319: Chapter 319 Terrifying Suction Force

In an instant, the surface of the Flesh Spider, which had borne the brunt of the formation's power, turned gray and became covered in cracks of all sizes.

However, compared to the Jerky Bear Head and Nie Ning, the Flesh Spider's resistance was clearly stronger.

Its extraordinary self-healing ability began to take effect.

At the cost of consuming gray mist and its own flesh, the Flesh Spider's two bodies merged while continuously shrinking, using this to withstand the power of the formation.

With the help of the Flesh Spider, the pressure on Nie Ning and the Jerky Bear Head was suddenly reduced.

The overloaded operation of the formation also reached its limit; the surrounding Elemental Power decreased significantly, and the giant golden snake began to slowly shrink.

Following a brief stagnation, a powerful suction force suddenly erupted from the black vortex within the Jerky Bear Head's massive maw.

At this moment, the Jerky Bear Head was like a super-sized vacuum cleaner.

The plant-based buildings throughout the mountain hollow flew into the air, torn into dust by the black rift in the blink of an eye.

Under such terrifying suction, Fowler's body flew uncontrollably toward the Jerky Bear Head.

“Save me!”

Fowler shouted in terror toward Jonnamon.

Jonnamon's expression was incredibly grim, and his face had turned gray due to the absorption of the Power of Corruption.

They hadn't been able to withstand the black rift back then, and now, even with the formation's enhancement, he could only barely protect himself and was completely unable to step forward to rescue Fowler.

Even the golden chains attached to the formation were torn apart as they approached the Jerky Bear Head.

In that fleeting moment, Fowler was drawn toward the rift by the terrifying suction.

Fowler tried to resist, and a powerful surge of Battle Qi erupted from within his body.

However, in front of the black rift, even elements could not escape; the Battle Qi Fowler unleashed was sucked into the rift in an instant.

Without the ability to condense Battle Qi, it was difficult to even stabilize his position with just his physical body.

The closer he got to the Jerky Bear Head, the stronger the binding force produced by this suction became.

Without any surprises, Fowler didn't even reach the black rift; he was ground into a puddle of bloody pulp ten meters away from the Jerky Bear Head.

Looking at the alchemy tools mixed in the flesh and blood, Nie Ning controlled the Jerky Bear Head to tilt to the left, then, braving the terrifying suction, he snatched the spatial items from the remains.

The suction generated by the black rift was still strengthening; the rock walls around the mountain hollow couldn't withstand it and shattered, flying toward the black rift one after another.

Even the Elemental Power maintaining the formation was the same.

The two formation barriers flickered incessantly.

Because of the barrier's obstruction, the Elemental Power inside was rapidly diluted; the giant golden snake and the formation above crumbled into specks of starlight and were sucked into the black rift.

Nie Ning only avoided being affected by the black rift by hiding inside the Jerky Bear Head.

Watching the Flesh Spider being pulled up by the suction, Nie Ning quickly pulled out the sealing box.

Before the flesh on the Flesh Spider could be completely torn apart, he resealed the Flesh Spider, which was now only half its original size.

By this time, Jonnamon could no longer hold on.

The Elemental Pool below had been damaged, and the elements flowing out were quickly sucked away by the black rift.

Without the support of Elemental Power, the entire formation was on the brink of collapse.

Jonnamon panicked; his body simply couldn't break free from the black rift's control and was being drawn bit by bit toward the Jerky Bear Head by the powerful suction.

“Spare me! I know the locations of many treasures! I can sign a contract with you, I'll accept any conditions, please...”

Nie Ning smiled with disdain upon hearing such words.

He knew without thinking that this was nonsense.

If Jonnamon really knew where treasures were, why wouldn't he have gone to get them himself?

Even if he couldn't get them with his current strength, Nie Ning wouldn't risk his life for such illusory things.

“Stop with those ghost stories. I think you should go down and join Vimos as a pair.”

As Nie Ning spoke, he put away the Formation Plate.

Without the restriction of the Gale Spirit-Shrouding Array, the formation Jonnamon had set up became even more unbearable.

It had originally relied on the remaining energy from the Elemental Pool, but now it had no chance of winning in a direct confrontation with the Jerky Bear Head.

“If I die, I won't let you have it easy either!”

Jonnamon stared viciously at Nie Ning and roared.

As the elements were sucked into the rift bit by bit, Jonnamon seemed to lose his mind; he actually began to consume the Power of Corruption, vainly hoping to use a power he couldn't control to fight back.

Looking at Jonnamon's deathly gray old face, the corners of Nie Ning's mouth curled up slightly in a mocking smile.

Even I can't completely control the Power of Corruption; what makes you think you can?

After all, the corrosiveness of the Power of Corruption was beyond doubt; it was essentially the same kind of thing as elemental erosion.

Besides, was a Corruptor that easy to successfully transform into?

Infected by the Human-Faced Balloon, even if Jonnamon successfully transformed, he would most likely just be a Corrupted Puppet of the Human-Faced Balloon.

“Can't you tell that I can control Corruptors?”

Looking at Jonnamon, whose eyes were filled with hatred, Nie Ning suddenly spoke.

Jonnamon's breath hitched at the words.

As a normal wizard, he had never seen anyone who could control Corruptors in all his years, so he naturally hadn't considered this point.

Wouldn't that mean he couldn't take revenge on Nie Ning at all, but might instead become his assistant?

Thinking of this, Jonnamon felt terrible.

At that very moment, taking advantage of Jonnamon's lapse in concentration, Nie Ning fired several Eight-Fold Elemental Explosive Fireballs at the barrier.

‘Bang, bang, bang...’

A series of explosions rang out, also completely jolting Jonnamon awake.

But in that moment of distraction, a gap was blasted into the barrier by Nie Ning.

Like a flood breaking a dam, no matter how Jonnamon tried to control it, he couldn't condense Elemental Power to plug the gap in the barrier.

The barrier was torn apart by the suction along the gap, the formation's power was swallowed by the black rift, and the formation power enhancing Jonnamon's body rapidly weakened.

Nie Ning gave Jonnamon a Universal Gesture of Friendship, then watched with his own eyes as Jonnamon was drawn closer to the Jerky Bear Head.

Jonnamon condensed his remaining formation power into a golden blade and shot it at Nie Ning.

But he was simply too weak; without the enhancement of the formation, he was nothing.

The golden blade didn't even get close to Nie Ning before it was torn to shreds by the massive suction and reverted back into elements.

Immediately afterward, Jonnamon was swallowed whole by the black rift amidst regret and hatred; during this time, Nie Ning took the opportunity to retrieve the alchemy tools and sealing boxes from the remains.

With Jonnamon's death, Nie Ning controlled the Jerky Bear Head to stop its spellcasting.

The Jerky Bear Head slowly closed its mouth, and the massive suction disappeared instantly.

Without the pull of the suction, the rocks and trees in mid-air fell to the ground.

Nie Ning looked around; the entire mountain hollow had been turned into ruins.

Or perhaps it shouldn't be called a mountain hollow; it had now been razed to the ground, and the cliff walls that had shrouded the camp had vanished.

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