The booming voice was exceptionally clear in the quiet environment.
No one had struck the bell, so why had it rung on its own?
Something was up!
Chen Feng and the others immediately turned their vigilant gazes towards the bell tower.
"Dong—!"
Another deafening sound!
Cracks, visible to the naked eye, appeared on the exterior of the great bell!
"Not good!" Chen Feng cried out, "Retreat!"
Despite having gone through more than ten battles before, they seemed capable enough to break through this death town.
However, in reality, each battle was a life-or-death struggle!
On two occasions, Chen Feng himself had nearly died!
It was best to avoid such dangerous situations if possible.
But ultimately, it was too late!
"CRASH—!"
The great bell suddenly exploded!
A grayish-brown sphere hurtled towards the ground with great force!
"BOOM—!"
The immense impact force directly created a large pit in the ground!
The next moment, something shot out of the pit!
It was a large ball about ten feet in diameter, exuding an eerie aura.
Seeing the monster strike a pose instead of attacking after emerging, Chen Feng decisively led his men to quietly withdraw.
Though he knew that once the monsters here were activated, it would be an unending battle, creating more distance was always beneficial.
And the monster seemed to make no move to stop them, allowing them to retreat.
However, they had barely retreated ten feet when…
"WHOOSH—!"
"THWACK!"
The sound of breaking air was followed by the sound of flesh being pierced!
Chen Feng and the others instinctively leaped to the side, finally having the chance to look.
At the rear of the team was an elite disciple at the peak of the tenth level of Void Refinement.
His entire chest was now pierced through!
Piercing him was a tentacle as thick as an arm!
The tentacle then retracted back underground, and the disciple's body followed, collapsing to the ground.
"—!"
A bizarre sound directly echoed in everyone's minds!
It was a sound they had never heard before, and they had no words to describe it!
As this sound emerged, they all felt as if countless steel needles had been plunged into their brains!
This sensation was even more agonizing than the pressure brought by Hu Mang!
Simultaneously, the central part of the sphere split open with a crack.
Then, the gap opened upwards and downwards, revealing a giant eyeball!
The colossal eyeball held no emotion, yet it exuded infinite indifference and despair!
Following that, countless smaller eyeballs emerged on top of the giant eyeball!
Each small eyeball was about the size of a palm, looking in different directions.
Even Ye Fan, who didn't suffer from trypophobia, found the sight a bit agonizing…
The next moment.
Cracks appeared in the surrounding air, and countless tentacles shot towards them!
"WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—!"
Fortunately, they were prepared this time, so they weren't as caught off guard as before.
Chen Feng and the elders, needless to say, dodged the tentacle attacks relying on their own strength.
Although the disciples in the Void Refinement realm sustained some injuries, they survived with the help of magical artifacts and other means.
However, the situation for these disciples was not optimistic.
They could evade the first attack with external aids, but they couldn't guarantee success every time.
Once their magical artifacts were destroyed, only death awaited them!
Unfortunately, Chen Feng, the sect leader, and the elders were too busy to attend to them, as the next wave of attacks arrived!
"WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—!"
"Third Elder, Fifth Elder, form the array with me!" the Grand Elder shouted, "Sect Leader, the rest is up to you!"
The three elders immediately flew into the air, frantically circulating the vital energy within them.
Their vital energy, emanating from the three of them as the center, formed a hemispherical shield that enveloped everyone.
To be precise, "everyone" did not include Ye Fan and his group.
Although the monster's second wave of attacks claimed two more disciples at the lower end of the cultivation ladder, the array formed by the three elders successfully blocked the third wave of attacks.
"BANG BANG BANG!"
The tentacles slammed hard against the vital energy shield, but they were unable to penetrate it.
Ye Fan, being a mere "Zero Combatant," naturally couldn't keep up with the speed of the monster's tentacles.
He only felt a gust of wind and was sent flying!
Then, he felt himself being blocked by something soft.
"Master, are you alright?"
Zi Yu asked with concern.
It turned out Zi Yu had not intended to intervene initially.
After all, in her opinion, as Ye Fan's pet, Ye Fan, her master, must be more powerful.
Seeing the tentacles approaching Ye Fan, who hadn't dodged, Zi Yu hurried out.
Although she didn't know why Ye Fan wasn't dodging, the pet contract prevented her from standing by and watching Ye Fan be in danger.
If Zi Yu hadn't rushed to carry Ye Fan away at the critical moment, Ye Fan would likely have been impaled by now…
"I..."
Before Ye Fan could finish speaking, his expression changed drastically!
"GAAAH—!"
He immediately spat out a large mouthful of blood!
Although the tentacles hadn't actually struck him, the wind pressure they generated had still injured him!
His entire back felt as if it had been hit by a speeding truck!
Then his eyes rolled back, and he passed out…
Another tentacle lunged. Zi Yu quickly hugged Ye Fan and dodged.
The two masters were also frightened by the tentacle attacks.
"Oh my, it's terrifying!"
"Someone save us!"
The duo shrieked and plunged their heads into the ground!
"THUMP!"
"THUMP!"
Their heads sank deep into the earth, resuming their ostrich-like behavior.
And their action precisely allowed them to evade two tentacle attacks…
On the other side.
Chen Feng summoned his sword, madly infusing vital energy into its blade.
In the end, the vital energy transformed into raging flames!
Then, Chen Feng, like a streak of light, fiercely charged towards the giant eyeball!
As he flew, Chen Feng's entire body was enveloped in flames!
During this period, the monster launched dozens of tentacles, but they were all melted by the flames!
Chen Feng arrived in an instant, and the sword's blade plunged deeply into the giant eyeball!
The scene was like a hot knife cutting through butter; the giant eyeball immediately emitted wisps of smoke!
"—!"
The giant eyeball let out a pained cry and unleashed a dense volley of tentacles towards Chen Feng!
Having landed a hit, Chen Feng quickly retreated under the tentacle attacks.
There was no such thing as preliminary probing with small skills.
Since the conditions allowed it, he directly unleashed his ultimate move!
Although this move appeared plain and unadorned, it was actually one of Chen Feng's strongest killing blows!
The highly compressed flames, generated by condensing all his vital energy, had unleashed the extreme offensive characteristics of the fire element!
Most importantly, after entering the opponent's body, this fire-elemental vital energy would trigger a secondary explosion within them!
"BOOM—!"
As Chen Feng retreated back within the shield, an explosion sounded from the giant eyeball!
Large gouts of silvery-gray fluid exploded from the monster's body, and a significant portion of its smaller eyeballs were blasted apart!
The faces of the other members of the sect lit up with joy: It was successful!
Only Chen Feng shook his head inwardly.
Although the attack seemed effective just now, it had not actually caused significant damage to the giant eyeball.
Originally, his move should have pierced through the opponent completely, sword and all.
However, after the sword penetrated about a foot, it could no longer advance.
Moreover, during his attack, a repulsive force from within the monster was transmitted to him through the sword.
Then, the needle-like sensation in his mind immediately intensified severalfold!
What appeared to be a successful retreat was, in fact, a forced one.
Otherwise, he would have definitely followed up with a few more strikes.
Chen Feng's attack successfully enraged the monster.
The giant eyeball ceased its tentacle attacks and emitted a dazzling white light all over its body.
This white light converged towards the center of the eyeball, finally forming a white beam of light over a meter thick, which shot towards Chen Feng and the others!
"BOOM—!"
The moment the light beam came into contact with the shield, the entire vital energy shield began to shake violently!
And the needle-like sensation in everyone's minds instantly intensified several times over!