Inside Thousand Lantern City.
Chen Mu stared intently at the shadow beneath his feet.
Yet after a long while, his own shadow remained completely still.
"I clearly saw the shadow moving."
Hundred Mile Qi Seal!
The Brow Secret Aperture throbbed, and invisible force spread outward from him in every direction.
This was the sensory feedback initially granted by the Heavenly Demon True Form.
Chen Mu fixed his gaze on the surrounding shadows.
There was nothing wrong with his own shadow, but the shadows cast by the tables, chairs, and benches around him were strange. They appeared calm on the surface, yet within them lurked threads of obscure, malicious intent!
These shadows were alive!
The next moment, the shadows abruptly began to stir and sway, twisting in an instant into countless monster-like claws and fangs.
Malice surged toward him. Countless black tentacles stretched out from the surrounding shadows, instantly extending and snapping taut as they bound Chen Mu's shadow tightly.
As though a cold gust had struck him just after leaving a bath, Chen Mu's entire body suddenly turned icy, and he could not help shuddering.
His expression immediately darkened.
"These shadows can actually drain my vitality and primordial qi?!"
This was exactly how it had felt when he had used Soul Seizing Yuan Returning on himself before!
Boom!
With a thought, his Protective Spiritual Light abruptly swelled outward. Tables, chairs, and benches shattered in every direction, while the shadow tentacles broke apart and dissipated.
But the next moment, countless sharp shadows shot out from the darkness at the walls and corners, plunging like arrows in unison into Chen Mu's shadow.
Chen Mu shuddered all over, as though someone had suddenly drained a large tube of blood from him. His entire body went weak at once.
"Damn it!"
He shot upward,