Thump, thump, thump, thump …
This time it was no longer an illusion, but a real throbbing sound coming from the front. When he heard the sound, Hao Ren could not help but have goosebumps. His intuition told him that he was approaching an ancient and terrifying creature, and he almost subconsciously checked the capacity of his Steel Membrane Shield.
He knew that his sixth sense had always been accurate, but this time he hoped that there was something wrong with his sixth sense.
Lily was still walking at the front of the team. The husky, who always remembered to eat but not to be beaten, had forgotten about the goosebumps in the blink of an eye. At this time, she bravely led the way again, and was the first to exclaim, "Wow! This, this, this … What is this?! "
Hao Ren cautiously stepped forward, and when he saw the scene outside the cave exit, he almost suffocated.
At the end of the cave was an unprecedentedly large ellipsoidal karst cave. Along the karst wall, there were countless almost symmetrically distributed cave entrances. The place where Hao Ren and the others were standing was just one of the entrances. Countless roots spread out from the cave entrances around the karst cave, poked out from the stone walls in all directions, and hung down from the dome above the karst cave, entangling and growing into a large, indescribable mass in the center of the karst cave. The large entangled mass was probably as wide as a kilometer, shaped like a bumpy meteorite, lying in the middle of the karst cave with great momentum. The surface of the object was covered with vines, and dark red cortical tissues could be seen between the gaps of the roots. These dark red tissues emitted a red shimmer along with a series of heavy thumping sounds, like a heartbeat, but also like breathing.
This huge 'heart' was located in the center of the karst cave. Countless roots spread out from inside, pierced the walls of the cave, and extended all the way to the surface.
And around this' heart ', there was a circle of pools, in which a dark red liquid was surging, somewhat similar to the lake water in the Beinz Blood Lake, but the color was obviously darker, and the constantly surging appearance made people suspect that this' water 'might be some kind of creature.
Even Y 'zaks could not help but hold his breath for a moment. After a long while, he exhaled and said, "Back in my hometown … there's no such thing."
Previously, everyone knew that the Gnarled Grove was a single entity. However, at that time, they only saw the scattered trees and roots. Those things did not give them a strong impression. However, the one in front of them was a core shaped like a heart. Coupled with the strange atmosphere in the cave and the low thumping sound, they finally realized how terrifying the body of this ancient creature was and how incredible its structure was. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Becky subconsciously tightened her grip on the longsword in her hand, but for the first time, she doubted the weapon in her hand. "Do you think this thing can break through its defense with just a poke? I'm guessing even its outer skin is tens of meters thick!"
Hao Ren's forehead was sweating. "This girl's mind is quite strange at this critical moment. Why did she think of poking him first?"
Lily's eyes glowed with a faint golden light. She pulled out her Frostfire Claws and carefully followed behind Big Beardy. "Are you sure this is the sacred cavern?"
Big Beardy and the other three remained calm. Although they had paused for a moment when they first saw the magnificent thing, they immediately armed their minds with the faith of the goddess. "It's exactly as recorded in the ancient heritage. The first pope found the sacred heritage of the goddess here, and he drew the appearance of this ancient creature. Put down your weapons. This should be a sacred ancient, let's not offend it. "
Vivian thought for a moment. Suddenly, she took out a small bat from her pocket and stuffed it into Hao Ren's hand. "Put this in your Dimensional Pocket."
Hao Ren was stunned. "Why?"
"If something goes wrong, your Dimensional Pocket is the safest," Vivian said seriously. "When that happens, I'll directly transfer my consciousness to the bat. Although I'll need a lot of blood and energy to resurrect, it's a life-saving measure."
Hao Ren did not expect Vivian to have such a function. The vampire maiden's little bat was a divine item. He squeezed the little bat a little and threw it into his Dimensional Pocket. He saw Vivian's expression change slightly. "Separate the bat from Lil Pea. That child seems to be grinding her teeth..."
Hao Ren was speechless.
He really wanted to know what the world was like in Vivian's eyes. How schizophrenic was this swarm of bats when they were separated?
Everyone carefully approached the enormous' heart 'in the center of the cavern. Only when they got closer could they clearly feel how much pressure this enormous object could bring to people. The extremely slow and deep' thump thump 'sound seemed to be directly knocking on people's chests, and it was endless. People with weaker minds would probably lose their minds just by being disturbed by this sound. The faint red glow on the heart gave them an ominous feeling. What was under the light? Could it be blood?
There was a circle of water around the "heart", or rather, it was immersed in such a pool. The slowly surging viscous liquid was the most curious thing besides the "heart". The young ascetic nun took out a palm-sized crystal bottle and carefully collected some of the liquid.
Even in the bottle, the viscous liquid was still surging slowly and inexplicably synchronized with the beating of the "heart".
"What is this thing?" Hao Ren frowned as he looked at the constantly surging liquid in the crystal bottle. "A living thing?"
"It's a living thing, a liquid life." The MDT floated out of Hao Ren's pocket and scanned the thing in the pool. "It's amazing. It's also a part of the Gnarled Grove, a component of this' heart '. But it can live independently. After leaving the pool, it became an independent living thing."
Hao Ren suddenly felt his scalp go numb. He instinctively took a step away from the pool. He had a feeling that the surging thing in the pool would suddenly pounce on him. Even if it did not pounce on him, this strange life form was still chilling.
Vivian, on the other hand, looked at Hao Ren with a half-smile and said, "Is it necessary? If you have the time, I'll show you my blood magic. My blood is much more interesting than this thing. "
At this moment, the young ascetic of the four ascetics suddenly shouted, "Over here! I found something! "
Everyone hurried over and found that there was an obviously man-made stone stool... or rather, an altar beside the pool. But the "heart" in front of them was too big, and they did not pay attention to it for a while.
It was an altar carved out of greyish-white rock. It was about three meters in diameter, and its surface was covered with mysterious symbols and the Disciples of Glory's Chaos relief. There were also some severely weathered and damaged black remnants on the altar. It was highly likely that it had been used for a ritual. And in the middle of the altar, there was a small black box. The box seemed to be miraculously intact, but there was a thick layer of dust on it.
"This is what the first pope left behind!" Big Beardy could not help but exclaim when he saw the altar. "Just as the Holy Oracle said, he left behind a legacy that will only be revealed to the world after three thousand years!"
Hao Ren saw this and immediately became excited. "What could it be? A forbidden spell? A new divine spell? Or another progenitor of life? "
Big Beardy rubbed his hands in excitement, and his ascetic temperament was finally gone. "I don't know... but we must open it and then hand over the thing inside to the current pope... This is what the Holy Oracle decreed... The goddess has mercy, everything else on the altar has been destroyed, and only this thing is preserved. This is the will of God!"
Hao Ren rolled his eyes. Can you not have everything to do with God? This is obviously because the first pope only had this box, which was relatively sturdy...
At this time, Big Beardy had already picked up the box with trembling hands. It did not take much effort to open it. Lying in the box were a few pieces of heavily discolored, but still well-preserved leather-like objects.
On the leather, there was still a vaguely recognizable black handwriting, which seemed to be the message left by the first pope.
Big Beardy and Hao Ren's breathing became heavy at the same time. One thought of a new oracle or holy oracle, and the other thought of the secret manual left by the old man with the white beard.
Vivian, however, was not interested in these moldy things. She strolled thoughtfully along the pool next to the "heart", looking at the surging red liquid. It was quite interesting, and it reminded her of her own blood magic.
She released a little bat and let it carefully drink the liquid in the pool. She was not worried that the strange life in the pool would launch any counterattack, because the liquid seemed to be no different from blood.
It's a little salty... Vivian frowned.
At this time, Hao Ren and Big Beardy finally deciphered the first line of text on the old yellowed leather. Big Beardy's voice was low as he read:
"We... come from the stars..."
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