Chapter 1709

Just ahead, about three kilometers to the left front of Xu Jingming's group, stood a four-member team.

At their head was Rois, clad in a lavish battle robe, his face brimming with arrogance.

Colt stood half a step behind him.

Besides them, two other unknown Peak Immortal cultivators were present.

One of them was tall and slender, wearing a pale moon-colored long robe.

In his hand he held a silver-white folding fan, its surface faintly bearing patterns of swirling stars.

The other was a bald, muscular giant, his bare upper body covered in crimson arcane tattoos.

His muscles twisted like ropes, and on his back rested a black greataxe as large as a door, radiating a ferocious aura.

Muscles twisted and knotted, he carried a black axe as large as a door slab, a fierce aura surging forth.

A cold killing intent flashed in Xu Jingming's eyes.

Colt need not be mentioned.

From the moment he tried to arrange for someone to kill Eva in the Elf Realm, the two had become mortal enemies.

As for Rois, it was because of the Hollow God affair.

He could accept Rois confronting him openly.

But he never imagined the man would be so vicious.

He had directly leaked Xu Jingming's whereabouts and the news of his precious treasure to the Demon Clan, using them to kill him!

Had it not been for the Void Demon bloodline's far superior control over space,

And had his strength not increased, he would already be dead at the Hollow God's hands.

"If the chance arises, kill Colt first."

Xu Jingming's mind raced, "Rois has the Burning Heaven Mirror to protect him—killing him will be difficult.

But Colt is merely a Limit Immortal; catching him off-guard should not be hard.

This Black Stone Ruin is vast beyond measure.

I should find a place where he cannot revive."

"Su Chen? How is he here too?"

Rois on the opposite side had also noticed Xu Jingming.

His crimson eyes darkened, and he cursed under his breath.

Then he saw Ye Li standing gracefully beside Xu Jingming.

His brows twitched slightly.

How had Su Chen gotten involved with Ye Li?

How did Su Chen get mixed up with Ye Li?

A core member of the Star Dome Academy, a Peerless Immortal.

She is extremely renowned among the younger generation of humans.

Su Chen is just a sudden newcomer, a Lightning cultivator.

He hasn't even been famous for a year—what merit does he have to team up with her?

"Your Highness, that Su Chen..." Colt lowered his voice.

"Your Highness, that Su Chen..." Colte lowered his voice.

Rois snorted coldly, "Fate brings enemies together.

In this ruin, if the chance arises, eliminate him."

Yet he did not realize that Xu Jingming had already formed the same killing intent.

But Xu Jingming had already withdrawn his gaze.

His attention turned to the other two teams.

To the right stood four Demon Clan members.

Their leader stood over ten meters tall, with three pairs of pitch-black membranous wings on his back, dark purple flames swirling around him.

In his hand he held a greataxe wreathed in demonic fire—the Peerless Immortal known as the Nightmare Candle God, famed for his cruelty and bloodlust!

Behind him followed three demons with overwhelming auras.

All had grotesque faces, their eyes flickering with savagery.

Directly ahead stood only a single figure.

She was a breathtakingly beautiful woman, seemingly translucent, her silver hair falling to her waist.

She stood motionless in midair, the space around her subtly warping as if bent by her presence.

The Spirit Clan's Heaven Feather God.

Also a Peerless Immortal.

Possessing a mysterious, unpredictable ability to turn transparent, killing without a trace!

"Nightmare Candle God, Heaven Feather God."

Ye Li's cold voice rang out, heavy with solemnity, "I didn't expect these two to come too."

"Yes, this might be troublesome."

"Indeed, all of them are Peerless Immortals."

Chu Kuang and Xu Qingwan both felt the pressure.

Though the Primordial Ancient Battlefield is vast and many Immortals have entered,

In truth, the total number of Peerless Immortals combined does not exceed twenty.

But in reality, the total number of Invincible Immortal Stage experts combined does not exceed twenty!

Leaving Royce aside, he hadn't expected two of them to appear here.

Xu Jingming, however, wasn't overly concerned.

On one hand, he held the Chaos Pearl, which could barely be considered a combat power on par with the Invincible Immortal rank.

On the other hand, he still had a million quality points.

If he truly couldn't win, he could just add points.

"Ye Li, the situation inside the ruin is now complicated.

With demons and spirit folk present, shouldn't our human race unite first?

It would be safer to explore the ruin together."

At that moment, Royce on the opposite side suddenly stepped forward several paces.

He spoke loudly, his voice carried by divine power.

As he spoke, his gaze swept over Xu Jingming, a flicker of disdain in his eyes.

Just a limit Eternal Life Stage with no background.

Can you compare with me?

Yet, facing Royce's expectant gaze,

Ye Li refused to even look at him.

Her red lips parted, her voice clear as icy spring water: "Not interested."

Direct and decisive, leaving no room whatsoever.

She had dared to strike at Little Master, and she hadn't even sought revenge yet—

How could she possibly team up with him?

"Hahaha, Royce, you've been rejected!"

"Tsk tsk, Ye Li's got some fire—doesn't give an inch of face."

The two unknown Eternal Peaks beside Royce burst into laughter, their tone mocking.

Only someone with considerable status could joke with Royce like this.

At the very least, they weren't afraid of his backer, the Realm Venerable Family.

"If that's how it is, then each of us relies on our own ability!

Don't come running to me if you're targeted!"

Royce's expression darkened.

He no longer looked at Ye Li's group, instead transforming with Colt and the other two into streaks of light.

They flew off toward another direction deep within the ruin.

"Jie jie jie..."

Yan Zhu Shen let out a sinister laugh, his six membranous wings slowly flapping as dark purple flames churned around him:

"Fellow humans and spirit folk.

I seek only treasure today, with no intention of fighting.

Let's find the treasures first—then we'll see!"

He wasn't worried the humans would suddenly attack.

He himself was an invincible Eternal Life Stage.

Under his command were two Limit Eternal Lifes and one titled Eternal Life—should a battle break out, victory was uncertain.

Besides, they had only just entered the ruin and found nothing yet; dying for nothing made no sense.

With those words, Yan Zhu Shen and his three demon folk transformed into four streaks of dark red light.

They sped off in a different direction from Royce's.

Tian Yu Shen's transparent eyes calmly swept over Ye Li and the others.

He gave a slight nod, a greeting.

Then his figure rippled like water, slowly turning transparent and dissolving.

As if he had never appeared.

"That's the spirit folk?"

Xu Jingming gazed toward the direction where Tian Yu Shen had vanished, a flicker of curiosity in his eyes.

"Mm."

Ye Li nodded, explaining, "The spirit folk differ from our human race.

They are born as pure energy bodies.

Even the weakest adult has Starlight Stage power.

In population, they're far fewer than humans, but each possesses extraordinary talent.

That's why they rank among the universe's seven peak races."

She paused, then added:

"The spirit folk have always been mysterious; few of their strong ones come to the Outer Realm Battlefield.

But they're relatively friendly toward humans—no need to be overly wary."

Chu Kuang, shouldering his heavy sword, grinned:

"Who cares what race they are—finding treasure is what matters!

Let's go—this ruin is huge.

Don't let Royce and his crew get ahead of us."

"Mm, let's go."

Ye Li said no more.

Her form turned into a black streak of light, darting forward.

Xu Jingming, Chu Kuang, and Mu Wanqing followed closely behind.

Yet as soon as they entered flight mode, all of them immediately sensed the anomaly of this black stone ruin.

The space was terrifyingly stable, the cosmic laws crushing with overwhelming pressure!

As a Peak Immortal,

Ye Li, Chu Kuang, and Mu Wanqing could fly at ten thousand times the speed of sound in the outside world.

But here, their speed plummeted to merely a thousand times the speed of sound, as if trapped in thick mud.

Xu Jingming was only at Peak Immortal Stage Six,

yet his Heavenly Thunder Wings fluttered lightly, wreathed in golden-green Lei Guang.

Combined with his innate spatial affinity from his Void Demon bloodline,

his flight speed remained utterly unslowed, matching Ye Li stride for stride.

Even outpacing Chu Kuang and Mu Wanqing by a narrow margin!