The heavy wooden door of the secret chamber was kicked open with such force that dust rained down from the beams. Chiyan strode in, wreathed in scorching heat, the nine-section fire whip at his waist glowing a dull red in the moonlight. More than twenty Holy Monarch Cult members followed with torches, their shadows stretching long and distorted across the floor.
"Well, well. So you actually dared to break the seal." A sinister laugh rattled in Chiyan’s throat. His gaze swept over the pale pink bloodstain on the nape of Liu Ruyan’s neck, and the flames dancing in his pupils suddenly surged three inches higher. "The Holy Monarch said that any ants who disrupt the order must have their bones gouged out as a sacrifice for the banners—today, I shall use the three of you as the foundation for our cult's new Causality Stele!"
Gu Qinghuan gripped the hilt of the Black-Scabbard Sword, her knuckles turning white with the effort.
Chapter 198