The underwater palace had been formed from the corpse of an extremely powerful ferocious beast, the Taotie, after it had died.
While the Taotie was dead, its fleshly body was still powerful, its body not rotting as it had even created an underwater palace that resembled an independent space.
There was not much difference between this place and the World beyond Worlds as it was isolated from space and separated from the World beyond Worlds.
At the same time, the boundary of the dimension was exceptionally stable as it could accommodate several Immortal Bridge Martial Saints battling within.
With the cultivation bases of Kang Ping, Gu Hong and the others, even if they clashed in the heavens and earth of the World beyond Worlds, their battle would still shock the heavens and shake the earth.
However, in the underwater palace now, just the aftershocks of their battle would not be able to destroy this place even if they did not intentionally attack it.
Still, the great battle of several Immortal Bridge Martial Saints still caused a massive impact at the end of the day.
Beneath the spiritual qi fluctuations, the ritual at the core of the underwater palace which was used to refine the sword instantly grew unstable.
The Northern Ocean Clone saw the Heaven Swallowing Sword Box which was being sealed before him suddenly shake intensely.
It was not the sword box itself that was shaking. Instead, it was something within it!
Drawn along by the streams of light that entangled the sword box, the sword within was about to charge out of the sword box even before it had been successfully refined.
A sharp howl that resembled the wailing of an infant resounded within the heart of the Northern Ocean Clone, shaking his soul.
Even with his current cultivation base, the Northern Ocean Clone felt dizzy from this.
That was the roar of a Taotie!
Gazing over, the Northern Ocean Clone saw the head and features of a ferocious beast gradually surface on the surface of the Heaven Swallowing Sword Box, clearly resembling the legendary Taotie.
While that Taotie appeared illusory and real at the same time, as it opened its great maw, a massive suction force emanated from within was real.
As the momentum of swallowing the heavens and devouring the earth, swallowing the entire world expanded, the Northern Ocean Clone instantly became unstable as he was sent flying.
Seeing that he was about to fall into the mouth of that Taotie, the Northern Ocean Clone mightily exerted force, his figure twisting in mid-air as he forcibly stabilised himself.
The Earth Devouring Burner in his other hand shot towards the massive maw of the Taotie that had suddenly appeared on the Heaven Swallowing Sword Box.
After such a long period of refinement, the Northern Ocean Clone had already grasped the greater part of the Heaven Swallowing Sword Box and the Earth Devouring Burner.
Now, he could already wield these treasures.
Alas, the Earth Devouring Burner that could even absorb and devour the attacks of Seeing Divinity Martial Saints seemed to have lost its effect before this Taotie.
With but a thought, the Northern Ocean Clone raised his speed to the maximum as he fled unceasingly into the distance.
However, the distance between him and the Heaven Swallowing Sword Box did not increase. It was still very close.
His own efforts were only to ensure that he would not get any closer to the Taotie for the time being.
The two sides fell into a stalemate.
But that Taotie's roar, which was like the cry of a baby, was getting louder and louder, almost deafening.
Yan Zhaoge noticed that the blood pool where the Northern Ocean Clone and the Heaven Swallowing Sword Box were located was beginning to surge intensely as never before.
One after another, huge blood bubbles appeared on the surface of the blood pool before exploding. The demonic blood in the blood pool seemed to be boiling.
The underground palace was changing at a speed that was clearly visible to the naked eye. The palace where the blood pool was began to shrink, as if it was returning to the original appearance of the Taotie's Demon Heart.
Apart from the stench of blood, there was actually a thriving life force that appeared in the previously deathly silent underground palace.
His flesh and blood were contracting, his meridians were spasming, and his bones were flexing!
The once dead great demon Taotie actually showed signs of resurrection at this moment!
The demonic soul of the Taotie sealed within the ancient crimson sword gradually broke out of its seal, wanting to break through the obstruction of the ancient crimson sword and the Heaven Swallowing Sword Box, merging with its fleshly body in the outside world.
Yan Zhaoge's Northern Ocean Clone just happened to be caught in the middle, being pressured by the fleshly body on the outside while being torn apart by the demonic soul on the inside.
An evil light shot out from the eyes of the Taotie's head above the sword box, attempting to shake the Northern Ocean Clone's mind.
The evil light seemed tangible as it extended along their gazes, wanting to invade the Northern Ocean Clone's body.
"This fella wants to devour my Northern Ocean Clone, making him a part of his resurrected body," Yan Zhaoge immediately realised.
The Northern Ocean Clone snorted coldly, the acupoints of his entire body shaking simultaneously with the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head.
His true essence surged, transforming into the silhouette of a Kunpeng, raising its head and letting out a furious roar as it confronted the Taotie.
The Northern Ocean Clone's cultivation base was much weaker than that of the Taotie when it had been alive. Still, the Kunpeng was a peerless great demon, a ferocious beast of ancient times, completely not inferior to the Taotie at all.
While this Taotie had been powerful when it had been alive, it had yet to truly resurrect at this moment.
It attempted to invade and corrode the Northern Ocean Clone on a purely mental level, yet was unable to do so.
Now, however, Yan Zhaoge sensed that numerous black holes were beginning to appear within the surrounding underground palace.
A terrifying devouring force was emitted from each black hole.
The black holes increased in number, numbering in the hundreds and thousands as they gradually joined together to form a single, shocking sight.
The devouring force within also gradually merged, growing stronger and stronger.
This was a sign that this Taotie was reviving unceasingly.
The body of a goat, the face of a human, the eyes beneath the armpit, the teeth of a tiger and the claws of a human.
This was the true appearance of the Taotie.
However, because of its peerless divine ability to swallow the heavens and devour the earth, most of the time when people saw the Taotie appear, it was a massive black hole.
Where the black hole passed, the sun, the moon, the stars, the heavens and the earth, the mountains and the seas, everything seemed about to be sucked within.
Even light was devoured, with most people unable to see the Taotie's true appearance at all.
The underground palace that had originally been formed of the Taotie's body was gradually being devoured and concealed by numerous black holes at this moment. This was a sign that the Taotie's life force and strength were unceasingly recovering!
When this Taotie had completely revived, it would directly transform into a black hole, devouring all people and objects within and without.
Whether it was Yan Zhaoge, Kang Ping, Gu Hong and the others who were currently in the underground palace, they would all become this Taotie's first meal following its revival.
Within the underground palace, Kang Ping, Luo Zhiyuan, Gu Hong and the others who were currently battling detected the changes in their surroundings as well.
Comparatively speaking, the devouring force of the black hole where the blood pool was located was still slightly weaker.
The black holes elsewhere in the underground palace expanded even more rapidly.
Luo Zhiyuan, Gu Hong, Gongsun Wu and the others of the anti-Xuan camp all secretly cursed their bad luck.
They had originally wanted to make use of the chaos to avoid the pursuit of the Grand Xuan Dynasty. In the end, however, they had entered a dead end, with no path forward and pursuers behind.
This was a true dead end. If they were not careful, all of them would die here.
Those of the Grand Xuan Dynasty realised the danger as well. Not bothering to continue attacking Luo Zhiyuan and the others, they instead attempted to leave the underground palace.
Thinking of how his two sons were not by his side, Kang Ping felt even more anxious.
Qi Wei was also shocked by this sudden turn of events.
Frowning, he reached out and grabbed Kang Maosheng and Kang Jinyuan, throwing them towards a remnant passageway, "Go!"
After sending off the Kang brothers, Qi Wei glared at Yan Zhaoge, forming seals with his palms before abruptly separating them.
The two great formations that enveloped Yan Zhaoge from the heavens and the earth instantly began circulating in reverse simultaneously, about to shatter!
Ever since he had appeared in the World beyond Worlds, Yan Zhaoge had always exceeded everyone's expectations, causing heaven-shaking, earth-overturning disturbances.
In Qi Wei's eyes, he was an even more troublesome foe than the Radiant Light Sect.
Fearing that the upheavals in the underground palace would not be able to kill Yan Zhaoge, he added another layer of insurance.
He already no longer doubted Yan Zhaoge's high attainments in formations. However, Yan Zhaoge breaking his formations would delay their escape.
He wanted to make use of this upheaval to keep Yan Zhaoge at the bottom of the sea of the Clear Scenic Region forever! (To be continued.)
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