67: A sudden abyss, blood-red bats!

"Damn, damn, damn!"

"Dead dog, shut up!"

"Shut your mouth for me!"

Xiao Bufan's face turned black with rage as he frantically covered the dog's large mouth.

"...Wooo... Daddy... Wooo... Daddy..."

The dog seemed to really want the Detoxification Medicinal Pill; even with Xiao Bufan covering half its mouth, it continued to bark happily.

After it barked dozens of times in a row, Xiao Bufan couldn't take it anymore.

"Stop fucking barking!"

"Here, take them, take them all!"

"Just shut your mouth!"

Xiao Bufan gave the entire bottle of Detoxification Medicinal Pills to the dog.

"Hehe."

The dog took the Medicinal Pills, revealing a sinister smile of success.

This Emperor is an Emperor of the Heavenly Dog Clan who has lived for nearly a hundred thousand years!

Playing games with this Emperor?

Kid, you're still a bit green!

"Eh?"

"This Medicinal Pill... the effect is quite good!"

"Compared to this Detoxification Pill, the pills this wang ate before are simply trash!"

The dog ate just one and was immediately revived to full health.

Even the power of the Seal within its body dissipated significantly. At this moment, its strength had slowly recovered to the level of a Rank Three Yao Beast, equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage of the Human Race.

"I've hit the jackpot!"

The dog was full of joy as it carefully put away the Detoxification Medicinal Pills.

"Stop messing around, let's go."

After confirming that the poisonous mist posed no threat to them, Shi Tian stepped forward.

"Get to the front!"

Xiao Bufan kicked the dog's butt.

"You got it!"

The dog was in a great mood and didn't feel humiliated at all, scurrying to the front to lead the way.

The poisonous mist grew thicker and thicker.

Half a day later, the three people and one dog arrived in the depths of the poisonous mist.

This place was covered in mist so thick that even standing face-to-face, they could barely see each other's features.

The three used their Divine Sense to navigate and were unaffected.

Since the dog's strength had recovered somewhat, it could also use its Divine Sense; though the range was still small, it was enough.

As they walked, a massive abyss suddenly appeared before them.

Poisonous mist swirled below, making it impossible to see the situation clearly.

"Could there be some secret hidden inside?"

Shi Tian and Xiao Bufan were both eager to go down and investigate.

They had already come this far; it was almost impossible to ask them to turn back now!

Su Muhuang hesitated slightly.

The dog's strength hadn't fully recovered, and it didn't want to take risks, so it shouted: "Thi... this wang advises you, if you don't want to die, don't go in! This is not a good place!"

"Did you... sniff something inside?"

Xiao Bufan stared straight at it.

The dog felt hair stand on end under his gaze. It didn't want to be beaten, but it wanted to die even less, so it stubbornly said: "...Anyway, anyway, you just shouldn't go in. There is a great terror inside!"

"You stupid dog, you only know how to scare people!"

The moment the dog lifted its tail, Xiao Bufan knew exactly what kind of crap it was about to take.

He didn't even need to think to know that this stupid dog had no idea what was inside; it just wanted to leave the Secret Realm safely and didn't want to go in and risk its life.

"Heh."

"You say it's not a good place, so why are so many people rushing to get in?"

Xiao Bufan spoke again.

At this moment.

Many people were still standing at the edge of the abyss, each with a cultivation that wasn't low, and one after another, people were entering directly.

The poisonous mist here was too thick to see clearly, but they could perceive with their Divine Sense that there were at least a thousand people. Since these people could remain unharmed in the mist, they likely had significant backgrounds and possessed various means to dispel poison.

"...Thi... this... this wang... doesn't know..."

The dog was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to answer.

"There must be something good inside!"

"No! Absolutely not!"

"We won't know unless we find someone to ask!"

Shi Tian interjected from the side.

"Senior Brother, I'll go ask!"

With that, Su Muhuang headed into the crowd.

Before long, she returned.

"How is it?"

"I've asked around."

Su Muhuang was simply too beautiful; when those people saw her, their eyes immediately glazed over.

Each one scrambled to show off in front of her.

Before Su Muhuang could even ask in detail, they spilled everything like beans from a tube, telling her both what should and shouldn't be said.

"Those people said this is the Forbidden Ground of the Secret Realm, called Dragon Abyss."

"Deep within Dragon Abyss, there is a Blood Pool."

"The poisonous mist drifts out from the Blood Pool, and within that Blood Pool grows a netherworld blood lotus. It is a rare Saint Medicine that only flowers and bears fruit once every ten thousand years. It has miraculous effects on nourishing the Divine Soul and is extremely precious."

"These people all made ample preparations a long time ago."

"This trip is specifically for the netherworld blood lotus."

Being good-looking really has its advantages!

Shi Tian and Xiao Bufan couldn't help but sigh; if the two of them had gone to ask, they certainly wouldn't have gotten such detailed information.

"Then what are we waiting for!"

"Let's get in there quickly!"

"If we go too slow, this netherworld blood lotus might be snatched by someone else!"

Xiao Bufan was incredibly excited.

"Tch!"

"Listening to your tone, it's as if going early means you can actually snatch this blood lotus!"

"this wang thinks it's better not to go; it's very dangerous inside!"

The dog snorted in disdain, its face full of contempt.

It seemed that because it had been beaten by Xiao Bufan so many times, now whenever Xiao Bufan spoke, regardless of whether he was right or wrong, the dog would automatically talk back.

As soon as it finished speaking, it was kicked away by Xiao Bufan.

"Ignore it, let's go!"

Shi Tian took the lead, transforming into a streak of light and entering the abyss.

Xiao Bufan and Su Muhuang didn't waste words either and quickly followed.

"You god-forsaken people!"

"You... you... you're... killing the dog after the job is done!"

"This Emperor led the way for you for so long, and now that we've reached the place, you just abandon me!"

The dog quickly scrambled back, cursing loudly.

But by then, the three of them had already vanished.

"These juniors actually ignored this Emperor's warning and insisted on going to such a dangerous place. What is this Emperor to do..."

The dog paced around in circles, anxious.

If it went, there would definitely be danger inside.

If it didn't go, the outside wasn't actually safe either. Just those many Cultivators alone—any one of them could end it and turn it into a spicy hot pot on the spot.

Relatively speaking, the inside might actually be safer.

Gritting its teeth, it made a decision.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Wait for this Emperor!"

"Without this Emperor's protection, how can you manage!"

With a flash of its shadow, the might of a Rank Three Yao Beast erupted as it charged into the abyss like an arrow from a bow.

"Ah, this, this, this..."

As soon as the dog entered the abyss, it began searching everywhere for the three figures.

Its dog nose sniffed, and just as it determined their general direction, it saw many Cultivators screaming in terror and fleeing in all directions.

Giant creatures that looked like massive versions of bats, their entire bodies blood-red.

They were numerous.

Their wingspans were a full ten-plus meters long.

They were frantically chasing and biting the Cultivators.

The combat power of these Blood Batss was extremely formidable. The Cultivators' Spells hit them like a mere itch, failing to cause any significant damage.

On the contrary, with a flap of a Blood Bats's wings, several Cultivators were slammed violently into the rock walls, creating large craters.

Their survival was unknown.

Some Cultivators were directly caught by the Blood Batss, their bodies crushed in a single bite, blood splashing across the sky as they died on the spot.

"Too... too... terrifying!"

"I absolutely must not be discovered by these ugly monsters!"

"Otherwise, this Emperor won't be able to hold out!"

The dog was scared out of its wits, its speech becoming incoherent.

It had to hurry and regroup with those three!

The dog trembled and carefully avoided all the Blood Batss and Cultivators. After a long time, it finally spotted the three figures.

Ah, saved!

It was so emotional that tears almost fell.

It rushed straight over, shouting excitedly: "So you're here! this wang has come to protect you!"

However... the next moment, it was dumbfounded.

Because—

Just as it arrived before the three, countless Blood Batss surrounded them, sealing them in airtight.

Looking at the numbers, there were estimated to be at least several thousand!

Among them was a monster several times larger than the other blood bats, seemingly the leader.

Seeing the dog arrive, the monster's raspy voice spoke haltingly: "...Another... another... stupid... stupid dog... eat... eat it..."