"Gululu--"

"Gululu--"

"Gululu--"

"Gululu--"

...

The sound of ten enormous trees being swallowed echoed in the valley, as gigantic snake mouths devoured the trees bit by bit, slowly disappearing, dragged into the hollow snake bellies.

Xu Ran slightly raised his eyebrows, looking at this scene with a touch of curiosity.

"What use do these snake-like bone creatures have for swallowing these suddenly appearing giant trees? How do they absorb them?"

Though Xu Ran felt a little puzzled, a hint of seriousness tinged his face.

This valley was so bizarre, anything peculiar appearing here wouldn’t seem strange.

A fleeting moment passed.

Those ten giant trees had already entered the bellies of the snake-like bone creatures, twining together like being drawn into a vortex of death, rapidly withering, under the watchful gaze of Xu Ran and the Peregrine Falcon, turning into wisps of ghostly green mist.

"So that’s it!"

Seeing the ghostly green mist, Xu Ran suddenly understood.

Indeed, any strange creature appearing in this valley had its purpose and wouldn’t act without reason.

The Peregrine Falcon also expressed surprise, though there were some incomprehensible doubts.

Having absorbed the Kunpeng Essence Blood, it had several times activated its bloodline, gaining insights into things it had never known before.

Even with knowledge of Ancient Times, in this valley, in its bloodline memory, there is no record.

Merely one point, the aura in this valley caused a stir in its hidden Kunpeng Essence Blood--but with its current Cultivation, it lacked the qualification to understand the secrets.

While Xu Ran and the Peregrine Falcon pondered, the snake-like bone creatures transformed into wisps of ghostly green mist within their hollow bellies.

The ghostly green mist, like it possessed life, wandered between the giant bones, drifting over every inch of the snake-like bone creatures’ Snake Bone, attaching itself to every piece of white bone.

"Buzz--"

"Buzz--"

"Buzz--"

"Buzz--"

...

In an instant, the orderly sound waves reverberated through the valley, and following that sound, mysterious and bizarre ghostly green Runes were outlined on the white bones of the snake-like bone creatures.

These Runes twisted and intricate, appearing to be Runes from the Netherworld, each carrying a decayed and ancient aura.

As these ghostly green Runes formed, the bodies of the ten snake-like bone creatures began to slightly tremble, and with their emergence, ghostly green flames erupted, flickering erratically, casting shadowy glimmers through the already dim valley, rendering it extraordinarily eerie.

Ghostly green flames on the snake-like bone creatures flared wildly, with intense temperatures scorching the originally firm land into black discs.

The entire valley became inundated with denser death and unknown aura due to the presence of these ten snake-like bone creatures.

Seeing these ten snake-like bone creatures completely devour the giant trees, which then transformed into ghostly green mist merging into the snake-like bone creatures’ white bones, the Peregrine Falcon’s steady heartbeat quickened as if drumming, with the Kunpeng Essence Blood wandering throughout its body from its heart.

With the Kunpeng Bloodline coursing through, the restless aura slowly settled, and its abruptly surging Cultivation gradually calmed down.

Despite this, the Peregrine Falcon’s eyes showed extreme shock.

Originally, it struggled to focus because of the massive corpse, and not long after escaping death, it now saw those ten snake-like bone creatures emerge from the ground.

The consecutive changes made the Peregrine Falcon instinctively tighten its wings, curling up on the spot, seemingly hiding itself thereby.

Even so, its breathing became rapid and chaotic compared to usual, with its chest heaving fiercely, as if battling the pervasive death aura with each breath.

Just as the Peregrine Falcon instinctively wanted to flee this place, a small figure stood before it, with strands of white Innate Qi drifting over it, looking out of place amid the ghostly green valley.

Once the strands of white Innate Qi entered its body, the restless heart immediately calmed down, and the desire to escape dissipated.

Gratefully gazing at the small figure before it, a hint of guilt arose in its heart.

Since entering this valley, it had been protected by its master Xu Ran, whereas it couldn’t even guarantee its own safety amid this crisis, only increasing the gap with its master Xu Ran.

Given time, it would completely fall behind its master Xu Ran’s pace, unable to catch even the shadow.

Suddenly, a sense of melancholy arose in the heart of the Peregrine Falcon.

At that moment.

A warm stream of white flowed into its heart, accompanied by a tender yet very steady voice rising in its mind. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Little White, wake up!"

As its master Xu Ran’s voice rang out, the Peregrine Falcon’s eyes widened instantly, its mind becoming clear.

"Just now, what happened to me?"

The Peregrine Falcon looked around, seemingly unaware of what just transpired.

"Little White, you were influenced by the mist permeating the valley, affecting your consciousness, but you needn’t worry now, everything’s fine now!"