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Creak.

The Dragon Bone Vessel suddenly emitted a strange sound.

As if it had struck a reef.

Ao Shan's expression froze.

Xiang Yuan was equally startled. "What happened? Did we hit something?"

Ao Shan shook his head. "Impossible. There are no ruins nearby. How could we have collided?"

He pushed the Dragon Bone Vessel with full force, but its speed remained extremely slow.

And it kept slowing.

As if... trapped deep in a mire.

Xiang Yuan considered this possibility and his face suddenly paled. "Don't tell me we've entered the Filthy Mire?"

Ao Shan shook his head repeatedly. "That's even more impossible. The Filthy Mire is clearly far to the west. How could we have encountered it?"

Shen Mo suddenly spoke. "The Filthy Mire expands. We may have wandered into it."

Ao Shan snorted coldly. "Stop joking. This mire is static. It can't expand."

Shen Mo smiled faintly. "How can you be certain it won't expand?"

Ao Shan started to retort but thought of something and found himself speechless.

Xiang Yuan also said gravely, "Indeed. The Filthy Mire alternates between static and expansion states. The two can transform into each other."

"It was static long ago, which doesn't mean it remains static now."

"Ao Shan, we're likely deep in the Filthy Mire."

"We must act now."

The Filthy Mire devours everything within it.

The Dragon Bone Vessel was clearly damaged.

Even if they could escape, it would waste enormous time.

They couldn't afford to wait.

Fu Zu, Nine Yin Saint, and the others couldn't afford to wait either.

They had to break free immediately.

Just as Xiang Yuan and Ao Shan pondered solutions, the Dragon Bone Vessel suddenly lurched violently.

As if something beneath the vessel was roughly ramming it!

Ao Shan and Xiang Yuan's faces changed dramatically.

The Filthy Mire wasn't devoid of life.

Many void beasts favored the Filthy Mire's environment.

Because those ignorant beings trapped in the mire usually couldn't leave—they were practically live targets.

"Abandon ship! Now!"

Xiang Yuan roared.

He sensed more and more things approaching.

The Dragon Bone Vessel was now like bleeding prey.

Attracting sharks.

Xiang Yuan rushed out of the Dragon Bone Vessel without hesitation, plunging into the Filthy Mire.

Shen Mo did the same.

The moment he entered the Filthy Mire, he felt as if trapped in a spider's web.

The more he struggled, the tighter the binding became.

However, he comprehended the Void Great Dao.

And the Filthy Mire was actually fused with the Void Great Dao.

After briefly familiarizing himself with the Filthy Mire, he quickly grasped its patterns.

Walking became as easy as on flat ground, though slightly slower.

Ao Shan, distressed over the Dragon Bone Vessel, hesitated a moment too long.

The next instant, the Dragon Bone Vessel was destroyed by swarms of void beasts.

Ao Shan also spurted blood, falling into the distance.

Xiang Yuan sighed heavily. Unable to rescue, he could only distance himself.

He knew clearly.

If he turned back to save Ao Shan, he too would be trapped, causing both to perish.

If he left alone, he might survive.

Saving others was noble.

But one must first ensure their own survival.

Especially for Saints like them.

The fall of any Saint was an immense loss.

The simultaneous fall of two Saints would be a devastating blow to the myriad races of the heavens!

Shen Mo naturally wouldn't turn back either.

He wanted to reach the mire's depths first to seek the remains of the Dragon Saint who had fallen here long ago.

If he happened upon the You Bamboo Avatar, he'd eliminate it conveniently.

As for Ao Shan's survival—that wasn't his concern.

The three advanced in three different directions, completely parting ways.

Shen Mo advanced slowly through the Filthy Mire.

His pace was deliberate, wary of sudden dangers lurking in the mire.

Moving cautiously might allow time to react.

Initially, his speed was indeed sluggish—entering the Filthy Mire felt like stepping into an unfamiliar environment, requiring adjustment.

But as he spent more time in the mire,

his understanding of it deepened.

Now, he moved with remarkable agility.

"Hmm? Something's here?"

Shen Mo's eyes narrowed as he sensed small creatures gathering around him.

At first, he paid little mind—they were weak.

But as their numbers swelled,

their strength grew alarmingly, surprising Shen Mo.

He focused his gaze.

They resembled tiny plankton,

thumb-sized,

each with a single eye and a mouth.

Their tails flickered constantly, propelling them swiftly through the mire, trailing Shen Mo.

Instinct told Shen Mo something was wrong.

These creatures showed no hostility yet.

But their numbers now exceeded a million.

If they increased further, they might turn on him.

Shen Mo accelerated, trying to shake them off.

Yet the creatures matched his speed surge, clinging stubbornly.

Shen Mo frowned deeply and unleashed the White Dragon Fist toward them.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Fierce, dominating punches erupted.

Where they struck, countless creatures died instantly.

But the dead were quickly devoured by their kin.

The swarm still pursued Shen Mo,

like predators tracking prey.

Soon, more creatures converged from all directions.

Their numbers surpassed five million.

No matter how swiftly Shen Mo struck, he couldn't match their reproduction rate.

Shen Mo frowned deeply, sending a message via soul connection to Suixing, urging it to draw near.

The moment he boarded the Dragon Bone Vessel and left the Saint Xuan Realm, he'd had Suixing patrol nearby—undetected by Ao Shan and Xiang Yuan, yet able to arrive instantly.

This minimized his risk in the void currents.

The current situation felt strange.

Suixing's true form was the Void Beast Devourer, having roamed the void for eons. Its understanding of the void surpassed his own.

Soon, a mountain-sized body arrived at the mire's edge.

But it hesitated to enter.

"Father, I'm outside the mire. Where are you?"

Shen Mo asked, "You can't enter?"

Suixing replied with grievance, "My speed drops sharply inside. Also, some ancient entities here dislike me. They detected me when I caused trouble last time."

"They can't kill me, and I can't harm them. We reached an agreement—separate waters."

Shen Mo described the creatures to Suixing.

Suixing exclaimed with delight, "Aren't these Void Aphids? Delicious!"

"One bite and they burst with juice!"

"I chased a swarm of Void Aphids into this mire last time."

"Father, do you have Void Aphids there? Can you lead some to me?"

Shen Mo was speechless.

So to you, they're just food.

"Alright, I'm coming."

Shen Mo sensed Suixing's location and accelerated his flight.

The Void Aphids behind him now numbered over a hundred million, still clinging tenaciously.

They suddenly revealed fierce glints in their eyes,

clearly intent on devouring Shen Mo completely!

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