351: Chapter 349: Divine Lord? Lord of the Heavenly Burial Ground?

"Forget it, you wouldn't go as far as to kill me!" Lord Seven Mysteries compromised.

At the same time, this revealed a piece of information: he was extremely confident in himself. He wasn't as easy to kill as Jialan or Xie Shan; it seemed he still had a trump card.

This was a psychological game that eventually reached an equilibrium.

The black river was still vibrating. The Multiverse Divine Bridge had been snapped in half and then eroded inch by inch; now, only the bases on both sides remained.

Gu Shengge collected the bases into his palm. "This thing... it's a replica, isn't it?"

Only then did Gu Shengge realize that this item lacked the foundation of a heavenly spiritual treasure. He didn't know what method the System had used to make it erupt with the might of one.

"Heh, Gu Shengge, did you really think you could exchange a broken stone for a heavenly spiritual treasure?"

Gu Shengge ignored Lord Seven Mysteries' sarcasm, his face cold.

"Boom!"

With a massive roar, the black river shook. A world-shaking explosion followed as the giant tentacles within the river erupted completely. Looking along the river, it was densely packed with black tentacles flailing and flying about, churning the sky into a mess of chaos.

In the very center, the black tentacles converged into a massive black vortex. As it spun, a vast amount of spiritual energy gathered and condensed in the middle, gradually forming a giant, vortex-like hole.

Gu Shengge took off immediately, soaring into the air and leaving a trail of light behind as he vanished in an instant.

"Roar!"

A roar erupted from the giant black vortex, sounding like an ancient Vicious Beast. A savage and violent aura was released, whipping up a gale across the ground.

Gu Shengge had already fled quite a distance, but after that roar, the air in the area became viscous like a swamp, hindering his flight and slowing him down.

Simultaneously, Gu Shengge sensed an energy barrier forming ahead. This barrier was continuously pressing toward him, forcing him backward and closing the distance between him and the black river.

While Gu Shengge was filled with alarm, in just three or four breaths, the distance between him and the black river was less than five thousand feet. The rate at which the gap closed was extreme.

From within the black river, giant tentacles surged out from both sides, lunging toward Gu Shengge. The barbs on them glinted with a cold light as they smashed toward him.

Gu Shengge stepped through the air, quickly ascending and soon avoiding the massive tentacles in the sky.

The tentacles whistled as they slammed into the ground with a loud bang, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

One tentacle missed, but dozens more lashed out. The giant tentacles from the black river were relentless and dense; by now, they had almost covered a hundred-mile radius around Gu Shengge.

Dark purple energy flickered on the dozens of attacking tentacles as they smashed toward Gu Shengge.

Gu Shengge summoned the Blood Thunder God Spear into his hand. He infused it with the lightning and fire power of Ancestral Witches Qiangliang and Zhurong. Dazzling thunder and flames burned, and with every swing, an incredibly explosive might erupted, striking the tentacles.

The fusion of thunder and fire was terrifyingly boundless. The scorching, explosive aura shattered the first tentacles to fall. A foul stench wafted through the air, nearly making Gu Shengge gag.

At the same time, Xizi, the Ancestral Witch of Electricity, also exerted power. Bright, dazzling electrical arcs were released, striking the black tentacles.

The electricity traveled rapidly, continuous arcs snaking across the black tentacles and affecting the entire black river.

Simultaneously, the power of thunder and fire erupted again. As the Blood Thunder God Spear swung, it repeatedly struck the barrier of black tentacles.

Terrifying thunder crashed down incessantly while fierce flames burned hot, completely igniting the black tentacles. The entire sky was submerged in lightning and fire.

"Roar!"

The giant vortex-head formed by the tentacles roared continuously, and bursts of purple light erupted from its body.

"Intruders! You dare to be so arrogant!"

"To cause such a ruckus in the Sky Burial Underworld—are you not afraid the God Lord will awaken, shatter your Divine Souls, and cause you to perish for eternity?"

Gu Shengge had never heard of any "God Lord." He summoned Lord Seven Mysteries: "What God Lord? How strong is he?"

"The title of 'God Lord' is classified differently across the myriad worlds. I don't know the exact strength of the God Lord from this Era of Destruction. I am now using System rules to forcibly tear an opening at the edge of the sealing barrier. Hurry and escape!"

Under the pressure of an absolute enemy, neither Gu Shengge nor Lord Seven Mysteries had the energy for internal strife; they only thought of survival.

"Do it!"

Gu Shengge continued to suppress the black tentacles while Lord Seven Mysteries released an Incarnation. A hundred-foot-tall energy body fully took shape, with System rules blooming from it in a dazzling blue divine light.

"Boom!"

The blue energy body shook violently, charging into the sky and smashing against the wall of black tentacles.

"Boom!"

The System rules collided with the black tentacle barrier and began to strike frantically. Intense explosions rang out one after another, and the spreading ripples of energy significantly lightened the pressure on Gu Shengge.

However, the main focus now wasn't this monster, but the God Lord it had mentioned.

Yet, so far, they hadn't seen any so-called God Lord, nor had they even sensed any presence other than this monster's.

"Boom!"

With a massive bang, Lord Seven Mysteries actually managed to tear an opening. Light from the outside filtered in, falling upon Gu Shengge.

Seeing this, Gu Shengge quickly stopped his attacks and rushed toward the area where the crack was.

This time, the black tentacles did not pursue him. Instead, they crashed to the ground and flowed back into the black river.

The surface of the river was also changing, turning entirely into black water. Driven by some unknown force from behind, the water surged and swelled, flowing through the mountains and quickly receding.

The process was marked by rolling waves.

Although Gu Shengge's speed was still restricted, under the impact of the three violent energies—thunder, fire, and electricity—the surrounding restrictive forces were shaken loose significantly.

Gu Shengge and the System energy body traveled rapidly. Two hours passed without any further anomalies.

However, Lord Seven Mysteries seemed to have gone the wrong way. In the distance, behind a massive mountain, Gu Shengge saw a surging black river.

And this time, at the edge of the black river, there was a boundary stone-like object inscribed with the words: "Feng River."

This was the same black river Gu Shengge had just crossed. This was its course; from where they had first crossed, it wound through many twists and turns to reach this point.

"Lord Seven Mysteries, you did this on purpose, didn't you!" Gu Shengge said irritably.

The face of Lord Seven Mysteries' energy body was exceptionally grim.

"How could I have done it on purpose? If you perish, I won't have it easy either. Why would I lie to you! When I scouted earlier, I clearly avoided this river. I don't know how we ended up encountering it again!" (End of Chapter)