Chapter 361: Chapter 359: Giant Beast
The moment he entered the passage beneath the prison, Jiang Chen felt terrifying auras wash over him, making his heart pound with fear.
Strangely, the passage extended continuously downward. He fell for several minutes before feeling his body suddenly go light.
THUD!
Even though he had braced himself, Jiang Chen still crashed to the ground.
The moment he landed, Jiang Chen shot back up like a startled wildcat, warily scanning his surroundings.
RUMBLE RUMBLE...
As he surveyed the area, he heard a series of loud snores echoing from underground.
The snores were as loud as thunder.
The hair on Jiang Chen’s body stood on end. He looked in horror toward the source of the sound.
He saw a ferocious head, shimmering with a white light, resting silently in the subterranean space.
The head looked like that of a worm.
Jiang Chen’s expression changed drastically.
"One-Eyed Snow Worm."
He instantly recognized the monster with the worm-like head.
The head alone was over a hundred meters wide, like a small mountain peak.
In the center of its head was a massive nostril, the source of the snoring sound.
Moreover, Jiang Chen could feel the space was filled with an endless, savage aura.
The aura he had felt from the Devil’s Prison was clearly emanating from this worm.
Upon closer inspection, Jiang Chen couldn’t even sense the Snow Worm’s Cultivation.
Terrified, he let his gaze travel past the Snow Worm’s head.
He saw its body.
The Snow Worm’s body was so enormous he could barely see where it ended. It filled almost the entire underground space, leaving only a few small gaps.
Jiang Chen couldn’t even fathom the true size of this Snow Worm. It was hard to imagine how large the body must be when its head alone was over a hundred meters wide.
The Snow Worm was a type of Ancient Beast.
It was naturally hypersomniac, spending most of its time in deep sleep.
It grew by absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, so it could sleep indefinitely. While it slept, it was also in a state of Cultivation, its power constantly improving.
Jiang Chen never expected to encounter such a powerful Snow Worm here. This kind of Snow Worm had a Cultivation at least at the Martial God Level, just shy of a Martial Emperor.
It was utterly terrifying.
And Jiang Chen knew that a Martial God Level Snow Worm’s body was at least the size of Guyue City itself.
He trembled inwardly.
The most formidable part of a One-Eyed Snow Worm was its single eye.
When its eye opened, it could release Profound Ice Qi, which was capable of freezing all creation.
A single blast of Profound Ice Qi could turn thousands of miles of rivers into solid ice.
’Thank goodness this Snow Worm is asleep.’
’Looks like I have a chance to escape.’
Shaken, Jiang Chen’s first thought was to flee.
After all, he had no desire to become the Snow Worm’s next meal.
But he had no idea where the exit was, and if he startled the Snow Worm, he knew his life would be forfeit.
He couldn’t possibly stand against a Martial God Level Snow Worm, even if he used every trick up his sleeve.
He cautiously eyed the Snow Worm before him, then began to creep along the edge of the cavern, trying not to make a single sound.
He moved with extreme care. After several circuits around the cavern without disturbing the Snow Worm, he still hadn’t found a single exit.
Jiang Chen’s face fell.
’Am I going to be trapped here until I die?’
His mind raced.
He had been circling the perimeter, but now, he looked up at the Snow Worm’s immense, boundless body.
After his earlier exploration, he was certain this Snow Worm was indeed the size of Guyue City.
This meant the Snow Worm was currently sleeping directly beneath Guyue City.
If the people of Guyue City knew a Snow Worm as large as their city was sleeping beneath them, they would have fled in terror long ago.
The Snow Worm was, after all, a ferocious Demon Beast, bloodthirsty by nature.
It only seemed docile because it was sleeping. The moment it awoke, it would surely bring slaughter to the region.
After observing the Snow Worm, Jiang Chen came up with an idea: he could climb onto its body and search for a passage above, hoping to find a way out.
He hesitated for a moment.
He stared at one of the Snow Worm’s massive legs, which was as thick as a celestial pillar, black as ink, and hard as steel.
It stood there silently.
He licked his lips nervously.
Jiang Chen thought to himself, ’I’ll risk it.’
Immediately, Jiang Chen started climbing up the Snow Worm’s leg. It took some effort, but he finally managed to get onto its back.
The Snow Worm’s back was incredibly wide, like a vast plain.
It was covered in a white sheen, like a giant gemstone.
The back also had a hard carapace with astonishing defensive properties.
Ordinary Magical Treasures would have a hard time piercing it.
He walked across the Snow Worm’s back, constantly searching for an escape route.
Jiang Chen had a feeling there had to be an exit. Otherwise, how did this Snow Worm get in here?
Even so, his search felt aimless.
RUMBLE RUMBLE...
At a certain moment, the Snow Worm’s snores suddenly grew long and drawn out.
Then, the sound stopped abruptly.
"Uh..."
Jiang Chen froze and turned to look at the Snow Worm.
SWOOSH!
A bright lamp suddenly lit up in front of the Snow Worm’s head.
No, that wasn’t a lamp. It was the Snow Worm’s single eye.
The eye, filled with a brown light, illuminated the entire dark space.
Jiang Chen’s body stiffened on the One-Eyed Snow Worm’s back.
He waited, stunned, for the Snow Worm’s next move.
He didn’t know if he was the one who had woken it.
SWOOSH!
The brown light suddenly vanished. The Snow Worm had closed its eye again.
RUMBLE RUMBLE...
The snoring resumed.
Jiang Chen secretly patted his chest, letting out a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, the One-Eyed Snow Worm had fallen asleep again.
After a while, feeling it was safe, Jiang Chen resumed his search for the exit.
He paced back and forth on the One-Eyed Snow Worm’s back, searching.
Finally, to his delight, he discovered a passage above the Snow Worm’s head, leading upward. It was pitch-black beyond the opening.
He didn’t know where it led.
Seeing it, Jiang Chen didn’t hesitate. He leaped into the passage, firmly embedding his Cloud Mist Sword into the rock wall at the edge of the opening.
With an escape route found, Jiang Chen wasted no time. He held a sword in each hand, embedding one into the rock wall and then stabbing the other higher up.
In this way, he slowly ascended.
He tried to be as quiet as possible, since the Snow Worm was right below him.
CRACK!
As Jiang Chen jammed his left-hand sword into the passage wall, he suddenly pried a rock loose.
Before Jiang Chen could catch it, the rock immediately plummeted down the passage.
’It’s over.’
The color drained from Jiang Chen’s face.
He had been so careful, but it was impossible to guard against everything.
Just as he feared, the falling rock hurtled downward.
BANG!
With a loud bang, the rock smashed squarely onto the Snow Worm’s head.
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