Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 468 - Mysterious Black Hole

Chapter 468 – Mysterious Black Hole

Liu Wuxie’s aura had been exposed during his fight with Li Xiaohai, making it easily recognizable to anyone present that day.

“Who’s there?” The three men suddenly tensed, sensing someone approaching.

Rustling sounds could be heard as Gu Yu approached. The aura he gave off was unfamiliar because he hadn’t fought along the way, so only a few people knew about his aura.

Due to the dim lighting in the underground mines, everyone could only use their divine sense to investigate.

The three men didn’t dare to be careless and attacked Gu Yu with their weapons.

But before their attacks could land, a black shadow flashed across the space above Gu Yu’s head. The shadow moved with incredible speed, slicing through the throats of all three men before they could react, silencing them instantly.

After devouring the three men’s corpses into the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron and securing their interspatial rings, Liu Wuxie and Gu Yu quickly moved on.

“We’ll be safe once we leave this area,” Liu Wuxie reassured. With the pursuers behind them shaken off, the path ahead seemed more manageable.

Days passed, and Liu Wuxie’s whereabouts became a mystery. Despite the relentless pursuit, he continually evaded capture, leaving many to speculate if he possessed the ability to foresee the future. Xing Lian, infuriated by Liu Wuxie’s repeated escapes, vented his frustration by killing a few of his own men before he calmed down.

“Big Brother Liu, where are we going now?” Liu Wuxie and Gu Yu had been wandering in the underground world for more than three days, and Gu Yu had already lost his sense of direction and didn’t know where they were now.

“We’re beneath the city!” They had nearly circled the Blood Sea Abyssal Island for three days and returned to the city through an underground passage.

The city was already deserted because everyone had entered the underground world to pursue them, leaving behind the old, weak, sick, and disabled.

“What should we do now? Are we going to surface?” Gu Yu asked, realizing that the most dangerous place might actually be the safest. After all, who would expect Liu Wuxie to return to the city?

“The city is the safest judging from the current situation, but if they return and form an encirclement around the city, we would be trapped with no way out.” Liu Wuxie hesitated and was still determining if they should go up. After all, it was dangerous no matter which option he chose.

Staying in the underground world was dangerous, and it was also unsafe for them to go up. Not to mention that Ding Ye and the Wolf Fang Regiment’s leader were still in the city to guard their territory.

They were in the pinnacle Astral River Realm and could sense any disturbance in the surroundings. This was why Liu Wuxie didn’t dare to take the risk lightly.

Rustling sounds echoed from afar, resembling the flow of water moving steadily in their direction. Liu Wuxie and Gu Yu immediately tensed up—there shouldn’t have been any flowing water in the underground mine.

This was particularly unusual since a recent earthquake had flooded many sections of the mine with seawater. However, the water had receded days ago, leaving only muck and debris behind.

“It’s the Sea Demon Clan! Prepare for battle!” Liu Wuxie’s Ghost Eye penetrated the stone walls and saw a group of sea demons nearby, channeling seawater into the mine. This way, the other cultivators couldn’t get close, giving the Sea Demon Clan a significant advantage.

As the seawater began flooding the mine, it created a hazardous environment for humans. Navigating the waterlogged tunnels was nearly impossible, and the sea demons could strike at any moment, using their aquatic mobility to their advantage.

The sounds of water flow soon turned into surging waves, and powerful waves enveloped Liu Wuxie and Gu Yu.

Liu Wuxie and Gu Yu had no choice but to close their eyes, ears, and noses to avoid being overwhelmed by the seawater.

The mine was about five meters high and instantly filled with seawater.

Large rocks began to fall under the pressure of the rushing water, causing many areas in the underground world to collapse. The tremors from underground soon reached the surface, causing many buildings to collapse.

Another earthquake had arrived, and the influx of seawater, which had made the earth soft, affected geological stability.

The seawater overwhelmed Liu Wuxie and Gu Yu, significantly hindering their movement. This reduced their combat strength by half.

Bubbles appeared from afar as thousands of sea demons had blocked the exit. With so many tunnels sealed, Liu Wuxie had no way out unless he could dig a new tunnel and escape.

Under the immense underwater pressure, it was tough to walk and dig out a tunnel.

“Human, come with us, and we will consider sparing your life.” To avoid causing too much commotion, a powerful shark sea demon appeared and transformed into a middle-aged man with gills on his face.

The moment he appeared, the seawater in the surroundings surged as the sea demons on both sides retreated.

“High levels of the Astral River Realm!” Liu Wuxie’s eyes flashed with a hint of solemnness because this sea demon was formidable, an opponent he couldn’t currently face.

Even if they were on land, he had no odds of winning even with the Earth Binding Chains, let alone surrounded by seawater.

The sea demon’s voice penetrated the water and reached Liu Wuxie. But Liu Wuxie shook his head because he wouldn’t go with them even if he died. After all, his life would no longer be in his own hands if he followed them to the seabed, and he would be at their mercy.

They might even search his soul to excavate all his secrets, especially his identity as an Immortal Emperor. The term immortal was a myth in the True Martial Continent, and immortals could only be heard in legends.

“The Sea Demon Clan has long occupied this place. I advise you to come obediently, and don’t force me to take action!” The sea demon’s voice was cold, and a terrifying shockwave swept out as his aura began to rise.

If Liu Wuxie dared to escape again, he wouldn’t hold back from capturing him and bringing him to the seabed.

Due to the water pressure in the underground mine, more parts of the city began to collapse, alerting those on the surface. The sudden influx of seawater caught the attention of the two major forces’ leaders, who immediately sent people to investigate. They found a large group of sea demons rushing over.

Countless people passed through the mines and could barely see the battlefield through the water.

“It’s Liu Wuxie! The sea demons trapped him!” Liu Wuxie was in the center of the seawater, which meant any humans who wanted to get close had to pass through the seawater. Not to mention, many sea demons were in the surroundings to prevent anyone from approaching.

“These damned sea demons! They brought seawater in! We will be greatly weakened if we rush in recklessly!” A hall master of the Wolf Fang Regiment stomped his foot in anger.

Humans and sea demons had been at war for many years, which resulted in hostility between the two races. In addition to humans, abyssal devils also approached swiftly.

Liu Wuxie had thoroughly offended the Abyssal Clan after killing more than two hundred abyssal devils the other time, and they sent an eighth-grade abyssal devil over this time.

As Liu Wuxie observed the high-level Astral River Realm cultivators, sea demons, and abyssal devils surrounding him, a deep sense of despair settled in. Even if they somehow managed to escape the sea demons, they were still trapped. The full weight of what it meant to be surrounded dawned on him.

Learning that the sea demons had trapped Liu Wuxie, Ding Feng, Lin Feng, the Wolf Fang Regiment’s leader, Xing Lian, and others rushed over.

“Liu Wuxie, I can drive these sea demons away if you submit to me. What do you think?” Ding Ye modulated his voice into a highly concentrated frequency, enabling it to penetrate the dense medium of seawater and reach Liu Wuxie with precise accuracy.

Everyone else heard the offer as well, and it seemed almost impossible for Liu Wuxie to refuse. The sea demons were notoriously merciless, and falling into their hands meant certain doom.

As long as Liu Wuxie was willing to hand over his treasures, Ding Ye might not kill him outright, but he would imprison him to prevent anyone from getting his secrets. After all, who wouldn’t want to keep the treasures and secrets for themselves?

“Damned humans, get lost!” The shark sea demon bellowed in rage, manipulating a massive volume of seawater to generate a powerful tidal wave. The wave surged forward with such immense kinetic force that it caused the surrounding stone walls to crumble as if they were made of brittle material.

The ground beneath them began to collapse due to a sudden and intense suction force, creating a powerful vortex. Both sea demons and humans, unable to resist the overwhelming pull, were dragged into the depths. No one knew what was underground or why a vortex had appeared.

The vortex formed as a result of an underground void, which began to collapse after a small crack appeared. The fissure quickly expanded, spreading in all directions and growing from the size of a jar to a massive chasm that led to the collapse of half the mine. This sudden disaster sent shockwaves through the nearby mines, causing panic among the humans who scrambled to escape.

The powerful force caused the ground to sink as the crack devoured more seawater. This resulted in the mines’ collapse, unleashing powerful gales that devoured everything.

This situation caught everyone off guard, and the collapse soon sparked a chain reaction with more bottomless pits appearing on the ground.

The incoming seawater poured in with immense pressure, breaking through the stone walls. As the ground began to sink, the city’s buildings also collapsed in clusters. Many cultivators fled from their courtyards at the commotion, not knowing what was happening.

With a thunderous rumble, three mines were buried entirely.

“ARGH! I DON’T WANT TO DIE!” The powerful vortex sucked half of the humans present in just one breath. The sea demons trapping Liu Wuxie were also devoured by the vortex no matter how hard they struggled.

That was the same for Liu Wuxie and Gu Yu, who were gripping the stone walls tightly to avoid being sucked into the vortex. After all, who knew what dangers lay underground, and being sucked into the vortex might lead to endless darkness.

Gu Yu’s strength wasn’t as strong as Liu Wuxie’s, and he slowly lost his grip on the stone walls. He swallowed several mouthfuls of seawater before his hands slipped and was about to be sucked into the vortex.

Liu Wuxie reached out to grab Gu Yu’s hand in the nick of time, but an even more powerful suction force exploded, causing the stone wall that Liu Wuxie gripped onto to crumble, sweeping the two of them into the vortex.

The disaster lasted for a few minutes and left the city destroyed. The vortex had long swept away the sea demons surrounding Liu Wuxie, and the seawater in the mine began to recede.

The cultivators who arrived later were terrified by this scene and didn’t dare to get close because the black hole was too massive and bottomless.

“The bottom of the Blood Sea Abyssal Island is hollow!” someone exclaimed, their voice trembling with terror. Thousands stood at the edge of the black hole, gazing down into its depths.