The traveling merchants of Holy Dragon Village went to this city every month to purchase supplies.
They also brought back information about cities in the outside world.
That was the only reason Holy Dragon Village had not become completely cut off from the human world.
"Maybe I should visit a big city when I have the time!"
Looking at Gu Zhou City in the distance,
Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes.
Awooo!
The Nine Heavens Wind-Rain Dragon howled.
It flew in the direction Chen Xuan had indicated.
That was the direction of Violet Volcano Valley.
"W-What!"
"What's going on!"
On the side of the Azure Dragon Mountains closest to Gu Zhou City,
there was a region known as Shenshan Ao Region.
At that moment!
The lush, verdant forest had vanished without a trace!
A black fog covered an area several kilometers wide.
"Come on, come play with me!"
A terrifying voice drifted out from within.
"Ah, ah!"
It was accompanied by the screams of humans.
Their voices were filled with deep fear.
The Beast Tamer who had been driving the Iron Beak Bird
had already collapsed on the ground.
And now!
The environment before them had undergone a tremendous change.
What had previously been a forest had somehow become a gigantic amusement park.
Except!
The entire amusement park was shrouded in a grayish-white atmosphere.
Many Beast Tamers wore looks of terror.
"Hee hee ha ha, come play!"
"Come play!"
Before the group of Beast Tamers,
more than a dozen figures laughed continuously as they approached them.
The group of Beast Tamers, accompanied by their Phantom Beasts, kept retreating.
"Damn it, what exactly are these things!"
"Ghosts? How is that possible? How could something like this exist in this world?"
Before their eyes!
Those dozen-odd figures turned out to be a group of dolls half a person's height.
But the dolls looked extremely eerie.
Their bodies were tattered, with bloodstains smeared across them.
Their pupils had no eyeballs.
They stared at everyone and laughed hee hee ha ha.
A dense Black Qi radiated from their bodies.
It looked just like resentment.
On closer inspection!
The Beast Tamers who had fallen to the ground
had pale faces and rolled-back eyes.
Their terrified faces also radiated a faint Black Qi.
"You damn things, don't panic!"
"These aren't ghosts. They're a type of Phantom Beast!"
Just as everyone was panicking,
a burly Beast Tamer stepped forward.
The muscles on his upper body were knotted and bulging.
Roar! Roar!
Beside him stood a gigantic Golden Lion three meters tall, growling lowly.
It seemed to be warning the approaching dolls.
"It's him, Gao Baigong!"
"A Gold Rank Beast Tamer! That's his Gold Rank Phantom Beast, the Golden Lion!"
When they saw the middle-aged man covered in solid muscle,
everyone immediately cried out in surprise.
"Lord Gao Baigong, what's going on?"
"Are these all Phantom Beasts?"
After hearing his words, everyone calmed down slightly.
After all, a Gold Rank Beast Tamer was here to hold the fort.
"That's right. These are a peculiar type of Phantom Beast!"
"They should be Domain Phantasmal Beasts. It turned this place into its playground!"
As expected of a Gold Rank Beast Tamer, his experience was far richer than that of the others.
His composure was also remarkably steady.
"Moreover, this may even be a curse-type Phantom Beast!"
"Those Beast Tamers have all been cursed by its ability!"
"Don't be afraid. Let's work together and defeat it!"
"Otherwise, we'll be slowly devoured inside this domain and become food for it to increase its rank."
Gao Baigong's expression was solemn.
Some Phantom Beasts did not need to consume Spirit Herbs and Fruits to increase their rank.
For example, functional Phantom Beasts could even level up by cooking meals or sweeping floors.
As for the Phantom Beast before them, it was probably a peculiar Phantom Beast that increased its rank by making the creatures around it feel fear.
"That Phantom Beast is probably called the Terror Puppet!"
Gao Baigong's expression grew grim, and wariness appeared in his eyes.
A Terror Puppet could reach Platinum Rank after reaching adulthood.
Its abilities were extremely troublesome.
If they did not find its true body, they would be trapped in this domain forever.
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Eerie Little Girl
"Damn it, these puppets!"
"Even the weakest one has the strength of Silver Seventh-Order!"
Inside a dim, grayish-white amusement park within the domain,
a group of Beast Tamers panted heavily.
The Phantom Beasts beside them were also battered and disheveled.
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