"What is this thing?!"
Tang Lan frowned slightly, a sense of foreboding rising within him.
Even so, his feet did not stop moving as he continued forward.
Yet with every step he took, Tang Lan could clearly feel something like a heavy hammer striking his heart.
And as he drew closer and closer to the crimson crystal egg, the rhythm grew increasingly rapid.
By the time he was within a meter of it, Tang Lan had the illusion that his heart might burst apart at any moment.
"Who are you?"
At that moment, a cold female voice suddenly came from within the blood-red crystal egg.
At the same time, Tang Lan clearly saw a pair of crimson eyes inside the crystal staring back at him.
"What was that sound?!"
Sha Li beside him had evidently heard it as well and immediately began looking around.
Tang Lan, however, said, "We are those chosen by the Death God Trial. To clear this Fourth Gate, we must take the Heart of the Earth Fragment from you."
Tang Lan did not conceal anything. At this point, there was no room left for negotiation.
He and Sha Li had come here intending to seize the Heart of the Earth Fragment by force.
"Oh? So you are that person's chosen ones!"
"But thinking you can take the Heart of the Earth Fragment from me with just one sentence is far too naive!"
"To tell you the truth, I am undergoing transformation—what you call a breakthrough."
"The Earth Soul Crystal is inside my body. If my transformation fails, you may naturally take it."
"But for now, I need it to help me complete my transformation. If you wish to come and seize it, I will fight you to the end!"
As her words fell, lava tentacles suddenly