In the underground tunnel, Wu Liang's blood-red escape light sped swiftly onward, surrounded by Plague Rats racing alongside him.
Strangely, no matter how close they came, neither side interfered with the other.
This was not because Wu Liang had used some method, but because the tunnel behind them was rapidly collapsing.
Though he had already exerted all his strength, the tunnel collapsed far too quickly. Just a few breaths later, cracks appeared in the passage around Wu Liang, and large chunks of sandstone reinforced by the Plague Rats came crashing down!
With the abilities of a Spirit Transformation Late-stage cultivator, Wu Liang naturally did not fear the falling earth and stone. Yet his face was filled with terror.
He needed no reason for it, for it came from the warning of his Spiritual Sense.
Sure enough, the next moment, Wu Liang felt a mighty force descend upon him. In an instant, it halted his escape light and madly dragged him back in the direction he had come from.
Wu Liang immediately understood that if he were pulled back, he would undoubtedly meet a dead end.
Thus, he no longer had time to care about anything else. He directly summoned the Blood Thorn and had it pierce his chest and abdomen. Then, he employed a secret art to draw back the Blood Thorn's essence, forcibly raising his cultivation.
By doing so, the Blood Thorn he had painstakingly nurtured would be completely ruined. But to survive, sacrifice was necessary.
Yet what drove him to despair was that although his cultivation had temporarily increased, the mighty force pressing upon him was growing even faster.
After delaying for merely three breaths, Wu Liang's body began to retreat uncontrollably toward the direction he had come from.
"No! Spare me! I don't want to die!"
Wu