A mysterious grotto-heaven, a valley that formed a world of its own.
A hundred-meter venomous scorpion, its entire body like black jade. Rings of emerald light rippled along its segmented limbs, while the venomous stinger on its tail hook stretched over thirty zhang. Its massive pincers were indestructible, and its pair of scorpion eyes gleamed with cold, ghostly light.
The hundred-meter giant crab suddenly felt its heart palpitate. It became somewhat restless, its Late Tier 3 great demon aura spilling out and crushing the surrounding space until it boomed.
Near the Ink Jade Giant Crab lay a mass of Blood Red Soil.
A half-real, half-illusory figure flew out from the Blood Red Soil. It was an old man in soul form, with white hair and beard, sunken eyes, a sinister face, and scarlet Killing Intent and strange Yin Qi emanating from his entire body.
"Xiao Yu, what is it?" the old man asked faintly.
The Late Tier 3 great demon, the Ink Jade Giant Crab, spoke in human language. "Master, I do not know why my heart suddenly palpitated. I had a feeling of impending dread."
"But that palpitation vanished in an instant, as though it had merely been an illusion. It cannot be grasped or investigated."
The phantom elder pondered for a moment before saying, "You are already a Late Tier 3 great demon. One more step, and you will become a Fourth-Tier great demon, able to cultivate a Nascent Soul and undergo the lightning tribulation of transformation."
"A heart palpitation is like a human cultivator's sudden intuition. There must be a reason for it."
The Ink Jade Giant Crab nodded. "Yes, Master. I know what to do."
The Ink Jade Giant Crab circulated its Demonic Power and released mysterious sound waves. The waves spread outward, sweeping through the