Chapter Twenty: Crocodile Ancestor

  A deafening roar came from the direction of Daluo Temple, as if a giant ancient beast had burst out of the earth, breaking through its seal and shaking the mountains and rivers, making people feel a chill that came from their very soul.

  But then it was completely calm again, the terrifying roar returned to calmness, and outside the five-colored altar, only the rumbling sound of the sandstorm remained.

  "What is that?"

  "Are there other living things on Mars?"

  "Legend has it that Buddha subdued many demons and monsters, perhaps the place of sealing is near Dairen Temple."

  They had only discussed it for a few sentences, but everyone already had a feeling of trepidation. As modern city dwellers, who would have believed in these legends? Having experienced all sorts of unimaginable things today, they now thought of even more frightening legends, and a huge wave of fear surged up in everyone's heart.

  If their guess came true, they would be in a very precarious situation. The Daluo Temple had been reduced to ashes, and there was no longer any Buddha or gods there. If they were to face the legendary demons alone, the outcome could be imagined.

  "Today for us, ideas are constantly being shocked, making it hard to bear..."

  "The demons and monsters from myths and legends may appear right before our eyes!"

  At the thought of what might happen, a chill ran through everyone's heart, and their whole body turned cold.

  Endless possibilities, unknown fate, causing fear and worry!

  At this moment, a cold corpse lay before everyone's eyes, with fresh blood staining the ground and a faint smell of blood lingering in the air. It reminded everyone that the situation was already very dire, and something unknown had appeared again, taking away another life right before their eyes.

  "Tsk"

  A strange noise came from the skull of the corpse, causing many people on the scene to tense up suddenly.

  "Psst"

  It sounded like the sound of eating and chewing, extremely unpleasant to hear, after all, it was a human skull. The unknown creature seemed to be feeding inside, causing many people on the scene to stand up with goosebumps.

  "Rustling sound"

  The sound of bones being crushed echoed, as if sharp teeth were cutting through the skull, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became tense and oppressive.

  No one spoke again, and the five-colored altar suddenly fell silent. Many people didn't even dare to breathe, it was so quiet that an eerie atmosphere permeated the air.

  It's a sizzling sound of eating, the crunching of skull bones, both linked together, like a hellish symphony, tormenting one's mind.

  Many girls covered their mouths, wanting to cry but dared not make a sound, this scene made them almost collapse.

  Not everyone is afraid, those who possess the divine relics have some confidence in their hearts. Pang Bo has always been very fierce, but at this moment he feels very depressed, dragging the bronze plaque of Daluo Temple to the front, smashing that skull.

  Ye Fan stopped him and said, "Don't act rashly."

  "Hmm"

  At this moment, a blood flower and a white liquid burst out of the bullet hole on the forehead of the corpse lying in the pool of blood, making many people feel nauseous as brain matter flowed out.

  Then from that blood-filled hole on the skull, a black cone-shaped head poked out, small and sharp, covered with scales.

  "What is that thing?"

  Everyone involuntarily retreated, even Ye Fan and Pang Bo also took a few steps back.

  It was a strange creature resembling an alligator, crawling out of the blood holes on the corpse, with not only blood stains but also white brain pulp on its body, making people's scalp numb.

  It's no more than ten centimeters long, only as thick as a finger, like a snake but not a snake, resembling an alligator, but without legs, its belly is smooth and shiny, its whole body covered in black scales, dark and ominous, like an evil creature from the underworld.

  Fresh blood and brain pulp stained its black scales, shocking to see, making many people extremely uncomfortable, evoking a chill of fear.

  This mysterious creature crawled out of the blood hole and climbed onto the skull of the corpse, with a pair of very small eyes emitting an extremely cold and stern gaze, staring quietly at the crowd, like a high-level intelligent life form, rather than a low-level life form.

  Seven classmates, four schoolmates, several vibrant lives, gone forever, were devoured by such an extremely ugly creature.

  Its gaze was extremely venomous, like a resentful spirit's cold and chilly scan of the crowd, not as if looking at equals, but rather as if sizing up its own food.

  "You're just a three-inch thing, not even as long as a child's arm, yet you've killed seven of my classmates. I'll smash you to death!" Pang Bo picked up the bronze plaque from the Daluo Temple and swung it with great force at that cold-blooded creature.

  Thunder rumbled, light flashed across the sky, copper bells shone with a million rays of light, electric sparks surged forward in a turbulent manner, flying and dancing horizontally and vertically, weaving into a heavenly net that covered the earth.

  "Whoosh"

  However, this unknown creature was extremely swift and seemed to know its own weakness. It transformed into a dark light and shot up, avoiding the dazzling glow.

  Ye Fan held the bronze ancient lamp forward, and with a fierce blow to the wick, a blazing divine flame suddenly spewed out, surging forward.

  However, the coarse and ten-centimeter-long creature let out a shrill cry, its voice so loud that it shocked people, like a fierce ghost wailing, making their eardrums buzz and their backs run cold.

  It's hard to imagine how such a small body with scales could produce such a huge and terrifying sound.

  Ye Fan's blowout candle flame puffed out more than three meters away, but it didn't really engulf the unknown creature. It just grazed its tail, causing its scales to fall off and half of its charred tail to break off.

  It glared at Ye Fan with a vicious gaze, as if it had human-like expressions, extremely ferocious, its mouth open to reveal rows of sharp teeth, emitting a cold and white glow, constantly letting out low and mournful howls towards Ye Fan.

  "What in the world is this thing?" Many of their classmates in the back were intimidated, and even if they had divine objects in hand, they didn't dare to come forward.

  "You three-inch thing, with eyes so venomous, I must smash you to pieces!" Pang Bo showed no fear at all, extremely fierce, and swung the bronze plaque of Daluo Temple as he charged forward, saying: "You killed seven of my classmates, now that I've just cut off your rotten tail, go die for me!"

  Pang Bo was shrouded in the dazzling light emitted by the bronze bell, like a furious god of war, with an aura that intimidated people. The bronze bell vibrated, and the Buddha's voice shook the sky, emitting a loud rumbling sound.

  Ye Fan was on the other side, surrounding and blocking the terrifying creature that had only half of its body left. The flames in the divine lamp shot out like an angry dragon, with a scorching temperature that seemed to burn the air itself.

  At this time, Zhou Yi and Wang Ziwu also rushed over from the rear, holding up the divine relics they had obtained, slashing at the crocodile-like ferocious creature.

  Although surrounded and intercepted, this creature was too fast, like a black lightning bolt, constantly shuttling back and forth on the Five-Colored Altar, making it difficult for people to touch it.

  A shrill cry echoed, this ferocious and terrifying creature was chased and beaten by the crowd, seemingly with unparalleled resentment and anger, the cries were endless, like the wailing of a vengeful spirit from the nine hells.

  "Hiss"

  A sound pierced through the light screen, and several ugly creatures resembling crocodiles broke through the light shield outside the five-colored altar and drilled in. They were all less than ten centimeters long, no different from the first one. Their eyes were as cold and eerie as evil spirits, as if they had an irreconcilable feud with everyone, staring at them with unparalleled resentment.

  "How can there be so many?"

  "What kind of creature is this, and is Mars their lair?"

  The crowd felt a sense of powerlessness, they were not gods and did not know how to use the objects in their hands, they could only rely on the light emitted by the Buddha's instrument to block the killing intent, but now so many ferocious creatures appeared, it was impossible to eliminate them all.

  At this time, a "rustling" sound came out, and the light cover outside was densely packed with over a hundred ferocious creatures resembling crocodiles.

  Yue Fan and the others in the rear, those who had not made a move, were already trembling with fear. If so many fierce creatures charged forward together, even if they had divine artifacts, it was unlikely that they would be able to withstand them!

  "Pang Bo, don't chase anymore, let's gather together." Ye Fan shouted to Pang Bo.

  So many ferocious creatures have appeared, and it's impossible to kill them all. The best strategy for now is to defend ourselves. As long as the Five-Colored Altar accumulates enough energy, we can open the Ancient Starry Road.

  "Roar......"

  Suddenly, a gigantic roar that made one's soul tremble came again from the direction of Daluo Temple!

  With this deafening roar, the sandstorm outside seemed to have stopped instantly, for there was no other sound in the world, only that rolling and surging beastly howl.

  The earth continued to shake, and the five-colored altar shook violently, while the storm outside was completely suppressed.

  "Tai Rai Un Temple... is a den of evil spirits!" someone said with trembling.

  The crowd looked out towards the light screen, and more and more terrifying creatures gathered from the direction of Daluo Temple, covering the ground with black scales, dense and numerous, with tens of thousands of them.

  Boom

  Suddenly, everyone felt a fierce tremor of the earth, and then a extremely mournful aura suddenly came from thousands of meters away, reaching the sky and extending to the underworld, stirring up the world!

  Even with a sandstorm in between, the crowd still saw two lantern-like terrifying eyes appearing at the ruins of Daluo Temple, piercing through the dark space.

  It was like a volcanic eruption, with rocks flying through the air and many large boulders falling heavily near the Five-Colored Altar, shaking the sky and earth.

  "It's the foundation of Dairen Temple... it's crumbling, something terrifying is coming out from underground!"

  Even if everyone has a few sacred objects left by the gods in their hands, they may not be of any use at all.

  "It seems I know what this crocodile-like monster is..." a female classmate said with a trembling voice.

  The Tibetan area is most revered for Buddhism, and almost everyone believes in it. This female classmate had been to Tibet before, visiting famous Buddhist sites such as the Jokhang Temple and Ramoche Temple, and had heard some legends from an old local Tibetan resident.

  It is said that the residence of the Buddha, Daluo Temple, is not a pure land or a good place, but has suppressed many powerful demons. The first layer of suppression is the Crocodile Ancestor, an ancient divine crocodile with boundless magical powers, but was ultimately subdued by the Buddha.

  "You're saying that the sacred land of Buddhism, Daluo Temple, has suppressed many powerful demons?"

  "That old Tibetan Buddhist really said so."

  When they heard all this, the crowd felt a chill run down their spines. If it was true, then the Daluo Temple must be where the Crocodile Ancestor would emerge from, and these ugly fierce creatures were its descendants.

  Ye Fan furrowed his brow and said: "I once saw some records in an ancient miscellaneous book..."

  In that miscellaneous note, there is a record of a limbless "alligator" with a body as hard as diamond, which can fly in the sky and escape into the earth, capable of easily piercing through flesh and blood, known as the Divine Alligator.

  Zhou Yi nodded and said: "I have also seen similar ancient books..."

  According to legend, Buddhist scriptures record that the ancestor of the divine alligator was subdued by the Buddha, and since then its descendants have never appeared in the world again.

  Everyone has an unreal feeling, some legends in the past were listened to as stories, and now they have to witness it in person, which makes people both shocked and terrified.

  "That old Tibetan said that Yaqu was suppressed under the first floor of Dalai Temple, does that mean there is a second floor, third floor..." A female classmate asked tremblingly.

  No one replied, and now if a real crocodile ancestor were to be born, it would be enough to completely destroy them.

  The rustling sound came, and tens of thousands of small alligators appeared outside the five-color altar, struggling to drill in.

  Boom

  Suddenly, the Five-Colored Altar shook violently, and five ancient runes of different colors appeared in the sky, shining like stars. The Taiji Eight Trigrams diagram was about to emerge, which was a sign that the Ancient Starry Sky Road was about to open.

  However, a thousand meters away, the ruins of Daluo Temple simultaneously transmitted a terrible shock. Those blood-colored eyes, like lanterns, rose several meters high, and it was clear that they were breaking free from the shackles of the earth palace and bursting out of the ground.

  Escape from here, escape from Mars! This is what everyone thinks, many people are praying, hoping to open the starry ancient road as soon as possible. Even if it's drifting forever in the desolate universe, it's better than being at peace here.