Damn it.
This damn thing is ambushing me, I can't play fair!
"Swish..."
Bai Zihe instinctively retreated, moving away at great speed, trying to escape the giant mouth of the Dune Dragon.
After all...
This thing looks like trouble.
Once swallowed into its belly, it would likely mean a near-certain death, so it absolutely could not be allowed to succeed.
"Whew..."
In an instant.
Bai Zihe's speed reached its peak.
Like a comet, he retreated rapidly through the sand, a thousand miles at a glance.
"Roar..."
Seeing that Bai Zihe could run so well, the Dune Dragon was instantly enraged.
Its massive body stretched out, its body spanning who knew how far, and its four sharp claws...
All exuded a powerful pressure.
"Roar..."
With a dragon's roar, the Dune Dragon pursued Bai Zihe.
"This guy..."
Bai Zihe sensed the powerful aura closing in and felt a surge of panic, so he took out the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Since..."
"You insist on relentlessly pursuing me, wanting to swallow me whole, then don't blame me for fighting you to the death!"
A cold light flashed in Bai Zihe's eyes.
"Roar ah..."
Before Bai Zihe could even raise the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand, the Dune Dragon let out a heaven-shattering roar.
The sound was like raging waves, deafening.
The momentum was like a million horses stampeding, destructive.
The sheer force of the air current blew countless grains of sand into the air, engulfing Bai Zihe, blotting out the sun.
"Not good!"
Bai Zihe realized the danger and sped up again.
However...
"Crash!"
The next moment, a giant wave of sand slammed into Bai Zihe. The immense impact sent his body flying.
"Pfft..."
Bai Zihe spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes growing colder.
This thing...
Does it really think I'm easy to bully?
"Roar ah..."
However, the Dune Dragon was too fast, giving Bai Zihe no chance to retaliate. The moment he was blown away by the sand, it attacked from the air.
Then...
With one bite, it swallowed countless grains of sand, emptying the space around it and creating a huge void.
And Bai Zihe...
Was in the midst of this sand.
Bai Zihe was swallowed directly into the Dune Dragon's mouth!
"Roar..."
Feeling that Bai Zihe had been eaten, the Dune Dragon was finally satisfied, let out a burp, and spat out countless grains of sand.
And Bai Zihe...
"Damn!"
After entering the Dune Dragon's mouth, Bai Zihe felt utterly terrible. First, there was a dizzying sensation – the beast was continuously chewing.
It's just that, because its tongue was too big, Bai Zihe was too small, and there was too much sand, it felt like Bai Zihe and the sand were being stirred within the Dune Dragon.
"Perhaps..."
A fierce glint flashed in Bai Zihe's eyes.
Now that the Dune Dragon had closed its mouth, he definitely couldn't escape for the time being. In that case, why not...
Go directly into the Dune Dragon's stomach and defeat it from the inside!
The moment this thought arose, Bai Zihe's eyes lit up.
Yes.
This Dune Dragon...
Was incredibly powerful, perhaps not something a cultivator at the tribulation-crossing stage could handle, it might even possess the strength of an immortal!
Killing it would be extremely difficult.
And now, Bai Zihe saw a glimmer of hope.
"Whoosh..."
The sand continued to churn.
Bai Zihe gathered his true essence, enveloping himself. As long as he wasn't ground to death by the sand or chewed by the Dune Dragon, there wouldn't be too much of a problem.
"Gurgle..."
"Gurgle..."
The next moment, perhaps feeling it was enough, the Dune Dragon swallowed Bai Zihe into its belly without hesitation.
"Heh..."
Bai Zihe naturally moved along with the sand.
He passed through a long, dark passage that was still contracting.
This must be the Dune Dragon's throat.
Then.
After an unknown period, Bai Zihe slowly arrived in the Dune Dragon's stomach, as he could already smell the stench.
And...
The foul-smelling, corrosive liquid must be the creature's stomach acid.
"Now..."
A fierce glint flashed in Bai Zihe's eyes.
"Whoosh..."
The Xuanyuan Sword appeared in his hand.
And it continuously emitted light, gathering momentum.
"Boom..."
Reaching a critical point, Bai Zihe let out a great shout: "Heavenly Sword Art!"
"Whoosh—"
The moment he finished speaking, the sword energy instantly slashed out.
It landed on the stomach wall of the Dune Dragon.
In the blink of an eye.
It tore open a large gash in the stomach wall, and bright red blood instantly flowed out, emitting a strong bloody stench.
And...
This sword energy did not stop, but continued to advance in its direction.
It encountered muscle tissue, and cut through it!
It encountered the outer membrane of blood vessels, and cut through it!
Of course.
As it advanced, the sword energy weakened, until it finally disappeared without penetrating the Dune Dragon's body.
This was also within Bai Zihe's expectations.
The Dune Dragon's body was too massive, and its muscle tissue too thick.
What Bai Zihe had just broken through was likely less than a tenth of the muscle tissue.
However, the only benefit now was.
Bai Zihe was inside the Dune Dragon, and the Dune Dragon could no longer harm him.
"Splash..."
Just as Bai Zihe had this thought, he felt a wave wash over him, which was precisely stomach acid!
This is unbelievable...
The stomach acid formed waves, how terrifying!
"Buzz..."
In a flash, Bai Zihe immediately formed a shield with his true essence.
The stomach acid was indeed potent, with a "hissing" sound, it quickly corroded and annihilated the true essence on the outside. However, upon encountering the true essence containing the aura of weak water within, it stopped abruptly.
As expected.
This thing was still far inferior to weak water and could not harm Bai Zihe.
"Whoosh..."
With this layer of protection, Bai Zihe no longer acted meekly. He directly raised the Xuanyuan Sword and unleashed torrents of sword energy, striking with all his might!
"Whoosh..."
"Soo..."
"Splish—"
"Splash—"
One after another, sword energies fell, and a series of crisp or dull sounds constantly echoed.
The Dune Dragon's stomach was rendered a mess by Bai Zihe's attacks, and he continued to attack its internal organs like the heart and lungs.
Meanwhile, outside...
"Splash..."
"Roar..."
"Roar ah..."
As its internal organs were pierced one by one by Bai Zihe's Xuanyuan Sword, the Dune Dragon was already plunged into endless agony.
"Splash..."
In its constant struggles, the Dune Dragon had already emerged from the sand and was rolling uncontrollably.
Each roll was like a tidal wave, stirring up an endless sandstorm that swept out in all directions.
Its pained wails also echoed endlessly in the desert.
Very far, very far.
As Bai Zihe grew more excited, the Dune Dragon became more tragic, its wails becoming more pitiful, piercing the heavens and reverberating through the wilderness.
"Roar..."
One after another, continuously.
The immense sound waves even traveled for thousands of miles.
And on the ground...
Its continuous rolling and struggling also caused unnatural earthquakes!
This level of commotion...
Was truly earth-shattering.