Chapter 149: Chapter 149: The Boiling Demon Abyss

In the core region of the Demon Abyss, inside a great, blood-colored hall.

A Disciple at the True Essence Fifth Layer rushed in and immediately knelt on the ground.

"Speak!" On the grand hall’s dais stood a middle-aged man in blood-red robes. His face was cold and cruel, his eyes held a towering sea of blood, and his terrifying aura made one tremble!

"Master of the Opening and Closing Abyss!" the Disciple said in terror and trepidation. "Elder Kumu’s Life and Death Pill has been stolen, Elder Xie Xiao’s Top-Grade Treasure Medicine, the Blood Spirit Fruit, has been stolen, and also..."

BOOM!

Before the Disciple could finish, the sea of blood in the middle-aged man’s eyes churned. A terrifying aura swept out, and the Disciple’s body exploded on the spot.

’To dare run wild in my Demon Abyss... Who in the hell do you think you are?’

"Find them! I don’t care if you have to dig three feet into the ground, find them!"

"If you find them, kill them without mercy!"

The middle-aged man in blood-red roared coldly. Not only had the Elders’ treasures been stolen, but even he, the Demon Abyss Master at the Spiritual Spring Ninth Layer, had been robbed.

It was a blatant act of contempt. How could he not be furious!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Instantly, outside the blood-colored hall, streaks of blood-red figures shot off in all directions.

...

In the underground space, Ye Wushuang sized up the Jade Statue.

The Jade Statue depicted a man holding a Blood Saber, pointing it at the heavens. He looked like a Heaven-Slaying Demon God. Even as just a statue, it radiated an invincible, tyrannical, and slaughterous aura that shook Ye Wushuang’s soul!

’Who is this person? So terrifying!’ Ye Wushuang’s soul trembled. ’Just his aura alone is this frightening. If he were real, how powerful would he be?’

BUZZ!

Suddenly, the Jade Statue trembled slightly and shot out a four-colored beam of Divine Light, which entered Ye Wushuang’s wrist.

Ye Wushuang snapped back to his senses. His expression changed as he circulated the Heaven-Devouring Dragon Technique, preparing to devour it.

However, the four-colored Divine Light seemed to have a purpose, quickly entering his Divine Court.

Ye Wushuang’s Divine Sense instantly converged within his Divine Court as he swiftly activated his Invincible Saber Intent!

At the same time, an aged voice spoke up. "Kid, don’t worry. I won’t harm you!"

Ye Wushuang frowned and looked over to see a rat standing in the void of his Divine Court. It somewhat resembled the Treasure-Seeking Rat, bathed in four-colored Divine Light, looking incredibly mystical.

"This is a wisp of my remnant consciousness, and it’s about to dissipate. You don’t have to worry about me harming you!" the rat said, speaking in a human tongue.

"What do you want?" Ye Wushuang asked coldly, not daring to lower his guard in the slightest.

"This old one is the Treasure-Seeking Rat’s grandfather. I have appeared to ask a favor of you. The Treasure-Seeking Rat is still young, and this old one can no longer look after it, so I hope you will help take care of it."

"Furthermore, this Demon God Statue holds a great secret related to the Earth Palace. The Earth Palace will open soon, and the statue will be of immense help to you!"

"Moreover, it contains a terrifying attack that was originally meant for the Treasure-Seeking Rat. However, I’m leaving it to you now. I hope you will take it out of the Demon Abyss. If you do, this old one can die in peace!"

The Treasure-Seeking Rat’s grandfather spoke in a rush, his figure growing dimmer with every word.

Ye Wushuang was silent for a moment before saying, "Alright."

"Thank you. In the future, when you go treasure hunting, just bring it along. This old one has passed all my skills to it. Consider it a reward..."

Before his voice could fade, the Treasure-Seeking Rat’s grandfather’s figure dissipated and vanished.

Ye Wushuang turned to look at the Treasure-Seeking Rat and stored away the Demon God Statue. He also pushed the mention of the "Earth Palace" to the back of his mind.

Just then, the Treasure-Seeking Rat began moving around, squeaking a few times every time it stopped!

And at every spot it stopped, there was a treasure!

Jian Bufan obtained a mysterious Sword Seal containing a terrifying Sword Intent, which made him ecstatic.

As for Qiu Mo, he was even more overjoyed. Before him lay a long spear, crimson from end to end and covered in countless blood-colored Inscriptions, shimmering with a bloody light!

A relief carving of a Blood Python coiled around the spear’s shaft. A ferocious Blood Python head was faintly visible at the spear’s tip, emitting an intense killing intent!

Spirit Communication Treasure: Mad Python Blood Spear!

This was a long spear of the Spirit Communication Treasure Level, and Qiu Mo was absolutely thrilled!

Ye Rou received a Purple Mist Robe, which was a Treasure Robe. Not only was it beautiful, but wearing it also increased her speed, perfectly complementing her archery!

Yang Qing’er obtained a Spirit Communication Treasure Level Spirit Sword!

Qianling received a Treasure Cauldron. Although she didn’t know its grade, Qianling was filled with joy!

Seeing his joyous companions, a smile also appeared on Ye Wushuang’s face!

"Oh, right, where’s the Dragon Cat?"

Suddenly, Ye Wushuang realized the Dragon Cat was gone. It wasn’t in the Chaos Space either. He immediately asked, "Have you guys seen the Dragon Cat?"

"Nope!"

Qianling also glanced around but couldn’t find the Dragon Cat.

’It’s gone?’

Ye Wushuang’s brow furrowed. ’That little rascal better not have caused any trouble,’ he thought, ’or we won’t be getting out of here today!’

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Let’s get out of here first."

The others nodded. They all had a strange feeling in their hearts. This was a heavily guarded area of the Demon Abyss that even peerless experts would find difficult to breach, yet they had entered with ease. It felt like some kind of cosmic joke.

Then, Ye Wushuang was about to call for the Treasure-Seeking Rat when he saw it in a corner, hugging a Jade Rat without making a sound.

Ye Wushuang had seen this Jade Rat’s appearance before. It was its grandfather!

Ye Wushuang walked over and heard the Treasure-Seeking Rat say sorrowfully, "This is my grandpa. The people from the Demon Abyss killed him to save me!"

Ye Wushuang said, "Your grandpa saved you because he wanted you to live a good life. Come with me. We can come back for revenge later."

The Treasure-Seeking Rat looked up and said, "Big brother, I’ll help you find treasures from now on. Can you help me get revenge?"

Ye Wushuang replied, "I can. But we have to get out of here first."

"Mhm!"

The Treasure-Seeking Rat gave a final, reluctant look around before burrowing into Ye Wushuang’s arms.

"Let’s go."

With that, Ye Wushuang called out to the others, and they started back the way they came.

"Search!"

"Search!"

When they emerged, the Demon Abyss was in an uproar. Figures of Demon Abyss Disciples darted everywhere, as if searching for something.

"They aren’t looking for us, are they?" Ye Rou asked worriedly.

"They can’t be. No one saw us when we came in," Ye Wushuang replied with a frown.

Jian Bufan said grimly, "What do we do now? There are Demon Abyss Disciples everywhere. I don’t think it’s possible to go back the way we came."

Hearing this, the Treasure-Seeking Rat poked its head out from Ye Wushuang’s robes and whispered, "Grandpa dug a lot of tunnels. We can use them to avoid them."

’Dug a lot of tunnels? Don’t tell me the Treasure-Seeking Rat’s grandfather hollowed out the entire Demon Abyss?’

The six of them stared at the Treasure-Seeking Rat with strange expressions, causing it to shrink its neck back shyly.

Seeing this, Ye Wushuang gave a faint smile and gestured for the others to quickly follow the Treasure-Seeking Rat’s directions and leave.

However, just as they emerged from a tunnel, they happened to see the Dragon Cat crawling out of a palace hall.

Behind it, a Demon Cloud roiled, sweeping over them like the night sky. The terrifying aura made their faces change instantly!

’This is... the Spiritual Spring Realm!’