Then, like a madman, it shook its body, propelling thousands of snow-white spikes, like a barrage of thousands of arrows, shooting towards Chu Mo's head and face.

Chu Mo was immediately startled. The force of just ten spikes already numbed his wrists, making him feel somewhat powerless. Now, faced with thousands of these spikes, an overpowering onslaught, he wouldn't dare to face it even if it cost him his life.

Without hesitation, he turned tail and ran!

Now, when Chu Mo uses his Phantom Swift Step, it's even more effortless than before, as natural as breathing. Without even trying, he instantly turned into a puff of smoke. With this speed, even a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment realm would likely struggle to see him clearly.

What frightened Chu Mo was despite his attempts to escape, those thousands of snow-white spikes were relentlessly pursuing him.

They were like a terrifying swarm of hornets, their buzz vibrating through in the void, making his heart race.

Chu Mo begrudgingly thought, was it really necessary to chase me down so relentlessly just because I plucked a few of your spikes? Besides, weren't you the one starting all this?

The snow-white porcupine, in its rage, had shot out nearly a third of the spikes on its body. Now, it looked slightly bare but was still doggedly chasing after him.

As Chu Mo was thinking, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his shoulder, followed by a cheerful squeal from the porcupine.

Caught off guard, he was hit by a spike. This realization horrified Chu Mo: it was apparent the porcupine hadn't used its full strength!

Buzz!

The hum of the thousands of pursuing spikes behind him suddenly grew louder.

Chu Mo's heart stirred, realizing the decisive moment was approaching.

He had never felt as tense as he did now - not even when he was battling the Jin Wu Emperor.

Ever since he entered this place, and the Sky-viewing Mirror had not reacted, Chu Mo had a premonition. Dying in this mini-world may bear different consequences from dying in the Illusionary God Realm.

Although the Realm Spirit hadn't given any specific warnings, he could feel something based on how very few people had succeeded in obtaining the Five Elements water in countless years, and even fewer dared to explore this place.

Maybe, the Realm Spirit didn't want to quench his optimism, so it said nothing?

At this point, Chu Mo didn't have time to contemplate; he instantly pushed his Phantom Swift Step to its utmost limit, abruptly spinning around to face the thousands of snow-white, sharp spikes head on.

The porcupine, perhaps stunned by Chu Mo's actions, hesitated for a moment, causing it to slightly loosen its control on the spikes.

Chu Mo, however, didn't slacken at all. He skillfully dodged the shower of spikes and like a phantom, lunged directly at the porcupine which had already lost a third of its spikes.

For the first time, the porcupine's crimson eyes exuded a flicker of fear.

In that instant, Chu Mo's spirit and essence energy reached its peak!

The blood in his body... bubbled instantaneously!

Within his elixir field, surging amounts of primordial force rushed torrentally towards his right arm, ending up... all converging within Heaven Slaying!

The tip of Heaven Slaying... popped out... with a knife energy!

Although it was only just over a foot long, it was an extraordinary feat for a martial artist who's not even at the prenatal stage!

Even martial artists at the prenatal stage would hardly be able to condense knife energy or sword energy.

Only after reaching the Foundation Establishment status and becoming a real cultivator can one turn emptiness into reality, condensing a genuine "qi".

Chu Mo tensed his entire being to its utmost level, a fierce slash from top to bottom swiftly aimed at the hedgehog, now left with only two-thirds of its spikes.

The second strike of the Netherworld Eight Slashes... Life Killer!

This slash stirred towering waves in the calm heavenly pool nearby.

Waves crashing against the shore!

The sparsely spiked hedgehog, in this critical moment, let out a piercing roar, firing all of its remaining white spikes at Chu Mo!

At that moment, the issue was not who was stronger, but who was more ruthless!

Facing nearly ten thousand snow-white spikes, Chu Mo's expression did not change; the Life Killer's slash still resolutely struck down!

At this time, shrieking in utter terror, the now completely spikeless hedgehog turned and fled!

As the tens of thousands of spikes, followed by thousands more from behind Chu Mo, lost control in that instant, they fell to the ground. They then, as if attracted by a magnet, transformed into a white torrent flowing towards the spikeless hedgehog.

In that moment, Chu Mo's Life Slayer slash finally came down.

The spikeless hedgehog attempted to flee, but couldn't outrun the slash.

Split in half by the force of Chu Mo's slash!

Blood and organs instantly spilled onto the ground.

The snow-white sharp spikes that were rushing toward the hedgehog also suddenly stopped in their tracks.

After delivering this slash, Chu Mo seemed to have lost all his power, collapsing onto the ground.

Then he promptly jumped back up, hands clutching his behind – it turns out, several hundred spikes were lying underneath his rear, a few of them, unfortunately, upright.

"You still screw people over when you're dead!" Chu Mo touched his butt, despite his eight-grade constitution making his body tough as steel and impervious to blades, these spikes had easily pierced his skin.

And that one in his shoulder... Chu Mo twitched at the corners of his mouth. After resting for a while, he used his inner energy to force that spike out.

Thankfully, the hedgehog's spikes were not poisonous; otherwise, he might have had a lot of trouble on his hands.

Then, Chu Mo collected all the spikes from the ground. He had over seventeen-thousand spikes, not a single one was wasted, all were collected into his bag.

He had tried to snap one of the spikes, but even with his strength of several hundred thousand pounds, he could do nothing to it.

"If these spikes were in the hands of a master of artifact forging, they could probably make a terrifyingly powerful weapon!" Chu Mo was extremely pleased with his gains.

Then, his focus turned to the hedgehog he had bisected; a look of relief appeared on his face. If the hedgehog hadn't fired all its spikes at him and dropped its defense to near zero, given how hard these spikes were, he probably would never have been able to breach its defenses.

Looking at the little hedgehog's body, Chu Mo sighed, "When you use all your strength in an attack, your defense is at its weakest."

An hour later, a bonfire was lit. A well-cleaned hedgehog was skewered on a long metal stick, duly garnished with seasonings prepared by Chu Mo.

Chu Mo sat there, smelling the fragrance which diffused from the well-cooked hedgehog oozing with oil and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

At that moment, a pleasant feminine voice suddenly spoke, "You really seem to be enjoying yourself!" (To be continued. If you like this story, please show your support at qidian.com by casting your monthly ticket or recommendation. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read on m.qidian.com.)

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