Chapter 74: Mysterious Person

"Seven-pointed star? Isn't it already gone?" Wang Tingwan gazed at the seven-pointed star formation below glowing white, and voiced her question.

"That's right, but that doesn't mean it won't appear after disappearing." Feng Yan said lightly, also answering Wang Tingwan's question; then several people watched below as the seven-pointed star formation reappeared.

Several people together looked at the lava below; they saw the red lava gurgling bubbles, just like boiling water! They also felt terrified, then continued gazing downwards; after a while, the bubbles slowly ceased, the white magical formation slowly faded; just as everyone thought the matter was over, they let out a deep sigh, preparing to find a way out.

Boom! A loud sound came; hearing it, everyone hurriedly turned back, discovering that the lava surged like a fountain straight to the cavern ceiling, blasting a large hole! The lava shot out of the cavern, and some lava‑carried stones flew out, landing in the nearby forest.

"So it's night now." Feng Yan raised his head, his tone somewhat unwilling; then he turned, saw Wang Tingwan, and said to her, "Look, how bright the surroundings are, directly illuminating this opening, like... Yang Xin."

Ah.....

Yang Xin wanted to reply to Feng Yan, but then he heard a sound like crows calling; he widened his eyes, watching a flock of crows slowly fly up from the lava, then emitting eerie cries, gradually gathering, forming a ladder! He also couldn't bother to hear what Feng Yan said; he could only shout at the few people before him, knowing that he alone couldn't handle this!

"Quickly look, this crow ladder!" Yang Xin exclaimed at the crow‑built ladder, his expression very excited, unable to speak clearly.

Several people followed Yang Xin's gaze; the crows all flew out from the lava, the seven‑pointed star formation gradually grew dimmer, with each black crow appearing the light faded a bit; after the crows flew out of the lava, they unconsciously followed order, bit by bit building a ladder; seeing this astonishing sight, Feng Yan and Chen Hao both felt greatly amazed, almost simultaneously uttering three words: "Amazing!"

The seven‑pointed star gradually disappeared, began to flicker, then suddenly brightened!

"Could it be?" Feng Yan shouted, covering his eyes, continuing to roar, "Don't look at all costs!"

The ground slowly felt a slight tremor, emitting a rumbling sound, as if something were bursting out of the earth.

"A thousand years—could this be the adventurer foretold in the witch's prophecy?" A unfamiliar voice appeared, then step by step stepped on the crow‑made stairs, walking toward the highest point, sizing up the few little fellows beneath his eyelids.

"Who are you?" Feng Yan lowered his hand and shouted at the old fellow above.

Chen Hao carefully examined the old man before him—one‑eyed, white‑haired, looking extremely kind, yet his eyes revealed cruelty; he seemed a principled person, standing on the crow's back, appearing to have been imprisoned for many years.

Yang Xin aimed at the old man's body, ready to shoot an arrow at any moment!

The old man gave a slight smile and replied, "I am, Aoding!"