"Signs of life are concentrated mainly along the edges of the polar glaciers and in several vast networks of lava caverns deep underground."
Old Man Qianji added, "They're fairly powerful. A few auras have even reached the peak of the nascent soul stage, but they seem... devoid of awakened intelligence, filled with primal savagery."
"The terrain here is relatively flat, with a suitable distance from both the northern polar glaciers and the southern volcanic belt. The spiritual energy is violent, but if we set up a grand array to channel and suppress it, this could be a candidate for our base."
Li Yunjing studied the light screen and tapped a vast region in the northern hemisphere marked "Ash Plains." "Pass down the order. Descend to ten thousand zhang above the Ash Plains and conduct a close-range survey first."
Rumble!
The Sky Patrol Warship changed course and slowly descended toward that dark-red land.
The closer they came, the more they felt the planet's brutal harshness.
The air reeked of sulfur. Visible waves of heat warped their vision, while the ground below was riddled with cracks and cooled lava flows that formed a savage landscape.
Just as the warship hovered in place, ready to send out scouting teams, something suddenly changed!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several enormous holes burst open in the seemingly peaceful Ash Plains below. Amid deafening roars, several colossal creatures shot into the sky!
These creatures resembled giant lizards, but each was as large as a small mountain. Heavy, dark-red scales covered their bodies, with scorching lava flowing through the gaps. Their long tails lashed like whips, their heads were ferocious, and they spat black smoke and flames hot enough to melt metal and stone!
Every one of their auras had reached the nascent soul late stage or even its