Li Wuyang was severely wounded. His organs felt displaced, and his meridians throbbed with agony. Relying on sheer willpower and the last wisp of true qi sustained by the Huang Ting Jing, he fled desperately through the maze-like passages of the Stomach of the Glutton. Behind him, the Taotie Demon Lord's furious roars and terrifying aura that devoured all things pursued him relentlessly, like maggots clinging to bone!
The entire "stomach pouch" seemed to come alive. Its walls writhed violently, extending countless energy tendrils in an attempt to stop him. The passages twisted and shifted constantly as well, trying to trap him here until he died!
I can't stop! If I stop, I die! There was only one thought in Li Wuyang's mind. Xuan had used his last strength to send him out and point him toward the Eye of the Returning Void. He absolutely could not die here!
As he fled, he frantically circulated his cultivation technique, trying to refine the Source of Annihilation Crystal embedded in his brow. The pure Power of Annihilation within the crystal resonated wondrously with the Great Dao Imprint in his sea of consciousness. Though it could not immediately heal his injuries, it made his divine sense clearer and sharpened his perception of danger.
At the same time, the faint remnant of Xuan's will within the crystal continuously soothed his frenzied emotions, keeping him calm.
"Turn left! Avoid that energy current!" Somewhere in the darkness, it seemed as though Xuan's voice was guiding him.
Li Wuyang obeyed without hesitation, narrowly dodging a chaotic spatial current that appeared out of nowhere.
"The passage below is a trap! Take the upper route!"
He immediately leaped upward and clung to the writhing "ceiling." Below him, the passage was instantly flooded by dark-red digestive fluid.
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