Chapter 330 - 169: Mountain God’s Protection, Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment

Chapter 330: Chapter 169: Mountain God’s Protection, Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment

Before the Night Patrol God could raise its mace a second time, the Lingma Mountain God had already taken a stride large enough to cross rivers.

DONG! DONG! DONG!

With every step, the earth shook violently. Chu Bai, controlling this behemoth, didn’t choose to fight the three Divine Spirits to the death. Instead, he locked onto the direction of the wasteland where space had not yet completely collapsed and began a frenzied sprint!

The fury of being toyed with made the Prison-Suppressing Evil Flood Dragon let out a heaven-shattering roar. It swung its draconic tail, kicking up a foul wind as it gave chase, clinging to its quarry like a plague.

The Night Patrol God, holding its lantern and Iron Mace, strode through the black mist like a shooting star. Each step covered dozens of yards, keeping it hot on the Mountain God’s heels.

In mid-air, the Beastkeeping Commissioner lashed out with its Bone Whip, constantly trying to entangle the Mountain God’s ankles and trip it.

THUD! THUD!

Corrosive Dragon Breath, heavy blows from the Iron Mace, and lashes from the Bone Whip.

The attacks rained down on the back of the running Mountain God. But now, with the Guiyuan Technique circulating, the Divine Body displayed astonishing Resilience.

The Five Elements circulated: Earth begetting Metal, Metal begetting Water.

The blows only managed to create ripples of dense Spiritual Power. And though the drain was immense, they could no longer deal any fundamental damage.

"There are people up ahead! It’s the Cultivators who scattered earlier!"

Suddenly, Xia Xing shouted, pointing to a corner of the light screen.

In the ruins ahead, dozens of pale-faced Cultivators, dodging blades of void-wind, watched in despair as the legion of clashing Divine Spirits rushed toward them.

When they saw the majestic Mountain God charging toward them, they were certain of their deaths, only to hear Chu Bai’s resonant, bell-like voice:

"Get in, if you don’t want to die!"

As the Mountain God passed them, its massive palm swooped down toward the ground.

An ochre pillar of Guiding light instantly enveloped the group of dozens.

Before they could react, a gentle suction pulled them inside the Divine Body, where they landed directly on vacant spots of the altar within the Underground Palace.

"Where... is this?"

"No time for talk! Hands on the ground! Channel your Spiritual Power! Or we all die!"

Under the crushing pressure of this life-or-death race, the new Cultivators had no time to think, instinctively obeying the furious shouts of Xia Xing and the others.

This influx of several dozen fresh power sources instantly lightened the pressure on Chu Bai.

The Protective Divine Light, which had grown dim from the constant running and battering, became noticeably more solid again.

’It really works! This Divine Body isn’t just a war chariot, it’s a mobile fortress. The more people there are, the thicker the barrier!’

A brilliant light flashed in Chu Bai’s eyes.

Throughout the escape, this Secret Realm on the verge of collapse was filled with survivors running around like headless chickens.

Some were hiding in crevices, others were being hunted by Demon Beasts. But now, upon seeing the towering Mountain God, they were like drowning men seeing Noah’s Ark.

"Help! Immortal, save me!"

"Take me with you! I’ll give you all my Spirit Stones!"

Chu Bai didn’t need to waste his breath. Wherever the Mountain God passed, survivors frantically rushed toward the Divine Body.

Chu Bai refused no one. With a wave of its great hand, it swept all of them into the Underground Palace, slotting them into the operational nodes of the Guiyuan Technique.

Three hundred people... Five hundred... Eight hundred...

As the escape stretched on, the number of Cultivators inside the Underground Palace soared to two thousand!

Such a vast foundation of Spiritual Power, guided by the Micro Level Guiyuan Technique, brought about a qualitative transformation.

The surface of the Lingma Mountain God was no longer simple rock. It was now covered in a three-foot-thick suit of Flowing Light Armor. On this armor, the Five Element Spiritual Energy flowed in an Endless Life cycle, forming a perfect internal circulation.

BOOM!

Growing impatient, the Night Patrol God viciously smashed its mace against the Mountain God’s back.

This time, the Mountain God didn’t even sway. The blow, powerful enough to shatter mountains, was dispersed by the Flowing Light Armor like ripples in water, kicking up only a few insignificant sparks.

Its defense had completely stabilized.

The Lingma Mountain God was now like an unstoppable juggernaut. No matter how the three Evil Gods behind it unleashed their barrage, it simply forged ahead, utterly unmoved.

However, this brought Chu Bai no relief.

He glanced at the three Foundation Establishment Divine Spirits behind him, whose relentless pursuit was growing ever more frantic. Then he looked at the Divine Body’s hands—sturdy, yes, but only capable of passively taking a beating.

’I can only take hits, not fight back...’

’If this goes on, it’s still a dead end. I’ll either be forced into a corner, or we’ll all be finished when the Spiritual Qi of everyone in the Underground Palace runs out.’

He had tried to channel Spiritual Power to counterattack, but every time he tried to form an offensive Magic Technique, the immense energy would dissipate at his fingertips.

He had no Divine Dao Authority, no Attack Decree.

He was like the pilot of a heavily armored tank that had been stripped of all its cannons. Aside from ramming through things, he had no way of dealing damage.

’I have to find an opportunity to counterattack...’

While piloting the Divine Body to smash through the mountains in its path, Chu Bai frantically wracked his brain for a way to break the stalemate.

RUMBLE—

The ground flew backward under its feet. With every stride, the majestic Lingma Mountain God left enormous footprints several yards deep in the wasteland.

The thousand-foot-tall giant was like a runaway battle tank, barreling ahead uncontrollably and kicking up a massive cloud of dust in its wake.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

Behind them, the Night Patrol God let out a furious roar. Its thirty-foot-tall body flickered in and out of the black mist as the Black Iron Mace in its hand rained down blows on the Mountain God’s back like a tempest.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The heavy blows, powerful enough to shatter mountains, produced nothing more than the dull clang of forged iron as they landed on the Mountain God’s back, which flowed with the Five Elements Spiritual Light.