A bone-chilling roar came from the direction of the Big Leiyin Temple. It was as if an ancient giant beast had broken the earth and broken free from its seal. Its roar shook the mountains and rivers, shaking the stars and moon, making everyone tremble from the bottom of their souls.
However, everything became quiet again. The terrifying roar returned to normal, and only the rumbling sound of the sandstorm could be heard outside the Five-Colored Altar.
"What is that?"
"Are there other creatures on Mars?"
"Legend has it that Buddha suppressed many demons and ghosts. Maybe the place where he sealed them is near the Big Leiyin Temple."
Just a few words of discussion was enough to make everyone shudder. As a modern city dweller, they had never believed in such legends. Today, they had experienced so many unbelievable things. At this moment, they thought of an even more terrifying legend. Everyone's heart was in turmoil.
If their guesses were true, then their situation would be extremely worrying. The Big Leiyin Temple had already been reduced to ashes. There was no longer a Buddha or a deity there. If they had to face the demons in the legends alone, their fates could be imagined.
"Today, our thoughts have been constantly impacted, and it is hard to bear …"
"The demons and ghosts in the past might appear in front of us in the flesh!"
Thinking of all the possibilities that were about to happen, everyone felt a chill in their hearts, and their bodies turned cold.
The endless possibilities and the unknown fate made people feel fear and worry!
At this moment, there was still a cold corpse lying in front of everyone. Fresh blood stained the ground, and a faint smell of blood lingered. This reminded everyone that the situation was very bad. The unknown thing had appeared again and taken a fresh life in front of everyone.
"Tsk!"
An inexplicable sound came from the corpse's skull, which made many people nervous.
"Chomp!"
It sounded like the sound of eating and chewing, and it was very uncomfortable to listen to. After all, it was a human skull. The unknown creature seemed to be eating inside, which made many people's hair stand on end.
"Creak, creak!"
The sound of bones being ground rang out, as if sharp teeth were cutting the skull. The atmosphere suddenly became tense and oppressive.
No one spoke anymore, and the Five-Colored Altar suddenly became quiet. Many people did not even dare to breathe loudly. It was extremely quiet, and a horrifying atmosphere filled the air.
This was a type of torment. The sound of eating and the sound of a skull being crushed were connected together like a hellish song, tormenting one's mind.
Many girls covered their mouths, wanting to cry but not daring to make a sound. This kind of scene almost made them collapse.
Of course, not everyone was afraid. Those who possessed the relic of a god were more or less confident. Pang Bo had always been fierce, but at this moment, he felt very oppressed. He dragged the bronze plaque of the Tempest Temple and was about to smash the head open.
Ye Fan stopped him and said, "Don't act rashly."
"Pu!"
At that moment, blood flowed out from the hole in the forehead of the corpse lying in the pool of blood, as well as a white liquid. Many people felt disgusted as brain matter flowed out.
Then, a black awl-like head popped out from the bloody hole. It was small, sharp, and covered in scales.
"What is that?"
Everyone involuntarily took a few steps back. Even Ye Fan and Pang Bo took a few steps back.
It was a strange crocodile-like creature that had drilled out from the bloody hole in the corpse. Not only was its body stained with blood, but there was also white brain matter, which made people's scalps go numb.
It was less than ten centimeters long and only as thick as a finger. It looked like a snake, but it was not a snake. It looked like a crocodile, but it did not have legs. Its abdomen was bare, and its whole body was covered in black scales. It was eerie, like an evil creature from the netherworld.
Blood and brain matter stained its black scales. It was a ghastly sight, and many people felt extremely uncomfortable. A cold fear arose in their hearts.
After this unknown creature drilled out of the bloody hole, it crawled on top of the corpse's head. Its pair of small eyes emitted an extremely cold glint as it quietly stared at everyone. It was like a high-level intelligent lifeform, not a low-level lifeform.
Seven students, classmates of four years, and a few fresh lives, were gone forever. They were actually devoured by this incomparably ugly creature.
Its eyes were incomparably malicious. It coldly swept its gaze over everyone like a vengeful spirit. It didn't seem like it was looking at an equal existence, but more like it was sizing up its own food.
"Motherf * cking three-inch nail, you're not even as big as a mouse, yet you dared to kill seven of my classmates. This daddy will smash you to death!" Pang Bo lifted the Great Thunderclap Temple's bronze plaque and swung it fiercely, aiming straight for that cold-blooded unknown creature.
Thunderous sounds rang out as rays of light shot into the sky. The bronze plaque shone with tens of thousands of rays of light. Lightning surged forward and danced in the air, interweaving into an inescapable net.
"Whoosh!"
However, this unknown creature was extremely fast. It seemed to know how powerful it was and turned into a streak of black light as it rushed out to avoid that dazzling light.
Ye Fan walked forward with the ancient bronze lamp in his hand. He blew at the wick with all his might, and a blazing divine flame immediately gushed out and surged forward.
That malevolent creature, which was only as thick as a finger and ten centimeters in length, let out a mournful cry. Its voice was so loud that it shocked everyone. It was like the scream of a malicious spirit, causing people's eardrums to ring and chills to run down their spines.
It was hard to imagine how such a small scaled body could emit such a loud and terrifying sound.
The flame from the wick that Ye Fan blew out pounced out for three meters, but it didn't truly engulf that unknown creature. It only slightly brushed against its tail, causing its scales to fall off on the spot, and half of its scorched tail to fall off.
It viciously stared at Ye Fan with an expression like a human. It was incomparably malevolent, and it opened its mouth to reveal dense, sharp teeth that flickered with a cold, snow-white light. It continuously growled at Ye Fan in a low voice.
"What the hell is this thing?" Many students at the back were very afraid. Even though they had divine artifacts, they didn't dare to go forward.
"You three-inch nail, your eyes are so vicious. I'm going to smash you into pieces." Pang Bo wasn't afraid at all. He was very fierce. He raised the Great Thunderclap Temple's bronze plaque and rushed over, saying, "You killed seven of my classmates, and now I've only broken one of your rotten tails. Go to hell!"
Pang Bo's entire body was enveloped by the glaring light emitted by the bronze plaque. He was like an enraged god of war, and his aura was oppressive. The bronze plaque vibrated, and Buddhist chants shook the sky, emitting rumbling sounds.
Meanwhile, Ye Fan was on the other side of the terrifying creature that only had half of its body left. The flame from the divine lamp rushed out like a furious dragon, and the scorching temperature seemed to have scorched the air.
At this moment, Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, and the others also rushed over from the back. At the same time, they raised the divine artifacts that they had obtained and slashed at the malevolent crocodile-like creature.
Although it was being chased and intercepted, this creature was too fast. It was like a black bolt of lightning, constantly passing through the Five-Colored Sacrificial Altar. It was very difficult for them to touch it.
Mournful cries rang out. This malevolent and terrifying creature was being chased by everyone. It seemed to be incomparably resentful and angry, and its cries didn't stop. It was like the wailing of a malicious ghost from the netherworld.
"Cha!"
The sound of something piercing through the light barrier could be heard. Several ugly crocodile-like creatures had successfully pierced through the light barrier outside the Five-Colored Sacrificial Altar. All of them were no more than ten centimeters long, and they were no different from the first one. Their eyes were as cold as those of evil spirits, as if they had an irreconcilable hatred for everyone.
"Why are there so many of them?"
"Just what kind of creature is this? Is Mars their nest?"
Everyone felt a sense of helplessness. They weren't gods, so they didn't know how to use the artifacts in their hands. They could only rely on the light emitted by the Buddhist artifacts to block the killing intent. Now that so many malevolent creatures had appeared, it was impossible to eliminate them all.
At this moment, a rustling sound rang out. Outside the light barrier, there were hundreds of malevolent creatures that looked like crocodiles.
Behind Ye Fan and the others, those who didn't make a move or were timid had already started to tremble. If so many malevolent creatures were to rush in together, even the relics of gods might not be able to defend against them!
"Pang Bo, stop chasing. Let's gather together." Ye Fan shouted to Pang Bo.
Now that so many malevolent creatures had appeared, it was impossible to kill them all. Defense was the best strategy right now. They only needed to wait for the Five-Colored Sacrificial Altar to accumulate enough energy to open up the ancient starry sky path.
"Roar …"
Suddenly, a soul-shaking roar came from the direction of the Great Leiyin Temple!
Following this soul-shaking roar, the sandstorm outside seemed to have stopped. There was no other sound in this world except for the surging roar of the beasts.
The earth shook continuously, and the Five-Colored Sacrificial Altar shook. The sandstorm outside was completely suppressed.
"The Great Leiyin Temple … is the nest of malevolent creatures!" someone said with a trembling voice.
Everyone looked outside the light barrier. More and more terrifying creatures were gathering, and they seemed to be coming from the direction of the Great Leiyin Temple. There were jet-black scales everywhere, and they were densely packed. There were at least tens of thousands of them.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, everyone felt the earth shake violently. Following that, an extremely horrifying aura came from a thousand meters away. It was so strong that it reached the heavens and the earth!
Even though there was a sandstorm outside, everyone could still see two terrifying lantern-like eyes appear in the ruins of the Great Leiyin Temple, piercing through the dark space.
It was as if a volcano had erupted there. Rocks as big as houses fell heavily near the Five-Colored Sacrificial Altar. The sound was earth-shattering.
"It's the foundation of the Great Leiyin Temple … It's collapsed. Something terrible is coming out from underground!"
If that was the case, even if everyone had a few relics left behind by gods, they might not be able to use them.
"I think I know what this alligator-like malevolent creature is …" a female student said with a trembling voice.
Buddhism was the most revered in the Tibetan area. Almost everyone believed in it. This female student had been to Tibet and visited important places of Buddhism such as the Jokhang Temple and the Jokhang Temple. She had heard some legends from an old Tibetan there.
It was said that the Great Leiyin Temple, where Buddha lived, was not some kind or pure land. Instead, it suppressed many peerless demons. Among them, the first level suppressed the Crocodile Ancestor. It was an ancient Divine Crocodile with boundless magical power, but it was eventually suppressed by Buddha.
"You're saying that there are many peerless demons suppressed under the Great Leiyin Temple?"
"That's what the old Tibetan who believed in Buddhism said."
After hearing all that, everyone felt a chill run down their spine. If that was true, the Crocodile Ancestor was about to be born in the Great Leiyin Temple, and these ugly and ferocious creatures were its descendants.
Ye Fan frowned and said, "I've seen some records in an ancient text …"
In that text, there was a type of 'crocodile' without claws. Its body was as hard as diamond, and it could fly in the sky and burrow underground. It could easily pierce through flesh and was known as the Divine Crocodile.
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "I've also seen similar ancient texts …"
It was said that according to the records of Buddhism, the Divine Crocodile Ancestor was suppressed by Buddha. Since then, its descendants had never appeared in the world again.
Everyone felt that it was unreal. Some legends were heard as stories in the past, but now they had to witness it with their own eyes. It was both shocking and frightening.
"That old Tibetan said that the Crocodile Ancestor was suppressed in the first level of the Great Leiyin Temple. Does that mean there's a second level, a third level …" a female student asked with a trembling voice.
No one answered. If the Crocodile Ancestor was really born, it was enough to wipe them all out.
Rustling sounds could be heard. Thousands of small crocodiles appeared outside the Five-Colored Altar and were trying their best to drill in.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the Five-Colored Altar shook, and ancient runes of five colors appeared in the sky. They were like shining stars, and the Eight Trigrams of Tai Chi was about to appear. This was a sign that the ancient path to the stars was about to open.
However, at the same time, a terrifying tremor came from the ruins of the Great Leiyin Temple thousands of meters away. The lantern-like crimson eye rose several meters. It was obvious that it was breaking free from the shackles of the underground palace and was rushing out of the ground.
Escape from here, escape from Mars! This was what everyone was thinking. Many people were praying, hoping that the ancient path to the stars would be opened as soon as possible. Even if they had to float in the lonely universe forever, it would be more reassuring than staying here.
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