Whoooo! Fierce winds laden with killing intent howled, and spirit-devouring aura formed vortex after vortex, swirling through a vast, pitch-black abyss...
Within the vortices, blood-red eyes rolled into view from time to time, flickering in and out of sight and radiating terrifying evil qi and murderous intent...
Ye Han, Teacher Lan Qing, and the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race cultivator stood at the cliff's edge above the abyss. Even with Ye Han's newly mastered Divine Eye Art greatly enhancing his ability to see through obstructions, he could not make out what lay ahead. Clearly, this abyss was extraordinarily wide...
After watching for a while, Teacher Lan Qing said to the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race cultivator beside him, "Say, Old Thief! Why don't you go over first and see what's happening on the other side? Then we can work out how to cross. How does that sound?"
The Immortal-Thief Outsider Race cultivator immediately shook his head. "I'm not going! I already told you, I'm very weak right now. All I can do is guide you!"
He paused, then said gravely, "The Spirit-Devouring Abyss is the only shortcut to the Spirit Baleful Ghost Cave. Otherwise, we'll have to take the long way around, and that might cost us several more decades! Those two levels aren't so easy to descend through, after all!"
Hearing this, Ye Han frowned and turned to Teacher Lan Qing. "What do you think, Teacher?"
Naturally, Teacher Lan Qing did not want to take the long way around. He did not have much lifespan left, after all.
After a moment of silence, he said to Ye Han, "The spirit-devouring aura in this abyss far exceeds that of other places. And those creatures down below that can survive in it won't be easy to deal with!"
Before Teacher Lan Qing could finish, the