Atop the cylindrical hill, a burly figure sat cross-legged, shrouded in thick black Monster Qi, rendering his features invisible. Only a vague silhouette could be glimpsed, but his stature was exceptionally burly, taller even while sitting than most people standing—a colossus nearly three meters in height, far surpassing that of an average person.
More terrifying was the fact that while this person sat cross-legged, an endless stream of Monster Qi flowed from the hill beneath him, absorbed by his body. He sat there like the center of everything, a bottomless pit drawing thick Monster Qi from the land, continually growing stronger and stronger!
The burly man, akin to a small giant, remained motionless, seemingly at a critical moment in his transformation, or perhaps he simply didn't consider the arrival of Duanmu Tao and his companions worth acknowledging. He focused intently on absorbing the earth's veins and Monster Qi below Ambush Elephant Mountain, undergoing his metamorphosis.