Chapter 110

Chapter 110: Scenic Wonders of the Passage and Unknown Threats Filled with a mixture of awe and curiosity toward the unknown, Lin Yu and his two companions slowly stepped into the passageway, which radiated a faint, dim light. The surroundings were as still as stagnant water, save for the rhythmic echoes of their breathing and footsteps bouncing off the quiet space, sounding like a unique movement composed for this mysterious journey. The stones embedded in the walls of the passage resembled stars that had slumbered for a thousand years, casting a soft, cold light that distorted and elongated their figures, projecting eerie, swaying shadows onto the walls like three mysterious "companions" closely trailing beside them. As they pressed deeper, exquisite yet mystical relief sculptures gradually emerged along both sides of the passageway. These reliefs were like a frozen historical chronicle, utilizing delicate lines and vivid carving to depict various extraordinary creatures and epic battle scenes. The forms of those creatures surpassed imagination; some resembled dragons yet were not quite dragons, their bodies covered in scales that gleamed with a metallic luster under the faint illumination, reflecting multicolored brilliance as if inlaid with the world's most precious gemstones. Others looked like birds but possessed nine heads, each head carved with lifelike precision, every feather distinct, and their eyes lively and expressive as if they might break free from the stone…