Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1222: Fleeing in Panic

Chapter 1222: Chapter 1222: Fleeing in Panic

The mightiest weapon of the Swordtooth Shark was its two rows of invincible and destructive sword-like teeth.

In the past, even the sturdiest of ships that it encountered on the sea would easily be bitten through by the Swordtooth Shark, which would then devour all the cultivation resources and martial artists aboard.

The Swordtooth Shark, accustomed to rampaging within the Purgatory Sea, considered itself an invincible existence. Seeing Fang Bai hide inside the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, it bit down without a second thought, only to be met with a major setback. Several of its razor teeth instantly broke, flooding its mouth with blood, causing its entire body to tremble in pain.

Although the Swordtooth Shark possessed a certain level of intelligence, it belonged to the kind of ferocious beast with developed limbs and a simple mind. After suffering a huge loss, instead of spitting out the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, it became furiously enraged. With a flick of its massive tongue, it swallowed the cauldron, which was taller than a person, into its stomach, trying to dissolve the cauldron slowly with the powerful corrosive ability of its gastric juices.

Throughout this entire process, Fang Bai was monitoring with his Divine Sense.

As the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron tumbled into the vast stomach of the Swordtooth Shark, rolling and surging with its stomach contractions, Fang Bai, who observed all this, couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Yet, at the same time, he felt a surprising sense of relief as though he had narrowly escaped danger.

The Swordtooth Shark was fierce and powerful, even Madam Linghu was unable to deal with it. Now that he, along with the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, had been swallowed by the Swordtooth Shark, it was like having an extra layer of protection. Madam Linghu no longer had any chance of harming him.

As for Madam Linghu, once the Swordtooth Shark swallowed Fang Bai, its next step would surely be to go after her. Facing the cruel and formidable Swordtooth Shark, it would be a stroke of great luck for Madam Linghu, no longer at her peak strength, to escape.

Whether Madam Linghu lived or died, Fang Bai was already too lazy to care. His most urgent wish now was to quickly recover his strength inside the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron.

As long as his strength returned to its peak state, Fang Bai had the confidence to escape from the interior of the Swordtooth Shark.

Even though there were no ships to take, as long as he could control the sea spirit beasts like Madam Linghu and use the spirit beasts as a ship, he could still reach the other shore of the Shenwu Continent.

Of course, during this period, it was best to pray not to encounter even more ferocious and fierce spirit beasts that could not be subdued and controlled by beast taming techniques, otherwise, the danger would persist.

Hence, Fang Bai calmed his breath, concentrated, and sat cross-legged inside the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, quickly entering a state of cultivation.

Once Fang Bai entered a cultivation state, he became completely isolated from the outside world as if he were cut off from all disturbances, so that even if the sky fell and the earth split apart outside, it would not affect him.

The battle with Madam Linghu had left Fang Bai with not only his Essence Energy nearly drained but also his body riddled with injuries. It could be said to be the most perilous battle he had faced since his soul had taken over another body.

Physical injuries and depletion of Essence Energy were issues that Fang Bai could recover from completely in not too long.

However, the desperate fight that he had narrowly survived acted as a catalyst on his strength, giving Fang Bai a faint sense of the potential to break through and advance to the next level.

Therefore, Fang Bai decided to take this opportunity to prolong his retreat. If he truly could advance, the likelihood of escaping from the Swordtooth Shark’s body would be even greater.

As for where the Swordtooth Shark would swim and where it would take him, Fang Bai no longer cared. As long as he remained in the Purgatory Sea, once he finished his cultivation and got out, he would find a way to reach the Shenwu Continent and find Su Linglong and others.

In the time that followed, actively cultivating within the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron with his legs crossed, Fang Bai was like an Old Monk entering meditation, completely unaware of the outside world, immersed in his own Martial Dao world.

And that Swordtooth Shark, after devouring the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron in which Fang Bai had concealed himself, immediately targeted Madam Linghu for its next attack.

However, Madam Linghu was also a strong veteran of many battles and realized the grave danger upon seeing the highly aggressive Swordtooth Shark. Especially after Fang Bai was swallowed, she dared not hesitate any longer and immediately controlled the Snow Swine under her feet to escape into the distance before the Swordtooth Shark could launch an attack on her.

Why would the Swordtooth Shark let its prey escape easily? With a flick of its massive tail, it immediately pursued Madam Linghu.

The sea area here was not too far from the Shenwu Continent, so Madam Linghu’s direction of escape was towards the mainland of Shenwu Continent.

The Swordtooth Shark, a powerful predator at the top of the food chain in the Purgatory Sea, was not something even someone as powerful as Madam Linghu dared to confront in the sea. Only by reaching land could she hope for safety.

Fortunately, although Snow Swines were gentle by nature, their speed in the sea was no less than that of the Swordtooth Shark. Furthermore, Madam Linghu was controlling a group of Snow Swines. Whenever she noticed that the Swordtooth Shark was drawing close, she would direct other Snow Swines to block it, slowing down the shark’s pursuit to some extent.

In this frantic chase and escape, they encountered more than one sailing ship. However, when Madam Linghu called out to the crew members on the ships for help, hoping they could temporarily remove the ships’ Defensive Arrays to allow her to take refuge, not a single ship paid her any mind, instead speeding away in a different direction.

Madam Linghu was furious and cursed at this.

In fact, it wasn’t that the crew on those ships were refusing to rescue her; they were simply too frightened to act upon seeing the Swordtooth Shark fiercely chasing after her.

The Swordtooth Shark was known for its formidable attack power and was one of the most feared Sea Beasts among Martial Artists travelling on the Purgatory Sea. Once a Swordtooth Shark was encountered, the only option a sailing ship had was to speed up and escape.

If any ship had rescued Madam Linghu, it would likely have angered the Swordtooth Shark that was chasing her, provoking a frenzied attack from this formidable sea creature.

Seeing that no ship was willing to help, Madam Linghu had no choice but to resign herself to her fate and continue controlling the Snow Swines to flee.

Originally, there were about forty or fifty Snow Swines under Madam Linghu’s control, but to impede the pursuit of the Swordtooth Shark, more than half had lost their lives to its attacks.

The flesh and blood of the Snow Swine contained a violent toxin, and although the Swordtooth Shark dared not bite harshly with its sharp teeth, it was able to collide with its body and strike with its tail, causing massive casualties among the Snow Swines.

Watching her controlled Snow Swines die one by one under the Swordtooth Shark’s attack, Madam Linghu was both shocked and anxious, thinking that without the Snow Swines to hinder it, the Swordtooth Shark would quickly catch up to her, at which point she would have no choice but to confront this ferocious sea creature head-on.

Suddenly, half a month had passed, and with only one Snow Swine left under her feet and the relentlessly pursuing Swordtooth Shark showing no signs of giving up without any land in sight, an exhausted Madam Linghu finally despaired.

"You beast! I’ll fight you with all I’ve got!"

Madam Linghu, filled with boundless hatred in her desperation, no longer fled. She abruptly turned around, holding the Spirit Fox Grass in front of her chest, her eyes emitting a fierce light, surrounded by rising Killing Qi.

When the Swordtooth Shark closed in, attempting to launch an attack on Madam Linghu, she preemptively attacked with a tremendous barrage of Essence Stones, followed by a powerful swing of the Spirit Fox Grass in her hand.

A long Essence Energy Whip, trailing a dazzling green light, struck the Swordtooth Shark in a flash.