This Abyssal Dragon was engulfed in purple flames, exuding a crushing presence; even at Yadasai’s level, it was taken aback with fright.
The Abyssal Dragon hovered in the air for a moment, and finally settled down on the plaza in front of the main entrance of the Void Tower, its huge body completely obscuring the gate.
Yadasai was now very close to the main entrance and the pressure from seeing the Abyssal Dragon up close was even greater. This involuntary reminded Yadasai of another Abyssal Dragon in Lassudral—Fafnir.
Fafnir had also brought a tremendous oppressive force to it, but compared to this Abyssal Dragon, it fell short.
By comparison, this Abyssal Dragon was definitely a notch above Fafnir in strength.
Yadasai knew very well that it couldn’t even defeat Fafnir, let alone this Abyssal Dragon! With that in mind, Yadasai could only sigh and give up on going through the main entrance.
Yadasai dared not confront the Abyssal Dragon directly but couldn’t help looking back at it continuously. For some reason, Yadasai felt a strange sense of familiarity emanating from the Abyssal Dragon.
After circumventing the Abyssal Dragon, Yadasai planned to take an alternate route around the side. As one of the seven publicly acknowledged authorities of the Void Tower, it was very familiar with every entrance. There was a side door nearby that could be used to enter.
However, after arriving here, Yadasai saw another terrifying shadow circling around.
In its spiritual sense, the true form of this shadow was an entity on par with the Abyssal Dragon encountered earlier—a Demon Lord who had fallen from its throne!
Though it had lost its throne, it was still once a Demon Lord. Even now, its power, no matter how diminished, was probably at the brink of lordship.
Facing such a formidable figure, Yadasai silently kept its distance.
Yadasai felt very disappointed after trying several secret doors and passageways in succession because there were incredibly powerful beings guarding each one, preventing any lifeform from approaching the Void Tower.
“Is this the Void Tower’s self-defense mechanism?” Yadasai was seeing it for the first time and was surprised by its strength.
Under normal circumstances, Yadasai would have been pleased. With such a strong defense, even if human wizards from the floating ice launched a full-scale attack, they probably wouldn’t be able to breach it.
But now, it left Yadasai feeling helpless.
What on earth was happening inside the Void Tower? Why had the seal in the basement vanished? What was Jupiter doing? Could it be related to humans?
If there really had been outside interference, then all of Lassudral might suffer the consequences!
Yadasai could only continue looking for another pathway that would allow it to blend into the Void Tower.
Just then, a disturbance suddenly came from afar.
Yadasai thought it was another shadow, but upon looking back, it saw Nitotipu who had broken into the edge of the Shadow Mist Area!
A moment later, Yadasai and Nitotipu met up.
“What’s the situation now?” Nitotipu’s expression was calm, but her eyes were filled with urgency and anxiety.
“Don’t show your true form; try to withdraw your tentacles as much as possible.” While instructing Nitotipu, Yadasai shared the general situation of the Shadow Mist Area.
“So you’re saying, there’s a powerful force guarding the entrance to the Void Tower making it inaccessible?” Nitotipu withdrew her tentacles and began fiddling with an umbrella in her hands.
Yadasai nodded. Seeing the umbrella, it understood Nitotipu’s thoughts, “If you use your umbrella, perhaps we could force our way through. But the Raincloud’s unfolding is too noticeable. It would be discovered by the shadows as soon as it appears. With countless shadows in the Shadow Mist Area, even if I protect you, we’re unlikely to last until the Raincloud is fully deployed.”
Indeed, the Raincloud Space granted Nitotipu near invincibility, but it took time to unfold.
Nitotipu understood this as well, and after pondering for a moment, suddenly remembered something, “I think I saw a hidden passage on the blueprints left by the Condensed Abyssal Eye, not located at the Inscription nexus.”