High Martial Arts Era 403
by adminLi Yuan had been wandering the outer and inner regions, encountering only Heavenly Flight-level凶兽 (fierce beasts).
As for Semi-Divine-level凶兽, they normally only appeared in restricted areas, with the occasional one appearing on the edges of the restricted zones.
In the inner region? He had hardly ever seen any Semi-Divine-level凶兽.
“These Semi-Divine-level凶兽 don’t have particularly strong life energies. My Divine Palace scan shows they are all level 40 and 41,” Li Yuan confirmed the life levels of the appearing凶兽 after activating his Divine Palace scan.
“[…Killing them will yield spiritual nourishment.]”
“Looks like they are real lifeforms, just like Heavenly Flight-level凶兽, not puppets,” Li Yuan thought to himself. “I wonder if killing normal Semi-Divine-level warriors yields the same amount of spiritual nourishment.”
Since his soul had not broken through to the transformation stage, Li Yuan’s spiritual awakening limit had been stuck at 80%. Even if he killed a Semi-Divine, it would only tell him he got spiritual nourishment, not the specific amount.
“If I have the chance, I should slaughter some,” Li Yuan secretly thought. “That way, when my soul transforms into the Void God Realm, and my spiritual awakening limit reaches 85% or even 90%, I can immediately raise my spiritual awakening level to its limit.”
Even if he reached his spiritual awakening limit, he could still accumulate spiritual nourishment.
“But,”
“All of a sudden, there are over ten Semi-Divine-level凶兽. Could this really be the blood calamity mentioned by Jiang Xuan and the others?” Li Yuan was secretly surprised.
The blood calamity would engulf the entire Abyss Demon Blood Pit.
“Sixteen Semi-Divine-level凶兽?”
“This many! It’s definitely the blood calamity! But it’s only been less than twenty years since the last blood calamity! How come it’s happening again so soon?” Jiang Xuan and Xu Guo’s faces turned pale.
They weren’t too afraid of those Semi-Divine-level凶兽, considering they had Li Yuan, a powerful expert, with them.
With Li Yuan’s displayed strength, killing these Semi-Divine-level凶兽 shouldn’t be difficult.
But the real terror of the blood calamity was the ‘Blood Demon’, something that could make any Heavenly Flight-level warrior lose their will to fight.
“Xu Ge, it’s definitely the blood calamity. We need to get out of the inner region quickly,” Jiang Xuan quickly transmitted her voice. “The danger level increases from the restricted area to the inner region, then to the outer region… We can only survive if we escape to the outer region.”
“I know you’re powerful, but according to the information we got, if you kill these Semi-Divine-level凶兽, the more you kill, the more Semi-Divine-level凶兽 will be attracted to attack. Once the Blood Demon comes, we’re done for,” Jiang Xuan’s voice was urgent.
She was worried Li Yuan would take action immediately.
Xu Guo and the few armored warriors couldn’t help but look at Li Yuan, waiting for his orders.
Although they were under Jiang Xuan’s command, in life-or-death situations, they usually followed the strongest.
Of course, this was on the condition that the strongest person didn’t do anything suicidal.
“Let’s go,” Li Yuan said.
Boom!
The void battleship immediately moved. Xu Guo controlled the battleship, and its speed began to increase, quickly heading towards the other side of the valley to escape.
At this moment, the sixteen Semi-Divine-level凶兽 had already sensed Li Yuan, Jiang Xuan, and the others’ life energies as soon as they rushed out of the cave… In their perception, these were blood food.
Their mission was to kill all these blood food.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!” The sixteen Semi-Divine-level凶兽 released their terrifying power, their might far greater than the previous hundreds of Heavenly Flight-level凶兽 that made up the凶兽 swarm. They transformed into streams of light and pursued.
Among these Semi-Divine-level凶兽, two creatures resembling bats were particularly swift. They faintly emitted a green light, dazzlingly brilliant.
“Bad,”
“There are two Wind-type凶兽. They are faster than our battleship,” Xu Guo’s face changed slightly, hurriedly saying, “Xu Yuan, your Highness, I am not skilled in operating a battleship.”
Li Yuan frowned slightly.
This void battleship could be significantly faster than Semi-Divine-level warriors if it went full speed… Unfortunately, Xu Guo hadn’t condensed the true meaning of wind.
“If I take control of this ship, I should be able to get away, but I’ll need some time to refine the core of the battleship,” Li Yuan thought to himself.
Even with his strength, it wasn’t possible for him to immediately refine a semi-artifact.
“Roar~” “Roar~” The two bat凶兽 quickly approached.
Jiang Xuan and the others grew increasingly nervous.
“Prepare to retract the battleship and don’t resist,” Li Yuan’s voice echoed in their minds.
Whoosh! Li Yuan waved his hand, and instantly, a long, spindle-shaped craft appeared beside the existing battleship, its surface emitting a hazy light, like a nebula.
Artifact – Nebula Extreme Void Shuttle!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xu Guo was a Semi-Divine as well, reacting swiftly, waving his hand to store his battleship into his storage artifact, then immediately feeling an invisible force enveloping him.
He, Jiang Xuan, and the few armored warriors were taken into the Nebula Extreme Void Shuttle by Li Yuan.
Whoosh!
The Nebula Extreme Void Shuttle moved with incredible speed, like lightning, far surpassing the flying speed of the two Wind-type凶兽, leaving them far behind.
“This!”
“How fast!,”
“What kind of battleship is this?” Both Jiang Xuan and Xu Guo were shocked. They were inside the shuttle, and they could vaguely observe the outside, naturally noticing the terrifying speed of this long shuttle, twice faster than their battleship.
Twice? That was truly terrifying!
Even Semi-Divine peak-level warriors couldn’t fly that fast.
“It’s one of my battleships,” Li Yuan said calmly.
Actually, with Li Yuan’s current understanding of the wind law and spatial mysteries, if he controlled the Nebula Extreme Void Shuttle with all his might, its speed could increase by another 50%.
After all, the theoretical ‘top speed’ of the Nebula Extreme Void Shuttle was beyond even Void God peak, and Li Yuan was currently only utilizing a fraction of its power.
Whoosh!
Li Yuan, operating with full force, the Nebula Extreme Void Shuttle, less than twenty meters long, was like an agile fish, swiftly escaping from the pursuit of the over ten Semi-Divine-level凶兽.
…
Deep within the Abyss Demon Blood Pit, in the restricted area.
Two powerful consciousnesses were communicating.
“How are the effects of the blood calamity?” asked the consciousness in the restricted area.
“Very good. It’s indeed a wise decision to send a large number of our children to the inner and outer regions. The slaughter efficiency has increased immediately,” responded the consciousness within the earth. “At this rate, we can slaughter all the blood food in just one day.”
“Leave some behind. Follow the previous ratio, leaving one percent,” said the consciousness in the restricted area. “If we slaughter them all, no one will be willing to come in anymore, and the Yuan Nation won’t be happy about it.”
“I understand,” replied the consciousness within the earth.
Suddenly,
“Huh! Interesting!” The consciousness within the earth exclaimed in surprise.
“What’s wrong?”
“My children have discovered something interesting. There’s actually a battleship whose speed surpasses that of a Semi-Divine peak-level warrior,” responded the consciousness within the earth. “It’s probably a powerful artifact… Artifacts also depend on how they are used. It seems like there is a very powerful Heavenly Flight-level warrior here.”
“Oh?” The consciousness in the restricted area was also curious. “Do you mean to say we should pursue them with all our might?”
“As per the master’s orders, life is infused with the essence of heaven and earth. The more powerful the Heavenly Flight-level warrior, the more essence their soul and flesh contain… Killing them will be beneficial.”
“Besides, such a powerful artifact is probably worth more than one hundred Divine Crystals… Little by little, it will add up, and the master will be pleased,” responded the consciousness within the earth.
The two consciousnesses also secretly collected the treasures of the slain trialists, but they mostly kept it low-key.
“I’ve already ordered my children to surround them from all directions. They can’t escape,” the consciousness within the earth was full of confidence. “We’ll wipe them out first, then it’s not too late to kill the other blood food.”
…
Within a dim valley.
After escaping another swarm of凶兽, the Nebula Extreme Void Shuttle slowed down and stopped among a group of towering trees, concealing itself.
“The blood calamity has erupted,”
“Nowhere is safe,” Xu Guo lamented. “Whether we go forward or back, we might encounter other swarms of凶兽. It’s better to stay put.”
“Fortunately, we have Xu Yuan,” Xu Guo’s eyes were filled with admiration.
The few armored warriors felt the same.
“It’s nothing,” Li Yuan remained calm.
“It’s a pity that so many trialists will die in this blood calamity. Only a few will survive, I’m afraid,” Jiang Xuan sighed softly, she didn’t like killing.
But she quickly regained her composure and looked at Li Yuan, “Xu Ge, you saved me again.”
“I was also saving myself,” Li Yuan said, then his tone shifted. “The trial ends in ten days, will this blood calamity continue for that long?”
Li Yuan estimated that if it continued indefinitely, the endless swarms of凶兽 would probably kill all the trialists in the entire Abyss Demon Blood Pit… after all, it was the凶兽’s territory, and they were very familiar with the terrain.
Under the cover of the invisible source power formation, it was difficult for trialists to shake the mountains, Li Yuan was no exception.
Trialists could only move along the fixed valley passages.
But what about the凶兽? They could create passages in the mountains. Obviously, they had the advantage of terrain.
“It usually lasts for a day or two,” Jiang Xuan said helplessly. “Actually, some people have always suspected that there is an invisible force controlling the entire Abyss Demon Blood Pit… many people speculate that it’s the higher-ups of our Yuan Nation.”
“The Yuan Nation higher-ups?” Li Yuan was surprised.
“Yes,” Xu Guo also chimed in. “But no one has ever confirmed it. But that’s also why the Abyss Demon Blood Pit is called ‘Abyss Demon’.”
Li Yuan was speechless.
It seemed that many people in the Yuan Nation had a lot of grievances against the Abyss Demon Blood Pit.
Unfortunately, great power rested in the hands of a few, and the Yuan Nation higher-ups wouldn’t care about the thoughts of the lower-ranking people.
As Li Yuan knew, in the Divine Realm, some powerful gods controlled vast interstellar territories, with millions of subordinate planets, all under a system of complete slavery… They would sacrifice countless planets without a second thought.
They were even called ‘Demon Gods’!!
But those gods lived carefree, relying on their immense power… The Yuan Nation’s rule was actually quite peaceful in comparison.
Time flew by, and several hours passed.
The valley was quiet.
“Hm?” Li Yuan suddenly sensed spatial fluctuations and looked towards the distance. He saw that many凶兽 figures were appearing from both ends of the valley, each moving with incredible speed.
The earth was faintly trembling.
“Semi-Divine-level!” Gu You’s voice rang in Li Yuan’s mind. “Brother, you’re in trouble. They’re all Semi-Divine-level凶兽, over three hundred of them.”
“They seem to know you’re here. They are completely coming for you. There’s probably someone behind the scenes commanding them.”
A glimmer of coldness flashed in Li Yuan’s eyes. They were truly targeting him?
Less than ten seconds later.
Rumbling~ The earth trembled faintly, and Jiang Xuan, Xu Guo, and the others in the battleship also sensed the changes in the surroundings.
“That’s…” Xu Guo’s face changed, “Semi-Divine-level凶兽, there are so many!! At least a hundred.”
“What?”
“A hundred Semi-Divine-level凶兽,” Jiang Xuan and the few armored warriors’ faces turned pale.
Before they could think further,
“Boom!” Suddenly, there was a deafening roar as if the sky was collapsing. A giant hand, swirling with blood-colored energy, emerged from the earth, like a pillar of heaven, engulfing the entire world with its terrifying aura.
“Blood Demon!”
“It’s the Blood Demon!” Xu Guo’s face had turned white.
(End of chapter)
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