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Chapter 555 Temple 5
Looking at the charred scene before them, Qing Sang felt a moment of disorientation, wondering if they were still on the previous level. Just as they were stunned, a giant black bird swooped down from behind them, its mouth wide open as it approached, revealing two rows of sharp teeth.

The group reacted swiftly, dodging the attack and causing it to miss its target. The giant bird let out an angry screeching, a harsh, ear-piercing cry that seemed to carry a sonic attack, making those around it dizzy. The giant bird seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, but this time it failed again; a staff, accompanied by the wind, struck directly at its neck. Feeling the force of the staff, the giant bird unwillingly changed its swooping direction.

Qinglu snorted coldly and immediately took flight in pursuit. The giant bird had originally intended to launch another sneak attack, but upon seeing its prey chasing after it, it weighed the pros and cons and decisively turned to flee. Qinglu wasn't about to let it get away easily and gave chase.

Qing Sang narrowed his eyes, surprised that this ugly creature actually possessed intelligence and knew how to bully the weak and fear the strong. He then looked around. Although the surroundings were still scorched earth, they were different from the desolate scene of the previous layer. A violent aura permeated the air, and a red river of unknown origin meandered across the land. The sky was overcast, and one could even feel burning ashes occasionally falling from the sky.

"This Changli is truly eerie! What kind of place is this?!" Liu Shuangyue, a cultivator of demonic arts, couldn't help but exclaim.

"What do we do now?" Song Tanxi asked Qing Sang.

"Let's take a look around first," Qing Sang replied cautiously. If it were the same demonic aura as the previous level, the Shadow Rabbit would probably have already come out. But this time it was hiding; there was something here that even it feared. Glancing up at Song Yunting's head, Xiao Liu was also hiding. Animals are often more perceptive, so this level must be anything but simple.

He randomly chose a direction and had only walked a short distance when Qingluo caught up with him, her expression not pleasant.

"They ran away?" Qing Sang guessed.

Qinglu shook her head: "Dead."

Before Qing Sang could ask any more questions, he continued, "But I didn't kill it. I was following behind, trying to see where the bird was going, but I didn't expect it to suddenly burst into flames and burn to ashes in the blink of an eye. I searched the surroundings carefully, but there was nothing there. There's something strange about this place."

Thinking of the ashes that had been falling intermittently from the sky since they entered, Qing Sang's expression turned grim. He explained the situation of the Shadow Rabbit and Xiao Liu to prepare everyone mentally. "Let's go back to the area where that bird started the fire and take another look."

Qinglu led the way. Given the unclear situation, they didn't dare fly directly over this time, instead heading in that direction. Passing by the red river, Song Yunting curiously peered over, wanting to see what was going on in the water. Just as she got close, a fish with two rows of sharp teeth suddenly leaped out of the river. Song Yunting quickly dodged, and heard a sharp, metallic clang as the fish's upper and lower teeth collided. Song Tanxi swiftly retaliated, but before the fish could even fall back into the water, it was captured by a swooping black eagle.

The eagle, having caught a fish, had just taken flight when it was attacked by a tentacle that suddenly emerged from the water. Though it wasn't caught, its wing was struck, and after a few flaps of its wings, it finally fell back into the water. The instant it hit the water, the red liquid suddenly boiled, and the eagle disappeared before it could struggle, the water returning to calm.

The five witnesses once again felt the brutality and ferocity of this space, a stark contrast to the lifelessness of the previous one. The air was dangerous, capable of inexplicably igniting flames. The water was also dangerous, teeming with unknown monsters and the red river itself boiling. Everything here seemed to be connected to fire.