After using the other shore soul requiem, the attacks of the deer-headed monster became much sharper.
The ground of the entire strange space seemed to come alive, and its attack methods were no longer limited to conjuring cones under Wen Wen's feet; huge limbs and sharp weapons emerged one after another, as if dozens of giants were hidden underground, swinging their limbs and trying to grab Wen Wen.
If Wen Wen stayed in one place for more than a second, he would be attacked from all sides. Only by constantly maintaining high-speed movement could he avoid these attacks.
"What is the ability of this stupid deer? I've shattered its body several times, but it remains unharmed."
Wen Wen pondered how to deal with the deer-headed monster as he ran.
The deer-headed monster offered some protection to its main body, but that protection was too weak. Wen Wen had broken through it several times and destroyed its body in various ways, but no matter how Wen Wen destroyed it, the deer-headed monster would recover in a short time.
The deer-headed monster floated in mid-air, looking blankly at Wen Wen and saying, "As I've said, this space is an extension of my limbs. No matter how strong you are, you cannot defeat me here. You should surrender quickly."
Countless giant palms tried to grab Wen Wen, but Wen Wen weaved through them nimbly, not a single hand able to touch him.
"The attacks are getting sharper, and it's trying to make me surrender, which means it's anxious... If it were truly invincible, why would it be so eager to kill me? I'll eventually run out of energy."
"Although I don't know where its vital point is, at least it means I'm not the only one being drained of energy right now..."
Si Zai'er flew out of Wen Wen's pocket and landed on his shoulder. Its body emitted a green light, slightly restoring Wen Wen's stamina.
The power of the Four Spirits from the Qi Ling Mountain Range could not only exert strength equivalent to a disaster-level monster but also grant Wen Wen four buff states: increased lethality, increased defense, increased speed, and increased recovery.
With Si Zai'er present, Wen Wen was not afraid of a head-on consumption battle with this bizarre deer-headed monster.
However, Wen Wen did not have time to celebrate for long. The strange other shore soul requiem sounded again, causing Wen Wen's movements to become slightly sluggish.
The next moment, Wen Wen was pinned to the ground by several fists as large as buildings. Spikes grew from these fists, repeatedly hammering the area where Wen Wen was.
After hammering for a while, all the fists dispersed. The deer-headed monster walked to the huge pit and immediately frowned, as Wen Wen was not in the pit.
Immediately after, a green light appeared, and Wen Wen materialized behind the deer-headed monster. He directly yanked off its head, smashed it with a punch, and then chopped its body into pieces with the Blade of Corruption. While this couldn't kill it, it could at least consume some of its energy.
Facing a foe like the deer-headed monster, the Corrupted Blood Devourer's abilities, replicated by the Faceless Demon, were of little use. Therefore, Wen Wen had secretly switched to Yan Biqing's physique, and it was thanks to Yan Biqing's ability to briefly phase out his body that he was able to escape that ordeal.
The deer-headed monster, shattered by Wen Wen, restored itself after a few seconds and looked at Wen Wen with a sinister expression.
"It seems angry. Although its abilities are simple, their combination is truly terrifyingly powerful. Relying solely on the body-phasing ability is not enough..."
"I will go all out. Black Body... Activate!"
A black robe enveloped Wen Wen, and thick chains emerged from his sleeves.
With these chains, he could at least provide himself with sufficient protection at critical moments, as these chains were absolutely indestructible.
To Wen Wen's slight surprise, the deer-headed monster did not attack immediately. Instead, it stared at Wen Wen's chains as if lost in thought.
"Chains... these chains... Roar!"
The deer-headed monster opened its mouth and roared. Blood began to seep from its red scalp, and its body twitched irregularly, as if enduring immense pain.
Its roar was more piercing than the other shore soul requiem, but it had no soul-impacting effect. Still, Wen Wen couldn't help but retreat dozens of meters.
After the roaring stopped, the monster, with its blood-stained deer head, pointed at Wen Wen and said, "I recognize your chains. You are a Containment Officer! A Containment Officer from The Disaster Containment Facility!"
"How does this monster know about The Disaster Containment Facility?"
Wen Wen's pupils constricted. He had never imagined hearing the words "The Disaster Containment Facility" from this monster.
He had used the resources of the Hunter's Association to investigate and had questioned many monsters imprisoned in the facility, but he had never obtained any information related to the facility.
This was actually reasonable. If the facility truly existed a thousand years ago and operated in the same way as it does now, then it would be understandable that no traces of its existence were known.
Because only Containment Officers knew the name of the facility, and Containment Officers were not allowed to reveal its existence. Ultimately, the last Containment Officer had passed away a thousand years ago.
So why did this monster know about the facility?
Earlier, the monster had said it had been wandering this world for a thousand years...
Combined with its immense reaction upon recognizing the facility...
Wen Wen had a terrifying guess about this monster: it was one of the monsters imprisoned in the facility a thousand years ago!
"The Disaster Containment Facility... you finally reappeared. I was captured by those chains back then."
The undulating ground stopped surging, and the other shore flowers returned to their gray color. The deer-headed monster looked at Wen Wen calmly, and the air suddenly fell silent.
However, this did not mean that the deer-headed monster had given up the fight; in fact, it became even more terrifying than before.
The power originally residing in the ground and the other shore flowers began to surge into the deer-headed monster's body, causing its physique to inflate like a balloon.
Its desiccated body became covered in bulging muscles, its slender, elongated claws were like hooks forged from steel, and its aura was like an erupting volcano, making Wen Wen's scalp tingle.
"This thing is completely different from before... Did it eat spinach?"
The deer-headed monster walked towards Wen Wen step by step. After it had covered a certain distance, Wen Wen began to retreat at a constant pace; he needed to maintain a safe distance.
"My name is Akalu, the tiller of the soul's other shore. I have been away from that terrifying place for a thousand years..."
Then, it roared ferociously at Wen Wen, "Do you know how we spent these thousand years?"
Wen Wen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and scratched his cheek, saying, "Wanna play Blue Moon?"
Akalu was taken aback. What the heck was "wanna play Blue Moon"?
After a two-second pause, it realized Wen Wen was toying with it and roared again, "It's hatred! For over a thousand years, we've been waiting for you to appear, to take revenge on you guys!"