He followed the Underground Passage downward, and the spores on the surrounding walls grew more numerous. They emitted multicolored light, making the tunnel seem gentle and sacred.
As they rounded a bend, soothing sounds drifted from the end of the passage ahead, making Lu Yang feel that something was even more wrong.
"That's the sound of Undying Wood being struck. Be careful. Anything that needs wood so rare that even Main Gods seldom see it to soothe emotions definitely has something strange going on inside," the Blazing Demon God said with a smile.
The Grand Prince was growing irritated as well. "Take me out. I can already sense danger."
Lu Yang also had a bad feeling. Casually, he drew the Phoenix War Hammer and held it behind his back as he followed the Village Chief of Spore Village to the end of the Underground Passage ahead.
To the right of the cave entrance, a vast underground cavern appeared before Lu Yang. It was five or six thousand meters high, and its sides stretched beyond sight.
Several thousand meters ahead, a strange statue more than a thousand meters tall stood upon an altar.
The lower half of the statue resembled a Void Broodmother, while its upper half was a three-headed dragon. Countless roots connected the two at the middle, as though they were trying to bind them together.
The Village Chief of Spore Village smiled at Lu Yang. "Wanderer, that is the god worshiped by my people. If you wish to show your respect, go ahead."
Lu Yang did not rush over to inspect it. Instead, he smiled at the Village Chief. "You're quite unusual. The power in my body has already risen to the level of a lower god, yet you felt nothing at all. Don't tell me you're just