Even Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang, who had long been in contact with the underground world and had various speculations, fell into silence, their minds rapidly integrating previous information.
"...So, the statue creatures are also part of this plan," Xu Xin said.
"That's right," Chang Yin nodded.
"After decades of effort, they gained nothing, but they didn't want to give up such powerful beast samples. So... they decided to take a different approach. They set their sights on me, and... the statue creatures."
Chang Yin's words became slightly heavy.
"They discovered me a long time ago and found that I had the ability to petrify living things while keeping them alive. Then they deceived our family, tricking us into this underground world to fulfill their plan."
"A plan? What plan?" Wang Lei asked, his face full of confusion and bewilderment.
