Darkness enveloped the surroundings, and the temperature began to rise rapidly. Xu Yuehuai, inside the tent, immediately sensed something was wrong and got up to observe the situation. What she saw before her was something she would never forget...
The sky, which was originally gray, turned dark and ominous, a sign of impending disaster. The sky was filled with red gaps, like a... giant octopus sucker!
Yes, those are suction cups! Each of the tentacles is filled with something that looks like red magma.
The surrounding area had transformed from a desert into something else entirely. The ground looked similar to obsidian, yet it possessed a distinct quality. Even the area where Xu Yuehuai and the others were located was entirely composed of obsidian.
Everyone stepped forward immediately. When they saw that they had just been in the desert, they were suddenly here. It would be a lie to say that they were not shocked. Their shock was mixed with some doubt, as if they were wondering why they were here.
Looking at the scene before him, Zhan Qi felt a little hesitant. "What... what is this thing? This place is too strange. Is this what you know about the inner world?"
As she said this, her eyes subconsciously glanced at Xu Yuehuai and Ning Xi, who were standing to the side, as only the two of them knew a little about this matter.
But clearly, there was no record of such a thing in the book, and they knew nothing about it. For a moment, everyone fell silent. The scene before them was not a simple change, but was also clamoring to them that danger was imminent.
Everyone looked serious, and no one dared to let their guard down.
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Outside, the debate raged on. No one knew how to resolve the situation. Some thought they could abandon them, while others felt they were living, breathing human beings and couldn't be abandoned. Besides, they were all in the same boat now; if they gave up, the others would be close to death.
Long Di didn't step forward. He stood at the highest point, looking down at the scene below. Seeing the group arguing, he calmly took a sip of tea, a mocking smile on his lips. "People are all selfish. Look at them, arguing endlessly over such a trivial matter. Tsk tsk tsk!"
Long Di made a sound that was hard to understand. The person standing next to him didn't dare to answer and obediently massaged him. However, he accidentally pressed too hard, and Long Di frowned. He glanced at the person behind him, and the next second, he collapsed to the ground.
Long Di continued drinking his tea as if nothing had happened, his eyes devoid of any emotion. The death of one person was insignificant to him.
The person lying on the ground died with their eyes wide open, blood flowing from their seven orifices, and black mist emanating from them. Anyone who saw them would know that they had been drained of their life force by demonic energy before they died. Such a death was extremely cruel.
With a loud "boom," Long Di's lips curled up as he stood up from his seat, his eyes filled with a smile. These people had finally made their move; well, let them enjoy this gift.
Humans are all selfish and self-serving creatures, yet they want to show off in front of so many people, letting everyone know that they are of noble character. Long Di thinks these people are incredibly fake; they clearly don't want to, but they still have to pretend that they are very willing.
Since they want to play the hero, I'll just sit here and watch.
It is known that all the senior disciples are in the inner world, and the bridge between the inner world and the real world is the arena in front of us. This is the core of the formation. As long as the core is destroyed, the people inside can come out again. However, at the same time, other things inside can also come out. Therefore, this is an unsolvable problem.
No one knows the true extent of that thing's power; there are only rumors that it is capable of destroying the world. Therefore, this matter seems to have fallen into a predicament.
While everyone was arguing, Sect Leader Zhi took the initiative and struck with a burst of spiritual energy on the arena. No one expected this, and caught off guard, the cracks in the arena widened.
All eyes turned to Sect Leader Zhi, as if questioning him. Sect Leader Zhi withdrew his hand and said indifferently, "I saw that you were hesitant to make a decision, so I wanted to help you out."
After saying this, Sect Leader Zhi revealed a malicious smile, his eyes narrowing slightly, appearing mysterious and unpredictable.
Sect Leader Yan was the most agitated, pointing his finger at Sect Leader Zhi and saying, "You shameless person, are you plotting something? We're all still discussing countermeasures, and you've already made the first move. What are you thinking!"
Sect Leader Zhi's gaze was unfriendly. He ignored it and added more fire to the arena. In an instant, lightning flashed and sparks burst forth, and the arena, which was originally a crack, became a spider web-like mess.
Everyone was on high alert. The arena cracked open, spewing out black gas that enveloped the surrounding area. The entire arena was shrouded in black gas, and even those sitting in the audience felt the intense aura, their faces showing a hint of panic.
"What...what is this? Demonic energy? What's down there?! Don't open it! We don't want to die with them! I want to live."
As Sect Leader Zhi exerted more and more force, the arena finally collapsed completely. However, the expected danger did not materialize, and even Sect Leader Yan looked at the arena with a puzzled expression.
Logically speaking, the demons, having been imprisoned for so long, should be eager to escape and wreak havoc on the world. However, judging from the current situation, this is not the case at all. For a moment, everyone stood still, gripping their weapons tightly, ready to fight the demons to the death.
Seeing this, Long Di smiled and his voice rang out above everyone's heads again, "Congratulations, you have obtained the hidden achievement. Humans destroyed the arena from the outside. The demons will sense the people in the inner world and will deal with them first before coming out."
"This exit is accessible to the senior disciples and the demons, so... everyone, please look forward to seeing what it will turn out like!" Long Di's tone was both teasing and expectant.
But everyone had their own thoughts about this result. The demons had been imprisoned in this place for so many years, cultivating diligently. Their cultivation level was far beyond what these people could compare to, let alone some novice disciples.
Having only recently experienced the trials of society, it's truly difficult to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.
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Inside, it was scorching hot and dark, but with lava illuminating the way, they found that staying in the tents didn't lower the temperature much, so they all came out to think about how to get out of there.
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