The dark surroundings were illuminated and looked no different from the outside world.

A palace appeared in their sight.

White light spots continuously emerged from the palace.

The lights from the palace lit up the surroundings.

The light spread out and devoured the darkness, brightening up the place.

However, the light did not spread far and only remained within a few kilometers’ range.

Beyond the few-kilometer range, the world was still shrouded in darkness.

James and Nico advanced toward the black palace.

Soon, they arrived at the palace gate.

James said thoughtfully, “This must be the palace we saw just now.”

Nico nodded. “Most likely.”

James looked at the palace. The palace gate was more than thirty meters high. There were some bizarre characters engraved on it. Additionally, the palace was also surrounded by black energy.

However, white lights constantly emerged out of the black energy.

“Do you recognize the words, Nico?” asked James.

Nico looked at them for a whil