System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

With a thought, Zhang Hao instantly manifested a Qilin in mid-air.

Its body is enormous, and its scales shimmer with a dazzling golden light, each one seemingly containing boundless power.

The Qilin's eyes were like blazing flames, majestic and profound. Its four hooves trod on the air, not stirring up any dust. A sacred and inviolable aura emanated from it, causing the surrounding air to freeze.

Its appearance seemed to freeze time itself, making everything appear small and fragile in its presence.

The Qilin roared to the sky, its voice like thunder, deafening and echoing throughout the tomb for a long time.

With this roar, the writhing corpse cave seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, shrinking rapidly at a visible speed, and finally turning into a wisp of black smoke, disappearing into nothingness.

The eerie atmosphere dissipated, and the tomb returned to calm, leaving only the shocked gazes of the crowd.

When everyone came to their senses, the environment before them had changed, and they had returned to the forests of the Ailao Mountains.

Sunlight filtered through the treetops, dappling their bodies, making everything seem so real and serene.

Zhang Hao was secretly alarmed. He thought he had a high immunity to hallucinations, but he never expected that he would almost get lost in the Ailao Mountains.

The Ailao Mountains indeed conceal unknown secrets and powers.

Zhang Hao and his team continued their exploration deeper into the Ailao Mountains, overcoming numerous obstacles and hardships along the way.

When they reached the middle of the mountain, they were suddenly hit by a landslide. Mud and rocks rolled down, blocking their way.

However, at the site of the landslide, they unexpectedly discovered an underground river, crystal clear and flowing gently.

Upon seeing this, the fat man beamed with joy and clamored to fetch some water to quench his thirst.

He approached the riverbank, but suddenly his expression changed, and he pointed down into the river and exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao and the others jumped down from the landslide site and gathered by the river.

After a thorough inspection, Zhang Hao finally discovered a hidden mechanism at the bottom of the river.

He triggered the mechanism, and suddenly more than a dozen square stone pillars rose from the water, standing steadily in the river, forming a natural stone bridge.

At the same time, the opposite cave wall began to shake, and soil fell away, slowly revealing an ancient and heavy stone door to everyone.

The fat man's eyes widened in astonishment:

"I never imagined there would be such a large ancient tomb in these mountains. It must contain a lot of good stuff!"

The fat man fetched a pot of water and then washed his face with it by the river.

However, at that moment, there was a sudden movement in the river.

At first, there were only slight ripples, but then the water began to churn, as if something was stirring underwater.

Zhang Hao, with his sharp eyes, keenly spotted an unusual shadow rapidly approaching in the water. He immediately shouted alertly:

"Fatty, get out of the water right now! There's something in the water!"

The fat man was bending over to scoop water to wash his face when he heard Zhang Hao's shout. His expression changed, and without even wiping the water droplets, he hurriedly jumped out of the river.

As soon as he regained his footing, he heard a loud crash behind him.

Immediately afterwards, a tongue four or five meters long, as flexible and terrifying as a snake's forked tongue, coiled past the spot where he had just stood, splashing water in its wake.

The fat man trembled with fear, his face turning deathly pale, his eyes widening, and he stammered:

"What the hell is this thing with such a huge tongue?!"

Yi Sa's expression turned serious, and she quickly analyzed, "That was the tongue of a monitor lizard! But I've never seen such a large monitor lizard before!"

"No, that wasn't a monitor lizard. It might have been a legendary creature."

Huo Xiuxiu said with a solemn expression, "I once read about a sacred creature called the Tyrannosaurus Salamander in a popular science magazine. It is an ancient creature with extremely aggressive characteristics and was thought to be extinct as early as the Ice Age. I never expected that there would still be traces of it here!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiaohua frowned, clearly doubting Huo Xiuxiu's statement.

"Tyrannosaurus salamander?"

you sure?

Wasn't this creature extinct tens of millions of years ago?

How could it possibly still exist here!

Huo Xiuxiu shook her head: "The earth is so vast, and there are many unsolved mysteries. Many places have not yet been fully explored by humans. Just because they haven't been discovered doesn't mean they are truly extinct. Perhaps this is the last refuge of the giant salamander."

"That's true. There are many mysterious events in the Ailao Mountains. Perhaps there really are such prehistoric creatures!"

Yi Sa clearly supported Huo Xiuxiu's view.

Seeing this, Xie Xiaohua didn't say much:

"Would such a thing actively attack humans?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a jaw-dropping scene unfolded.

A huge head, the size of a truck and covered with wrinkles and spots, slowly emerged from the water.

Its deep, dark eyes seemed to see through everything, and its long tongue swayed in the air like the scythe of death, ready to reap lives at any moment.

The head's color was so close to that of the ground that it was almost impossible to spot in the water.

Its appearance resembles both a monitor lizard and a crocodile, but its skin is smoother than that of a crocodile and covered with transparent mucus, somewhat like the skin of a giant salamander.

Especially its forked tongue, which flicked and curled like a red lightning bolt, sent chills down one's spine.

"This...this really is a giant salamander!"

Huo Xiuxiu's voice trembled, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

She never imagined that she would witness this ancient creature, which had been extinct for tens of millions of years, with her own eyes.

However, along with the shock came danger.

The giant salamander's massive body had crawled out of the underground river. With a flick of its tail, like a giant python coiling around her, it instantly wrapped tightly around Huo Xiuxiu. Its huge mouth opened, revealing sharp fangs, as if it wanted to swallow her whole.