Chu Chu's Incredulous Gaze

Pavilion Master Chu was slow to arrive and take Shuhang and Chu Chu out of 'Time City'.

Therefore, after finishing their daily cultivation, Song Shuhang and Chu Chu would go to the various passages and rooms, halls and caves in 'Time City' to see if they could find a way to leave Time City on their own.

--When Shuhang and his companion entered 'Time City', they were led in by Pavilion Master Chu. Along the way, various restrictions and maze-like passages were open. Without Pavilion Master Chu's guidance, it would have been very difficult for the two of them to get out of the Underground City of 'Time City'.

Two more days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Shuhang and Chu Chu have explored nearly seventy rooms, halls, and caves over the past two days... but they still haven't found any news about the exit.

At this moment, Song Shuhang and Chu Chu looked quite disheveled.

Not every hall in 'Time City' is safe.

Just a few minutes ago, Shuhang and Chu Chu entered an underground plaza with a "Bronze Men Formation".

There are 108 bronze figures in this underground plaza, and the first one has a combat strength of rank Second-Grade.

In a one-on-one situation, neither Song Shuhang nor Chu Chu would be afraid of these bronze figures.

However, when they stepped into the underground plaza, all 108 bronze figures were activated, forming an array that completely surrounded Song Shuhang and Chu Chu.

Even with their combined efforts, Chu Chu and Song Shuhang could barely hold out against the attacks of the 108 bronze men.

Chu Chu flashed, sweeping away the three bronze figures in front of her. "Shuhang, let's work together to escape! These bronze figures are tireless; if we keep going, we'll be worn down!"

Song Shuhang used his steel fist to blast the bronze figure in front of him away, shouting, "Miss Chu Chu, cover me for two breaths. I'll unleash the full power of the <Reverse Scale Saber Technique> Dragon Dance Form, which should be enough to hold off these bronze figures. Then... we'll take the opportunity to escape!"

The Reverse Scale Saber Technique has no offensive capabilities, but its defensive power is truly unparalleled!

"Okay, no problem!" Chu Chu replied. As she spoke, she shrank the circle of sword energy, protecting Song Shuhang within her sword circle.

Song Shuhang a deep breath, Fortune, and unleashed his full power using the <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique> combined with the <Reverse Scale Saber Technique>.

He shouted in a deep voice, "Dragon Dance Form!"

The next moment, true energy transformed into lifelike dragon-shaped blade light, enveloping Song Shuhang in circles and forming an iron-clad defensive circle that repelled the charging bronze figure—even Chu Chu was slightly forced back two steps by the Dragon Dance Form blade light.

Song Shuhang immediately controlled the Dragon Dance Form defensive circle, temporarily creating an opening at Chu Chu's location.

The dragon-shaped true energy surged continuously, expanding the defensive range and crashing towards the exit!

"Now! Miss Chu Chu, quickly enter my 'Dragon Dance Form' defensive range, let's break through!" Song Shuhang shouted.

Chu Chu immediately put away her sword circle, leaped into the gap opened by Song Shuhang, and entered the defensive circle.

"Got it! Let's go! Hahaha!" Song Shuhang laughed heartily.

But at that moment, a wooden box automatically emerged from Song Shuhang's 'one-inch Shrinking Bag Inch-Shrinking Bag's and hovered in front of him.

Then, the wooden box opened automatically, revealing a rune inside—it was none other than Venerable White's 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique'!

Song Shuhang has been in the Underground City 'Time City' for a full twenty-six days.

In addition, before entering 'Time City', he had already spent four days in the universe, in the Cave Abode of Venerable Seven Cultivations, in the tomb of the Tomb of Venerable Six Cultivations, and in the Jadewater Pavilion.

It took exactly thirty days.

The countdown to Venerable White's 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique' is thirty days long, starting from the moment Song Shuhang was launched into space.

Now, the countdown for the 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique' has reached zero, and the runes that Venerable White had laid out beforehand have been activated!

The talisman was a ring of light particles that entangled Song Shuhang.

From the moment the wooden box was automatically ejected to the activation of the 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique,' less than one-hundredth of a second elapsed.

Song Shuhang and Chu Chu didn't even have time to react.

The 'Escape Light' of the Myriad-Mile Escape Technique had already swept up Song Shuhang and sent him into the sky!

"No! This is too sudden!" Song Shuhang shouted as he and the 'Dragon Dance Form' Saber Qi were sent into the sky and 'whooshed' out of the underground plaza of the [108 Bronze Men].

Song Shuhang was sent away just like that, leaving so suddenly... leaving Chu Chu, stunned and bewildered.

She stared in disbelief as Shuhang walked away with a 'piu~~'.

Chu Chu had just finished retracting her sword circle and was preparing to escape the 108 Bronze Men Formation while enduring Shuhang's 'Dragon Dance Form' defense.

But now, Song Shuhang flew away along with the 'Dragon Dance Form' Saber Qi, leaving Chu Chu completely exposed to the bronze men.

"You can't betray your teammates like that!" Chu Chu was truly on the verge of tears.

At this moment, dozens of bronze figures formed a circle and attacked Chu Chu simultaneously. The remaining ninety bronze figures formed a large formation, completely surrounding Chu Chu.

108 Bronze Men VS Chu Chu, Round 2, Battle Begins!

Even with Chu Chu and Song Shuhang, they could barely cope with this 'Bronze Men Formation'.

If she's all alone now, it's a truly desperate situation!

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Song Shuhang waved helplessly at Chu Chu in the distance. After activating the Myriad-Mile Escape Technique, he entered 'observer' mode, unable to control the technique.

Shuhang could only try to Secret Voice Transmission to Chu Chu: "Chu Chu, after you break through the Bronze Men Formation, find a way to catch up with me."

The Myriad-Mile Escape Technique might be able to take him directly away from the Underground City of 'Time City'.

And so, Song Shuhang's figure was carried by the Escape Light, and he quickly traversed the passages of the Underground City.

--This time, the Myriad-Mile Escape Technique should be the improved version by Venerable White.

Song Shuhang still remembered that when the Venerable White gave him the 'Calabash Brothers Sticker' series of Myriad-Mile Escape Technique, he would crash into small obstacles during flight.

He flew a long distance with the 'Cold Flame Sword' of the Empty Thieves' Sect protruding from his lower back.

Now, this 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique' is very agile; it can skillfully dodge any small objects that appear in front of it.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be able to leave 'Time City'.

Like Veteran Driver, the Escape Light enveloped Song Shuhang, veering left and right until Escape Light finally crashed into a dark passage.

In the Underground City Time City, every passageway is brightly lit. This unusual, pitch-black passage—could it be the exit?!

Song Shuhang perked up.

The dark passage was very long; even at the speed of Escape Light, it took more than ten minutes to reach the end.

Finally, after flying for half an hour with Song Shuhang in the Escape Light, light appeared ahead.

It's coming out!

However, since the 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique' is located on Venerable White, I may have to leave 'Jadewater Pavilion' and return to Earth.

In this way, I might not have a chance to say goodbye to 'Pavilion Master Chu'. It's indeed a bit embarrassing for a guest to leave without saying goodbye.

And Li Yinzhu, I can't take her with me either. I hope that after Chu Chu comes out of 'Time City', I can take good care of her.

Although she wasn't his daughter, Song Shuhang felt a special affinity for Li Yinzhu because of the dream memories of the rogue Li Tiansu Tianshuo.

As he was pondering this, the Escape Light had already carried Song Shuhang into that 'light'.

Song Shuhang felt as if he had crashed headfirst into a soft barrier.

Immediately afterward, under the powerful impact of the 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique', he forced his way into the barrier!

"We're out... Uh, wait a minute, what the hell is this place?!" Song Shuhang stared at the space in front of him.

What appeared before him was not the exit of the 'Time City', nor the Jadewater Pavilion, but a huge tree hollow.

In the center of the tree hollow, there was a luminous object resembling a giant jellyfish.

Thousands upon thousands of ray tendrils extended from this luminous object, covering the entire tree cavity.

"If this isn't the exit, where is this place?" At the same time, he felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the giant, glowing jellyfish in front of him.

Seemingly sensing the intruder, the glowing jellyfish's countless tentacles swirled over in a flash.

Even the most agile 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique' cannot evade the attacks that fill the entire space! No matter how high your agility and evasion are, in the confined space of the tree hole, you can only stare helplessly at the Map Cannon of attacks.

The jellyfish's tentacles did not directly attack Song Shuhang's body.

Centered on Song Shuhang, within a two-meter radius, its tentacles wrapped him up in layers upon layers, like a silkworm spinning its Cocoon Formation. Song Shuhang was encased in a thick cocoon by the tentacles.

Once the tentacles are complete, sucker-like organs emerge from the jellyfish tentacles.

The suction cups contracted, sticking to the 'Ten Thousand Mile Flight Technique' light Escape Light around Song Shuhang.

The next moment, the Escape Light of the Myriad-Mile Escape Technique was actually transformed into pure spiritual energy by the suction cup and absorbed...

The Myriad-Mile Escape Technique was actually eaten?

Song Shuhang sighed softly—what a misfortune.

It seems like I used up all the 'luck points' I'd accumulated a few days ago, and now I'm starting to have bad luck.

At the same time, after the escape technique of 'Ten Thousand Mile Flight Technique' disappeared, Song Shuhang felt suffocated; there was no air in this tree hole space!

Moreover, there was no gravity, and without the protection of the Escape Light, Song Shuhang still floated in mid-air, hovering in the center of the tentacle cocoon.

After swallowing the 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique', countless tendrils of light began to stir, their tips reaching out towards Song Shuhang.

"<Reverse Scale Saber Technique> Dragon Dance Form!" Song Shuhang swung his Overlord Shatter Saber, and his True Dragon.

The Saber Qi Dragon Transformation, lifelike and vivid.

However, the True Dragon that had just been formed by the Dragon Dance Form had barely taken shape when the suction cups on its tentacles quickly attached themselves to it. The suction cups contracted, instantly absorbing all the true energy of the dragon formed by the Dragon Dance Form.

Just like the 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique', it was swallowed up.

[It can even dissolve and absorb Transformation true energy and spiritual power. What is this jellyfish?] The chilling feeling on Song Shuhang's body became even clearer.

Both Venerable White's "Myriad-Mile Escape Technique" and his "Dragon Dance Form" Saber Qi were reduced to their original energy and absorbed.

This glowing jellyfish seems to be in opposition to the 'monk'!

Song Shuhang gripped the Overlord Shatter Saber.

At this moment... the Glowing Jellyfish seemed to have eaten its fill after absorbing the true energy of the 'Dragon Dance Form'.

It did not continue to coil around Song Shuhang, but instead remained in a cocoon, trapping him inside, motionless.

[Will you no longer attack me first?]

Song Shuhang immediately controlled his true energy, drew a 'Turtle-Breathing Technique' rune on the palms of his hands, activated it with his mental power, formed the Black Tortoise Hand Seal with his hands, and cast the 'Turtle-Breathing Technique'.

In this airless tree hollow, the most important thing is to avoid suffocating.

However, just as Song Shuhang formed the Black Tortoise Hand Seal with both hands, a tentacle suddenly extended from the cocoon-shaped tentacles, moving with lightning speed, and touched Song Shuhang's palm.

The next moment, the runes of the 'Turtle-Breathing Technique' were restored to pure energy and sucked away by the suckers on the Glowing Jellyfish's tentacles.

Song Shuhang: "..."

It seems the Glowing Jellyfish isn't refusing to attack him, but rather waiting for him to use his 'true energy' to transform into Saber Qi and Daoist techniques, which it then devours and absorbs!

[If this continues, I'll suffocate without air.]

Song Shuhang gripped the Overlord Shatter Saber, and gathered power in both hands. If his true energy and spiritual power would be absorbed... then he would try a physical attack.

He unleashed a fierce slash, but it wasn't imbued with any true energy; it was pure brute force.

Ding ding ding ding~~

A series of Mars rose up.

Those seemingly soft tentacles are each harder than any divine weapon.

The Overlord Shatter Saber, capable of slicing through the flesh of Fourth-Grade Cultivator, didn't even leave a white mark when it struck the tentacles.

As expected, physical attacks were useless. After all, this jellyfish had even broken through the 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique' set up by Venerable White... Even if this Glowing Jellyfish wasn't at the Venerable-Tier level, it was at least at the level of Sixth-Grade True Lord.

The Saber Qi was ineffective, and the Daoist techniques were also devoured.

Then try this!

Song Shuhang sheathed his Overlord Shatter Saber, and drew his two-handed greatsword.

Holy Light Swordsmanship -- Holy Light Slaying Evil Sword!

The Holy Light Swordsmanship has decent attack power, but it's not enough to break through the tentacles of the Glowing Jellyfish.

What Song Shuhang wanted was the holy flame that accompanied the sword when the Holy Light Swordsmanship was used.

The holy flame wasn't particularly powerful, but it had a voracious appetite, was highly adhesive, and wasn't easily extinguished—I wonder if this Glowing Jellyfish would eat this Western import?

The Holy Light Slaying Evil Sword, lightly striking the jellyfish's tentacles.

The jellyfish's tentacles remained unharmed, still making a crisp, tinkling sound.

However, the holy flame stuck to the jellyfish's tentacles and began to burn.

The holy flame has very low destructive power; even if it burned for a hundred years, it would not be able to harm the jellyfish.

The suckers on the jellyfish tentacles opened and closed again, and a large amount of holy flame was converted into pure energy and began to be absorbed.

[It's not over yet!] Song Shuhang cast a minor Daoist spell—"Fire Manipulation!"

Holy Flame is also a type of flame that can be manipulated by 'Fire Manipulation', something Song Shuhang and Chu Chu had experimented with fourteen days ago.

The tentacles of a jellyfish can become the burning material attached to the sacred flame.

Under the manipulation of the Fire Manipulation, the holy flames began to burn wildly—not seeking to injure the opponent, but only to burn a large area.

If the burning area is large, there's a 50% chance the tendrils will move to extinguish the fire. That's their only chance to escape.

The tentacles... did indeed move.

Behind Song Shuhang, more than thirty tentacles twisted into a thick bundle and slammed down on Song Shuhang.

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