Chen Lin fled more than ten li in one stretch before he was forced to land.
Countless black shadows flickered in the gloom. They were the same tentacle monsters he had encountered earlier.
Afraid that the man in blue would catch up, he dared not linger in battle. He immediately used Golden Body Transformation and repeated his old trick, grabbing a tentacle lashing toward him and swinging the monster in a circle, smashing it down again and again.
But his heart sank. This batch of monsters seemed stronger than the previous ones, and more violent. Rather than retreating at his actions, they charged at him even more fiercely.
"Die!"
He killed several monsters in succession, but the others still refused to retreat. Chen Lin could only take out the Azure Flood Dragon Halberd and launch his assault with a low roar.
The Pseudo Spirit Treasure displayed its might, wiping out a whole swath of monsters in a single blow. At last, fear appeared in the survivors. They backed away one after another and soon vanished.
Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief. He did not bother dealing with the corpses, merely prying out all their rather mysterious breastbones and putting them away before hurriedly leaving.
After traveling swiftly for another stretch and confirming that the man in blue had not pursued him, Chen Lin finally relaxed and found a secluded place to rest.
First, he changed his robes, then took out the Disguise Mask he had not used in a long time and put it on. Although this would not prevent the man in blue from detecting him, it could keep others from recognizing him through portraits or similar means at the man's direction.
It was at least a precaution.
He took out an Earth Escape Talisman and burrowed underground,