Sect leader Yueming kept walking with his servants into the forest of Mount Dazhu, his steps kept getting heavier with each foot he placed one after the other. Without any reason whatsoever, the unease within kept intensifying with a chill coursing through his veins all at the same time.
Try as he may to push aside the nagging feeling of approaching danger, he just couldn't no matter how hard he tried. The group continued to venture into the thick canopy of greenery, to capture a mystical beast that could be put on display at WuYangChen sect. They kept moving through the thick darkness despite the light coming from the lamp held by the servants.
A loud roar rang all of a sudden, causing the trees to tremble from the noise, none of them was ready for the terrifying sound that made their ears to bleed from the clash. Without any warning, a massive dark fur of unimaginable strength launched itself at them, killing many as it went.
"HAHAAAAAAAA!!!!"
The cry of agony pierced through the dark skies of Mount Dazhu, the creature unleashing great terror on the group from WuYangChen sect.
"Sect leader Chen! Sect leader Chen! Please save us!...."
"..."
The blood curdling scream from both male and female servants was heartbreaking to hear even from a distance. The creature mercilessly tore at their bodies, shredding it to pieces, the sick sound of bones breaking made the already distressed leader of WuYangChen sect, Chen Feng empty his belly from the disturbing sight, on all fours the retching continued with tears streaming from his eyes, both from the pain that came from the sudden vomit and the destruction that took place in front of him.
From the time the creature sensed that a group of cultivators made it into its territory, it kept watching through beady eyes for them to draw closer to where it remained hidden within the camouflage of greenery, bidding its time until they were close enough to devour.
It went first for the weakest ones being the servants, whose low spiritual energy was easy to subdue, saving the one with the most impressive spiritual energy for last. Basking in the fear and cries of pain coming from the servants, the creature began by snapping their limbs and necks, cutting off any chance of survival. Drinking the warm flowing blood gushing out from the broken bodies, they each had a similar expression stamped on their faces, one of unspeakable horror.
When the creature had drank its fill from the bodies that lay scattered on the ground, only then did it raise its head to face the man that stood alone, whose trembling feet gave way on meeting the gaze of the creature. Chen Yueming could not believe he was staring at a creature that was said to have been long gone from the immortal world, a creature none other than the Nian.
The creature's face looked like those of a ferocious lion, baring teeth that dripped with blood, its head sprouted an horn on both sides. The icy blue colored monster whose body was dyed red with the blood of the people it had killed, slowly began making its way towards the man that sat shaking on the ground, drooling in stupor from the unnerving sight that began closing the distance between them.