Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 786 - 699 Played

786: Chapter 699: Played

786 -699: Played

Having lost the dual shields of Ling Weiyang and Xi Zhao, the group began to struggle within the Blood Sea.

It was only then that they realized how much the combined efforts of Ling Weiyang and Xi Zhao had protected them from the corrosive power of the Blood Sea.

Nevertheless, their own strengths were not to be underestimated; with their own shields, they sustained no substantial harm in the short term.

However, their ambush plan had not only failed without achievement but had also resulted in them losing the Demon Spirit Butcher—an utterly unprofitable trade, like losing one’s wife and soldiers.

If they couldn’t capture Hei Kui, they would truly have no face to see Ling Weiyang and Xi Zhao again.

Thus, the group of seven split into three directions, rushing at full speed towards Hei Kui’s location as indicated by the Heavenly Patrol Order.

Though Hei Kui was fleeing, his speed wasn’t very fast.

It wouldn’t take long for the seven of them to catch up given their full speed, and splitting into three routes would cut off Hei Kui’s potential escape paths.

With no words exchanged, everyone gritted their teeth against the Blood Sea’s water corrosion on their shields, their spiritual power depleting rapidly.

Now, they realized that the terror of the Blood Sea far exceeded their expectations; the faster they traveled within it, the stronger the corrosion they faced.

Finally, after chasing for half an hour, Hei Kui’s position within the Heavenly Patrol Order was very close to them.

Nearly a quarter of an hour later, the location of Hei Kui in the Heavenly Patrol Order overlapped theirs, but Long Tian saw no sign of Hei Kui.

“What’s going on, why is there no one?

Could the Heavenly Patrol Order be mistaken?” Fen Yan, who was with Long Tian, reconfirmed the Heavenly Patrol Order and asked with puzzlement.

“I don’t know, the Heavenly Patrol Order shouldn’t be wrong, Hei Kui must be near here, let’s split up and search!”

No sooner had the two separated than the others, coming from the left and right sides, also arrived, equally confused.

Unless Hei Kui could become invisible in the Blood Sea, it was impossible that they could not find him.

Thus, all seven dispersed to search the surroundings.

However, after searching for a while, they found that if they strayed beyond the previous range of three hundred meters, their positions in the Heavenly Patrol Order would no longer align with Hei Kui’s—proving that he must be exactly where Long Tian and Fen Yan had been.

So, they gathered again, looking at each other bewildered.

“If it’s not a mistake with the Heavenly Patrol Order, then Hei Kui must be right here,” Long Tian said confidently as he looked at the Heavenly Patrol Order.

But as soon as he finished, Qian Shang frowned and said, “No, we’re all wrong.

We’ve all assumed that the Heavenly Patrol Order’s position is Hei Kui’s position, but we’ve overlooked one possibility.” After saying this, Qian Shang looked around again.

“Also, it’s not right.

If Hei Kui had hidden the Heavenly Patrol Order here, it wouldn’t have moved.

Judging by the distance it traveled earlier, it couldn’t possibly be due to the sea water.”

Luo Chen spoke up, and immediately after, Qian Shang sighed, “There’s another possibility.” As soon as the words left his lips, Qian Shang suddenly reached down and grabbed a large mass of sea water from under him, then lifted it up; the group saw that this lump of sea water was very different from the rest.

The Blood Sea water, seen from the shore, was deep red, but within the sea water, it appeared lighter in color.

Yet, the lump of sea water that Qian Shang lifted was a solid deep red.

Without hesitation, he reached directly into the lump of sea water, felt around for a while, and then retracted his hand.

In his hand was clearly a piece of the Heavenly Patrol Order, one that hadn’t been tampered with.

Throwing the Heavenly Patrol Order to Fen Yan beside him, Qian Shang snorted coldly, “We’ve been played.

Damn it, after wasting so much time, that Hei Kui has definitely escaped by now.” After finishing his words, he exerted strength in his arm, and the lump of sea water exploded.

As the water burst, everyone heard an extremely mournful wail from within.

“This lump of sea water was possessed by vengeful spirits; that bastard Hei Kui stuffed the Heavenly Patrol Order into this water.

All along, what we’ve been chasing was this thing!”

Their faces turned ashen.

Being played like fools was truly an unpleasant feeling. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Qian Shang shook off the dark red blood water clinging to his hand, sighing once more, “It wasn’t Hei Kui; Hei Kui couldn’t possibly know the secrets of the Heavenly Patrol Order, it must have been the Rogue Heart Sword Hero.

He never ran away but fooled us and returned to the Blood Sea.

While we went to see the Kirin ancestor, he found Hei Kui and pulled off a deception.

Alas, our Heavenly Patrol Orders cannot determine each other’s position.

Moreover, I guess that the Demon Spirit Butcher’s Heavenly Patrol Order is probably on the Rogue Heart Sword Hero now!”

Fen Yan put away the Heavenly Patrol Order and shook his head, “What’s done is done; there’s no use in talking about it anymore.

Let’s leave this place first, otherwise, we might not be able to leave after a while longer.” Everyone looked dreadful, but they promptly started to ascend, eager to escape.

The corrosive power of the Blood Sea was too terrifying, and they were nearing their limits.

Just as Qian Shang had guessed, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero did return, taking Hei Kui with him.

After absorbing energy for such a long time, Hei Kui had largely neutralized the chaotic side effects brought upon by the Life and Death Blood Realm.

“Brother Sword Hero, I really owe you this time.

I didn’t expect that right from the beginning there would be so many devious schemes.

It’s laughable that I, like a fool, entered the Blood Sea to cultivate in seclusion, which is why I ended up in such a passive situation,” said the Rogue Heart Sword Hero as he and Hei Kui had already gotten quite far from the Blood Sea.

However, since Yue Huangquan and the others had lost the Heavenly Patrol Order, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero was no longer able to locate them, and had no choice but to randomly choose a direction.

As long as they could escape the pursuit of the Myriad Demons and those from the Netherworld, everything else would have to be discussed later.

“But we can’t just say that, so far our people, except for some injuries, haven’t suffered any real damage.

On the contrary, we’ve captured one of theirs as a hostage.

As long as the two of us can successfully escape, then we would have made a profit this time.

Besides that, the side effects you were experiencing are essentially resolved.

The only thing I’m worried about now is that there are only the two of us, if we run into a Soul Beast, one or two might be manageable, but any more, and our chances of misfortune are much greater.”

No sooner had the Rogue Heart Sword Hero finished speaking than the color drained from both their faces, and their swiftly flying bodies suddenly halted.

Hei Kui said to the Rogue Heart Sword Hero with a wry smile, “Curse your ill-timed predictions—you really didn’t know you had this ability before.” The Rogue Heart Sword Hero was also extremely embarrassed and at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Right in front of them, about two to three kilometers away, there appeared to be six or seven avian-like Soul Beasts, eyeing them with a predatory gaze.

Judging by their aura, all these Soul Beasts were of the Heavenly Venerate Primary Stage, and the two men could fight them if they went all out.

However, the recovery of Spiritual Power within the Fallen Tomb was incredibly difficult, even with the help of Elixirs it was several times slower than usual, and even if they were to barely kill these avian Soul Beasts, who knew if there would be more?

If the two of them were to severely deplete their Spiritual Power in a big fight, then their fate could be dire.

As a result, the two exchanged glances and then turned to run.

But instead of turning back, they fled to the left.

The principle of survival in the Fallen Tomb was to avoid fighting if possible and to flee if you could.

Firstly, because the recovery of Spiritual Power was difficult, and secondly, their greatest purpose for coming here was to seek—the Eternal.

No one knew what exactly this Eternity was or where it was located.

This meant that everyone entering the Fallen Tomb could potentially stumble upon this Eternity and thus reach a key point on the Supreme Path.

Therefore, under such circumstances, no one was willing to start a battle that might cost them their lives unwittingly.

As long as you’re alive, there’s a chance to obtain Eternity.

Their flight immediately enraged the flock of avian Soul Beasts, each spreading its wings and giving chase.

As the six or seven avian Soul Beasts took to the air, the expressions on the Rogue Heart Sword Hero and Hei Kui’s faces grew even grimmer.

Speed, alas, the winged truly flew faster than the wingless.

With no other choice, the two had to forget about conserving Spiritual Power and use all their might.

They immediately popped several Elixirs that restored Spiritual Power into their mouths so they could recover even as they expended energy.

But both knew in their hearts that this was not a long-term solution.

The group of Soul Beasts were also at the Heavenly Venerate Primary Stage, and specialized in speed, so unless something unexpected happened, they were sure to be caught up to—it was just a question of how long it would take.

“Sword Hero, this won’t do; we can’t outpace them.

Sooner or later we’ll be caught.

Instead of waiting until our Spiritual Power is excessively depleted before being caught, we might as well turn around now and fight them with all we’ve got.

Even if it comes to hard fighting, we might not necessarily lose.

In the worst case, after defeating them, we’ll immediately find a place to hide.”

Hei Kui was right, but the Rogue Heart Sword Hero still considered for a moment before saying, “Let’s push with all our might for half a Chinese hour, and if we can’t shake them, then we’ll fight.

The Fallen Tomb is too dangerous, and we must not engage them directly until there’s no hope left.” Half an hour was the time the Rogue Heart Sword Hero had carefully calculated.

A half hour’s worth of full-power flying would approximately deplete a tenth of their Spiritual Power, which could be restored using the Elixirs they had just ingested—meaning that after half an hour, they should still be at their peak condition.

Nodding, the two said no more and pushed forward with full force.

Half an hour later, not only had they not shaken off the swarm of Soul Beasts, but the distance had also gotten closer, now only about five hundred meters.

“These Soul Beasts really are stubborn, following us for half an hour without giving up.

Sword Hero, there’s no point in running anymore, let’s fight!” With a sigh, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero nodded.

The two stopped simultaneously and then turned abruptly, with the Rogue Heart Sword Hero’s Domain Instrument, the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss, unleashing a chilling Sword Qi.

Hei Kui, too, opened his mouth wide and released his signature Unique Skill, the Tremor Roar.

If it weren’t for the fact that the Rogue Heart Sword Hero had already used the Power of the Stars once to boost his Cultivation while escaping from the gaping maw of that gigantic Kirin, making it so he couldn’t use it a second time within a day, just using the Power of the Stars to increase his strength to the Heavenly Venerate’s Peak would make these Soul Beasts no challenge at all.

(To be continued.

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