Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 159

Volume 6 Chapter 159: Shura’s Escape, Demon Devourer Appears (Part 3)

The "Spirit Eater," also called the "Demon Devourer" by the Shura Clan, is a creature that should not exist in this world. As long as there is Spirit Qi for it to absorb, it can evolve endlessly until the world is destroyed, or it destroys itself.

What humans do not know is that the "Spirit Eater" absorbs not only all Spirit Qi from the world but also everything containing Spirit Qi, such as spirit herbs, spirit stones, and even powerful cultivators and Shura Clan members with strong Spirit Qi in their bodies…

After absorbing all the Spirit Qi from the blood pool, the "Spirit Eater" had grown to an unimaginable size. Within a radius of forty to fifty miles, its black tentacles emerged from the cracks in the ground, thick and long, covered in sharp needles and suction cups, dripping with a disgusting slime that sent chills down the spine.

Once these black tentacles burst forth from the ground, they did not hesitate for a moment, quickly reaching out toward the nearest human cultivators or Shura Clan members.

The black tentacles not only number in the thousands but are also widely spread. There are many in the center of the battlefield where the Masters are fighting the Shura Clan, around the "All Immortals Formation," and some black tentacles even appear directly within the "All Immortals Formation!"

At this moment, only about seventy people remain from the Shura Clan, but they are all elite members, either not weaker than human Masters or very alert. When faced with the rushing black tentacles, they quickly dodged. Although the tentacles moved as fast as lightning, they did not harm the Shura Clan at all.

The human Masters, although they did not expect so many black tentacles to suddenly attack them, had no warning beforehand. However, with their strength, the tentacles seemed powerful, but actually posed no threat to them. Every time they saw countless tentacles rushing towards them, they merely waved their hands, and the tentacles broke apart.

The ones truly suffering heavy losses were the countless cultivators of the Righteous Alliance inside the "All Immortals Formation."

Normally, when the cultivators entered the "All Immortals Formation," there would be Immortal Spirit Qi surrounding them as protection. But they did not know what kind of magic the "Spirit Eater" had, as dozens of especially thick black tentacles suddenly emerged from the ground, swiftly snatching several nearby human cultivators and pulling them deep into the earth. Before others could react, they only heard faint cries through the cracks in the ground.

More black tentacles appeared around the "All Immortals Formation," sweeping toward the thousands of cultivators inside. Despite the protection of Immortal Spirit Qi, these tentacles kept striking; with each strike, the Immortal Spirit Qi seemed to weaken a little, and the black tentacles grew stronger. Each blow was more powerful than the last, as if the tentacles were not only attacking the Immortal Spirit Qi but also absorbing the energy within the "All Immortals Formation."

After the initial shock and casualties, the human cultivators finally calmed down. Once they steadied their minds, they realized that although these black tentacles looked thick and powerful, and seemed endless in number, in reality, they were not that strong. After composing themselves and focusing on defense, the combined force of the tentacles against the "All Immortals Formation" was much weaker than the previous attacks from the Shura Clan members. In reality, even when united, the strength of the black tentacles barely approached that of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator.

What was truly terrifying was the growth rate of these black tentacles. As time passed, the cultivators of the Righteous Alliance clearly felt the power of the tentacles increasing rapidly. In just a brief moment, a significant amount of Spirit Qi flowed out of the "All Immortals Formation," and these black tentacles had grown stronger by more than ten percent.

If they continued to grow like this, how strong would these black tentacles and their hidden master in the depths of the earth become?

No one could imagine.

The ordinary cultivators were astonished, while the masters of the Righteous Alliance were even more shocked.

This was clearly the "Spirit Eater" they had all worked together to hatch over ten days ago!

However, just over ten days ago, when the "Spirit Eater" was first hatched, its body was only the size of an ant, but now, even a single tentacle needed two people to embrace it. When it first hatched, there were only nine black tentacles, but now, there were at least thousands in sight. When it first hatched, this "Spirit Eater" could be crushed by a mortal’s foot, but now, its power was no less than a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator…

What kind of monster have we released?

At this moment, every great master thought the same.

Suddenly, while the Immortal Puppets were chasing the Shura Clan members, one of the black tentacles unexpectedly caught one of them. As the suction cups on the tentacle pressed against the Immortal Puppet’s body, sharp teeth pierced into it, causing the Immortal Puppet’s body to quickly vanish. The black tentacle, however, was growing at an incredible speed, doubling in size in the blink of an eye!

As these black tentacles realized that the "All Immortals Formation" was very solid, and noticing the changing tentacle that was absorbing the Immortal Puppet, they seemed to have found the best food, rushing towards those Immortal Puppets.

The "All Immortals Formation" could gather the Spirit Qi of the five elements from heaven and earth and transform it into Immortal Spirit Qi, while the Immortal Puppet was a gathering and elevation of Immortal Spirit Qi. In fact, this "Spirit Eater," which needed to absorb Spirit Qi from the world to grow, considered the Immortal Puppet as its best nourishment.

"We cannot let these tentacles continue to grow. Command the Immortal Puppet to halt their pursuit of the Shura Clan and focus all their efforts on defense!"

Seeing this scene, Immortal Zizhen showed a moment of struggle in his eyes before suddenly shouting.

With Immortal Zizhen’s command, the Immortal Puppets stopped chasing the Shura Clan and instead began to eliminate the ever-present black tentacles. However, with the blockage of the black tentacles and the brief shock upon seeing the "Spirit Eater," the Shura Clan members ultimately flew to the place where the gray light spread.

It sounds complicated, but in fact, from the moment the Shura Clan members prepared to leave, to Immortal Zizhen ordering the pursuit, and then to the sudden appearance and attack of countless black tentacles from the "Spirit Eater," it all happened within just a few breaths.

With the masters and Immortal Puppets coming to a halt and being obstructed, relying only on the power of the "Disaster Cloud" and the Rainbow Spirit Sword from the "All Immortals Formation" was no longer enough to prevent the Shura Clan from leaving.

As these Shura Clan members stepped into the gray light, their breath vanished, and they disappeared without a trace. Clearly, this gray light was a secret method similar to a human teleportation array and was unaffected by the "All Immortals Formation." Through this gray light, the Shura Clan members escaped to an unknown location.

The Shura Clan leader, Grand Tantian, was the last to leave the human encirclement through the gray light. Before departing, Grand Tantian turned and coldly looked at the human cultivators as they dealt with the countless tentacles of the "Spirit Eater," suddenly speaking in a cold voice, "Short-sighted humans, this Spirit Eater is of your own making. It is time for you to taste the bitter fruit of your creation, and this bitter fruit will torment you for a long time… Furthermore, from the moment we leave here, the hunt by my Shura Clan begins. You better prepare yourselves!"

With a cold laugh, Grand Tantian’s figure disappeared into the gray light.

As Grand Tantian’s presence faded within the gray light, it gradually dissipated, leaving behind the lifeless bodies of two Shura Clan members, their eyes wide open in death.

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Hearing the mocking and threats from Great Brahma as he left, Immortal Zizhen’s face turned dark, but after being continuously obstructed, he could only watch helplessly as the Shura Clan members left.

After all the Shura Clan members had departed, Immortal Zizhen suddenly shouted loudly, and an endless purple mist rose around him. The mist turned into a whirlpool, pulling in the black tentacles within several miles around him, containing endless strangling power. In almost an instant, the seemingly powerful black tentacles were crushed to pieces.

No one understood the danger to humanity from the escape of the Shura Clan better than Immortal Zizhen. The ordinary humans scattered across the Shenzhou Continent would face endless revenge from the Shura Clan from now on. Not to mention that even for powerful human cultivators like them, aside from a few like Immortal Zizhen, the rest hardly dared to leave their base. If they went out without hundreds of cultivators with them, they would be killed off one by one by the Shura Clan, without any hope of escape.

Just as Great Brahma said when he left, what awaits humanity next will be the hunting of the Shura Clan!

It was because of this that Immortal Zizhen became truly angry.

Was it the "Spirit Eater" that forced the Shura Clan out from the deep cave, but then blocked the human cultivators from pursuing at a key moment? Could this be fate?

Immortal Zizhen did not want to know; he only wanted to eliminate the black tentacles in front of him and the "Spirit Eater" hiding underground. No matter how the war with the Shura Clan would continue in the future, since they had already escaped, it was useless to think about it. Seeing the terrifying growth speed of the "Spirit Eater," Immortal Zizhen was determined not to let it live any longer. If it continued to grow, the harm it would cause would far exceed that of the Shura Clan.

The thoughts of the other masters were the same as Zizhen’s. When they saw the Shura Clan ultimately escape, they all fell silent, venting all their anger on the "Spirit Eater."

With the strength of the masters, nearly ten thousand black tentacles burst forth from the ground and were quickly destroyed.

Perhaps the complete destruction of the black tentacles angered the "Spirit Eater" hidden beneath the earth, as a painful and vengeful howl echoed in everyone’s hearts, and then the ground began to shake violently.

The true form of the "Spirit Eater" finally appeared before everyone.