Looking at the furious white robed youth, Liu Bai gave a faint smile. His heart suddenly trembled violently, and an inexplicable fluctuation abruptly spread outward with Liu Bai's heart as the center.
Before the two Fourth-Grade Sovereign elders could even make a move, they suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and then looked over in horror.
To enter the Supreme Demon Heart Scripture, the first step was to condense a Demon Heart Seed within the heart using the Nether Demon Heart Lighting. This process was considered the first major obstacle in cultivating the Supreme Demon Heart Scripture. However, with the system's assistance, Liu Bai completed it without experiencing any pain at all.
At this moment, he was using the power of the Demon Heart Seed to directly trigger the heart demons of the two opponents. Combined with the Nether Demon Heart Lightning, the resulting power was several times stronger than when he killed the Earth Rock Rhinoceros earlier.
However, the reason the two were injured so directly was also due to the advantage of a surprise attack. After all, the other party knew nothing about Liu Bai and naturally would not guard against an attack like the Nether Demon Heart Lightning, which was formless and intangible. That was how such results were achieved.
Otherwise, if a Fourth-Grade Sovereign were on guard, the Nether Demon Heart Lighting alone would not be able to injure them.
Unfortunately, outsiders were unaware of this.
This scene caused many of the surrounding people to freeze, and then one by one they could not help but step back.
Although those who dared to come and join the commotion were not ordinary individuals and every one of them possessed Sovereign cultivation, none had truly reached the Fourth Grade. Fourth-Grade Sovereigns were not the kind to appear in places like this unless they were accompanying someone as guards like Elder Lin and Elder Mo. Otherwise, they would venture deeper inside.
Among everyone present, only the white robed youth still failed to understand the situation and continued shouting arrogantly.
"Elders, what are you still looking at? Hurry up and make your move."
Damn it.
Elder Lin, who had a rather fiery temper, almost cursed out loud. He had already spat blood and this idiot still did not see it.
This brainless fool. If I ever come out with you again, I will be a dog.
With a raised hand, he released a burst of spiritual energy that directly sealed the white robed youth's mouth. Then, under the latter's incredulous gaze, he turned around and fled with his companions.
On the other side, Elder Mo gave a bitter smile but did not speak. He merely glanced warily at Liu Bai. Seeing that Liu Bai had no intention of attacking again, he followed after them.
Their mission was to protect the safety of the Lingyue young master, not to act as his hired thugs. Liu Bai was clearly stronger than both of them, so retreating was naturally the wisest choice.
Even if the young master went back and complained to the Lingyue Palace Lord, the two of them would not receive any punishment.
As for Liu Bai, he truly had no intention of stopping them. After all, his journey had only just begun. He did not want to be hunted relentlessly, as that would delay his plans too much.
Seeing that the Lingyue Palace group had fled, the others immediately felt the urge to retreat as well. Even Fourth-Grade Sovereigns had withdrawn, so they were even less likely to be a match for the young man before them.
Well, calling him a young man might not be accurate. He could very well be an old monster deliberately maintaining a youthful appearance. Otherwise, how could someone so young be this powerful unless he was a genius listed on the Dragon Phoenix Record.
Liu Bai did not care about these people. His gaze swept across the crowd and landed directly on a bald, muscular man clad in golden armor.
His gaze caused the latter to shudder. He hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I am Jin Yuan, a commander under the Golden Crystal King. I hope you will forgive any offense."
This statement clearly declared his identity and conveyed his meaning to Liu Bai. I am a subordinate of the Golden Crystal King. I have backing. Do not cause trouble for me.
The so called Golden Crystal King was naturally the alternate title of the Golden Crystal Beast King, one of the rulers of the Myraid Beasts Plain. While his strength might not compare to the various Kings of the Great Heavenlaw Domain, he was still stronger than the Demonic Lightning Sect.
Many humans came to hunt in the Myraid Beasts Plain on a regular basis, but when they truly encountered a Beast King level force, humans did not dare provoke them lightly.
Unfortunately, if he knew that Liu Bai's target was precisely that Golden Crystal King, he likely would not have said such a thing.
"The Golden Crystal King? I happen to have something I would like to discuss with him. Would Commander Jin Yuan be willing to introduce me?"
These words caused Jin Yuan to freeze, and then his expression darkened.
His instincts told him that the other party might have ill intentions. However, since Liu Bai had not displayed hostility, a trace of hope arose within him, and he did not wish to become enemies with the other party.
Of course, it was not that he feared his King could not defeat Liu Bai. Rather, his current situation was extremely dangerous.
He recognized the corpse below. That Earth Rock Rhinoceros had once been a strong contender for one of the five great commander positions under the Golden Crystal King. Its combat strength was not much weaker than his own. After losing, it fled to the outer region of Golden Crystal Mountain.
With it stationed there, far fewer humans dared to intrude into Golden Crystal Mountain. It had served as an excellent gatekeeper. But now it lay dead, its spirit essence and horns already taken. How could Jin Yuan not be terrified?
After hesitating for a long time, Jin Yuan ultimately did not dare refuse. Moreover, he did not believe this human could be a match for the King. Taking him there would be perfect. How the King dealt with him afterward was not his concern.
"Alright. Follow me."
Jin Yuan spoke and took the initiative to lead the way toward the depths of the mountain range.
Liu Bai smiled faintly and followed immediately.
Seeing that there was nothing left to watch, the remaining people dispersed one after another. However, speculation regarding Liu Bai's identity only grew more intense among them. Some even began taking out the Dragon Phoenix Record to search for geniuses matching his description.
Lingyue Palace.
After listening to the accounts of Elders Lin and Mo, the Lingyue Palace Lord Xiao Lingyue, dressed in a cold colored long gown, shifted her gaze toward her furious son beside her. A trace of indulgent affection flashed through her eyes.
"So you are saying that you only heard a faint sound of thunder, and then the spiritual energy within your bodies reversed and struck your hearts, causing your injuries?"
Her voice was as clear and pleasant as a mountain spring. Simply hearing it was enough to stir boundless imagination toward its owner.
And reality matched this impression. Xiao Lingyue was indeed a renowned beauty of the Northern Region. Even now that her son had grown so large, countless admirers were still willing to act as her devoted followers.
Even the identity of her son's father had always remained a mystery within the Northern Region.
"Yes, Palace Lord. Although that person appeared young, his cultivation should be comparable to ours. Combined with his strange methods, in order to protect the young master from harm, we chose to retreat. Please punish us."
Both elders were shrewd individuals. This was not the time to shirk responsibility. They objectively described Liu Bai's terrifying nature and then directly accepted punishment.
"You did nothing wrong. Why would I punish you?" Xiao Lingyue smiled softly, her voice causing the two elders below to feel their faces flush.
Fortunately, both of them had their heads lowered, so no one saw their current expressions.
"Alright. You two need not worry. Go and rest."
"Thank you, Palace Lord. We take our leave."
The two quickly departed, their figures appearing somewhat disheveled.
Once only the mother and son remained, the white robed youth Xiao Kun immediately became dissatisfied. Using a spoiled tone, he said, "Mother, those two cowards were terrified at the sight of an enemy. They even sealed my spiritual energy. Why did you not punish them?"
Xiao Lingyue patted her son's head with a look of affection and said, "You are far too reckless. Have you forgotten what I told you before? No matter who the enemy is, preserving your life comes first. Otherwise, even if your mother kills the enemy afterward, can I bring you back to life?"
"As my son, your life is the most important thing. As for revenge, as long as you are alive, there will always be time."
Although the youth acted brainlessly arrogant outside, he had one major virtue, which was that he behaved extremely obediently in front of his own mother.
Facing his mother's repeated admonitions, he nodded again and again. As for how much he truly remembered in his heart, only he himself knew.
"But now that person has definitely already run away. Even if we want to find him, we will not be able to…"
Xiao Lingyue smiled softly. "That may not necessarily be the case."
"Those who can use thunder sound to induce the opponent's spiritual energy to reverse and rampage are very rare. And coincidentally, there is currently someone in the Northern Region who closely matches what you described."
"Who?" The youth's face immediately showed delight.
"The Great Heavenlaw Domain, the Nine Nether Palace, Liu Bai!"
Liu Bai had no idea that his identity had already been guessed by the Palace Lord of Lingyue Palace. Of course even if he knew, there was nothing he could do about it.
After all, the battle in the Hundred Battles Domain had completely exposed him to the sight of all major factions. For someone like Xiao Lingyue, a Palace Lord, it was naturally very easy to obtain information about him.
Now it would depend on how the other party chose to act, whether to vent anger for her son or to let the matter rest.
After entering the depths of the Gold Crystal Mountain Range, Liu Bai finally understood why the Myriad Beasts Plain lived up to its name. There were simply far too many spiritual beasts living here. Just within the Gold Crystal Mountain Range alone, everywhere he looked were powerful spiritual beasts with formidable auras.
Of course, most of these spiritual beasts still maintained their beast forms. Only a few Sovereign level powerhouses had the ability to choose a human form.
News of Liu Bai's arrival had already been secretly transmitted back by Jin Yuan. Thus when Liu Bai reached the deeper region, he immediately sensed waves of powerful auras suddenly surrounding him.
In response, Liu Bai was not flustered at all. Instead, he smiled faintly and looked at Jin Yuan beside him.
"Um, may I ask what it is that you mean by looking at me like this, human friend?" Jin Yuan felt uneasy under Liu Bai's gaze and could not help but speak.
"It is nothing. I just feel that I underestimated you. I did not even notice when you sent the message back…"
Upon hearing this, Jin Yuan's expression changed and he immediately understood that the other party had discovered their hidden arrangements.
"I did not expect you to have noticed already. But so what? You are now trapped within my king's encirclement. If you wish to live, kneel and beg for mercy. Perhaps my king may show you some compassion!"
At this moment, Jin Yuan no longer had his earlier caution and instead revealed an arrogant demeanor.
At the same time, sensing the change in Jin Yuan's aura, the ambushing spiritual beast experts around them all revealed themselves. In total there were more than ten of them, all experts at or above Second Grade Sovereign.
Directly in front of Liu Bai, a golden armored giant as massive as a small mountain appeared in his field of vision.
"Hahaha, it seems Jin Yuan did not lie to me. A Fourth-Grade Sovereign this young has delivered himself to my doorstep. It looks like this king is destined to enjoy a feast this time!"
Liu Bai frowned slightly. From the sound of it, the other party intended to eat him.
Low level spiritual beasts would indeed devour cultivators' flesh and blood to strengthen themselves, but this method was extremely inefficient. Thus after killing human cultivators, they would usually space storage spiritual artifacts like Space bracelets and devour divine souls to enhance their spiritual energy. As for the corpse, it would often be discarded and left for lower level demonic beasts to deal with.
In that regard, they were no different from human powerhouses.
A Gold Crystal King who openly declared his intention to devour a cultivator's flesh and blood was actually quite rare.
"You want to eat me. Do you really think you can do it?" Liu Bai looked at the surrounding group of spiritual beasts that had transformed into human forms and said calmly.
"You are very confident. It seems you also have a great power backing you. But if you think you can rely on that to preserve your life, then you are greatly mistaken. Countless human geniuses have already been devoured by this king. You will merely become one more among them."
"Attack. Do not let such fine ingredients escape!"
Liu Bai raised his eyebrows slightly. He did not expect these fellows to be so arrogant, disregarding background and identity and immediately choosing to fight.
Moreover, it seemed this was not the first time they had done such a thing. He could not help but wonder how they had managed to live for so long. Was it truly that no one had discovered this, or was the Gold Crystal King's background so formidable that no one dared to act against him?
No matter what, Liu Bai had no intention of sitting still and waiting for death. Thus the moment the command was given, he took the initiative and moved first.
Without using anything too distinctive of his own style, Liu Bai directly raised his hand and released three Sixth-Rank spiritual arrays.
Previously, he still needed to rely on the Minor Demon Heart state to instantly deploy Sixth-Rank arrays. But now, as his array cultivation had reached the level of True Heart Eye and his spiritual energy had increased severalfold, he could already achieve this in a normal state.
The three arrays were the Starlight Seven Slaughter Array, the Vast Sky Sword Array, and the Star River Grand Array. Each of them was sufficient to kill a Second Grade Sovereign. Now with all three activated simultaneously, the surrounding spiritual beast experts immediately felt as though they had been placed within a starry sky.
However, the stars within this sky carried endless danger, as each one crashed down toward them like meteors.
Roar!
A heaven shaking beast roar erupted. A gigantic black bear roared toward the sky, then raised its massive paws and slammed them toward a meteor that had already descended above its head.
Boom!
The violent tremor spread throughout the star river, and the enormous golden meteor shattered under the bear's terrifying strength.
Although the bear's paws were scorched black and even its bones were cracked, it ultimately managed to block the fatal strike. Yet before it could rejoice, from within the shattered meteor, a dazzling sword light shot straight toward it.
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