"Xue Xin, Xue Xin has been swallowed."
The sudden devouring of the Thousand-Handed Centipede left the Demon Cultivators present stunned.
As the Thousand-Handed Centipede smacked its lips, a unique spirit light shone, and a Protective Treasure on Chu Xuexin's body shattered, erecting a temporary barrier as she was swallowed.
At this moment, the two had fallen into the belly of the Thousand-Handed Centipede. Measuring three hundred meters in length, the creature's interior was lined with irregularly pulsating flesh walls, slick and sticky, covered with all manner of bizarre patterns, resembling countless tiny rivers weaving and flowing through the flesh.
As the pair entered, droplets of acid rain, filled with astonishing corrosive power, began to fall from the flesh walls around them.
In the blink of an eye, it turned into a sea of acid several meters deep which began to boil and roil with the breathing of the Thousand-Handed Centipede.
The barrier erected by Chu Xuexin's talisman melted away as swiftly as snow before the sea of acid, rendering the faces of Chu Xuexin and Chang Shiyang extremely unsightly.
"Shadowless Soul-breaking Hand!"
"Azure Dragon Jade Sword!"
"Thousand Cranes Illusion Kill!"
"Sunset Kunpeng Fist!"
The two tried to use all the skills at their disposal to break through the belly of the Thousand-Handed Centipede.
However, their attacks upon hitting the flesh walls only caused the walls to undulate as though coming to life, twisting, deforming, and then returning to normal, all their efforts swiftly devoured and dissolved.
This action seemed to enrage the Thousand-Handed Centipede. Accompanied by deafening roars, dull heartbeats sounded intermittently, the life pump of the Thousand-Handed Centipede thudded, each beat stirring the acidic sea within the cavity. Following that, above their heads, the flesh wall split, sprouting countless sharp fangs from which a foul wind erupted, and countless tiny centipedes rained down with a patter.
Every single tiny centipede carried within it the lethal curse power of the Death Decline Curse Cloud, which in the blink of an eye ate away at Chu Xuexin's barrier to near destruction.
In the last second before the barrier disappeared, Chu Xuexin bit down hard and tore a talisman apart, from which a faint golden halo floated out, enveloping her body.
Under the golden light, Chu Xuexin's body gradually turned transparent.
This was the precious Mystic Void Talisman, valued at a million Spirit Stones; upon use, it could render one's Spirit Body ethereal, but the sequelae were quite severe as the soul would be greatly damaged.
Under the effect of the Mystic Void Talisman, Chu Xuexin's body became semi-illusory as she nearly passed through the flesh and blood of the Thousand-Handed Centipede.
"Save, save me Xue Xin."
Inside the belly of the Thousand-Handed Centipede, Chang Shiyang screamed in terror. His skin had already been eroded away by the acid, and his flesh and blood vessels continued to dissolve, leaving him no choice but to cling desperately to Chu Xuexin's legs, wrapping her with his own Soul Power in the hope that she might carry him as she fled.
Due to this delay, Chu Xuexin's speed slowed down considerably, and the Mystic Void Talisman's duration was limited. If she didn't escape within the allotted time, a dead end would surely await her.
"Let go of me, you idiot—if you want to die, don't drag me down with you."
Without a second thought, Chu Xuexin forcefully kicked Chang Shiyang in the face.
Chang Shiyang's face, already covered in acid, split open from her kick, and an eyeball was dislodged.
"No no, Xue Xin you..."
The disbelief was clear in Chang Shiyang's remaining eye; he seemed unable to comprehend that the gentle and charming Chu Xuexin could be so ruthless towards him.
"You useless fool, don't you love me? Well, now's the time to show your sincerity. Die properly here and don't hold me back—I still want to live."
Chu Xuexin kicked Chang Shiyang away, letting him fall into the sea of acid. Amid his piercing, miserable screams, in a blink, he was thoroughly eroded to nothing.
Using the rebound, Chu Xuexin shot through the flesh wall at high speed, and in the final moment before the Mystic Void Talisman expired, she burst outside of the Thousand-Handed Centipede, avoiding a fate of being dissolved completely.
After spending less than a few minutes inside the Thousand-Handed Centipede, when Chu Xuexin emerged into the outside world, it had already turned into a complete slaughterhouse.
The colossal beast that was the Thousand-Handed Centipede was plowing through, crushing and slaying the Demon Cultivators one by one.
No matter if they were common Yunling Realm Demon Cultivators or those from the Secret Realm, none could escape the onslaught of the Top Grade Seven Refinement Poisonous Insect. Their attacks were ineffective, and the sheer size of the opponent, along with its area-of-effect attacks, could instantly wipe out their teams. They struggled even to flee its attack radius.
On the stone bridge, the Netherworld River below was churning and devouring various Demon Cultivators, submerging them at the river's bottom.
Nine Bone Mountains emitted waves of yin power, pulverizing the physical bodies of the Demon Cultivators into mists of blood.
Furthermore, a Million Yin Souls formed a terrifying army formation; with its howling, the sound of thousands of horses thundering could be heard, shaking the sky, while a chilling and penetrating intent to kill surged upwards.
Countless Yin Souls transformed into black dragons, devouring the Divine Souls of the Demon Cultivators wherever they passed.
Each Demon Cultivator attacked would often have their physical bodies intact but their souls ripped into tatters, then swiftly absorbed by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. Such was the terror of the Million Soul Banner.
At the rear of the crowd, a Seventh Grade Marrying Ghost blocked their path, holding a brass mirror in one hand and a Big Happiness Lantern in the other. Every Demon Cultivator who attempted to escape in this direction would inexplicably drop dead.
At the moment of their death, their clothes would turn into white mourning garments. Controlled by Han Ruyan, they would turn and attack their companions who had just been alive moments ago, their screams and roars unceasing.
The entire battlefield was a one-sided massacre. Even though there were over a hundred people and nine from the Secret Realm, when facing the Million Soul Banner, the Marrying Ghost, and the Thousand-Handed Centipede, they were as vulnerable as sheep before a tiger, incapable of mounting any resistance. Everyone was desperately trying to flee.