NOVPUBDong!
A crisp, light sound.
The crimson arrow streaked across the dark starlit sea, leaving behind a scarlet glow.
In an instant, it pierced the unsuspecting red-haired monster's single eye!
"Hiss—Argh!"
A deafening, agonized scream echoed throughout the surroundings.
Writhing in pain, the red-haired monster instinctively staggered backward a few steps, releasing its grip. One by one, its hands clutched its massive single eye.
The creature's face was twisted and horrifying, its mouth letting out incessant wails of agony.
The Five-Coloured Divine Deer managed to break free, desperately leaping through the air and landing by Wang Ba's side.
Fu, a veteran of countless battles in the Outer Realm, would never let such an opportunity pass. Its tail swept out forcefully, while its hind legs struck violently, instantly landing a blow on the red-haired monster.
With its vital spot pierced and vision completely impaired, the red-haired monster immediately lost its balance, staggering backward.
Having gained the upper hand, Fu refused to relent, pressing forward with its dragon body, quickly coiling around the red-haired monster's form and then lunging to sink its fangs into the creature's neck.
Just as its jaws were about to clamp down, the red-haired monster seemed to sense the ambush. At the last possible moment, two massive red-haired hands shot out—one above, one below—forcefully holding Fu's upper and lower jaws apart.
Two more hands emerged, clutching tightly at Fu's neck.
Once again, the two sides resumed their earlier deadlock.
Meanwhile, one of the red-haired monster's hands grasped the arrow embedded in its single eye and violently yanked it free!
"Hiss—Argh!"
The red-haired monster opened its mouth wide and let out another wretched howl!
Pale green blood sprayed everywhere!
Wang Ba, however, did not remain idle.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Three Yin God Arrows formed a triangular pattern, almost landing on the red-haired monster's single eye at the very moment the previous arrow was removed.
But what made Wang Ba's heart sink was that just as the Yin God Arrows were about to strike the red-haired monster, its bizarre arms suddenly lifted. Within its palms, one by one, eyes abruptly opened wide and fixed their gaze on Wang Ba!
Then—
Blinding red beams shot out from those palm-eyes!
Wang Ba's pupils shrank sharply!
Without hesitation, the Five-Coloured Divine Deer hoisted Wang Ba onto its back, leaping swiftly to evade the attack.
The three Yin God Arrows in front were instantly extinguished by the red beams, soundlessly.
The palm's single eyes followed the Five-Coloured Divine Deer's movements, swiftly tracking it, and unleashing bursts of red light!
Fu let out a low growl, unflinchingly raising its blue-scaled dragon tail, shielding against the incoming red beams!
Where the red light struck, scales shattered and blood splattered!
Fu's entire body trembled violently as it let out a muffled grunt!
"Fu!"
Wang Ba, having managed to evade the attack, swept his gaze over the red-haired monster gravely:
"This World Eater excels in both offense and defense, and its strength is overwhelming—it's almost unkillable!"
He quickly glanced at Fu and noticed that its injuries were merely superficial, letting out a breath of relief.
He abruptly recalled Fu's past reputation for its thick skin and resilience.
"Fu has incredible endurance. No wonder it's able to hold its ground for so long against the red-haired monster—outmatched but not defeated. But this is, after all, the location of the Realm Membrane fissure. If this red-haired monster is allowed to remain here..."
The presence of the Taoist Field somewhat weakened the defense of the surrounding Realm Membrane.
It's akin to a sturdy earthen wall being burrowed into by a rat. While it provides the rat with a place to dwell, it also compromises the wall's structural integrity.
Should a powerful World Eater launch an attack from the Outer Realm, breaking through the Realm Membrane here would be far easier than before.
Of course, unlike an earthen wall, the Realm Membrane is dynamic, akin to human skin; it heals over time and activates defensive mechanisms when breached.
But this process requires time—and a stable environment.
And around the current Realm Membrane fissure, the mere presence of the red-haired monster has ruled out this possibility entirely.
"What should I do?"
Wang Ba quickly pondered his options.
Just then, from the distant darkness came a sudden, rapidly approaching howling sound!
"Not good—another World Eater has been drawn here!"
He immediately tensed, turning toward the source of the noise.
In this Outer Realm expanse, perhaps influenced by the Little Cang World, the surrounding Chaos aura was pervasive, making it difficult for both Spiritual Sense and vision to penetrate farther.
For now, only sparse starlight was visible amidst the dark and silent Realm Sea's starry void—there was no sign of any figure.
But the sound grew louder and nearer, more intense by the moment!
It was like a Demonic Beast's roar, or the reverberation of Thunder through a valley.
The sound was so overwhelming that even the battling Fu and the red-haired monster paused in shock.
Both turned their gaze toward the distance but saw nothing.
A sense of unease quietly welled up in the hearts of all beings present.
Though the World Eaters lacked significant Spiritual Wisdom, they possessed instinctive survival drives.
The weaker World Eaters crouched down in fear, retreating quietly.
They swiftly pressed close to the Realm Membrane and vanished into the sprawling darkness.
However, such decisive ones were in the minority. Most World Eaters struggled to resist their hunger for breaking into the realm and feasting without restraint, hesitating briefly.
But in that brief hesitation, their fate was sealed.
"Hua—"
The sound surged explosively!
A violent gust of wind instantly swept away all traces of the surrounding Chaos aura!
Almost simultaneously, a massive shadow enveloped every being present!
Wang Ba instinctively felt a sense of impending doom and looked up sharply.
As his gaze landed on the colossal figure, his breath momentarily stopped.
So enormous!
Enormous beyond imagination!
