Essence Devouring Art

WHIRRR—

Primordial Magnetic Power was infused.

The Fierce Monster’s Magnetic Field seed was activated.

It spun rapidly like a compass before finally pointing toward a specific direction deep within the vast Luotou Mountain.

Now that he knew the exact location...

...things would be much simpler.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—

A strong wind swept by.

Wu Dao descended to a low altitude above Stone Village. Crimson Gold electric currents shot from his pores as his Ten-Turn Magnetic Field began to spin, linking to the various forms of Magnetic Field Power in the surrounding world.

WHOOSH—

He lightly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

Wu Dao’s gaze sharpened. He reached a large hand downward, and an invisible Magnetic Field Power enveloped the entirety of Stone Village, which spanned two to three li.

Then...

”Up!”

Wu Dao let out a cold shout. The Barbaric Dragon-like muscles on his right arm bulged as if he were gripping a great mountain, and he made a motion as if to pull it upward.

The next moment.

RUMBLE—

The earth quaked and the mountains shook, the tremors rocking the entire region.

Amidst an endless, roiling cloud of gray dust,

the entirety of Stone Village, bound by the Magnetic Field Power, was ripped from the earth by Wu Dao. He lifted billions of tons of soil and rock, leaving behind an incredibly neat, semi-spherical crater one hundred meters deep and three li in diameter.

RUMBLE—

Seismic waves propagated outward. Wide fissures spread across the land, and the outer edges of Luotou Mountain trembled unceasingly. Rocks and dirt fell with a clatter, kicking up dust that soared to the heavens.

’What is he trying to do?’

Deep within the Luotou Mountain Range, in the sky above,

the party from the Corpse God Palace, hidden in the void, watched as Wu Dao uprooted the entire Stone Village and held it high in the distance. Their brows twitched, and an ominous premonition surfaced in their hearts.

Soon,

Wu Dao showed them exactly what he intended to do.

RUMBLE!

The earth and rock trembled, and the air crackled with explosive force.

Wu Dao held the entire Stone Village high. He compressed it with his Magnetic Field Power, shrinking its volume several times over until it was as hard as iron.

Then,

he leaned back, drew his right arm behind him like a pitcher, and hurled the mountain-like mass of Stone Village, of unknowable weight, deep into Luotou Mountain!

Instantly!

RUMBLE—

The sky boomed and the void collapsed!

It was like an ant throwing a mountain!

Amidst a sonic boom that echoed for a hundred li,

the massive shadow became like a world-ending meteorite.

It carved an arc through the sky, accelerated by gravity, and rapidly heated up from atmospheric friction, transforming into a giant fireball. Even before it arrived, the terrifying gales it carried flattened countless trees on Luotou Mountain.

”This is bad!”

The Corpse God Palace members, hidden in the void with the help of a Magical Treasure, felt the immense Power carried by the approaching giant fireball. Their expressions changed drastically!

How could they not understand?

They had long been exposed.

Otherwise,

Wu Dao wouldn’t have attacked from over ten li away, just after arriving at the outskirts of Luotou Mountain, without even setting foot inside.

He must have used some unknown means to discover that Luotou Mountain was a trap. He intended to flip the table on them directly!

This single move...

...had completely thrown their plan into chaos.

If they acted to block it, they would be completely exposed.

Wu Dao would be even less likely to enter the mountain; he might just turn and run.

If they didn’t block it,

the Fierce Monster would be enraged into appearing. If it sensed it was no match for Wu Dao, Wu Dao would run all the same.

”That spawn of evil, how can he be so cautious!”

The Grand Elder’s face was ferocious. He knew the plan was ruined. There was no point in hiding anymore, so he prepared to strike directly.

”ROAR!!”

But just at that critical moment,

a terrifying roar, like that of ten thousand men shouting at once, thundered across the world.

From deep within Luotou Mountain,

thick, blood-red beams of malevolent light, like enraged Evil Dragons, surged forth from the abyss. They rose from the sundered earth in all directions, piercing the sky.

BOOM!!

The mountains collapsed and the earth split in a great tremor.

It was as if an ancient behemoth was reawakening deep underground.

The ground rapidly swelled and exploded. Countless tons of soil and rock were blasted into the sky, flying wildly in all directions.

A giant hand, pale as paper and smooth as a mirror, rose from the depths of the earth like a towering Divine Pillar.

Its five fingers trailed long white wakes of air, and with a slap of unparalleled might, it swatted the approaching Stone Village out of the sky, blasting it into thousands of fireballs.

”ROAR!!!”

The next instant,

an even more terrifying roar, like thunder from the Nine Heavens, rocked the world. The tangible sound waves swept across the wilderness, blowing apart huge swathes of the surrounding mountain forests. It was an exceptionally horrifying sight!

THUMP THUMP THUMP—

Along with this roar,

the earth deep within Luotou Mountain suddenly bulged into a cocoon-shaped mound, which then exploded with a deafening bang. A ferocious, malevolent aura descended upon the world along with a colossal creature, lashing out like tidal waves, twisting and distorting the surrounding space!

It was enormous!

It was like a majestic mountain standing upon the earth, clearly visible even from dozens of li away.

”What a monster!”

Wu Dao, watching from the sky over ten li away, was taken aback. In his two lifetimes, this was the first time he had ever seen such a massive and abstract creature!

He estimated its height to be at least two thousand meters.

Its entire body was as white as snow. Its limbs and torso were as majestic as mountains, containing infinite might like a titanic beast. Just standing there, it exuded a heavy, vast aura of invincibility that made one feel profoundly small and insignificant.

The reason he called it abstract...

...was mainly because of this massive Fierce Monster’s head!

To describe it more concretely,

a clump of red grass grew from its neck.

But the thousands of blades of grass were actually elongated human necks!

Hundreds of meters up this dense mass of necks,

were blood-red heads with eyes wide in fury. Like countless rearing cobras, they flicked their long tongues, bared their fangs, and swayed and shook incessantly.

Most importantly,

its power!

Judging from its aura, it was at least equivalent to the Celestial Human Fourth Floor!

It was a fat, juicy target!

Looking at the Luotou God, which resembled an ancient titan, Wu Dao’s eyes showed no fear, but rather delight. An unprecedented greed erupted from them.

”Luotou! Luotou! Luotou!!”

The moment the Luotou God appeared, the dense mass of snake-like heads growing from its neck all opened their eyes at once to gaze at the distant Wu Dao. They let out waves of furious roars that shook the entire region.

BANG BANG BANG—

The instant it locked onto Wu Dao,

the Luotou God’s Celestial Pillar-like legs bent slightly, gathering power. The immense pressure it exerted caused the ground to explode madly, pulverizing vast swathes of earth and rock and sending wide fissures spreading in all directions.

”Kill! Kill! Kill!”

Its countless heads issued murderous cries. The Luotou God’s pale body shot out thick beams of malevolent light as it kicked off, blasting away millions of tons of earth and rock, about to charge toward Wu Dao.

But at that very moment,

BUZZ!!

CLANG CLANG CLANG—

Three blood-red coffins and numerous Array Plates suddenly lit up in all directions around the Luotou God.

They sprayed out an ink-black, sinister light that formed a gigantic dome, trapping the Luotou God and everything within a ten-li radius.

BAM!

The charging Luotou God slammed directly into the barrier of black light. Its mountain- and sea-like Power merely caused ripples to spread across the surface.

BAM! BAM! BAM!—

The tremendous sounds of impact rang out ceaselessly.

The enraged Luotou God was like a Fierce Beast trapped in an iron cage, ramming about wildly and shattering the earth with its brute force.

The individual snake-like heads on its neck also struck out, leaving a series of face-shaped imprints on the black light barrier, but they couldn’t break free no matter what.

”First, we’ll capture the Luotou God. We can deal with that spawn of evil later.”

As the black light flared, the skin-and-bones Grand Elder of the Corpse God Palace emerged from the void with a grim expression, about to enter the Grand Array to suppress the Luotou God.

But just then,

”Grand Elder, that spawn of evil... he actually didn’t flee.”

Elder Qi’s expression was a mixture of shock and doubt as he stared at the distant Wu Dao, who wasn’t retreating but was instead advancing toward them, flying through the air at a leisurely pace.

”What?!”

The Grand Elder was also startled. He whipped his head around to look at Wu Dao, who was steadily approaching through the void.

’Has that little bastard lost his mind?’