In the spacious underground hall, candle lamps were arranged in a pattern of three inner and three outer concentric rings.
The dense candlelight illuminated the entire hall, making it as bright as day.
Suddenly, a candle lamp near the inner rings flickered sharply, then went out.
Shortly after, another candle lamp beside it also suddenly went out, leaving only a few wisps of smoke.
The man in black, who had been sitting cross-legged in Meditation at the hall's entrance, snapped his eyes open. He stared at the two extinguished candle lamps, horror flashing in his eyes.
With a flick of his hand, a streak of black light shot out like an arrow and vanished behind the main doors.
Before long, seven or eight figures appeared in the hall like phantoms.
The leader was a tall, imposing man who exuded a chilling aura, like a venomous snake.
The man in black immediately rose and bowed to the group that had entered.
