Chapter 240 — The Universe Lock
The Sword Questions the Heavens · Page 5 of 5
But at this critical moment, before that look of delight could linger on their faces even a moment longer, the entire ice-cold stone chamber—no, the whole of Mount Huki—suddenly shuddered violently. A vast and terrible formless force, thick with the stench of blood, burst forth from deep beneath their feet, as though some monstrous beast had been provoked and now roared in fury, struggling to break free of its bonds.
The faces of Ming Li and the Ghost King changed at the same instant—but with a difference: Ming Li's was sheer astonishment, while in the Ghost King's eyes there was shock and wrath.