"Huh? Fellow Daoist One-Horn?" Li Xiaoya's heart lurched, and he cried out in alarm. He hastily enveloped himself in divine sense and swept it in every direction, yet found nothing. The One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast had been right beside him just now-how had he vanished in an instant? Li Xiaoya was utterly shocked. Despite his courage and formidable cultivation, the beast had disappeared into thin air without making a sound or stirring the slightest sensation. How could Li Xiaoya not be startled and worried? This was far too strange...
"Tsk! Fellow Daoist One-Horn?" Li Xiaoya called out again. Everything around him was empty, and only his own echo answered him, as though the One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast had never been here at all. His uncertainty deepened. Suddenly, he said, "Tsk! I'd better head back to the passage to the second level first...!" As he spoke, he hurriedly looked toward the entrance leading to the second level...
That glance revealed something even more shocking.
"The... the entrance?" Li Xiaoya looked back, only to find that the entrance to the enormous metal passage, which had been just a few dozen yards away, had disappeared. His expression changed drastically, and he cried out in alarm. He remembered perfectly well that after he and the One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast emerged from the second-level passage, they had stopped at its entrance without moving anywhere. Not only had the beast disappeared without a sound, but the entrance to the second level had vanished as well. Li Xiaoya had cultivated for quite some time and encountered plenty of bizarre things, yet he had never experienced anything like this. How could he not be utterly astonished?
"Tsk...!" Although Li Xiaoya was shocked, he remained calm and composed. He did not panic or rush to move, but stayed where he was and