"What on earth is going on with this passage..."
Driven by curiosity, Luo Zheng reached out and pinched the uneven wall.
A soft, yielding sensation came from his hand, as if he had grabbed the innards of some animal.
"We don't really know either, squeak. There's a rumor that the nineteen passages in Mitian Temple are living creatures, and that we're all traveling through their bellies," one of the Ear Rats said.
The Other Shore contained far too many things, too varied and miscellaneous, including countless unrecorded events of the past. Completely understanding it was practically impossible.
Every time they advanced a hundred-odd yards, the Ear Rats and Ling Shuang had to absorb soul pills to replenish their depleted soul power.
As they continued forward, the blood-red glow from the luminous patterns above the passage grew brighter and brighter. At times, it illuminated the entire passage in a sheet of crimson; at others, it dimmed until everything became pitch-black. The atmosphere gradually grew eerie.
Even with Luo Zheng clearing the way ahead, the Ear Rats and Ling Shuang felt immense pressure, remaining secretly vigilant.
"Ahhh..."
Just then, they suddenly heard a string of miserable screams from ahead.
"What happened?"
"It should be the lifeforms that entered the passage before us!"
"What did they encounter?"
Quite a few alien lifeforms had entered Mitian Temple.
Some aliens who knew the details understood that the nineteenth passage offered only a narrow chance of survival and naturally avoided it. But among the more than two thousand aliens, there were bound to be some who knew nothing about it.
"I'll go take a look!"
Luo Zheng shot forward in a single stride, charging straight down the passage.
After traveling roughly two hundred yards, he saw faces with closed eyes emerging on both sides of the