On either side of the land, mountain-sized hands kept closing in.
The earth cracked and shattered inch by inch.
At the center, the crushing force finally set everything off.
Explosion after explosion erupted in a chain reaction.
They spread in an unbroken wave, engulfing the entire land.
For the first time, Chen Ming experienced what it felt like to be crushed between two upright slabs of earth...
He had to admit, it was quite a novelty!
As for what it actually felt like...
[-1!]
Yep. That about summed it up.
Only after a long while...
...did the ceaseless explosions across the land gradually die down.
On either side, the mountain-sized hands stopped pressing inward.
Only when everything had fallen completely quiet...
...did the dust settle.
A deathly silence filled the world...
Then the trembling rumble came again.
This time, the two mountain-sized hands were retreating, prying the land back into place as they went.
"Hoh..."
A muffled voice came from the peak that stretched beyond sight.
It sounded almost gleeful.
Clearly...
...the level 53 World Beast was pleased with its attack.
It had wielded the power of heaven and earth with both palms and successfully swatted a mosquito...
And yet...
...as the crushed land at the center opened up, a figure appeared once more.
Riding Auspicious Clouds, Chen Ming shot out in an instant.
Like a Void-Piercing Arrow, he streaked straight toward the vortex passage on the towering peak.
His eyes shone bright.
After probing it just now...
...he had a rough idea of what was going on with the Sunken Abyss Ancient Beast.
Ever since entering this land, he had kept Void Sight active, observing the World Ancient Beast.
Yet he had found no trace of energy fluctuations in it.
That was deeply strange.
After all, any person