As its name suggested, the earth seemed to be stained with blood. At a glance, the ground seemed to be covered with an ink-red gauze. It was cold and lonely, empty and desolate, with a deathly stillness.
Although it was adjacent to the Magma Sea, the two seemed to come from different worlds. Unlike the Magma Sea, which was dazzling, the Land of Death was dusky and gloomy. It was like dusk, surrounded by the aura of death.
At a glance, the ground was littered with many broken stones. These stones were of different sizes and were ink-black in color, as if they were formed by dried blood. They were filled with the vicissitudes of time. From afar, they looked like tombstones scattered all over the ground.
Everyone impatiently landed on the land of death. For over a month they had spent far too much astral essence flying. Now that they saw land, they all sat down cross-legged and began to restore their astral essence. As for Qin Yu, he looked around in surprise. As he landed, he could clearly feel the flames of death in his dantian fiercely jump, and an inexplicable sense of crisis rose up in his heart.
What was going on?
Just as everyone was meditating, an ear-piercing screech suddenly resounded through the sky.
Everyone who had been meditating with their eyes closed opened their eyes, only to see a huge ferocious bird faintly appear in the twilight sky.
"Divine Sense can't spread out!"
When everyone wanted to call out their divine sense to check, they were shocked to find that their divine sense couldn't spread out.
"Be on guard!"
The first person shouted in a low voice, looking at the approaching vicious bird with vigilance. Qin Yu didn't hesitate to summon his battle spear. During the month when he and the Blood Ape went from the second layer to the fifth layer, Qin Yu had refined three more lightnings.
Under everyone's vigilance, the vicious bird was getting closer and closer. Just as Qin Yu and the others were about to draw their swords, the vicious bird covered the sky and flew over them.
What made everyone's scalps go numb was that this vicious bird's body was covered in ragged rags, and its huge wings were covered in dried ink-black blood. It seemed to have gone through a great battle, and it seemed to have experienced the vicissitudes of life, as if it had died many years ago. What made Qin Yu and the others terrified was that this huge vicious bird's head had been split in two, as if it had suffered a devastating blow.
Because its head was split in two, both sides of the vicious bird's head were almost collapsed. Its two huge eyes looked down at the ground. As it flew over, its two lifeless eyes seemed to be watching everyone below, causing Qin Yu and the others' hair to stand on end.
"What the hell is this?" A yellow-clothed youth coldly shouted, and the sharp sword in his hand pierced through the air towards the vicious bird.
"Stop!"
The first person's hair, and wanted to stop him, but it was too late. His sword pierced the vicious bird's body, and the vicious bird's stomach, and it fell into the magma...
"Isn't it just an inanimate object?" The yellow-clothed youth saw the first person's gloomy face, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He was twenty-five on the mortal list.
The first person's face was gloomy. He looked towards the depths of the land of death, and after waiting for a long time, he said in a deep voice, "Listen to my command. If anyone dares to mess around, get lost!"
The experts on the mortal list were all shocked. The first person didn't speak much, and his tone was especially cold, but he had never been so serious. Plus, everyone had heard of the horror and strangeness of this land of death, so they all guessed what was going on. Twenty-five said with some grievance, "It's just an inanimate object. It shouldn't be a problem."
The first person didn't answer. He glanced at the tombstone-like stones on the ground and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, meditate and recover. We'll go in half an hour."
Qin Yu looked away from the fallen bird. He had a bad feeling in his heart. This bird was clearly dead and yet it could still make a sound and fly. There were only two possibilities for this. One was that it was being controlled by someone, and the other … was that there was something strange about this place that could bring the dead back to life.
Qin Yu leaned towards the second possibility. If it was controlled by someone, then this vicious bird wouldn't make a sound. If it was really as he guessed, then this time, they were really on the verge of death.
Over the years, countless people from the Yazi Thirteen Tribes had entered the seventh level of the Refining Tower. If this vicious bird was resurrected, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After everyone recovered, they slowly moved forward. Because they couldn't spread their divine sense, they could only observe with their naked eyes. However, this place was dim, and visibility was very low. They could only see within a radius of fifty feet.
"Wait!"
Qin Yu, who was stepping on the loose ground, suddenly said. His eyes were fixed on a broken stone not far away.
When the others heard him, they followed Qin Yu's gaze and looked at the stone. When they saw the words on the stone, they were shocked. This stone seemed to be stained with blood. If they didn't pay attention, they wouldn't have noticed it.
"Run!"
The word "run" was twisted, as if it had been forcefully written with a finger. Staring at the twisted word, everyone saw a dying person using the last of his strength to leave this word as a warning to future generations.
Everyone, including the first person, felt their hair stand on end. This place was more terrifying than they had imagined. Although he knew the seventh level like the back of his hand, he didn't know much about the Land of Death. For countless years, all the ancestors who had entered the Land of Death didn't talk about it. He only knew that the Land of Death was filled with dense death energy. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
"Run?
What's here?
This is the Refining Tower of the Yazi Thirteen Tribes. This word must have been written by someone from the Yazi Thirteen Tribes. It can be seen that this word is a warning to anyone who tries to enter the Land of Death, "Qin Yu said to himself.
"There's someone there!" Twenty-Five, who had killed the ferocious bird, suddenly pointed in a direction and cried out in alarm.
Everyone was shocked. They quickly turned their heads to look in the direction Twenty-Five was pointing. However, they saw a tall figure standing a hundred feet away. In this strange place, it made everyone's hair stand on end.
"It's not a person. It's a stone!" The first person, who had excellent eyesight, shouted in a deep voice.
Everyone looked carefully and found that it was indeed a stone. Because of the dim light in this place, their vision was obstructed. Moreover, that stone was tall and looked like a person. Not only that stone, even the scattered stones in the surroundings looked vaguely like a person as long as they were more than a hundred feet away.
Although they were sure that it was a stone, the strangeness of this place made everyone feel gloomy. A disciple of the Yazi Tribe squeezed out a smile and said, "Twenty-Five, it turns out that you're such a coward. Look at a stone and you're scared."
Twenty-Five revealed an embarrassed expression. He rubbed his head and glared at the disciple angrily. He said, "Can you blame me?
These stones do look like a person. "
"Shut up and don't talk.
Let's go. "The first person said in a low voice and continued to walk forward.
Everyone continued to slowly move forward. As for 25, he angrily glared at the stone and also took a step forward. However, before his foot touched the ground, it was as if his body was struck by lightning. He slowly turned his neck and looked at the stone. His eyes were wide open and he said in horror, "It … It moved. That stone … the stone moved."
Everyone was shocked and looked at the stone again. The third person, who had two bull horns on his forehead, looked at the stone and frowned. He said, "Twenty-Five, what are you doing?
Where did that stone move?
If you're a coward, then stand in the middle of everyone. What are you making a fuss about? "
Qin Yu frowned and didn't say anything. He looked at the frightened Twenty-Five and then looked at the surrounding stones. A thought flashed through his mind, but he didn't say it out loud.
"My eyes really aren't playing tricks on me. I really … really saw that person … no … the stone moved, and … I … I felt that there was a pair of eyes on the stone staring at me." Twenty-Five's body trembled as he said.
The Land of Death was infamous in the Yazi Tribe. For countless years, there had been countless geniuses who had died in the Land of Death on the seventh level of the Refining Tower. Every member of the Yazi Tribe would feel fear from the bottom of their hearts when they entered. It was because of this that these 25 were so frightened.
"Enough. So many people didn't see it. Only you saw it. If you're scared, then control your eyes." The first person spoke. He seemed to be impatient with Twenty-Five.
Two Hundred Thousand's face was extremely pale. He nodded submissively. He also felt that he was overthinking. If there was any movement, it wouldn't be able to escape the eyes of the first and third people.
Everyone was on tenterhooks because of Twenty-Five's two scares. Fortunately, they weren't ordinary people. They suppressed their inner thoughts and moved forward slowly.
Qin Yu followed behind slowly. He kept looking around. With Twenty-Five's cultivation, it was impossible for him to be seeing things. There must be a reason. He recalled the countless ancient books that he read in the Tianqi Sect. He wanted to see if there were any records that were similar to this place.
Just as Qin Yu was recalling and everyone was moving forward slowly, a scream suddenly exploded.
"Ah!"
The scream came from Twenty-Five!
Everyone's expression changed. Their aura instantly exploded. The radiance was like a scorching sun that lit up the dark world. However, when everyone looked at Twenty-Five, they saw that his eyes were wide open. His head was split into two from his forehead. The two halves of his face were stained with blood and flesh, and there was still a trace of fear on his face …
"Prepare for battle!" The first person roared. His eyes emitted a golden light that swept around like two torches.
"There's someone!" Suddenly, the young disciple who laughed at Twenty-Five shouted in fear.
They saw several figures appearing in all directions. The number of figures kept increasing as if they appeared out of thin air.
"Rumble."
The Land of Death, which was originally dead silent, shook. The sound of thousands of horses galloping could be heard from afar. It seemed like countless ferocious beasts were galloping over.
"Don't attack. Go back!"
Qin Yu suddenly thought of something and roared. After that, he quickly ran in the direction of the sea of lava.