RUMBLE!
The entire black swamp began to churn violently.
The mountain-like pile of bones trembled, and ghastly white fragnts tumbled down.
Standing in the black swamp, Hong Yu was tossed back and forth by the churning mire, struggling even to keep his balance. His expression turned grim, his eyes flickering. 'What kind of monster is under this black swamp to cause such a commotion?'
'This swamp is over ten *li* across. What could possibly stir up a disturbance on this scale?'
BLUB! BLUB! BLUB!
A sound like boiling water suddenly erupted.
The rolling, wave-like swamp abruptly grew calm. One after another, black, bubble-like mounds began to surface in the mire.
The bizarre scene looked as if countless fish were blowing bubbles from beneath the mud.
'Not good!'
Startled, Hong Yu executed Wandering Dragon and shot backward.
In an instant, his figure flashed more than ten ters away.
At the sa ti, with a muffled THUD, a black shadow forcefully burst from the ground right where Hong Yu had been standing, sending mud flying everywhere. This sudden object was just like the one from before, only larger and more solid.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Before Hong Yu could even process it, another black shadow shot out from beneath his feet.
Hong Yu retreated again and again. In less than a single breath, he had already changed his position seven or eight tis.
By now, over ten huge, black, tentacle-like objects had burst from the ground. They swayed like venomous giant serpents, and their shared target was Hong Yu.
'Well now, have I run into a tentacle monster?'
Hong Yu's gaze was fixed ahead.
Cyan light, tinged with a faint blue, flowed within his left eye.
The scene before him was laid bare.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
One after another, more tentacle-like monstrosities erupted from the swamp, dancing chaotically in the air.
In that short ti, a total of thirty-six of these strange tentacles now filled the air above the black swamp.
ROAR!
A low roar suddenly rumbled from deep underground, shaking the entire swamp. The thirty-six massive tentacles instantly straightened. After pausing for a few seconds, the dozens of tentacles shot toward Hong Yu like a hazy rain of arrows.
The thirty-six tentacles converged, forming a sharp, conical drill tip.
As the cone spun, the WHOOSHING sound it made as it tore through the air was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
"Void Fire Dragon!"
Hong Yu retreated several steps to create distance. Then, the Power of his Primordial Spirit surged like a great river into his palms, condensing and shooting forth as nine Fire Dragons. With mighty Dragon's Roars, the nine crimson energy Fire Dragons charged toward the cone ford by the tentacles.
WHOOSH!
The bodies of the Fire Dragons latched onto the tentacles, coiling around them.
One after another...
When all nine Fire Dragons had completely enveloped the formidable tentacles, a cold look touched Hong Yu's lips. He raised his right hand to his side, then abruptly clenched his fist and shouted, "Vast Sea of Fire—Explode!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The massive fiery dragon bodies suddenly detonated. Fierce, powerful streams of fire shot into the black swamp like teors, and the terrifying energy fluctuations caused a sizzling HISS to erupt. The sensation was like pouring a basin of scalding oil into cold water.
The sea of fire spread out, white smoke billowing, and the entire swamp instantly transford into a burning ocean of flas.
AWOOOO!
A miserable shriek ca from beneath the swamp.
The rumbling sounds grew more violent and frantic as the entire swamp churned. The thirty-six giant tentacles thrashed about, struggling desperately. But the scorching flas clung to them like maggots on a corpse; no matter how they struggled, they couldn't shake them off.
One by one, the tentacles burst apart under the searing flas. A thick, erald-green liquid splattered into the sea of fire, releasing a SIZZLING cyan smoke.
The stench of rot and decay filled the air.
ROAR!
A furious roar suddenly erupted from deep underground, and the entire swamp began to heave.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The swamp exploded, and a huge, earth-yellow Ancient Beast slowly rose from beneath the mire.
Its body was imnse. The top of its head alone, now exposed above the surface, was as large as a water buffalo, and this was just the tip of the iceberg. As it slowly ascended, its massive body pushed the swamp aside. Chunks of mud fell away as it rose higher and higher.
It took a full three minutes for its entire body to erge from the swamp.
THUD! THUD!
Sixty-four massive tentacles slamd into the ground simultaneously, making the very earth tremble.
GULP!
Hong Yu swallowed hard, his heart pounding in fear as he watched. 'What in the world is this monster?'
The giant monster was fifty to sixty ters tall, with a round, earth-yellow body. Wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, it looked like a gigantic, unwrapped *zongzi*. However, its body was covered with sixty-four tentacles, the shortest of which were forty to fifty ters long. Adding the thirty-six tentacles Hong Yu had burned away, it was practically a hundred-legged beast!
MOOO!
Its tentacles shifted, and the Giant Beast turned to face Hong Yu directly.
Its earth-yellow body trembled, and an enormous purple eye suddenly opened. This single eye was the size of a calf.
A savage light glinted in the purple eye.
WHOOSH!
Dozens of tentacles shot forward like arrows, blotting out the sky. In an instant, Hong Yu was enveloped by the world-blotting mass of tentacles.
"Breaking Army Spear—Destruction!"
With a clear hum, the silver Long Spear slid into his palm. He gripped it tightly, and with a slight turn of his wrist, the spear began to vibrate again, emitting a low BUZZ.
It, too, seed to be thirsting for battle!
He pushed his Profound Skill to its limit. The Primordial Spirit in his Lower Dantian erupted, and a torrent of scorching, powerful energy flowed through his body, instantly enveloping his arm. The muscles in his arm contracted sharply, swelling as they gathered an unparalleled strength.
A vein bulged like a Cyan Dragon coiling within his arm. As energy coursed through it, the vein pulsed and writhed.
BOOM!
Imbuing the Long Spear with Vibrating Power, he unleashed Destruction from a distance!
BOOM!
A spiraling spear shadow condensed at the tip of the spear, and a fierce wind howled across the desolate landscape. The power of this sharp attack had long since surpassed the limits of the Earth Soul Realm. Supported by his formidable Elental Power, the Mortal Level Middle Grade Breaking Army Spear erupted with a blinding silver light. A thousand spear shadows poured forth like a torrent of steel.
SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH!
Wherever the Spear Aura passed, tentacles were brutally shredded, sending mangled flesh and blood flying everywhere.
A bloodcurdling roar seed to shake heaven and earth as powerful sound waves rolled outward. The Giant Beast's purple eye glowed with an intimidating, eerie purple light. Under the glow of that purple eye, the severed tentacles actually began to writhe slowly.
Tendrils of flesh grew out from the wounds, reforming under a coat of sticky liquid.
'Limb regeneration?'
Hong Yu was stunned. A shocking na flashed through his mind. 'One hundred feet rooted in the deep earth, lives on flesh, regenerates its limbs. A Tier Three Desolate Beast—the Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede!'
The Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede was a powerful Desolate Beast that lived deep underground and fed on carrion.
This type of Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede was enormous, had nurous tentacles, and possessed the ability to regenerate its limbs. Even an ordinary Celestial Soul Realm expert would struggle to deal with it. A mont of carelessness could lead to being struck by its venomous tentacles and ending up as a tasty al in the beast's belly.
The Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede's combat power wasn't its strongest asset; what was truly terrifying was its tenacity and endurance.
Even if all one hundred of its legs were destroyed, as long as it wasn't completely annihilated, it could regenerate its limbs. And given the beast's vengeful nature, once you made an enemy of it, you had to kill it completely. Otherwise, it would chase you to the ends of the earth just to kill the expert who had offended it.
To avenge its humiliation!
"Damn it, of all the things to run into, it had to be this guy. What rotten luck."
Hong Yu spat on the ground.
He had long heard that the Ten Thousand Borders Demon Realm was fraught with danger, but he never expected to encounter a creature like the Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede so soon after entering.
Now, the only way to get rid of the Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede for good was to kill it.
Just then, the purple light on the Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede's body receded, and its broken tentacles were fully restored. More than fifty of them rose into the air like vines, swaying back and forth. As they swayed, streams of dark energy gathered together, suddenly coalescing into a dark Energy Ball.
ROAR!
The Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede's purple eye flashed, and the dark Energy Ball shot downward.
Dark Energy Chains swirled around the Energy Ball. This energy was highly corrosive; if it touched soone, even a defense backed by the Power of a Primordial Spirit would be eaten away until not even bone remained.
Hong Yu's eyes turned cold as a cyan light gathered within them.
He was already poised to strike.
A faint blue brilliance flickered within his left Cyan Eye as he calmly observed the Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede's every move.
After triggering his Cyan Eyes' ability a few tis, Hong Yu had gradually discovered that his left eye had undergone a fundantal change after its complete fusion with the Star River Spirit Bone. However, when it ca to Pupil Techniques, Hong Yu was fumbling in the dark, needing to explore and research everything from scratch.
For instance, the Spiritual Attack, Ice God's Blade!
And for instance, the Pupil Technique he was using right now—Liaoran!
As its na implied, Liaoran allowed him to infuse his Spiritual Power into his Cyan Eyes to see through an enemy's every movent, and even the flow of energy within their body. But the Liaoran skill had only just awakened, so Hong Yu could only perceive a faint trajectory.
Even so, it gave Hong Yu a much greater chance of victory.
'So its weak point is there!'
Hong Yu stared intently at the Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede's purple eye. Under the observation of his Cyan Eyes, he could see that all of its energy originated from that purple eye.
The corners of his lips curled into a cold, nacing smile. Hong Yu let out a soft breath. "Ice—God's—Blade!"
SWISH!
A sharp blue light shot out from his eye.
It pierced straight through the dark Energy Ball and, with a soft POP, struck the Hundred-Legged Demon Centipede's purple eye...
[Like I said yesterday, I was in etings all day, so this is just the first chapter! There will be more later. Sorry to keep you all waiting!]
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