"Another world?" Zhou Hong's body trembled involuntarily.
"Heh, you might find the idea of another world hard to believe, but it's true. Most people wouldn't believe there's another world."
Zhou Hong was speechless. He couldn't be bothered to mention that he himself was from another world.
Zhou Hong was secretly thinking at the moment, wondering what kind of world this deep pit connected to. If it were his homeland, that would be great, and he could go home.
However, Zhou Hong could sense that the ancient beast sealed beneath the ground was incredibly powerful, and Zhou Hong was definitely no match for it. After all, Zhou Hong was only a little bit impressive in front of Earthlings. The ancient beast underground had been sealed for thousands of years, so it was clearly not an ordinary beast. Even in Zhou Hong's previous life, he wouldn't have been a match for it. Although Zhou Hong was a cultivator in his previous life, he was only a low-level cultivator on the Purple Cloud Continent, with a lifespan of less than a thousand years. Compared to the ancient beast sealed for millennia, they were probably not on the same level.
Now, Zhou Hong was even less likely to be a match. Moreover, with his current body, he probably wouldn't be able to traverse this 100-million-kilometer passage; his body would be torn apart instantly.
He wondered who it was that sealed that beast in this passage all those years ago.
"Everyone, stop standing around and come help quickly," the leader of the Six Doors shouted at this moment.
All the powerful individuals from the Six Doors stepped forward, and Zhou Hong followed suit.
He saw a pillar that was trembling slightly.
"Everyone, put all your strength into stabilizing this pillar, so it doesn't shake. This will suppress the beast underground," the leader said.
Zhou Hong could naturally tell that this pillar was the key to sealing the beast.
The next second, everyone immediately stepped up and exerted all their strength to stabilize the pillar.
Indeed, when everyone exerted their full strength, the pillar seemed to emit a powerful force, and the roars from the depths of the deep pit suddenly weakened.
At this moment, Zhou Hong was also placing one hand on the pillar.
However, what everyone didn't know was that Zhou Hong's strength played a crucial role. If it weren't for Zhou Hong, the pillar wouldn't have been stabilized so quickly.
After about a few minutes, the roars from the deep pit completely disappeared, indicating that the previously loosened seal had been reinforced.
"Leader, it's done! That was too fast," one of the strong individuals said to the leader.
"Yes, it never used to be this fast. It would take at least a day or two to re-stabilize a loosened seal. How is it that this time, it only took a few minutes...!" everyone was puzzled.
"Hahaha, it must be that the leader's strength has improved."
Many people began to flatter him.
The leader, unaware of the truth, also thought his strength had increased. He secretly looked at his hands and wondered if his strength had indeed improved.
Unfortunately, no one knew that it was Zhou Hong's effort. If Zhou Hong didn't speak up, no one would know.
Of course, Huangfu Shanhe and Liang Qiyue silently glanced at Zhou Hong, seeming to know that it was Zhou Hong's effort, but they didn't say anything.
Meanwhile, Zhou Hong looked at the pillar thoughtfully. When he had touched the pillar with his hand, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, yet he couldn't quite explain it.
"Senior Zhou Hong, what are you thinking about?" At this moment, Huangfu Shanhe walked over. Seeing Zhou Hong lost in thought, he asked with confusion.
"Nothing. By the way, who sealed the ancient beast in the depths? That person must be extraordinary, right?" Zhou Hong asked.
"I don't know. But according to legend, a very powerful person sealed the beast in the depths to prevent demonic beasts from another world from coming over."
"To prevent demonic beasts from another world from coming over?"
"Yes, that's what the legend says, but who knows if it's true or not. However, I'm starting to believe the legend more and more. If the ancient beast sealed in the deep pit breaks free, doesn't that mean that the beasts from another world will pour into Earth continuously through this passage? With our Earthlings' strength, we'll soon be wiped out. This perfectly matches the great catastrophe in Earth's legends."
Zhou Hong was slightly stunned.
At this moment, the leader shouted, "Everyone, the seal is stable now. Let's return to the surface quickly. This is not a place to stay for long. In the past, we used to lose a few people every time we entered here, but we had to spend more time then. Today, it was so fast, so we must leave quickly."
After speaking, the leader led everyone to retreat.
Huangfu Shanhe also said to Zhou Hong, "Senior, let's go back to the surface quickly. Although this underground cave is very far from the sealed beast, it's still not safe. If we stay here too long, some danger might occur."
Zhou Hong shook his head. "You go up first. I'll stay here alone. If anyone asks, say no one is down here."
"Senior Zhou Hong, absolutely not! Moreover, after we go up, the leader will close the passage. If you want to return to the surface then, you'll have to climb up the stone wall. A height of nine thousand meters, how can it be so easy to climb up?"
"Hehehe," Zhou Hong sneered. Although a nine-thousand-meter stone wall was indeed not easy to climb, Zhou Hong didn't take it seriously.
"No need to say more, you should leave quickly."
"Then you must be careful." Huangfu Shanhe didn't say anything more, thinking that if Zhou Hong dared to stay here alone, he must have his own abilities.
Soon, the entire underground cave was empty, with only Zhou Hong standing there. Apart from a few dim torches, the dark and confined space around was quite chilling.
The reason Zhou Hong stayed was, naturally, to investigate further. Although he wouldn't have the strength to traverse the 100-million-kilometer deep pit, he still wanted to explore it.
Zhou Hong took out a spirit pill from his body and then used a spell with the energy of the spirit pill.
The next second, a large light bulb suddenly appeared directly above the cave, illuminating the entire cave brightly. This light bulb was not a real light bulb but just a stone.
Zhou Hong walked around the entire cave. He saw some footprints on the stone walls around the cave.
Zhou Hong touched them. The footprints were about the size of four or five of his arms.
"It seems this underground cave indeed has dangers. These footprints might be from some demonic beasts that live here," Zhou Hong thought to himself.