Translator: CinderTL
Time ticked by, second by second.
No one knew when it began, but the Blood Tentacle's might had visibly waned. Even its swinging speed had slowed.
Song Wen and the others exchanged glances of elation.
Clearly, their plan had succeeded.
However, Song Wen suddenly noticed that only twenty-odd tentacles remained flailing in the air. The rest had burrowed deep into the earth beneath the Blood Sui's massive, fleshy orb.
Then, the Blood Sui's colossal body plummeted downward, crashing onto the ground with a thunderous impact that sent countless rocks and thick dust flying.
The fleshy orb crushed the shattered stones beneath it as it began to grind its way deeper into the earth.
"Damn it, it's trying to escape!" Song Wen roared.
Before his words had even faded, a wooden box materialized before him.
The box sprang open, revealing one hundred and six crystal-clear, elongated nails within.
With a thought, Song Wen sent the nails shooting forward, aiming directly at the fleshy orb.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The remaining twenty-odd tentacles whipped through the air, leaving trails of afterimages that formed an azure shield above the Blood Sui's body.
Neither the four chains forged by Lan Chen and the others' Formation nor Song Wen's hundred and six nails could penetrate this shield. All were deflected, unable to reach the fleshy orb.
However, eight nails managed to pierce the tentacles' surface, embedding themselves firmly within the flesh.
In an instant, a terrifying, bone-chilling cold surged through the long nails.
Centered on the nails, a layer of azure ice crystals rapidly spread across the surface of the Blood Tentacle. However, the expansion stopped after reaching a radius of about ten feet.
The area of the tentacle covered in ice crystals experienced some restriction in its flexibility and ability to extend.
But the Blood Tentacle was thick and long. Freezing only a twenty-foot section wasn't enough to significantly hinder its overall flexibility.
Song Wen formed a magic seal with his fingers. The long nails that had been knocked away regrouped and shot toward the same Blood Tentacle.
Countless nails were mercilessly swept down again, but this time, more than twenty of them managed to pierce the tentacle's surface and embed themselves firmly.
Ice crystals rapidly formed concentric rings around the points where the nails had struck. The Blood Tentacle stiffened instantly, becoming like a frozen meat pillar.
A massive golden chain struck, wrapping around the frozen tentacle's tip and quickly spiraling downward, encasing the entire tentacle in its coils.
By this point, Blood Sui's mountain-sized fleshy body had completely submerged into the rubble.
The two sides began a tug-of-war.
Blood Sui wanted to burrow deeper underground, while the chain sought to drag it out.
"Boom!"
A muffled explosion erupted from beneath the rubble.
Another Blood Tentacle lashed out, striking the base of the frozen one.
The frozen tentacle snapped instantly!
Blood Sui, having severed an arm to escape, fled deep underground.
Meanwhile, the golden chain sprang high, its end still coiled around the frozen tentacle.
Song Wen and the others immediately wore anxious expressions.
"We can't let it escape!"
Without a second thought, Song Wen plunged into the rubble after Blood Sui.
After descending over ten miles, a massive horizontal tunnel appeared before him.
Ahead, he could still see a dozen Blood Tentacles waving frantically, rapidly receding into the distance.
Song Wen moved swiftly, urgently pursuing Blood Sui.
No sooner had he left than Mo Yexue materialized in his place, following closely behind.
Blood Sui's movement was not particularly fast, and it had to break through rock to clear its path. Soon, Song Wen caught up.
Bang!
A tentacle slammed against his azure shield, sending Song Wen flying backward.
He could clearly feel that the impact's power was significantly weaker than when Blood Sui was at its peak.
Song Wen surged forward again, resuming his pursuit.
But in moments, he was knocked back once more.
Song Wen felt increasingly helpless.
In this underground tunnel, his range of movement was limited. The dozen Blood Tentacles completely blocked the passage, preventing him from getting close to Blood Sui.
Suddenly, a sword beam flashed past Song Wen.
A crisp clang echoed through the tunnel.
The flying sword had been deflected by a tentacle.
Mo Yexue appeared beside Song Wen, her expression grave. "Ji Yin, what do we do now?"
Song Wen couldn't think of a good solution immediately and shook his head slightly.
Suddenly, through the gaps between the writhing tentacles, Song Wen noticed a peculiar tentacle on Blood Sui's massive fleshy orb.
More precisely, it wasn't a tentacle at all, but a hollow meat pillar.
The pillar was about ten feet thick and no more than a few dozen feet long, resembling the feeding tube of Blood Sui, only much shorter.
A memory flashed through Song Wen's mind: a scene of several Beastmaster Sect disciples collecting rotten flesh from a large pit at the foot of Sui Peak.
"That's... Blood Sui's anus!" Song Wen's eyes lit up slightly.
With a thought, a blood pillar as thick as a water vat shot out from beneath his feet, piercing the rock below.
The blood pillar reappeared, having bypassed Blood Sui's tentacle blockade, and emerged beneath the fleshy orb. It burst through the rock and plunged directly into the anus.
Blood Sui was struck as if by lightning.
Its massive body froze in place, and its tentacles began flailing wildly.
The rock above shattered, sending countless fragments raining down and burying Blood Sui's form.
One of the tentacles struck the blood pillar, which continued to surge from the ground and pierce the anus.
The Blood Pillar shattered instantly.
At the same time, a muffled explosion echoed from within Blood Sui.
A massive cloud of Blood Mist, mixed with decaying flesh, erupted from its body.
The Blood Mist was formed when the Blood Pillar, created by the Blood Sea Seal, was crushed by the immense power within Blood Sui.
Blood Sui seemed to heave a sigh of relief.
It swung several tentacles, piercing them into the rock layer above. Then, the tentacles contracted, pulling its entire body upward.
Blood Sui's massive flesh quickly vanished beneath the ground.
On Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, Lan Chen and Mi He suddenly noticed several enormous tentacles erupting from the earth about three hundred miles to the east.
The ground churned, and Blood Sui burst forth, breaking through the surface.
Lan Chen and Mi He's expressions darkened considerably.
The distance of over three hundred miles far exceeded the Primordial Dragon-Trapping Array's effective range. The formation they had painstakingly set up had become completely useless.
Several of Blood Sui's tentacles stretched along the ground, extending to their limits. Then, their tips burrowed into the soil. With perfect coordination, the tentacles suddenly contracted, pulling Blood Sui's massive flesh forward at incredible speed.
As it moved, several more tentacles extended forward.
In this manner, Blood Sui maintained a constant, rapid forward momentum.
Wherever it passed, trees and rocks alike were crushed into fragments, leaving a wide, deep trench in its wake.
(End of the Chapter)
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