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Chapter 403: Escape! Besieged from All Sides
Chapter 403: Escape! Besieged from All Sides
Li Yuan had been wandering between the outer and inner domains, encountering only Flying Heaven-rank beasts.
Demi-God-rank beasts, under normal circumstances, would usually appear in the forbidden zones, and occasionally, one might venture near the edges of these areas.
In the inner domain, it was almost impossible to find Demi-God-rank beasts.
"These Demi-God-rank beasts don't seem to have particularly strong life auras. My Divine Palace Detection shows they are all at level 40 and 41," Li Yuan said, having already employed his Divine Palace Detection to confirm the life levels of these beasts.
"【...Killing them will grant Spirit Nourishment】."
"It seems they are truly living beings, just like the Flying Heaven-rank beasts, and not puppets," Li Yuan thought to himself. "I wonder if the amount of Spirit Nourishment gained from killing them is the same as from killing a normal Demi-God."
Since his soul had not yet broken through its transformation, Li Yuan's spiritual awakening limit had remained at 80%. Even if he killed a Demi-God, he would only be reminded of obtaining Spirit Nourishment without knowing the exact amount.
"If I get the chance, I could go on a killing spree," Li Yuan thought to himself. "This way, when my soul transforms and my spiritual awakening limit reaches 85% or even 90%, I can directly boost my spiritual awakening level to the maximum."
Even after reaching the spiritual awakening limit, one could continue to accumulate Spirit Nourishment.
"However..."
"Could this sudden appearance of over ten Demi-God-rank beasts be the Blood Plague that Princess Jing Xuan mentioned?" Li Yuan wondered in surprise.
The Blood Plague was known to sweep through the entire Abyss Demon Blood Cavern.
"Sixteen Demi-God-rank beasts?"
"With so many, it must be the outbreak of the Blood Plague, but it's been less than twenty years since the last outbreak. Could it have come so soon?" Princess Jing Xuan, Xu Guo, and the others all turned pale.
They weren't too afraid of these ten-odd Demi-God-rank beasts, especially with Li Yuan, a powerful expert, among them.
With the strength Li Yuan had displayed, slaying these Demi-God-rank beasts shouldn't be difficult.
But the true terror of the Blood Plague was the Blood Demon, a force capable of shattering the will to resist of any Flying Heaven Realm cultivator.
"Xu Yuan, it's definitely the outbreak of the Blood Plague. We must escape the inner domain quickly," Princess Jing Xuan hurriedly transmitted her voice. "The danger decreases as we move from the forbidden zone to the inner domain and then to the outer domain... Our chances of survival will be much greater if we can escape to the outer domain."
"I know you are powerful, but according to the information we have, if we kill these Demi-God-rank beasts, the more we kill, the more we will attract other Demi-God-rank beasts to besiege us. If we provoke the Blood Demon, we're done for," Princess Jing Xuan said anxiously.
She was worried that Li Yuan might not be able to handle the situation.
Xu Guo and the other armored warriors couldn't help but look at Li Yuan, awaiting his orders.
Although they were subordinates of Princess Jing Xuan, in life-and-death situations like this, they would often follow the commands of the strongest among them.
Of course, this was on the premise that the strongest didn't make a suicidal move.
"Let's go," Li Yuan said.
Boom! The Void Skyship immediately sprang into action. Xu Guo controlled the skyship, and its speed began to soar as it quickly fled towards the other end of the canyon.
At this moment, the sixteen Demi-God-rank beasts, upon sensing the life auras of Li Yuan and the others in the instant they burst out of the cave, identified them as blood food.
Their mission was to kill all of this blood food.
Boom!
Boom!
The sixteen Demi-God-rank beasts unleashed a terrifying might, far more formidable than the previous hundreds of Flying Heaven-rank beasts. They transformed into streams of light and gave chase.
Among these Demi-God-rank beasts, two bat-like creatures had exceptionally swift speeds, and their surfaces were faintly shrouded in a dazzling green glow.
"Oh no!"
"Oh no!"
"There are two wind-attribute beasts faster than our skyship," Xu Guo's face changed slightly, and he said, "Master Xu Yuan, Your Highness, I'm not skilled in skyship control."
Li Yuan frowned slightly.
If this Void Skyship were to unleash its full speed, it would be significantly faster than a Demi-God cultivator's flight speed... Unfortunately, Xu Guo had not condensed the True Intention of Wind.
"If I were to control this skyship, we should be able to escape them. But I also need some time to refine the core of the skyship," Li Yuan thought to himself.
Even with his strength, it was impossible to instantly refine a Demi-Sacred Artifact successfully.
"Roar~" "Roar~" The two bat-like beasts quickly closed in.
Princess Jing Xuan and the others grew increasingly tense.
"Prepare to retract the skyship and don't resist," Li Yuan's voice echoed in their minds.
Whoosh! Li Yuan waved his hand, and instantly, a long shuttle appeared beside the original skyship, emitting a hazy glow like a nebula.
Divine Artifact - Nebula Skyship!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Xu Guo, also a Demi-God, reacted swiftly. With a wave of his hand, he stored his skyship in his storage artifact, and immediately, he felt an invisible force enveloping him.
He and Princess Jing Xuan, along with the armored warriors, had been pulled into the interior of the Nebula Skyship.
Whoosh! The Nebula Skyship's speed was astonishing, like a bolt of lightning, far surpassing the flight speed of the two wind-attribute beasts, leaving them far behind.
"This!"
"Such incredible speed!"
"What kind of skyship is this?" Princess Jing Xuan was shocked. Even inside the skyship, they could vaguely observe the outside world and naturally discovered the terrifying speed of this long shuttle, which was more than twice as fast as their own skyship.
Twice as fast? It was downright terrifying!
Even a Demi-God at their peak might not be this fast.
"This is one of my skyships," Li Yuan said indifferently.
In reality, with Li Yuan's current understanding of the Wind Law and the mysteries of space, if I were to control it with full strength, the Nebula Skyship's speed could be increased by another fifty percent.)
After all, the theoretical 'maximum speed' of the Nebula Skyship was said to surpass even a Void Deity at their peak, and Li Yuan had only unleashed a fraction of its power.
Whoosh!
With Li Yuan's full control, the Nebula Skyship, less than twenty meters in length, swiftly maneuvered like a nimble fish, quickly evading the pursuit of over ten Demigod-Rank ferocious beasts.
...
Deep within the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern, in the Forbidden Zone.
Two powerful streams of consciousness were communicating.
"How is the effect of the Blood Plague?" the consciousness in the Forbidden Zone inquired.
"It's going well. As expected, arranging for many of our children to enter the Inner and Outer Domains has immediately increased our killing efficiency." The consciousness in the earth responded, "At this rate, we can slaughter all the Blood Feast within a day."
"Let's leave some. According to the previous ratio, we'll leave one percent." The consciousness in the Forbidden Zone said, "If we slaughter them all, no one will be willing to enter again, and it won't look good for the Abyss Kingdom."
"I understand." The consciousness in the earth replied.
Suddenly...
"Hmm! Interesting!" The consciousness in the earth exclaimed in surprise.
"What's going on?"
"My children have discovered something intriguing. There's a battle vessel with a speed that surpasses the Demigod Peak level." The consciousness in the earth responded, "It's probably a powerful Divine Artifact, but it depends on how well it's utilized. It seems there's a very capable Flying Heaven-level entity here."
"Oh?" The consciousness in the Forbidden Zone was equally curious, "What do you mean? Should we launch a full-scale attack?"
"According to the master's command, life, imbued with the essence of heaven and earth, the more formidable the Flying Heaven-level entity, the richer the essence of their soul and flesh... Killing them will be greatly beneficial."
"Moreover, such a powerful Divine Artifact, its value is probably over a hundred Divine Crystals... Accumulating little by little, the master will also be delighted." The consciousness in the earth responded.
The two streams of consciousness, while secretly collecting information about the slain Trialists, also had some unremarkable treasures.
"I've ordered my children to surround them from multiple directions. They can't escape." The consciousness in the earth spoke with confidence, "First, we'll annihilate them, and then we'll deal with the remaining Blood Feast later."
...
Within a dim canyon.
After evading another group of ferocious beasts, the Nebula Skyship slowed down and landed among a group of towering trees, concealing its trail.
"The Blood Plague has erupted."
"Nowhere is safe." Xu Guo sighed, "Whether we continue forward or retreat, we might encounter other ferocious beast groups. It's better to stay put for now."
"Fortunately, we have Xu Yuan." Xu Guo's eyes shone with reverence.
The armored warriors felt the same.
"It's nothing." Li Yuan remained calm.
"Unfortunately, this Blood Plague... I don't know how many Trialists have died because of it. The survivors, if any, are probably less than one in a hundred." Jiang Xuan sighed softly, inherently disliking slaughter.
But she quickly regained her composure and looked at Li Yuan, "Xu Ge, you've saved me again."
"I'm also saving myself." Li Yuan said, then changed the topic, "There are ten days left until the end of the Trial. Will this Blood Plague continue?"
According to Li Yuan's estimation, if it continued, the tide of ferocious beasts might wipe out all the Trialists in the entire Abyss Demon Blood Cavern... After all, this was the lair of the beasts, and they were very familiar with the terrain.
Under the invisible Source Power Array, it was difficult for Trialists to shake the mountains. Li Yuan was no exception.
Trialists could only move along the fixed canyon passages.
But what about the beasts? They could open passages within the mountains, clearly having the advantage of the terrain.
"It usually lasts for a day or two." Jiang Xuan helplessly explained, "Actually, there's always been suspicion that someone is controlling the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern from behind... Many believe it's the higher-ups of our Abyss Kingdom."
"The higher-ups of the Abyss Kingdom?" Li Yuan was surprised.
"Yes." Xu Guo also chimed in, "But no one has been able to prove it. However, this is also where the name 'Abyss Demon' in the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern comes from."
Li Yuan fell silent.
It seemed that many citizens of the Abyss Kingdom had strong opinions about the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern.
Unfortunately, the powerful Abyss Kingdom higher-ups, with their might concentrated in their hands, were unlikely to pay much attention to the thoughts of the lower-level citizens.
As Li Yuan knew, in the Divine Realm, some powerful Celestial Deities ruled over countless life planets in the Cosmic Realm, all under complete slavery... They would frequently sacrifice countless life planets.
They were even called 'Demon Gods'!
But those Celestial Deities still lived freely and leisurely, relying solely on their formidable strength... The rule of the Abyss Kingdom had already become relatively peaceful.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, several hours had gone by.
The canyon was quiet.
"Hmm?" Li Yuan suddenly sensed spatial fluctuations and looked into the distance. At the ends of the canyon, numerous ferocious beasts appeared, each with astonishing speed.
The earth trembled faintly.
"Demigod-level!" Gu You's voice echoed in Li Yuan's mind, "Brother, you're in trouble. All of them are Demigod-level ferocious beasts, and there are over three hundred of them."
"It seems they know you're here, and they're heading straight for you. Someone must be commanding them from behind the scenes."
A chill flashed in Li Yuan's eyes. Had he been targeted?
Boom! The earth trembled faintly, and Jiang Xuan, Xu Guo, and the others in the battle vessel also sensed the changes in the outside world.
"That's..." Xu Guo's face changed, "...over a hundred Demigod-level ferocious beasts!"
"What?"
"Over a hundred Demigod-level ferocious beasts." Jiang Xuan and the armored warriors' faces also changed.
Before they could think further...
Boom! Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and a giant palm surrounded by blood-colored aura stretched out from the earth, like a pillar of heaven, enveloping the entire world with a terrifying aura.
"Blood Demon!"
"The Blood Demon has arrived!" Xu Guo's face turned deathly pale.
(End of Chapter)
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