Breaking Free

"Hahaha! At last, I've seen the light of day again!" Laughter rang out from the dust ahead, its sound shrill and savage.

Everyone outside felt their ears buzz, as though countless fine needles were boring into them. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably and their teeth chattered as they hurriedly retreated.

Boom!

An enormous black shadow leaped out of the dust and landed heavily on the ground. It was a black-skinned giant several dozen feet tall, his muscles knotted like tree roots. His eyes glared wide, and his hair and eyebrows resembled flames, giving him a ferocious, intimidating appearance.

What was more, a long red dragon was coiled around his neck, its golden eyes fixed on Shen Luo and the others as it hissed and growled.

The moment Shen Luo met the giant's gaze, his entire body shuddered, as though he were facing a colossal beast of the Primordial Wilderness.

Ao Hong and the others also paled. Fear even appeared on Ao Zhong's face, and his eyes instinctively darted toward the stairs leading to the upper level.

"A son of the old Dragon King of the East Sea? What a useless whelp. The slightest setback, and you want to flee with your tail between your legs." The black-faced giant's expression turned mocking.

After suffering one setback after another that day, Ao Zhong had begun to falter amid his emotional turmoil. At the giant's open taunt, his face instantly flushed bloodred, and he lunged at him.

Dazzling yellow light blazed from the yellow battle spear in his hand. With a flick, it transformed into more than a dozen seemingly solid spear shadows that stabbed at different parts of the giant's body.

Wherever the spear shadows passed, they scored faint white streaks through the void, as though they were about to tear it open.