Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 2941: Chapter 2940: Entering the Loop!

The three continued to advance on the stone steps.

The further they went, the farther down they descended.

The surroundings were swallowed by endless darkness.

It was as if the three were heading towards the Nine Gates of Hell...

Lin Dong’s voice suddenly broke the silence in this eerie environment, carrying an indescribable oddity:

"Why do I feel like there’s a pair of eyes in the darkness staring at us?" his

tone was light, yet it was like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring ripples.

Upon hearing this, Dracula’s figure paused slightly, his brows furrowed tightly.

As a member of the vampire clan, endowed with dark bloodline talent, he possessed a keener intuition than most.

However, this sense of unease was like a ghost cloaked in mist, elusive and only vaguely perceptible.

He turned his head towards Ye Linglong, hoping to gain some different feeling from her, as youth often meant a purer heart and sharper perception.

However, apart from the fear of the unknown environment, Ye Linglong’s face revealed nothing else.

Her strength was relatively weaker, and she was almost completely unaware of this higher-level spiritual awareness.

"Anyway, be careful." Dracula mused for a moment before saying in a low voice.

He knew that in a place filled with unknowns and dangers, any slight oversight could lead to fatal consequences.

Even though he had been here once before, he dared not be careless.

The three continued to cautiously advance along the narrow stone steps, each step taken with utmost care, for fear of disturbing the unknown presence slumbering in this ancient palace.

As they delved deeper, the blood bats that had originally followed them mysteriously vanished without a trace.

All that remained was the increasingly intense chill in the air, like a tangible entity tightly entwining every inch of their skin, inducing a feeling of cold.

Ye Linglong silently counted the steps, her voice soft, yet uncannily clear in the silence, becoming the only rhythm in their progress.

"Nine hundred and ninety steps..."

When this number left her lips, even the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

They finally arrived at the threshold leading to the inner hall, with only nine steps remaining to reach the secret hidden in the darkness, to arrive at the inner hall.

Dracula recalled his experience on his previous visit, where, upon stepping onto those final nine steps, he had endured an unprecedented spiritual impact.

His deepest fears and desires were magnified infinitely, transforming into an irresistible heart devil.

The memory still lingered vividly in his mind.

"You guys be careful..."

He warned Lin Dong and Ye Linglong, before taking the lead in stepping onto the first step.

Unexpectedly, this time, nothing happened.

There was no suffocating spiritual pressure, nor the invasion of heart devils; everything was as calm as walking on ordinary stone steps.

Dracula paused his steps, a look of confusion crossing his face.

"Huh, what’s the situation? Why isn’t it the same this time?"

He muttered under his breath, glancing around in search of an answer.

At this moment, the atmosphere between the three grew even more subtle.

Dracula’s expression was exceptionally grave, and he reiterated to Lin Dong and Ye Linglong:

"The last time I came, it really did happen. That spiritual impact left a lasting impression."

His tone was filled with incontrovertible seriousness, aiming to dispel any doubts in their minds.

He indicated that he had no reason to fabricate such a thing.

Lin Dong and Ye Linglong exchanged a glance, curiosity, and puzzlement sparkling in both their eyes.

Ultimately, they decided to personally verify Dracula’s claim, cautiously stepping onto the so-called "final" nine steps.

Each step was taken with extreme caution, fearing to trigger some unknown mechanism or trap.

However, in stark contrast to Dracula’s previous experience, neither of them felt any spiritual impact, as if that legendary trial had never existed at all.

Lin Dong furrowed his brows, turning to Dracula, his eyes full of doubt.

Ye Linglong also softly said:

"Why is it different from last time?"

Dracula was equally filled with confusion, reluctantly shaking his head as he decided to try once more himself, to prove his memories were not an illusion.

"Something must be wrong."

He muttered, then took steps forward, determined to investigate further.

"One, two..." he silently counted, quickening his pace.

Soon, he discovered something astonishing – he hadn’t just walked nine steps!

The steps that should have reached an end seemed endless, continuing downward and forward.

"What’s going on?" Dracula’s voice was filled with shock; he stopped in his tracks, eyes scanning the surroundings, trying to find a logical explanation.

A chilling sensation inexplicably rose from behind him, piercing to his core, making him shiver.

Lin Dong and Ye Linglong also noticed this anomaly, their brows tightly knit, clearly troubled by the sudden change.

Ye Linglong quietly suggested, "Could it be that you miscounted last time? Maybe there are more than nine hundred and ninety-nine steps?"

Her voice, though soft, pierced the last line of defense in Dracula’s heart like a needle.

However, Dracula almost instantly denied this notion:

"I, a dignified Heavenly Realm Martial Artist, can’t possibly miscount such a thing?"

His tone carried slight displeasure, evidently having absolute confidence in his judgment.

"There must be something wrong with these steps." Dracula asserted again, his eyes becoming firm and sharp, as if wanting to pierce the endless darkness to uncover the truth hidden behind it.

Having said that, he didn’t hesitate, quickened his pace, and decided to continue exploring; no matter what awaited him, he intended to find out.

"Bang bang bang～～～～"

The entire staircase was eerily silent, with nothing but their footsteps.

And their footsteps had echoes.

Echoes that seemed to resonate with fear, pounding on their hearts.

"One thousand three hundred and fifty steps..." Ye Linglong murmured, addressing Dracula, "Dracula senior, we have already walked past one thousand three hundred and fifty steps, yet haven’t reached the end. What is going on?"

"You ask me, who should I ask? Last time, the outer hall led to the inner hall with clearly only nine hundred and ninety steps. And the last nine steps were distinctly different!"

"Stepping onto the final nine steps brings terrifying spiritual impact..."

"This is so strange."

Dracula could only continue to lead Lin Dong and Ye Linglong forward.

Meanwhile, Ye Linglong kept on silently counting the number of steps.

"One thousand nine hundred and ninety steps..."

However, after walking one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps, they still hadn’t reached the end or the inner hall.

"What’s really going on? We might not keep walking like this forever without reaching the end, right?" Ye Linglong took a deep breath and uttered these words.

And as soon as she said it, Dracula at the front froze.

Even someone like him, who stood in the first echelon below the Secondary Ancestors, couldn’t help but gasp; a chilling sensation overwhelmed him.

True terror stems from the unknown. And now, even he faced a complete unknown.

Furthermore, this unknown was based on a discrepancy from his previous understanding.

"Why is it like this? It wasn’t like this last time..." Dracula murmured, his voice carrying a slight tremor, indicating that even he was enveloped in fear.

Only Lin Dong, his eyes flickering, continued to observe the surroundings.

He could still feel as if there was a pair of eyes watching them from within the darkness...