In a vast expanse of barren mountains.
Rumble!!
An immensely violent sandstorm churned across the barren land. Amid the rolling storm, black-gold scales writhed-a terrifying, wormlike monster hundreds of zhang long bared its fangs and opened its enormous maw, madly pursuing a burly figure clad in pitch-black armor, his face concealed beneath an equally black armored helmet!!
As the fierce sandstorm surged on, helplessness appeared in the eyes of the Black Armor figure, and he cursed, "Damn it! This was supposed to be a place of minor danger. How could there be such a terrifying Spirit-Devouring Ancient Beast?!"
As he spoke, an astonishing spirit light surged through his eyes, and he looked into the distance...
Suddenly, he looked to his right and cried in delighted surprise, "A direction of great fortune?!"
With that, the Black Armor figure accelerated sharply and sprinted in that direction...
Just then.
Boom!!
The enormous Spirit-Devouring Ancient Beast burst straight out of the ground, unleashing a terrifying, bloody storm. Even the air warped as dreadful rippling storms spread in rings. Opening its blood-red maw full of sharp fangs, it snapped at the fleeing Black Armor figure.
Damn it!!
The Black Armor figure roared in fury. A ring of Golden Light Runes erupted from his body, forming a gigantic Buddha figure that unleashed a tremendous golden fist barrier qi a thousand zhang across, blasting toward the Spirit-Devouring Ancient Beast.
Clang!!!
A terrifying storm erupted from the collision. The fist barrier qi shattered in an instant, and a rolling tempest swept across the mountainous ground.
Yet the blow merely knocked the Spirit-Devouring Ancient Beast upward, tipping its head back. It appeared to have suffered little damage. With another heaven-shaking roar, it lunged at the Black Armor figure...
But!
Where had he gone?
The Black Armor figure was already