Chapter 716: The Consequences of the God's Descent

Furthermore, after several battles tonight, the host body was already on the verge of collapse, and it saw no reason to waste more energy on these brainless monsters.

The Thunder Titan's multiple small eyes were all fixed on Bai Zhantian, each one red with fury. The crimson lightning on its body became even more dazzling, and its speed suddenly increased, almost as if it were making a final sprint.

Anyone with eyes could see it had transformed from a locomotive into an extremely furious locomotive.

When Zhu Erniang darted past it, its eyeballs didn't even twitch; it completely ignored her.

The Spider Immortal strode away on its long legs, fleeing towards the rear of the Danau Beast horde, disappearing in a few breaths.

Even Bai Zhantian, slow-witted as it might be, understood that Zhu Erniang must have done something to it to make the Thunder Titan view it as a mortal enemy, someone it wouldn't rest until it destroyed.

It tilted its head and sniffed. Aside from the scent of blood and the spider demon's venom, there seemed to be another faint, fishy smell. It had initially thought it was tree sap from broken branches, but now, it smelled...

Could it be?

Without a word, Bai Zhantian took off its outer garment and flung it far away.

No wonder the spider demon had hidden in the sand to ambush it just now; it clearly intended to do something to its person.

As soon as Bai Zhantian threw the clothes, it ran sideways; however, the Thunder Titan's attention was entirely focused on it and showed no interest in the clothes.

The real culprit was here, the egg thief was right here, and it had even thrown the scented clothes away in plain sight. Was this an insult to its intelligence?

The Thunder Titan grew even angrier, letting out a long howl and picking up speed again.

Thanks to the lightning on its body, it possessed the ability for short bursts of speed. Moreover, the gravitational conditions in the human world were far less than in the Fuh Realm. For these Fuh Realm creatures carrying floating stones, entering the human world made them feel as light as swallows; taking a stride of seven or eight zhang was trivial!

The distance between them suddenly shortened. The Thunder Titan lowered its head and charged forward.

Bai Zhantian pulled out another long spear and, with a backward thrust, struck its shield-like bone plate.

There was no point in holding back anymore; let this be its final blow.

Despite its skill, it couldn't withstand the opponent's primal immense power and was instantly thrown into the sky, like a kite with a broken string.

The Thunder Titan, on the other hand, stumbled immediately.

This heavy locomotive overturned sideways, rolling three or four times on the ground before barely coming to a halt.

Dust and haze billowed everywhere.

A monster weighing over ten tons was actually knocked down by Bai Zhantian in a single blow!

It was dazed from the fall, nearly landing on its back.

But the Thunder Titan quickly shook its head and got back on its feet.

From Bai Zhantian's blow, a large gash appeared on the bone plate on its forehead, but it didn't shatter into fragments. This was because the crimson lightning automatically protected its master, actually counteracting the force of annihilation.

Even so, the Thunder Titan roared loudly in pain. This bone plate was actually full of nerves and highly sensitive; the pain caused by Bai Zhantian's strike was no less than having a tooth brutally pulled.

Coupled with being thoroughly disoriented from the fall, the titan's heart was filled with even more hatred.

The massive beast horde made a sharp turn, following their leader, and continued to pursue that abominable fugitive!

After shaking off Bai Zhantian's entanglement, Zhu Erniang then evaded the pursuit of the Spirit Void City guards, only then heading deep into the jungle.

It knew exactly where it was going.

After several twists and turns, within a dense thicket, Zhu Erniang saw He Lingchuan waving at it.

The young man was grinning widely, seemingly carefree.

Dong Rui stood behind him, his face grim.

The creature, which resembled neither a snail nor a toad, carried a massive shell on its back and was unhurriedly chewing the alfalfa its master offered.

Besides them, there was no one else here, not even a single bird.

He Lingchuan came forward, laughing loudly: "Erniang, you also managed to get away?"

He was quite proud of successfully escaping the pursuit of the Qinyang Imperial Advisor, but he couldn't high-five Zhu Erniang.

The giant spider's claws were covered in sharp spines; a single jab would leave him covered in bloody holes.

"A piece of cake," Zhu Erniang snorted. "I smeared all the egg liquid from the gourd onto the wound on Bai Zhantian's back. Now the Thunder Titan is having a grand old time chasing it."

When it burst out of the sand dune, it crushed both the gourd and its sticky contents onto Bai Zhantian's back; the latter didn't notice, thinking it was just the sound of a breaking branch.

During their escape, He Lingchuan had explained to it that the gourd contained the Thunder Titan's stolen eggs.

Of course, by now, they were just egg liquid.

The Thunder Titan's eyesight was average, but its sense of smell was incredibly keen.

Not long ago, the leader of the Wu beasts had attacked its nest, shattering two eggs on the spot and stealing one. This was a deep pain for the Thunder Titan. Now, it suddenly caught the scent of its lost child, immediately bursting into a furious rage.

To clear itself of suspicion, Zhu Erniang had shed its front pincer, which was covered in the sticky liquid, before the Thunder Titan caught up. This way, Bai Zhantian was the only one left to take the blame.

"Bai Zhantian's host body is damaged," Zhu Erniang declared. "It was already consuming too much energy earlier, and now that I've seen it exchange blows with the Thunder Titan again, that will only accelerate its collapse."

Dong Rui was a little impatient, but more than that, he was uneasy: "Aren't we leaving yet?"

He had previously waited outside Tianji Peak and personally witnessed how "lively" Mount Xu was tonight.

Originally, his main role was support, and he didn't hold much hope for the success rate of He Lingchuan's operation, guessing that even a 40-50% chance would be extraordinary. If He (surname) died on Mount Xu, he would immediately drive away with the Snail-Toad, as if there wouldn't be much loss.

Who would have thought that He (surname) was truly a plague god, bringing disaster wherever he went; even the Heavenly Palace couldn't withstand his havoc!

But this disaster was truly too big; now he just wanted to leave Spirit Void City and Beijia Nation as quickly as possible!

"Let's go," He Lingchuan said, pointing west.

But Zhu Erniang said: "I want to see how Bai Zhantian ends up."

He Lingchuan understood: "So, your hatred is truly as deep as the sea?"

A moment ago, the human and the spider had a chance to escape by jumping into the lake, but after the Thunder Titan appeared, Zhu Erniang told He Lingchuan, "Let's split up; you distract the Qinyang Imperial Advisor," and then it rushed back.

That stance clearly meant it was going back to fight and exact revenge.

Zhu Erniang snorted: "We fought before, twice."

He Lingchuan thought for a moment: "Let's go to Apricot Mountain."

Apricot Mountain was only two hundred zhang north of Spirit Void City. Its highest peak was shaped like the character "ji" (几), and the Thunder Titan beast horde happened to be heading there.

Dong Rui piloted the Snail-Toad, burrowing underground.

It's worth mentioning that Zhu Erniang's demon immortal body could barely shrink to the size of a horse, allowing it to enter the earthen palace on the Snail-Toad's back with He Lingchuan.

Even though it was an ancient demon immortal with vast experience, it still marveled at this earthen palace artifact.

Riding inside, without leaving the shell, one could directly see the surrounding landscape, and it was in full high definition.

The Snail-Toad traveled underground, quietly emerging at Apricot Mountain and hiding in the thicket. The terrain here was high, with no obstructions in front, offering a complete view of the northwest corner of Spirit Void City.

Further ahead was Spirit Void City itself; there were no more suitable hiding spots.

They were there to watch the show, and at this moment, it would be counterproductive to cause further complications.

As soon as Dong Rui jumped out of the Snail-Toad's giant shell, he suddenly pointed at Spirit Void City and exclaimed: "Look quickly!"

From Apricot Mountain, looking down at Spirit Void City, flames shot skyward and thick smoke billowed everywhere. Not only in the lower city, but even on the floating islands, explosions rang out in quick succession.

How had that peaceful, tranquil, and prosperous imperial capital turned into such a sight?

Was it caused by the Mount Xu earthquake?

He Lingchuan watched without blinking, equally horrified.

After a while, he took a deep breath and murmured: "Fang Canran."

Of course it was Fang Canran!

Earlier, when Fang Canran discussed the plan with him, he only proposed a backup strategy to unleash the Thunder Titan to help He Lingchuan escape, but never mentioned the chaos in Spirit Void City.

Because all of this had nothing to do with He Lingchuan.

His daring invasion of Mount Xu was the key to triggering this series of great disasters in Spirit Void City.

But it was only a key.

Fang Canran and the organization behind him, however, were seizing every opportunity to expand their gains!

They had been plotting for too long; only by orchestrating a satisfying, chaotic upheaval in the imperial capital could they justify their long wait.

Zhu Erniang moved to the other side of the peak: "Bai Zhantian's host body is failing."

The two hurried over and gazed at the battle below.

Just as Zhu Erniang had said, Bai Zhantian's host body was severely damaged, and fearing being surrounded by the beast horde, it had to retreat after two more exchanges with the Thunder Titan.

The Danau beast horde pursued relentlessly from behind.

The gravity in the human world was much weaker compared to the Fuh Realm, so even the clumsy Danau beasts could move as swiftly as the wind here. And despite the desperate attempts of the Spirit Void City army to intercept them, under the call of their lord, more and more Danau beasts joined the pursuit, their numbers growing more formidable with every step.

He Lingchuan roughly estimated there were over five hundred of them.

Dozens of breaths later, Lu Shishi's body began to collapse, right at the foot of Apricot Mountain. For the first time, He Lingchuan witnessed firsthand what "flesh and bone separation" truly meant.

Muscles burst open, tendons snapped, nerves withered, and flesh rolled off the bones on its own, like putrid meat that had lost its adhesion.

The fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, in an instant, revealed half of her skeleton.

The most terrifying thing was that she could still feel the pain, screaming in utter agony.

Clearly, a wisp of Bai Zhantian's divine soul had already returned to the Divine Realm, no longer possessing her body.

He Lingchuan stood on the hillside, barely able to hear her calling "Help me!" and "Mommy!"

But she soon couldn't make a sound, because her vocal cords had also dissolved.

Her facial skin had long since peeled away; her features were just writhing lumps of blood. Red was her face, white were her teeth and the whites of her eyes.

Her eyeballs, without upper or lower eyelids, rotated eerily, making them especially terrifying.

She seemed to have seen He Lingchuan standing on the hillside as well.

Even though He Lingchuan had experienced brutal battles and witnessed tragic deaths, seeing her eyes still sent a shiver down his spine.

That pain, that hatred, that madness...

And regret.

Endless regret.

He Lingchuan recalled the first time he saw Lu Shishi on Tianshu Peak; she was as fresh as a dew-kissed lily of the valley.

How pious and yearning this young girl was towards the gods, and how unwavering her devotion, willing to give everything for them.

Now, she had indeed given her all.

But after Bai Zhantian had used her, it discarded her like a broken sack.

It turned its head and returned to the Divine Realm, not bothering to glance back, leaving her alone to endure the agony of her body falling apart.

Lu Shishi, who had willingly become the host body, certainly hadn't known about this horrific misery and pain at first.

By this moment, it was too late for regrets.