Chapter 830: Ambush

Treasures born from chaos are divided into three levels, from lowest to highest: Chaos Treasures, Chaos Spiritual Treasures, and Chaos Supreme Treasures.
The black stone in the shape of a furnace that Su Che obtained was merely the lowest-grade Chaos Treasure. It would likely take hundreds of millions of years before it could evolve into a Chaos Spiritual Treasure.
Once it became a Spiritual Treasure, it would gain consciousness and instincts, and such treasures would not stay in one place. Some would wander around in the chaos realm, while others would claim a territory for themselves, forbidding other treasures of the same type from growing there.
The spiritual root discovered by Xiao Luotian was already at the level of a Spiritual Treasure but was destroyed by some force. This meant the “killer” was also a plant-like spiritual root, likely having reached the realm of a Chaos Supreme Treasure.
As soon as the black stone was sent to the Immortal Prison, Lao He received a message from the Immortal Prison Pagoda and said to Su Che, “Master, the Immortal Prison Pagoda suggests that this Chaos Treasure can be fused with the third layer of the Fire Realm, which will significantly enhance skills in alchemy and artifact crafting.”
“No problem!”
Su Che agreed without hesitation. Whatever the Immortal Prison Pagoda demanded had to be fulfilled.
It made sense—this black stone was originally an embryo of a furnace formed naturally within chaos. Once fully formed, it would surely become a Chaos Spiritual Treasure-level furnace, granting extremely powerful alchemy and artifact crafting abilities.
This reminded Su Che that the opening of the seven layers of the Immortal Prison also involved fusing a Chaos Jade Ring of the same level, obtained from the Holy Mother Immortal.
“The effects should be good,” Su Che thought. “If these materials obtained from chaos can enhance the functions of the Immortal Prison, it’s worth searching thoroughly. Spending three to five thousand years on this journey is worth it.”
Onward!
He searched hundreds of thousands of miles every day, yet found nothing over the next decade or so. But this wasn’t surprising—chaos was vast, and even though it produced countless treasures, it was impossible to encounter one every few steps.
Moreover, the so-called hundreds of thousands of miles Su Che searched each day was merely a thin line, while the hundred billion-mile range mentioned by Xiao Luotian referred to a three-dimensional sphere with a diameter of one hundred billion miles.
Su Che had to rely on his search route, covering every inch of this large sphere, to ensure no area was overlooked. Completing this process would take at least two thousand years.

That day, after taking a short rest, Su Che set off again. Over the past decade or so, the power of his Yuan Shen had significantly increased. Although its range remained at 500 li, his endurance had risen from half a quarter of an hour to nearly a quarter of an hour—almost doubling. Cultivating the Yuan Shen within chaos indeed yielded excellent results. As usual, Su Che projected a Chaos Fruit to scout ahead, but this time, it wasn’t even 10,000 li before the soul connection was severed instantly. “Huh?” Su Che immediately grew anxious. There was only one possibility for the soul connection to be cut off: that Chaos Fruit had been destroyed by some force. It was destroyed in an instant, without even having time to send a warning signal to Su Che, which meant the servant of that fruit had no idea how it died. Su Che immediately activated all his defensive measures and then projected a second Chaos Fruit forward, this time deliberately controlling the force so as to send it only about 9,000 li away. The previous Chaos Fruit had been destroyed at 10,000 li by some force; this time, at a shorter distance, it served as a test. Crack! It wasn’t even 9,000 li when it was destroyed at just 7,000 li. This meant… “It’s coming!” Highly alert, Su Che said to Lao He in his mind, “Without the protection of the Heavenly Dao, from this moment on, we can only rely on ourselves.” “Mm!” Lao He replied in a muffled voice, too nervous to speak. In the realm of chaos, there was only endless silence… After a dozen breaths, whoosh—a slender black shadow pierced through the mist-like chaos energy and rushed straight at him. Its speed was extremely fast; Su Che didn’t even have time to dodge and was struck head-on. At such a moment, he absolutely couldn’t release the power of his Yuan Shen; he could only see within 10 zhang using his vision and spiritual sense. Just 10 zhang—by the time he could see clearly, there would be no time to react. Whoosh! The defensive barriers formed by his Great Defense Technique, Great Golden Body Technique, and immense wealth were instantly pierced. The slender black shadow passed through Su Che’s chest and disappeared into the thick mist behind him. His defenses were completely useless! Before Su Che could even clearly see what was attacking him, his body had already suffered severe damage. If it had been just a superficial wound, Su Che wouldn’t have cared, but a strange destructive force had penetrated his body, starting to destroy all its functions. “Not good!” With a muffled groan, Su Che immediately felt that his life force was fading, and he would die soon.

This destructive force doesn’t only affect the physical body; it also causes terrifying damage to the soul. If allowed to continue destroying vital energy like this, death is inevitable within ten breaths!
Huhuhuhu…
Vast amounts of life energy surged out from the Immortal Prison, beginning to repair the recently damaged bodily functions. Yet the destructive force continued to wreak havoc, like towering waves engulfing the land.
At the same time, countless gaping mouths were gnawing at his soul. Su Che had no choice but to retreat his soul entirely into his brain, clinging to the Immortal Prison Pagoda.
The destructive force immediately pursued him.
Boom!
A loud explosion resonated in Su Che’s mind—it was the destructive force crashing head-on into the Immortal Prison Pagoda. Su Che was shaken so badly that blood sprayed from his mouth and nose, leaving him in a dire state.
Still, Su Che felt slightly relieved because the Immortal Prison Pagoda remained intact, seemingly capable of withstanding such impacts.
But his opponent wasn’t willing to let him off so easily. That slender black shadow rushed at him from behind again, passing through the defensive barrier unimpeded, entering from his back and exiting from his chest.
His physical body was pierced once more, and the second wave of destructive force began to wreak havoc inside him.
Huhuhuhu…
A massive amount of life energy was poured into his body, barely preventing it from being destroyed. Lao He shouted, “Master, this won’t work! If this keeps happening, the replenished energy won’t be enough to make up for it.”
For other immortals, having their physical body destroyed wasn’t a big deal—so long as their soul remained, they could quickly form a new body. But for Su Che, losing this body would mean an irreparable loss, as it would render his power, which had been amplified a hundredfold, useless.
How much effort had been put into this body over the years to reach such strength, almost reaching a thousandfold amplification capacity. If it were destroyed, any new body formed would be just an ordinary clone body, forcing him to start all enhancements over again.
Boom! Boom!
Two waves of destructive force rushed into his brain, like two invisible hammers striking the Immortal Prison Pagoda. Su Che cried out in his mind, “Can’t the Immortal Prison swallow this kind of force?”
“This force is too bizarre! I can’t even grasp it!” Lao He was frantic, on the verge of going mad.
If Su Che’s body hadn’t been at risk of destruction, Lao He might still have had the determination to slowly deal with this force, confident that he could capture it eventually and punish it within the Immortal Prison. But now, with the situation so critical, he was too stunned to think of a solution.
Swish!

That slender black shadow saw that Su Che still wasn’t dead, so it turned back from ahead and launched a third attack. This time, it aimed straight at Su Che’s head. Perhaps it could sense that Su Che’s strongest defenses were concentrated in his brain, and that the two destructive forces alone wouldn’t be enough to take him down quickly, so it planned to pierce through Su Che’s head or even shatter it. The speed was too fast! By the time Su Che noticed it, it had already reached him from a distance of just ten zhang. Whoosh! Like a long spear, its extremely sharp tip pierced straight into Su Che’s forehead and went through completely. Boom! It sounded like a clear bell ringing inside Su Che’s head—this was the spear tip hitting the core of the Immortal Prison Pagoda. Su Che’s vision went dark, his whole body trembled violently, his brain matter splattered into a mess mixed with blood, spraying out through all seven orifices, and his eyeballs rotted away as well. But fortunately, as an immortal, whether it was brain matter or arms, their nature was the same; physical injuries weren’t terrifying. As long as the vital spirit remained intact, he wouldn’t die. The Immortal Prison Pagoda once again demonstrated its extraordinariness—remaining as steady as a mountain within Su Che’s mind, unshaken, blocking the slender black shadow’s piercing and protecting Su Che’s head from being completely shattered by that terrifying force. Since embarking on the path of cultivation, this was the first time the core of the Immortal Prison Pagoda had been touched by an attack. However, precisely because of this, the slender black shadow was blocked by the Immortal Prison Pagoda, causing it to pause for a moment. Su Che’s vision and consciousness were gone, but using this precious moment, relying solely on intuition, he reached up with both hands and grabbed the slender black shadow. Pop! It was pulled out of his forehead and tightly held in his hands. With no vision or consciousness, and his vital spirit too afraid to be released, at this moment Su Che became completely blind, his upper body covered in brain matter and blood, looking grotesque and terrifying. Lao He was busy infusing various beneficial energies, desperately repairing Su Che’s physical wounds, and trying to suppress the two destructive forces that had invaded his mind, so he didn’t have time to act as Su Che’s eyes. The slender black shadow struggled wildly in Su Che’s hands, but it seemed its strength wasn’t very great, unable to break free from Su Che’s grasp. Although his brain matter was ruined, Su Che still had a sense of touch and could feel that this thing was like a long spear—straight, hard, and cold… And its surface had fine scales, similar to snake scales.

The moment the word “snake” came to mind, the object in his hand turned from hard to soft, bending like a living serpent. With a swift motion, its sharp tip pierced a bloody hole in Su Che’s arm, nearly breaking his bone.
“Damn it!”
Su Che cursed loudly, “You’ve been caught already—why not behave? Even if I die, I won’t let you get away.”
Acting on instinct, he stretched his arms out to either side and firmly grabbed its head and tail. Then, he twisted his arms wildly, wrapping it tightly around them.
It was like a rope that bound his hands tightly together, leaving the creature unable to move or struggle.
“Hahaha, are you behaving now?”
Su Che laughed triumphantly, “Lao Hei, first fix my eyes. I want to see what this thing is that could mess me up like this.”