable to contribute anything themselves—filled them with self-blame.

Chu Zichen gave a reassuring smile and gently waved his hand: "Don't say that. I'm the team leader, and it's my responsibility to protect everyone. Besides, without you all guarding me, I wouldn't be able to concentrate on maintaining the barrier. Teamwork is essential, and no one can be missing."

Chu Zichen's gaze once again fell upon that chilling gray-white tower.

"Let's go over and take a look."

Chu Zichen led the women toward the bottom of the tower. Along the way, vengeful spirits spotted them and pounced on them without hesitation.

boom!
The vengeful spirit crashed into Chu Zichen's life barrier, and an astonishing scene unfolded: its body vanished instantly, as if fire had encountered water.

Clearly, the vengeful spirit represents the attribute of death, while Chu Zichen's life barrier represents the attribute of life, making it his absolute nemesis.

More and more vengeful spirits rushed over, but they all vanished upon contact with the barrier of life. In the end, they seemed to be frightened and dared not approach Chu Zichen and his group any further.

And so, Chu Zichen and his six companions arrived at the front of the tower, where a huge portal appeared before them.

This is a tall, gray-white gate, several meters high, which looks extremely heavy and ancient.

There are no elaborate carvings or gorgeous decorations on the door, only some naturally formed, strangely twisted and irregular recessed patterns that contain some kind of regularity.

What is most eye-catching is the lintel above the main entrance.

There is a thick, grayish-white stone slab inlaid there, with five large characters engraved on it in extremely ancient and complex script.

The characters bear a faint resemblance to modern writing systems, yet they also possess an indescribable primitiveness and profundity.

Everyone held their breath and tried their best to identify it.

“…Eternal…of…” Li Xin struggled to make out the words.

“…Eternal sleep?” Wang Yuanyuan added, her tone filled with uncertainty and a strange chill.

"Eternal Sleep!"

Chu Zichen read out these five words in a deep voice.

These five words are like an invisible talisman, adding an indescribable mystery and sorrow to this tower filled with deathly silence and terror.

It reveals the unknown world behind the door, and seems to be silently telling a legendary story belonging to a distant and glorious era.

"Should we... go in?" Chen Ying'er's voice trembled slightly, her face still pale.

All eyes were on Chu Zichen, awaiting his final decision.

"go in!"

Chu Zichen nodded and, without hesitation, led the women through the door and into the Tower of Eternity.

Upon entering the tower, they were greeted by a spacious hall, entirely painted in shades of gray and white.

"Welcome to the Eternal Rest."

The next second, an aged voice rang out from inside the tower without warning.

It's no surprise that the owner of that voice is none other than the necromancer, the Scourge, Elex!
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(End of this chapter)