Prehistoric: The female saint Shiji, brilliant and talented

Here was a huge underground space, filled with jagged rocks, and the remains of some unknown creatures lay on the ground.

Shi Ji put away the crystal and continued walking deeper into the area.

He traversed an area filled with sharp rocks, bypassed several underground rivers emitting chilling air, and finally arrived at another, more expansive area.

Just then, a terrifying roar resounded through the sky. Even though they were in an underground space, the roar still carried a deafening power, causing the entire space to tremble slightly.

Shi Ji was startled and looked up. In the distance, in the darkness, a colossal creature was flying rapidly toward him.

The colossal creature was enormous, over a hundred feet long, and its body was covered with a layer of hard, black scales that shimmered with a cold luster under the dim light.

Its limbs are thick and powerful, and each swing can bring up a strong gust of wind. It exudes an extremely cold killing intent that makes people shudder.

What's even more chilling is that the eyes of this enormous creature are blood red, like two burning blood spheres. The sinister gaze emanating from its eyes seems to pierce through one's soul, enough to terrify even the most timid cultivators, causing them to collapse to the ground in fear.

"This is... a Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast?"

Looking at the enormous creature before her, Shi Ji felt a surge of shock and disbelief.

He had once seen a description of the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast in an ancient book. The book said that the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast fed on the souls of living beings, was extremely cruel, and had unfathomable strength.

However, the description of the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast in that book was extremely brief, and there was no detailed information recorded.

At the time, Shi Ji found it strange, but later he learned from scattered records in other ancient books that most of the historical materials about the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast had been lost in the long river of time.

In this era, not even a single page of detailed information about it has been left behind; only a few fragmentary legends circulate among a very small number of ancient families or sects.

According to scattered legends, the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast is an extremely ancient ferocious beast, born in a very long time ago, even dating back to the beginning of chaos.

But when exactly it was born, and how it has multiplied and survived, is no longer clear to anyone, becoming a mystery sealed in the dust of time.

Shi Ji's gaze swept around the Primordial Soul Devouring Beast and she quickly noticed that there were two other equally large corpses lying on the ground beside it. Judging from their appearance, they should be two other Primordial Soul Devouring Beasts, perhaps the companions of this Primordial Soul Devouring Beast.

However, the two corpses were covered in wounds and their breaths were extremely weak. Shi Ji had no way of knowing whether they were still alive or had already died, but their bodies had not decomposed for some reason.

Just then, Shi Ji heard a low, hoarse roar from the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast beside her.

The roar was filled with anger and vigilance, clearly indicating that the other party had discovered his presence.

Shi Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly, secretly annoyed: "What bad luck! I've accidentally wandered into the territory of the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast."

Judging from the aura of this Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast, its strength is absolutely terrifying. With my current cultivation level, escaping from it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Shi Ji dared not be careless in the slightest and immediately decided to retreat first and then make further plans.

He moved slowly, trying to quietly leave the area before the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast launched its attack.

However, just as he looked up at the horizon, he froze instantly, and his steps involuntarily stopped.

What was once a pitch-black sky was now filled with a vast and incomparable cosmic star map.

The star map was so vast that it almost covered the entire sky. The stars moved slowly within the map, emitting a mysterious and ancient light. A single glance at it would give one an extreme feeling of insignificance, and even make it difficult to breathe.

On that cosmic star map, the arrangement of the stars was extremely mysterious, as if it contained all the secrets of the world. The movement of each star seemed to resonate with some kind of law of the universe.

Looking at the star map, Shi Ji was overwhelmed with emotion. The scene of the stars turning in the sky appeared involuntarily in her mind, as if she were in the real universe, surrounded by endless stars and vast void.

His body seemed to be drawn to the starry sky, and he involuntarily reached out his hands, wanting to touch the cosmic starry sky that was so close yet so far away.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch the enormous cosmic star map, suddenly, an immense and powerful attraction surged forth from the star map.

The attraction was extremely powerful, like a huge vortex, pulling Shi Ji's body and dragging him rapidly toward the cosmic star map.

Shi Ji was completely unable to resist this force and could only watch helplessly as she was pulled closer and closer to the star map.

Soon, the scene before Shi Ji's eyes changed abruptly. The original underground space disappeared, and in its place was a space-time passage that emitted a soft light.

This passage is extremely long, stretching as far as the eye can see, with the surrounding space constantly twisting and changing, as if traversing countless times of time and space.

Shi Ji was taken aback, her mind filled with doubt: "What's going on? Why have I been drawn into a time tunnel?"

He carefully recalled his previous experiences and suddenly realized: "No wonder I didn't encounter any other dangers along the way, except for the insect race and the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast. It turns out that all of this was an illusion!"
The path I just walked on wasn't a real path, but a disguised time-space tunnel; I just hadn't noticed it before.

Shi Ji felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't know where the end of this time-space tunnel was, nor what awaited him.

He immediately circulated his spiritual power, trying to speed up and fly forward to leave this space-time tunnel as soon as possible.

However, the vortex-shaped spacetime tunnel seemed to have no end. No matter how fast he accelerated, he could not see the end of the tunnel. Instead, he felt like he was spinning in place.

Moreover, as she ventured deeper into the time-space tunnel, Shi Ji also felt an immense pressure.

The pressure was like Mount Tai pressing down, assailing him from all directions, causing his bones to creak and groan.

The sound was so loud that even breathing became extremely difficult.

He gritted his teeth, channeling all his spiritual energy to resist the pressure. The Heaven-Mending Technique within his body also involuntarily activated, attempting to repair the body damaged by the pressure.

It's unclear how much time passed—perhaps a moment, perhaps eternity. Suddenly, the rotation speed of the vortex-like spacetime tunnel gradually slowed down, eventually coming to a complete stop.

Immediately afterwards, the cosmic star map that covered the sky also receded like the tide and quickly disappeared.

Shi Ji's vision gradually cleared, and he blinked, realizing that he had returned to the magma world he had visited before.

The surrounding flames were still burning fiercely, and the red lava flowed slowly on the ground, radiating scorching heat waves that rushed towards you, making you feel as if you were in a giant furnace, and even your breath became scorching.

"I didn't die."

As Shi Ji felt the familiar surroundings, she breathed a sigh of relief, the weight that had been hanging over her heart finally lifted.

He muttered to himself, "Although I'm not dead, I'm not truly out of danger."

He even wondered if he had just hallucinated, because during the entire time travel, he had not encountered any real disasters, but instead returned to the magma world unharmed, which was too bizarre.

Shi Ji frowned, pondering this series of bizarre experiences, when a thought suddenly occurred to her: "There must be some kind of mysterious creature in this magma world!"
Only those mysterious and unpredictable beings could secretly avert the calamity I might have just encountered, allowing me to return here safely.

He dared not linger in the lava world, as the environment was harsh and might harbor unknown dangers.

Shi Ji immediately channeled her spiritual power, avoiding the flowing lava and burning flames, and quickly flew out of the lava world.

However, just as he flew out of the magma world and arrived in a relatively open valley, a deep and violent roar suddenly entered his ears.

The roar contained immense power, causing the surrounding trees to tremble slightly.

Shi Ji felt a chill run down her spine and dared not be careless in the slightest. She immediately rushed towards the direction from which the sound came.

He moved with incredible speed, his figure darting through the forest like a ghost. Before long, he saw the source of the sound—a colossal Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast was standing in the center of the valley, roaring at the sky.

This Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast was exactly the same as the one Shi Ji had encountered in the underground space before. It also had a body that was hundreds of feet long, jet-black and hard scales, and blood-red eyes.

However, the aura emanating from this Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast was far more powerful than the previous one; just by standing there, it gave people a suffocating sense of oppression.

Shi Ji carefully sensed the aura of this Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast and couldn't help but gasp: "Such formidable strength!"

I feel that this behemoth's realm has reached at least the Emperor level!

Before a Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast of this level, I had absolutely no power to fight back.

What terrified Shi Ji even more was that an extremely dense aura of death emanated from the body of this enormous creature.

The aura of death, almost tangible, spread outwards and quickly enveloped Shi Ji's body.

The moment Shi Ji was enveloped by the aura of death, she felt as if her body had been frozen. The speed of the spiritual energy circulation within her body suddenly slowed down, and even the flow of her blood became sluggish.

His face turned pale instantly, and alarm bells rang in his mind: "This is bad!"
This aura of death is too eerie; I can't hold on much longer, I have to retreat!"

Shi Ji's heart sank suddenly. He knew that he absolutely could not be completely trapped by this aura of death, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

He immediately unleashed his most proficient Void Escape Technique, his spiritual power surging wildly within him, his figure instantly becoming illusory as he tried to fly quickly out of the valley.

However, just as Shi Ji stepped out of the valley, the aura of death that enveloped him suddenly erupted, and a terrifying force instantly invaded his body.

There was a loud "bang"

With a loud bang, Shi Ji's body exploded, blood gushing out and flesh flying everywhere, a truly gruesome scene.

"No!"

Shi Ji's soul let out a cry of pain the moment his body exploded. He could clearly feel the intense pain brought about by the destruction of his body, as well as the despair of his life force rapidly slipping away.

However, Shi Ji was prepared. The moment his body exploded, he activated the resurrection technique he had prepared beforehand.

With a flash of light, his physical body reformed, and although his aura was somewhat weak, he had finally come back to life.

However, before he could catch his breath, that terrifying aura of death struck again, and his newly formed physical body immediately perished once more, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

Shi Ji has experienced this cycle of life and death three times in a row. Each time his physical body shatters and reassembles, it is accompanied by excruciating pain. His spiritual power is rapidly depleted like a flood breaking through a dam. At this moment, his face is as pale as paper, and even his breathing is heavy and labored. His aura has also become extremely disordered and weak.

Shi Ji, struggling to maintain her swaying body, knew clearly in her heart that if she continued to passively endure the attacks, she would eventually perish due to the exhaustion of her spiritual power. She had to find a way to break through the encirclement and leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

He gritted his teeth, took out the stone sword with its ancient luster from his storage bag again, and held it tightly in his hand. The cool touch of the sword calmed his chaotic mind a little.

Then, Shi Ji used the last of her spiritual power to fly towards the outer edge of the valley, her figure staggering.

Just as he was about to rush out of the valley and see a glimmer of hope for escape, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from the dense forest beside him, bringing with it a sharp gust of wind—it was another Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast lurking there!
The attack of this primordial soul-devouring beast was extremely strange. It made no sound, moved as fast as lightning, and its sharp claws were like unsheathed blades, instantly tearing through the thin layer of spiritual energy defense around Shi Ji.

Immediately afterwards, it opened its blood-red maw, revealing a huge mouth full of fangs, and bit down hard on Shi Ji.

"Pfft——"

With a muffled thud, Shi Ji had no time to react before her body was torn apart by the massive jaws of the Primordial Soul-Devouring Beast. Blood and bits of flesh splattered everywhere, a gruesome sight indeed. (End of Chapter)