Free Web NovelChapter 2169: Chapter 2170: Frenzied Looting! First Update
On the ancient city walls, the Saint Heir of Taiyi was still as fierce as the wind, his spear as invincible as ever. Each strike took down no fewer than four abyssal demons.
The combat prowess was astounding.
Beside him, the Stone Demon Lord was also striving to catch up. The two seemed to compete over who could slay the most abyssal demons. As long as the Emperor-level abyssal demons didn’t make a move, no abyssal demons could threaten them.
This benefitted Ye Qiu, who collected the inner cores of the King-level abyssal demons at the foot of the ancient city wall until his arms went numb. In just a short while, he collected hundreds of those inner cores.
Moreover, the appearance of inner cores here was rapid, matching Ye Qiu’s speed.
It wasn’t until the Saint Heir of Taiyi and the Stone Demon Lord stopped, replaced by another group, that the appearance rate of the King-level demon inner cores began to slow down.
Ye Qiu felt that the valuable inner cores here had been mostly collected by him. He thought of going to another side of the ancient city to continue, as the entire Galaxy Ancient City was surrounded on three sides. When Ye Qiu arrived at the wall’s foot on the side, there were quite a few inner cores accumulated here.
With nimble hands and feet, Ye Qiu had become experienced in picking inner cores, instantly recognizing which types held high value.
After another round of harvesting, Ye Qiu glanced at the many martial artists above, battling the abyssal demons.
Suddenly, delight appeared on his face.
"Beast God, Jin Shanshun..."
Ye Qiu saw the figures of the Beast God and others. At this moment, the Beast God, Luo Fu, Jin Shanshun, and Qin Feng stood on the city wall, launching various attacks. What surprised Ye Qiu most delightfully was that he noticed Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng had entered the Saint Realm.
With both having broken through to the Saint Realm, they now had some self-preservation power within the ancient city.
Even facing the Saint Heir of Taiyi and the Stone Demon Lord, they would not be too disadvantaged.
"No, if I take all the inner cores here, it would reduce the military merit points they can earn."
Since the city wall here was occupied by his people, he couldn’t be too selfish.
So Ye Qiu took out part of the demon inner cores he had collected and discreetly placed them at the wall’s base.
Simultaneously, he transmitted his voice to the four, telling them he was still alive and they needn’t worry about him.
Beast God, Luo Fu, Jin Shanshun, and Qin Feng, upon hearing Ye Qiu’s voice in their minds, were all momentarily stunned.
Afterward, they were overjoyed, all asking Ye Qiu’s whereabouts.
Ye Qiu didn’t say much, nor did he tell them about his transformation into an abyssal demon, only instructing them to dig out the things under the walls after the demon wave ended.
Ye Qiu didn’t plan to take the inner cores from this wall’s base anymore, or else the Beast God and others wouldn’t be able to exchange for military merit points, making their efforts in vain.
If someone’s going to be tricked, it should be the Taiyi Saint Heir and others.
Then, Ye Qiu quietly returned to the bottom of the ancient city’s main wall, intending to collect all the inner cores there, leaving none behind.
It was to let the Saint Heir of Taiyi and the Stone Demon Lord work in vain.
As for the areas of Walker and Turquoise Pool, Ye Qiu didn’t plan to collect them because he had a good relationship with Turquoise Pool. It was enough to solely target Taiyi and the Stone Demon Lord.
"So, you’re here too." Ye Qiu suddenly recognized another familiar figure on the ancient city’s front wall.
Hongyuan Holy Son!
It turned out he was among the group of martial artists replacing the Saint Heir of Taiyi and the Stone Demon Lord, and Hongyuan Holy Son’s strength had improved markedly since before.
He seemed to be on the verge of breaking into the Supreme Saint level.
Ye Qiu knew that the rapid progress of many young martial artists was largely due to the pressure from the demon wave.
However, he was not envious, as his strength hadn’t advanced further. Nonetheless, by infiltrating the demon ranks and collecting the vast majority of inner cores, he was the one who benefited the most.
He eagerly anticipated absorbing all the inner cores after the demon wave ended to see how far he would advance. If he could leap into the Emperor-level, it would indeed be a blessing in disguise.
That was, after all, the level of the heavens!
With this thought, Ye Qiu was fueled with motivation, collecting all levels of inner cores without exception.
Ye Qiu, full of fighting spirit, kept changing positions, moving to where the inner cores were, sometimes pretending to be wounded or playing dead, etc.
In any case, he used every trick in the book, as long as he wasn’t noticed.
As the confrontation between the abyssal demons and the many martial artists dragged on, night gradually gave way to day.
At dawn, the abyssal demons began to cease fighting, regrouping in one place, just as they had when they first arrived at the ancient city.
Ye Qiu saw this and regretfully glanced at a few King-level demon inner cores he hadn’t had a chance to pick up. In the end, he held back and merged into the crowd, leaving a few inner cores for the Taiyi Saint Heir and the Stone Demon Lord.
Just those few!
Soon after, the Emperor-level abyssal demons also retreated, and Ye Qiu observed that there were fewer Emperor-level abyssal demons than before, as several had likely been slain by the ancient city’s strong ones.
Ye Qiu dared not collect the inner cores of such powers. He knew that absorbing even one Emperor-level core would significantly enhance his strength, but such a danger he neither dared nor could risk, as participating in such a battle between heavenly levels would mean certain death if targeted, even if only caught in the crossfire.
Of course, if his strength were much greater, then it might be worth considering.
After the black demons retreated, the main force began to withdraw, and the people on the ancient city did not pursue.
According to Ye Qiu’s estimation, many people were already exhausted. To chase after would be suicidal.
Abyssal demons might not seem very terrifying, but when numerous abyssal demons are restrained and controlled, they become quite formidable.
This is part of what makes the demon wave terrifying. With the demon lords present, the powers of the abyssal demons are united, no longer fighting among themselves, thus putting human martial artists in peril.
The all-covering demons vanished, and the surroundings of the ancient city quieted down from the earlier noise of battle, with many catching their breath and resting.
Once many had recovered some strength, they began jumping off the city walls to reap the day’s gains.
As previously agreed, whoever slayed abyssal demons on a section of the wall had the right to the inner cores beneath that section, to be later distributed according to their relative power levels.
Turquoise Pool and the Walker managed to harvest ample demon inner cores on their end.
The Beast God, Luo Fu, and Jin Shanshun fared even better on their side.
However, when the Saint Heir of Taiyi, the Stone Demon Lord, Hongyuan Holy Son, and others came down to collect inner cores, everyone was at a loss, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Where were the inner cores?
They definitely killed the most abyssal demons out of the three walls, but why were there only a few lonely inner cores in sight?
Even the ones seen looked quite pitiful.
This anomaly drew notice from others, and when they saw the handful of inner cores being collected by Taiyi and others, they too were stunned. This... this... couldn’t be right.
Could it be an illusion?
Yes, it must be an illusion!
