Hiss~
Chou Ji unconsciously sucked in a breath of cold air.
He suddenly stood up.
The roars and images in his mind vanished.
"What was that?"
"Why am I like this?"
Chou Ji's heart pounded wildly. He grew restless, as if something terrifying were about to happen.
"No. I have to leave this place."
Chou Ji had originally planned to take advantage of the pitch-black night to sneak away from the Fenshui Area and leave this place. Once he reached the vast world beyond, where could he not go?
Now that those strange sounds and images had appeared, they reminded him even more that this was not a place he should stay for long.
But just as he was about to climb out the window, the Sacred Blood within his body suddenly began to boil. Chou Ji's entire body shuddered, and he collapsed onto the floor.
"What's happening?"
"Why is the Sacred Blood..."
Before Chou Ji could figure out what was happening to him, a beast's roar rang beside his ear.
Roar~
The sound was so real that it seemed as if an invisible beast were growling right beside him.
Chou Ji spun around, but naturally saw nothing. Then his vision went black, and within the darkness, he saw that crimson figure again.
This time, the figure was closer, allowing Chou Ji to see that it had a stern male face.
But the face jutted slightly forward, bearing faint beastlike features.
Two sharp fangs protruded from its upper lip, while its pupils resembled those of a lion or tiger.
Most importantly, Chou Ji recognized that face.
It was the Holy Lord's face!
"How could this be?"
Chou Ji froze for a moment. He had never seen the Holy Lord like this.
The image vanished.
Chou Ji's vision regained its focus,