Everyone nodded and continued onward.
Fang Yun noticed that someone as seasoned as Eel Thunder Emperor always showed clear fluctuations in his emotions whenever he mentioned their previous destination or former teammates. Clearly, those events had affected them deeply.
With an established route to follow, the team continued forward without encountering any obstacles.
Whenever they encountered an unusual place or strange phenomenon along the way, Eel Thunder Emperor patiently explained it to the three new members.
Though Fang Yun and Yungen King were both only in the Fifth Realm, they remained composed. Emperor Xiangyi, however, startled at every little thing and frequently regretted coming.
After three full days, during which they experienced one night in Emperor Land, the team began to slow down.
"We're almost there." Eel Thunder Emperor's voice was filled with melancholy.
Fang Yun looked ahead.
Rolling hills still stretched before them, but a valley lay among them. Through it, they could see a desolate village.
Soon, the seven entered the valley and approached the village.
Fang Yun surveyed the entire village.
It was a sizable village, spanning more than ten li.
Its architecture resembled that of the Human Race's primitive era, yet there were enormous differences. Everything seemed to have been enlarged several times over.
The Human Race's ancient thatched huts were generally only seven or eight feet tall, but even the shortest huts here stood twenty feet high.
Besides the thatched huts, there were several earthen houses, each more than forty feet tall.
A large earthen house stood at the center of the village. Unfortunately, its roof had vanished, leaving only ruined walls, the tallest of which still reached fifty feet.
Fang Yun realized that the treasures he had seen at the stall must have come from here. His estimate of their makers' height matched the