A World Worth Protecting

ked as if a long time had passed in its rotting process, and only an empty skull remained.
It looked toward the direction that Wang Baole was heading in before opening its mouth, revealing rows of sharp teeth, which were a mix of black and yellow, as well as a sticky thread connecting its upper and lower jaw.

Its gruesomeness would have sent chills down the spine of any observer.

It then turned before wriggling back into the wall.
Vaguely, life seemed to be injected into the wall, with movements of flesh and blood spreading quickly from within.

No one could notice those changes.
However, even though Wang Baole was moving at a high speed, he continually felt that chill that he had felt and the black figure that had flashed past were not figments of his imagination.

Therefore, he did not dare lower his guard despite charging forward.

So many people have come here before, and none of them mentioned anything about this place being dangerous, but that does not mean that I can be less alert!

With heightened alert, Wang Baole continued dashing through the fork road.
A while later, he heard a loud boom and sounds of people quarreling from an area ahead.

”Zhao Yameng, Chen Mingyu, why are both of you still fighting? Zhuo Yifan has already been ejected, and the both of you are the only ones left from Ethereal Dao College! ”

”Zhao Yameng, since you ’re the one who discovered this place, you can take the calabash along with you.
However, I will not let you take the corpse away! ”

”Hmm? Someone ’s coming! ”

The instant Wang Baole heard those words, a crack appeared on the furthest wall that Wang Baole could see.
It was about twenty feet wide, and a blue glow shone from within.

One could vaguely see that there were a few figures moving about and hear them battling each other.
Then, one person rapidly neared the crack, as if wanting to block it.

Wang Baole ’s eyes flashed, and rather than slowing down, he sped up.
With a loud roar, he approached the crack directly, breaking the silence in the air.

He was too fast.
As he neared, he took a clear look and saw that inside the crack was a burly, large-sized man dressed in White Deer Branch College ’s robe.
He was carrying a big shield almost the height of his body, directly blocking the crack.
After sensing that Wang Baole was behind him, his pupils constricted, and he roared loudly.

”Scram! ”

”You wish! ” Wang Baole angrily replied even louder than the burly man.
The moment he roared, he formed a fist with his raised right hand.
Instantly, Spirit Qi from his surroundings was sucked in, and his glove exploded as he executed a punch!

The Spirit energy within his body also moved and integrated into the glove, causing the glove ’s black glow to shimmer even brighter.
His speed increased, and its power was also pushed to the extreme.
He was like a shooting star, landing heavily on the burly man ’s shield with a loud bang.

That was the force of the waves formed by the manipulation of the internal and external Spirit Qi, which far exceeded even that of the nine-inch Spirit Root.
The moment it emerged, it was so loud that the earth shook.
The large shield in front of the burly man was unable to withstand the force and immediately broke into pieces.
Thereafter, the burly man from White Deer Branch College began to spew fresh, red blood from his mouth, screaming in pain as his body curled up, before scrambling hundreds of feet away.

The instant that the man retreated, Wang Baole ’s figure emerged from within the crack, stepping into the area that was giving off the blue glow.

After taking a clear look around, Wang Baole ’s mind buzzed, his pupils immediately constricted, and he held his breath.

The first thing that he noticed was that the area was oval-shaped, and a black mysterious fog covered a large area of the space, surrounding it in all directions.

Thankfully, the area was bright enough for him to see large canals in the ground.
The canals crossed each other, appearing like an array formation!

Within the array formation stood an assembly of statues.
Even though most of them were broken, their positions were still visible.
They were all kneeling down, their facial expressions extremely devout as if they were praying.
As for the direction they were kneeling toward…

A large pentagonal altar made of emerald jade stood in that direction.
It had stairs leading up to it and was so large that it occupied more than half of the array formation.
Of the entire oval-shaped area, it took up over thirty percent of the area.

Looking closely, there were nine flights of stairs leading up to the altar.
There were formation inscriptions carved on every flight of stairs, and at the highest point of the altar, a long spear was floating in midair!

This long spear shimmered, and the spiral markings on it glowed.
It seemed to be the only one of its kind in the world, emanating an impressive aura that would surprise one.
It was an invaluable treasure!