162: Mermaid

They did not know what had happened inside.

To be able to make someone let out such a terrifying scream, could there be something bizarre inside?

On the path to immortality, Cultivators were not afraid of competing with others or with heaven; after all, from the very first day they stepped onto the path of Cultivation, they had prepared themselves for this.

But what they feared most was this so-called bizarreness.

The unknown is what is most terrifying.

Especially during the journey of Cultivation, those great horrors and great bizarreness that were triggered made one shudder.

One must know that competing with others only results in death.

But if one encounters something bizarre, I fear that even wanting to die would be impossible!

This was also the reason why hearing such a scream filled them with fear.

Lin Ye, however, was not shaken by this scream, and his footsteps never stopped.

Soon, he arrived at the source of the light.

After slightly adapting to the light, he looked around and saw that this seemed to be an underground river within the cave.

Those Cultivators who had rushed in earlier were now torn into pieces, with none surviving!

Seeing this bloody scene, some Cultivators began to retch.

The sight before them was truly too terrifying.

It would be one thing if the Cultivators' bodies were merely severed into pieces, but their internal organs seemed to have been hollowed out.

In the underground river flowing ahead, the clear water had turned blood-red, with wisps of bubbles rising to the surface from time to time.

"There is something in the river!!!"

"Could it be that thing we encountered in the river earlier?"

"No! You should also know that although the monsters in that river were terrifying, they weren't very strong!"

"That's right! As long as we are vigilant, those monsters can't do anything to us, but they all died within a short period of time..."

"Is there really an Opportunity in here? Could it be a dead zone? Or perhaps we have stepped into a Battlefield Illusion?"

"..."

This was the Ancient Battlefield, which was already filled with soaring Killing Intent.

Furthermore, the ancient creatures that died here were all beings possessing great power.

Therefore, their resentment after death would surely remain here, unable to dissipate for a long time. These resentments and Killing Intent gradually formed a special Domain.

This was the Battlefield Illusion.

If any outsiders entered, the Battlefield Illusion would reenact the creatures that once existed there.

Seeing the tragic state before them, everyone had to suspect that this was a Battlefield Illusion, and those creatures that once existed here had been manifested once again.

Otherwise, how could so many Cultivators be killed in an instant?!

Even if they were Loose Cultivators, being able to enter the Lingxu Battlefield meant their own strength was not weak.

Yet, they only managed to let out one scream just now? What were the others doing before they died? Were they all mute?

Looking at the continuously flowing river, many Cultivators already had thoughts of retreating.

Although one wouldn't truly die here, if one died, there would be no way to continue searching for Opportunity within this Lingxu Battlefield!

Moreover, if one were killed by those bizarre creatures, I fear that even after waking up in reality, it would leave behind a certain psychological trauma!

Thinking of this, a portion of the Cultivators had already begun to run backwards.

Since this place is suspected to have a Battlefield Illusion, we can just change locations!

Wouldn't it be better to look for a safer Opportunity? Even following behind those experts to pick up scraps would be fine!

The Cultivators who followed Lin Ye on this path were mostly Loose Cultivators; they had no leader and did not need to listen to anyone's orders.

If they felt there was danger, escaping immediately was the most important thing.

In the blink of an eye, only a dozen or so Cultivators remained at the scene, including Lin Ye and Chu Hao.

Looking at the river water that had been dyed blood-red, Lin Ye advanced instead of retreating; he had already sensed the aura beneath the river.

This was also thanks to those Cultivators who had been devoured.

It was the blood Qi of those Cultivators that allowed Lin Ye to quickly sense the aura of those bizarre creatures beneath the river.

Lin Ye reached out one hand.

His slender fingers pinched casually.

Hum...

A large amount of blood Qi began to rise from beneath the river, and that blood Qi gradually gathered in Lin Ye's hand.

"Roar!!!"

As more and more blood Qi gathered, a bestial roar suddenly sounded from beneath the river!

The sound resonated through the cave, shaking the surrounding walls until rubble fell.

Beside him, Chu Hao had a look of vigilance; the golden Qi and blood on his body covered the surrounding open space, and a faint ancient pagoda stood above his head.

"Something is about to come out!"

Chu Hao's eyes widened, his muscles bulged, and he stared intently at the continuously churning river surface.

He had already decided; previously, it had always been his Brother Lin helping him.

So after entering here, if there was any danger, he must be the first to rush up!

If it was an unbeatable foe, at the very least, he could allow Brother Lin to leave this place directly!

Splash!!!

Accompanied by a spray of river water shooting into the sky, a bizarre creature was revealed before everyone.

Unlike the fish-headed, human-bodied monster from before.

This monster had a fish tail and a human body!

If one only looked at the upper body, it was indeed a person, a woman, of course, ignoring the rotting flesh exposed, and the black blood constantly dripping from that flesh.

Of course, one also had to ignore their mouths full of fangs, and the fragments of internal organs on those fangs.

"Roar!"

There were at least a dozen Mermaids jumping out of the river, all of them grinning, their scarlet eyes looking at the Cultivators on the shore with anger and greed.

Clearly, those Cultivators who had entered earlier had been devoured by them!

"What is this thing?!"

Seeing these Mermaids, Chu Hao instantly blocked in front of Lin Ye!

Golden Qi and blood spread throughout the cave, and the phantom of an ancient pagoda gradually solidified.

His Overlord Body was activated directly at this moment because he sensed the terrifying aura on those Mermaids.

That was not the surging of spiritual power, but the emergence of Killing Intent!

The dozen or so Mermaids rushed towards the Cultivators on the shore all at once.

Chu Hao bore the brunt of it; he had no intention of dodging at all, but instead met them head-on, the muscles on his arms bulging as he threw a punch!

Boom!!!

The huge rumbling sound made the earth begin to tremble.

The golden ancient pagoda became increasingly solid, and wisps of Dao Rhyme poured onto Chu Hao, making him look like an ancient war god.

"Seeking death!!!"

Seeing that the Mermaid wanted to devour Lin Ye immediately, how could Chu Hao endure it?

The golden blood Qi transformed into a golden pillar and struck out. In an instant, the Void Realm collapsed, the earth crumbled, and the river was stirred into thousands of layers of waves.

The enormous power of Qi and blood directly caused the river to surge with massive waves, revealing the ground beneath.

The ground was blood-red; it was not soil, but flesh!

It was unknown how many living beings had been buried here.