CHAPTER 1178: CHAPTER 778: SWAMP AND WATERFALL (PART 2)

The footprints in the swamp didn’t sink, but instead protruded?

Xiang Beifei didn’t step into this part of the swamp but carefully observed the three footprints. The three footprints were very clear, even the patterns on the soles of their shoes could be seen clearly, with each footprint three inches above the ground.

He looked up at the three people in front of him. The place where Xing Wuya and the others stood also seemed to be protruding.

This swamp definitely has an issue.

Xiang Beifei gathered a clump of breath soil in his hand, transformed it into a hard stone, and then hurled this stone towards the swamp.

Pa!

The stone formed from breath soil struck the soft swamp and quickly sank down.

Gurgle gurgle!

The breath soil stone slowly sank, bubbling up one after another, soon disappearing into the swamp and vanishing.

After waiting for a moment, no mark appeared in the swamp, and the imprint of the breath soil gradually disappeared as well.

"People stepping on it didn’t sink, but the stone sank when thrown?"

Xiang Beifei was increasingly puzzled. The Spiritual Power he originally attached to the breath soil had disappeared, with the imprint of the Spiritual Power wiped out by the swamp.

"Have you found anything?" Li Qianluo quietly called out from behind.

"I don’t know, this swamp is very strange." Xiang Beifei replied.

He squatted by the edge of the swamp, gathering a long breath soil stick in his hand, stirring the swamp. But soon, the breath soil stick was dissolved by some mysterious force.

Breath soil relies on Xiang Beifei’s Spiritual Power to consolidate. Once the Spiritual Power is devoured, it means the breath soil will dissolve.

But at that moment, he suddenly became alert and immediately retreated!

"What’s going on? Is there something?" Li Qianluo’s body immediately glowed brown, asking urgently.

But there was nothing around, it seemed like nothing was about to jump out.

"You all back away, I sensed something just now." Xiang Beifei said deeply.

"Where?"

Luo Shanyou saw something was wrong on Xiang Beifei’s side, wanting to rush over, but Xiang Beifei shouted, "Don’t move!"

However, before Luo Shanyou could stop, it seemed like an invisible shadow flashed through the air. Without any hesitation, Xiang Beifei took a step forward immediately, appearing beside Luo Shanyou, slapping the brick in his hand over Luo Shanyou’s head!

Bang!

A dull sound rang out, it seemed like Xiang Beifei had hit something, which quickly retreated from Luo Shanyou’s head.

"Shishu, are you okay?" Xiang Beifei pulled Luo Shanyou behind him.

"I’m fine, what just happened?" Luo Shanyou asked with a heavy expression.

"Something just attacked you." Xiang Beifei said deeply.

"Attacked me?" Luo Shanyou was increasingly shocked, immediately spreading his attention, but he felt nothing.

He only saw Xiang Beifei flying over to his side, thinking something happened to Xiang Beifei and came to help, but didn’t see anything approaching, nor did he sense anything attacking him.

"Is it a Void Beast?" Li Qianluo also ran over to ask.

"I don’t know, shouldn’t this be asked of you?" Xiang Beifei himself was visiting Common Valley for the first time, hearing of a Void Beast for the first time, having no idea what it really looked like.

"Void Beast, the ones I’ve seen are no different from those desolate beasts, I don’t know what this is either." Li Qianluo said.

"Let’s go, leave here first."

Xiang Beifei didn’t plan to stay any longer, as they couldn’t see where the attack was coming from, it was unwise to remain.

"Alright, let’s go quickly, move!" Erha urged.

Xiang Beifei purposely let Luo Shanyou walk in the middle, protecting him.

Because the strange object attacked in such a way to specifically avoid him and Li Qianluo, turning towards Luo Shanyou. It’s clear Luo Shanyou was targeted as the first strike target.

Li Qianluo, even though normally playing games with a bunch of kids, seldom cultivating or taking action, had a very peculiar strength, definitely above Luo Shanyou.

In other words, the invisible thing likely locked onto the weakest, Luo Shanyou, as if understanding to pick the soft spot.

But even with Luo Shanyou being the weakest here, he still had late stage Inquiring Dao cultivation, yet even that unseen thing didn’t care.

Buzz! Buzz!

In the distance, the towering waterfall kept booming, echoes coming in waves, creating ripples looking very disharmonious.

They didn’t want to know how the three Xiongtou Race people died, only wanting to leave urgently.

But they hadn’t gone far——

Rumble!

A huge explosion resounded again, this time not from the waterfall, but from the previous swamp!

Xiang Beifei couldn’t help but look back, only to find something seemed to burst out of the swamp, tearing huge cracks in the ground as terrifying force seemed to shred the entire land.

But eerily, despite the intense tremors of the earth, the three Xiongtou Race people still stood there, unmoved, maintaining their discussion posture as if unaffected.

The swamp beneath their feet remained unharmed!

Yet the outer cracks spread quickly, extending thousands of feet instantaneously, reaching under their feet in a moment.

The group immediately leaped into the air, looking down to see dark grey swamp sludge swirling within the massive cracks beneath, chasing their footsteps.

"This way!"

Xiang Beifei immediately led everyone to dodge aside, but the swamp sludge within the enormous cracks started bubbling. These bubbles churned, each bursting seemed to unleash an unseen suction pulling their bodies, as if to drag them down!

This formidable pull was too much for even Xiang Beifei to withstand completely.

In desperation, Xiang Beifei suddenly sensed something, then waved his hand!

Crash!

Mustard Seed in Palm swept out immediately, covering them on all sides!

Buzz!

Sure enough, the bizarre devouring power was blocked when encountering Mustard Seed in Palm. Mustard Seed in Palm inherently carried a mysterious buoyancy, able to carry people flying, differing from breath soil.

Under the powerful buoyancy’s protection, they quickly broke free.

But the danger was far from over, as a thunderous roar sounded again all around, turning to look and discovering that the terrifying towering waterfall was actually collapsing.

The towering waterfall seemed destroyed, the water flowed down completely, engulfing Xiang Beifei and the others, transforming the swamp plains into a tsunami-like catastrophe, the world seeming to collapse.

The massive force swept them up, scattering the three rapidly, the towering stream over a thousand meters high, engulfing them separately!

"Shishu, Li, where are you?" Xiang Beifei shouted.

But he himself was swept away by the water, in this watery world, everything felt extremely oppressive, greatly suppressing Xiang Beifei’s senses.

His voice couldn’t go out, nor could his thoughts reach Li Qianluo and Luo Shanyou, he could only tightly bind Erha and Youmeng, but Luo Shanyou and Li Qianluo were already out of sight.

Even Xiaohei, who always perched on Xiang Beifei’s shoulder, was swept away, losing contact.

Rumble!

The water swirled, forming vortexes that were difficult to escape from. Within these vortexes, blue electric sparks seemed to flash, the sparks roaring towards Xiang Beifei.

Xiang Beifei felt his whole body electrified, even with his ascension realm cultivation, he couldn’t withstand such an attack!

What startled Xiang Beifei the most was a vague sense of something darting rapidly through the water, the feeling those things brought was identical to the invisible ones from before!

"Damn it! Shishu!"

Xiang Beifei felt a great unease, knowing that so many powerful, eerie creatures would surely head straight for Luo Shanyou first!