Chapter 1167: Shock to the Eight Gates

"Boss, why did you stop? Do you have any concerns? Tell us, and we'll figure out a solution together!" Arnor whispered, walking over to Xu Yang and asking the question.

Currently, every member of the team needed to focus on the bigger picture and maintain control. They were thoroughly convinced by Xu Yang and no longer fretted over annoying problems. How could they possibly have a better future if they didn't follow such a powerful leader?

"If I'm not mistaken, once this stone door is opened, all the idle cultivation masters in the entire Lover's City Dungeon will rush to this location immediately. However, if we don't find a way to open this stone door and eliminate the hidden dangers within, I'm afraid our path forward will come to an abrupt halt right here!"

Just as Xu Yang finished speaking, Blood Blade, the only woman and a top assassin in her team, slowly stepped forward. She cast a charming glance at Xu Yang, then pointed a finger towards the stone door not far away. "I have a way to maintain an absolute vacuum of sealed energy within this stone door for a very short period after it's opened."

Upon hearing Blood Blade's words, Xu Yang and Little Hua exchanged glances, both feeling that the woman might be exaggerating a bit. However, Blood Blade wasted no more words and immediately proved her strength and value to Xu Yang and Little Hua with her actions.

In an instant, she vanished into thin air. When she reappeared, she was about three fingers' distance in front of the stone door. At both points where she landed, a special void portal materialized out of nowhere. Even Xu Yang, without activating his Golden Pupils, could not see through the center of these portals.

All energy fluctuations within the area were indeed completely sealed off. Not only energy, but also all transmitted messages were entirely blocked by Blood Blade's Void Gate.

"I can't believe Sister Blood Blade has such astonishing mastery over the void. We truly don't know these guys at all!" Little Hua secretly sent a soul message to Xu Yang.

Unbeknownst to her, Xu Yang could only nod repeatedly with a wry smile. "You're right. It truly takes more time to understand them. These people are hidden masters, worthy of being imprisoned in the Eight Gates Dungeon — none of them are simple! However, this also highlights the flawless nature of our plan this time. With the support and assistance of such a team, the road ahead for both you and me will be much smoother."

Soon, after Blood Blade landed steadily, two fresh red daggers, shaped like three waves, quickly materialized in her palm. She fiercely plunged them into the center of the stone wall before her.

Immediately, the massive stone wall emitted a chilling crimson light. This light grew denser, gradually tearing open all the fissures of the huge rock until it finally collapsed with a deafening crash.

All the power sealed behind the boulder, originating from this special space, was fully unleashed. Fortunately, the enclosed space created by Blood Blade's Void Gate provided a barrier. Otherwise, the sheer power emanating from this stone door alone would have awakened all the sentries throughout Lover's City Dungeon.

"With my strength, I can only buy you ten seconds. If you can't completely refine all the energy and power within the Void Gate within those ten seconds, I won't be able to do anything more."

Xu Yang spread his hands with an embarrassed expression. "Please, next time, if there's going to be such a sudden attack, could you give me a heads-up? Five seconds were already wasted by the time you finished speaking. Fortunately, this level of energy isn't too difficult for me to handle!"

With a gentle wave of his hand, a dark golden light appeared out of thin air. It was the powerful purifying force unique to his Flawless Angel bloodline, and in just an instant, it completely eliminated all the sealed energy around them.

This highly efficient action utterly stunned every member of the Eight Gates team. "My goodness, was that for real? Captain, how did you just do that?"

The Eight Gates members were unaware of Xu Yang and Little Hua's true origins and couldn't fathom how incredible the technique Xu Yang had just used was. Yet, Xu Yang maintained his usual mysterious demeanor, giving Arnor a peculiar thoughtful look.

"Don't worry, you'll know the secrets about me and Little Hua soon enough. Now isn't the time to discuss these things. Let's get out of the Lover's City Dungeon first."

After dealing with the powerful sealed energy behind the stone door, the group, led by Xu Yang and Little Hua, passed through it. It was from this moment that the core of Xu Yang's Ghost Valley Strange Gate Grand Array underwent a drastic change in its alignment.

Xu Yang merely smiled at the situation before them. "The previous locations we cleared had very unique geographical conditions, making it impossible to use many external factors to enhance our analytical methods. Therefore, the hidden weapons we encountered in some of the secret passages had quite limited lethality.

However, from this point forward, our escape from the cage will become significantly more difficult. There might be top-tier sentinel soldiers blocking our path, various elemental forces descending upon us, and even changes in the earth's ley lines. Of course, the most troublesome aspect is that this area has begun to be closely linked to the tidal patterns of the outside world."

Upon hearing Xu Yang's explanation, the other team members looked bewildered. "Boss, what are you talking about now? What does breaking through seals here have to do with the outside tides? It's not like we've already broken out of Lover's City Dungeon and reached the external space." Old Three, nicknamed Crab, couldn't help but ask.

"How immense is the density of seawater? In fact, the weakest part of the entire Lover's City Dungeon is the area directly above us. Yet, even so, no matter how much effort you expend, you should never even dream of breaking through to the upper space, because that place is suppressed by incredibly powerful, high-density seawater.

Such a force is simply beyond human resistance. Even I have no confidence whatsoever that I could shatter the entire dungeon with absolute power.

If we were on land, it might be possible, but here at the bottom of the sea, if we were to forcefully break the dungeon with brute strength, the endless water pressure from the surroundings would spread into these ruins in the shortest amount of time, clinging to the surface of all our bodies. At that point, no matter how strong you are, you should absolutely not fantasize about leaving here alive."