Chapter 351: Tentacles

Boom!

A cannonball turned into a rainbow-colored stream of light.

It traced a gorgeous arc and, with a bang, struck a Black Tide Flying Eagle.

A terrifying shockwave swept through the air, pulverizing even the nearby Black Tide Flying Eagles that tried to dodge.

There were only a dozen or so Black Tide Flying Eagles in the sky, and after this cannonball only five remained.

"This... this cannonball's power and speed..."

Seeing this, the Martial Kings swallowed, their eyes wide with astonishment.

Their attacks could not even accurately hit these Black Tide Flying Eagles.

But An Jianan's cannonball directly made up for this shortcoming with its terrifying firepower range!

Moreover, the cannonball covering such a large area showed no sign of diminished power!

They had thought An Jianan was not good at combat.

But now it seems An Jianan might not be good at combat, yet An Jianan not being good at combat is unlikely.

In the astonished gazes of the crowd, An Jianan's hand slapped the red-hot cannon barrel again.

Boom!

The second cannonball sent the remaining Black Tide Flying Eagles away.

They immediately wondered whether this cannon barrel had any usage limits.

They never saw An Jianan load any cannonballs into the barrel!

Could the barrel be generating cannonballs on its own?

The next moment, the barrel vanished from before their eyes.

The crowd could only reluctantly withdraw their gazes, coldly glancing at Gu Han.

They had just provoked him in order to embarrass Gu Han.

But they hadn't expected that, before Gu Han could make a fool of himself, An Jianan would solve the immediate trouble for him.

They could only stare at the cliff ahead.

Before arriving at the Hall of Learned Divinity, they would have flown straight over such a situation without hesitation.

But now, unknown restrictions here prevent them from flying at all.

Thus they must find another way to reach the Hall of Knowledge.

"We must speed up, otherwise the Black Tide could succeed at any moment."

Everyone understood the gravity of the situation and immediately prepared to act.

But they discovered Gu Han standing there dazed, doing nothing.

"Is this fellow trying to slack off?"

"Feng Yue Shan picked such a waste to be this operation's commander?"

"In my view, Feng Yue Shan, who claims to be a half‑god with flawless plans, is merely an empty reputation."

The crowd sneered at Feng Yue Shan's choice of Gu Han, laughing scornfully.

Yet they failed to notice a similar look of contempt flash in Gu Han's eyes.

These fellows clearly have had little contact with the natives of the Chong Yuan world.

Gu Han and the people of Lu Chui Zhen had rushed all the way to Tianyu City, naturally knowing that priests possess abilities beyond their comprehension.

He did not know whether An Jianan was a priest.

But as a teacher to Zi Ling and the other Savior Heirs, her methods must be extraordinary.

In communicating with the divine, her ability is surely no weaker than that of village priests like Bai Qi.

Just as Gu Han had guessed, An Jianan did not speak to stop them; she simply closed her eyes and clasped her hands.

The next moment, a tremendous roar echoed from the abyss below.

The Martial Kings who had just scattered all turned pale.

"Those Black Tide Monsters are coming to die again?"

They gripped their weapons, warily gazing into the depths below.

Immediately afterward, they saw a complete bridge fly up from beneath the abyss.

Rumble—

In the astonished eyes of the crowd, the bridge spanned between the Hall of Knowledge and their feet.

"What... what is happening again?"

Everyone felt their worldview shaken, having never seen such a method!

But Gu Han noticed that An Jianan's face seemed slightly pallid.

"Everyone, let's set off quickly."

Zi Ling called out to everyone, confirmed An Jianan was fine, then took the lead and sprinted toward the Hall of Knowledge.

However, just as everyone reached the bridge, a sudden howling wind sounded from below.

Although they didn't see it, they could tell from the wind that it was undoubtedly a massive creature!

"This is probably a means left behind by the Black Tide Monster!"

Their hearts sank a little, and they immediately made a judgment,

"We cannot fly now; if that monster smashes the bridge, falling into this abyss would likely mean death!"

Even with their current strength, falling from a cliff ten thousand zhang high would not necessarily be fatal.

But the problem is, nobody knows what lies beneath this abyss!

"If down there is a horde of Black Tide Monsters, just their aura could grind them to death!"

We've already passed halfway; at most a few breaths and we can cross the remaining distance!

We've come this far; let's give it our all!

I refuse to believe it; the mission is nearly finished—how could I die here?

Although everyone came from different factions, they almost instantly reached a tacit agreement!

The ten Martial Kings sprinted, each employing their own methods.

Various powerful martial arts surges blasted downward.

No matter what monster comes up from below, withstanding their attack will inevitably require a brief pause.

Boom!

Heavy booming sounds rang out continuously, interspersed with low growls.

This is probably no ordinary Black Tide construct!

Gu Han's heart jolted; instantly he formed a sword with his two fingers, commanding the Dawn Dragon Roar Spear to swoop downward.

He has encountered many Black Tide constructs, but they only fight to the death.

Only the High Mountain Construct that dropped the Suppressing Region Stone feels pain, emitting grunts and roars under his and Bai Ce's attacks.

Hearing that low growl, this monster's strength is probably not much weaker than the High Mountain Construct.

The Dawn Dragon Roar Spear tore through the air as it flew downward; even without Gu Han's command, it can fight independently.

Hiss!

The Dawn Dragon Roar Spear has reached mid‑royal level; with Gu Han's spear momentum, even a Martial Emperor would not dare to withstand it head‑on.

Gu Han felt the Dawn Dragon Roar Spear seemed to have pierced the monster's body.

The monster instantly went berserk, howling madly.

Just that roar alone caused the long bridge to violently shake.

The next moment, a thick arm suddenly grabbed the long bridge.

Boom!

Gu Han looked closely and found the long bridge covered in rune‑etched tentacles.

"What on earth is this monster?"

The long bridge was instantly snapped by the tentacles; only Gu Han and Zi Ling at the front made it to the opposite shore.

Everyone else's bodies instantly lost control, pulled by gravity and plummeted downward.

"Grab on!"

An Jiannan flapped her tiny wings, her two small hands straining to grab someone's arm and pull them aloft.

But the others' bodies swiftly plummeted downward.

Gu Han immediately pulled a long whip from his storage space and lashed it downward.