"It's always been here?"
Chen Shu rubbed his chin, his eyes thoughtful.
Then, as if remembering something, he added, "But I didn't see any fierce beasts?"
"Underground."
Old Hei pointed to the altar in the center and said, "There, that's the entrance to the territory!"
"Old Jin, can you scout the specific level?"
"One Star-rank two Lord, five Star-rank mutated fierce beasts, and nearly a thousand Gold-rank!"
"That's quite a considerable force..."
Old Hei nodded and said, "Everyone, I'll take the lead later, and I'll need your assistance."
According to their agreement, the combat was entrusted to him, as he was the only one with Star-rank three strength.
After speaking, he said, "Thirteen, help with the concealment!"
The woman touched the blank space beside her, and a lizard appeared bizarrely. Simultaneously, it cast a group invisibility skill on everyone.
Coupled with Old Hei's Blood-red Specter's scent concealment, even a Star-rank Lord wouldn't be able to detect their whereabouts.
The group silently approached the altar.
"Hmm? The spiritual energy is gathering?"
Chen Shu slightly startled, noticing something different about the altar.
"This is also why the fierce beasts want to occupy the altar," Old Hei explained, then jumped into the altar first.
Everyone followed suit, descending about a hundred meters before landing on the ground.
"Such a large underground cave?"
Chen Shu looked ahead, not expecting there to be another world beneath the altar. More importantly, the spiritual energy concentration here was even higher, at least double that of the outside.
"Quiet..."
Old Hei made a gesture, looking at the fierce beasts ahead.
Two Star-rank mutated fierce beasts guarded the entrance to the cave.
They were humanoid fierce beasts, tall in stature, with dragon heads and black horns on their foreheads, exuding a strange aura of death!
These were Star-rank fierce beasts, Dark Earth Dragons!
"Let's go!"
Old Hei touched the Blood-red Specter beside him, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"Wooo~"
The Blood-red Specter moved, splitting into two. Unlike a clone skill, it forcefully divided its body.
The two specters silently approached the Dark Earth Dragons. Seemingly because of the close distance, the Earth Dragons sensed something.
But the next moment, the specters let out a piercing shriek, suddenly engulfing the heads of the Earth Dragons.
Chomp, chomp, chomp—
A spine-chilling chewing sound arose. The two Earth Dragons' cries couldn't even be uttered.
In a short time, two headless Earth Dragons heavily landed, their life auras extinguished.
"..."
Chen Shu looked at Old Hei, a hint of apprehension in his eyes. As expected of a peak Star-rank three expert.
The others also had varied expressions, not expecting Old Hei's combat power to be so terrifying.
"Let's go."
Old Hei, however, remained composed, picking up the Beast Cores of the two Earth Dragons.
The group continued forward, along the winding and twisting passage for at least several thousand meters.
Surprisingly, they didn't encounter a single fierce beast.
Old Jin reminded them, "They're all inside!"
"Be careful," Old Hei said cautiously, "We might have already been discovered by the Lord."
As the group proceeded forward,
Suddenly, a terrifying aura of death appeared ahead, shaking their hearts and instinctively making them want to distance themselves.
A faint light illuminated, allowing everyone to see clearly ahead.
Hundreds of Dark Earth Dragons were piled together, all staring intently forward, and in their mouths, black spheres were being condensed!
Boom, boom, boom!
The next second, over a hundred death shockwaves surged forward, causing the entire altar to tremble.
"Brutes!"
Old Hei's expression slightly changed. This combined skill attack was something even he found difficult to withstand head-on.
Chen Shu nodded and gave the Spatial Rabbit a signal.
A spatial channel appeared, blocking the group at the very front.
The power of space absorbed all the shockwaves and then transferred them elsewhere.
The Dark Earth Dragons showed surprise and confusion in their eyes.
But the next moment, their expressions turned panicked, and they all charged forward uncontrollably, as if facing an unknown attack from behind.
Leveraging spatial power, Chen Shu not only blocked the attack but also reflected it back at the attackers.
Facing the charging fierce beasts, the other four were prepared and unleashed their skills in unison.
Instantly, many Earth Dragons cried out in agony, being instantly killed.
The strength of both sides was not on the same level; it was a complete one-sided crush!
However, it was surprising that such an intense battle did not destroy the underground cave; an invisible force seemed to be maintaining it.
At this moment, a terrifying roar echoed from the depths of the cave.
Following that, a tall Dark Earth Dragon charged forward, followed by hundreds of Gold-rank Earth Dragons.
"The Lord? Leave it to me!"
Instantly, Old Hei's Blood-red Specter shrieked and lunged towards the Earth Dragon Lord!
The other three also held nothing back, summoning their contracted spirits and slaughtering the remaining Earth Dragons.
In a short while,
The corpses of the Dark Earth Dragons were piled up like mountains, and the cave was filled with the stench of blood, a shocking sight.
"Impressive!"
Chen Shu watched from the side, offering encouragement to everyone.
"No, can you do something?"
Yang Buren frowned slightly, having never seen someone slack off so much.
"I'm just Gold-rank, I have the will but lack the power!" Chen Shu shrugged and said,
"Besides, if I were to act, the reward I'd get would be considered payment. Only the money earned by slacking off is what I consider my earnings!"