"Yes, Elder!"
The subordinates turned, immediately leaving to carry out the order.
His footsteps echoed sharply against the stone floor as he strode toward the massive iron doors at the end of the chamber.
The doors were thick—engraved with blazing sun patterns and reinforced with multiple protective formations.
His hand had just reached toward the door—
BOOM!!!
The entire chamber trembled violently.
The iron doors exploded inward.
A single surge of overwhelming force tore through the defensive formations as if they were nothing more than paper.
Fragments of reinforced black iron scattered across the chamber like shrapnel.
A subordinate was sent flying backward, crashing against the wall before sliding down in a daze.
Dust and smoke filled the air.
The golden array flickered erratically.
The cages rattled violently.
And through the settling debris—
A figure stepped forward.
Calm and unhurried.
Bai Zihan!
The Elder froze with confusion and then disbelief.
Then—
