After entering the space rift, the four found themselves in a yellow, boundless space with countless channels. It was difficult to tell whether each channel had an end or not.
"These passages indicate that we will go to different places after entering the Land of Legacy. In some places, we may get great chances to promote our cultivation skills; in some places, we may encounter life-threatening dangers; in others, we may find nothing and eventually return empty-handed. What we will encounter entirely depends on our luck," Terrence informed Ricky, Soar, and Madeline through their telepathic link.
"I see. It seems that from the moment we set foot on the space rift, crises have been everywhere, awaiting us. I hope our luck will not be so bad as to enter a dangerous place," said Ricky.
Without any hesitation, the four intuitively chose a channel and jumped into it.
Hum! Hum! They felt their bodies slightly shake and then found themselves in a desolate area. There was nothing but endless yellow sand that was constantly surging like it had a life of its own.
A gripping feeling of gloom hung over the place like dark clouds before a big storm, and the air smelled toxic.
Looking at the sandy, yellow hell in front of them, the four slowly came to the realization that they were trapped.
The yellow sand beneath their feet started moving urgently, swallowing them little by little.
Boom! Boom! Without any hesitation, the four hurriedly called on their Ultimate Domains and made every effort to stop the sand from sucking them in. They managed to use all of their power to float high in the air but only for a moment.
To their great surprise and horror, the sand started sucking them in even more forcefully. Their Ultimate Domains did not seem to affect it at all, and their spiritual energy seemed to have no effect on its sinking power.
"What's going on? What kind of sand is this? How can it stop us from standing mid-air?" Soar said incredulously.
"Before entering the Land of Legacy, I asked around for some information about this mysterious place. If I am not wrong, we are now in the Virulent Sand Flow," replied Terrence solemnly.
Terrence's grim expression could only mean that this so-called Virulent Sand Flow was extremely dangerous for anyone who dared enter it.
"The Virulent Sand Flow!" exclaimed Ricky with a grave expression.
"This place is called the Virulent Sand Flow because the sand here naturally contains massive amounts of toxins, massive enough to seep into the air and cover every corner of this space," Terrence said.
Like a self-fulfilling prophecy, Terrence's words started turning into living nightmares for himself and others present. They were almost knee-deep into the sand now, and the toxins Terrence just described were starting to feel all too real. They could feel them seeping into their garments and into their skin now, and their enlightening power could only slow it down and not completely stop it.
If the sand was as grossly toxic as described, it should only take less than two days to decimate everything, the four's bodies and their enlightening power.
"Well, they were right to name this place the Virulent Sand Flow. I felt toxic the moment I stepped in the sand," said Soar.
"The so-called sand flow refers to the quicksand here, which naturally has a strong sinking power. I was told that every spiritual king who ever entered here was not able to break away. We are truly out of luck. The first place we came to in the Land of Legacy is the Virulent Sand Flow,"
said Terrence.
"Then how do we get out of this horrible place? Are we just going to die here helplessly like all those spiritual kings?" Ricky asked desperately. He was afraid that at the rate they were sinking, it would only take half a day for the sand to swallow all four of them completely, not to mention the deadly toxins that might be swimming freely in their bloodstreams.
"We can't even float high in the air here."
"Hold on for a second," said Terrence, putting his palms together and closing his eyes.
Boom! Boom! Terrence's aura erupted and surged all around him in a dense cloud of surreal, sparkling black smoke. Then, a huge black bird appeared in front of Ricky, Soar, and Madeline. It was the Black Peafowl, Terrence's beast body.
The Black Peafowl was dark all over, and each of its feathers was like cast black iron, glistening with cold awn. Its huge, sharp beak seemed to be able to snap a full-grown man in half with the slightest effort.
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