Just as Lu Chen moved to stop Huo Yao, it was already too late. Huo Yao's fingers had already touched the quaint ring. In an instant, a blinding golden light filled the secret chamber, dazzling their eyes so much that they could not keep them open. Accompanied by a low hum, the books and scrolls on the stone table seemed to be pulled by some invisible force, opening automatically as ancient characters came alive, flying out from the pages and intertwining in mid-air to form intricate and esoteric patterns.
Lu Chen and Huo Yao were left dumbfounded by this sudden turn of events. They instinctively tried to step back, only to find their bodies bound by an invisible force, unable to move at all.
"What is going on?" Lu Chen forced himself to steady his mind and asked in a low voice.
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