Chapter 368 - 278: The Might of the Pocket World! Lu Xuan Flees in Disarray!
Chapter 368: Chapter 278: The Might of the Pocket World! Lu Xuan Flees in Disarray!
"Boom——!"
Two beams of tens of meters wide azure light shot out from those immense azure eyes, heading straight for the spot where Lu Xuan had just stood.
Wherever the two azure beams passed, the river water evaporated, and space twisted, their power terrifying to the extreme.
However, these two deadly beams hit nothing.
At this moment, Lu Xuan had already slipped into the void, escaping the attack range.
"Ant!"
"Trying to escape?"
"Die for me!"
The next second, the voice of the Nether Serpent suddenly sounded, its gaze firmly fixed on Lu Xuan.
Within the void, Lu Xuan was quickly blinking away into the distance to flee.
But Lu Xuan could still feel that the Nether Serpent’s gaze seemed to penetrate the void, locking onto him tightly.
Just as the Nether Serpent was preparing to unleash its pocket world, sealing heaven and earth, completely cutting off Lu Xuan’s escape route.
The immense phantom of a woman, hundreds of meters tall, had already slapped towards the Nether Serpent.
The gust of the palm was as heavy as a mountain, carrying the momentum of sweeping away mountains and overturning seas, directly pressing towards the Nether Serpent’s head.
"Damn humans!"
The Nether Serpent roared in anger, having no choice but to abandon the pursuit of Lu Xuan and turn to counter this sudden attack.
The thousand-meter-long serpent tail whipped around suddenly, like a divine whip spanning heaven and earth, wrapped with the power of heaven and earth laws.
It swept out with unstoppable force, and wherever the thousand-meter tails passed, the surrounding water currents rippled layer upon layer, seemingly bearing an unbearable burden.
The next moment, the thousand-meter tail collided with the giant palm of the woman’s phantom, erupting with a world-shaking boom.
The woman’s phantom also shattered instantly under the Nether Serpent’s powerful strike, turning into countless purple dots of light that dispersed into the river.
A hundred miles away, Zi Yao’s body suddenly shuddered, her face turned slightly pale, and her aura became chaotic.
Her brows furrowed with a trace of pain flashing in her eyes, clearly suffering quite a bit of backlash.
The towering woman phantom just now was exactly her Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect!
The Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect was intimately connected with her Void, and with a strand separated and destroyed, her Void naturally suffered an impact as well.
The damage, though not fatal, would waste at least ten days nurturing the Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect within her Void back to its original state.
The strand of Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect sent out was not to directly contend with the Nether Serpent, but to buy time for Lu Xuan’s escape.
She knew very well, given Lu Xuan’s strength, he was no match for a direct confrontation with the Nether Serpent.
If he faced the Nether Serpent alone, not even a chance of survival remained.
The power of the Pocket World’s master is not something that could be resisted at will.
Even the temporary power of the Pocket World is enough for the Nether Serpent to sweep through the entire Great Xia Empire!
Their successful escape was thanks to the might of the late emperor, forcing the Nether Serpent to focus entirely on hunting them down.
"The power of the Nether Serpent’s pocket world should soon dissipate."
"When that happens, seems we’ll need to rely on that mirror of the Observatory to track its whereabouts."
Zi Yao took a deep breath, suppressing the discomfort inside her, quickly adjusting her aura.
A moment later, Zi Yao’s figure quietly vanished from where she stood, as if she had never appeared at all.
With Zi Yao’s assistance, Lu Xuan’s figure had long since vanished into the distance, leaving only the Nether Serpent alone at the riverbed.
At this moment, the Nether Serpent lashed out its tail in anger, the river churned, and the ground trembled.
No matter how it vented, it could not catch up with the escaping "ant."
"These damn humans... This lord will make sure you pay the price!"
"And Xia Ritian, the despicable brat!"
The Nether Serpent’s roaring echoed at the river bottom, refusing to dissipate for a long time.
However, after uttering those harsh words, the Nether Serpent did not aggressively charge out of the Jinlin River.
"The power of the Ancestor’s blood essence is almost depleted."
"Forget it!"
"This time, let those damn humans go temporarily!"
The Nether Serpent stayed at the riverbed, choosing not to pursue the two who had fled.
Otherwise, with its former demeanor, even if it couldn’t catch up to the two fleeing humans,
it would have charged onto the riverbank, seeking nearby humans as blood food to fill its belly.
Having been sealed for so long, the Nether Serpent still harbored a bit of fear.
In this world, there are still many humans who can subdue it.
It doesn’t want to experience the feeling of being sealed again, because it’s too painful.
"Hmph!"
"Once I leave the Great Xia Dynasty!"
"The next person to enter will be Yu Huang’s ancestor himself."
"I still have a source crystal from the Earth Venerable Realm!"
Before the words had fallen, a strange blue light flickered from within the Nether Python, instantly enveloping its gigantic serpent body.
Its enormous body rapidly contracted in the blue light, scales shedding, the serpent head vanishing.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into an ordinary-looking old man.
The little old man was short in stature, with a withered face, wearing a dusty gray robe, and leaning on a wooden staff, looking completely insignificant.
However, in those murky eyes, an occasional flash of a heart-pounding blue light could be seen.
This kind of transformation technique was far stronger than that King Qing, multiple times over!
As a pinnacle existence in the realm of demon lords, the Nether Python’s transformation skill had reached an unparalleled level.
As long as it didn’t intentionally reveal itself, even a human Void True Master of the same realm wouldn’t be able to discern its true identity.
In the mountains, ten miles outside of Qingyun County.
The void suddenly rippled, and then Lu Xuan’s figure stepped out, landing steadily on the ground.
Afterwards, he quickly scanned the surroundings, raised his right hand, and waved it casually.
Rumble!
The solid ground shook violently, dirt surged, as if an invisible giant hand was manipulating the earth.
In the blink of an eye, a gigantic pit, dozens of meters deep, appeared before Lu Xuan.
Without any hesitation, his figure flickered, transforming into a purple escape light, directly flying into the deep pit.
As he entered the pit, the soil above surged again, as if it was alive, swiftly filling the pit back in.
The ground restored itself as if nothing had ever happened, leaving only a silent forest.
Deep underground, Lu Xuan was enveloped in a layer of purple light shield, isolating the surrounding earth, sand, and stones.
The purple light shield emitted a gentle glow, illuminating the dark space.
Lu Xuan sat cross-legged, tightly holding the dark and profound Profound Bird Celestial Lock, his eyes flickering with intense light.
"Can’t wait any longer!"
Lu Xuan murmured to himself, his tone carrying a hint of urgency and excitement.
He decided to refine this Profound Bird Celestial Lock now to break through to the Void Realm!
This was the opportunity he had been waiting for, and the power to seek revenge against that Nether Python.
Lu Xuan hadn’t forgotten the life-and-death crises he had faced at the hands of that damn Nether Python.
"Thankfully, this Profound Bird Celestial Lock ended up in my hands; otherwise..."
Lu Xuan shook his head, a shiver of fear passing through him.
If he gained nothing this time, Lu Xuan might truly be driven to tears without having anything to show for it.
Originally, Lu Xuan intended to also capture the Nether Python, using this opportunity to break through and perhaps earn more system points.
However, harsh reality delivered him a stinging slap.
"That damn beast of a Nether Python, absurdly strong!"
Lu Xuan’s face looked grim, a hint of fear flickering in his eyes.
Even possessing the top-tier escape technique "Distance of a Thousand Miles in a Day," he couldn’t escape from the Nether Python.
The Pocket World’s nearly perfect power of the Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect could make the surrounding space so stable it was unbreakable.
No wonder he was booted out by the Pocket World.
"If not for the director’s timely intervention, I would have ended up in ashes even if I survived," Lu Xuan sighed inwardly, his gratitude toward Zi Yao deepening.
However, now was not the time for sentimentality.
Lu Xuan took a deep breath, suppressing his distracting thoughts, and refocused his gaze on the Profound Bird Celestial Lock in his hand.
The trace of the Summer Celestial Dharma Aspect controlling the Profound Bird Celestial Lock had already been destroyed by the Nether Python.
So, this Profound Bird Celestial Lock should be ownerless now.
Great, one Seven-Striped Moon Artifact Bone-Eating Rod, one Nine-Stripe Lunar Artifact Profound Bird Celestial Lock, enough.
This time, no breakthrough to the Void Realm, no leaving seclusion.
"Extract!"