The Formidable Painted Woman
The poison took some time to take effect. Xu Huo wrestled with the giant monster for a while longer before the enormous creature finally began to weaken and toppled to one side. It wasn't dead, and the poison wasn't enough to completely restrict its movements. It had simply sensed that things were going badly and decided to retreat.
The giant monster pushed through the trees and ran, but after only a few thousand meters, it ran into an invisible barrier. Blocked, it swung its huge hands and pounded at it furiously. Half a minute later, cracks appeared across the barrier. Then, with one final headbutt from the monster, it shattered completely, revealing a pitch-black space beyond.
The giant monster hesitated. It suddenly tilted its head to listen, then turned and ran without a moment's hesitation, not even bothering with Xu Huo, who had climbed onto its head.
Xu Huo stood atop its swaying head, his gaze still fixed on the black space. In barely a minute, towering waves surged out of it, sweeping across the forest where the giant monster stood.
It wasn't just Xu Huo—even a creature as massive as the giant monster struggled to keep its footing. And as the torrents swept through the forest, countless sea beasts appeared!
Xu Huo was hit by several giant sharks in quick succession. After chopping off the octopus tentacles wrapped around the outside of his defensive barrier, he used the Mental Portal to reach the surface.
He finally broke out of the water, only for a sudden force to seize him and pull him skyward. When he was only a few dozen meters above the water, gravity abruptly reversed, and he fell toward the sky!
The sky had become the ground. The forest submerged beneath the black