"Boom—"
The golden giant python roared as the dense gray fog exploded. It abruptly contracted, returning to Dago's front and reverting to Yitai.
After only a few breaths of contact, the Domain and energy particles attached to Yitai had been completely corroded away. Even Yitai, whose rank had surpassed the third tier after devouring the "Red Lotus Staff," had suffered some depletion.
"Even a Miracle Wizard who carelessly fell into it might not be able to escape alive."
Dago's pupils shrank slightly. Without hesitation, he turned and left, completely abandoning any thought of confronting it.
With the terrifying gray fog blocking the way, the route he had come from was clearly impassable. He could only try to find another way out.
Dago followed the intestinal-wall-like cavern passage onward. The path ahead steadily narrowed, while the white-vine-like tentacles grew increasingly numerous. Along the way, he even saw the bones of unknown creatures and things resembling weapons, but they seemed to be from an extremely distant age. The slightest touch of spiritual power caused them to shatter and melt away.
Dago continued deeper, unsure how long he had walked. The light before him grew dimmer and dimmer, the air became increasingly foul and murky, and the free energy particles in the air grew ever scarcer.
Only when the gray fog that had relentlessly pursued him suddenly vanished behind him did Dago stop.
"Crack, crack, crack—"
A strange sound drifted over from ahead.
It was dense and rapid, as if many people were striking bone objects at high frequency.
Dago's gaze flickered as he slowly approached the source of the sound.
By now, the intestinal-wall passage had shrunk to only several meters in height. The ceiling, walls, and ground were all covered in white tentacles growing from the intestinal walls. They tangled together