Linglong moved swiftly. Bolstered by the blood-colored currents, she skimmed over the ground like a bird in flight. Each stamp of her feet sent gravel flying, while the spear she dragged behind her scraped a trail of sparks across the ground.
She covered the hundred-odd meters in a flash. As she charged into the pitch-black cave, several explosive booms and sharp cries rang out, followed by a thunderous roar that rolled out from within.
"Roar!"
A dazzling, five-colored radiance erupted from the cave. Wrapped in a plume of blood energy, Linglong was soon hurled backward out of the entrance by the impact.
Her face was deathly pale, and the blood energy steaming off her body began to subside, looking ready to go out at any moment like a guttering candle in the wind.
The instant Linglong flew backward, an enormous beast nearly fifty-odd meters in size roared and bounded out of the cave's shadows.
The beast had a lion's body, a pair of elk-like antlers atop its head, and a tuft of goat's beard beneath its chin. Every strand of its snow-white fur stood like a spike, gleaming with a cold light. A ring of blood-colored markings surrounded its eyes and brows. Hot vapor streamed from its mouth, and sharp claws tipped all four feet. Its entire body radiated two utterly contradictory auras: brutality and holiness.
A bloodied spear was embedded in one of its forefeet, evidently the wound Linglong had inflicted when she charged into the cave.
Is this the fellow covered in spikes that Phoenix Bird mentioned?
Lion's body, dragon horns, goat's beard, a voice like thunder... isn't this Bai Ze, the auspicious beast of ancient legend? Chen Jue's pupils contracted slightly at the sight.
Before he could recover, Bai Ze opened its mouth again, releasing a visible