Dashing Student-Chapter 1264: Guess It’s Up to Me

Several Demon Cultivators passed by, making Chen Nan and the others immediately become tense. Other than what they had seen on the battlefield before, this was their first time seeing Demon Cultivators after coming to the Demon Sect’s territory.

"Finally found them, let’s get rid of them first, we have less than two months left. If we don’t complete the task, it’s death for us too."

Deng Yunhe seemed eager to try, with a strong mana fluctuation emanating from him.

The shadow of death loomed over them, making their hearts extremely anxious. However, Chen Nan gestured for everyone to quiet down.

"I think it’s better not to act for now. There are only three Demon Cultivators here, far from the number we need. If we follow them, perhaps we can find a Demon Sect camp."

The others immediately understood that if they found the camp, they could find more Demon Cultivators.

"Hehe, Jue Mingzi is right, the old Daoist agrees." Daoist Cui chuckled.

Ning Yu and Zheng Yunzhou also nodded, agreeing that Chen Nan’s suggestion was more reliable. Seeing this, Deng Yunhe could only lower his head in discouragement, "Alright, I’ll listen to you all."

Chen Nan smiled and turned to Ning Yu, saying, "Miss Ning, the matter of treating your face will have to be postponed for a while."

"It’s okay, I’ve gotten used to it for so long anyway." Ning Yu smiled brightly, even though only her eyes were visible, they still shone brilliantly.

Then the group set off, flying almost just above the sea surface, following several rainbows in the sky to avoid being detected by the Demon Cultivators.

Chen Nan’s Divine Thought was stronger, not even the Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer Zheng Yunzhou could compare. So he used Divine Thought to lock onto the three Demon Cultivators, finding their cultivation not exceeding the Third Layer of the Golden Core Realm.

Unfortunately, their luck wasn’t great as they were tracked by a sea beast while trailing the Demon Cultivators, with Chen Nan being the first to notice.

"Oh no, a sea beast has its eyes on us!"

As soon as the words fell, a gray line appeared on the sea surface, like the sea was being sliced open. A massive shadow quickly approached from below the water, finally leaping out of the sea!

It was a whale with a sharp single horn and jagged teeth, each tooth roughly the size of Chen Nan.

The whale opened its bloody mouth below the water, like a giant black hole, biting towards Chen Nan and his companions.

"Damn fish, ruining my plans!" Deng Yunhe fumed and was about to attack the sea beast, only for Zheng Yunzhou to grab his wrist.

"You’ll expose us!"

Chen Nan also realized the seriousness of the situation. If they got discovered, stronger Demon Cultivators might come, and they would have to flee for their lives.

The prerequisite for completing the task was to ensure their own safety.

In a moment of urgency, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he shouted urgently, "Grab onto me!"

Although the others were confused, they all stepped forward to grab onto Chen Nan out of trust, never expecting that Chen Nan would pull them down towards the sea beast’s giant mouth.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the black hole-like mouth.

At this moment, the three Demon Cultivators in the sky turned to look below. They sensed the demonic aura from the sea beast and felt curious.

But after watching for a while and seeing no other cultivators, they assumed the sea beast had gone mad and continued on their way.

Little did they know, in the sea beast’s stomach, Chen Nan was using mana to create a golden shield, enveloping all five of them.

The stomach walls were dripping with green corrosive liquid, sizzling as it hit the mana shield. Below in the stomach’s juices, they could see the partially digested bones of sea beasts.

"Are we... swallowed into the sea beast’s stomach?" Deng Yunhe finally reacted, letting out a sharp scream.

Chen Nan’s expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "To prevent being discovered by the Demon Cultivators, I had no choice."

Beside him, Ning Yu comforted, "We all understand. In such a critical situation, you’re the only one who could think of a way to hide."

Zheng Yunzhou seriously observed the surroundings and even released a ball of flame as a light source, "This is the first time I’ve been inside a sea beast’s belly."

"This sea beast is only at the Third Layer of the Golden Core Realm, our abilities should ensure we aren’t trapped here."

Just like demon beasts, the higher the cultivation, the stronger and more resilient the body of a sea beast. If it was a high-cultivation sea beast, it would be very difficult for them to open its belly.

"Let’s wait a moment."

Chen Nan kept his Divine Thought active, confirming no Demon Cultivators were nearby before nodding to the others, signaling they could act.

"Hehe, let me do it!"

Deng Yunhe couldn’t wait, immediately summoning his Spiritual Artifact, a Seventh Grade Long Sword. Unlike Zheng Yunzhou, his sword looked very delicate but was formidable in power.

The longsword howled out, instantly releasing several Sword Qi, leaving crisscrossing marks on the sea beast’s stomach wall, driving the sea beast into madness, causing them to feel intense shaking inside the stomach.

"This is too tough?" Seeing only a few sword marks left, Deng Yunhe’s face turned very unpleasant, as his attack failed to pierce the stomach wall, seemingly mocking him.

"Let me try."

Ning Yu stepped forward. Since learning her appearance could be restored, she had become more open and not as silent and cold as before.

Her usual spiritual artifact was a set of silver needles, a total of thirteen, with a fiery red body and a faint luminescent flow. When released, the thirteen silver needles formed a circle around the central needle.

The silver needles then began spinning rapidly, not only did each needle rotate swiftly, but they also rotated around the central needle, forming what looked like a drill.

The rotating silver needles drilled into the sea beast’s stomach wall, finally piercing a large hole, making the sea beast roll and shake even more vigorously.

But when drilling into the sea beast’s flesh and blood, Ning Yu’s fierce attack faltered, as her silver needles couldn’t penetrate the sea beast’s flesh.

Zheng Yunzhou’s face was grave, "If I guessed right, this sea beast is called a ’Wave-breaking Whale.’ Apart from the single horn on its head, its most troublesome feature is its formidable body, with extremely strong defense."

Deng Yunhe’s eyes widened, "Doesn’t that mean we’re trapped here? No way, I don’t want to become a pile of Wave-breaking Whale feces."

Chen Nan’s gaze fell on Daoist Cui, only to see Daoist Cui repeatedly wave his hands, taking two steps back, "Don’t look at me. The old Daoist excels in defense, not attack. If you can’t break through, I certainly have no chance."

Chen Nan then looked at Zheng Yunzhou, shaking his own head. When he thought of that gigantic sword, he knew it was hopeless.

"Looks like it depends on me again."