These figures were jet-black from head to toe, each three or four meters tall, with protruding fangs and savage expressions.
They were actually a pack of divine beasts.
"They're Luoyang Beasts unique to God's Relic!"
"Luoyang Beasts possess pure yin power. They emerge when yang wanes, taking devouring human trial-takers as their calling to sustain their lives. They're exceedingly strange. It seems they sensed the spiritual energy soaring into the heavens here and knew a treasure had emerged, so they came to get a share of the spoils..."
Gu Xiao's brows twitched wildly.
"These humans are brimming with spiritual energy. If we kill them, our strength will surely break through..."
"Anyone who dares come here seeking treasure deserves to die. They must be killed..."
"Attack together and surround them. Don't let them escape. They're all delicacies..."
Nie Yun looked up in the direction of his words. Waves of thought entered his mind as the Luoyang Beasts turned their scarlet eyes toward the group, licking their lips with drool streaming from their mouths.
The lifeforms dwelling in God's Relic could not absorb spiritual energy and could only survive through hibernation. Whenever a trial began, they would awaken for a slaughter, storing the energy needed for their next hibernation.
"They're going to attack us. Prepare for battle!"
Nie Yun's Heavenly Ear Master Talent allowed him to understand every language. Although these Luoyang Beasts emitted special mental fluctuations, he still caught their meaning.
Rumble!
The ground shook just as he finished giving the order. A wave of air swept over them, making everyone stagger.
"What is that?"
Suddenly, Qi Yuan pointed ahead.
Looking in the direction of his finger, they saw the ground rolling within a mountain hollow ahead. A stone tablet slowly rose from beneath the earth without warning.
Rosy light soared