Chapter 324: Innate Spirit Essence

"This is bad! I don't know what level of expert this great being was in their past life, but now that Meng Yifan has rapidly recovered to the Fifth-grade realm, it is very likely that this is not his limit."

"If Meng Yifan is given more time to grow, his cultivation will very likely continue to increase rapidly."

"We must finish him off while his strength has not yet fully recovered."

"Otherwise, it will be a disaster for the entire Demon Race, and it might even affect the establishment of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom."

"Wait! No, such a reincarnation of a great being usually only inherits the cultivation experience from their previous life; their cultivation speed will be faster than an ordinary cultivator, but it is impossible to advance from an ordinary person to a Fifth-grade Cultivator in just a few months."

"Unless, after reincarnation, there is Innate Spirit Essence inside Meng Yifan's Divine Soul Origin."

Thinking of this, Lang Batian trembled with excitement, then suddenly snapped out of it, steadied his mind, and pretending to be nonchalant, looked at Hu Dameng, Zhu Meimei, and the others.

Discovering that they had not noticed anything unusual, Lang Batian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason Lang Batian had been so excited and lost his composure just now was because Innate Spirit Essence is the life essence left behind only after a Ninth Grade expert undergoes Nirvana.

This kind of treasure can protect a great being's Divine Soul Origin during reincarnation; not only that, its effects are extremely powerful, allowing the great being's reincarnated body to have cultivation that advances by leaps and bounds.

Innate Spirit Essence has another heaven-defying aspect, which is that the great being's reincarnated body does not need to undergo Thunder Tribulation to advance to a Fifth-grade powerhouse.

"You just said that Meng Yifan advanced to a Fifth-grade Cultivator without experiencing Thunder Tribulation?" Lang Batian asked.

Hu Dameng said with confusion: "That's right, I confirmed that during that period, there was absolutely no Thunder Tribulation within a hundred-mile radius, yet inexplicably, Meng Yifan advanced to a Fifth-grade Cultivator, and I don't know how he managed to do it."

Lang Batian was wild with joy; he confirmed that Meng Yifan must be the reincarnated body of a great being, and there must be Innate Spirit Essence inside his Divine Soul Origin.

"If I can obtain the Innate Spirit Essence, then my cultivation will surely skyrocket, and it is very likely I will quickly break through to a Level 6 Monster Beast, or even a Level 7 Demon Beast." Thinking of this, Lang Batian was ecstatic.

Lang Batian also never expected that by taking time out to save his daughter, he would discover the reincarnated body of a great being; for him, this was a heaven-sent stroke of luck. As long as he grasped this opportunity well, his cultivation could potentially soar to the skies.

"I must finish off Meng Yifan and obtain the Innate Spirit Essence before the news spreads." Lang Batian made up his mind. He said to Hu Dameng and the other Fourth Grade Beasts: "This time, the three of you will cooperate with me fully; we must kill Meng Yifan at all costs."

"What about Commander Lang Jiao?" Zhu Meimei asked.

"Lang Jiao... save her if you can, but if she truly cannot be saved, then don't," Lang Batian said with some pain.

Lang Jiao was, after all, Lang Batian's own flesh and blood, the apple of his eye; if it were possible, Lang Batian would also very much like to save Lang Jiao.

However, between killing Meng Yifan to obtain the Innate Spirit Essence and saving Lang Jiao, if he could only choose one, Lang Batian would choose to kill Meng Yifan without hesitation.

"Lord Lang, I actually have a method that might be able to rescue Commander Lang Jiao," She Qingqing said.

Lang Batian asked: "What method? If the method is feasible, I will surely reward you handsomely."

She Qingqing wanted exactly those words from Lang Batian. She giggled and said: "Lord Lang, Meng Yifan's father is named Meng Dayong. It is said that the relationship between father and son is very good. If we capture Meng Dayong and then use him to exchange for Lang Jiao, what do you think Meng Yifan will do?"

Lang Batian pondered for a moment. The answer to this question varies from person to person; different people have different answers.

Lang Batian could abandon his own flesh and blood for the sake of breaking through his own cultivation realm. Such an approach is seen as normal within the Demon Race, because the Demon Race inherently believes in the jungle law of the survival of the fittest.

For example, if there is not enough food, for the sake of the continuation of the species, the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the group will voluntarily starve themselves so that the strong and healthy can eat their fill, giving them enough physical strength to hunt and obtain more prey.

If they encounter freezing weather and the Demon Beast group has nowhere to hide from the cold, they can only huddle in a circle to keep each other warm; then the ones in the very center will definitely be the strongest in the group, while those on the outer perimeter will be the old, weak, sick, and disabled. It is very likely that after a heavy snow, those on the outer perimeter will all freeze to death, while the strong adult Demon Beasts in the center will survive, and in this way, the entire group can continue.

There are many such examples, such as when a group of antelopes is forced to the edge of a cliff by a pack of wolves; in order to escape, they will pair up, and the young, strong antelopes will step on the backs of the old antelopes to leap across the cliff.

Such behavior is seen as normal by the Demon Race, but humans do not accept such practices at all.

When humans face similar situations, it is often the strong and healthy humans who leave the chance of survival to the old, weak, sick, and disabled. In Lang Batian's eyes, such behavior is extremely foolish.

Meng Yifan is human, and Meng Dayong is his father in this life; if Meng Dayong is captured, perhaps it really could make him release Lang Jiao.

"Good, let's do it this way. Later, mobilize those of the Demon Race who are Third Grade and above to form an elite squad to follow me in a surprise attack on Luolong County. I will be responsible for blocking Meng Yifan, and the three of you, together with the Golden-Crowned Falcon, go and capture Meng Dayong alive," Lang Batian said.

"Understood!" Hu Dameng and the others accepted the order. Soon, from the army of over one hundred thousand demons, eighty-five Third-grade Demon Cores were mobilized, along with four Fourth Grade Beasts, plus the Fifth-grade Demon Beast Lang Batian. This was a very terrifying force; concentrated together, with the combat effectiveness displayed by the Luolong County garrison, they simply could not be stopped.

All the Third-grade Demon Beasts rode flying demon beasts, led by Lang Batian, and flew toward Luolong County. On the other side, Meng Yifan had already finished planting the Mushroom Bombs, and then he returned to Luolong County.

This time, many good things were brought over from Earth. First were the forty-five Array Heavy Machine Guns. These weapons, once loaded with Demon Cores, could imbue bullets with special damage, similar to enchanting bullets in a game.

Using a Level 2 Demon Beast's Demon Core to drive the Array, the 12.7mm bullets could easily tear through the scales of a Level 2 Demon Beast.

If a Third-grade Demon Core is used to drive the Array, the 12.7mm bullets can easily tear through the scales of a Third-grade Demon Beast.

If a Fourth Grade Beast's Demon Core is used to drive the Array, the 12.7mm bullets can easily tear through the scales of a Fourth Grade Beast.

Unfortunately, Meng Yifan only had one Fourth Grade Beast's Demon Core, and he had already given it to Zhang Sanfeng to use. Now, in the Luolong County Warehouse, there were over fifty Third-grade Demon Cores and over three hundred Level 2 Demon Cores.

With a great battle imminent, Meng Yifan did not skimp on the Demon Cores; all forty-five Array Heavy Machine Guns were loaded with Third-grade Demon Cores, allowing them to unleash lethal power capable of tearing through the scales of a Third-grade Demon Beast.