"My Lord, let us return."
Lord Gusu whispered to Xianhai Shaoyu.
Even she had no desire to linger in this place.
Being in a location like this, even a person of her caliber felt deeply unsettled.
"Since we've come this far, we can't simply leave."
"At the very least, we should meet the one that the Gale Hunt Clan spoke of," Xianhai Shaoyu said.
ROOOAR—
At that moment, a bone-chilling roar echoed from the distance.
Upon hearing this, all three of them employed special observational techniques to peer into the distance.
Though they were very far away, with the aid of their special techniques, they quickly pinpointed the source of the roar.
But upon seeing it, the expressions of all three changed to varying degrees.
Xianhai Xiner, in particular, had already gone deathly pale, as though she had received a tremendous fright.
It was a humanoid creature.
But its body was enormous—over a thousand zhang tall, like a massive peak. Its size was beyond comprehension.
Moreover, it was covered entirely in blood-red fur. The fur was most peculiar, as though stained by fresh blood, and the mere sight of it sent chills down one's spine.
That crimson fur covered its entire body, obscuring its features. All that could be seen were two eyes—enormous as the sun, yet hollow and empty, radiating a fullness of killing intent.
In its right hand, the humanoid creature gripped an enormous scythe, its blade streaked with vivid red bloodstains. Large quantities of fresh blood even cascaded down the sharp edge of the scythe, dripping steadily to the ground.
And in its left hand, it carried a cage as vast as a grand palace, filled to the brim with its contents. Upon closer inspection, one would feel a chill race down their spine, cold sweat breaking out in waves—for inside that colossal cage were nothing but human heads, tens of thousands of them in staggering number.
And that red-furred humanoid creature not only stared at the three of them with eyes brimming with killing intent, but was also striding toward them. With each step, the distant earth trembled. Its movements appeared sluggish, but its speed was actually astonishingly fast.
It would arrive here before long!
"Is this the one that the Gale Hunt Clan spoke of?"
"This is clearly some kind of monster, isn't it?"
Xianhai Xiner's unease and fear were laid bare in her voice.
"Don't be afraid, Xiner. I'm here," Xianhai Shaoyu said with a smile.
Composed as he was, Xianhai Shaoyu remained far calmer than Xianhai Xiner.
"My Lord, Xiner is not afraid."
"I will guard you with my life."
As if to prove her words, Xianhai Xiner even took a step forward, placing herself in front of Xianhai Shaoyu as she spoke.
Though he knew she was putting on a brave front, Xianhai Shaoyu harbored not the slightest doubt about Xianhai Xiner's loyalty. She was forcing herself to be bold, but her desire to protect him was entirely genuine.
"My Lord, can you discern its cultivation level?" Lord Gusu asked.
The reason she asked was because she could not gauge the cultivation of the red-furred giant.
As the saying went, know yourself and know your enemy, and you need never fear a hundred battles.
When one could not determine an opponent's strength, that opponent was undoubtedly extremely dangerous.
This was especially true for martial cultivators—for the ones one could not see through were either of comparable strength or, more often than not, even more powerful.
"I cannot," Xianhai Shaoyu replied.
And his answer caused Lord Gusu's brow to furrow even more deeply.
Xianhai Shaoyu's strength exceeded her own. If even he could not see through this creature's power, then the current situation was truly dire.
ROOOAR—
ROOOAR—
ROOOAR—
ROOOAR—
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But at that very moment, the earth quaked and furious roars resounded one after another.
From every direction, those terrifying cries rang out ceaselessly.
Looking carefully, those red-furred giants were emerging from all sides in ceaseless numbers.
Their count was beyond numbering—a rough estimate put them at no fewer than a million!!!
"My Lord, we must leave at once!"
Now, even Lord Gusu had lost her composure. She seized Xianhai Shaoyu and attempted to flee the area.
The might of those red-furred giants was simply unfathomable.