The screen of light seemed to break the tunnel in two.  

With amazement filling his heart, he double-checked to make sure that the area was safe before approaching the light screen.

Gasping softly to himself, he reached out his hand to flick the light screen softly.

A tiny ray of energy emerged from the tip of his finger and struck the light screen, causing soft ripples across its surface. The ripples disappeared in an instant.

“This looks more like a protection screen instead of some sort of restriction! There’s no way the Coral Forest contains its own protection formation, right? Even though they say that the Coral Forest is a giant maze, there are no records of it containing a protection screen to restrict entry…” 

When Shang Xia tried to think of the implications, his Delicate Jade River Sword slashed towards the screen. A ray of sword light emerged.

The sword light created a deep gash in the barrier, but it recovered in the blink of an eye.

As his attack...