The creature radiated an eerie, spectral glow; though it possessed no eyes or ears, it dodged the sonic assaults from the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master with uncanny agility. Not only could it defend itself, but it launched sharp counterattacks! It managed to maintain a dynamic exchange, keeping the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master engaged with both offense and defense, proving it wasn't simply absorbing punishment.

The current battle scenario was no longer what the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master had described—a mere "chase"—but rather the Young Master desperately trying to intercept and hold the monster back. His movement was elusive, expending every ounce of effort to stop the beast from rushing towards the allied armies. The monster’s intent was equally clear: it was desperately trying to break through toward the crowds.

Jun Mo Xie gathered his power into his gaze. Although he couldn't clearly discern the expression on the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master's face amidst his high-speed movements, he distinctly saw that the back of the Young Master's robe was soaked through! He was clearly drenched in sweat!

Jun Mo Xie's pupils constricted sharply, and he exchanged a look with Gu Han. Both men felt a surge of horror in their hearts! This monster, although seemingly at a disadvantage and employing more defense than offense in the exchange, was capable of exhausting the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master to this degree? The monster's strength must be extraordinary!

The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master's movements grew increasingly frantic. Suddenly, with a loud bang, he slammed a heavy palm into the creature. Under the resounding impact, the monster staggered backward. The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master roared, surging forward, followed by a continuous series of loud cracks, like firecrackers exploding in rapid succession! In the span of a single blink, the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master’s twin palms blurred into nothingness, the dense sound of striking fusing into one sustained, high-pitched tone—a pitch so piercing that even the most renowned opera singers could likely not achieve it.

Jun Mo Xie pursed his lips. Roughly estimating, the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master had unleashed at least a thousand full-force strikes in that single instant! And every strike was delivered at maximum strength, every one hitting the monster solidly, without the slightest pretense of fake power!

Buffeted by this relentless barrage, the monster was continually forced backward, yet the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master did not relent, maintaining his shadow-like pursuit and attack. This single round of offensive action alone pushed the two combatants back a distance of thirty or forty li!

With a deafening boom, the monster’s faint green body suddenly emitted a colossal sound, completely exploding mid-air with a smash, shattering into fragments and dissolving into a sky full of emerald luminescence! It was as if countless fireflies were dancing in the air.

Was it over? Just like that? Jun Mo Xie frowned. Gu Han’s brow remained tightly furrowed as he watched the green radiance, his eyes filled with uncertainty mixed with intense doubt. The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master landed with a thud, creating a small crater where he touched the ground. Given the Young Master's cultivation level, stepping without leaving a trace or gliding across water were trivial matters; even stepping on cotton might not cause it to sink slightly. Yet now, he had genuinely indented the earth! This showed the battle had cost him immensely, and he could no longer fully control his Profound Energy!

Then, he straightened his body, took a deep breath, and immediately stared wide-eyed, completely focused on the scattered green light in the sky—his expression filled with apprehension and terror, subtly laced with a profound sense of disbelief!

"What exactly is happening?" Jun Mo Xie asked softly.

The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master stared fixedly at the dispersed green mass in the air without turning back, stating gravely, “...Pay attention, be careful... it’s not over yet!”

Jun Mo Xie startled. Not over? He looked again at the green substance in the air, thinking, It’s been beaten into dust... how can it still not be dead!?

In mid-air, the strange green mist churned and floated, neither rising nor falling!

"What in the blazes is this thing, and how did you even encounter it!?" Jun Mo Xie stood alertly beside the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master, shoulder to shoulder.

The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master barely spared him a sidelong glance, his entire focus locked on the green mass above. He lamented with deep vexation, “...Nobody knows what this thing is. I was finally in a state of tranquility, feeling an urge to move, so I decided to come to your Heaven-Seizing War theater to observe the excitement. The collapse of Mount Tianzhu is a massive event; there might not be another Heaven-Seizing War in the future. Plus, I wanted to see what those so-called alien races actually looked like.”

“But when I reached a certain mountain ahead, I suddenly sensed an aura of extreme danger.” The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master’s eyes shone with frustrated light. “It has been too long, far too long, since anyone could make me feel danger. Out of curiosity, I went to investigate and unexpectedly found this monster, feeding on something from the corpses of some wild beasts.”

“Feeding on something from wild beasts...” Jun Mo Xie frowned tightly. Is this thing a zombie? But it doesn't seem like one. Zombies also have solid bodies; once the body is scattered, it’s finished. Besides, the mountains this Young Master traversed earlier were all volcanoes that had erupted lava. Even if there were beast carcasses in the forest, those that weren't completely incinerated by the magma should have been long since dried out, right?

So what is this monster 'absorbing,' and what can it 'absorb'?

“I saw that thing looked utterly foul, so I decided to just get rid of it! I never expected this thing to be unkillable!” The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master’s voice was deeply frustrated.

“I drove it all the way here, blowing it apart at least seven or eight times along the way. But every time it explodes, it turns into the state you see now. After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, it completely re-coalesces into this ghastly form, and then I attack again! This repetitive torment has gone on for a full two days and two nights!” The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master sighed helplessly, “In these two days, I haven’t even had a sip of water; it’s been nothing but pure attack. I’ve fought it for two full days and nights, and it’s completely unscathed, just as energetic as when I first met it. If this continues, perhaps it won’t be affected... but I’ll surely be worked to death!”

Jun Mo Xie’s eyes nearly popped out upon hearing this. “There’s something this absurd in this world?” He felt a little dizzy. Damn, this isn't like grinding a dungeon on a computer, is it? Killed it, and it just comes back after a while...

“Absurd? There’s something even more absurd,” the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master began, “Just this morning, I ran into a pack of those damned Azure...”

The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master cursed, “There were only about forty or fifty of them in total, they wouldn't normally concern me, but this monster swept through the wolf pack, and then those accursed wolves suddenly dropped dead. When I fought it again, I discovered... the monster’s combat power had suddenly increased significantly! It must be because of that pack of Azure Wolves, which is why I shouted for your side to quickly clear out just now!”

Jun Mo Xie froze! What kind of thing is this? To possess such a monstrous ability?! Thinking of this, Jun Mo Xie broke out in a cold sweat. If this thing managed to rush into the allied army camp, how many people would ultimately die? And to what extent could the monster’s fighting strength increase? Contemplating this, Jun Mo Xie dared not think further. A disaster, a potentially devastating calamity—if such a disaster truly occurred, there would be no need for the alien races to arrive; this single monster might just annihilate the Continental Alliance Army!

Gu Han’s expression instantly turned incredibly grim! Jun Mo Xie could understand Gu Han’s mood. With the great war about to erupt, the emergence of such an unbelievable monster was truly enough to sour anyone’s spirits... It was fortunate that the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master’s sudden intervention had greatly reduced the extent of this calamity; perhaps the fortune of the Profound Profound Continent had not yet ended.

In the time it took them to speak, the mass of green mist suddenly began to spin violently. It spun faster and faster, eventually emitting a shoo-shoo sound, finally forming a faint silhouette in the air. And within that silhouette, a dim human shape seemed to be gradually taking form.

“Damn it! It’s always like this, here we go again!” The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master cursed with bitter frustration. “How in the world do you actually kill this monster?!”

“After it’s scattered, can it not attack? If it can’t retaliate, why don’t you try to completely destroy it?” Jun Mo Xie asked.

“After it’s scattered, it truly can’t counterattack, but that mass of green smoke is essentially just air—no amount of power can harm it in the slightest!” The Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master irritably turned his head and glared fiercely at Jun Mo Xie. “If it could be eliminated just by scattering it, I would have already tossed half of it to the Western Regions, half to the Eastern Sea, half to the Wind-Snow Silver City, and the last half to Mount Tianzhu! I’m not an idiot; why are you looking at me like that?” Jun Mo Xie wordlessly patted his forehead, about to speak, but the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master cut him off, “It’s useless; I’ve tried every method. Extreme cold and extreme heat have absolutely no effect on it either.” “Hell! What kind of monster is this? So unbelievably resilient?” Jun Mo Xie swore.

“You ask me? Who should I ask? I want to know too,” the Ninth Nether Fourteenth Young Master rolled his eyes in sheer exasperation.

Just then, a sharp swoosh echoed, and the green mist in the air abruptly vanished. A creature roughly the height of a normal human materialized there suddenly. It rotated its faceless head, then abruptly, with a sudden rush, it attempted to charge past the three of them—judging by its trajectory, it was clearly heading toward the allied army's main camp.

Whoosh!

This time, the fastest to react was Gu Han. In a flash, he intercepted the creature, letting loose several heavy, silent palm strikes one after another. With several bangs, the monster staggered backward a few paces, its movements somewhat sluggish, before seeming to gradually become more agile, darting around the battleground. In the next moment, it had escalated to a point where it could engage Gu Han with both offense and defense!

Coupled with its immortal, unquenchable body and its characteristic of devouring life, its level of threat was likely even greater than the alien invasion!

Jun Mo Xie gazed intently, finding it increasingly strange the longer he observed.