# Chapter 751: Can This Thing Even Fade in Color? (Bonus Chapter)
At this moment, Wang Ba, standing at the gate with the valor of a lone warrior holding back a thousand troops, had an expression on his face like he was melting!
He kept shuddering uncontrollably, letting out trembling sounds.
(๐⁼̴△⁼̴๐)～Ah haha～
In all his life, he'd never enjoyed such a comprehensive shell-licking service!
He was even starting to love this feeling!
Gong Lin: (≖_≖)……
Half an hour passed, and Ling Feng was pacing anxiously: "How is it? Still licking?"
Wang Ba's voice trembled: "Still licking, but it seems like there aren't as many anymore!"
Jiang Nan rubbed his head in frustration. Were these food-devouring beasts really this persistent?
If they kept blocking the entrance like this, there was no way to go down!
Maybe he could go over, sprinkle some soybeans for them to eat, and lure the beast horde away?
But then he remembered that the entire surface of the seventh layer had already been licked clean by them. He couldn't afford to feed them either!
And the key issue was, after eating, so many spiritual beasts would collectively start... *prrrrttt*...
Did they even want this seventh layer anymore?
This was his own spiritual ruin, he couldn't just mess it up recklessly.
But with Wang Ba blocking the way now, he had no idea what was happening in the seventh layer.
At least the sixth layer was still safe for now...
Just then, outside the fortress ruins, a Taichang Demon Hound emerged from the woods, sniffing wildly as it followed the scent.
It suddenly looked up at Jiang Nan and the others, its eyes lighting up!
ʕ₍°᷄ꈊ°᷅₎ʔ
Jiang Nan locked eyes with the demon hound. The atmosphere grew tense.
ʕ₍°᷄﹃°᷅₎ʔ: "Woof woof~"
(Brothers! Found a ton of little cuties! Come over and lick them together~)
In an instant, hundreds of Taichang Demon Hounds burst out of the woods, bounding excitedly toward them!
Everyone's faces turned pale. Could they be any more unlucky?
They had just applied their protective buffs, and now they ran into another pack of Taichang Demon Hounds?
Jiang Nan's face darkened. "Food-devouring beasts ahead, tree-climbing beasts behind!"
"Isn't this freaking hell mode?"
"Brother Feng, you all hold the line for now!"
"As for the situation on the seventh layer... send in a spy!"
Ling Feng and the others grimaced as they faced off against the Taichang Hound pack, a fierce battle erupting at the central gate.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiong Er let out a roar and transformed into a thirty-meter-tall giant black bear, his Pikachu shorts still proudly displayed!
"Brother Nan, don't worry! Leave it to me! When it's safe over there, I'll knock on the shell as a signal! Nine light, one heavy, how's that?"
Wang Ba: (￢～￢‶) ...
You're not a good bear either!
Jiang Nan nodded: "If you run into danger, knock three light and one heavy on the shell, and I'll come help you!"
Wang Ba: (≖_≖)...
Like master, like lackey!
After they agreed, everyone suddenly moved Wang Ba away, and instantly seven or eight tongues lashed out to lick at them!
Xiong Er seized the opportunity, leaping headfirst into the spatial gate!
But at that moment, everyone's bodies froze.
Although it was only a fleeting glance, they all clearly saw it.
Wang Ba's shell...
It had been licked until the color faded!
Originally green, the middle part had been licked into yellow, leaving only a ring of green around the edges...
Now Wang Ba's tortoise shell looked exactly like a top-down view of a bald middle-aged uncle who had dyed his hair green!
Startled, Jiang Nan quickly shoved Wang Ba back into place, his face full of guilt.
"Hey, uh, Brother Ba, your head can't turn 180 degrees, right?"
Wang Ba said darkly: "Nonsense! How could it? Can you?"
Only then did Jiang Nan relax. So Wang Ba couldn't see his own shell. Better not tell him!
"I can. I can even split my head and have it go separately!"
[From Wang Ba's Resentment Value +666!]
At this moment, the massive beast horde on the seventh layer had lost their target. Aside from those still licking the shell, the rest had started fighting among themselves!
Hundreds of battle groups had formed, creating utter chaos!
And just then, Xiong Er charged in!
Instantly, countless food-devouring beasts turned their bloodshot eyes toward Xiong Er, baring their teeth!
Xiong Er: (٥๑˙㉨˙๑) ...
His body stiffened, sweat pouring from his forehead, and then he frantically shook his tongue, flinging drool everywhere!
"Roar-wah-slurp~"
But the food-devouring beasts all looked suspiciously at the shorts Xiong Er was wearing!
Xiong Er: (٥O´㉨`O)
Quickly, Xiong Er took off his shorts, waving them with his claws before tossing them away!
While beating his chest, he roared: "Roar! Roar! Roar-hey-roar!"
(Food-devouring beast, loves meat! Meat meat however you eat it isn't enough!)
"Roar! Roar! Roar-ha-roar!"
(No meat to eat! Eat some stone! No matter what, can't get thin!)
With tears in his eyes, he bit down hard on a massive boulder in the valley!
"Clang!"
A sound of metal striking metal rang out, sparks flying everywhere!
(||꒦ິ㉨꒦ີ) His teeth hurt!
Only then did the food-devouring beasts shift their attention away and continue their brawls!
Xiong Er breathed a sigh of relief. He had successfully infiltrated the food-devouring beasts' ranks. He sidled up next to the spatial gate, mingling with those licking the shell.
When he saw Wang Ba's shell that had been licked until the color faded, he was also stunned for a moment. How savage were these creatures?
He also used his peripheral vision to observe the beast horde.
Clearly, when there were no external targets, the food-devouring beasts would devour each other. But with such a massive horde, who knew how long that would take?
As long as they kept blocking the entrance here, Jiang Nan and the others wouldn't be able to come down...
While Xiong Er was thinking of a way, he noticed through his peripheral vision large clouds of dust rising from the distant mountains!
Xiong Er's eyes lit up. Another beast horde?
He immediately let out a roar: "Look! It's meat!"
Saying this, he dashed madly toward the distant mountains!
Immediately, seventy or eighty food-devouring beasts followed Xiong Er as they ran over!
The charge of these spiritual beasts drew even more beasts along, until the entire beast horde was running toward the distant mountains, shifting their location.
After all, someone else's rice was always more fragrant than one's own!
But Xiong Er, in the middle of the horde, gradually slowed down and finally fell behind.
Some food-devouring beasts called out to him: "Let's go? Time to eat?"
Xiong Er didn't look back as he ran toward the valley: "You all go ahead. I'm going to lick the shell! Can't let that shell go to waste!"
The other beasts were speechless. Someone else's rice was right there, and you're going to lick a shell instead?
When Xiong Er returned to the valley, he saw seven or eight beasts still licking the shell. Without a word, he struck them dead with his bear paws!
Then he knocked on the tortoise shell nine light and one heavy!
Wang Ba's eyes lit up: "Coming, coming! Nine light, one heavy!"
Jiang Nan was stunned. Already finished?
He quickly moved Wang Ba aside, and saw Xiong Er poking his head out of the spatial gate!
"The beast horde has been lured away. Don't come over yet. Give me a pair of shorts first!"
Jiang Nan: Σ(°Д°٥)...
What exactly just happened? He didn't even have shorts anymore?
How had Xiong Er managed to lure away the Spirit-Binding Beasts? The battle was that intense?
He quickly handed a pair of shorts to Xiong Er, who put them on.
Xiong Er called out: "They haven't gone far. There's more than one beast horde on the seventh layer!"
"We should go underground to get away from the horde. The soil can mask our scent well!"
As a spiritual beast himself, Xiong Er knew well how spiritual beasts hunted!
Ling Feng and Wang Ba sighed with emotion. The talent pool in this team was truly comprehensive!
Meanwhile, quite a few Taichang Demon Hounds had died on the way to lick them.
Jiang Nan didn't delay any longer. He led everyone onto the centipede and plunged into the seventh layer once more!
As soon as they entered the valley, the giant centipede burrowed directly into the ground, taking everyone with it underground!
Along the way, they collapsed the tunnels they dug, barely avoiding detection.
Jiang Nan planned to find a safe place to set up camp first, detoxify, and shake off the effects of gluttony!
After the lesson from the sixth layer, Jiang Nan didn't want to wait until something went wrong to start detoxifying.
Otherwise, if they encountered a large-scale beast horde, things would become difficult.
However, at the very tail of the centipede, Adams secretly scattered metal capsules along the way...
Meanwhile, in the Kyoto Abyss Laboratory, Han Menglu and the others clearly saw Jiang Nan's group go underground...
By now, the Heavenly Eye System had completely lost track of Jiang Nan's team!
Han Menglu clapped excitedly: "Going underground? Smart! By the way, what are they riding?"
Yang Jian and the Red Dragon both widened their eyes in disbelief.
"Secretary-General, it looks like a Red Armor Thousand-Legged Centipede! A Spirit-Binding Beast!"
Yang Jian was shocked: "Can Spirit-Binding Beasts even be tamed as spirit pets? This... holy crap!"
Even Yang Jian couldn't help cursing under his breath.
You see, a Spirit-Binding Beast was essentially a mobile Spirit-Binding field. Its strategic value couldn't be overstated in just a few words.
This was also why Spirit-Binding Pearls were so incredibly precious.
If they could be equipped for the Spirit Martial Force...
Yang Jian's eyes turned red: "This really is a huge surprise. The spirit pet field is about to bloom with a hundred flowers, isn't it?"
As long as they could successfully seize control of the resource layer core, whether it was Spirit-Binding Iron or Spirit-Binding Beasts, it would allow China to take a giant leap forward in this era!
"Monitor the seventh layer's dynamics. Be ready to contact Jiang Nan at any time!"
...
At the same time, Pheidon Daniel and his group also arrived at the Manta Fortress ruins, seeing a ground full of beast corpses.
"Oh? They've already gone down?"
As he spoke, he rummaged through a pile of rubble beside the spatial gate.
He pulled out a metal capsule, opened it, and extracted a small slip of paper with encrypted information.
"Seventh layer gluttony, beware of giant beast hordes. Jiang Nan's group has gone underground. Track and locate. Hurry."
Pheidon grinned, casually crushed the paper slip, and led his men down to the seventh layer!
He pulled a tracking device out of his backpack and turned it on. On the screen, four bright spots were clearly visible, lined up in a row.
It was the route Jiang Nan's group was taking!
The metal capsules Adams had secretly dropped were precisely the trackers...
Pheidon grinned: "Jiang Nan, you destroyed Nova Fortress. A tooth for a tooth. It's time you lost something dear to you."