"Senior brother, there may be... something wrong with Tiger Head Mountain."
Dim firelight illuminated the pine forest outside town. Two figures emerged from it, one breathing somewhat heavily, his chest rising and falling, while the other turned to look behind him, his brows tightly knitted.
Near the foot of the mountain, the towering Tiger Head Mountain loomed like a demonic god, deathly silent and uncanny, filling everyone who approached it with an unprecedented sense of dread.
"An exotic beast... whatever it is, we must not act rashly on this expedition."
Turning back, Li Xing regained his usual expression and spoke to Li Shi.
"Senior brother, the mountain is too quiet. It's downright frightening. I remember it wasn't like this the last time we went up."
Li Shi spoke softly. Although they had encountered nothing along the way, he somehow kept feeling that something was wrong.
It was too quiet. The chirping of insects, the cries of birds-even the rustle of fallen leaves stirred by the wind was barely audible!
It was as though all the insects and beasts on the vast Tiger Head Mountain had fallen silent with the setting sun.
Perhaps it was his intuition as a martial artist, but Li Shi felt uneasy.
"We only came to scout the routes and haven't ventured deep yet. If we went farther in to investigate that exotic beast..." Li Xing narrowed his eyes slightly.
The dim light cast an indescribable gravity over his rugged face.
Failing to notice anything unusual about his senior brother, Li Shi took a deep breath and continued on his own.
"Senior brother, just what is this exotic beast? How can it have such an influence?"
"Exotic beasts seize the creative power of heaven and earth. Naturally, there's something extraordinary about them. Perhaps it has some ability