Then, the dragon-shaped jade flashed feebly and returned to Rocky's hand.
After hanging it around his neck again, Rocky spared no time and ran up ladder that led to the
Heavenly God Temple.
Suddenly, Rocky felt an aura appear behind him. Just as he was about to turn around to investigate, he
noticed that the dead water on both sides began to surge, as if trying to break free from an invisible
dam. At the same time, the ladder under his feet began to shake violently, and to his horror, he realized
the stairs he'd just passed began to sink into the water.
Seeing that the situation was getting desperate, Rocky didn't care about anything else but ran like a
madman towards the Heavenly God Temple as fast as he could. It was a race against time. The stairs
behind him kept sinking, like dominoes. However, what Rocky was worried about the most was the
dead water surging on both sides, as though they'd swallow him at any moment.
Just as the last step was about to sink, Rocky stepped on it and launched himself into the Heavenly
God Temple, tumbling through its gate. The stairs behind him then fell into the dead water.
When Rocky looked back at the Heavenly God Temple before him, he found that it was even more
breathtaking up close. It was a hundred meters high, like a palace of a giant, its crystal-like facade
twinkling under the light.
The temple seemed to be made of crystal, but in fact, it was built from some special stone. Like crystal,
it was flat, smooth, and reflective, almost like a mirror. Therefore, it looked magnificent and imposing.
Rocky was stunned for a moment by its magnificence. When he finally gathered his bearings, he
realized there was a tall door in front of him.
After taking a deep breath, Rocky pressed his hands against the huge door and pushed it with his
spiritual power. Unexpectedly, he had to use all his strength to get the door to budge. It took him a
great deal of effort to open a crack wide enough for him to squeeze through.
When Rocky got inside, he was dazed. Compared to the darkness outside, the interior of the Heavenly
God Temple was brightly lit, as if it was daytime. However, no matter where Rocky looked, there didn't
seem to be any light source. It was as though the temple itself was glowing.
What lay before Rocky was a very long, spacious corridor. The ceiling was quite high, making the hall
look majestic, as though it was meant for an emperor. Around him was a continuous stone wall,
engraved with a lifelike picture of all kinds of beasts. He had never seen those strange beasts before.
They looked like prehistoric creatures.
Rocky kept walking along the corridor, studying the wall reliefs from time to time. After a while, he
stumbled upon a row of tall and smooth stone pillars, and at the other end of them was a great hall.
Rocky quickened his pace. After he passed the stone pillars, he was shocked by what he saw.
It was indeed a very grand hall, circular in form, surrounded by twelve crystal-made chairs at its
perimeter. They looked like imposing thrones.
On each crystal chair sat a transparent crystal statue, each one assuming a different posture. They
were so vividly carved that Rocky thought they were real people at first glance. Moreover, each figure
looked like a human being. There were men and women, young and old, but each of them seemed to
emit a terrifying aura, like superior gods that would intimidate any human beings.
Rocky walked around the hall and studied each statue. He looked at their faces carefully. At the last
statue, his mouth fell open in shock.
"This man..." Rocky's eyes widened as he stared at the face of the last statue. It looked exactly like him
—not his current self, but the one in the modern world.
That was to say, this statue looked exactly like Rocky before his soul was attached to Basil.
"Why does it look exactly like me?" Rocky pondered aloud, clearly puzzled. What was going on?
Despite his initial shock, Rocky could tell intuitively that all of this was no coincidence.
Carefully studying the face in front of him, he frowned deeply. This face was strange yet familiar to him,
but he was afraid that he would never have this face again. After staring at the statue for a while, he
couldn't help but reach out his hand to touch it. The moment his finger connected with the statue, he
suddenly felt that the evil power in his body involuntarily flowed into the statue. The next moment, the
statue emitted a strong strange light, and he yanked his hand back as though he was electrocuted.
Baffled, Rocky looked at the statue in surprise, then at his hand. Everything happened so quickly,
making him feel like he was in a dream.
At that moment, Rocky saw cracks forming on the statue before him. The cracks extended all over its
body, till it finally collapsed into countless pieces on the ground.
"What the hell is going on?" Rocky roared, visibly confused. He came here, thinking he might get some
clues about the secrets hidden by the spiritual race, yet here he was, totally in a trance thanks to this
mysterious statue that looked exactly like him.
If the Dragon-shaped Soul Beast hadn't fallen asleep, Rocky would have pulled it out and asked it right
then and there. On the other hand, he was also very curious about the other eleven statues, because
he felt that the twelve statues were not just decorations. However, he could not find a reasonable
reason for the existence of these statues, nor could he know why one of them looked exactly like him.
"I'd better look for the remains first." Rocky calmed himself down. Although he was extremely confused,
the purpose of this trip was to take out the remains of Glutton. Only in this way could he make Glutton
surrender to him and be used by him. Therefore, he had to find its remains first and then try to figure
out the secrets of the twelve statues later.
Making up his mind, he left the hall and entered the long corridor on the right side of the hall. He began
to look for the Evil King Hall mentioned by the Dragon-shaped Soul Beast.
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