“Hahaha, die! Die!” Lord You Lan, standing on the core vine from a distant location, his eyes gleaming with excitement and anticipation, asked himself—if he were in such a perilous situation, even three or five of him would meet certain death.
“Hmm?” Lord You Lan suddenly furrowed his brows.
Because Dongbo Xueying, who had been smashed forward by the tentacles, had actually vanished into thin air.
“Entered the Void Realm?” Lord You Lan frowned. “Even if you enter the Void Realm, it won’t help. These octopus-like Void creatures’ powers remain unaffected within the Void Realm. It’s just a pity I can’t see you die.”
…
Within the Void Realm.
The octopus-like creatures that had originally surrounded Dongbo Xueying, along with other members of their kind, looked astonished at the human appearing in the Void Realm. Had he run into the Void Realm too?
“Hiss.” Dongbo Xueying instantly slashed his palm across the spear blade, leaving a streak of crimson red.
Dongbo Xueying had now been driven to his last resort.
He couldn’t think of any other way.
“Even in the Void Realm, you must die,” instantly a group of octopus creatures continued their assault, countless dark green tentacles engulfing from all directions. Each tentacle moved extremely fast. Even Dongbo Xueying, even with his extremely rapid ‘Piercing Point,’ couldn’t defend against so many tentacles with just a single spear.
Puh! Puh! Puh! Puh! Puh! Puh!
The spear transformed into shadows, stars of cold light! Each strike landed on the attacking tentacles, barely scratching the surface, causing negligible damage to their bodies.
But—
“Wu!!!”
“Wu!!!”
One after another, the octopus creatures cried out in pain. It was too painful. Just piercing one tentacle caused the entire octopus creature to recoil in agony, its other tentacles retracting as it rolled about in pain, swinging wildly.
Although the poison in Dongbo Xueying’s blood had weakened, one must remember that when Dongbo Xueying was first poisoned, even his soul trembled in pain. Even weakened, the pain remained terrifying. Even someone like Lord You Lan, with his strong will, had cried out in pain upon first being pierced.
“Oh?” Seeing this, Dongbo Xueying quickly began attacking the octopus creatures surrounding Chen Jiu.
Puh puh puh… the spear tip, flashing with a streak of crimson red, caused the octopus creatures to howl in pain each time it struck.
Back in the real world, Chen Jiu, who had nearly reached his limit, was stunned because the tentacles attacking him from the Void Realm had significantly decreased.
“Chen Jiu, quick! Charge towards the core vine! These Voidspawn are suffering from the Voodoo’s agony, but the effect won’t hold—they’ll adapt any moment now,” Dongbo Xueying’s psychic voice echoed urgently.
Whoosh!
As he transmitted the message, Dongbo Xueying urgently charged toward the core vine, smearing more of his blood onto the spear blade as he went.
However, there were a total of one hundred and thirty-nine octopus creatures! The other octopuses not under attack roared in fury and charged.
Dongbo Xueying relentlessly pressed his assault, each strike a fading Piercing Point—yet sufficient. One by one, the octopoid horrors writhed as they “savored” the venomous agony of Voodoo! Mere creatures of flesh and blood, no divine war-engines were they. As the cursed toxins seeped deeper, their anguished shrieks erupted in unison.
“Cursed human.”
“What kind of poison is this?”
“Kill him.”
The pain didn’t subside, but soon the octopus creatures adapted. After all, they were divine-level beings. The pain… at least they could continue fighting!
This pain only fueled their hatred and murderous intent further.
Dongbo Xueying painstakingly managed to pierce one hundred and ten octopus creatures before the earliest ones pierced began to adapt and attacked again.
“This fast?” Dongbo Xueying knew they would adapt quickly. Back then, Lord You Lan had adapted in an instant.
…
Not only was Dongbo Xueying attacked again, but Chen Jiu, who had started to flee, was also attacked again.
Because Dongbo Xueying could no longer divert their attention! Over a dozen octopus creatures simultaneously attacked him. More than a hundred long, dark green tentacles blanketed the sky and earth, surrounding him. Chen Jiu revealed a look of despair.
Bang bang bang…
His eight arms defended flawlessly.
But numerous tentacles repeatedly coiled from all directions, like a massive net! Chen Jiu struggled, trying desperately to break free, but this time there were nearly twice as many tentacles as before. Just one second later.
“Shishishi~~~”
A massive number of tentacles completely enveloped him! Densely packed, forming a ball of entangled tentacles! Chen Jiu was entirely wrapped inside.
“Finished.” Chen Jiu despaired.
Although he wore divine armor, which the octopus creatures couldn’t penetrate, he wouldn’t die.
But…
He would be taken to their nest! Within the nest of so many monsters, he couldn’t escape. Without escape, he couldn’t pass the trial of the First Vine Leaf World. The divine-level being who sent him down had imposed a time limit. Because soon enough, the War God and the Great Demon God would launch their war! By then, they would have no chance to enter the ‘Red Stone Mountain’ again.
This time, he must succeed!
“Finished, finished.” Chen Jiu couldn’t resist. He felt completely trapped, as if the octopus creatures were carrying him away, moving.
…
“Hahaha, Chen Jiu is finished.” Standing on the core vine, Lord You Lan, seeing from afar that Chen Jiu had finally been completely bound by the tentacles and dragged into the Void Realm, revealed a pleased expression. “Just Dongbo Xueying remains. With so many Void creatures, he won’t last long either.”
However, Lord You Lan knew Dongbo Xueying was still holding on.
Because he could sense the fluctuations of battle within the Void Realm!
…
Within the Void Realm.
Dongbo Xueying indeed was holding on.
“Puh.” The spear pierced the attacking tentacle.
“Wu!” The octopus-like monstrosity let out an immediate, agonized wail. Though it had been enduring this torment ceaselessly, the moment Dongbo Xueying’s voodoo-tainted blood seeped into its wounds once more, the concentration of toxins within its body surged! Naturally, the suffering escalated to unbearable heights.
Therefore, although they grew increasingly furious.
Dongbo Xueying’s single spear strike affected the octopus creatures.
“My toxin’s power is ultimately weak. Repeated attacks will have diminishing effects on the battle,” Dongbo Xueying was extremely anxious. “I cannot lose, cannot!”
“I promised Jing Qiu, I will definitely return.”
“The Xia Clan, war will erupt soon enough.”
“Cannot lose, cannot!”
Seeing Chen Jiu defeated, bound, and dragged into the Void Realm, Dongbo Xueying understood that defeat would only bring a worse fate, for he had no divine armor!
“The Essence of Stars and the Essence of the Void. If I break through, just this once, I’ll have hope.” Dongbo Xueying was frantic with urgency. Even as he wildly unleashed his Piercing Point technique, his mind desperately replayed the vision of ‘Genesis of Heaven and Earth,’ forcibly suppressing the Gui Liu Yuan’s venomous curse within his body while striving to comprehend the Essence of Stars and the Essence of the Void.
Must breakthrough!
Without breakthrough, death awaits!
“Bang.”
A tentacle broke through his defense, striking Dongbo Xueying’s body.
Dongbo Xueying flew backward, then immediately lightning-fast thrust his spear backward, piercing the tentacle attempting to coil around him.
“Au.” The octopus creature immediately howled, its entire body trembling, but soon attacked again.
Thankfully, Uncle Fu had previously used divine scrolls enhancing defense on him. Otherwise, under the direct impact of divine-level power, he would have died or been severely injured, not surviving a few more hits.
“Stars…”
“Void…”
Dongbo Xueying was nearly frantic.
In his mind flashed the scene of the Red Stone Mountain’s master pointing a finger, creating the world, where plants and flowers existed, and birds and beasts soared…
When he thought of that boundless, thick earth, Dongbo Xueying’s heart suddenly stirred.
“Boom.”
Suddenly, the True Meaning of Stars on his body solidified. The power of the gravitational field around him also abruptly surged!
The powerful gravitational force instantly swept over all the octopus creatures attacking around him. Their bodies were already large, but previously the gravitational field’s power was weak, merely slowing their speed by a tenth. Now, with the gravitational field suddenly enhanced, all the surrounding octopus creatures’ bodies stiffened, their speeds abruptly slowing.
“The True Meaning of Stars has broken through.” Dongbo Xueying was so excited he nearly wept. He had truly broken through at this life-or-death moment. “Heaven does not wish me dead, Heaven does not wish me dead!”
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