Stepping into the depths of the band of light, the temperature plunged, and the air filled with a metallic chill.
The crystal steps beneath their feet began to twist and warp, transforming into a spiral that wound upward. Every step sent ripples across them, as if they were walking on liquid starlight.
"Seems like something's watching us."
Li Yunjing suddenly raised his hand and pointed his fingers like a sword toward the front.
Before he could finish speaking, ancient runes on the walls suddenly blazed with dazzling light. Eight Shaman Race warriors carved from crystal burst through the walls.
They clutched bone blades, ghostly green flames flickering in their eye sockets. Chains wrapped around their bodies rattled with a clatter.
The crystal warrior in the lead let out a hoarse howl. Its bone blade sliced through empty air, tearing open a rift in space, from which countless tiny silver bugs poured forth.
Li Yunjing's pupils contracted. Though these bugs resembled Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms, they were smaller, and black curse marks coiled around their bodies.
"Shaman Insects!"
Li Yunjing shouted, "Watch out! They'll infest you!"
This wasn't the time to train Yu Yunyi, Lu Ruoxi, or Fu Chao. These Shaman Insects were extremely dangerous. He swept out his palm, and dozens of Fire God Thunderbolts exploded in midair.
"Rumble!"
Every Shaman Insect was blasted to ashes.
Seeing their attack fail, the eight crystal warriors raised their bone blades in unison and chanted an ancient incantation. The entire space began to collapse, and countless rifts surged toward the group.
A streak of blue light suddenly flared at the island's center. A Star-Patterned Giant Python, a hundred zhang long, crawled out through a rift.
Its scales glimmered with a frigid light, while an enchanting, ghostly blue gleam swirled in its snake-like pupils.
"What