Chu Feng's speed was extraordinary, his movements impossible to track. Only his shadow could be seen flickering across the surroundings.
And every time Chu Feng appeared, monsters immediately launched attacks at his location.
Throughout this, Chu Feng counterattacked relentlessly, but those monsters seemed virtually indestructible — his immortal arts proved useless against them.
He could not escape, and he could not break through. Chu Feng had already fallen into a desperate situation.
"Damn it."
In these circumstances, a flash of resolve appeared in Chu Feng's eyes.
In the next moment, crimson lightning surged through the red mist, and successive booms of thunder detonated through the air.
It was a Forbidden Immortal Martial Technique — the Forbidden Blood Thunder Technique.
The Forbidden Blood Thunder Technique annihilated every monster in the vicinity, their souls obliterated in an instant.
Seeing that Chu Feng had been forced to resort to such a drastic measure, a trace of surprise surfaced in the little girl's eyes as she clung to his back.
Clearly, the arsenal of techniques Chu Feng commanded had managed to surprise her.
"ROAR—"
But at that very moment, a bizarre roar echoed up from deep within the earth.
"Not good." In that instant, Chu Feng's expression changed drastically. He sensed an aura of a level he simply could not contend with.
BOOM— Without warning, the ground convulsed. As shattered rock flew in every direction, countless colossal creatures surged out from the depths below.
These monsters radiated prismatic light and were more than ten times larger than the previous ones. Most critically, the aura they exuded was no longer that of Heavenly Immortals — it was Martial Immortal.
Though they were only first-stage Martial Immortals, for Chu Feng this was an invincible realm.
WHOOSH— Suddenly, one of the monsters moved. Its enormous body transformed into a titanic whip, hurtling toward Chu Feng with a howling gale in its wake.
Everything happened too fast. Chu Feng had no time to react before the monster's strike crashed into him.
"UWAAH—"
With a scream of agony, Chu Feng was sent hurtling through the air like an arrow loosed from a bow. The little girl on his back and the immortal weapon in his grip were blasted away at the same time.
However, before Chu Feng had flown far, another monster seized him, coiling its massive body around him.
"GRAAAH—"
In the next instant, Chu Feng began releasing heart-rending screams.
The monster was annihilating his physical body with an erasing force.
No — the monster was not targeting his physical body at all. It was assaulting his soul directly.
In that moment, Chu Feng felt his soul being torn apart ceaselessly. The pain was so excruciating that even he could not endure it, and he let out continuous screams of torment.
At the same time, the little girl had also been ensnared by one of the monsters and was enduring the same onslaught. Unable to withstand the agony, she quickly lost consciousness.
It was not that either the little girl or Chu Feng had weak endurance — the monsters' offensive power was simply too terrifying. This was an attack aimed squarely at the soul.
In this state, Chu Feng's mind went blank. Beyond the unbearable pain, it was as though he had forgotten everything.