"No wonder I sensed countless demonic beasts gathered up ahead."
Xu Yang lay atop the hill and looked out. Demonic beasts filled the shattered ruins ahead, numbering at least three thousand. Among them were powerful beasts of the seventh and eighth heavenly origin.
The demonic beasts were scattered around the ruins. They neither clamored nor fought, only letting out an occasional roar.
Xu Yang watched for a long while but could not discern why so many demonic beasts had gathered.
"To find out, I'd probably have to go deeper."
If a glance from afar could reveal why so many demonic beasts were gathering, someone would have completed the Hall of Heroes mission long ago.
"There's something terrifying here."
He had no intention of investigating why these demonic beasts had gathered in such numbers. Although the strongest he could see were eighth heavenly origin beasts, his keen senses caught a trace of an indescribably terrifying presence.
That presence was extremely obscure. Had his mental cultivation not exceeded that of ordinary people, he would never have detected it.
The Heavenly Strategy Academy's academic credits were tempting, but safety mattered more.
Concealing his presence, Xu Yang quietly left.
That day, he came upon another Demon Eye. This one was even larger than the previous one. Ink-black demonic qi gushed from it like spring water, shrouding the surrounding several miles in darkness.
A wolf-like demonic beast with a back covered in spikes lay beside the Demon Eye, gulping down demonic qi. Its terrifying aura was even stronger than that of the Humanoid Demonic Beast he had killed earlier.
"Ninth heavenly origin!"
Xu Yang's expression grew grave. This was unmistakably a ninth heavenly origin demonic beast, and the strange runes between its brows shone brighter than any he had seen before. Its perception was also