Chapter 404: Celestial Deity Ruins

Chapter 404: Celestial Deity Ruins

"Boom!" In another direction, the mountain walls shook, and another gigantic arm, hundreds of meters long, emerged from the heavens, causing dirt and rocks to fly everywhere.

Another Blood Demon!

The appearance of two Blood Demons made the oppressive aura in the heavens even more terrifying.

"This!"

"How could you provoke a Blood Demon?" Princess Jiang Xuan's face turned pale, and she felt even worse in her heart, "I shouldn't have come for this trial, and now Uncle Fang and Uncle Guo will die because of me."

"And even involving Xu Yuan." Princess Jiang Xuan couldn't help but look at Li Yuan, who remained calm.

"Xu Yuan clearly hasn't killed anyone."

"It shouldn't be." Xu Guo and the other armored warriors also turned pale, "According to the information we have, there has never been such an incident in the past."

"Or perhaps, it has happened before, but those who encountered it are already dead?"

At this moment, they all believed that they were doomed.

Even if they trusted Li Yuan, he was only at the Flying Heaven Realm, and even if his domain's power was strong, how powerful could his true combat strength be?

At best, he might have Demi-God Peak strength.

But here, there were hundreds of Demi-God level beasts, and two terrifying Blood Demons.

"Xu Yuan." Princess Jiang Xuan suddenly spoke urgently, "Let me and Uncle Guo go to the battle vessel to fight and draw the Blood Demons' attention... You can take the opportunity to escape, and there might be a glimmer of hope."

"I thought about it earlier."

"It's highly likely that because Xu Yuan saved us, exposing his extraordinary strength, that the forces behind the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern are targeting us. Otherwise, it's impossible for such a powerful force to besiege us." Princess Jiang Xuan quickly explained.

She was very intelligent and quickly inferred some possibilities in a short time.

Xu Guo and the others couldn't help but look at Princess Jiang Xuan, who was desperately trying to buy some time for Li Yuan?

Isn't this a suicide mission?

But they all remained silent because even if it wasn't a suicide mission, they were still facing certain death.

"Thank you, Princess Jiang Xuan." Li Yuan, who had been calm all along, couldn't help but smile, and turned to look at the Blood Demon in the distance, which had already torn through the heavens and revealed its entire body.

"However, if according to your speculation, the forces behind the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern are targeting me because I exposed my strength. Even if I escape by chance, I'm afraid they will still find me."

"What should we do then?" Princess Jiang Xuan was stunned. Fighting desperately to buy some time for Li Yuan was already the best solution she could think of.

"There's no need to do anything." Li Yuan's voice was calm, but his eyes emitted a chilling intent, "All of you stay on the battle vessel and don't move."

In fact, Li Yuan was very wary of the forces behind the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern.

The fact that they could find him so quickly was enough to show that they could scout the entire Blood Cavern and at least know his movements.

They could mobilize so many forces.

All signs indicated that the strength of the forces behind the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern should far surpass his own.

"But I have no choice."

"I haven't even used my full strength yet, and the forces behind the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern are already trying to besiege me. It doesn't make sense... The Eternal Hall wouldn't assign me a task with such a high probability of failure." Various thoughts flashed through Li Yuan's mind, "Moreover, if the forces behind the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern really wanted to kill me, they could easily do so."

Why did they only send these Demi-God level beings?

Even the Blood Demons, which seemed terrifying to Xu Guo, Princess Jiang Xuan, and the others, were clearly judged by Li Yuan's Divine Palace Scouting to be level 40! It was unlikely to threaten his life.

"There are two possibilities. One, the forces behind the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern have limited strength." Li Yuan's eyes turned cold, "Two, my revealed strength is very strong, so these Demi-God level beasts are a special test for me."

No matter which possibility it was, Li Yuan knew one thing—he couldn't escape.

The Blood Calamity would last for at least another day or two. Even if he escaped using the Nebula Skyship this time, he feared that he would soon encounter another siege by Blood Demons and Demi-God level beasts.

"Let's fight!"

"Sister, get ready." Li Yuan transmitted his voice to Gu You.

"Okay." Gu You replied, "I'll keep an eye on you, and at the critical moment, I'll directly bring you to the Ancient Deity Palace... But remember, this is the last resort to save your life. A Demi-God Peak level expert could detect the existence of the Ancient Deity Palace inch by inch."

A Void Deity could forcefully suppress the Ancient Deity Palace.

The Ancient Deity Palace was a True Artifact with limitless power, but only a True Deity could fully unleash its power.

"Hmm."

With a thought, Li Yuan directly rushed out of the Nebula Skyship and immediately displayed the Nine-fold Stellar Technique 'Omnipotent Divine Body', transforming into a ten-meter-tall figure. Powerful Source Energy surged into the Nine-Dragon Mystic Armor, and the war armor instantly enveloped Li Yuan.

In an instant, his entire body became like a steel war god.

"Huff!" A divine spear exuding an ancient aura appeared in Li Yuan's right palm. It was like an ancient bronze casting, with a hidden layer of blood-red light—the 'Dark Star Divine Spear' that had been reforged by Gu You and Master Chu Bing.

An extremely high-quality Ethereal Artifact.

Although it wasn't as good as a Source Power Weapon, it was already the strongest weapon Li Yuan could obtain among normally crafted Ethereal Artifacts.

"Do you want to fight?"

"Then I'll fight with you!" Li Yuan's killing intent soared, and holding the long spear, he burst forth like a lightning bolt, taking the initiative to charge towards the two Blood Demons, each nearly 900 meters tall.

"This aura..."

"A spear? Just seeing that long spear makes me feel suffocated."

"Is this Xu Yuan's true strength?" Princess Jiang Xuan and Xu Guo on the battle vessel were shocked by this scene. A Flying Heaven Realm expert charging head-on towards two Blood Demons?

It was too exaggerated.

"I feel that Xu Yuan's aura has a hint of the feeling that Big Brother gave me." Princess Jiang Xuan couldn't help but say.

"Stronger than Prince Jiang Shan at the Flying Heaven Level."

Xu Guo spoke directly, "Your Highness, Xu Yuan's burst speed is much faster than a Demi-God Peak expert, and my speed is not even half of his... I doubt if he's really at the Flying Heaven Realm."

"If he really is at the Flying Heaven Realm, he's probably stronger than most Flying Heaven Realm experts in Star City." Xu Guo continued.

"What?" Everyone was astonished.

In the hearts of the high-level experts on the Star Perception Continent, Star City was like heaven.

Star City, the official members are all divine beings.

And the Flying Heaven Realm and Demi-God Realm can become preparatory members... This shows that in the eyes of the higher-ups of Star City, these preparatory members are at least hopeful of becoming Void Deities.

"Or perhaps, he is one of the core members who came from Star City." Xu Guo said.

"It's time to fight."

Upon hearing Xu Guo's explanation, a glimmer of hope arose in Princess Jiang Xuan's heart.

...

The Blood Demon, towering like a giant.

Its skin was thick and heavy, almost like blood-colored rocks, and its body continuously emitted a faint Blood Mist.

"Roar!" "Roar!" Two Blood Demons, hundreds of meters tall, emerged from the ground and immediately unleashed their power.

Their momentum was like a rainbow, trampling the earth with their feet, causing the ground to shatter with terrifying force, sending countless boulders flying, which then smashed down onto the trembling earth.

The two Blood Demons charged ferociously towards Li Yuan.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Countless Demigod-rank Beasts, their eyes scarlet, followed like a tide, accompanying the Blood Demons in their attack on Li Yuan, who was ready to engage in battle.

No one bothered with the Nebula Skyship.

It was clear that the two Blood Demons and the Demigod-rank Beasts' target was Li Yuan all along.

"Huff!" The two Blood Demons suddenly opened their massive mouths, spewing out a terrifying Blood-colored Stream. The stream was ferocious, directly engulfing the heavens and earth, causing countless plants to wither at a visible speed wherever the stream reached.

A large amount of Blood-colored Stream attempted to drown Li Yuan.

"Hmm?"

"What a joke." Li Yuan's battle intent soared, and with a thought, he unleashed the Heavenly River and the Nine-Dragon Mystic Armor.

Boom! Boom! Boom... Nine Yellow Dragons emerged, followed by a surging Terra Yellow Aura, as if a gaseous planet was rapidly expanding, its might overwhelming.

"Boom!" Instantly, the extraordinary Blood-colored Stream was completely overwhelmed by the massive Terra Yellow Aura, thoroughly drowning it.

In a flash, the vast domain instead enveloped the two Blood Demons.

"What?"

"Such speed, such a powerful domain."

"Does this Flying Heaven life possess such a formidable domain?" The two powerful observers were both shocked.

They had seen and experienced much over the years.

Over time, countless Flying Heaven-rank beings had ventured into the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern, but none had ever displayed such a powerful domain without the use of Law Proficiency.

"Kill!" Li Yuan unleashed his super-strong domain, finally closing in.

"Roar~!!" The two Blood Demons were also suppressed by the Heavenly River domain, but their terrifying physical bodies granted them immense strength. Even with low Law Proficiency and without the use of their domains, they still possessed the strength of a Half-God Peak, easily annihilating the newly ascended Demi-Gods.

"Boom!" "Boom!" The Blood Demons' arms were exceptionally long and robust, like a Sky Pillar, as they slammed towards Li Yuan.

"Whoosh!"

Li Yuan faced the two Blood Demons, his eyes icy. Holding the Spear Tail in one hand and gripping the middle of the Spear Body with the other, he swept horizontally.

"Whoosh!"

The Long Spear slashed.

The mere ten-meter-long spear was disproportionate to the Blood Demons' arm-like Sky Pillar, but as the spear danced, the surrounding heavens and earth seemed to tremble.

The two Blood Demons felt the pressure of the domain intensifying rapidly, forcing them to respond to the invisible power, their forms becoming unstable.

At that moment, the might of the spear technique erupted, causing even the space to ripple, as the Spear Body directly smashed onto one of the Blood Demons' enormous arms.

Boom~ The Blood Demon's sturdy arm was blasted apart, flesh and bones flying in all directions.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The Long Spear swept and slashed, smashing one of the Blood Demons' arms, tearing a terrifying wound that nearly severed it.

In a single exchange, the two Blood Demons were severely injured.

"Roar~"

"Boom!" The two Blood Demons panicked, their enormous scarlet eyes filled with fear, as they retreated in shock.

Although the Blood Demons' intelligence was low, they could still discern strength. Undoubtedly, their opponent's power far surpassed theirs.

"Trying to escape?"

"Too late!" Li Yuan moved again, his speed increasing once more from its original foundation, directly killing one of the Blood Demons, his feet stomping on its chest. With a flash, he rushed to the Blood Demon's Skull.

Simultaneously, he brandished the Long Spear!

"Annihilate!"

The Long Spear, dark and silent like a gentle breeze, yet containing the might to pierce the heavens and earth.

Boundary Cloud Spear, third form - Mystic Valley!

Boom! This spear technique erupted, directly piercing the Blood Demon's incredibly sturdy Skull, followed by a burst of Spear Radiance, instantly splattering blood and flesh.

Under the terrifying impact, the Blood Demon staggered back, his face covered in blood, a terrifying sight.

"How is it that a single spear hasn't killed him?" Li Yuan was surprised. If it were any other Demi-God, they would have fallen to this spear technique.

The Demi-God Peak had its strong and weak.

Over the past two years, as Li Yuan continuously integrated the mysteries of space into his spear technique, its might had also increased. Especially after obtaining the Dark Star Divine Spear, his spear technique's might had grown from its initial Demi-God Peak level two years ago to now, nearing the Demi-God limit.

But Li Yuan's true transformation was in the strangeness of his spear technique, the combination of wind, earth, and space, making his spear technique formidable in all aspects, whether in frontal assaults, group battles, defense, or control.

"One spear is not enough, then there will be more!"

The Long Spear in Li Yuan's hand moved forward, stirring the invisible Spatial Fluctuation, directly shaking and blocking the Blood Demon's arm that had just grown halfway, worsening its injury and completely robbing it of its resistance.

Then, the Spear Shadow flashed.

With a surge of power, the massive Terra Yellow Aura gathered, instantly forming nine gigantic and terrifying Long Spear phantoms.

Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Nine consecutive Spear Shadows all struck the injured point on the Blood Demon's Skull, like nine arrows in rapid succession, their might compounding to a terrifying degree.

"Boom~" The blood demon's head, unable to withstand the pressure, exploded instantly, and its massive body collapsed backward.

The blood demon, dead!

"Two years ago," Li Yuan recalled.

"With my Source Energy Array empowerment and my enhanced spear techniques, even with Little Bing's assistance, it still took us dozens of moves to defeat a Demi-God peak-level beast." Li Yuan's heart swelled with pride, "Now, I can swiftly eliminate a Demi-God peak-level beast on my own."

The distinction between Demi-God peak and Demi-God limit usually considers attack limits, defense limits, and more.

However, in actual combat, it's a multi-dimensional affair.

With Li Yuan's current strength, even against a Demi-God limit powerhouse like the Nightfall Demi-God, he could now restrain them without incurring damage himself.

"I want to see if I can manifest Void Deity-level power." Li Yuan gripped his long spear, ready to unleash his full power, and charged at another blood demon less than twenty kilometers away.

"Roar~"

"Roar~" Countless Demi-God-level beasts, though terrified of Li Yuan's strength, obeyed their master's command and frantically charged forward, attempting to cover the blood demon's retreat.

If it were any other Demi-God peak-level powerhouse, they would undoubtedly face obstacles.

But Li Yuan?

"Swoosh~" His spear thrust forward.

"Boom~" Or he swept horizontally.

"Slash~" Or he cleaved downward!

These Demi-God-level beasts, mostly at the Demi-God threshold, occasionally with Demi-God initial-level strength, were no match for Li Yuan. They were utterly overwhelmed and directly slaughtered.

Li Yuan's killing speed was astonishing.

In just a few seconds, dozens of Demi-God-level beasts fell, unable to withstand Li Yuan's onslaught.

In reality, the nine Yellow Dragons roaming in his domain, if combined, could directly annihilate a Demi-God-level beast.

"Huff!" Li Yuan finally approached another blood demon, holding his spear with both hands. He twisted his waist as the core, and the spear body slammed into the blood demon.

This blood demon's arm had not yet recovered, and it could only barely lift half of its arm to block.

"Boom!"

The sound of shattering bones echoed.

The terrifying spear strike instantly shattered the blood demon's arm, and the spear body, along with the arm's bones, smashed into its chest, causing the blood demon's massive body to stagger and fly backward, its mouth spewing fresh blood.

The injuries worsened.

"Die!" Li Yuan's eyes turned icy, and he thrust his spear forward, determined to finish off the blood demon.

Just then, a furious voice rang out, "Stop!"

Countless blood mists surged between heaven and earth, forming a giant face in the void. The face exuded a terrifying aura and glared down at Li Yuan, shouting, "Boy, stop! I declare you passed the Blood Cavern Trial! There's no need for further slaughter; it won't benefit you."

Li Yuan's eyes remained icy, and he scanned the face, "【Target's life level: 29.9】"

What a bluff!

Why stop now? Why didn't you do this earlier?

"Scram!" Li Yuan roared, and an invisible wave of energy swept over, instantly obliterating the giant face.

If it were any other Flying Heaven-level or even a Demi-God, they would undoubtedly be intimidated by the face's invisible pressure.

But Li Yuan, with his Divine Palace Detection, was least afraid of empty threats.

So far, Li Yuan hadn't encountered anything that could evade his Divine Palace Detection.

Li Yuan saw through the face's empty threats, knowing it was all bluster.

Moreover, the fact that they spared even a Demi-God peak-level beast suggested that their power might not be as formidable as they pretended.

"Swoosh~"

The spear radiance, like flowing waves, engulfed and annihilated the blood demon.

"【You killed a 4th-level creature, gaining spirit nourishment】" The Divine Palace notified him.

The same notification appeared when he killed the blood demons and Demi-God-level beasts earlier.

"Since I've offended them, there's no need to hold back."

Li Yuan immediately turned around and charged at the Demi-God-level beasts that had started to flee in panic.

Unstoppable!

Even the two blood demons were defeated in an instant; how could these Demi-God-level beasts stand a chance?

Continuing the fight would only lead to more casualties. The face had already ordered these beasts to escape.

Every life saved was a victory.

For the face's consciousness, nurturing Demi-God-level beasts was a tedious task.

...

Another round of slaughter ensued, and Li Yuan eliminated all the Demi-God-level beasts within his sight.

Li Yuan retracted his 'Omnipotent Divine Body' state and swiftly returned to the Nebula Skyship.

As Li Yuan flew into the battle vessel, Princess Xuan, Xu Guo, and the armored soldiers remained in awe.

Good heavens!

What had they just witnessed? Two blood demons leading over three hundred Demi-God-level beasts, such a terrifying force, yet Li Yuan swept them away in a short time.

What incredible strength!

"Amazing, Xu Yuan! You're the strongest Flying Heaven-level I've ever seen," Xu Guo exclaimed, his eyes filled with reverence. "A Flying Heaven-level defeating a Demi-God peak-level blood demon? Unbelievable!"

"You're undoubtedly the strongest Flying Heaven-level I've ever met. In the history of the Abyss Kingdom, no one compares to you."

"Even in the Starlight Divine Court, a genius like you would be in the absolute core layer."

"In some Divine Kingdoms or hidden world-class sects, you'd undoubtedly be the top young talent." Xu Guo exclaimed repeatedly, overwhelmed with excitement.

As a royal guard, Xu Guo had the foundation and the eye to recognize true power.

Li Yuan couldn't help but smile.

The Starlight Divine Court's core?

According to Master Bing's explanation, in the Divine Realm, Li Yuan's strength, due to his cultivation age, might not be the absolute top-tier in the Flying Heaven Realm. In the Divine Realm, some in the Ten Thousand Divine Court or the Chaos God Court could have eight-segment Law Proficiency at the Flying Heaven stage.

But in terms of potential, Li Yuan believed that even in the Divine Realm's Ten Thousand Divine Court or Chaos God Court, he would still be in the absolute core layer.

In the Star Perception Continent? Li Yuan suspected that in the past billion years, even a Second-Stage Eight Star Meridian might have only appeared a few times, and in this era, the odds were that he was the only one.

"Xu Yuan, you... you've saved us again," Princess Jiang Xuan's face flushed with excitement and joy.

Just now, she thought she was done for.

But unexpectedly, she survived once more.

"This time, it's my fault for dragging you into this," Li Yuan shook his head. "I must have caught the attention of the one behind the scenes."

"The one behind the scenes?"

"Was it that terrifying face from earlier?" Princess Jiang Xuan asked in succession.

They had all witnessed that horrifying face within the battle vessel, its oppressive aura even stronger than the Blood Demon, but it was effortlessly blown away by Li Yuan.

"Mhm," Li Yuan nodded.

"Should we leave this place then? Might it be safer in the Outer Domain?" Princess Jiang Xuan couldn't help but ask.

"No need."

"As long as we don't leave the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern, that one behind the scenes can pinpoint our location." Li Yuan shook his head, "Going elsewhere doesn't make much sense."

"Then what should we do?" Princess Jiang Xuan asked, filled with worry.

"Wait!"

"We'll stay right here," Li Yuan smiled indifferently, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes, "I want to see just how much power that one behind the scenes can muster to besiege me."

Li Yuan had considered rushing to the Forbidden Zone, but quickly abandoned the idea.

That so-called Forbidden Zone might contain Slaughter Arrays, and once trapped within, it would be troublesome.

It's better to stay here.

Wait for the one behind the scenes to come and kill them? Xu Guo and Princess Jiang Xuan were shocked by the suggestion, but upon calming down, they realized Li Yuan was right.

Waiting here might not be the best choice, but it wasn't wrong either.

"However..."

"Princess Jiang Xuan," Li Yuan's tone shifted, "The one behind the scenes is likely targeting me, and might even take action. If you continue to follow me, our lives will be in jeopardy. But if you leave... you might not encounter a siege."

"Leave?" Princess Jiang Xuan was taken aback, not expecting Li Yuan to suddenly bring this up.

"Lord Xu Yuan," Xu Guo beside them spoke up, "I believe that one behind the scenes will hold a grudge."

"Our chances of survival might be better if we stay with you... If we leave alone and encounter a Blood Demon, we'll likely die."

"Our deaths are of no concern, but Her Highness..." Xu Guo spoke sincerely, "I beg of you, Lord Xu Yuan, please grant our wish."

Li Yuan glanced at Princess Jiang Xuan.

Indeed!

No one knew what the one behind the scenes was thinking, but once Princess Jiang Xuan left him, her life would be at the mercy of fate.

"Alright."

"If you wish to stay, then stay, but don't regret it later," Li Yuan said.

"Oh, Lord Xu Yuan," Xu Guo added, "I have one request. Could you allow Her Highness to collect the heads of those Demi-God-rank Beasts as trial vouchers?"

"With so many Demi-God-rank Beast heads, Her Highness will definitely be the top trialist if she can get out," Xu Guo pleaded eagerly.

Princess Jiang Xuan paused, surprised.

She hadn't expected that even at this point, Uncle Guo would still be thinking about her trial task.

"As you wish," Li Yuan said, unconcerned about the beast corpses.

Huff! Li Yuan took a step forward and arrived at the front cabin of the Nebula Skyship.

He sat down cross-legged and began restoring his Source Energy.

The intense battle had exhausted him, having utilized multiple Stellar Techniques.

In the Forbidden Zone of the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern,

"Damn it!"

"Scum! I clearly told him to stop, but he still killed my child! Argh!" A consciousness raged within the earth, "Blood Demon Child, I can only give birth to nineteen at most. Once one dies, it takes over a decade to give birth to another!"

This consciousness was filled with rage and a sense of powerlessness.

As a consciousness, it seemed capable of perceiving through the formation array, but it could only control the vast number of beasts it had given birth to.

Li Yuan's displayed strength had already surpassed its suppression limit.

"Indeed, a Flying Heaven Realm warrior of this caliber is rare."

"The master has traveled through numerous realms, even in the Starlight Ancient City, and has never encountered such a warrior." The consciousness in the depths of the Forbidden Zone sighed, "But don't worry, this Flying Heaven Warrior probably won't live much longer."

"What do you mean?" The consciousness in the depths of the earth asked.

"Hehe."

"You've forgotten the true nature of the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern." The consciousness in the depths of the Forbidden Zone laughed, "This is a place left behind by a Celestial Deity. Before the master, the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern has always existed... The master only controls the surface formation arrays, never touching the core, and has given us control of the formation array."

"The true core of the Abyss Demon Blood Cavern has always been independent, left behind by the Celestial Deity."

"According to the master's wishes... if we encounter a powerful Flying Heaven Realm warrior or a Demi-God, there's no need for us to take action. The core will naturally deal with them." The consciousness in the depths of the Forbidden Zone, "We must kill this scum and avenge my child!"

In the canyon, scarred from past battles, the formation array's invisible power caused the previously shattered mountains and earth to gradually merge.

Even the corpses of the fallen Demi-God-rank Beasts and Blood Demons, their heads severed, slowly merged into the earth.

This vast earth seemed like a Devourer, swiftly absorbing the remains of the dead.

"How strange."

"No wonder we rarely see the corpses of the Beasts and Blood Demons."

"What exactly is this Abyss Demon Blood Cavern?" Li Yuan sat in the war vessel, restoring his Source Energy while observing the outside world.

Witnessing these scenes, his heart grew more cautious.

The only thing that eased his mind was that several hours had passed without any Beasts approaching.

It seemed like the one behind the scenes had given up.

Suddenly,

"Li Yuan, be careful, it's a spatial fluctuation! Quick, enter the Ancient Deity Palace!" Gu You's warning rang out.

Before Li Yuan could react,

A hum filled the air, and a thirty-meter-long Nebula Skyship was silently swallowed by a spatial rift that appeared above it.

The rift closed just as quickly, and the void returned to normal.

It was as if the Nebula Skyship had never been there.

(End of Chapter)

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