Chapter 349: Unveiling the Truth

Chapter 349: Unveiling the Truth

Upon seeing Li Yuan, the other party immediately guessed his true identity, but Li Yuan wasn't surprised. He never expected to be able to forever conceal his identity as 'Ling Qiang'.

With the power of a Demigod-level soul, one could see through the illusion of the Huan Ling Yi disguise and sense the aura of his true soul and appearance.

In the entire Seven Stars Civilization, there were very few such formidable Yuan Wuers.

Exposure? It wasn't that important.

The crucial part was to stay alive and escape.

In the blink of an eye and a lightning-fast retreat, had already activated his communication methods and immediately sent emergency messages to Bai Shan Demigod, Lant Demigod, and Alliance Leader Dong Fang Ji, among others: "Emergency! There's a Demigod-level alien in the Flame Source Star Realm!"

Almost simultaneously, Li Yuan had also sent a message to Gu You and soul-transmitted to Liu Bing.

In fact, there was no need for Li Yuan to send a message. Regardless of Gu You, Liu Bing, or Qiu Bingzun, they had all sensed the terrifying presence of a Demigod-level being from the outside world.

"Trying to escape?"

"Where are you running to!" The Ashen Flame Demigod, with a massive body and four hooves, stomped through the void, his icy gaze fixed on Li Yuan, who was over a hundred kilometers away. He roared as he charged towards Li Yuan.

His heart was filled with shock.

"Is this really the Li Yuan from my father's intelligence? Is Ling Qiang truly him? According to the information, Li Yuan is only twenty-five years old." The Ashen Flame Demigod muttered, "A human, at the age of twenty-five, has reached this level?

He had been in a state of slumber for many years, and living within the Flame Source Star Realm, his experiences and wisdom were quite ordinary.

However, having lived for over two hundred years, coupled with the thought processing speed of a Demigod-level soul, allowed him to immediately understand the extent of this terrifying genius.

"Die!"

"Such a peerless genius is the biggest obstacle on my father's path! He must be killed." The Ashen Flame Demigod's determination to kill intensified.

While pursuing, he also sent a message to his father.

Boom!

The Ashen Flame Demigod's speed was astonishing, and with a single flash, he reached an incredible velocity, far surpassing that of a Skysoar Warrior...

...

"What?"

"A Demigod? There's actually a Demigod-level alien!"

"Ling Qiang is on the run, and the alien Demigod is chasing him." On a four-stage warship hundreds of kilometers away, several Skysoar Warriors stared in disbelief at the scene projected on the light screen.

Due to the distance, they couldn't hear the Ashen Flame Demigod's voice and didn't know that Ling Qiang was Li Yuan.

But they had received a message from Ling Qiang, and from the speed of the flame beast's eruption, they could also deduce his identity.

"Ling Qiang's flight speed is 2396 meters per second."

"The alien Demigod's flight speed has reached... 7600 meters per second!"

"In one second, flying at nearly 8 kilometers! This..." Even these Skysoar Warriors were trembling.

Skysoar Warriors could only run on the ground, while Skysoar Beasts could fly and burrow underground, creating a fundamental difference in speed.

Demigods were no exception.

The Ashen Flame Demigod was relatively weaker among Demigods, but his transformed body and Demigod-level essence energy allowed him to surpass Skysoar Warriors by a wide margin...

For a Skysoar Warrior to reach ten times the speed of sound was already challenging.

For Ling Qiang, a Source Warrior, to achieve seven times the speed of sound was already impressive.

But the Demigods could easily surpass twenty times the speed of sound.

"At this rate, in just over twenty seconds, Ling Qiang will be caught." These Skysoar Warriors were anxious.

Ling Qiang and the alien Demigod were only a hundred kilometers apart.

Suddenly—

"Look! Under Ling Qiang's feet."

"It's a flying snake, such a beautiful green snake. I've never seen such a gorgeous flying snake. Where did it come from?" These Skysoar Warriors watched in awe.

"Such incredible speed! It's soaring, 3567 meters per second, 4678 meters per second... This flying snake has reached 7022 meters per second, and its speed is still increasing."

"The instrument readings show that it's just a second-stage life form. How can its flight speed surpass twenty times the speed of sound?" The Skysoar Warriors on the warship were stunned.

A second-stage life form with such speed?

In the database of the Seven Stars Civilization, this should be the fastest second-stage life form I've ever discovered in the history of our civilization."

"How did this flying snake achieve such speed?" Bai Shan Demigod shook his head.

"It's a Celestial Serpent!" Dong Fang Ji suddenly exclaimed, "According to legends, the Celestial Serpent is on par with the True Phoenix and Divine Dragon, a divine beast renowned throughout the Divine Realm. Once it reaches adulthood, it can achieve deification."

"What?"

"A divine beast?" Lan Te Demigod and Bai Shan Demigod were equally surprised.

This seemed to touch upon their blind spots in knowledge.

"This Celestial Serpent is likely obtained by Li Yuan from the Ming Xu Star Realm. It's probably his spirit beast," Dong Fang Ji explained and questioned, "With the help of this Celestial Serpent, Li Yuan might be able to escape."

"Is there no backup plan?" Lan Te Demigod couldn't help but ask.

"Before we took action, I inquired with Li Yuan. He said that even when facing a Demigod, he has the confidence to escape with his life..." Dong Fang Ji whispered, "...That's why I allowed him to participate in the battle."

"Secondly."

"The star realms I've chosen all have a high probability of success... But we can't predict all scenarios." Dong Fang Ji shook his head, "Where there's gain, there's also risk."

"There's no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world."

"A second-stage star realm, we can't interfere." Dong Fang Ji spoke solemnly, "For now, we can only watch and hope for the best for Li Yuan."

Lan Te Demigod and Bai Shan Demigod exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with worry.

A Source Warrior, attempting to escape from the grasp of a Demigod? How difficult.

...

In the Ten Thousand Demon Temple, within a magnificent and lofty temple in the Ten Thousand Demon Star,

"What? The Spirit Lance is Li Yuan?"

"The Spirit Lance is Li Yuan!" Dong Demon Deity received this news, and his heart was slightly surprised.

He yearned to kill the Spirit Lance.

He also knew that Li Yuan was an extremely young and talented genius from the Seven Stars Civilization.

In fact, judging from the Spirit Lance's rapid progress, he had already guessed that the opponent was likely a very young genius.

But when the Ashen Demigod sent a message confirming that the Spirit Lance was under thirty years old, and with his mastery of the lance and his understanding of the Earth's True Intention... In many aspects, it basically confirmed one thing—the Spirit Lance was Li Yuan.

"Is it really Li Yuan?"

"This!!!" For a moment, Dong Demon Deity was unsure whether to be glad that one of the two potential threats had been reduced to one, or to say that another formidable enemy had emerged.

The Spirit Lance was fifty years old.

And the Spirit Lance, at twenty-five years old, this difference was truly significant.

The former might be a result of accumulated time and experience, making his strength incredibly formidable. But the latter, that was purely due to his innate talent. His talent was truly terrifying.

"I must kill him."

"I'll do everything in my power to kill him!" Dong Demon Deity immediately sent a death command to Xu Yan Demigod through the Heavenly Dome Deity.

But soon.

"A snake with such astonishing speed? Can't we catch up in a short time?" Dong Demon Deity was taken aback as he received a message from the Heavenly Dome Deity.

He was a bit bewildered, "A snake with a flight speed surpassing 20 times the speed of sound? Where did this monstrous creature come from?"

In an instant.

Dong Demon Deity suddenly recalled the intelligence from the Xuan Mo Star Realm. Before Te Nay's fall, it seemed that he had encountered a snake's surprise attack and died instantly.

"Such terrifying speed."

"It won't be weak in other aspects either." Dong Demon Deity felt uneasy, "Xu Yan, can you catch up and kill the opponent?"

At this point, Dong Demon Deity had no other choice.

He could only wait.

...

In the Flame Source Star Realm, within the vast emptiness of the sky, the howling wind was relentless, and not a single cloud was in sight.

Boom! Boom!

A colossal figure, like an embodiment of flames, streaked across the sky like a falling star, relentlessly pursuing its target, its eyes filled with murderous intent, "Kill! Kill! I'll slaughter all my father's enemies!"

Meanwhile, at the edge of the void,

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" A slender and beautiful green snake with a pair of wings that seemed to slice through the void carried Li Yuan, its speed erupting in bursts as it frantically fled.

"So fast!" Li Yuan lay on Liu Bing's back, feeling waves of green energy surging and merging him with his partner, his heart filled with tension.

With this comparison, Li Yuan finally understood Liu Bing's prowess.

A Demigod-level warrior! Perhaps she wasn't adept at flight speed, but she was still a Demigod... Yet, she was only slightly faster than the second-stage Liu Bing.

This was enough to prove how incredibly fast Liu Bing's flight speed was.

"However, after this battle, various forces will likely become aware of Little Bing's existence." Li Yuan thought to himself, "If everything goes according to plan, soon I'll reach the Skysoar level, and I won't fear any covetous eyes."

Liu Bing was his ace in the hole, not to be revealed unless it was a life-or-death situation.

Now, it was a life-or-death moment.

"Big Brother, I've already given it my all." Liu Bing's voice resonated in Li Yuan's mind, "But I still need you to slow down a little. It's estimated that in 312 seconds, we'll be caught up by this Demigod."

Between the two, the distance was shrinking by hundreds of meters every second.

"Let's escape first."

"From here, it's less than three thousand kilometers to the star realm entrance." Li Yuan communicated through sound transmission, "As long as we rush into the star realm entrance, we'll be safe."

"In times of necessity, we'll fight with all we've got."

"If we're truly pushed to the brink, we'll hide in the Dong Tian treasure." Li Yuan reassured Liu Bing.

Hiding in the Dong Tian treasure was the last resort.

Once they hid inside, with the powerful soul strength of a Demigod, they could scan the surroundings and even sense the presence of the Dong Tian treasure... The opponent might not be completely helpless.

Boom! Boom!

One chasing, one fleeing, they advanced through the ten-thousand-meter void, pushing their speeds to the limit.

"Such speed!"

"What a strange flying snake." The Ash Inferno Demi-God stared intently, "If it were to reach the Third Stage, a mere foundational improvement would cause its speed to skyrocket... I'm sure I wouldn't be able to keep up then."

"But at only the Second Stage, it's still not as good as me."

"I need to catch up, it'll take an estimated five minutes or so." The Ash Inferno Demi-God calculated in his mind, "That's enough."

Five minutes.

At the speed of the flying snake, it would cover approximately two thousand kilometers in flight... It was still a long way from the entrance to the Star Realm.

Time passed by the second.

In the blink of an eye, over two hundred seconds had passed, and both parties had traversed an unknown number of high mountains and rivers.

Fortunately, both were flying high in the sky.

If they were traveling along the ground, they might have already unleashed a terrifying catastrophe.

This is the power of a Demi-God.

In a battle, covering thousands of kilometers or even tens of thousands of kilometers is just a normal occurrence.

Li Yuan and Liu Bing's strengths were not up to the Demi-God level.

But at least, Liu Bing's speed was almost Demi-God level.

"Boom!" The Ash Inferno Demi-God pursued relentlessly, and he was now less than ten kilometers away from Li Yuan and Liu Bing.

At such a distance, a soul attack would still be ineffective, but a physical attack was already enough.

"Condense!"

The Ash Inferno Demi-God let out a low roar, and his body suddenly ignited with strands of flames. Countless flames gathered, forming a unique network on his body surface.

Hiss~

Countless flame powers followed these special patterns, eventually pointing towards the Ash Inferno Demi-God's head, where a massive orb of light condensed on his horn.

At this moment, the Ash Inferno Demi-God seemed like a flame god, his might shaking the heavens.

"Boom!" The huge flame orb, instantly emitted a burst of light, shooting towards Li Yuan.

"I can't catch up to you."

"But can my Demi-God essence energy also not catch up to you?" The Ash Inferno Demi-God was filled with killing intent.

The Demi-God essence energy, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth, attacked much faster than his flight speed.

"Boom!" The flame orb howled as it approached.

In this moment, the entire world seemed to shine brighter.

Liu Bing, drawing upon the mystique of the law, formed a 'Wind Domain'. Layers of green air currents enveloped an area of a thousand meters, but in front of the flame orb, it was directly annihilated.

It was hard to stop.

This was the power of Demi-God essence energy!

Even if Liu Bing's understanding of the law was higher, her foundation was too weak, and in the face of absolute power, she still seemed frail.

This might caused Li Yuan's heart to tremble.

Li Yuan understood that if he did nothing, and allowed this massive orb to fall upon him and Liu Bing, they might directly perish.

"Little Bing! Follow the plan and combine our strength!" Li Yuan transmitted, "Burst with all your might!!"

Boom!

Li Yuan stood behind Liu Bing, his body suddenly grew to a height of five meters, holding the Black Star Gun, essence energy surging.

Following that, the gun body drew upon the true intention of earth and wind, causing the Black Star Gun to emit a dazzling gun light, piercing forward.

"Rending Heaven!!"

Liu Bing's massive body suddenly shrunk, from its original length of over thirty meters to just over ten meters, and a sharp claw extended, this claw seemed to stir the wind law of heaven and earth, as if tearing the world apart, leaving a trail of claw light.

A gun! A claw! The two attacks combined perfectly, unleashing a powerful attack towards the approaching flame orb.

"Boom!"

Both sides clashed, like a nuclear explosion, sending a terrifying shockwave in all directions, affecting an area of hundreds of kilometers.

Li Yuan and Liu Bing's bodies were shaken and flew backward, but they quickly regained control and continued their escape.

"Huff!" Liu Bing's sharp claw hooked onto Li Yuan's battle armor, her body speed almost undiminished, still frantically fleeing.

The shockwave hit the Ash Inferno Demi-God, but it had little effect on him, only slightly affecting his speed.

"What?"

"What? My long-range attack didn't kill them? They don't seem to be injured at all." The Ash Inferno Demi-God's expression changed, "This is troublesome."

Long-range attacks were ineffective!

Huff! The Ash Inferno Demi-God hesitated for only a moment before pursuing Li Yuan and the others again.

... "Big Brother, this Demi-God is stronger than we expected. Liu Bing's voice sounded, "He's probably only level 40, and he hasn't crossed the threshold of the law. If he had crossed the threshold, and combined the mystique of the law... That previous attack, though stronger than our combined strength, is still limited."

"If he had crossed the threshold and combined the law's mystique, that attack would have been much more powerful." Liu Bing said, "His long-range attack, though stronger than our combined strength, is still limited."

"Indeed, it's not strong enough." Li Yuan agreed, his heart also relieved.

This foreign Demi-God's strength wasn't as terrifying as expected, and among Demi-Gods, he would be considered weak.

But Li Yuan also understood.

Even if he was weak, he was still at the Demi-God level.

Unless there were some special Celestial Arts, long-range essence energy attacks were usually the weakest... After all, long-range essence energy attacks don't contain Celestial Art bursts and lack physical strength.

Li Yuan also understood.

Most of the credit for withstanding the previous attack also belonged to Liu Bing... She had already crossed the threshold of the wind law, and her claw technique's might was almost Demi-God level.

The top-tier divine beasts of the God Realm possess innate potential and grow at an alarming rate.

Li Yuan's courage to venture into the Star Realm was one of his sources of confidence, even when facing a Demi-God, he had a good chance of escaping unscathed... Liu Bing was one of them.

...

Time passed.

"Boom!" "Boom!" The Ash Inferno Demi-God relentlessly pursued, attempting to kill Li Yuan from a distance.

However, Li Yuan and Liu Bing joined forces to block each attack.

Both sides were moving at their fastest, one fleeing and the other in hot pursuit. Finally, the Ash Inferno Demi-God closed in on the duo.

They were now less than a kilometer apart.

"Li Yuan, you're quite the fighter," the Ash Inferno Demi-God glared at Li Yuan on the snake body, "You're indeed a terrifying Second Stage Life, and the flying snake beneath your feet is no exception... But no matter how strong you are, once I engage in close combat, you'll both die."

Boom! The Ash Inferno Demi-God suddenly lifted its hoof, and a terrifying flame power gathered on its claw, ready to stomp down with full force.

This strike was undoubtedly the Ash Inferno Demi-God's most powerful attack.

"Am I going to die?"

"You're the one who's going to die!!" Li Yuan's eyes turned icy, and a black crystal stone suddenly appeared in his palm.

It was the very same life-saving treasure given to Li Yuan by Gu You, rumored to be capable of killing any powerful being below the Demi-God level.

Boom! Li Yuan crushed the crystal stone.

Shatter!

The crystal stone broke apart, and countless mist-like energies surged out, instantly gathering in Li Yuan's palm, where they condensed into a terrifying black battle sword, exuding a destructive aura.

However, it had no hilt, only a blade, razor-sharp.

Whoosh!

The black sword instantly intercepted the descending hoof, slicing through it with tremendous force.

"What's this?" The Ash Inferno Demi-God's heart skipped a beat.

Destruction!

This seemingly insignificant black battle sword gave him a sense of apocalyptic destruction, as if it could annihilate everything in its path... It was undoubtedly a terrifying strike.

"A treasure!"

"This is the kind of law treasure that only True Gods can create, according to my father," the Ash Inferno Demi-God realized, feeling a bit flustered.

Almost simultaneously.

"Buzz~" An invisible soul power instantly invaded the Ash Inferno Demi-God's mind, enveloping its soul.

Soul Secret Art - 'Soul Thought'! Within a five-kilometer radius, one could unleash soul secret arts, but Li Yuan had been holding back until now.

Could he kill a Demi-God-level soul? Li Yuan knew he couldn't do it! Therefore, the suddenness of the soul attack was crucial, and the first attempt was often the most effective.

Silently.

"Me?" Confusion flashed in the Ash Inferno Demi-God's eyes. "What's wrong with me? Oh no! It's a soul attack."

He realized he was under attack and tried to struggle, hoping to regain consciousness.

But he couldn't succeed immediately.

"Is this Demi-God's will so weak? It probably hasn't reached the Demi-God level yet," Li Yuan, who was far away, was also surprised by the incredible effectiveness of the soul secret art.

According to their understanding, soul attacks between beings of the same level should have minimal effect, indicating that the Ash Inferno Demi-God's willpower was incredibly weak.

Whoosh!

The black sword had already slashed the massive descending hoof.

"Boom!"

The terrifying collision contained a formidable power within the black sword, instantly sending the not-yet-fully-conscious Ash Inferno Demi-God flying backward.

Blood flowed from the hoof.

The Ash Inferno Demi-God had been injured by this strike.

The black sword first disintegrated, then quickly reformed... As a treasure, it wouldn't dissipate completely until its power was exhausted.

Whoosh! The black sword howled again, slicing the Ash Inferno Demi-God and sending him flying backward once more.

This time, it slashed the Ash Inferno Demi-God's head.

The strike directly cleaved a terrifying wound nearly three meters long into the Demi-God's head, deep enough to reveal the bone.

Only then did the power contained within the black sword finally dissipate.

Three seconds later.

The Ash Inferno Demi-God finally regained consciousness, roaring in anger, "Damn it! Damn it!"

In all his years, he had never suffered such a significant loss.

However, the Ash Inferno Demi-God's heart was filled with lingering fear... The sudden soul attack, combined with the law treasure, had nearly killed him outright.

"There was a risk of death."

"Do you really want to fight to the death?" The Ash Inferno Demi-God muttered to himself.

He wanted to repay his father's kindness, but his safety was paramount.

Whoosh! At this moment, Li Yuan and Liu Bing had once again increased their distance to over thirty kilometers.

Boom!

The Ash Inferno Demi-God hesitated for a moment but continued the pursuit.

With the distance between them now, catching up was no easy task. Even with the Ash Inferno Demi-God's repeated long-range attacks, Li Yuan and Liu Bing managed to block them together.

The Ash Inferno Demi-God couldn't catch up with Li Yuan and Liu Bing until they rushed into the Star Realm passage, unable to engage in close combat again.

"Damn it!"

"Give me one more minute, and I'll have a chance to kill them," the Ash Inferno Demi-God hovered in the void, glaring at the Star Realm entrance below with anger, "I don't believe they can produce a second such rare treasure."

Suddenly.

He turned his gaze towards the massive War Fortress not far away and the starship over a thousand kilometers away, his eyes turning icy.

He vented his anger on the remaining lifeforms of the Seven Stars Civilization who hadn't had time to evacuate.

(End of Chapter)

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