Chapter 143: Escape

Gunie, flying through the passage, sped along at the speed of a second-level deity.

In less than twenty minutes,

he faintly sensed a surging, immense energy turbulence behind him.

It was the clash of powerful fourth-level deities.

"Lucky I fled fast; otherwise, facing these fourth-level deities, though I'm not afraid of them, I might not win in a one-on-one fight."

Then Gunie's expression turned serious as he cautiously looked ahead.

"Here it comes! A third-level deity."

…

The third-level Flying Serpent deity "Otoli" was now flying rapidly through the passage.

Over the past two years, his squad, along with several others, had gradually assembled a team of over eighty deities.

They had withstood five or six attacks from the Black Demon God's divine kingdom's experts.

Though they had suffered many casualties, they still had over fifty members.

But all these losses were worth it, as their group had secured the most advantageous position in this passage.

Of course, more importantly, those who died fighting the Black Demon God's divine kingdom weren't their people.

Earlier, when the ray-annihilation passage opened, they had sensed it.

Once the destructive energy in the passage had subsided to a certain level,

the strongest, Otoli, along with two other third-level deities, entered first.

Among the three, Otoli was the fastest.

They entered simultaneously, but by now Otoli had already opened a gap with the other two third-level deities.

"Hmm?"

While flying, Otoli suddenly looked up ahead, his face full of astonishment.

"What's going on? A demigod is flying this way?"

"How did he get in?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Otoli's expression darkened.

"And at such speed—it's comparable to an ordinary second-level deity!"

"A demigod moving this fast is truly rare."

"No matter how he got in, I'll catch him first and search his soul to find out."

After rounding a large bend,

Gunie immediately saw the Flying Serpent deity with a pair of serpentine wings.

He was at the mid-third-level realm, with vast and surging divine power, quite formidable.

In Gunie's eyes, black flames suddenly flickered.

Otoli, who was just gathering his divine power, felt a sudden shock.

"Not good!"

As he dodged swiftly,

"Sss!"

Terrifying black flames instantly erupted on his body.

The black flames were so fierce that as they ignited, Otoli felt an irresistible destructive force rapidly burning his flesh and soul.

Even the power of the flames was penetrating toward his divine crown.

Balo Flame had advanced from level seven to level nine.

Combined with Gunie's improved realm, which enhanced his divine power, and his greatly increased understanding of the Dark and Destruction principles,

the power of Balo Flame had now risen by two or even three tiers.

Even a third-level deity found it hard to withstand the terrifying Balo Flame.

"Die!"

While enduring the burning flames, Otoli gritted his teeth and ferociously attacked Gunie.

Seven or eight rainbow-like vines materialized from the surrounding space.

As the rainbow vines appeared,

Gunie's body quickly turned golden.

The rainbow vines coiled around Gunie's body,

Hum!

A profound World Principle expanded a small world around Gunie,

preventing the vines from tightening.

At the same time, the power of the Immortal Holy Armor on Gunie's body fiercely rebounded.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…

The vines rapidly melted, and Gunie forcefully broke free from the encirclement of the colored vines.

The Immortal Holy Armor not only possessed powerful defensive capabilities but also had a formidable ability to break free and counter control.

Combined with the World Principle strengthening the space around Gunie,

those control techniques could hardly imprison him.

Hum!

Space suddenly trembled violently.

A force that made Otoli feel terrified tore through space.

Rip…

The void was torn open, and black light instantly enveloped the entire long passage.

Sizzle, sizzle…

Otoli, caught in the black light zone, felt a terrifying force scouring his entire body,

as if it were trying to tear his flesh from his bones.

"Ah…"

Gritting his teeth, Otoli summoned a powerful divine artifact armor onto his body, barely managing to withstand the scouring of the terrifying black light.

Then he continued to attack Gunie relentlessly.

One after another, penetrating spears were condensed in his hands and hurled rapidly.

Facing attacks that could easily pierce a second-level deity,

Gunie showed no fear and charged forward with his forbidden arts.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Each spear strike sent divine power ripples sweeping through the entire passage.

Yet Gunie, enduring the spear attacks, advanced swiftly.

After seven or eight spears struck Gunie,

he quickly passed Otoli and flew rapidly toward the entrance.

This scene left Otoli astonished once again.

"How is his defense so formidable?"

"And…"

Otoli looked down at the black flames gradually being suppressed on his body, and the fading black light, his expression growing more solemn.

"He's only a demigod, yet he has strength that can threaten me."

"And his defense is so astonishing; if we really fought, I might not be his match."

"What kind of freak is this? Could he have been born deep in that mysterious place?"

He glanced at the powerful demigod fleeing swiftly, then at the depths of the Cthulhu passage.

In the end, Otoli gritted his teeth, quickly recovering his strength while flying deeper into the cave.

That strange demigod was too strong; chasing him would yield no benefit.

Moreover, the demigod's great strength might be related to the depths of the Cthulhu passage.

Thus, getting deeper into the cave to see if he could gain some advantage was the wiser choice.

Having passed the Flying Serpent expert and sensing that he wasn't being pursued, Gunie breathed a sigh of relief.

Though he wasn't afraid of that third-level deity, it would have been troublesome if he had given chase.

Then Gunie looked toward the cave entrance.

"More are coming, two of them."

"But if they don't attack me, I have no need to attack them."

A moment later,

Gunie encountered the two third-level demigods.

They had already sensed the earlier battle fluctuations.

Now meeting Gunie, seeing he was only a demigod, they thought him an easy target not to be missed.

So the two joined forces to attack Gunie.

Seeing this, Gunie immediately launched a fierce counterattack.

For a time, divine power surged and clashed once more.