Chapter 2026: Chapter 1994: Demon Race Village

With a loud bang, the Ox Dragon was completely flipped over by Li Chen, and at the same moment, layers of Law Power on Li Chen’s body were unleashed, pinning the Ox Dragon firmly to the ground.

The Ox Dragon struggled for quite a while before realizing it couldn’t break free and finally exclaimed, "I give up! I give up!"

At the same time, the Ox Dragon’s once immensely inflated body shrank down again, much like a deflated balloon,

Hearing the Ox Dragon’s voice, a smile appeared at the corner of Li Chen’s mouth, and he also retracted the Dharma Phase Universe, with his body returning to its original form.

However, even after returning to its original form, the Ox Dragon’s body remained enormous, its house-sized figure lying limp in front of Li Chen, like a mountain of flesh.

"Really giving up?"

"Giving up, giving up, I can’t beat you." The Ox Dragon said somewhat dejectedly.

"However, if you really are allied with the Black River, then I’d fight to the death to stop you." The Ox Dragon added.

Christina shook her head with a smile, "Don’t worry, we don’t know anything about Black River."

"That’s good." The Ox Dragon snorted lightly.

"Hey, considering we’ve come a long way, don’t you understand the principle of hospitality? Aren’t you going to show us around your world?" At this point, Li Chen also spoke with a smile.

"Who knows if you’re really guests..." The Ox Dragon mumbled, but after carefully looking at Li Chen and Christina, it finally nodded, "Follow me then."

This minor world isn’t very large, but in a way, it is quite a suitable place to live. The Spiritual Energy here is quite dense, and perhaps due to its presence deep within the God Subduing Swamp, the traces of the outside world are quite faint, like a primitive world.

Moreover, with the concealment here, Li Chen even suspected that even if one day the Doomsday Beast Soul swept across the world, it wouldn’t affect this place at all.

"What a good place." Li Chen couldn’t help but nod in appreciation.

Christina agreed, "Indeed, it’s a wonderful place."

If one doesn’t want to compete in the noisy world, choosing to seclude oneself here is truly an excellent choice, ensuring that no matter how much others search, they wouldn’t find this place.

Seeing this, Li Chen couldn’t help but think of his original wish.

But by now, that wish seems somewhat distant; whether it’s him or those around him, they’ve been too deeply entangled in this great world to withdraw from it anymore.

"Here we are, just ahead is my village." The Ox Dragon exhaled a breath from its nostrils and said in a muffled voice.

"Village?" Li Chen asked curiously, then looked into the distance.

Indeed, not far ahead, there appeared a vast settlement.

Though vast, it’s only so because of the large buildings; there weren’t many creatures, and Li Chen noticed one characteristic in this settlement... or rather, this village — most were like the Ox Dragon and hadn’t chosen Shape Transformation.

It’s known that regardless of Race, most strong beings choose to transform into a human form when reaching the Late Stage, even if their original form is stronger, opting for a human form in daily life.

After all, for cultivation, the human form aligns best with the path of cultivation.

But in this village, most remained in beast form.

And what puzzled Li Chen was that the existences in these beast forms seemed to possess a bloodline aura different from any Beast Race strong he had seen before.

"Demon Race!"

At this moment, Christina couldn’t help but ask, "Are you all from the Demon Race?"

"Yes." The Ox Dragon nodded honestly. In fact, there was nothing to hide about it, as they always took pride in their bloodline.

"Demon Race?" Li Chen looked at Christina, "What do you mean?"

"That’s right, unlike the Four Realms, most Demon Beasts in the Four Realms now don’t deserve to be called the Demon Race anymore, and the bloodlines within those beasts are mixed and chaotic, turning into another species entirely, unlike the pure Demon Race." Christina said, "The true Demon Race, like any big race in the Four Realms, is born with a certain intelligence and can start cultivating from a young age, no different from the Human Race."

"Four Realms?" The nearby Ox Dragon asked curiously, "I heard from the village elders that there are Seven Realms?"

Li Chen and Christina fell silent at this question.

The Ox Dragon’s question implied that they were likely relocated here before the Ancient Era, even before the battle of the Seven Realms.

In that era, there were indeed Seven Realms, and the Demon Realm was considered a very powerful realm with countless strong beings.

But now, only Four Realms remain of the Seven Realms.

"In your world, apart from the Demon Race, are there other races?" Christina couldn’t help but ask.

"Answer my question first," the Ox Dragon said somewhat displeased.

Christina paused slightly and then gently replied, "There used to be Seven Realms, but now there are only Four Realms left."

Upon hearing this, the Ox Dragon also fell silent.

Though he didn’t know what happened, the fact that the Seven Realms were reduced to Four Realms was worth pondering.

He might not have realized how vast a Great Realm is, but he had heard some elders mention it was countless times larger than their world.

But such a vast Great Realm disappeared overnight, suggesting an indescribable catastrophe must have occurred.

The Black River originated from outside, but obviously, he wasn’t going to tell them that.

"Forget it; let’s not talk about this now. Come follow me in, but I warn you again, don’t get any ideas; otherwise, I won’t let you off." The Ox Dragon was evidently very protective of his village, reminding them again.

After the two nodded, they walked into the village.

"The village chief is back!"

"It’s the village chief!"

Upon seeing the Ox Dragon return, various demons with different appearances rushed out, curiously looking at Li Chen and Christina.

"Village chief, what is this? Your prey? But there’s so little meat, it won’t be enough." A lion probably three or four meters tall ran over, squatting down on the side, curiously asking the Ox Dragon, and from its voice, it seemed to be a child.

"What nonsense are you spouting? These are guests!" The Ox Dragon glared at the lion.

"Ah! Guests! It’s been so long since we’ve had guests in our village!" Upon hearing the Ox Dragon’s words, the group of demons seemed even happier, far from being disappointed.

Their smiles exuded a pureness as if harmonizing with this world, evoking a sense of tranquility within one’s heart.

Looking at these obviously powerful demons, Li Chen seemed to have an understanding of why they could cultivate such power without Shape Transformation.