161: Desperate Journey, Return to Tianyuan City

"Boom!"

In the distance, buildings collapsed, and the second wave of monsters surged like a tide, their roars shaking the heavens and earth.

Su Lei took a deep breath, all the pores on his body opened, frantically absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and the Protective Aura within him surged violently like an angry tide.

"Come!"

From all directions, countless attacks assailed him simultaneously!

Su Lei's figure moved like a ghost, weaving through claw shadows as sharp as blades. However—

"Rip!"

A tearing pain suddenly came from his right shoulder, three deep, bone-visible wounds gruesomely opened, and blood gushed out like a spring.

He grunted, but his right fist did not stop, striking out with the force of thunder, directly exploding the head of the monster that lunged at him!

He let out a low roar, his blood and Qi surging like an angry tide, and a muffled thunderclap exploded from deep within his muscles and bones.

The muscles at the wound wriggled frantically, and granulation tissue intertwined like living things, healing at a visible speed.

"Bang!"

His left rib was suddenly struck heavily, three ribs snapped, and sharp bone fragments almost pierced his lung!

Su Lei's face turned pale, but he gritted his teeth and circulated his Cultivation Technique, the broken bones forcibly rejoining under the rush of blood and Qi, emitting a grating "creak" sound.

"Pfft—"

A bone spur took the opportunity to pierce his lung, and blood gushed from his mouth.

Su Lei, however, grinned ferociously, grabbed the bone spur, and snapped it off, while simultaneously controlling the vitality within his body to forcibly repair the damaged alveoli.

After spitting out a mouthful of bloody foam mixed with organ fragments, his ten fingers shot out like lightning!

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft—!"

His fingertips were like sharp blades, instantly piercing the heads of eight monsters around him, black blood and brains splattering like rain!

Before he could even catch his breath, the ground suddenly shook violently!

"Rumble—"

Several giant worms, as thick as water vats, burst out of the ground, opening their tooth-filled mouths and spraying countless foul-smelling viscous liquids!

At the same time, an ear-piercing buzzing sound came from the sky, and a dense swarm of flying insects pressed down like a dark cloud, casting a shadow that completely enveloped Su Lei!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—"

Five dark figures descended from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground, stirring up a sky full of dust.

Mutated Martial Ancestors!

They maintained human form, but their bodies were covered in black carapaces, and grotesque bone spurs grew at their joints.

The leader took a step forward, his hand-blade chopping down like a guillotine!

"Clang—!"

Su Lei crossed his arms to block, but heard a "crack" as cracks appeared in his arm bones!

The immense impact made his legs sink deep into the ground, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"Cough..."

He knelt on one knee, but suddenly grinned.

The moment the second mutated Martial Ancestor attacked, lightning burst forth from Su Lei's eyes!

"Explode!"

"Boom!!!"

The thunderous power accumulated within his body exploded, and dazzling lightning bloomed like a scorching sun!

The five mutated Martial Ancestors were sent flying by the violent shockwave, while Su Lei, using the recoil, shot out of the encirclement like an arrow from a bowstring!

"Swoosh—"

His figure was like lightning, running wildly while frantically devouring the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

Seven-colored Protective Aura flowed around his body, and wherever he passed, deep gullies were plowed into the ground!

But the pursuit behind him never stopped—

On the ground, monsters surged like a tide, their roars shaking the heavens and earth.

In the sky, bone spurs projected by the swarm of flying insects poured down like heavy rain,

The five mutated Martial Ancestors tore through the dust, hot on his heels!

Su Lei fought and retreated, and wherever his fists and feet struck, flesh and blood flew!

Along this path of slaughter, hundreds of monster corpses had been left behind, and shattered carapaces and severed limbs covered the long street.

By the time he finally rushed near the city gate, he had become a blood-soaked man.

His clothes were tattered, his body covered in gruesome wounds, and blood dripped from his fingertips, leaving a long trail of blood behind him.

Yet, his eyes were more fervent than ever.

His Battle Intent was like fire, burning the heavens and splitting the earth!

Just as Su Lei was about to step out of Xinghui City, the sky suddenly darkened, and a roar that shook the heavens and earth came from deep within the clouds.

The sound was like thousands of Vicious Beasts roaring simultaneously, and like countless vengeful spirits wailing mournfully, shaking the very ground.

The entire Xinghui City instantly erupted!

Houses collapsed, and streets cracked.

Countless monsters crawled out from the ruins, from underground, and even from rotting piles of corpses.

Their gazes all turned towards the direction Su Lei fled, and a bloodthirsty growl emanated from their throats.

The next second—

"Rumble..."

A black tidal wave of monster army poured out!

The ground trembled violently under the trampling of countless sharp claws, and the raised dust obscured the sky and sun.

Su Lei ran for his life in the wilderness.

His steps were already faltering, but he dared not stop for a moment.

Every hundred steps he ran, he had to turn back and fight a bloody battle.

"Get lost!"

His blood-stained fist shattered a pouncing wolf-like monster, and he backhanded another spider-like mutant's head, crushing it.

But more monsters surged forward, one after another, their sharp claws adding new wounds to his body.

In the sky, the dense swarm of flying insects followed him like a shadow.

The buzzing of their wings stung his eardrums, and they occasionally swooped down, dropping deadly bone spurs.

Su Lei's back was already riddled with these sharp weapons, but he didn't even have time to pull them out.

The most terrifying were the mutated Great Grandmasters.

They always maintained a not-too-far, not-too-close distance, like experienced hunters wearing down their prey's stamina.

An occasional surprise attack would surely add to Su Lei's injuries.

At dawn, when the blurry outline of Tianyuan City finally appeared on the grayish horizon, Su Lei's body was on the verge of collapse.

His right arm was barely held together by a wisp of Protective Aura, swaying weakly as he ran,

His left eye was burned by venom, and his vision was nothing but a bloody red,

Multiple internal organs were ruptured, and every breath he took carried the scent of blood.

Most critically, the Protective Aura within his body was completely depleted.

"Cough..."

Another mouthful of fresh blood gushed out, and Su Lei's legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

He stumbled towards the city gate with his last ounce of strength.

In the final moment before his consciousness dissipated, a dazzling blue light suddenly erupted above Tianyuan City!

A colossal phantom, reaching up to the heavens and earth, rose from the ground,

The phantom slowly raised its giant palm, like a mountain, towards the surging tide of monster army—

And pressed down with one palm!

...He didn't know how long he had been unconscious.

In a hazy glow, Su Lei's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

The star map on the dome of the grand hall slowly rotated, and starlight, like the Milky Way pouring down, sprinkled onto the surrounding walls, reflecting a dreamlike halo.

He tried to move his fingers and found that all his wounds had healed, leaving only a few faint pink scars.

"Awake?"

A familiar voice came from above, carrying a hint of tired hoarseness.

Su Lei struggled to prop himself up, looked up, and saw Revered Xinghe standing before the obsidian throne, his silver-white long hair flowing without wind, and a faint light shimmering on his star-patterned robe.

"Venerable..."

Su Lei subconsciously touched his chest; the cyan crystal was still there, but its original flowing light had completely dissipated, turning into an unremarkable round stone.

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