Xu Xiaoshou was not the only one frightened; even Rao Yaoyao had been startled.
Those bizarre roars, shrill cries, and savage, hideous faces pressed against space itself looked like a nightmare being pieced together.
"Are these Ghost Beasts from the Inner Island?" Xu Xiaoshou tugged at a dragon horn, but could not move it.
"What else would they be?" Demon Emperor Black Dragon swept its gaze over the scene and spotted one familiar face after another.
"This is a bit too..."
"Too what?"
"Too unexpected!"
Xu Xiaoshou weighed his words before letting out a sigh of amazement.
He felt that his first impression of Ghost Beasts had perhaps been far too favorable.
In his memories, Feng Yujin, Xin Gugu, Frostsky Weasel, and the others had all been quite a sight when they revealed their true forms.
But they had not reached the level of "ugly" or "ferocious."
On the contrary, the small ones had their delicate quirks, while the large ones had their own adorable qualities. They were the sort one could accept after the initial surprise.
Of course, neither would they utter absurd things like "Humans, delicious." They were Ghost Beasts friendly to humans.
But this batch of Ghost Beasts appearing from the Inner Island was far too terrifying!
Not only did each of them occasionally let out strange laughter, their eyes and the meaning behind their words were brimming with hunger for "flesh"—all twisted manifestations born from long suppression.
"They are different from what you expected? Ba Zunan never told you about this?" Demon Emperor Black Dragon said.
Different was an understatement. Xu Xiaoshou felt that these wolves, tigers, and leopards deserved to be locked inside Void Island's Inner Island based on their appearances alone!
If they were all truly released, nothing good would come of it.
"No