I staggered back a few steps, barely managing to steady myself as the blood surged violently in my chest. This power was overbearing and unfamiliar, carrying the aura of a primordial era, as if it came from ancient gods and demons.
"Lier, are you alright?" Qu Chen caught me with quick reflexes, the concern in his expression evident.
I shook my head, took a deep breath to suppress the sweet taste of blood rising in my throat, and cast my gaze once more toward the stone door. At that moment, the patterns on the stone door shone with a brilliant light, their previously faint glow igniting like a blazing fire that illuminated the entire space.
Chapter 100