Spirit Beasts

Just as Zhou Qiubai was about to retort, a strange sound suddenly came from the forest.

Though faint, it was incredibly penetrating, making the soil beneath their feet tremble slightly.

Dantai Canglan rose to his feet, the relaxed expression vanishing from his face in an instant. His gaze pierced through the dense forest and locked onto the direction the sound had come from.

Since when had the core region of Star Dou produced a sound like this?

"What was that?" Shui Bing'er asked curiously.

Zhou Qiubai listened closely for a moment, quietly spreading out his senses. When they reached the edge of the area hidden behind the barrier, they were bounced back by a force.

Yet this time, the rebounding force had changed.

He withdrew his senses, a trace of gravity flashing through his eyes. "There's something in there. At least two—no, at least three."

Dantai Canglan frowned slightly. In the entire Star Dou Forest, only one place could dispatch three beings with cultivation exceeding a hundred thousand years at once.

Lake of Life.

Yang Guyun tilted his head and uttered a single word. "Go?"

Zhou Qiubai glanced at him and nodded. "Go."

The four continued advancing toward the core region.

The ground beneath their feet began to grow damp.

With every step, warm water seeped from the soil, carrying a faint scent of sulfur.

A thousand roots of ancient trees, seven parts warmth in ten thousand years of stagnant water.

Only this desolate forest hid an ancient charm, untouched by the smoke and dust of the mortal world.

Walking at the front, Dantai Canglan suddenly stopped and raised an arm to block the other three. A flash of vigilance appeared in his eyes.

The bushes ahead began shaking violently. Some enormous creature was forcing its way out, its strength