Chapter 508 - 462: Underestimating the Enemy, A Lucky Break

The serpent's body coiled. As it opened its mouth to breathe, a sky-blotting frost seemed to ignore the distance between them, blanketing everything as it descended upon Chu Mu in an instant.

Nowhere to run!

Inexplicably, this premonition flooded Chu Mu's mind.

Empowered by the Power of Space, the tide of frost was nearly as omnipresent as his Sword Intent Domain.

He had absolutely no room to dodge. He could only take it head-on!

Chu Mu's expression turned grim. If he was forced into a direct confrontation, he would undoubtedly be pitting his weakness against its strength.

Not to mention, the giant beast, comparable to a Tier Three Perfection, was still eyeing him menacingly. The Nine Dragon Divine Fire Array couldn't hold out for much longer!

'If I can't take out the leader, I'll take out his subordinate first!'

In that instant, Chu Mu made his decision.

He waved his hand, and the scorching True Flame Array Pattern enveloping the twin-bladed giant beast instantly dissipated. It reformed into a True Flame Barrier, merging with the blade barrier of his domain to block the inescapable assault. Then, he leaped forward, completely ignoring the menacing White Snake, his blade pointed directly at the giant beast!

At the same moment, a faint spatial fluctuation appeared. An illusory black shadow, interwoven with space itself, abruptly materialized behind the giant beast.

"You dare!"

The trace of arrogance in the White Snake's eyes instantly froze. Its roar shot toward the heavens, but it was no use.

The giant beast's ice-blue twin blades formed an impenetrable defense, blocking Chu Mu's assault from every angle. However, the brilliant flash of blade light that appeared behind it slashed down on its head without any hindrance.

The protective barrier, already on the brink of collapse, shattered with a loud crack. The black shadow flickered. With Chu Mu keeping the beast distracted, it was powerless to counter. Blades crisscrossed wantonly, and in a brief instant, a rain of brilliant blade light descended.

The blade fell upon flesh, but it severed the Divine Soul!

The chilling, ice-blue flames dimmed. The rampaging, giant twin blades froze as if a pause button had been hit. Then, the towering giant beast collapsed with a tremendous crash.

At this moment, the faint black shadow flickering in the sky vanished back into concealment, accompanied by another shimmer of spatial fluctuation.

Chu Mu let out a muffled groan as trickles of blood seeped from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. Forcibly annihilating the Divine Soul of a Demon Beast comparable to Tier Three Perfection while only at the Early Stage of Golden Core was, for him, tantamount to staking his own life!

He remained impassive. With a mere thought, the seeping blood vanished. His blade swirled as he turned his gaze back to the White Snake.

Their eyes met. The mocking calm in the serpent's eyes was gone, replaced by burning rage and seething killing intent.

Chu Mu's expression remained calm. 'Although I was injured by the backlash, the giant beast is dead. Now that this demon has lost its powerful helper that had me so constrained, its chances of taking me down quickly are almost zero, no matter how profound or terrifying its Divine Techniques are.'

'Besides, this Mirror of Clarity is a Spatial Treasure.'

'And Spatial Treasures aren't something a mere Tier Three being should be able to master.'

'The demon only used it after I forced it to encase itself in ice for self-preservation. That must mean the treasure has some unknown limitation, or perhaps using it carries some unknown price.'

'This demon is not invincible!'

'Not to mention, this stretch of sea is a routine patrol zone for the Demon Suppression Islands. My reinforcements could arrive at any moment!'

"Today, I underestimated you, fellow Daoist!"

The White Snake's voice transmitted to him. It gave Chu Mu one last, deep look with its cold, serpentine eyes. Amidst a surge of frost, its body, which had been coiled on the surface of the sea, vanished.

Chu Mu scanned his surroundings vigilantly. Only after confirming that the White Snake had truly left did the tension in his heart begin to fade.

Blood began to seep from his eyes, nose, ears, and mouth again. He slowly lowered his trembling arm, and the condensed Flaming Blade dissipated.

His face was somewhat pale, and a trace of lingering fear could be seen deep within his eyes.

'What the White Snake said before leaving was clearly true.'

'After all, if the White Snake hadn't underestimated me and had used that Mirror of Clarity from the very beginning, I never would have been able to force it to encase itself in ice. I also wouldn't have had the opportunity to calmly wear down the giant beast's Divine Soul Barrier.'

'Even with the Blade Battle Puppet as my trump card, it would have been useless against that bizarre Mirror of Clarity. Killing the giant beast would have been out of the question.'

'In that kind of pincer attack, the outcome for me... is easy to imagine...'

As his thoughts swirled, Chu Mu's gaze fell upon the Nine Dragon Prison Suppression Tower.

The image of the White Snake turning to frost, treating the tower's suppressive power as nothing, and calmly emerging replayed in his mind.

'This tower, after all, is only a Magical Treasure Prototype.'

'The Jiezhi Space and the Big and Small Ruyi ability I envisioned for it are still just concepts.'

'It was inevitable that it would fall short when faced with a Power of Space that the White Snake shouldn't even be able to wield.'

'However...' 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Chu Mu looked in the direction the White Snake had fled, his expression growing dark and uncertain.

'Judging from its parting message, the demon clearly hasn't given up on forcing me to serve the Profound Serpent Race.'

'I was lucky to survive this time.'

'But next time, that White Snake definitely won't underestimate me in the slightest.'

'The White Snake has seen all of my techniques.'

'But as for its methods, I've only scratched the surface—that bizarre Power of Space, its endless Bloodline Divine Techniques...'

'...and it even had that terrifying giant beast at its command...'

Chu Mu subconsciously touched the front of his robes. Tucked inside, he always carried a Command Token close to his person.

For some reason, Chu Mu couldn't help but feel a little more at ease.

'I still have a trump card. A very powerful one!'

After a moment's daze, his gaze cleared. He glanced toward the Demon Suppression Islands. Several streaks of Tunneling Light were flying straight for him, their powerful auras unconcealed. Without exception, they were all Golden Core Realm experts.

He reached out and lifted his hand, and the corpse of the giant beast that had sunk to the seabed slowly rose. He checked his Storage Space, which he had previously emptied and reinforced; it was more than large enough to hold the hundred-meter Demon Body.

With a thought, the giant beast's Demon Body, which had just broken the surface of the sea, vanished into his now-massive Storage Space.

At the same time, the streaks of Tunneling Light landed one after another before Chu Mu...

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