Chapter 279 Trials Of The Ancients

• The ground beneath their feet rumbled again, louder this time, as though the very foundation of the temple was awakening. The walls of the chamber shimmered with a blinding light, and Ariella instinctively raised her arm to shield her eyes. Her heart raced, the pulse of the shard in her hands now reverberating through her entire body.
• The deep, resonant voice echoed once more, filling the vast chamber with its timeless command.
• *Only those who truly understand the price of power may survive.*