"An illusion?!"
Qin Ze finally realized where the feeling of being secretly observed came from.
These were the countless strange beasts before them.
Illusion and reality overlap.
Qin Ze and his clone stepped into the place only to find it was an empty illusion.
Little did they know, they were already surrounded.
However, upon closer inspection, Qin Ze discovered that these strange beasts were different from those he usually saw.
Their bodies were shriveled, their limbs curled up, and they curled themselves into a ball.
Each beast was covered with a thin, plastic-like film covered with crisscrossing red veins that undulated as if breathing.
Although all the beasts' gazes were focused on Qin Ze, they remained motionless and none of them attacked Qin Ze.
Their eyes were curious, greedy, and hungry, like newborns seeing food for the first time.
In addition, Qin Ze noticed that the land beneath his feet was slightly different from other parts of the Abyss.
The soil is "newer," like it's brand new.
The ground was as red as blood, and even a little sticky underfoot.
The strange beast, encased in a thin membrane, was firmly rooted in the blood-red soil.
The red veins on the film, like straws, continuously absorb nutrients from the soil and deliver them into the shriveled body of the strange beast.
After the soil beneath the beast's feet was drained of its nutrients, it became no different from the soil in other parts of the Abyss.
"This is the birthplace of the strange beasts."
Qin Ze was in turmoil as he witnessed the growth of the strange beast.
He suddenly thought of something and looked up at the Sidelines of the area.
The blood-red soil resembled a lump of dough being rolled out, slowly extending further into the distance.
The originally dull-colored land was not covered by blood-red soil, but rather pushed aside.
Along with it, the original space was also pushed aside.
The blood-red soil is like the cells of Abyss; it "grows" little by little, and the Abyss expands accordingly.
Whenever a square meter of blood-red soil spreads out, a strange beast will "grow" out of the soil.
If Qin Ze hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have found it hard to believe that the strange beasts didn't reproduce through mating, but rather grew out of the ground like plants.
Qin Ze took a deep breath, recalling the relevant records in Chronicle of Time.
Strange beasts were born from the New Land.
In other words, the place where he is standing at this moment is the New Land.
Qin Ze had long been curious about what the New Land in the Desolate God's Diary would look like, but he never expected to stumble upon it in this way today.
Miss Sword Case exclaimed, "We've entered New Land!"
The New Land is not only the birthplace of strange beasts, but also the beginning of the Abyss.
Qin Ze glanced at the giant octopus not far away, a cold smile creeping onto his lips.
No wonder the clones searched all day without finding anything; the giant octopus had hidden this New Land location within the illusion it had created.
As more and more clones entered the illusion, the giant octopus, fearing that things might get complicated, sent out the Face-Holding Octopus to kill the clones.
But what it didn't anticipate was that Qin Ze was connected to his clones through a mental network.
As the clone was killed, the giant octopus also revealed its location.
There's also the "wind of disease" that's recently swept through the defensive positions of Penglai City; the strange beasts are using this method to weaken Penglai City's defenses.
Once the beasts in the New Land land have matured, then launch a full-scale attack.
The New Land teems with countless strange beasts, numbering well over a million.
Qin Ze felt a lingering fear.
Fortunately, he stumbled upon this New Land by chance, before the beasts matured.
Otherwise, once they all mature, Penglai City, which has been severely damaged by the "wind of disease," will likely be unable to withstand it.
The giant octopus's tentacles flew wildly in the air, like sharp whips.
"It is your honor to witness life's continuation before your demise."
"Soon, you will become nourishment for these children."
Although the giant octopus's face was contorted, Qin Ze could sense that it was laughing; it seemed to think it had him cornered.
Click--
A Abyss maw suddenly appeared behind Qin Ze and snapped at his upper body.
It was a nearly thirty-meter-long, A-grade, two-headed Titan Python, its entire body covered in black scales.
Even in the darkness of the Abyss, it still shines brightly.
One of the heads snapped its jaws high around Qin Ze, while the other head tried to wrest it away, but was swallowed whole.
The giant octopus seemed to think it was all over.
Although a few mice broke into the "nursery," at least they were all trampled to death.
The two-headed python, having eaten its fill, flicked its tongue and prepared to retreat to its original position.
Sizzle--
A burst of golden lightning suddenly erupted in the middle of the giant python's body, and then a violent current covered its entire body.
The Titanoboa collapsed instantly, its thirty-meter-long body stretched out and convulsing uncontrollably.
The giant octopus, which was about to rearrange the illusion, looked over upon hearing the sound and saw the Titan Serpent's body arching high like a bridge.
Tear--
The Titanoboa's body was torn in half, and Qin Ze, tens of meters tall, rose from the ground.
He leaned on the Miss Sword Case with one hand and held a freshly made, steaming hot A-grade Soul Orb in the other.
Qin Ze once transformed into his beast form in front of the giant octopus.
To avoid being recognized and causing trouble, he only activated the " Gigantification " ability.
The giant octopus was somewhat surprised that Qin Ze had been able to kill the Titanoboa so cleanly and efficiently.
As the level increases, the gap between the strength of the beasts and the warriors widens.
At the same level, martial artists are almost no match for strange beasts.
Of course, there are always exceptions; this rule only applies to ordinary martial artists.
As for geniuses, they are never reasonable.
Qin Ze's eyes flashed with Divine Markings: "Today, this New Land land is both your starting point and your end."
The giant octopus was unimpressed, its eyes filled with mockery and disdain.
"You?"
Qin Ze's lips curled into a smile, "I alone am an army of a thousand."
As soon as he finished speaking, clones emerged from beneath Qin Ze's feet.
As soon as they appeared, they went into battle mode and began to slaughter the strange beasts in their "swaddling clothes" around them.
"The battle was awesome!"
"Minor fish! Minor fish, minor fish, minor fish!"
"The first kill was by our Self-Destruct Squad again! Who else could it be?!"
"Go for it!"
"A dashing young man in fine clothes, riding a spirited horse—who doesn't know the King of the Circus!"
"..."
Within seconds of the clones appearing, hundreds of "monster eggs" were destroyed.
Some of the strange creatures inside the eggs, seeing this, were so frightened that they hurriedly hatched prematurely.
But their malnourished bodies couldn't even stand steadily, and they were instantly killed by the clones upon meeting.
The giant octopus stood there, dumbfounded. It couldn't understand where these martial artists had come from, since there were no teleportation arrays or spatial passages.
As more and more "children" were slaughtered, the giant octopus roared in fury, its waving tentacles creating deafening sonic Sonic Boom in the air.
Rumble--
The earth began to tremble, and dust billowed up from the distant horizon—the strange beasts summoned by the giant octopus.