Free Web NovelChapter 2164: Chapter 2165: King of the Flesh!
A large number of abyssal demons all burrowed into the cave within the stone wall, and once again, the cosmic abyss fell silent.
Ye Qiu’s demonic body hid inside the Taihuang Bell, immediately moving closer to the nearest abyssal demon.
This abyssal demon was missing an arm, and it was currently healing its wound, with the severed arm slowly growing back.
Mid-stage Return to Ruins realm.
Ye Qiu sized it up. Such a level of abyssal demon was not difficult for him, especially with the element of surprise.
The Bahuang Sword was already prepared in his hand, ready for action. This scene somewhat resembled his days as an assassin.
Only this time, the targets were abyssal demons.
Whoosh.
The Bahuang Sword appeared silently, working in tandem with the Taihuang Bell, swiftly and forcefully piercing through, killing the mid-stage Return to Ruins realm abyssal demon with one strike.
Retracting the Bahuang Sword, the tip revealed a core; his previous strike killed the abyssal demon mainly because he had pierced its core.
Recently, he had become very familiar with the location of the core within abyssal demons. To kill one, naturally, he had to strike at the core.
A single strike could be fatal.
After settling one, Ye Qiu swiftly sheathed the sword and hid once again inside the Taihuang Bell, while the slain abyssal demon quickly turned into a pool of blood.
In the following time, Ye Qiu continued his assassinations, killing over a hundred ordinary abyssal demons with his own hands.
Yet even after absorbing the cores of these abyssal demons, he still couldn’t propel himself to the king level.
According to Ye Qiu’s guess, his current situation likely couldn’t be resolved by relying on cores alone for a breakthrough.
His demonic body required combat.
Not assassinations. Only brutal fighting would help abyssal demons to break through.
Ye Qiu also wished for a fair fight, but these abyssal demons were just too damn quiet, not contending at all. If he were to initiate a fight directly, he would stand out starkly.
It should be the orders from those king demons, or even that black abyssal demon, causing the temporary peaceful coexistence.
"I can’t act rashly. Once I make a move, it could very likely draw out a powerful king abyssal demon." Ye Qiu remained cautious, acknowledging that the demonic tide was a special period where weaker abyssal demons obeyed the strongest ones.
Much like soldiers and a general.
Better to continue with assassinations.
"But this time, I won’t go after ordinary abyssal demons." Ye Qiu’s eyes flashed with resolve; he had made up his mind to target king-level abyssal demons.
Ordinary abyssal demon cores were useless to him, but what about king-level ones?
It’s definitely worth a try.
Ye Qiu did not ascend but descended instead.
Quite a few king-level abyssal demons had appeared below just earlier.
With the Taihuang Bell concealing him, Ye Qiu didn’t have much to worry about. Even if he couldn’t kill a king-level demon with one strike, escaping was still possible.
Before long.
Ye Qiu sensed a presence stronger than his own, enveloping this area.
This was it.
He detected the presence of several king-level abyssal demons, continuing to invoke the Taihuang Bell, searching for a demon with a weaker presence, as these abyssal demons would be easier to handle.
Soon, he selected a suitable target and prepared to strike.
The Taihuang Bell silently approached, moving slowly like a tiny particle. This abyssal demon didn’t notice at all.
It didn’t seem to expect anyone to come near, as it exerted no external power.
This, without a doubt, worked in Ye Qiu’s favor, giving him even more confidence.
After a short while, the Taihuang Bell was above the abyssal demon’s head, and that was when Ye Qiu made his move.
This time, to avoid alarming other abyssal demons, he employed a double layer of insurance, directly covering it with the Taihuang Bell, then piercing from above with the Bahuang Sword.
Swish.
The king-level abyssal demon, originally in meditation, suddenly vanished. The Taihuang Bell and abyssal demon were cleaved into two by Ye Qiu, achieving another instant kill.
Due to the continuous invocation of the Taihuang Bell, Ye Qiu’s already sparse soul power was significantly depleted, leaving him weak once more.
His demonic body had only reached the Return to Ruins realm, so the transformed power was not much, especially his soul power, which had been recovering at a very slow pace these days.
Enduring the instability of his soul, Ye Qiu immediately consumed the core of the king-level abyssal demon.
Instantly, a burst of energy erupted from the core, rapidly flowing through his entire body.
"Hmm? Is the demonic body starting to evolve?"
Ye Qiu noticed that his demonic body was undergoing subtle changes due to a king-level core, with the skin color shifting from green to a darker green.
Even his size was increasing, growing from one meter to two meters.
King-level essence!
This transformation continued for a while.
When Ye Qiu opened his eyes again, he felt a difference in his power compared to before; he was now a king-level abyssal demon.
With a wave of his hand, the power of his demonic body could reach the destructive capacity of a Saint.
Wonderful, he finally became a king-level abyssal demon. Ye Qiu continued to explore the power of his demonic body, but when he found that the power within his core remained at the late-stage peak of the Return to Ruins realm, he was perplexed. What was going on?!
Trying out the power in the core indeed confirmed it was at the Return to Ruins realm level.
It shouldn’t be; his demonic body had already reached king level, so the power in the core shouldn’t still be at the Return to Ruins level.
This was too bizarre.
After pondering for a while, Ye Qiu could only attribute it to his body lacking combat, so the core didn’t evolve along with it.
Ye Qiu couldn’t help but smile wryly, his joy was premature; it was just akin to a half-step king-level abyssal demon.
Just like human martial artists progressing in martial arts, often reaching a half-step level.
Abyssal demons can experience similar phenomena.
If it were a true abyssal demon, such situations wouldn’t occur, but Ye Qiu wasn’t; at his core, he was human, just possessing the body of an abyssal demon.
It must be due to devouring the king-level core.
Ye Qiu no longer felt frustrated. Regardless, his demonic body had fundamentally changed compared to before, which was still good.
And this was just from devouring one king-level core; what if he devoured ten, a hundred?
At that time, to what extent would his demonic body reach?
Ye Qiu swallowed hard; if his demonic body continued to strengthen, even if his core remained at the Return to Ruins realm, it wouldn’t matter. At worst, he could rely only on the power of the demonic body. Although its power fell short compared to king-level demons of the same rank, at least he could briefly match them; as long as he eliminated the opponent in the shortest time, he wouldn’t be in danger.
Impossible, the assassinations must continue; he needed to devour more king-level demon cores.
Regardless of the core evolution or not, first strengthen the body to the highest level of the king-level demon.
With so many wounded king-level abyssal demons here, not taking advantage of them to strengthen himself would be a real waste!
