141: Chapter 141 Deep into the Demon's Lair

The Yunding Mothership sailed at high speed across the black sea, breaking through heavy black waves.

Inside the deck ecological zone, the atmosphere was grim.

Wang Dachui stood like a guardian deity beside Nalan Ruo, his eyes scanning the rolling black fog all around like a hawk.

Behind him, Nalan Ruo sat cross-legged, fine beads of sweat seeping from her forehead.

She was attempting to completely refine the Innate Wood Qi left behind by The Fourth, which was the key to her breaking through her Bottleneck.

"Hum—!!!"

Suddenly, a massive, unannounced suction force erupted violently with Nalan Ruo at its center!

The free-floating energy within hundreds of meters around the mothership, and even the thin Spiritual Qi in the air, were forcibly plundered by this tyrannical power, rushing madly into Nalan Ruo's body.

[Ding! Family Luck feedback triggered!]

[Detected that core Family member Nalan Ruo has deep accumulation, and as the birth mother of the God Child, she is favored by the Heavenly Dao under extreme pressure!]

[Congratulations! Nalan Ruo has broken through the S-Rank Bottleneck and promoted to—SS-Rank (Dominator of Life)!]

As the System's notification sound faded, Nalan Ruo snapped her eyes open.

In that instant, her pupils seemed to transform into two brilliant emerald gemstones, and her originally gentle temperament changed abruptly, gaining a majesty that made all things submit.

"Is this... the feeling of a half-step Grandmaster?"

Nalan Ruo stood up slowly and waved her hand casually; a visible emerald-green ripple swept across the entire mothership, instantly purifying the abyss filth attached to the hull.

"Congratulations, Sister Nalan." General Leng Feng walked over, carrying her blade, "With this, our Family's configuration can be considered truly top-tier."

Just as the Family was immersed in the joy of their soaring strength.

"Beep, beep, beep—"

The urgent voice of The Third suddenly came over the radio:

"Dad, Mom, we have a situation! The radar has captured a top-level distress signal from the Allied Forces at the Broken Island, thirty nautical miles to the front left."

"But... the loop frequency of this signal is too perfect; it's so perfect that it doesn't seem like a person is calling for help, but rather like a lure!"

Wang Dachui was stunned, then his eyes turned cold: "A lure? Australia has been fallen for over half a year, and these beasts have actually learned to fish?"

He activated [Vision of God] to gaze into the distance.

In his vision, that landmass marked as Broken Island on the sea chart was not composed of rock and soil at all!

It was a massive, slowly writhing mass of dark red flesh, its surface covered in a layer of keratin disguised as rock!

[Target Analysis: Tier 6 Mutant Mimic Nest—Island of Deceivers!]

[Threat Level: Extremely High! This is not just a monster; it is a living ecosystem! It possesses super regeneration, devouring, and Mental Energy control abilities!]

"All hands on alert! Prepare for battle!" Wang Dachui roared, "That's not an island! It's alive!"

...

Twenty minutes later, the Yunding Mothership arrived at the target waters.

"Since it's a trap, then let's crush it!" Wang Dachui didn't waste words and directly ordered an attack.

"I'll go open the path!"

Wang Zhentian had long been unable to hold back. Carrying the SS-Rank Totem Pole, he descended from the sky like a golden meteor, smashing fiercely toward that "camouflage radar station" still flashing signal lights in the center of the island!

"Boom!"

A muffled sound, as if a heavy hammer had struck into mud.

The scene of the island collapsing that he had anticipated did not appear.

Wang Zhentian's strike, which was enough to shatter mountains, had only managed to create a large crater in the ground.

Immediately after, the surrounding "soil"—those viscous flesh tissues—instantly came alive, writhing madly to wrap around the Totem Pole, absorbing most of the impact force!

"Roar—!!!"

A deafening roar came from the depths of the seabed, and the entire "Broken Island" completely tore off its disguise!

The earth split open, revealing scarlet muscle fibers and pulsating blood vessels beneath. Countless tentacles, dozens of meters thick and covered in barbs and suction cups, shot into the sky like a dance of demons, instantly sealing off the entire airspace and lashing fiercely toward the "Yunding Mothership" in the air!

"You beast!"

Wind God Xu Changfeng moved. He joined his fingers into a sword shape, and thousands of cyan wind blades whistled out, attempting to sever those tentacles.

"Puff, puff, puff!"

The wind blades sliced into the tentacles, black blood splashed, and bits of flesh flew everywhere. But what was despairing was that the wounds instantly secreted a large amount of yellow-green mucus, and the wounds healed at a visible speed in the next second!

Moreover, the surface of the newly grown tentacles was actually covered with a layer of bony armor designed to counter wind blades!

"Is this the adaptive evolution of a Tier 6? It's learning our attack methods!" Wind God Xu Changfeng's expression changed slightly.

"Let me burn it!" The Second breathed out the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

The terrifying purple fire did indeed ignite a portion of the tentacles, but the monster was extremely decisive in "cutting off its own arm to save its life," actively severing the burning parts and then spraying out a large amount of corrosive poisonous blood like a fountain, attempting to extinguish the flames.

"This thing is too big! Its vitality is too strong!" Grandmaster Zheng Kaishan smashed a tentacle with one punch, but immediately three more lashed over, forcing him to retreat, "This is simply a meat grinder! If we don't find the core, it's impossible to kill!"

This was the terror of a Tier 6 Nest!

It wasn't invincible in single combat like an ordinary Beast Emperor, but it had thick blood, high defense, and rapid recovery; it was simply an unkillable cockroach!

"Nalan! Control it!" Wang Dachui shouted.

Nalan Ruo formed hand seals, and countless dark golden vines burst out of the ground, attempting to entangle the island.

"Divine Wood · Parasitism!"

However, the moment those vines pierced into the monster's flesh, Nalan Ruo groaned, her face turning pale, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"It's no use! Its flesh contains highly concentrated abyss poison, which is corroding my vines in reverse! Its Mental Energy is also attacking me; it wants to devour me back!"

The situation instantly fell into a stalemate.

The Tier 6 Nest was like a giant stomach, digesting everyone's power bit by bit.

It even began releasing mental poisonous fog, attempting to interfere with everyone's sanity.

"Damn it, it really wasn't going to be that easy!"

Wang Dachui punched back two tentacles, retreated to the deck, and looked at the behemoth baring its fangs and brandishing its claws before him, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

"We must find its core! A one-hit kill! Otherwise, we'll be exhausted to death here!"

"The Third! Have you analyzed it?"

"Calculating!" The Third's fingers tapped out afterimages on the keyboard, cold sweat seeping from her forehead, "Its core is moving! And it's wrapped in layers of high-density flesh! Its physical defense is extremely high!"

"Found it! Coordinates (X, Y, Z), five hundred meters underground! It moves its position every three seconds! The passage entrance only has an opening time of 0.5 seconds!"

"Five hundred meters underground... and it moves..."

Wang Dachui took a deep breath, looked at Grandmaster Zheng Kaishan and Wind God Xu Changfeng beside him, and then looked at General Leng Feng and Nalan Ruo.

"Everyone, we have to risk our lives!"

"This thing wants to exhaust us to death, so we'll give it a 'blossoming from the inside out'! I'm going to drill into its stomach!"

"Drill inside?!" Everyone was shocked. That place was a den of monsters filled with corrosive poisonous liquid and countless phagocytic cells! That was true Hell!

"No time to explain! I'm confident!"

Golden light erupted from Wang Dachui's eyes. His Ancient Sacred Body defenses were fully activated, his skin turning pure gold, like a golden statue.

"Listen to my command!"

"Nalan! Don't worry about the backlash, use maximum power Life Drain, even if you can only hold it for one second!"

"Wife! Use your Extreme Cold Qi, freeze its surface defenses, and make it brittle!"

"Wind God, Grandmaster Zheng, The Second! You three work together, the moment its core moves, blast me a path straight underground!"

"The First! You come with me... charge!"

"Do it!!!"

Following his order, everyone held nothing back, bringing out all their trump cards!

"Divine Wood · Life Deprivation!" Nalan Ruo's mouth spilled blood as she forcibly activated her ability. Countless vines locked onto the island's limbs, causing its movements to stiffen for a split second.

"Absolute Zero!" General Leng Feng slashed with her blade, and the mucus on the island's surface instantly froze, its defensive power greatly reduced.

"Wind and Thunder Mountain-Crushing Cannon!"

Wind God Xu Changfeng, Grandmaster Zheng Kaishan, and The Second combined their strength. The wind aided the fire's momentum, and their fist power cleared the path. A terrifying pillar of mixed energy slammed fiercely into the center of the island!

"Rumble—!!!"

The hard frozen soil layer was blasted open, flesh flew everywhere, and a bottomless passage lined with writhing meat walls briefly revealed itself.

"Now! Son! Charge!"

Wang Dachui grabbed Wang Zhentian, and the two, like two golden meteors, charged without hesitation into that flesh passage filled with stench and danger!

"Roar!!!"

The monster seemed to sense the fatal threat, and the passage instantly began to close! The surrounding meat walls writhing madly, and countless sharp teeth and corrosive acid liquid squeezed toward the father and son.

"Get lost!"

Wang Zhentian swung the Totem Pole like a crazy drill, forcibly smashing a bloody path in front. Every strike left flesh mangled, and foul-smelling juices splashed all over him.

"Sizzle—"

The high-concentration digestive acid poured onto Wang Dachui, making a sizzling sound. Even the Perfect Primarch felt the burning pain, his skin beginning to turn red and blister, but he didn't even frown, only guarding the retreat behind him with all his might.

"Dad! This path is getting narrower and narrower! It wants to squeeze us to death!"

"Squeeze us to death? Then we'll burst it from the inside!"

Wang Dachui roared, his Ancient Sacred Body fully activated. He propped his arms against the meat walls that were closing in on both sides, his muscles knotted, forcibly resisting tens of thousands of tons of squeezing pressure!

"Quick! The core is right ahead!"

After descending five hundred meters, a huge, violently beating, purple-black heart appeared before them!

The heart was covered with hard bone spurs and shields, and there were even a few parasitic Tier 5 companion beasts guarding it. They let out sharp hisses and pounced.

"Son! Block those scumbags! Don't let them interfere with me!"

"Alright! Leave it to me!" Wang Zhentian turned around, one man and one staff, blocking all the companion beasts, his whole body bathed in blood, like a god of slaughter.

Wang Dachui faced the giant heart and took a deep breath. The pressure around him had reached its limit, and his bones were cracking.

He had no retreat; he only had one chance for a punch!

His entire body's Qi and blood were compressed to the limit, the muscles in his right arm bulging as if they were about to burst.

This was the result of his two months of hard training, and it was his strongest strike to date!

"Nine-Fold Overlapping Waves · Mountain Collapse · Star Shatterer!"

"Thud—!!!"

A punch unleashed!

The moment the fist hit the heart shield, time seemed to stand still.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a faint sound as if glass had shattered.

The indestructible Tier 6 core shield was instantly covered in cracks under this punch. Immediately afterward, that terrifying force of vibration, having been stacked nine times, penetrated the shield and erupted completely inside the heart!

"Puff—"

The huge heart swelled violently, and then... exploded into a mass of mud!

"Awoo——————"

On the ground, the entire island let out a shrill, miserable wail. Its massive body convulsed violently, and then, like a building that had lost its support, it collapsed with a crash!

All the tentacles hung down powerlessly, and the flesh began to rapidly decay, turning into black water.

The Tier 6 Nest, finally... died!

"Huff... huff..."

A few minutes later, the father and son, covered in blood and mucus, looking like they had just been fished out of a swill bucket, struggled out of the ruins, gasping for air.

Wang Dachui looked at the exhausted group around him, wiped the dirty blood from his face, and although he was in a sorry state, a satisfied smile appeared on his face:

"Now this is what you call a battle..."

"Although it was a bit tough, and almost squeezed me into a meat patty, we still managed to chew it down in the end!"

He waved his hand, pointing toward the silhouette of the even darker continent ahead, his eyes firm:

"Little ones! Warm-up is over!"

"Land! Turn that black earth upside down for me!"