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The ground floor of the ancient tower was in a mess, with rubble and metal debris everywhere.

An Changqing looked at Chen Guan, his eyes filled with surprise and a hint of contemplation: "Chen Guan, your spiritual power just now... was quite special."

Long Ao also withdrew his crimson aura, glanced at Chen Guan, and sneered, "Just a trick, but it's not bad."

Although Long Ao said this, he was still somewhat surprised, because in his opinion, Chen Guan's aura was completely insignificant, yet he was killing enemies faster than him. How could he not be surprised?

However, even the two knowledgeable individuals mentioned above had never seen such strange spiritual power before.

Could it be the effect of a superpower? An Changqing wondered to himself.

Chen Guan knew he couldn't hide it, but there was no need to explain further. He simply said, "I happen to have some restraint when it comes to these kinds of things."

Su Yuehe, however, had fewer reservations. Besides, the two had become quite familiar over the past few days, so to satisfy her curiosity, she directly asked, "Chen Guan, you're amazing! What was that gray light? Was it a superpower?"

"It's my spiritual power; I'm still figuring it out."

Chen Guan mumbled, actually not even knowing whether it was spiritual power or mental power.

An Changqing didn't delve into it. Everyone has their own secrets, and as long as they don't harm their companions, he was willing to respect that. Speaking for himself, didn't he also have secrets? So, secrets are not surprising.

Geniuses all have some secrets.

He looked toward the direction deep within the ancient tower where a dark purple light was shimmering: "The guards are out of the question. Let's continue, but we need to be extra careful. The direction that stone giant retreated in might be the path to the treasure inside the tower."

After a short rest and taking pills to restore their spiritual energy, the four set off again, following the direction the stone giant had retreated, to explore the upper levels of the ancient tower.

The higher you go, the more open the space inside the tower becomes, but the black wind also becomes denser, almost forming a thick fog.

The dark purple light grew brighter and brighter, and a chilling aura began to permeate the air, making people uneasy.

Finally, they arrived at the middle level of the ancient tower.

This is a huge circular hall with a soaring dome covered with broken murals and reliefs depicting incomprehensible scenes: falling stars, the earth tearing apart, and countless figures being annihilated in such catastrophe.

In the center of the hall stood a broken altar made of dark purple crystals.

Above the altar, a fist-sized, prismatic crystal flickered and emitted an unstable dark purple light.

The chilling aura and dark purple light originated from this.

"This is it!"

Su Yuehe looked at the wildly spinning pointer on the compass and affirmed.

However, before they could even get close to the altar, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, the dark purple crystals around the altar lit up simultaneously, and twisted, vein-like dark purple lines spread out from the altar, instantly covering the floor, walls, and even the dome of the entire hall.

A pressure far greater than that of the stone giant swept out like a tidal wave, instantly dispersing the black wind in the hall and replacing it with a suffocating pressure.

"Oh no! It's a trap! This crystal is bait!"

An Changqing's expression changed drastically, and he shouted sharply, "Back off!"

But it was too late.

The dark purple crystal above the altar suddenly burst out with dazzling light, and the dark purple patterns throughout the hall seemed to come alive, frantically drawing out the remaining spiritual energy within the ancient tower, as well as the spiritual energy and life force within the four of them.

An invisible suction force came and held them firmly in place, causing their internal energy to leak out uncontrollably.

At the same time, from the shadows around the hall, four even taller crystal giants, their bodies made of dark purple crystals and their eyes burning with deep purple flames, slowly rose.

Their aura had reached the third rank, and because they were in front of the crystal, their power was even greater.

The true guardians have only just appeared.

The decoy crystal was clearly a trap designed to absorb the intruder's spiritual power and activate the final guardian.

"Damn it!" Long Ao cursed angrily, desperately resisting the suction force, his crimson flames flickering erratically.

Su Yuehe tried to escape her predicament by using her spiritual power, but found that her spiritual power was declining faster and faster, and she could no longer use her spiritual power powerful enough.

If forced to perform...

An Changqing exerted all his strength to activate the golden light, trying to sever the invisible connection, but the effect was minimal. He winked at Su Yuehe, knowing full well what she was thinking.

You should never force yourself to do something unless absolutely necessary.

Chen Guan also felt the power within his body, including the gray energy, rapidly draining away and being absorbed by the altar.

However, he soon discovered that the suction force did not seem to absorb his gray energy smoothly; there was a natural repulsion within it. The presence of the black iron coffin also helped to offset some of the suction force.

"We must destroy that crystal, or cut off the supply," Chen Guan said through gritted teeth, his gaze sweeping over the dark purple patterns spreading around him and the four crystal giants slowly approaching.

It would be unwise to resist the suction force and forcefully attack the crystal or the giant; it would only accelerate the loss of one's own power.

This device must be destroyed at its source.

"Yuehe, I need you to help me locate the connection point of the device."

An Changqing asked in a deep voice, while his hands formed a seal. Golden light shone around him again, this time not as a protective shield, but as fine golden threads that danced at his fingertips, as if weaving something.

Su Yuehe nodded. She endured the pain of her spiritual power being drained, took a deep breath, and raised the rune compass again. With her weak spiritual power, the compass struggled to turn. The pointer trembled and pointed to the ground and the few points on the wall where the dark purple patterns converged most densely and shone the brightest.

"The ground in the southeast corner, the dome in the northwest, and the third crystal on the left side of the altar base."

Su Yuehe spoke rapidly, her voice trembling slightly, but clear and unambiguous. Even setting aside her superpowers, her mind was still top-notch, and if she calmed down, she could quickly make a judgment.

"Alright." An Changqing's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Chen Guan, Long Ao, help me hold off those crystal giants, leave the rest to me."

"Leave it to me!" Long Ao shouted, no longer resisting the suction force. Instead, he instantly detonated the remaining crimson flames in his body along with the extracted spiritual power.

boom!

His aura surged, like a burning crimson meteor, and he temporarily broke free from the suction lock, lunging fiercely at the nearest crystal giant.

Chen Guan didn't waste any words. He no longer held back his mental energy and forcibly activated the remaining gray energy in his body, covering his body surface to the maximum extent.

His natural aversion to the dark purple crystal made his movements slightly smoother than others.