I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God Chapter 1354: The Power of the Non-Human

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Previously on I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God...
Xu Rong recognizes a lazy figure fleeing the Qing River scene as Wu Tao, the enigmatic man she has encountered before, and pursues him into the night, only for him to vanish inexplicably. Her team confirms the sighting, yet surveillance operative Li Weiwei insists Wu Tao has not left his apartment, leaving Xu Rong gripped by doubt and confusion. Racing back to the residential complex, she confronts the unshaken Wu Tao at his door, accusing him of masterminding the Phantom Spirits' annihilation, but as she presses him, the corridor warps into a nightmarish distortion of swirling darkness and eerie lights.

Prior to Xu Rong managing to discern the horrifying transformations encircling her.

The once warped hallway had fully descended into blackness. Silence reigned in the confined area; just she and Wu Tao caught the dim shine in one another's eyes.

Xu Rong stood frozen in fear.

Right then, an inexplicable dread overwhelmed her, preventing any instinctive reaction. All that met her gaze far exceeded her understanding!

In complete hopelessness, she turned her panicked stare toward Wu Tao!

"What on earth is going on?!"

Yet Wu Tao stayed remarkably composed, lightly providing reassurance.

"Shh..."

"Don't speak. It will be over in a moment."

Neither the enveloping shadows nor the choking weight of the tight confines stirred the least bit of alarm in him. His composure stemmed purely from sensing zero threat.

This scenario, which would horrify regular folks, amounted to mere annoyance for him.

Gradually lifting his gaze, a trace of mischievous grin even flickered in Wu Tao's eyes.

"You really know how to cower."

"I've waited for you for so long. Are you finally willing to show yourself?"

His gentle tone reverberated, radiating an unfathomable, commanding presence.

Xu Rong gazed in stunned silence as she heard this. The man in front of her seemed to have transformed utterly in bearing. It felt like an incomprehensible, alarming force was quietly emanating, strange and intimidating!

After Wu Tao posed his query.

No words came from the suffocating confines. Instead, dreadful rays of brilliance lanced at them from every side!

Swoosh! Swoosh!

These beams shone like shooting stars and struck with lightning speed. Instantly, they wove around them, nearly sealing the pair off entirely. Contact with them promised unimaginable devastation!

In a flash.

Xu Rong's complexion turned ashen. The gut-wrenching sense of doom robbed her of any will to budge. She hadn't a clue how to evade such disaster; the sights before her had utterly demolished her perception of reality!

What in the world was this location?!

And what monstrous force drove those beams of light?!

Barrage after barrage of astonishment struck her, making this prized prodigy from Pingjiang City feel as insignificant as an insect, doomed to helpless demise!

Wu Tao, though, kept his cool intact.

Confronted by the multitude of beams hurtling his way, his expression showed only casual drowsiness.

"Cheap tricks."

A simple flick of his wrist scattered the infinite glow into wisps and ashes!

Turning his palm and pressing forward softly, he drew the radiance back into existence. From the receding shadows emerged a pained groan!

"Ugh..."

As the obscurity faded, the hidden culprit tried to escape!

A fierce spark ignited in Wu Tao's eyes, ready to pursue.

But suddenly.

The ashen Xu Rong, overwhelmed by the residual strain, slumped weakly against his arm. In that brief lapse, the shadowy form slipped away completely.

Gazing at the team leader's pallid, boneless form, Wu Tao let out a resigned breath.

"Sigh, this is just too weak..."

He murmured to her a couple of times, yet she didn't stir.

With no other option, he channeled a sliver of his cultivation, tapped his foot lightly, scooped up the lady, and ripped open the void to depart.

Soon enough, they touched down on an islet amid boundless waters.

A soft wind blew, the sun beamed warmly, and the atmosphere felt invigorating.

Xu Rong gradually fluttered her eyelids open.

She propped herself up feebly, still dazed beyond words. Upon spotting the crashing surf and clusters of palm trees ahead, she nearly turned to stone. Fresh off the prior jolt, her thoughts reeled from an even greater blow!

"This..."

"This."

"This!"

After wrestling with it for ages, she failed to squeeze out another syllable!

Who could say how long dragged on.

The stunningly lovely leader at last appeared to accept the vista. She furtively eyed Wu Tao, lounging idly nearby, her features etched with astonishment. Though countless queries swirled in her mind, none could pass her lips right now.

That formerly unkempt, idle loafer's visage had shifted to enigmatic and overbearing, distant as a legend from old tales.

With a mild grin, his remark halted her flood of uncertainties.

"Now, do you still think the question you asked earlier is important?"

This time around, Xu Rong stayed silent.

Beholding his sunlit features, it resembled staring at a deity's countenance. Boundless awe and veneration kept rising from her gaze's core.

All her queries dissolved into a dazed agreement.

The formerly sharp and ravishing leader now mirrored a clueless child, utterly bowled over by the revelations!

Observing her dazed look.

Wu Tao felt no astonishment, nor did he add further commentary.

After all.

He had surpassed all beings and the cosmos long ago. How could mortals grasp such an entity?

In kindness, he directed casually.

"Wait here for a moment."

"I'll send you back after I finish my business."

Xu Rong remained dazed and merely bobbed her head submissively.

With interruptions cleared, Wu Tao concentrated, lifted his sight to the clear heavens, rose steadily, and summoned!

"Are you going to come out by yourself, or do you want me to drag you out?"

His words weren't forceful, yet they persisted undiminished, penetrating far into the cloud layers. They rang like a nearby murmur, audible in every nook!

Still, minutes ticked by without the quiet isle yielding any answer.

At last.

Wu Tao's forbearance waned, and he slammed his foot down on the shore!

From this impact.

The sands showed no stir, no deep boom resounded. It looked as feeble as a kid's tread, leaving the islet bathed in light and breeze unchanged.

Yet the instant after!

The coastal waters reversed their flow dramatically. The incoming surge gained ferocious intensity, leaping to scores of feet tall in moments!

This wondrous phenomenon encircled the whole island's edges!

Titanic swells retreated seaward. Centered on the land, an inexpressible, awful energy pulsed outward in waves!

Each succeeding swell towered more, vibrations unrelenting!

Within mere breaths.

The rebounding seas had soared to hundreds of feet, extending across the vast ocean face. They stood out starkly against the far-off skyline!

Aerial birds struggled against those dread swells. Gales roared, skies twisted, and the firmament altered hue!

"Boom!!!"

A thunderous roar eclipsing tsunamis boomed across the realms. The colossal, heaven-engulfing billows could drown all in their path!

Viewing this spectacle.

The rigidly perched Xu Rong sat slack-jawed, reality itself in doubt!

She couldn't fathom the awful might at play. A force capable of remolding the skies and lands stood mere steps away. Today's visions eclipsed worldly grasp!

Such might lay beyond human bounds!

Precisely what entity was this man?

As Xu Rong sank into bewilderment, the surges kept rolling onward. Their ascent persisted, relaying shocks to distant continents and battering coasts!

The globe quaked in unheard-of turmoil!