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Chapter 418 Shadow

Within Thousand Lanterns City.

Chen Mu stared intently at the shadow beneath his feet.

However, after a good while passed, his own shadow remained still, without a stir.

"I clearly saw the shadow moving."

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The secret center of his eyebrows throbbed, and an invisible force radiated from him in all directions.

It was the feedback of perception he had initially gained from the True Form of Heavenly Demon.

Chen Mu fixed his gaze on the surrounding shadows.

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His own shadow was fine, but the shadows of the tables, chairs, and benches around him were not right. While they appeared calm on the surface, they were filled with strands of dark, malevolent intent!

These shadows, they were alive!

In the next moment, these shadows suddenly became active and began to wriggle, twisting into numerous monster-like claws and sharp teeth in an instant.

Malice surged towards him, as numerous black tendrils reached out from the surrounding shadows, swiftly extending and straightening, and in the blink of an eye, they bound Chen Mu's shadow tightly.

It was as if he had just stepped out of the shower and into a cold breeze, causing Chen Mu to shiver uncontrollably.

His face immediately darkened.

"These shadows can actually absorb my blood essence and vital energy?!"

This was the physical sensation he experienced when he himself launched Absorption to return the soul!

Boom!

At the thought, the Body Protection Aura suddenly swelled, instantly shattering the tables, chairs, and benches, and the shadow tendrils broke apart and dissipated.

But in the very next instant, from the dark corners and room edges, more sharp shadows pierced out, arrow-like, zipping into the midst of Chen Mu's shadow.

Chen Mu's body shook as if someone had suddenly drawn a large tube of blood from him, his entire body suddenly went limp.

"Damn it!"

He shot up abruptly, crashing through the roof and soaring into the sky.

Only when he had completely left the large city below did the sensation of having his vital energy drained disappear.

He stared intently at the city below. On the surface, it seemed quiet and still, but he could acutely feel the malevolent gazes hidden within the shadowy nooks and crannies.

In that instant, he even felt as though the entire large city was alive.

In comparison to this menacing behemoth, Chen Mu, floating mid-air, appeared as insignificant as a sesame seed.@@@@

Before he could figure out the true nature of the shadow attack, countless shadows within the entire city began to writhe.

The next moment, those shadows seemed to take on a solid form. Numerous pairs of pitch-black tendrils suddenly surged towards the sky from all directions, swiftly surrounding Chen Mu at the center.

"Caught you!" A frenzied cheer that sounded like millions of people speaking at once exploded.

A massive force of absorption descended out of nowhere.

Chen Mu's body temperature plummeted rapidly, and his face visibly paled at a pace visible to the naked eye.

But he laughed in defiance, something unusual for him.

"Caught me?"

"It's I who have caught you!"

His hands suddenly became clear and jade-white, and a mesmerizing demonic power unfurled upon them.

Then he fiercely grasped at the shadows entwining his body, and those shadows, which should have been intangible, were suddenly gripped.

Swish!

The once brightly-lit city darkened abruptly, screams and roars wiped clean.

Aside from the raging fire Chen Mu had started, which still crackled and popped, the shadowy monstrosities that had swarmed the entire city had vanished without a trace.

The black sphere between his eyebrows, seemingly satiated, spun around. The black light flickered, and it disappeared from sight.

Immediately after, a surge of thick Vital Energy flowed into his body, instantly replenishing the Vital Energy he had lost.

It even appeared as though it might not have been enough, as two more currents of Vital Energy emerged from his forehead, causing Chen Mu's face to flush red. He didn't look like he had just fought a fierce battle but rather as if he had eaten his fill, drank heartily, and had a long, satisfying sleep!

"Hey!"

"This True Form of Heavenly Demon is really something!"

"Haha..."

...

In the dense forest.

Qian Mu, carrying Shang Huan with a smile, said, "Seven Heavenly Capital Yuan Embryos and one Nether Spirit Primordial Embryo, all captured by the general."

"With such a great achievement, the Spirit Lord will surely allow you to retreat and cultivate in the Jade Dew Grotto Heaven."

"Haha, this subordinate pre-congratulates the general on achieving the Divine Demon Eight Transformations soon!"

Jin Er couldn't help but curve up the corners of his mouth.

Stuck in the Divine Demon Seven Transformations for years, now seeing a glimmer of hope for a breakthrough, he too couldn't suppress the elation within.

"Let's go to Thousand Lanterns City."

"At this moment, Lian Cheng should already have succeeded."

"The sooner we finish this, the sooner we can return to the capital to claim our rewards."

Upon hearing those words, Qian Mu nodded, dropped Shang Huan, and pulled out a compressed, foldable white-skin lantern from his embrace.

With a flick downward, the white-skin lantern abruptly stood erect.

He cut open his right palm, and his fresh red blood flowed into the lantern.

Puff!

Instead of staining the lantern with blood, a dim yellow candlelight appeared inside.

Under this light, the ground ahead turned into a dark shadow.

The two men, unfazed, stepped forward carrying Shang Huan and sank into the darkness.

The view shifted in a blink, the dense forest vanished, and the two abruptly appeared in a small alley paved with green bricks.

A lantern hung on the eave of a house nearby, and now the two stood within its candlelight.

Without even having time to scrutinize their surroundings, a pitiful wail reached their ears. Looking up towards the sky, their gaze was immediately captured by the mass of dense black shadows up above.

But before they could react, they saw all the shadows being pulled into the sky and disappeared without a trace.

Simultaneously, the lantern illuminating the alley extinguished, plunging the whole street into darkness.

Qian Mu looked up at the sky and then down at the white-skin lantern in his hand, which now lacked any light.

Almost as if he had seen a terrifying demon, his forehead was suddenly covered in a fine, cold sweat.

"Lian Cheng is dead, and Thousand Lanterns City will surely drift into the void!"

"We don't have the Divine Skills of Teleportation!"

"General, we... we are going to be trapped to death in Thousand Lanterns City!"

Jin Er, who had just regained his senses, became rigid all over.