Shangguan Xi, who was ridiculed, laughed off the disdain, "Don't be so serious at such a young age. As you grow, you'll realize that optimism is good for you."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he heard a "crack" under his feet, and a second later, an explosion erupted from the ground, sending him flying!
Xu Huo caught him from behind and used an Air Barrier to block the sparks flying towards them. The explosion wasn't very powerful; it just created a hole in the passage. A person without protection might have lost a leg.
Shangguan Xi was wearing Prop shoes, and his clothes were also protective. First angry then puzzled, he exclaimed, "Why don't these people just destroy the passage instead of going to the trouble of setting traps?"
Xu Huo examined the broken part of the passage. "These metal materials aren't easy to destroy. To actually obliterate the passage, it would likely blast through the ground too, making the underground passage pointless."
