Hu Shaoqing followed behind Lin Shuguang, carefully keeping close with every step.
The last time he had come here, he had largely been bewitched by that voice and had noticed nothing amiss. But now that his five senses had recovered, both the immense gravity and the wasteland-like wilderness before him left him trembling with fear.
"Teacher, this place feels like a deserted island..."
Lin Shuguang looked around. Apart from weeds and wildflowers, there were indeed no signs of life.
The two soon climbed to the summit. Not far away lay an endless sea, its winds biting cold.
Suddenly, Lin Shuguang stopped short.
Just then, the crystal formed from Martial Dao Will within his sea of consciousness had pulsed, as though something had stimulated it.
"Teacher, what's wrong?" Hu Shaoqing asked cautiously when he noticed.
Lin Shuguang steadied his mind. "Nothing."
The Martial Dao Will continued to seethe.
As the two drew closer to the shore, an oppressive sensation washed over them.
The howling sea wind whipped up their hair, and their clothes snapped and fluttered wildly.
Rumble!
Just then.
The ground shook, as though an earth dragon were rolling and roaring beneath it. Countless reef rocks flew up and gathered together, rapidly forming a three-meter-tall giant. More rocks were still gathering, and Giant Stone Monsters landed heavily one after another, roaring as they raised their enormous fists and charged at the two. The ground all around shook violently.
"Teacher!" Hu Shaoqing's expression changed drastically.
He could have sworn that none of these Giant Stone Monsters had appeared the last time he came.
"Get out of the way!"
As the words fell, a thunderous boom rang out. Lin Shuguang crossed several meters, his figure seeming to turn into a bolt of lightning.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared before