Chapter 556: ‘Great Xia’ Meant Dangerous
The closer they approached the Demonic Lair, the more Divine Followers appeared around them. Most of the so-called Divine Followers were humanoid in form, but they had been corrupted by subspace energy and turned into zombie-like monsters.
A portion of them, however, seemed to have undergone some kind of evolution, transforming into grotesque, terrifying non-human creatures. These evolved beings retained a degree of intelligence and moved in a highly organized manner.
The stage of a Divine Follower could be roughly discerned by their appearance: the higher their stage, the more bizarre and monstrous their form.
Li Xiaofei and Bajie didn’t bother to act. A single roar from the Black Emperor was enough to send the Divine Followers scattering in all directions like terrified prey encountering a natural predator.
Even the higher-stage Divine Followers that tried desperately to command and rally the others were powerless. Li Xiaofei and Bajie found themselves entering the Nether God Fortress without expending much energy. But the place had undergone a complete transformation compared to their last visit.
The prison's lighting was now dim and suffused with a faint blood-red hue, like the glow of fresh wounds. The walls, floor, and ceiling were covered in a fleshy moss-like substance. It seemed alive as it constantly wriggled.
Some parts resembled translucent spore-like organisms. When disturbed by passing movement, they would suddenly burst with a loud pop, spraying dark red liquid everywhere. The liquid was viscous and carried the acrid stench of rotten eggs. If it touched human skin, it would immediately begin corroding flesh and bone.
Li Xiaofei tested it on his own arm. But before the corrosive liquid could destroy the entire limb, he calmly severed his left arm at the shoulder. Within a few breaths, the arm regenerated completely, good as new. Bajie, watching from the side, felt his eyelids twitch uncontrollably.
"Monkey Bro, do you have to be this hardcore?" Bajie couldn’t help but ask.
Li Xiaofei didn’t respond. Despite his near-invincible physical strength, his flesh had still been effortlessly dissolved by those corrosive spores. The danger of the Demonic Lair was far greater than he had initially imagined.
As they advanced, the fleshy moss around them occasionally extended tentacle-like appendages. The tentacles lashed out like the limbs of an octopus, coiling toward them.