Yang Yan frowned as he took the blood ball, suspiciously saying:

"I can understand Gabriel, but isn't the Nine Nether Demon Lord foolish not to absorb it to heal and increase his strength?"

Gongsun Ruyan and Zhuge Wushuang exchanged looks, unsure how to answer, and could only instinctively shake their heads to indicate they also did not understand.

"The Nine Nether Demon Lord certainly won't use it!"

Sass sneered as he spoke.

He flapped the wings on his back, approaching Yang Yan, with the Angel Halo still atop his head.

This appearance had an indescribable sense of humor.

"If the blood ball were used by the Nine Nether Demon Lord for healing, it would be completely wasted. How could the Nine Nether Demon Lord be willing?"

"Moreover, the self-healing talent of the Demon Race is well-known throughout the world. His injuries are severe, but it just needs a bit of time to heal."

Although Sass's appearance might be humorous, no one felt like laughing at the moment.

"If you don't want another great enemy, you must find him quickly, as soon as possible!"

"Kill him before he recovers from his injuries! Otherwise, the consequences will be endless."

Yang Yan sneered contemptuously:

"A great enemy? He's not qualified for that! I'm more worried that he'll successfully contact those extraterrestrial allies, forming an inside and outside collusion."

"By then, I'm afraid there will be big trouble."

Yang Yan put the blood ball away, eyes darkening, and coldly said:

"But if he's left alone, he's a scourge too. The next time we meet, just kill him directly!"

While speaking, Yang Yan had already left with the three of them, Zhuge Wushuang included.

Sass chuckled bitterly twice but immediately followed.

He had come to understand this guy's temperament.

He was decisive, acting on his thoughts immediately, like a complete egomaniac.

Yet, one must admit, he indeed had the strength to back it up!

Yang Yan and his group returned to the east to continue their search, now with Gongsun Ruyan and Fu Changjian added to the team.

Not sending anyone else out clearly reflected Yang Yan's thoughts.

He feared the two might encounter another ambush from the experts of the heaven faction.

This time they were lucky, with timely support, avoiding a crisis.

There might not be a next time.

The most crucial thing was learning that the heaven faction was actually in contact with the Demon Race, and possibly those vigilant extraterrestrials too; Yang Yan dared not let them take risks.

There had been no news from Ao Tian's side.

Yet Yang Yan wasn't worried.

With Ao Tian's strength, no matter the situation, there shouldn't be any potential threat to life.

However, this time Yang Yan was mistaken.

At this very moment, the situation with Ao Tian was not looking optimistic.

Unknowingly, he had already fallen into unknown danger!

It wasn't that Ao Tian didn't want to send a message to Yang Yan, but in such a ghastly place, his Divine Thought was completely blocked, preventing him from contacting Yang Yan!

"Damn it! This accursed place!"

Ao Tian swung his knife to slice a rapidly emerging black shadow in half.

A closer look revealed it was a snake.

Except this snake was unusual, with no flesh and blood whatsoever!

After being slain by Ao Tian, its body immediately transformed into wisps of black smoke, disappearing in an instant.

Ao Tian observed closely and discovered the black smoke didn't disappear; it was absorbed by the ground!

"Damn, how could my luck be this great?"

Ao Tian appeared quite helpless.

He looked up at his current environment, and his eyes darkened involuntarily.

Initially, he had only entered a cave, thinking he might find something interesting.

Unexpectedly, this cave was pitch-black, even with his abilities, he could barely make out some vague outlines.

Above him were large cavities.

Between these cavities were thin and long stone strips, connecting them like a giant spider's web.

Further observation showed no visible end, an immense and unfathomable cave.

Occasionally, he would step on bones, not knowing if they belonged to animals or humans.

But he felt they were more likely remnants of some creatures.

The material was incomparably hard, and several times nearly pierced through his foot.

That alone would just add some horror.

But since the first attack, the constant sneaky attacks made even the fearsome Ao Tian increasingly apprehensive.

Strictly speaking, the creatures here weren't strong defensively, a single slash from Ao Tian could dispatch them.

But their attacks could still pose a threat to him.

Therefore, Ao Tian couldn't simply rely on defense to ignore them.

Additionally, these creatures' assaults were always soundless; Ao Tian remained constantly on alert.

Long-term tension in such an entirely dark, absolutely silent environment was truly exhausting.

Ao Tian originally intended to break through the obstructions with his absolute power and reunite with Yang Yan.

But when he decided to return, he was shocked to find that this murky space obscured his vision and concealed distant objects.

He realized he was lost!

Those dead entities attacking him were actually demonic qi incarnations, right?

The space was filled with thin demonic qi, obstructing my sight.

What on earth is this cursed place, and why is it here?

After realizing he couldn't find his way out, Ao Tian did his utmost to focus his vision and simultaneously release his Divine Thought to capture any suspicious traces around him.

Soon, he truly did find some clues.

This place turned out to be a Demon Cave!

The Demon Race had been gone for who knew how many years, and he stumbled upon it just like that.

While contemplating how to deal with the predicament, Ao Tian suddenly heard the trickling sound of spring water.

Upon locating the source, he was horrified to find himself stepping into a Blood Spring.

Numerous spiteful human faces floated above the Blood Spring.

"Damn!"

Ao Tian cursed, a blade of light flashed in his hand, fiercely stabbing into one of the faces.

Just venting his frustration, yet unexpectedly, as the blade went down, he suddenly felt the world spinning around him.

Waking up again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar environment.

At this time, Yang Yan was utterly unaware of Ao Tian's crisis.

Led by Sass, their group quickly closed in on their destination.

It had to be said that Manhattan truly valued the Dusk Race.

These captives were hidden in an extremely secretive location, with the environment altered using Secret Techniques, making it very difficult to detect their presence.

However, Manhattan had overlooked one thing.

The Dusk elder Sass he thought was dead had actually survived, saved by Yang Yan.

With the special sensing among the Dusk Race people, Yang Yan finally reached this place.

It was a vast expanse of continuous ice mountains, seemingly with nothing unusual about them.

Yet, upon close observation, the arrangement of these ice mountains revealed a highly regular pattern to Yang Yan, who was versed in Feng Shui Array Techniques.

What seemed like nature's masterpiece was actually the result of the builder's ingenious design.

It was simply breathtaking.