Chapter 51: The Oriole Lurks Behind
The vast, desolate land lay silent, steeped in an ancient, weathered aura, as though it were a place untouched by human presence.
Before long, that loneliness was shattered by the arrival of outsiders. Countless rifts split open in the sky, and those entering the Ancient Tablet Space dropped down like dumplings, raining onto the ground with a series of thuds.
Some failed to react in time and crashed solidly into the ground. The others used Yuan Force to slow their descent, landing only then without making too much of a spectacle of themselves.
"The Yuan Force here is pretty good." Mu Chen sensed it. Though it still could not compare to Source Qi, it was far denser than the Yuan Force outside. It was not a qualitative change, merely a greater quantity.
Tuntun sat atop his head and had not been randomly sent elsewhere. Nor had it pulled out any of his hair.
"Spaces left behind by sects usually contain hidden formations that can gather Heaven and Earth Yuan Force." Little Marten also liked the environment here.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Suddenly, the sand beneath his feet trembled. Mu Chen's expression shifted slightly, and silver light flashed around him. The Power of Space surged as he left the area.
Boom!
The next instant, a sandworm nearly a hundred zhang long burst out of the ground. Opening its mouth full of sharp teeth, it swallowed several unlucky people who had failed to flee in time, then burrowed back into the sand.
It all happened too suddenly. Those people did not even have time to scream before they were swallowed alive. They would probably only manage one or two cries after falling into the sandworm's stomach acid.
"What a huge sandworm. This is the first time I've