Thwishthwishthwish!
The two of them charged forward with astonishing speed, but they were still too late. A turbid sludge began to spread through the underground river. Wang Chong and Jili Laozu also stopped in the river.
"How could this be!"
Jili Laozu's face instantly twisted into a nasty grimace.
The battle in the underground palace had actually affected the underground and even blocked their way. This was something he had not expected at the beginning.
"Bastard! We can only fight our way out! "
Jili Laozu said.
Jili Laozu turned his head, his eyes bursting with fighting intent.
Even if they won this battle, there would still be many repercussions. But the current situation was beyond their control.
Whoosh!
But just when Jili Laozu had made up his mind to fight to the death with the men in black, another clatter came from behind them, and this time, it was as loud as the third bamboo hat man's.
Wang Chong and Jili Laozu grimaced when they sensed these two rapidly advancing energies.
The Psychic Seal that the Origin Immortal Lord had laid down was still present in this underground river.
Although Jili Laozu didn't have as vast a Psychic Energy as Wang Chong, his Gonggong Divine Art was fused with the underground river. From a certain perspective, he was even more sensitive to the changes in the river than Wang Chong.
"It's the other two bamboo hat men!"
Standing next to Jili Laozu, Wang Chong's heart sank.
The underground river was so dark that it was impossible to see anything with the naked eye, but Wang Chong could clearly sense an enormous danger approaching.
Even if Wang Chong and Jili Laozu were no match for one of the bamboo hat men, they would still be able to put up a fight. But with three bamboo hat men working together and many half-Luwu or even Black Flame Asuras, the two of them would find it very difficult to stop them.
Wang Chong and the Lone Silence Ancestor had grave expressions as they listened to the gurgling of the river, an unprecedented nervousness in their eyes.
"Young Master Wang, today's matter will probably be difficult to resolve. I'm better at swimming than you are. I'll do my best to delay them while you think of a way to escape."
Jili Laozu sternly said, his mind steeling.
"Wait a moment!"
Wang Chong suddenly extended a finger to stop Jili Laozu, his expression calm as countless thoughts flitted through his mind.
On the side, Jili Laozu stared in shock at Wang Chong.
At this distance, it was too late to do anything. Moreover, the three bamboo hat men were very powerful. In this narrow passage, it was almost impossible for the two of them to hide from them.
Fighting was their only choice.
Jili Laozu truly couldn't think of any way that Wang Chong could help the two of them escape this calamity.
The massive boulder behind them and the blockage of the river were not things that could be dealt with in a short amount of time. If they really did that, the men in black would have already arrived.
Wang Chong said nothing, but the look in his eyes grew more and more grave. In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Time was ticking, and the two of them didn't have much time left.
… …
At the same time, in the river behind them …
The third bamboo hat man, in his flood dragon form, was rapidly advancing through the water, but when he sensed the two enormous energies behind him, he stopped and frowned.
There was a splash, and a few moments later, the other two bamboo hat men and their attendants were advancing with astonishing speed.
"What's going on? Weren't you supposed to stay up there? "
The third bamboo hat man stopped in the water and looked at the two behind him.
"Stealing the Origin Immortal Art is his mission, not ours. Capturing that brat is what we should be doing. If we fail, you and I both know what the consequences will be! "
The leader of the bamboo hat men stopped nearby with another bamboo hat man and sternly said.
With just a few words, the third bamboo hat man immediately understood.
The two of them had been acting on their own and had not obtained the lord's permission, but in the current situation … the three of them were probably forced to do this.
"This is all we can do. None of us can afford the price of failure!"
The third bamboo hat man said.
"Where is that brat?"
The leading bamboo hat man asked.
"We haven't found him yet, but there's no need to worry. We'll find him soon. This river is only so big. They can't have gotten far!"
With these words, the three of them gathered all the other men in black and began to advance, their eyes sharp and piercing.
As they advanced, the three of them scanned their surroundings, not letting go of any openings. Fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters … they were getting closer and closer to Wang Chong and Jili Laozu.
At this moment, even the underground river seemed to freeze.
Danger was imminent, and a fierce battle could break out between the two sides at any time. And Wang Chong and Jili Laozu's abilities could put them in grave danger at any moment.
Buzz!
At this moment, Wang Chong suddenly pulled Jili Laozu back into the cave wall.
"Elder, please do as I say. Don't make a move unless it's absolutely necessary!"
Above this underground river was an ore vein that was even tougher than copper essence, but this wasn't the case in other directions.
Given Wang Chong and Jili Laozu's abilities, they could easily hide themselves within the ore vein.
"Wang gongzi … What are you doing!"
Seeing Wang Chong's actions, Jili Laozu's eyes widened in shock.
At such a close distance, how could he possibly fool the powerful men in black in such a manner? If not for the fact that Wang Chong's expression was calm and devoid of panic, the Lone Silence Ancestor would have suspected that Wang Chong had sensed danger and had fallen into a state of madness.
"Elder, listen to me. Do as I say first. If my method doesn't work, it won't be too late for us to make a move then."
As if knowing what Jili Laozu was thinking, Wang Chong sternly said.
"Fine!"
Jili Laozu was quiet for a few moments. As he listened to the bamboo hat men get closer and closer, he clenched his teeth and finally nodded.
"But this is far from enough …"
Jili Laozu scanned his surroundings and quickly locked onto the rocks that had fallen from the top of the underground river. He spread open his fingers, and a stream of water lifted up these millstone-sized rocks and swiftly piled them up in front of the two, forming a barrier that concealed their figures.
Wang Chong mentally nodded at this sight.
Jili Laozu truly was an experienced man. He had originally planned to ask Jili Laozu to do this, but Jili Laozu didn't even need him to tell him to do it.
Now, let's see if this move works!
As this thought flitted through Wang Chong's mind, Jili Laozu watched in shock as majestic Psychic Energy exploded out of his body.
Unlike before, this Psychic Energy was condensed into a metal barrel that wrapped around the two of them and fused with the walls of the cave.
After doing all this, the aura of the Mental Energy instantly became dark and gloomy.
Jili Laozu was perplexed. At the start, he didn't understand what Wang Chong was doing, but as he sensed that Wang Chong's Psychic Energy was transforming until it was as tough as steel, Jili Laozu finally paled in shock.
"How could this be!"
The metal barrel of Psychic Energy that Wang Chong had condensed exuded the same energy as the Psychic Seal that the Origin Immortal Lord had left behind in the underground cave.
Not only that, Wang Chong's Psychic Energy was also shrinking inward, covering the rocks of various sizes embedded in the cave wall and then their bodies.
Jili Laozu didn't realize what was happening at first, but a second later, while Wang Chong was still Wang Chong, Jili Laozu sensed that Wang Chong was slowly turning into a 'rock'.
Jili Laozu had lived in the martial arts world for a very long time, and he had seen many capable people, titans of the martial arts world, and all kinds of strange martial arts. But no one had ever been like Wang Chong, able to use Psychic Energy to imitate rocks and other objects of the natural world so that they exuded the same energy.
Jili Laozu didn't even need to turn his head to know that he was probably experiencing the same effect in the eyes of others.
"Impossible! I didn't think that his Psychic Energy would be this powerful. "
Jili Laozu was deeply stunned. He had never imagined that someone could use Psychic Energy to such a level.
He finally understood what Wang Chong was thinking. Without the slightest hesitation, Jili Laozu sealed off all the pores on his body. At the same time, he withdrew his energy to the absolute limit. He really did seem like a rock that was embedded in the cave wall.
The surroundings quickly quietened down.
The only sound was the surging of the underground river.
In the distance, three powerful energies approached Wang Chong and Jili Laozu with astonishing speed.
The energy of the three bamboo hat men was like a storm, and they had finally arrived. At this moment, the water in the underground river grew taut and the atmosphere froze to the extreme.
"The path up ahead has been blocked!"
"They can't have gotten far!"
"Search carefully! They must be here!"
… …
The three bamboo hat men floated in the river, their eyes bright and cold. The leading bamboo hat man floated above the river, his bamboo hat only half a foot from the top of the river. The other two bamboo hat men stood with their feet apart in the bone-chilling water.
At that moment, it was as if time had stopped.
The three men scanned their surroundings like lightning bolts. Within the mud, Wang Chong and Jili Laozu remained motionless, their eyes closed like statues.
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