Zhao Hu hurriedly took out a Communication Talisman and infused it with spiritual power, recording and sending the information revealed by the captive in detail.
Qian Ming examined the black-robed cultivator's corpse and frowned. "Captain, his poison sac was specially made. Once bitten open, it kills instantly. It seems the Blood Demon Sect keeps extremely tight control over its subordinates."
Lin Taichu nodded. "Death warrior Cultivators like this won't know much core information. We'll first clear the nearby prototype Corpse Gathering Formation according to the original plan, then head to the next red-marked location." He looked at the black bear's corpse. "Was this black bear also killed by the Mad Demon Dark Gold Beast?"
Qian Ming leaned closer to inspect the wounds. "There are obvious bite marks around the edges, and the pattern of missing flesh matches the fresh corpses we found earlier. It should have been the same demonic beast."
Just then, a faint tremor ran through the ground. Branches snapped in the distant dense forest, accompanied by a low, grating sound like bones rubbing together. Lin Taichu immediately signaled for everyone to hide. "Stay alert! Something's approaching!"
Everyone quickly hid behind boulders and ancient trees, gripping their weapons tightly and holding their breath.
Lin Taichu extended his divine sense to investigate, and his expression abruptly changed—within its range, a massive demonic beast was charging in from the northeast. It was astonishingly fast, snapping trees wherever it passed and leaving deep claw marks in the ground.
The beast was entirely dark gold, nearly thirty feet long. It resembled a lion, but had three heads, each covered in sharp Bone Spikes.
Its four limbs were covered in heavy scale armor, while the end of its tail was a massive bone joint resembling a giant hammer. As it ran, faint golden