After the statues were lured away, the Captain ran pell-mell toward the entrance of the huge palace. This time, he didn’t waste time trying to open the door. Instead, he rushed to the roof with the countless holes. Upon arriving, he madly threw himself toward the holes. Bizarrely, his flesh split apart, forming into countless finger-width strips that shot right through the holes.34

Of course, those holes weren’t just simple ventilation shafts. They had terrifying warding spells within them that instantly erupted, destroying many of the strips of flesh.2

Those left over wriggled like worms. As they struggled, faces appeared on them that resembled the Captain, and they gnashed their teeth as they tried to break through the warding spells. Unfortunately, the warding spells were very strong, and before long, about ninety percent of the Captain’s strips of flesh were gone, and there were only about thirty left.23

Within the mouth of each worm was an ancient and damaged command medallion. Those medallions were none other than Ancient Dao Righteous Bestowal Edicts. As they glowed with amber light, the wriggling worms began to transform. They glittered with crystalline light, and though more than half crumbled, in the end, four managed to wriggle to the end.16

After popping out of the ventilation hole and dropping into the hall beyond, they looked around.1

There was only one thing...13