Within the dense forest.
Gongsun Yuanzhou threw back his head and howled. The eerie roar was neither human nor demon, shaking everyone to the depths of their souls.
Black patterns covered his entire head, while black single eyes burst forth from beneath his skin one after another, blinking rapidly.
A terrifyingly evil aura spread out, filling everyone present with an inexplicable chill. The golden flames that had enveloped them swiftly dimmed, extinguishing completely within a few breaths.
Watching the bizarre transformation before him, every hair on Lin Sheng's body stood on end. Especially when the gazes of those endlessly blinking eyes all fell upon him, his scalp went numb. An overwhelming sense of threat practically rushed straight at him.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Sheng's palm abruptly swelled by a size. He raised his hand and drove a savage punch into the twisted face right before him.
Terrifying force erupted from his palm without reserve.
Bang!
Amid the dull impact, Gongsun Yuanzhou stood perfectly still. Only a deep dent had been smashed into his head by the punch.
Lin Sheng did not linger. The instant he threw that punch, he was already retreating backward.
He had no intention of continuing the fight, because that intense sense of danger had nearly become tangible.
"Run!"
With a furious shout, he was the first to turn and flee from Gongsun Yuanzhou.
Because of the severe damage he had suffered, the giant net of tentacles that had originally shrouded the area had vanished, sinking back into the ground.
Though the others had not approached as closely as Lin Sheng, they could also tell that something was terribly wrong with Gongsun Yuanzhou. That horrifying sight chilled their hearts, and they immediately retreated as well, no longer harboring any desire to fight.
Yet at that moment,