With just a lift of an eye, the chaotic snowfall and the clattering footsteps of the Beastmen came to an abrupt halt.
The passage suddenly closed, the dim light vanished completely, plunging the entire Earth Core into pitch darkness.
Even Wen Shu, who possessed night vision, groped against the wall, staggering toward the place where the Divine Tree stood, before she could make out the steps beneath her feet.
She quickened her pace; Sai Yin's threats, like a devil's whisper, echoed faintly from the darkness, "If you don't want to suffer, awaken the Divine Tree now."
Bai Qiao did not respond, but she evidently refused. A sickening crack of bone breaking resounded, followed by a piercing scream of agony from a female.
Wen Shu's brows knitted tightly, her figure almost becoming a shadow as she dashed down the long stairs, only to see Sai Yin yanking up the sweat-drenched Bai Qiao.
