They walked down the sloped tunnel. At first, it was only slanted slightly, but soon sloped down to almost seventy degrees.
After a good fifteen minutes and a turn, they finally saw a light at the end. They walked toward the light for another ten breaths before Zhang Songhui stopped.
"Please stop for a moment." He raised his hand. "We're about to see the divine beast that guards the entrance. Don't be frightened.
"Giggle."
The girl in the red dress laughed. Zhang Songhui seemed like he was exaggerating.
But Zhang Songhui didn't take notice of her behavior and ignored it. He raised his hand and drew some simple symbols in the air in front of him.
"Boom…!"
With a faint rumble, a black, a half-circular hole slowly appeared in front of them. It was over ten meters in diameter.
A dot of gold burst from the center. It was a golden flame the size of a fist.