The astonishing explosion had not only occurred deep underground.
Outside the valley, with the area southeast of the Lightning-Struck Wood at its center, an incredibly powerful force from deep underground had torn through the land, triggering a violent tremor that shook the earth and mountains.
After cracks as wide as palms split the ground, it began to collapse. The rocks and trees in the valley seemed to have been seized by an invisible giant beast and hurled to the ground, turning the tranquil, deep valley into something resembling a ruin in the blink of an eye.
The sudden upheaval sent the Wild Spirit Beasts surrounding the valley instinctively scrambling to avoid the enormous shock wave.
Only after the tremors subsided did they begin poking their heads out from behind the shattered rocks and heaps of earth, one after another.
Every one of the Wild Spirit Beasts stared wide-eyed at the scene below, their gazes filled with shock. Clearly, they had no idea why such a fierce upheaval had suddenly erupted out of nowhere.
The Three-eyed Fire Toad Beast at their head had a complicated look in its eyes.
It had already guessed that the humans it had forced into the formation were most likely responsible for the upheaval. That also meant the group led by that young man really had not perished inside the powerful formation!
But whether this counted as good news was still uncertain.
The Three-eyed Fire Toad Beast remained silent for a long while before finally looking away. It stayed where it was, continuing to wait.
After all, it had already waited this long. It might as well see what was happening before deciding whether to give up.
Deep underground, once the dust had settled, Jin Shanshan coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood. He summoned