Chapter 58

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Chapter 58: Creatures in the Tower

The night came very suddenly, but the appearance of this ancient tower was even more surprising. The tower had twelve levels, with a bright red light shining from within, coloring everything around it blood red.

"The red light we saw earlier came from this tower?"

Yi Qianmo asked.

Beside him, Zhou Lanting perked up; when he looked at the tower, his face was filled with awe. The blood curse energy around him stirred for some reason, and his eyes, hidden behind the mask, glowed red.

"This tower is strange!"

Seeing him like this, Yi Qianmo slapped him on the back and said, "Focus your mind, don’t lose your calm!"

Zhou Lanting then came back to his senses, his gaze became much clearer, and when he looked at the tower again, he felt a bit more fearful, "There’s something wrong with this red light; how are you unharmed?"

Yi Qianmo shrugged and said, "I don’t know; maybe my willpower is stronger."

He quickly changed the subject, "What exactly is this place, and what is this tower?"

"Perhaps the ancient legend is true!"

Zhou Lanting said, "In ancient times, a Pill Furnace fell from the sky and landed on Green Dragon Mountain. To fight for this Pill Furnace, ancient cultivators had a great battle in what is now the area of Green Dragon Mountain. Many treasures were left behind, and it is said that the Pill Furnace eventually disappeared, along with countless ancient cultivators."

"This is clearly a tower."

Looking at the scene before him, Yi Qianmo said.

"Maybe… the legend is wrong. It wasn’t a Pill Furnace that fell, but a tower instead, along with this secret realm."

Zhou Lanting said.

"What is that!"

Yi Qianmo suddenly noticed a shadow moving around the tower. Under the red light, the shadow remained dark.

From a distance, it looked like a person, but this person was very tall and thin, appearing somewhat blurry from afar. He saw it crawling towards the tower on all fours.

When it reached about ten yards from the tower, the person suddenly stopped, stood up, and then began to move its arms and legs around the tower, as if dancing.

"There’s more there!"

Zhou Lanting pointed to the other side.

Yi Qianmo looked over and saw two figures on the other side, moving towards the tower in a similar way, also on all fours.

Then, more and more figures like this appeared, all coming out from the forests around the grassland. This made both of them change their expressions, as they instinctively thought of something.

Just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from behind them. Yi Qianmo and his friend immediately held their breath, and not far away, a dark shadow passed by.

The shadow was very agile, with a long body crawling on all fours, but its round head was a human face.

The wrinkled skin had no color, and the whole body seemed like skin stretched over bones, looking just like a skeleton. A nauseating, foul smell came from this creature.

But from this bony figure, the aura it gave off made Zhou Lanting and Yi Qianmo feel a heaviness in their hearts. Zhou Lanting’s hand gripping the knife handle was trembling slightly.

The two people had no doubt that if they were discovered, this thing could destroy them in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, this creature did not notice their presence and went straight to the tower. After it left, Yi Qianmo and Zhou Lanting quickly hid.

To their surprise, behind them, more of these creatures were crawling toward the tower, releasing a very terrifying aura.

As these creatures gathered, they formed a circle around the tower. They clawed and roared, chanting like they were singing something.

The sound was hoarse and low, somewhat like Zhou Lanting’s voice, but in this situation, it sounded even more eerie.

As they sang, the light from the tower suddenly faded, and countless drops of blood-red rain poured out from it.

The creatures immediately competed for the drops, barely letting any fall to the ground; they all swallowed them up.

After they consumed the raindrops, something strange happened—red fur suddenly grew on their bodies, making them stronger.

They cheered joyfully around the tower, their faces showing smiles, but Yi Qianmo and Zhou Lanting could see the fear in their eyes.

Suddenly, all the cheers stopped in an instant. The creatures fell to the ground, trembling, as if they were welcoming something.

"Squeak"

The door of the ancient tower suddenly opened, and the entire secret realm fell completely silent. Yi Qianmo could even hear Zhou Lanting’s heartbeat clearly beside him.

This scene made them feel very nervous; what they saw was too strange. What terrifying creature would appear from inside that tower?

Just then, something rolled out of the tower. It was a fluffy, white ball… cotton candy?

Yes, the thing from the tower really did roll out, and it was not just rolling out; it had a completely white appearance, without eyes, nose, or face, not to mention hands or feet.

The sight before him was incredibly funny, and the only word Yi Qianmo could think of to describe it was the cotton candy his mother had bought for him when he was three years old.

However, after this cotton candy-like thing appeared, the creatures covered in red fur began to shake even more violently and frantically started to bow down on the ground.

After the fluffy ball appeared, it immediately began to roll on the grass, and the red creatures along its path quickly moved out of the way.

One red-haired monster, unable to escape in time, turned to ashes in an instant after being touched by the fluffy thing.

"What is this?"

Yi Qianmo looked at Zhou Lanting, and Zhou Lanting looked at him; they almost spoke at the same time.

But they could see the fear in each other’s eyes.

Just as they opened their mouths, the red-haired monster below the tower turned and looked directly at them.

From so far away, Yi Qianmo felt that those pairs of green eyes had already noticed them and were locking onto them.

Neither he nor Zhou Lanting could move; at the moment they were spotted, they felt completely powerless, unable to use even their spiritual energy.

They were being suppressed by this terrifying presence!

"Go… come over… it’s coming," Zhou Lanting said with a trembling voice.

The furry creature immediately changed direction and rolled toward them after they spoke.

Then, behind them, a group of red-haired monsters rushed forward, along with the furry creature. Zhou Lanting’s face turned ashen.

Yi Qianmo must not die here. He felt a flicker of sword intent within him, hoping to fully awaken the power of the Sword Pill at this moment.

At this moment, only the Sword Pill could save him.

But there was no time left. Although he urged the Sword Pill, its seal had not fully opened and still only resembled his sword form.

Yet, the dazzling white light around him illuminated everything in bright white.