Tomb raiding: The awesome life that started from Ganggangyingzi

Because the area outside the illusory shadow of the Eight Trigrams is a boundless dark world.

Ji Haobo could see that this was a valley in a small plain, surrounded by rolling hills;

Various strangely shaped, tree-like objects loomed in the shadows, with vines clinging to them and emitting a strange fluorescence, creating a bizarre and surreal scene.

A large number of strange figures moved among the simple stone buildings, which resembled a primitive tribe from ancient times.

Ji Haobo stared at those figures for a long time, and saw lizardmen, snakemen, and mantismen. Of course, he named them based on their appearance.

Besides these, there were many other creatures that were hard to describe. They were roughly seven parts monster, two parts human, and one part neither. They were all deformed. In any case, this tribal camp was a hodgepodge.

However, they all share one characteristic: they are tall and robust, with many reaching two or three meters in height, and some exceptional ones reaching six or seven meters.

These guys eat the corpses of monsters of all sizes, and they eat them raw, like they're drinking blood.

In addition, even the corpses of their own kind were devoured, making it extremely bloody.

Ji Haobo didn't understand why they, who were clearly from a primitive tribal civilization and were not of the same race, would gather together without engaging in a bloody battle.

Just as he was wondering, a commotion began to break out from the darkness in the distance, and the various races in the camp began to gather.

Soon, the dark sky began to vibrate with the sound of wind, and a dozen or so winged creatures, somewhat resembling snakes, flew in.

This is a monster that is twenty or thirty meters long from head to tail, somewhat resembling a creature called the Ming Snake from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

As they approached, they spewed a ball of fire onto the ground, much like the signature move of Western dragons.

The flames scattered the lizardmen, snakemen, and other races below, and then those creatures pounced, snatched their prey, and flew into the sky to tear it apart and devour it.

The lizardmen and snakemen had no way to deal with them and could only throw stones in retaliation.

Aside from a few unlucky ones on their side who were carried away by falling stones, the snakes were completely unharmed.

Because their long tails are exceptionally flexible, they can not only snatch away some unlucky creatures, but also swing them like whips to send stones flying.

In the end, several enormous snake-men and lizard-men grabbed the mantis-man and threw him out.

They relied on their wings to glide through the air for short periods, and by wielding their long, blade-like arms, they cut down one of the serpents, scaring away the rest.

But this did not restore peace to the camp, because the riot had killed many unfortunate people, and their blood had attracted many more monsters.

There are snakes that are ten or twenty meters long, as well as ferocious beasts resembling jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards.

These guys were all quite large, and they roamed around in groups, occasionally snatching away a couple of unlucky guys.

Ji Haobo even saw creatures resembling Velociraptors and Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Of course, not all of these guys who appeared later were there to loot the camp;

They will also kill each other; whoever is weak will be food. The law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest are vividly demonstrated here.

The bloody chaos lasted for more than two hours before it ended. After seeing this, Ji Haobo finally understood why the different races in the camp had been able to gather together peacefully.

Ultimately, it all comes down to survival. Whether they are snake people, lizard people, or mantis people, they are numerous.

But when faced with a monster of enormous size, they can only become food.

Moreover, Ji Haobo guessed that there must be quite a few monsters who come to plunder on weekdays, but those lizardmen and other races are still gathered here and do not disperse.

He estimated that it was probably related to the unusual phenomena of the Eight Trigrams and the light emanating from them.

After the bloody battle, Ji Haobo discovered that not a single monster dared to approach this place.

The only unlucky ones rushed over in a panic, and were silently obliterated upon touching the phantom.

Therefore, races such as lizardmen used this place as their camp, partly to make larger monsters think twice;

Another reason is that this place is dark, and many monsters may be averse to light, so they dare not approach it easily. The races here can take advantage of this to gain some protection.

Of course, these are just Ji Haobo's own guesses, and he can't be sure if they are true or not.

He continued to observe for a long time and found that these races had very weak social structure and did not show many traces of civilization.

I didn't see any preserved embers or metal utensils, so they probably weren't used anymore.

After all, their bodies are protected by scales, and their sharp teeth and claws are superior to those of ordinary metals, which is why they did not develop a civilization that could manufacture weapons.

However, it's also possible that this is just a backward corner of the inner world, and there are other places with advanced civilizations.

But Ji Haobo felt that this was unlikely, because he had just discovered that those lizardmen and other races could use yin energy to varying degrees.

Although it's not very powerful and is quite crude and lacks a systematic approach, it still reveals the direction of development for the inner Earth.

Time passed, and Ji Haobo didn't know if a day or two had gone by. He continued to observe and conduct experiments.

First of all, one thing is certain: you can throw things out of there, and they will land intact.

But what was taken out could not be brought back, as evidenced by the rope that was broken by the golden light.

The electronic components are basically unusable; the watch has stopped working, and the flashlight doesn't light up at all.

Besides, there is no daylight in the Earth's core, only endless night, and he couldn't tell whether there were seasons in a short time.

Another thing that made him feel uneasy was that the races outside had encountered several crises during this period, all caused by alien beasts and insects.

Although these things were nothing more than small karami to Ji Haobo, if an ordinary person encountered them, there would be virtually no chance of survival.

Within the realm of the Eight Trigrams, he couldn't quite understand these things, nor could he grasp their operational trajectory.

However, Zhang Menzi said that a new floor needs to be moved in every twelve years, and he guessed that some places here require human intervention to continue the circulation.

As for the King of Ten Thousand Slaves, perhaps he came in to help, or perhaps to replenish his dragon energy or something;

Anyway, he didn't see any modifications, body-changing items, or traces.

Wang Zanghai and the people who came in and went out talking about the ultimate truth were probably caught in the hallucinogenic fluctuations contained within the bronze door.

Illusions usually involve connecting to memories deep within a person's mind, and then creating a self-constructed illusion that is both true and false.

After all, when others deceive you, their lies are full of flaws, but when you deceive yourself, you believe it without a doubt.

These speculations were somewhat confirmed when he touched the Jizhou Ding on the altar.

The information that flooded my mind indicated that this place was located in the space between the present world and the inner world;

Every twelve years, the Jizhou Cauldron needs to consume its own vital energy as a guide to gather the earth's dragon energy.

So he directly unleashed a large mass of rich and brilliant blood and energy, enough to last for at least several decades or even a hundred years.