Terrifying Guardian

The haunting power contained within this altar was high, but not much higher than outside.

"So this is the Lamp Core?" His gaze burned as he looked toward that pinpoint of red light in the darkness.

Before Wen Bu could answer, Chen Fan suddenly felt every hair on the back of his neck stand on end.

Specks of light abruptly flickered in the darkness before him.

The moment he saw those specks of light, Chen Fan's mind buzzed. He suddenly fell into a daze, his senses infinitely slowed, as though the air had frozen solid...

As those specks of light enlarged, Chen Fan finally realized that they were not lights at all, but the densely packed compound eyes of some creature!

Yet his thoughts had slowed too much. Though danger flashed through his mind, his body could not make any effective response!

"Move, move!"

He desperately tried to activate the Void-Escaping Wings, but his body seemed severed from his consciousness, unbearably sluggish.

And as that incomparably sharp aura drew near, all that remained in his heart was despair...

It was at that very moment.

Boom!

A streak of golden light erupted not far in front of Chen Fan, accompanied by a terrifying roar.

Boom!

Chen Fan was hurled away by an exceptionally violent and savage shockwave. Pain tore through his entire body, and only then did control over his consciousness and body gradually return.

Pfft!

He dropped to one knee, suppressing the surging blood and energy within him as he immediately gulped down quite a bit of Fountain of Youth water and activated the power of the Origin Pearl to heal his injuries.

At the same time, he stared in astonishment at the tall figure flickering with golden light before him, as well as the humanoid monster opposite it, wielding