Ch 679: The Devil
The entire Island was extremely large; visually, its ground area covered over a hundred miles.
Looking down from above, the entire Island was cone-shaped, like a volcano about to erupt. The Island itself was barren, not even a single weed could be seen, quite desolate.
In the center of the Island, there was a mountain peak hundreds of meters high.
However, the interior of the entire mountain peak seemed to have been hollowed out, revealing a gigantic, extremely deep opening towards the sky.
And above the opening, streams of Thousand Fiends Soul Entangling Wind continuously emerged from within.
“This Thousand Fiends Soul Entangling Wind actually came from inside this Island?!”
Zhou Yuanwu looked at the Island, his gaze showing immense surprise as he said.
However, when Xu Pengyun looked at the Island, he suddenly thought of something, his expression changed, and he quickly said.
“This place is not suitable for a long stay. Let’s quickly take a detour.”
Having said that, he immediately activated the Five-Colored Auspicious Cloud, changing direction and deliberately bypassing the Island.
Seeing the curious gazes from the others, Xu Pengyun explained, “The Thousand Fiends Soul Entangling Wind emanating from this Island isn’t terribly frightening; just carefully bypass it. My concern is that if we are discovered by the Demon Race and attract their attention, it won’t be good, because the Demon Race lives on the Islands above this Demon Sealing Sea.”
Before going to the Demon Sealing Sea, he specially left his sect to visit other friends, asking them about matters concerning the Demon Sealing Sea, and thus learned about this matter.
The Island is the Demon Race’s base. Although he wasn’t clear on the exact situation on the Island, the one thing he could be certain of was that there would definitely be a significant number of Demons inside.
The reason why the Demon Sealing Sea is so terrifying is largely due to the existence of the Demon Race.
“So that’s how it is. Sect Master’s preparations were truly meticulous.”
A look of understanding appeared in the eyes of Zhou Yuanwu and the other.
Xu Pengyun waved his hand. Just as he was about to focus on controlling the Five-Colored Auspicious Cloud.
“Roar!”
A low growl suddenly came from behind. This sound was very strange, like a Fierce Beast yet also like human speech, giving a vague feeling.
As the sound spread, a living being with a very strange appearance suddenly emerged from the Island below and behind them.
This being was very large, and from its appearance, it was very similar to humans.
However, this being had characteristics different from humans. Its skin was covered with slightly raised scales, it had a pair of huge wings on its back, its eyes were dark red and vertical, its nose was deeply recessed in its face, almost invisible, and below was a huge mouth filled with sharp teeth, which extended almost to its ears, looking quite frightening.
“It’s a Demon!”
Xu Pengyun looked at the creature that had suddenly appeared and recognized its identity.
Demon is the name for creatures of the Demon Race.
Unlike humans, Demons, from the moment of their birth, are very powerful, possessing strength comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, classified as a One-Star Demon. Two-Star Demons possess the strength of a Golden Core Stage cultivator; Three-Star Demons are comparable to Nascent Soul Stage cultivators; Four-Star Demons are at the Divine Transformation Stage… and so on. The higher the star rating, the stronger the Demon’s strength.
The Demon that suddenly appeared was a Two-Star Demon, with the strength of a Golden Core Stage cultivator.
“Humans, you seek death!”
The Two-Star Demon flapped its huge wings behind it, roared, and then charged towards the Five-Colored Auspicious Cloud without hesitation.
Xu Pengyun merely glanced at the Two-Star Demon indifferently and ignored it, continuing to control the Five-Colored Auspicious Cloud towards the direction indicated by the Token.
Creatures of the Demon Race, although very powerful from birth, also have a very fatal flaw: although they can speak, their intelligence is not very high.
Most importantly, Demons are inherently brutal and harbor great animosity towards humans.
As long as they see humans, they will fight relentlessly until death.
However, the current Demon is only at the Golden Core Stage and poses no threat to them whatsoever, not even requiring Xu Pengyun to lift a hand to deal with it.
“Audacious!”
Seeing the Two-Star Demon charging towards them aggressively, Zhou Yuanwu coldly snorted, his hands forming Hand Seals.
A long saber emerged from his body, rushing towards the Demon.
The Blade Edge emanated an incredibly terrifying Saber Intent, as if it could cut through anything.
Faced with such a terrifying attack, the Two-Star Demon did not dodge at all; instead, it directly reached out to grab the saber.
Bang!
The saber and palm came into contact, creating a series of sparks. Then, the Demon extended its other hand, also grabbing the saber, gradually applying force, as if trying to crush the saber at once.
“Hmm?”
Seeing this, a hint of surprise appeared in Zhou Yuanwu’s eyes.
He didn’t expect that his attack, which could easily injure a Golden Core Stage cultivator, was actually blocked by the Demon’s physical body.
Apparently, those raised scales are not for show; instead, they have astonishing Defensive Power.
“But it’s useless.”
Zhou Yuanwu’s mind moved, and the saber suddenly trembled, then erupted with even more ferocious Saber Intent.
Following this, several Saber Qi emanated from the Blade Edge.
In an instant, the Two-Star Demon screamed, quickly letting go of the saber. Blood immediately flowed from its palm.
At this point, the Two-Star Demon realized that Xu Pengyun’s group was not easy to mess with.
So it abruptly turned around, its back wings flapping violently, speeding away.
But the moment it moved.
Buzz!
The saber suddenly emitted a Sword Hum and then, like lightning, pierced through the Two-Star Demon’s body with ease.
Then, the Sword Intent violently erupted, tearing the Two-Star Demon’s body to pieces, which fell into the boundless ocean below.
“These creatures are quite unique. Their physical bodies are incredibly strong, almost comparable to Spirit Artifacts. Also, this Two-Star Demon’s speed is faster than ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivators; however, its intelligence is a bit low, and it doesn’t use any Spells.”
Li Hanzhou withdrew his gaze and thought to himself.
Demons, although they look very ferocious and terrifying, are essentially not much different from Fierce Beasts.
As the Five-Colored Auspicious Cloud continued deeper into the Demon Sealing Sea.
After roughly half the journey, Li Hanzhou and the others encountered a total of three or four Demons along the way.
However, the strongest among these Demons were only Three-Star.
They posed no threat to them.
However, as the Five-Colored Auspicious Cloud was flying steadily.
The scene before Li Hanzhou changed somewhat.
About a thousand meters ahead.
Six Three-Star Demons stood in different positions, forming a surrounding circle. Within the circle were three female cultivators.
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