The dull thudding of a heartbeat grew louder and louder. Gradually, even the glow of the Shennong Cauldron began to pulse along with it.
This sudden development put the Valkyries who had just been gathered around the cauldron on guard.
After backing away slightly, Jiang Fanmi saw the Shennong Ruler floating in the air, rising and falling in time with the heartbeat.
By now, everyone present could hear that heartbeat clearly.
"What is that heartbeat... Is something about to awaken?" Xing Yaxiao narrowed her eyes at the Shennong Cauldron in the distance. "A life connected to the Shennong Cauldron... Could it be something like Tong Xin?"
Xing Yaxiao suspected as much, but the heartbeat continued to pound powerfully.
It was so loud that one might have thought there was a massive water pump in front of them, working at full force to send water somewhere far away.
"You people are from Shenzhou. Can you explain what is happening right now?"
Durandal spoke while gripping Black Abyss White Flower. "That heartbeat is so loud. Could there be an Emperor-class Honkai Beast hidden inside that huge cauldron?"
Xing Yaxiao shook her head. "We don't know what is happening either, but I don't think whatever emerges from the Shennong Cauldron will be an enemy... I don't sense any hostility."
Lianshan could not make out the conversations outside. The only thing on his mind now was reviving his body and then searching for Ji Lin.
As he climbed up from the ground, Lianshan could feel warm blood flowing through his body.
It was not just his heartbeat. Along with the rhythm of his heart, every organ in his body began to regain life and vitality.
That sensation gave Lianshan the strength to keep going.
And as he recovered, Lianshan sensed the changes around him.