Free Web NovelChapter 2163: Chapter 2164: Demons Return to the Lair!
Suddenly pausing, Ye Qiu abruptly halted his steps. He wasn’t sure how far it was from here to the top of the cosmic abyss, but at least no light was visible from above.
Presumably, he was still at an extremely deep place in the cosmic abyss.
His abyssal demon body had already reached the Guixu Realm level, just a bit short of the late-stage peak of the Guixu Realm.
Scanning around, he didn’t spot any other abyssal demons.
Ye Qiu was a bit puzzled. Logically, after ascending ten thousand meters, he should encounter stronger abyssal demons, yet he hadn’t found a single one.
Ye Qiu didn’t know that the demon wave caused numerous abyssal demons to leave the cosmic abyss, attacking human martial artists everywhere.
"I must be careful; the quieter a place is, the more dangerous it becomes." Ye Qiu dared not be careless; perhaps a king-level demon was here, explaining the absence of other abyssal demons, all devoured by the king demon.
He slowed his pace accordingly, but soon Ye Qiu realized his worry seemed a bit excessive; truthfully, there wasn’t a single abyssal demon here.
It was entirely an open space.
How strange!
Ye Qiu became even more confused; what exactly was going on, it made no sense not to see a single abyssal demon.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
"Could it be..."
He remembered, could it be related to the demon wave? When the demon wave erupts, the number of appearing abyssal demons is countless.
As he ascended further, he became increasingly certain of this thought, fearing he was really right.
This isn’t fun anymore.
All the powerful abyssal demons had exited the abyss; how could he improve then?
Ye Qiu no longer dallied; his speed abruptly increased, but he hadn’t sped up for long when he sensed an all-enveloping aura descending.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Numerous figures dropped down, leaping from the sky, causing Ye Qiu to be alarmed. These abyssal demons with powerful auras, the weakest among them was at the king-level.
One, two, three, four...
The number of king-level abyssal demons was too many for Ye Qiu to count. They just flashed by him, flying toward the depths of the abyss.
Ye Qiu’s body tightened; so many king-level abyssal demons appearing simultaneously—if they sensed that his demon form was somewhat special, it would be terrible, as his demon body currently couldn’t contend with king-level abyssal demons.
After hundreds to thousands of king-level abyssal demons had passed over his abyss, just as Ye Qiu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, even more powerful abyssal demons appeared.
Emperor level!
Upon the emergence of the emperor-level demons, Ye Qiu’s demon body couldn’t help but start trembling. Previously, when sensing the king-level abyssal demons, he couldn’t suppress his demon form’s instinctive fear, not daring to move. Now, with the appearance of emperor-level abyssal demons,
Ye Qiu’s demon body immediately became rigid. It was sheer oppression—although the oppression from emperor-level abyssal demons wasn’t aimed at him and was unintentionally emitted, it still made his body shake. The difference in demon levels was something he couldn’t bridge at present.
His current level was too low, at most considered a strong among ordinary abyssal demons, with a two-level difference from emperor-level abyssal demons.
King-level abyssal demons, emperor-level abyssal demons, maybe now they would finally quiet down.
Ye Qiu thought to himself, but then, his expression froze, as if struck by lightning. He leaned hard against the rock wall; he was in a battle. This time, not only was his demon body terrified, but even Ye Qiu’s soul was also trembling in fear.
This is...
He saw a massive silhouette slowly descending, entirely black, so dark that it shone. The most terrifying thing was its aura. What level was this?
Above emperor level!
Although Ye Qiu didn’t know what existed beyond emperor-level demons, upon the appearance of this abyssal demon, a thought immediately occurred to his mind. This abyssal demon must surpass emperor-level abyssal demons.
So terrifying, it was just its aura alone, pressing to the point where his soul was about to collapse. This was just by passing by him—if it specifically targeted him, with merely one glance from it, his soul would probably disintegrate.
"What a terrifying abyssal demon."
Ye Qiu was shocked in his heart. Surpassing emperor-level abyssal demons would probably be more horrifying than heaven-level.
He couldn’t imagine how powerful such a level of abyssal demon would be.
In any case, he was far behind right now. Even if he restored to peak power, he would still be nowhere close to competing with it.
Among numerous emperor-level abyssal demons that had emerged victorious, how could he, at this stage, be their opponent? Even against an emperor-level abyssal demon, he was no match.
Fortunately, he was currently hidden within the abyssal demon’s body; otherwise, appearing in human form just now would have definitely led to his demise without a grave.
As he watched that black abyssal demon disappear, Ye Qiu’s body suddenly stiffened again. Only after a long time did he make a move.
A demon body wouldn’t sweat; otherwise, Ye Qiu’s back would surely be soaked.
Just as the most formidable abyssal demon was about to disappear, Ye Qiu noticed that it suddenly turned and glanced at him.
It was this glance that he couldn’t recover from for a long while.
Too terrifying!
"Did it discover something?"
Ye Qiu didn’t know whether he had been exposed; just having been glanced at by the black abyssal demon, he felt like his soul had been seen through.
However, since it didn’t attack him, it should be fine.
Ye Qiu stayed in place, calming himself for a long time before returning to his previous state of mind.
These powerful abyssal demons suddenly appeared and returned; he wondered how Beast God, Luo Fu, Jin Shanshun, Qin Feng, and the others were doing.
Considering abyssal demons more terrifying than emperor level had appeared, Ye Qiu was somewhat worried about the safety of those in the ancient city.
"However, with Order Keepers present, such powerful abyssal demons should be handled by the Order Keepers," Ye Qiu thought to himself.
He felt he should take the opportunity to return to the ancient city to check on the safety of several people.
This was also because the appearance of the demon lord alarmed Ye Qiu; he feared those in the ancient city wouldn’t be able to resist.
Just as he pondered when to return to the ancient city, Ye Qiu’s brows twitched. This time, it was finally no longer powerful abyssal demons but ordinary abyssal demons begin appearing.
Furthermore, among them, many ordinary abyssal demons bore wounds, and upon finding a cave entrance, they immediately burrowed in.
Huh...
Ye Qiu noticed that the number of injured ordinary abyssal demons wasn’t small, probably due to battles with martial artists in the ancient city.
Rolling his eyes, he had an idea. There was a great opportunity in front of him; he could target these injured ordinary abyssal demons.
As long as he devoured the cores of these abyssal demons, he might unexpectedly elevate his strength to the king-level demon.
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. However, in doing something like this, he had to be a bit secretive; these returning abyssal demons apparently don’t cannibalize amongst themselves. Each finds a cave to hide in, without engaging in battle.
"All the better, it seems that my Taihuang Clock can be put to use again!" Ye Qiu smiled slightly.
