Something about the Immortal Abode had always felt too sinister... Tang Changsheng had barely turned to leave when the Sword Pellet in his hand stirred. With a sudden leap, it flew from his grasp.
"Huh? The Sword Pellet has a mind of its own?"
Tang Changsheng instinctively started after it, but after only a few steps, his expression changed. He turned and headed the other way.
The moment he turned, an enraged roar erupted from somewhere deep within the Immortal Abode.
Black mist surged from every corner of the Immortal Abode like mountains toppling and seas overturning. It took the form of a clawing, snarling demon god and reached for Tang Changsheng.
I knew something was wrong...
Tang Changsheng's face changed. Faced with that overwhelming force, he simply waved his command token. An Iron Armor Corpse sprang out before him and took the blow.
Boom! The entire Immortal Abode seemed to shudder. The Iron Armor Corpse, supposedly Invulnerability to Blades and Spears, flew apart as if struck by a cannonball.
But that brief obstruction forced the black mist to retreat.
Tang Changsheng wasted no more time and ran. A streak of sword light shot from the black mist behind him, tainted with dark vapors. One glance told him it was no wholesome technique.
As it hurtled toward him, another Iron Corpse stepped into its path.
Bang! The sword light exploded, and the Iron Corpse shattered with it.
Tang Changsheng's hair stood on end. He swung his command token, summoning every one of his refined corpses to shield him as he raced for the exit...
A furious roar followed him, but helplessness rang through it!
Once outside, Tang Changsheng nearly collapsed to the ground. His desperate flight had wrung almost every last drop of strength from him...
Fortunately, it was just