Chen Shu himself was still falling, so he quickly summoned Xiao Huang and sat on its head.
A thousand meters away, large swathes of mist were enveloping,
within which frenzied roars echoed, unheard by anyone.
“Am I out of the illusion?”
He looked around, instantly feeling as if he had arrived in the real world.
The three bottles of death potions hadn't killed the powerful enemy, but they had at least freed Chen Shu from the illusion.
Now Chen Shu’s doubts were cleared,
the Spirit of the Sky Ruins hadn't lied; it was just confused by the illusion, which was why it saw the approaching enemy as a Roc.
Perhaps it manifested based on each person's weaknesses?
Chen Shu’s eyes held a hint of thought. He didn’t fear any fierce beasts, but he had always been extremely wary of spatial mist.
Therefore, no creatures appeared in the illusion, only boundless mist.
And the Sky Ruins Spirit’s fragmented memories came from Yinglong.
Logically, a true dragon like that wouldn't have anything to fear, but maybe its childhood trauma was a Roc…
“Right, where are the others?”
Chen Shu suddenly scanned his surroundings but couldn’t see anyone.
Over a hundred instantaneous movements had taken him far from the others; even Fang Si couldn’t find him.
“Are they still in the mist?”
Chen Shu looked towards the white mist ahead, pondering the same question as before.
Should he go get reinforcements directly, or dive back into the mist to save them?
Just then, the mist ahead surged, moving towards him as if a terrifying giant white beast.
“It’s chasing me?!”
Chen Shu’s eyes narrowed, understanding the mist’s target.
He didn’t panic too much; as long as he didn’t fall into an illusion, he wouldn’t be in mortal danger.
The mist quickly moved hundreds of meters, coming close to him.
Just as Chen Shu was about to create distance,
the mist ahead changed again.
Boom!
A large amount of mist suddenly formed a vortex, seemingly converging towards a central point.
The mist itself had no destructive power; it only served to trap.
The true killing intent came from the Great Fierce Beast’s attacks!
But Chen Shu had the divine skill of space, and since he was no longer in an illusion, the mist naturally lost its effect.
Before long, the mist became extremely thin, all absorbed by the creature at the center.
And Chen Shu, at this moment, finally saw the Great Fierce Beast’s true form!
He saw a giant fox, a hundred meters long, standing in mid-air, rolling violently back and forth, causing the swamp below to explode.
Its eyes were blood-red, filled with madness and chaos, as if it had lost its senses.
And astonishingly, it actually possessed nine giant purple tails, pointing straight up to the sky, emanating an aura of invincibility.
It was an aura that had surpassed the King-level!
This was the first Great Fierce Beast in the world to have completely broken free from the mist!
Unfortunately, its intelligence was somewhat lacking…
“What the heck is this thing?!”
Chen Shu’s pupils contracted, staring intently at the fox before him, a storm raging in his heart.
Up to this point, this was definitely the strongest fierce beast he had ever seen!
“Forget it!”
Chen Shu instantly moved away, not wasting another second.
He didn’t want to know why this Great Fierce Beast was out of its mind, nor why it was chasing and killing him alone.
He only knew one thing: it was time to escape!
Moreover, with the mist gone, he understood that the others were either dead or had fled, so there was no need for him to linger.
Roar!
The Nine-Tailed Fox let out a frenzied shriek and, enduring intense pain, pursued him. Its nine giant tails instantly shot out.
However, Chen Shu teleported away again, unhindered.
The divine skill’s priority was too high!
“Brother’s leaving first! The fox smells too strong, I’m not eating it, I’ll let you little thing off for now!”
Chen Shu waved his hand, empowered by several spatial imprints, and headed into the distance.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Sky Ruins,
a large mass of residual mist still trapped Liu Feng and others.
“If the reinforcements don’t arrive soon, we’ll be collecting corpses!”
A Liang frowned and said,
“Is the old man’s work so inefficient that I need to sort things out myself?”
As soon as he finished speaking, a massive dark shadow appeared in the sky, like a blade that had cleaved the heavens!
In an instant, the dark shadow blade arrived, sweeping past the mist.
Boom!
The spatial mist was instantly forced to annihilate, dissipating completely.
Liu Feng and the others inside were dumbfounded. We’re free just like that?
“Sort out what?”
A faint voice sounded in A Liang’s ear.
Then a mass of deep shadow appeared, gradually condensing into the form of a spirit.
It was the legendary Contracted Spirit: Dark King!
“?!”
A Liang’s eyes narrowed, and confusion instantly appeared on his face.
“Huh? What sorting out? I don’t understand.”
I just complained and you show up, are you deliberately messing with my mind?
“…”
The Dark King merely cast him a indifferent glance, then turned and said,
“No Great Fierce Beast?”
A hint of confusion appeared in its eyes. There were no other creatures within the spatial mist, which was illogical.
Could the mist have become sentient?
Hearing its words, A Liang instantly understood and quickly exclaimed,
“Right! Save Chen Shu quickly! He’s being chased…”
“That brat?”
The Dark King’s mind flashed with Chen Shu’s image, and it immediately made sense.
This guy’s ability to attract aggro was indeed top-tier in the world.
But in reality, Chen Shu hadn’t done anything this time; even he himself was quite confused…
“Let me look…”
The Dark King’s eyes turned completely black, and the terrifying dark elemental energy surged out from within.
The purple swamp below was covered in a layer of shadow, gradually spreading rapidly in all directions.
The fierce beasts beneath the swamp were all cowering, sensing an irresistible pressure.
Just as the Dark King was searching, a figure instantly appeared before everyone.
“Chen Pi?!”
A Liang and the others rejoiced, not expecting Chen Shu to escape unharmed.
“Uh… Hello…”
Seeing that everyone was alive, Chen Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
But when his gaze fell upon the Dark King, his body instantly tensed, and he decisively put distance between them.
Chen Shu quickly shouted, “Be careful of him!”
“Be careful of me?”
The Dark King was slightly startled, not quite reacting.
“I saw it split open on the spot with my own eyes!”
“…”
The Dark King’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat. It was starting to feel like it wanted to split open itself…
“Chen Shu, what’s wrong? He’s the Old Man’s contracted spirit, the Dark King!”
A Liang said, “Have you lost your memory?”
“En?”
Chen Shu instantly understood that he had broken free from the illusion.
It was just that upon seeing the Dark King, he had a bit of a primal reaction.
“It seems you encountered a crisis…”
The Dark King saw the vigilance in Chen Shu’s eyes and said, “Where is the Great Fierce Beast of the mist?”
“You mean that idiot?”
Chen Shu regained his composure and said,
“How dare it chase the Nanjiang Ruffian like me? I beat it soundly. I saw its attitude of admitting its mistakes was okay…”
Roar!
Before he could even finish speaking, a frenzied roar echoed from the distance, reverberating throughout the entire [Endless Swamp].
A giant Nine-Tailed Fox strode across the swamp, its blood-red eyes fixed on Chen Shu’s figure, as if it would never rest until it was dead.
“Ah, this…”
Looking at the terrifying appearance of the Nine-Tailed Fox, everyone’s hearts trembled in unison, as if their very lives were being held in its grasp.
A Liang swallowed, then looked at Chen Shu and asked,
“You saw its attitude of admitting its mistakes was okay, and then what?”