Yang Yong had seen that sea of clouds before!
It was the very same mysterious substance that held up the entire Sky Base, keeping it afloat!
So that was it!
It all made sense now!
The Sky Base was no sanctuary at all!
They had found a type of Eerie that could float but was exceptionally bloodthirsty!
This Eerie needed humans as nourishment!
The more people planted in it, the farther it spread, and the more stable the base became!
At a glance, no fewer than tens of thousands of people had been planted inside!
This was the truth behind the Sky Base!
No wonder anyone who entered the Sky Base was forbidden to leave.
In the eyes of those at the top, ordinary people weren't people at all, just "fertilizer" to feed the Eerie!
Overhead, several enormous iron chains as thick as a person hung down, covered in twisted, eerie runes. They held the sea-of-clouds Eerie firmly in place, preventing it from escaping.
A tremendous chill surged through Yang Yong's heart.
He had to leave the Sky Base as soon as possible!
This place was even more evil, even more terrifying than the Buddhist Cultivator Society's underground formation!
He slowly backed away, holding his breath, afraid of disturbing the being inside.
But just then-
A familiar yet eerie voice whispered in his ear:
"Little Yong..."
It was his grandfather's voice!
The grandfather who had long since passed away!
Yang Yong's heart clenched!
He knew this rule all too well-he must never respond to Eerie-induced auditory hallucinations!
He gritted his teeth and retreated swiftly without a word.
But just as he was about to reach the doorway-
The alloy door thundered open!
Covered in foul-smelling slime and exuding an utterly savage aura, Ma Xianghong walked in, step by step!
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