Chapter 278 112: Forest of All Things, The Third Abyss
A massive, blood-red maw gaped open, unleashing a powerful, foul stench.
The eighth-level Martial Artist was startled. He was just about to activate his Superpower when suddenly, the Wilderness Wolf, still in mid-air, was sent flying.
A young man had appeared in front of the eighth-level Martial Artist.
???
Staring at the young man before him, the eighth-level Martial Artist froze, clearly unable to process what had just happened.
BOOM!!!
With a tremendous crash, the eighth-level Wilderness Wolf slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"BZZZT—!"
Azure lightning crackled, and Chen Yu's figure vanished in a flash.
BOOM!!!
The earth trembled as if struck by a meteorite. A vast shockwave swept out in all directions like a tsunami.
Pfft...
Before he could even catch his breath, the injured eighth-level Martial Artist was sent flying a kilometer away by the shockwave.
The destructive wave battered the surroundings. The distant pack of Wilderness Wolves and the three other Martial Artists were not spared, either; they were blasted several hundred meters back before coming to a stop.
Dust and smoke filled the sky!
A cold wind howled, blowing the dust away.
On the barren ground, a colossal beast the size of a mountain lay motionless.
In front of the giant beast stood a young man.
Compared to the eighth-level beast's enormous body, he looked minuscule, yet the powerful aura he emanated was impossible to ignore.
"It's... it's dead!"
In the distance, the others stared with wide eyes. The eighth-level Martial Artist, who had been thrown a kilometer away, wore a similar expression of utter disbelief.
'This... This was an eighth-level Wilderness Wolf.'
'An instant kill?!'
'His aura is clearly that of a Sixth-level Martial Artist. Am I just too inexperienced, or is the world changing too fast?!'
'A Level 6 facing a level eight and getting an instant kill?!'
'Am I hallucinating?' Clutching his chest, the injured eighth-level Martial Artist stared at the young man in front of the beast as the thought popped into his head.
But the pain in his body proved this was no illusion.
The scene before him was as real as it gets!
'What kind of monster is he...'
Gazing at the young man's back, the eighth-level Martial Artist found that even after accepting this reality, the shock in his heart was hard to quell.
"AWOOO—!!!"
A series of howls rang out as the remaining pack of Wilderness Wolves turned to flee without hesitation.
Even beasts feared death!
Faced with such an absolute disparity in power, even beasts were afraid to die!
In the next second, however, the bodies of the fleeing Wilderness Wolves seemed to be pinned down by some terrifying force.
They were completely immobilized!
The group instinctively looked toward the young man in front of the giant beast.
They saw the young man clench his fist from a distance, and a horrifying scene unfolded.
"BOOM!!"
The body of a sixth-level Wilderness Wolf exploded, becoming a spray of blood that filled the air.
Then, as if setting off a chain reaction, the bodies of the Wilderness Wolves exploded one after another, staining the sky red.
A thick, metallic stench permeated the wasteland as a rain of blood began to fall!
The group stood frozen in place, utterly stupefied!
They hadn't even seen how he did it. With a mere clench of his fist from afar, the fifth and sixth-level Wilderness Wolves were slaughtered without any chance to resist.
The rain of blood fell upon a ground littered with chunks of flesh—a truly gruesome sight!
The ground was soaked with blood, and the intense metallic odor made even their scalps tingle, despite being accustomed to the sight of slaughter.
It wasn't the corpses and gore that scared them, but the young man's unfathomable methods.
This level of strength represented a fundamental difference in power.
It was an absolute curb-stomp!
After dealing with the Wilderness Wolves, Chen Yu's gaze returned to the corpse of the eighth-level Wilderness Wolf before him.
Taking out a long, slender Tang sword, Chen Yu cut open the Wilderness Wolf's corpse.
Soon, Chen Yu pulled several blood-stained pearls from the Wilderness Wolf's stomach.
'As I thought, Soul Pearls...'
Looking at the bloody pearls in his hand, Chen Yu's expression grew solemn.
'Soul Pearls!'
'This Abyss World has Soul Pearls, too!'
'The three worlds are connected!'
'Just thinking about it is a little terrifying.'
'What is this Abyss World's timeline?'
Staring at the blood-stained pearls, Chen Yu was lost in thought.
'The presence of Soul Pearls means the three worlds are definitely connected.'
But... Chen Yu didn't know what timeline this Abyss World was on.
'The Ninth Abyss came before the Tenth Abyss, so when is this 618 Abyss?'
'Is it before, or after?'
'Or is it the so-called "Primordial World" that the shadowy figure once mentioned?'
...
"GULP~"
Not far away, the group came to their senses. Looking at the young man beside the giant beast, the eighth-level Martial Artist exchanged a glance with the others before they all walked over.
"Thank you for your help, sir. I am Xu Dongfeng, a Gold Medal Bounty Hunter from the Bounty Association."
Hm?
Holding the bloody Soul Pearls, Chen Yu finally snapped out of his thoughts upon hearing the voice beside him.
'A Gold Medal Bounty Hunter?!'
Chen Yu looked at the middle-aged man with his eighth-level cultivation.
'Someone from the Bounty Association!'
'It's a semi-official organization.'
'But unlike other official departments, Bounty Hunters are very free.'
'Unrestrained.'
'Not like Mercenaries, who are under direct jurisdiction.'
'This is the first time I've met an eighth-level Bounty Hunter.'
Xu Dongfeng looked at the young man, beads of sweat unconsciously forming on his forehead.
'An eighth-level Martial Artist is almost at the top tier, but the gap between one Martial Artist and another can be immense.'
'For Martial Artists with awakened abilities, the gap is even larger.'
'This young man before me is only Level 6, but his strength is nearly on par with a level nine.'
'He might even be more terrifying than an ordinary level nine.'
'Instantly killing an eighth-level Wilderness Wolf in one blow... even an ordinary level nine couldn't do it so easily.'
"Sir, may I ask your name?" Hearing no reply, Xu Dongfeng braced himself and asked.
"Chen Yu, a member of the Extraordinary Alliance," Chen Yu's voice sounded.
Hearing this name, Xu Dongfeng was stunned and looked at him in disbelief.
"You're the legendary Sir Chen Yu who took down the Flame Demon Spirit of the South Sea?!"
