Behind the Stone Gate was another long corridor.
The walls, floor, and even the ceiling of the corridor were a glaring red, exuding a heavy stench of blood.
Moreover, when light shone upon the corridor, the red surfaces could be seen subtly writhing.
It felt as though this wasn’t a corridor, but rather an intestinal pathway of a human body.
"Master, this is a magical artifact crafted by the Wuyou Longevity Palace from the intestines of a hundred men with a proclivity for boys, extremely sinister and filthy, capable of breaking through spiritual items. It’s exceedingly troublesome and terrifying, you must be cautious," the Snake Woman said cautiously from behind Zhao Ya.
Zhao Ya felt a headache at hearing this.
From the encounter with those unknown creatures on the deck earlier, especially the existence of this Snake Woman, Zhao Ya had already become aware of the Wuyou Longevity Palace’s ways.
Viewing human lives as worthless, even using them as test subjects, was typical of the Demon Sect’s style.
But the problem was, Zhao Ya couldn’t have imagined the extent of just how low the Wuyou Longevity Palace’s standards would stoop.
To use the intestines of a hundred men with a love for boys to forge a magical artifact, he couldn’t fathom how they came up with such a method.
Even though he felt contempt in his heart, Zhao Ya still heightened his vigilance.
Because he found that his Divine Sense couldn’t penetrate this blood-red corridor.
Since Zhao Ya unlocked his brain’s potential, this was the first time he encountered such a situation.
At that moment, the "corridor" ahead suddenly began to writhe violently.
Additionally, numerous branches and tentacles emerged from the crimson flesh and lunged straight at Zhao Ya.
But before they could get close, Zhao Ya raised his hand and fired a shot.
Boom!
The Miracle Hand Cannon, a replica crafted by the Mechanical Sect, emitted a thunderous roar, and then a massive impact blasted these tentacle branches into pieces.
As the fragments fell to the ground, they quickly merged into it and vanished.
This strike also instantly calmed the previously restless flesh corridor.
The Snake Woman’s eyes lit up at this sight, and she yelled, "Master, hurry and go now!"
In her understanding, to pass through this corridor of flesh, one must do so when it’s quiet.
Otherwise, if you get ensnared inside, endless flesh grinding awaits you.
Even if you have peerless prowess, it spells doom.
But Zhao Ya was unmoved by this.
Not out of obstinance, but because he really didn’t want to enter a corridor crafted from countless men’s intestines.
The thought alone was enough to nauseate him.
But to enter the Black Ship, there was only this path.
In response, Zhao Ya adopted a straightforward and crude approach.
He reached into his robe and took out several round, dull spherical objects, crushed the wax-sealed fuses, and tossed them into the corridor in front.
Then, Zhao Ya darted back behind the Stone Gate in a flash.
The Snake Woman also hurriedly followed suit.
Just as they steadied themselves, a deafening explosion came from behind, knocking them to the ground.
Thick smoke billowed out, mixed with the sickening smell of seared entrails.
Holding his breath, Zhao Ya sprinted out like an arrow.
"Master, wait for me!" the Snake Woman shouted hastily, then quickly wriggled her lower body to follow closely behind.
The corridor of flesh was now unrecognizable, most of it vaporized, with only some remnants of red lingering at the edges and corners.
Zhao Ya couldn’t be bothered with these as he sped through the corridor, emerging into a wide-open space.
This was an incredibly vast hall.
In the center of the hall stood a tree that appeared to be carved from red gemstone, smooth and polished.
The tree was about twenty meters tall, covered in branches, and adorned with palm-sized leaves.
As Zhao Ya entered the hall, all the leaves swiveled around to reveal a single eye on the back, fixed intently on Zhao Ya.
Moreover, on the trunk and smaller branches, eyes of various sizes appeared.
In an instant, the entire tree was covered in a dense array of eyes.
Such a horrifying sight could drive an ordinary person insane at a mere glance, if not worse.
Even the Snake Woman, a modified creature from Wuyou Longevity Palace, was shivering at the sight of the tree, not daring to lift her head, fearing that a glance too many would cast her into eternal torment.
Zhao Ya frowned.
He wasn’t disgusted by the eyes’ gaze, but rather he sensed that behind these eyes, some existence was observing him with curiosity mixed with boundless malice.
This feeling was like being a fish on the chopping block, making Zhao Ya extremely uncomfortable.
But soon, Zhao Ya freed himself from this emotion, then raised his hand for another shot.
He found that these Miracle Creations, replicated by the Mechanical Sect, were astonishingly effective against such evil things.
For instance, the previous flesh corridor, though not entirely destroyed, was undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow.
Boom!
The shot struck the trunk of the tree, creating a basin-sized wound.
Foul blood splattered, accompanied by a cracking sound reminiscent of an eggshell breaking.
It was the sound of the eyes on the tree being blown apart.
But this kind of damage was nothing to the massive tree with many eyes, standing over twenty meters tall.
In just a breath’s time, the basin-sized wound healed completely, even the eyes were restored, staring at Zhao Ya with extreme malice.
"Master, don’t stare at these eyes for too long, doing so will corrupt your mind, possibly driving you insane," the Snake Woman said tremblingly with her head down.
And just as the Snake Woman warned, Zhao Ya suddenly sensed a narrow slit opening up in his sea of consciousness.
The slit slowly opened, revealing an enormous eye.
The eye hovered above the sea of consciousness, coldly and ruthlessly observing everything.
Wherever its gaze passed, Zhao Ya felt chaotic thoughts rising, his body involuntarily trembling.
"Close your eyes!" the Snake Woman sensed something was wrong and cried out in near-frantic urgency.
In her heart was filled with remorse.
She never expected those controlling the Black Ship to go to such lengths, even deploying Wuyou Longevity Palace’s most infamous evil technique, the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree.
If she had known, she would never have accompanied Zhao Ya here.
Because it was akin to courting death.
But now, it was too late for regrets.
Even though she averted her gaze and closed her eyes after a mere glance, the Snake Woman still felt transformations occurring within her body.
Her scales seemed to peel off her lower body, being replaced by numerous snake eyes.
Just as she was about to be rendered completely mad, Zhao Ya suddenly let out a mighty roar beside her.
The roar was like a lion’s or a tiger’s, deterring all evils.
It was the Lion’s Roar, one of the ultimate techniques Zhao Ya had organized and modified, hailing from the Azure Dragon Temple!