Chapter 822: Chains Once More

Zhou Huai couldn't help but chuckle inwardly at the sight.

These menacing-looking fellows—aside from the Rugged Man who had initially fought him, who was a solid SSS-rank, none of the five who had just popped out even had an Aura fluctuation reaching SSS-rank!

At best, they were only at the Peak SS-rank level.

Before him, the gap between the SS-rank and a Half-step Transcendent was an insurmountable chasm.

Therefore, Zhou Huai didn't take them to heart at all, just casually tapping the armor on his shoulder with the abyssal blood dragon spear.

"It seems The Seventh World has really run out of people, dragging out such poor excuses for fighters just to make up the numbers."

Hearing Zhou Huai's taunt, the old woman leaning on the bone cane laughed out of extreme anger, her withered lips moving up and down to produce a harsh, owl-like screech: "Arrogant mortal ant! Do you think that relying on a bit of brute force allows you to run wild in Castlantis?"

She heavily slammed her cane against the Void Realm, her gaze venomous: "I'll give you one last chance—get lost from this ruin! Otherwise, today will be your burial ground, and you'll only have your life left to be buried with it!"

These words were extremely arrogant, carrying the condescending bossiness of an old-era expert.

Zhou Huai picked his ear, as if he had heard some huge joke.

Leaning forward slightly, he looked down at the group, his tone laced with incomprehension and mockery: "I really don't understand, is the threshold of The Seventh World a bit too low? A few trash who haven't even touched SSS-rank—who gave you the courage to stand here and yell at me?"

"Did you sleep in the deep sea for too long and get water in your brains?"

"You're courting death!"

The Twin Brutes flew into a rage. With the hottest tempers, they stepped forward directly, their muscles bulging all over as they let out a beast-like roar: "Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeiture, then let's see if we have the qualifications!"

The Rugged Man, who had remained silent all along, also let out a cold snort, setting the fishfork in his hand upright beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Form the Formation!"

As soon as his words fell, the actions of the six people were uniform. At the very same time, they extended their right hands and pulled out an item from their respective Storage Ring.

Those were six chains as thick as a child's arm, pitch-black all over, with dark red runes flowing across their surfaces!

As soon as these six chains appeared, the surrounding space let out an unbearable, groaning wail. An extremely ancient taboo Aura, specially designed to suppress the Laws of all living beings, permeated the entire sea area.

Seeing this thing, Zhou Huai, who had still been relaxed just a moment ago, couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

"This thing…"

Looking at those pitch-black chains exuding a strange Aura, a memory surfaced in Zhou Huai's mind.

These chains looked way too familiar!

Aren't these precisely the mysterious chains used to Seal the Divine Artifact, the Pendulum of Life, inside the belly of that mutant ocean giant beast when he was snatching the Pendulum of Life back then?

The material of these pitch-black chains was extremely special. Not only were they indestructible, but they could also ignore and break through the vast majority of binding Laws. Even Divine Artifacts recognized by the System could be sealed by them!

Inside Zhou Huai's own Storage Ring, one pulled out from a draw back then was still quietly lying there as a backup trump card.

"Good grief, is Castlantis a wholesale market for these chains? How does everyone have one?" Zhou Huai muttered inwardly.

No wonder these SS-rank fellows dared to jump out and challenge him so arrogantly; it turned out they were relying on these special props in their hands.

However, surprise was surprise, but there wasn't the slightest bit of fear in Zhou Huai's heart.

"The item is a good item, but strong as it is, do you people operating it have the qualifications to challenge me?"

Zhou Huai was confident like never before. The confidence of a Half-step Transcendent made him entirely unafraid of any external threats.

"Attack!"

The Rugged Man let out a sharp cry, and the six of them simultaneously threw the pitch-black chains in their hands into mid-air.

"Hum—!"

In mid-air, the six chains rapidly crisscrossed and intertwined like living creatures, forming a giant black hexagram Formation in the blink of an eye, completely enveloping the area where Zhou Huai was.

As the Formation took shape, the dark red runes on the chains erupted with dazzling light. A substantive pressure of Law, like an invisible giant mountain, smashed fiercely onto Zhou Huai's shoulders!

The mechanical prompt sound of the System rang in Zhou Huai's ear.

"It can weaken skill power?" Zhou Huai tentatively raised the abyssal blood dragon spear, casually flicking out a dark golden thunder blade radiance.

The thunder blade, which was originally enough to slash open the Void Realm, when contacting the edge of the black hexagram Formation, was as if its power had been drained. Its light rapidly dimmed, and in the end, it only left a shallow white mark on the chains, failing to stir up even the slightest spark.

"Hahahahaha! Are you despairing now?!"

The old woman let out a smug, wild laugh, "Within this Formation, your power will be infinitely suppressed! No matter how deep your foundation is, today you'll be worn to death by us alive!"

The six of them exerted strength in unison, manipulating the Formation to begin shrinking, attempting to completely lock Zhou Huai dead in the center of the Formation.

"Despair? Do you guys have some kind of misunderstanding about these two words?"

Zhou Huai didn't choose to forcefully break the Formation. Instead, he stood quietly in place, letting those pitch-black chains wander and tighten around his body. He didn't even activate Xiang Yu's [Undying Demon God], relying solely on the physical defense of the abyssal blood battle armor to hard-resist the pressure brought by the chains.

"Since you have so much confidence in this damn Formation, I'll play along with you."

Zhou Huai decided to retain his strength, properly test out the limits of this Formation, and by the way, see if he could stealthily learn some tricks.

In the next few minutes, the battle in the sky presented a strange picture.

The six old-era experts frantically urged their mana values, and the pitch-black chains lashed toward Zhou Huai from all directions like a fierce storm. The taboo Laws attached to the chains rubbed against the abyssal blood battle armor, sparking dazzling sparks.

As for Zhou Huai, he was like an idler strolling in a rainstorm. Holding the dragon spear, his figure calmly shuttled through the gaps of the chains. When he occasionally couldn't dodge, he directly used his armor to hard-resist.

The power of his skills was greatly weakened, but relying on Victor's [Void Omniscience], the attack trajectory of every single chain was within his pre-judgment.

The Twin Brutes roared repeatedly, their giant hammers coordinating with the chains to smash down crazily; the Seductive Woman's eyes shot out pale white light beams, attempting to interfere with Zhou Huai's nerves; the Rugged Man's fishfork lurked in the dark like a venomous snake, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

The six of them cooperated tacitly, the Formation transformed by the chains endlessly flowing in a continuous cycle.

But the more they fought, the uglier the expressions of the Rugged Man and the others became.

No matter how they tightened the Formation or increased the attack intensity, that man in the center of the Formation didn't even have the slightest disorder in his breathing!

"Just how perverted is this guy's Physical Body defense?!" The old woman gritted her teeth, her hand holding the cane trembling slightly.

"Have you played enough?"

Right at this moment, Zhou Huai, who had been in a defensive posture all along, suddenly stopped moving.

Hovering in mid-air, he raised his head, and through the intertwined chains, his gaze swept across the six people on the periphery.

After experiencing this probing test, Zhou Huai had already completely figured out the bottom line of this Formation.

The chains were top-tier props, and this Formation was also profound. If all six of these people were SSS-rank, or same-source bodies with linked minds, Zhou Huai would indeed have to spend quite a few more efforts.

But unfortunately, the strengths of these six people were uneven.