Chapter 570: Chapter 355: The Dire Situation in the Tianyuan Territory (4K)
"We've already passed through the Furious Region and arrived at a new area?"
Shen Linglong took in her surroundings, eyes canvassing the undulating mountains and the dense jungle, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. She could not spot the black peaks that reached into the sky as previously mentioned by Tianyuan.
How could she be certain of this?
Sophia said, "The dangerous area we explored these past two days is well-known to us, and I'm sure the terrain of these mountains is different from before."
She was 100% sure.
Sophia had ample confidence in her memory and observation skills.
Besides, she had another piece of evidence that could prove they had passed through a spatial channel.
Black Crows!
Before entering the dangerous area, she had left numerous Created Black Crows in the vicinity. These crows could persist for a day or two. While they were navigating through the dangerous land, Sophia kept in close contact with the crows, constantly observing the scenes beyond through their eyes.
It was her insurance policy.
She had left varying numbers of Black Crows in every direction outside the dangerous land. In case a Legendary Monster appeared and headed towards them, they could at least retreat with composure or take advantage of the information to set up an ambush.
Now, she had lost all contact with her Created Black Crows, completely severed.
This meant they had traversed a vast distance through space.
"This place must be an entirely different region!"
Of course, even so, she could not be certain that this was the region where her own territory was situated. After all, she had not seen the conspicuous black giants.
She initiated the Spiritual Link.
Within two seconds, she received an affirmative answer.
"We've found the right place!" Sophia's face lit up with a smile, and the pressure on her shoulders lessened considerably.
...
"Flap flap—"
Wisps of black mist began to swirl around Sophia, from which crows with crimson eyes and black feathers flew out, vanishing into the landscape like droplets of water merging into a lake.
"So far, no dangers detected in the vicinity."
As she spoke, she crouched down and pressed her hand onto the barren ground in front of her, channeling energy into it.
In a blink, a Crow Feather Mark emerged from the darkness, fading away slowly.
"What are you doing?" asked Shen Linglong.
"I am marking our location," Sophia paused before continuing, "I observed earlier that the Furious Region behind us is vast, spreading far to both the left and right sides without end in sight."
"Without some markings, finding the passage next time we come here will not be so easy."
Right!
Only then did Shen Linglong realize what she had nearly forgotten, something as crucial as marking their trail.
She glared at the Longyan Giant Beast beside her: You couldn't even give your Lord a reminder!
The Longyan Giant Beast looked aggrieved; it had only just stepped out of the Mark Space.
...
After Sophia had made enough marks, the group of several people and beasts started heading north.
Roaming monsters gradually began to appear before them;
Through the Black Crow's sight, they discovered groups of monsters and a few monster encampments;
However, as they continued northward, the monster encampments became scarcer, replaced by large-scale Monster Tribes with numerous and towering walls... which could also be described as Monster Cities.
"A Monster Tribe of this scale... is not simple at all."
Shen Linglong observed the scene manifested by the Black Crow, her gaze sharpening slightly.
She noticed the walls of the Monster City, dark brown and towering, were covered in large patches of blood-red flesh that pulsed as if they had a life of their own, both grotesque and unnerving.
"It's as if the monsters have overtaken the territory of some creatures and built their tribe upon it."
"Such tribes would surely possess dozens of Fourth-order Bosses, and are bound to house some kind of Flesh Weapon. It wouldn't surprise me to encounter Legendary Realm monsters within."
Shen Linglong had been part of the Pioneer Group and dealing with the foremost Monster powers for over two and a half years.
She could tell at a glance that this was a force that had embarked on the Tao of Flesh.
Sophia added, "Compared to the forces worshiping the Fallen God, this kind of tribe is more troublesome. The latter, at most, summon avatars of the Fallen God's Servants. The true forms of the Fallen God's Servants can't come here, and I can slaughter as many avatars as they send."
However, Monster powers on the path of Tianqi Eternal Life might harbor some bizarre Flesh Weapons. Against such aberrant armaments, even as a Legendary, she must proceed with the utmost caution; a moment of inattention could cause trauma to both body and soul.
Once, a Legendary Realm potentate called 'Lord Shichui' was struck by a ray of blood-colored light due to his carelessness.
This potentate, standing over two and a half meters tall with a robust figure and well-developed muscles, immediately... his belly swelled.
And within half an hour, he gave birth to a Flesh Monster.
It was said that had it not been for the timely rescue by other Pioneer Group potentates, Lord Shichui might have perished on the spot. Even so, despite having received thorough treatment and purification from a Saint of Holy Light later on, it's said that the trauma to his soul has yet to heal fully.
"Who could recover from that!" × 4.
Sophia and Seventeen were shocked.
Lian Yue was stupefied.
The Lord Shepherd, already in Spiritual Link, also felt it was too horrifying, wondering if Tianqi Eternal Life had such brutal methods. He realized he had not been careful enough in the past.
"Of course, even though these tribes are more difficult to conquer, they still can't stump me, the Great Lord."