Chen Yun is pondering over countermeasures.
Zhang Ling's hands were shaking uncontrollably. "Look at the way Xuanyu performed, it's obvious that he doesn't intend to let us all survive! A small mountain was destroyed in an instant, such terrifying power! Even if we were in our prime, it would still be impossible for us to be its opponent!"
Yes.
Even at their peak, none of us could be a match for this water eel.
Chen Yun believes that if everyone were at their full strength and made preparations in advance, such as setting up formations, perhaps there would be a chance to defeat this invincible beast.
But under the current circumstances, there is no chance of success at all!
"You all go first!"
Suddenly, Chen Yun said, "Just now, I injured it, and now it's targeting me. Stay away from me; perhaps you can survive."
"It's impossible!"
"Mr. Chen, you saved us just now, and now that we're in danger, you're going to abandon me?"
"I will definitely not leave like this, to live and die with Mr. Chen!"
Wu Kejiu, Qin Ming, and Gao Chen, et al., were all very virtuous and loyal.
One by one, they struggled to their feet from the ground, looking towards the direction of the Extreme Cold Cavern, their faces showing a fearless expression as if they were ready to face death.
Before Chen Yun could even say his second sentence, a series of roaring sounds from the water eel suddenly echoed in the sky!
"Moo!"
"Moo! Moo!"
The resounding roar, as heavy and thunderous as a rolling thunder, echoed throughout the entire sky and earth!
At this moment, everyone saw a massive figure rising in the sky far in the distance.
It was rolling continuously among the clouds.
The terrifying power stirred up the earth and sky, causing them to change colors.
A gust of fierce wind surged down from the sky, mercilessly ravaging the earth over and over again.
In the blink of an eye, the massive creature, over a thousand meters long, had traversed several dozen miles of distance.
Its two eyes, as large as lanterns, turned incredibly alien and red.
And even as it passed by the peak of a mountain, it flicked its tail with a heavy swipe, causing a resounding crash, and the mountain peak was shattered into pieces!
This was evidence of the true power of the water eel.
The previous tail-slapping in the cave, which didn't seem to use much force, was clearly not the real power of the water eel.
Chen Yun's pupils involuntarily constricted.
He realized then just how incredibly powerful the water eel's true strength was!
This wasn't the end yet.
The water eel roared and slid down from the sky.
Its trunk, thick over a hundred meters, landed heavily on the ground.
The ground suddenly shook with a loud boom, forming a huge crack that was bottomless.
The water in the nearby large river was shaken so violently that it sprayed into the air!
Roaring mountains and roaring seas!
The water eel simply descended from the sky angrily, landing on the ground with such terrifying energy as the roaring mountains and seas, truly terrifying!
Even though Chen Yun and Wu Kejiu, et al., were not directly hit by the water eel, they were still thrown back into the air by the terrifying force that penetrated the ground!
The forty or so people were propelled through layers of rock and earth crust, dancing with the vast stones and waves of water!
"We're doomed! This time, we really are finished!"
Longnv 399 despaired and shouted.
Chen Yun was numb all over from the tremendous force of the water eel.
Without caring about the giant rocks crashing onto him, Chen Yun roared and released his recently recovered true qi, enveloping his companions, preventing them from being crushed by the falling rocks.
At this moment, he truly felt that he and Wu Kejiu et al. were doomed.
The water eel didn't even attack them; its immense body simply plummeting from the sky to the ground was enough to send everyone flying with the resulting shockwave.
If the water eel really did attack them, the exhausted group of people would likely have no choice but to face death head-on!
Even a slight direct hit from the water eel would shatter them into pieces!
These thoughts flashed through Chen Yun's mind in an instant.
He summoned the tiny remaining true qi and carried his companions through the countless gaps between the splashing rocks, narrowly saving their lives.
However, this was just the tip of the iceberg of the water eel's truly terrifying power.
The water eel continued to roar, and its power was bursting out.
In a blink of an eye, the sun and moon dimmed, and sand and rocks flew.
The might of the water eel was earth-shattering!
The entire surrounding of the canyon felt like mountains collapsing and the earth cracking!
The earth began to tremble, and one by one, towering trees turned to dust in an instant!
The mountains began to roar as huge boulders were launched by the water eel and mercilessly hurled towards the wild beasts and birds escaping in the distance!
Within just a few breaths, the surrounding area of the valley and basin had been leveled!
And this was not the end, as the water eel's enraged roars echoed throughout the ground, opening up massive cracks that spread outward, with molten lava erupting and spewing forth!
It was as if the end of the world had come.
Tens of thousands of various spirit beasts ran madly in all directions.
Spirit birds flapped their wings in all directions.
In a while, the sky also turned overcast with dark clouds.
It was as dark as the sky was about to collapse.
A resounding thunder echoed within the clouds.
Finally!
Bang!
A resounding crash! The sky, as if receiving an order, unleashed a torrential downpour of rain. The fierce winds chased the heavy rain, and the heavy rain pursued the fierce winds. Together with the dark clouds in the sky, wind and rain enveloped the entire heavens and earth in a curtain of rain!
The huge waves, with the torrential rain and thunderclaps, seemed like countless fiery chains, struggling to beat against the sky and earth!
Rain aids the water eel's might.
The water eel, enraged beyond measure, roared even more fiercely!
Chen Yun fiercely shielded his companions from the massive boulders that crashed into their bodies, then they were smashed into the ground.
"Mr. Chen, don't worry about us! Run away quickly!" Wu Kejiu, weak and unable to stand, yet he shouted aloud, "You still have a bit of strength left to run! If you don't run, once your strength is exhausted, you'll really have to die with us!"
As he spoke, a few more boulders rushed towards Chen Yun and the rest of the group with a fierce wind.
Chen Yun did not say a word, continuing to block the boulders with what little power he had left. In fact, because his power was almost depleted, to save Zhang Ling and others, he had to use his body to block them directly. Large amounts of fresh blood gushed out from his mouth, and he looked on the verge of falling!
"Mr. Chen!"
"Don't worry about us!"
"You've been more than kind to us!"
"You still have the ability to escape! Don't worry about us, just go first!"
Longnv 399 and several other female cultivators like Zhang Ling's voices were filled with tears.
Everyone watching Chen Yun sacrifice himself was moved to tears and didn't know what to say. They only hoped that Chen Yun would ignore them and save his own life first.
Chen Yun really wanted to run.
The problem was that Chen Yun sensed that the water eel had locked onto him, and there was no space for him to run.
At that moment, the water eel's tail wrapped around a massive boulder and hurled it directly at Chen Yun!
The moment the boulder was released from the water eel's tail, it instantly caught fire due to friction with the air, burning fiercely as it soared with great momentum and speed.
Anyone could see that the power of this boulder thrown out by the water eel was something that could not be compared to the smaller rocks that were shaken and scattered earlier!
Chen Yun had no power left to block it anymore, but he stood in front of the group, despite his trembling body and his determination.
There was no chance of escape anyway.
He had already made the sacrifice ready.
Even if it means dying.
He would stand and die!
Chen Yun was panting heavily.
Waiting for the boulder to smash him into pieces!
Everything in the secular world seemed no longer important.
In this moment, Chen Yun began to recall the scenes of himself arriving in this world.
From the purchase in Xiaigou City from the Dark Mountain, to the fortunate entry into Daoist Academy, and finally to receive his master's favor, Chen Yun became a Daoist.
In just four or five years, he lived a life more vibrant than most people's entire lifetimes!
"Maybe, it's worth it!"
In that instant, Chen Yun's thoughts were gradually calmed down.
"Even if it's death, at least as a true heir of the Xuanmen sect, I still have the chance to report to the Three Emperor God and become a minor deity!"
His last thought settled, he knew that he should be killed by the boulder.
But suddenly, a resounding crash sounded in his ears, yet the boulder did not strike him!
Following that, a bloodcurdling scream echoed in his ears.
Chen Yun looked up in alarm, only to see Wu Kejiu, who had appeared in front of him at some point, had braced himself with his flesh and bones to block the certain fatal blow just moments ago!
Without knowing if Wu Kejiu used any secret techniques, such a fierce collision only made him spit out a few mouthfuls of blood but didn't flatten his body.
The massive boulder, burning fiercely with flames, instantly exploded, sending countless fist-sized stone blocks scattered in all directions. Soon, the ground caught fire as well.
"Mr. Chen, I've used all of my just-recovered strength to block this hit, and I can no longer help. Just run!" Wu Kejiu said with a ghastly smile, "You... get away!"
Chen Yun hadn't even had a chance to speak.
Do Longnv 399, Gao Chen, Xu Yang, and Ding Xu, and other dozen or so cultivators who were still conscious, one after another struggled to their feet from the ground and then wobbled as they stood in front of Chen Yun and Qin Ming as well as the unconscious crowd.
Although they did not speak, their actions seemed to indicate that they were willing to use their own bodies as the last line of defense for Chen Yun and Qin Ming, among others.
The water eel never took the crowd into account.
Its eyes only had Chen Yun.
It twisted its massive body, unleashing great power, and actively surged towards Chen Yun!
Bang!
The moment the water eel's massive body appeared, the air was continuously compressed.
It was almost the same technique as Gong Juji's "air wall" that he had once used against Chen Yun.
The compressed air from above came down as a transparent "physical wall" that crashed towards Chen Yun and the others!
Anyone could see that if this hit were to hit solidly, even the dozen or so cultivators, including Longnv 399, Zhang Ling, and Gao Chen who were shielding Chen Yun's front, let alone Chen Yun's own HuiLing Jade Charm which had reached the middle stage of refinement, would be blown up on the spot!
"Is this really the place where I Chen Yun will meet my end?"
Chen Yun's eyes became cloudy.
But the next moment, he recovered his clarity again.
"No! The heavens do not leave a person without a way out! There must be a way to break this life-and-death situation!"
He remembered his teacher saying that this time's investigation into the YueMu Lake Cave was very auspicious.
How could a deity of his level make a mistake?
Chen Yun didn't believe it, and he was confident that he could think of a way to solve the problem.
At this moment, the "air wall" was becoming thicker and closer.
It swept through the valley like a steel wall, destroying everything in its path.
Carrying mountains, lava, earth, and water, it surged forward with a tumultuous flow!
It was like the tide of the sea rising!
In an instant, the "air wall" that mixed all the substances around had come into sight.
It seemed that if Chen Yun couldn't think of a way, he would die with everyone else!
The dozens or so cultivators, including Longnv 399, Gao Chen, Xu Yang, and Ding Xu who stood in front of Chen Yun as human shields, did not show any fear in the face of imminent death.
They had known that the water eel was unbeatable and were prepared to die!
Just as everyone was preparing to die with determination, they did not notice that Chen Yun, who had been staring blankly behind them, suddenly had his pupil change and become clear!
Chen Yun thought of a solution!
If it worked out, not only could he survive with everyone, but he might even be able to annihilate the omnipotent water eel!
I'm not sure if there will be an update tomorrow, but I wrote this today with my body as a struggle, and we'll see how I feel tomorrow. It's really painful.
(The end of this chapter)
