What came into view was a huge snake.
No, that was wrong. That was only the monster's head. Its body was extremely similar to a hippopotamus, yet absurdly large, almost the size of a small mountain.
Tian Xiaojian could be considered widely experienced, but he had never seen such a gigantic monster. With every step it took, the lake of magma trembled nonstop.
Although he sensed no spiritual waves from it, another ghastly aura spread from its body.
Tian Xiaojian could not help swallowing.
An Ancient Beast!
And one of the extremely troublesome kind at that.
He secretly groaned inwardly. It seemed his good luck had run out again.
Tian Xiaojian hurriedly used a technique to conceal his aura, but unfortunately, it was too late. The monster had already turned its head, and a faint, brutal light flashed through its eyes.
It opened its mouth, and a massive pillar of light shot out. Around the pillar of light, black-red arcs of lightning coiled and crackled.
They were originally inside the magma, yet it did not obstruct that pillar of light in the slightest.
Tian Xiaojian's face darkened. He stretched out his hand and drew a circle before his chest. A profound rune the size of a fist appeared faintly, and as black light flickered and pulsed, it actually transformed into a shield sharp at the top and square at the bottom, blocking in front of him.
In the blink of an eye, that pillar of light had already smashed into it.
Yet there was no sound at all. Demonic Qi and another strange energy intertwined, devouring each other.
It seemed the attack had been blocked, but Tian Xiaojian's face turned pale, and his expression grew even darker.
This terrifying Ancient Beast was even more dreadful than he had imagined. It