My classmates chose martial arts and fantasy, but I chose the prehistoric world.

The moment he passed through the water curtain, Meng Chuan felt a sudden change in the surrounding laws.

It felt like stepping from one world into another.

The scene before me was completely different from the outside world—

There were no palaces or pavilions as I had imagined, no ancient stone gates or passageways, only a desolate valley.

The valley is surrounded by towering black rock walls, covered with dense cracks, as if it had survived a fierce battle.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of ash, which felt soft and spongy underfoot, raising a cloud of black dust.

The air was filled with a putrid smell, mixed with a faint stench of blood, making one want to vomit.

The sky was dark red, like a clot of congealed blood pressing down on us, preventing any sunlight from getting in.

The entire valley was deathly silent.

"Is this... the interior of the ruins?"

Meng Chuan frowned slightly, spreading his divine sense to try to investigate the surrounding situation.

However, the moment his divine sense left his body, it vanished without a trace, as if swallowed by something.

"Is your divine sense being suppressed?"

Meng Chuan felt a chill run down his spine.

This place was far more bizarre than he had imagined.

Be careful.

Gu Changyuan's voice came from the side, his expression also somewhat solemn, "My senior brother's survey data only covers the outer area. Further in, it's uncharted territory."

Meng Chuan nodded without speaking, but secretly pushed the power of the Chaos Pearl fragment to its limit, preparing to deal with any unexpected situations at any time.

The two walked one after the other, stepping through the thick ashes, heading deeper into the valley.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, with only the soft rustling of footsteps on the ashes echoing through the empty valley.

After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the terrain ahead suddenly opened up.

A huge pit appeared before the two of them, hundreds of feet in diameter and bottomless.

The rocks at the edge of the pit are charred black, as if they had been scorched by high temperatures, and their surfaces are covered with glassy crystals.

"This is……"

Meng Chuan squatted down and touched the charred rocks with his fingers.

A burning sensation came from my fingertips, carrying a faint trace of the laws of nature.

"Traces of battle."

Gu Changyuan also squatted down and carefully observed the crystallized rocks.

Meng Chuan stood up and looked at the bottomless pit.

The pit was pitch black, and it was impossible to see what was inside.

But his intuition told him that it was dangerous down there.

"Go around it."

Meng Chuan made a decisive decision.

Gu Changyuan nodded, clearly agreeing with his assessment.

The two carefully walked around the edge of the pit.

However, just as they reached the other side of the pit and were preparing to continue—

A sudden change has occurred!

boom!!!

The ground beneath their feet suddenly exploded!

A huge black shadow burst out from the ground, kicking up a storm of rubble and ashes!

It was a colossal beast, entirely black, the size of a small mountain, covered in hard scales, with a single spiral horn on its head, and a pair of scarlet eyes staring intently at the two of them, emitting a low roar.

"The existence of a mid-level saint!"

Gu Changyuan's expression changed drastically. Without hesitation, he drew a longsword, its blade shimmering with four-colored laws of light.

Meng Chuan reacted even faster.

The moment the behemoth charged out, he had already mobilized the power of his inner world and unleashed a punch!

The fist, surging like a dragon, carried the domineering power of the law of destruction, and slammed heavily onto the giant beast's head!

clang--!!

A deafening clang, like metal clashing!

Meng Chuan's fist slammed into the giant beast's scales, leaving only a shallow white mark!

"What a hard shell!"

Meng Chuan was startled.

Although he didn't use his full strength in that punch, it was enough to easily kill an ordinary mid-level saint.

The attack hit the behemoth, but it didn't even break through its defenses!

The giant beast roared in pain, and a black light suddenly burst forth from the single horn on its head, shooting towards Meng Chuan!

Meng Chuan dodged the black light with a flash of movement.

The black light grazed past his clothes and struck the rock wall behind him.

With a deafening roar, a crater several meters in diameter was blasted into the rock wall, sending debris flying everywhere!

"This beast is not easy to deal with!"

Gu Changyuan's voice came from the side. He had already swung his sword and unleashed a sharp sword aura, striking the giant beast's neck.

The sword energy left a shallow wound on the scales, from which a few drops of dark red blood seeped out, but to the giant beast, it caused no pain or discomfort whatsoever.

"Attack together, and finish this quickly!"

Meng Chuan let out a low shout, and the power within his inner world erupted in full force!

The Law of Power, the Law of Slaughter, the Law of Destruction, and the Law of Space—the power of these four laws, combined with the power of the small world, intertwined and swirled around him, transforming into a terrifying aura that soared into the sky!

He took a step forward, his figure as fast as lightning, and instantly appeared on the top of the giant beast's head, smashing down with a punch!

He used all his strength in that punch!

Before the fist even arrived, the wind from it had already sent the ashes flying several feet high!

The behemoth seemed to sense the threat, raising its head and letting out a deafening roar. The single horn on its head once again emitted a dazzling black light, crashing into Meng Chuan's fist!

boom--!!!

Their fists collided, unleashing a deafening roar!

A violent shockwave swept outwards from the point of impact in all directions!

The ground was cracked, and gravel flew everywhere. Even the distant rock walls were covered in cracks!

Meng Chuan felt a tremendous force coming from his fist, which made his arm go numb and sent him flying dozens of feet away before he could barely regain his balance.

The giant beast was also forced back by his punch, its four thick hooves carving four deep furrows in the ashes.

"Again!"

A fighting spirit flashed in Meng Chuan's eyes, and he was about to make another move—

However, at that moment, he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis rising from the bottom of his heart!

That wasn't the giant beast in front of us!

It came from... underground!

"careful!!!"

Meng Chuan roared, grabbed Gu Changyuan beside him, and suddenly dodged to the side!

Almost at the same instant he dodged—

Rumble!!!

The ground they had just been standing on suddenly collapsed!

A huge opening appeared there, and the rocks at the edge of the opening were rapidly melting away under the erosion of some force!

Immediately afterwards, an even larger black shadow slowly crawled out of the cave entrance!

It was a giant python that was completely black. The upper half of its body that protruded from the ground was tens of feet long!

The giant python had three vertical pupils on its head, each gleaming with a ghostly green light and radiating a suffocating pressure!

The giant beast that had fought them earlier let out a terrified growl the moment it saw the giant python, and turned to run away!

"run!!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Meng Chuan grabbed Gu Changyuan and turned to run away!

He could sense that the aura of that giant python was far superior to that of the giant beast from before!

A supreme sage!

With his current strength, even if he used the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, he would have no chance of winning against an existence of this level!

The two transformed into streaks of light and fled desperately in the direction they had come from!

A deafening roar came from behind!

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying suction force came from behind, as if an invisible hand had grabbed their bodies and was trying to drag them back!

Meng Chuan gritted his teeth, his inner world's power surging wildly, forcefully breaking free from the suction force, and pulling Gu Changyuan along as they continued to run!

However, the giant python was too fast!

Although it had no wings, it glided across the ash ground at an astonishing speed, almost skimming the ground as it flew by!

Wherever it passed, it corroded a charred trench in the ground, emitting a pungent odor!

Soon, it was about to catch up with Meng Chuan and his companion.

"Split up and escape! Who survives depends on luck!"

Gu Changyuan roared, then separated from Meng Chuan and fled on their own.

The colossal beast, at the level of a high-ranking saint, hesitated for a moment before resolutely... chasing after Gu Changyuan!

After running for some distance, Meng Chuan, who had separated from Meng Chuan, clearly heard the sounds of fierce fighting and the hissing of a giant python behind him.

The sound grew fainter and fainter...

Ultimately, it disappeared completely!

Meng Chuan didn't know how long he had been running.

All he knew was that he had passed through a long underground passage, climbed over a steep ridge, and finally stumbled into a rocky area.

The terrain here is intricate and complex, with towering stone pillars and deep fissures everywhere, like a natural labyrinth.

The python's aura had completely disappeared.

He is safe.

But there was no joy on Meng Chuan's face.

He leaned against a stone pillar, panting heavily. "Damn it... this ruin is already this dangerous even before we've gone deep inside! It's definitely something extraordinary inside!"

"What a pity..."

Thinking that Gu Changyuan was probably in grave danger, Meng Chuan sighed.

At the same time, the desire to survive forced him to suppress his distracting thoughts and begin to observe his surroundings.