"What's hiding in that darkness?" someone cried out.
Wherever the darkness passed, it devoured everything in its path.
In just a few moments, it was upon them.
Only then could the others finally see it clearly. That was no darkness; it was a pitch-black monster.
It was now opening its massive, Taotie-like maw. Tentacles surged from its throat, greedily pulling everything they touched into its mouth.
Instantly, the faces of every cultivator present turned pale. Without a moment's hesitation, they turned and fled.
Everyone immediately reversed course—from Nan Cang and his group from the Daoist Sect, to the remaining Zhuyuan and Huoyaozi of the Eternal Life Hall, to the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs from Central Earth. They transformed into streaks of rainbow light, rushing toward the side of the passage that hadn't yet collapsed.
Surprise flashed across the faces of Lü Zhong and Shuini.
