Chen Jiu’s eyes gleamed with a trace of savagery. His right hand clenched into a fist and smashed forward. As the fist shot out, a faint black dragon roared within the strike. The power of this punch was entirely restrained, leaving no ripples within the enclosed cabin.
“Boom!” At the moment his fist collided with the massive, deep bluish-soft tentacle, the hidden power erupted.
A sinister and toxic force instantly surged along the tentacle, spreading toward the unknown creature hidden in the void.
“Be careful, it’s a Void creature, with eight tentacles.” Dongbo Xueying immediately sent his voice, and at the same time, his figure flickered and entered the Void realm.
Rumble~~~
The direct clash seemed to have failed to secure an advantage, even inflicting pain—this only further enraged the Voidborn horror. In an instant, tendril after tendril of abyssal azure lashed forth from the rift. Within a heartbeat, five monstrous appendages coiled toward Chen Jiu in perfect, nightmarish synchrony!
Chen Jiu’s expression turned fierce. His body suddenly revealed eight arms!
Crash! Boom! Slash!
In terms of close-range combat skills, among those who entered Hongshi Mountain this time, he was probably the best! His ‘Eight Dragon Essence’ encompassed various complex fighting techniques—some fierce, some sinister, some bizarre, all imbued with the concept of life and death’s endless cycle. Combined with the ‘Only Me Essence’ of his eight arms, his close combat was terrifyingly powerful. During his previous trial at the Meteorite Bridge, even three silver-armored swordsmen couldn’t lay a finger on him.
“Ha!” While blocking the incoming strikes head-on, Chen Jiu suddenly grabbed one of the tentacles with two of his hands and yanked with all his might: “Come out!”
The overwhelming force of his ‘Only Me Essence’ was unrivaled among all the extraordinary beings within Hongshi Mountain this time!
Snap!
That tentacle actually broke, and the other tentacles quickly withdrew.
The severed tentacle fell onto the floor of the enclosed cabin, writhing and struggling before quickly vanishing into the Void.
“A Void creature?” Chen Jiu frowned, immediately sending his voice: “Dongbo, looks like it’s up to you now.”
“Leave it to me.” Dongbo Xueying’s voice echoed inside the cabin.
…
Within the Void realm.
Dongbo Xueying, clad in white robes, licked his lips, still tasting the bitterness of the antidote from Ku Baihui. He held a crimson long spear, staring at the creature ahead that resembled an octopus with eight limbs. Its severed tentacle had returned to the Void and reattached itself. Suspended within the Void, its eight tentacles stretched freely, covering an area of twenty to thirty meters around.
Its head bore a pair of blood-red eyes fixed upon Dongbo Xueying.
“Entering Hongshi Mountain, this is the first real encounter with a Void creature,” Dongbo Xueying mused inwardly.
Although he had encountered beings capable of entering the Void before, like the stone-carved guardians and divine winged scorpions, they weren’t truly native to the Void! Within the Void, they faced significant hindrances—their speed, strength, and every movement were all affected and caused noticeable disturbances.
Even from the outside, their presence could be sensed.
But true Void creatures were different!
Within the Void, they moved freely without any hindrance, silently and invisibly.
Just like an extraordinary being mastering the ‘Void Essence.’
“Void Essence?” The octopus-like creature growled at Dongbo Xueying, “You extraordinary beings, your Void Essence is so weak, you haven’t even merged with the Void itself.”
“You haven’t achieved it either, have you?” Dongbo Xueying replied, gripping his spear.
“I rely on my innate talent, unlike you. Your Void Essence is so weak, your strength must be far inferior to that eight-armed extraordinary being outside.” The octopus Void creature rumbled lowly. After a brief clash with Chen Jiu, it had grown wary of him. That eight-armed warrior was truly formidable in close combat, and it might struggle to win. However, within the Void, the eight-armed warrior couldn’t do anything to it.
This was the terrifying nature of Void creatures.
They could easily ambush their enemies, while their enemies found it hard to locate them.
But this time… this team had Dongbo Xueying.
“The eight-armed warrior outside may be powerful, but as for my strength, why don’t you try and find out?” Dongbo Xueying said.
“Whoosh!”
In an instant, the octopus Void creature swung its tentacles. All eight lashed out at once, each exuding immense might.
“It could clash head-on with Chen Jiu. This octopus Void creature must have reached the Divine level in strength. But it seems weaker in the mastery of laws and principles,” Dongbo Xueying thought. In a flash, his figure moved—zoom!—startling the octopus creature. So fast!
His ‘Ultimate Penetration’ had reached the third realm.
Dongbo Xueying’s movement speed surged to the level of a thousand miles per second. In close combat, his movements became even faster.
“Boom!” The spear shaft rotated, tracing an arc, as if a massive star suddenly expanded with dazzling brilliance, then rapidly shrank into a singular ‘point.’
The octopus creature still tried to resist.
But Dongbo Xueying’s spear strike carried a swirling gravitational pull and incredible speed! Its tentacles couldn’t block in time, and Dongbo Xueying pierced straight into the creature’s hideous head. Its skull instantly collapsed and disintegrated. Yet soon, its eight tentacles swiftly retreated, and its head regrew.
“Amazing vitality,” Dongbo Xueying muttered inwardly. “My spear techniques could kill even General Kumen in one strike. This octopus Void creature actually endured it. Hmm, my secret technique isn’t fully refined yet. Once perfected, it should be much stronger.”
His ‘Ultimate Penetration’ had just reached the third realm.
His ‘Star Essence’ remained at the peak of the second realm. Naturally, combining the two into a secret technique required adjustments. The imbalance between their strengths made integration tricky, requiring more time to refine the technique. Still, regardless, the technique’s power had increased by about thirty to forty percent compared to before entering Hongshi Mountain.
The octopus Void creature was shaken by that strike, but soon grew even more furious and charged again. This time, its eight tentacles moved in perfect coordination, striving to leave no openings.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dongbo Xueying transformed into countless afterimages. Although the octopus creature’s tentacles were fast, they were clearly within Dongbo Xueying’s tolerance range. His spear struck repeatedly, and after being pierced five times, the octopus creature finally howled and tried to flee.
“Flee?” Dongbo Xueying pursued relentlessly, continuing his deadly strikes.
The octopus creature’s body repeatedly partially collapsed and disintegrated. After twelve spear strikes, it finally vanished into nothingness.
…
Chen Jiu and Uncle Fu anxiously waited, faintly sensing the fluctuations within the Void, clearly indicating a fierce battle.
But then…
Dongbo Xueying, clad in white robes, emerged from the void, smiling: “It’s dealt with.”
“Haha!” Chen Jiu and Uncle Fu immediately showed joy.
“Thank goodness for Dongbo, otherwise that Void creature would have been a real nuisance—its strength and speed both reached the Divine level, and it was hiding within the Void. It could suddenly ambush us up close, while our attacks into the Void would lose most of their power,” Chen Jiu sighed. Void assassinations were indeed a headache because the attacks came from ultra-close range, with eight tentacles at once.
“Mm.” Dongbo Xueying nodded. “Brother Chen’s close combat skills are near-perfect. If it were another warrior, surviving such a Void creature’s ambush would be difficult.”
What was originally a danger
turned into a direct confrontation because Dongbo Xueying mastered the Void Essence, making the Void creature—meant for ambushes and assassinations—fight him head-on.
“Let’s check the loot first,” Uncle Fu suggested.
Dongbo Xueying, Chen Jiu, and Uncle Fu turned their gazes toward the fat warrior. At this moment, the warrior was bound by a chain, the other end held in Chen Jiu’s hand! No matter how much the fat warrior struggled, he couldn’t break free—his strength was utterly insignificant before Chen Jiu.
Dongbo Xueying willed it,
and a Void projection appeared, walking directly toward the black metallic chest, intending to open it.
“Hmm?” Both Chen Jiu and Uncle Fu suddenly changed expressions.
“What’s wrong?” Dongbo Xueying looked at them.
“Wu Ma Hai is dead,” Chen Jiu said grimly. “Just now.”
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